Location: Artificial Zone – Forest
Enzo: This place is insanely complex… What's Jack doing?
(Suddenly, a rock flies straight at Enzo.
Enzo slices it clean in half with his knives.)
Enzo: That… was unexpected.
???: Same for me.
Enzo: (Peering into the shadows, trying to identify) Yeah… I'm Enzo. Who are you?
Michael: Come on, you wouldn't forget me that easily.
(Enzo's eyes widen as he recognizes him.)
Enzo: (Shocked) You… Michael!
Michael: Hey, Enzo.
Enzo: Hello… Mr. Almost-Record-Breaker.
Michael: Come on, don't call me that, Enzo.
(Enzo's knives start to tremble.)
Enzo: (Thoughts) His aura… it's bloodthirsty. This isn't just someone talented—this is a warning sign…
Michael: Sorry, but I have to defeat you and rack up more points.
Enzo: We'll see who beats whom! Ready?
(Enzo radiates a powerful aura. Golden energy spreads around him, shaking the shadows of the trees. Even the artificial forest itself seems to react.)
Michael: This… is a seriously strong aura.
(Michael realizes: Enzo wasn't showing off in the first stage for nothing. His knives moved as if they were alive, scanning for danger.)
Enzo: (Thoughts) I can't lose before finding that killer… This fight is more than anything else it's a test, and I'll never back down.
Michael: Shall we start slowly?
Enzo: Don't hold back, Michael.
Michael: (Smiling) Mind if I meet your knives first?
(Enzo reveals his knives. In his right hand, Ellie gleams, capable of slicing objects from a great distance. In his left hand, April seems to "paint" everything around, controlling their condition. Enzo's golden aura resonates perfectly with the knives' powers.)
Enzo: Right hand, Ellie, likes cutting; left hand, April, loves painting. Especially… the painting part.
(A painted area by April instantly damages whatever is "weak" mainly for fragile opponents. Ellie is a long-range slicing weapon, but can be used up close too.)
Michael: Nice to meet you… Let's do this!
Enzo: Let's give it everything, Michael! This forest, this zone… it's all our battlefield.
(The silence of the forest is stretched taut by their energy. Leaves tremble, distant branches crack. Enzo's breath intensifies his golden aura; Michael slowly feels the gravity around him.)
Michael: I'm ready too. I can use my technique for the advantage, but… careful, Enzo.
Michael : (Thoughts) Enzo's knives are a serious threat.
Enzo: (Thoughts) This gravity user… will he surrender so easily? No… I'm facing someone extremely strong. But I'm Enzo, and I want everyone to know it!
(Michael and Enzo lock eyes. Both regulate their breathing; the tension in their muscles and knives presses down on the artificial forest. They only need a moment to act. Both know: this battle isn't just strength it's a test of strategy and reflexes.)
Enzo readies Ellie and April, glowing gold. Ellie prepares long-range slicing attacks, April scans the area like a paintbrush, ready to cut through weakened spots.
Michael takes a deep breath and begins manipulating gravity in a 20-meter radius. Suddenly, the gravity shifts Michael hovers, as if the ground itself is pushing him upward.
Michael: Weak flight.
Enzo: Cut through it! Ellie will show you!
(Enzo steps forward, throwing Ellie at Michael at extreme speed. Michael reduces gravity to dodge and flies toward Enzo.)
Michael: Being fast isn't enough, Enzo!
(Enzo quickly swings Ellie with his right hand, slams April down. The brush stroke hits nearby branches and rocks. Michael increases gravity to slow the debris, approaching safely.)
Enzo: Don't let go! April, show yourself!
(April sweeps toward Michael's lower body like painting. Michael reduces gravity, performing an acrobatic move to escape the painted area. Enzo's golden aura flares.)
(Michael freezes midair, strengthening gravity over the entire area. Enzo's legs lift slightly off the ground; he maintains balance and throws Ellie, targeting Michael. Michael flips to evade the long-range attack, flying past Enzo's right side.)
Michael: Strength alone won't cut it… you need strategy too.
Enzo: I'll take your mind! Ultimate Assassination Technique: Sudden Strike!
(Enzo lunges forward, directing both knives at Michael. Ellie swings for a long-range cut; April paints Michael's path, trying to slice through.)
(Michael carefully reduces gravity and flips to evade Ellie, dodges the painted area from April, then hovers in midair, facing Enzo.)
Michael: You can't stay slow, Enzo… Weak flight!
(Michael swoops beneath Enzo, increasing gravity to pull him down. Enzo reacts, planting Ellie into the ground and using April defensively. His golden aura swirls as the knives approach, releasing flashes of sharp light.)
Enzo: I can't hold back… Full-Cover Energy Blade!
(Enzo's knives glow golden, speeding toward Michael. Michael manipulates gravity, spinning midair to evade Ellie's long-range strike. Both clash with breathtaking speed and energy, shaking the trees and making the artificial forest tremble.)
Michael: This is just the beginning, Enzo…
Enzo: I've been waiting to fight you!
(Blow after blow, slash after slash—Ellie slices from afar, April controls close-range space. Michael hovers, manipulating gravity, each strike pushing Enzo to his limits. The forest shivers under golden energy waves and gravity distortions. The battlefield becomes alive, a perfect stage for this relentless duel of skill, strategy, and reflexes.)