[Massive full-page panel]The arena tears itself apart—floating islands collide, oceans pour into the sky, burning cities twist upside down.
Caption:Rimuru's Imaginary Space… a battlefield where reality has no rules.
[Small panel – Rimuru sitting in the air, head resting on his hand]Rimuru: "Hmm… still too calm."
[He raises one finger.]Rimuru: "Let's turn it up."
Page 2 – Arena Shift
[Double panel spread]Giant glowing symbols appear across the sky:「STAGE UPDATE」
Gravity twists. Time skips. The ground becomes a mix of crystal, fire, water, and metal.
Sound effects:WOOOOOM — KRRRSSSHH — BOOOOM
[Panels of reactions]
Naruto nearly loses footing.
Tanjirou steadies his breathing.
Kirito skids across crystal ground.
Levi fires his gear, narrowly avoiding a gravity flip.
Levi (thought): "He's controlling the entire world…"
Page 3 – Goku vs Eren: Peak Clash
[Full-width panel]Eren charges in titan form. Goku's aura erupts, lightning tearing the sky.
Goku: "You're strong… but I can't lose!"
Eren: "If I fall… my world falls with me!"
They collide.
BOOOOOOM
A shockwave shreds floating landmasses. The sky cracks like glass.
[Inset panel – Rimuru smiling wider]Rimuru: "Yes… this is more like it."
Page 4 – Alliances Form
[Split panels]
Naruto lands beside Tanjirou, back to back.Naruto: "Alone, we die. Together, we last longer."Tanjirou: "Agreed. Let's protect each other."
Kirito joins them from above.Kirito: "Temporary alliance. Until this place thins out."
They nod.
Caption:In a battle royale… trust is a weapon.
Page 5 – The First Erasure
[Dark full-page panel]A powerful fighter from another world falls to the ground, light draining from their body.
The sky behind them shows a distant universe… flickering.
Cracks spread across that universe like broken glass.
Then—
SHATTER
It disappears.
[Close-ups of shocked faces]
Naruto: "No way…"
Tanjirou: "An entire world…"
Kirito: "…gone."
[Small panel – Rimuru watching quietly]Rimuru: "The rule has been proven."
Page 6 – Fear Spreads
[Panels]
Fighters hesitate.
Some run.
Some attack desperately.
Random fighter: "I don't want my world to die!!"
[Saitama walking calmly through chaos]Saitama: "Wow… they're finally taking this seriously."
He looks up at the sky.
Saitama: "That slime guy is a real pain…"
Page 7 – Rimuru's Interest
[Full-page panel]Rimuru descends slightly. His eyes glow. The arena bends toward him.
Rimuru:"Good… now you understand.""Every punch… every mistake…""…decides the fate of entire realities."
Rimuru (smiling softly):"Struggle harder."
Caption (bottom):The Aniverse Death Tournament has crossed the point of no return.