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"Take the center, Scorpio Spear!" Axamu's voice rang out through the hollow air.
His White Scorpio Spear spiraled gracefully toward the middle of the Void Stadium, anchoring itself with precise, sharp movements. Its white aura pulsed — fierce, steady, and unyielding.
Across from him, the glitch man's CX Beyblade — a black, eerie spinner with a flickering white eye engraved in its center — began orbiting the stadium, circling like a predator stalking its prey. The air distorted around it, digital cracks forming in reality itself.
The glitch man tilted his head, his faceless expression impossible to read, yet the static hum from his body felt like a taunt.
Axamu's fists clenched tightly. Sweat trickled down his temple as he whispered, "Now…What you gonna do...?"
The CX Beyblade lunged forward, the impact shaking the entire void — BOOM!
Axamu gasped, clutching his stomach. The pain shot through him like lightning, but this time… it was different. Bearable.
He gritted his teeth.
Pain resistance… it works… I can handle this.
It's not hurts like that time.
The next strike came harder, sharper. CLANG! CLANG! Each collision sent ripples of light scattering across the void, illuminating Axamu's determined face.
"Scorpio Spear, hold your ground!" he shouted, eyes locked on the battlefield.
His bey vibrated violently, the resistance of the center trembling under the relentless assault. The air around it cracked with blue-white sparks.
Axamu's breath was ragged. It's not just a battle anymore… this thing… this glitch… it's testing me.
Every hit is a question.
Every pain is an answer.
Then the glitch man's CX Bey suddenly accelerated — its speed blurring into a trail of black lightning. The sound of distortion filled the air.
Axamu's eyes widened. "Fuck!"
"Scorpio Spear! Counter with reverse rotation!" he commanded, twisting his launcher grip as his bey shifted its spin.
BOOM! Another thunderous impact. Axamu staggered back, nearly losing balance, but steadied himself, teeth clenched.
The void itself flickered — colors distorting, black and white tearing like fabric.
This place… this battle… everything's breaking.
But through the chaos, his gaze hardened.
"Scorpio Spear—" Axamu raised his arm high, his voice fierce and unwavering.
"—SHOW THEM YOUR STING!!"
The bey flared with blinding light, deflecting the CX Beyblade's next attack — their clash echoing like thunder across the empty world.
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The moment of impact faded, leaving faint trails of light floating in the endless darkness.
White Scorpio Spear spun firmly at the center of the void stadium, its white aura flickering like a steady heartbeat. Across from it, the glitch man's CX Bey hovered at the edge, circling slowly — deliberate, precise, almost like it was studying its prey.
The glitch man didn't move. His faceless head twitched slightly, the flickering glitch lines crawling across his hood like crawling static.
Axamu swallowed hard, his breathing uneven.
He's planning something… I can feel it.
The CX Bey continued spinning in wide arcs, the hum of its rotation echoing unnaturally through the hollow air. The void pulsed — a faint distortion rippling around it every few seconds.
"...What are you waiting for…?" Axamu muttered under his breath, narrowing his eyes.
Then — the glitch man's head tilted, and even though he had no mouth, no expression — Axamu felt it.
That wicked, cruel smile.
"...You…" Axamu whispered.
Suddenly, the CX Bey's rotation intensified. Its speed spiked so fast that the air began to twist around it — the sound transforming into a deep, low hum.
Then — FWOOOOOM — a swirling black hole of pure darkness tore open before the CX Bey.
Axamu's eyes widened. "What the—!?"
Before he could react, the CX Bey dove into it and vanished completely.
The entire void fell silent. The only sound left was Scorpio Spear's steady spin in the center.
"D...disappeared?" Axamu said, his voice trembling slightly as he scanned the empty field.
No sound. No presence. Just the faint hum of his own bey.
Then — the void rippled.
FWOOOSH!
The same black hole tore open behind Scorpio Spear, and in an instant, the CX Bey shot out of it like a bullet of darkness.
BANG!
"UUGH—!!" Axamu gasped, doubling over, clutching his chest. The pain seared through him like he'd been struck by lightning.
"W-what is this?!" he shouted, his voice shaking as he steadied his focus back to the battle.
Before he could recover, another black hole opened above.
CRASH!
Then another from the side.
BANG!
"GAAH—!!" Axamu fell to one knee, his body reacting to each blow as if his own flesh were being hit.
The CX Bey kept teleporting, vanishing and reappearing — strike after strike, faster and faster — until the entire stadium blurred into streaks of white and black.
"Scorpio Spear—defend!!" he shouted desperately, his voice echoing through the void.
But the attacks didn't stop.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each impact shook the air, his bey barely holding its ground in the center.
Axamu gritted his teeth, forcing his body to stay upright. "I… What kind bullshit is thi—KUGH!!"
Another strike slammed into him, sending a surge of agony through his body.
His vision flickered — the void pulsing with glitch-like static.
His thoughts raced between the pounding pain:
Teleportation... black holes... this isn't normal. This isn't just a game anymore.
He's fighting like he wants to erase me from existence.
The CX Bey vanished again — silence.
Axamu's eyes darted wildly around the arena. Sweat dripped down his chin. His breath came out in short, ragged bursts.
Where… where is it…?
Then — a whisper of distortion behind him.
He turned just in time to see the next black hole open, wider than before — and the CX Bey glowed red within it, spinning violently.
His heart pounded.
If I can't block this one... it's over.
He raised his hand, yelling with every bit of strength left—
"SCORPIO SPEAR!! DEFENSE—!!"
The white bey pulsed, its glow intensifying as it braced for the incoming blow—
BOOOOOOM!!
The clash exploded into a shockwave of blinding light and darkness, tearing through the void itself.
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The void trembled with every clash, ripples of darkness and light distorting the empty space around them.
Axamu's breath was heavy — each inhale cutting through the freezing, soundless air.
White Scorpio Spear still held the center, spinning defiantly, glowing faintly in the endless dark.
"Just hang on… Scorpio Spear…" Axamu whispered, tightening his grip on the launcher, knuckles white.
Across from him, the glitch man stood motionless, twitching like a broken puppet. His CX Bey hovered at the far end of the void stadium — spinning slow, almost lazy, before it jerked suddenly and sped forward.
BANG!
The first hit landed. The vibration shot through Axamu's body like a surge of electricity. He staggered, but the pain was bearable now — thanks to his new Pain Resistance.
"Urgh—!" Axamu clenched his teeth. "That was close…"
White Scorpio Spear slid back into the center, anchoring itself again. Its rotation glowed with white light — a fragile flame in a sea of darkness.
The glitch man tilted his head, movements sharp and unnatural. Then his CX Bey suddenly curved toward the X-Rails surrounding the void stadium. The metallic shriek of contact echoed through the emptiness.
Axamu narrowed his eyes. "This is bad..."
The CX Bey picked up speed — faster, faster — sparks bursting from its friction against the rails. The sound turned into a roaring scream, like a jet tearing through the void.
Then Axamu saw it —
Behind the glitch man's Bey, as it accelerated, the air distorted... and something opened.
A gigantic eye.
Circular. Hollow. Its sclera black and its iris glowing white — a pupil that pulsed like a heartbeat.
It blinked — slowly — and stared directly at Axamu.
"What the hell is that?!" Axamu gasped, his breath catching in his throat. The pressure from that single gaze made his legs tremble.
The glitch man's face tilted, twitching, the static across his body flickering violently as if he was feeding from that eye's presence.
The CX Bey began spinning faster, faster, and faster — black trails erupting around the rails. Each loop tore rifts in the void like lightning splitting the sky.
The Eye widened.
The CX Bey roared.
"Fuck! I have to defend this!" Axamu shouted, raising his launcher instinctively.
The void shook violently. The glitch man lifted his arm slowly — motion delayed, broken — as though reality itself lagged behind him.
Then…
he pointed at Axamu.
The rails screamed.
Thunder tore the darkness apart.
The CX Bey blazed like a falling star, racing along the X-Rails. The black aura around it exploded outward, dark lightning snaking across the void walls.
"SCORPIO SPEAR! ENDURE IT—!!" Axamu shouted, every word shaking with desperation.
White Scorpio Spear dug in, its glow expanding — pure white arcs of energy rippling through the stadium floor.
The two auras almost collided — white versus black — both spinning, both roaring.
For a moment, it seemed equal.
Then — that same wicked, invisible smile crossed the glitch man's face.
The CX Bey vanished.
"What…?!"
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A second of silence.
A hum in the air.
And then —
"Above?!"
Axamu looked up — and his heart dropped.
From high above, the Eye reappeared — now massive, engulfing half the void sky. Inside it, the CX Bey spun, crackling with black lightning and distortion.
It plunged down like a meteor — black thunder trailing behind it.
The glitch man's voice warped through the static:
"X̴̡͒͠t̶̗̆r̵͙̽e̶̙̿͊m̴̦̿̏e̵͕͆̕... D̷̛͓́ǎ̴͚ș̷̿h̷̰̾…"
"SCORPIO SPEAR—!!"
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The black lightning burst outward — swallowing the entire void. The shockwave hit Axamu like a hammer, forcing a scream from his throat as his vision flooded with light and static.
The void shattered — fragments of white and black flying apart like broken glass.