(The Fourth Dinsion)
Once Yu Kiro decided to get completely serious, the tone of the battle shifted imdiately, as gone were the probing exchanges that tried to establish his dominance through raw speed and strength alone, and in their place erged techniques that had carved his legend across centuries of war.
"[Heaven Rend Pierce]," Yu Kiro intoned, as his spear drew back while the surrounding fourth dinsional space bent inward toward its tip like a collapsing star.
*WOOSH*
He thrust forward, as the strike tore through reality itself while a spiraling cone of compressed divine essence surged outward, threatening to erase everything along its path.
Leo's eyes sharpened instantly, as he stepped forward instead of retreating while activating [Enhance], his muscles surging with amplified strength as he raised his daggers to et the incoming force.
*CLANG*
*Block*
The impact detonated across the void, as shockwaves rippled outward violently while Leo's arms trembled under the sheer pressure of the strike before he redirected it just enough to not pick damage.
'Yu Kiro is still stronger than when it cos to skill output, but the gap between us is not a chasm.
It's manageable for sure....
Leo calculated, as his feet slid back slightly through warped space while his control held firm against the overwhelming force.
"Blocked that? How about you try to block this next?"
Yu Kiro said, as he was about to chain another attack, however, before he could do so, Veyr appeared from the side with his blade already in motion, as he slashed toward the God's flank with perfect timing. *SHING*
Yu Kiro pivoted instantly to block, yet the mont his spear intercepted Veyr's strike, Leo re-entered the exchange from the opposite angle without hesitation.
*WOOSH*
*SLASH*
Leo slipped forward using [Fade Step], his body phasing through a narrow distortion in space as he closed the distance and struck toward Yu Kiro's exposed side.
*Block*
Yu Kiro raised a defensive talisman in ti, yet the force of Leo's strike still forced him to shift position slightly, breaking the flow of his counterattack before it could fully form.
*Step*
*Step*
That single disruption was all it took to shift the balance, as from that mont onward the rhythm of the battle refused to settle in Yu Kiro's favor again, with every attempt he made to build montum being cut short by either Leo or Veyr stepping in at precisely the right instant.
They moved as though guided by a shared instinct rather than coordination alone, their actions flowing seamlessly into one another as pressure remained constant and the battlefield never once opened enough for Yu Kiro to establish control over the exchange.
"This is absurd...' Yu Kiro thought, as frustration began creeping into
his focus while his spear carved through the battlefield in increasingly aggressive patterns.
"[Void Spiral Breaker]," he roared, as his weapon spun with terrifying speed while tearing open layered distortions that twisted the fourth dinsion into a collapsing vortex.
*WHRRRRR*
The attack surged outward unpredictably, as space fractured into shifting planes that would have disoriented even seasoned Gods. Yet Leo moved through it calmly, as his perception adapted to the distortions while he threaded his path between collapsing fragnts as though he understood the laws of space better than even Yu Kiro.
*WOOSH*
At the sa ti, Veyr dove through the unstable field from above, as he adjusted mid motion to align with the shifting geotry before striking downward with full force.
[Mountain Splitting Slash]
*SHING*
Yu Kiro blocked again, yet the mont his spear t Veyr's blade, Leo was already there, as he slipped into range and drove a dagger toward
Yu Kiro's ribs.
*Block*
Another talisman shattered under the pressure, as Yu Kiro was forced
to disengage once more while his aura flared violently around him.
For the first ti in a long ti, he felt sothing he had not
expected to feel here.
Pressure.
Not the kind that threatened his life.
But the kind that denied him control, and forced him to take a battle
more seriously than he would have wanted.
'Individually, they fall short...' Yu Kiro thought, as his gaze sharpened while he reassessed the battlefield with growing irritation.
'But together... they are disrupting everything!
He assessed, as opposite him, Leo also ca to a similar conclusion.
'I can feel it clearly...' Leo thought, as he deflected another strike
while adjusting his stance to maintain balance.
'I'm still just short of matching a God alone... unless I use the laws and
start using Seconds Walk!
His eyes flicked briefly toward Veyr.
'But together... we control the pace!
That realization grounded him, as he pressed forward once again
without hesitation.
From the other side, Veyr felt the intensity building with every
exchange, as his body pushed against limits he had never fully
reached before.
Right now, he was operating at a level that he had never expected, as
each strike from him demanded a level of commitnt that he wasn't
completely sure of.
And each mistake carried with it a consequence, he wasn't sure he could pay.
'This is it...' Veyr thought, as he parried another attack while shifting into position for the next exchange.
"This is the absolute limit of what I can do!
His breathing remained steady, yet his awareness sharpened to an
extre, as the fight forced everything out of him in its entirety.
Still, he did not falter.
Because as long as Leo remained in sync with him, the battle remained balanced.
And as long as the balance held-
Yu Kiro could not win.
*WOOSH* *SHING* *CLANG*
The battlefield roared with continuous collisions, as divine techniques
clashed against coordinated precision while the fourth dinsion itself warped violently under their exchange.
As the longer the fight went on, the more desperate Yu Kiro grew to
break the stalemate and establish dominance.
'I am a God damn it! I should not struggle against re Demi Gods.
Is this what I'm reduced to?
Is this the true limit of my strength?"
Yu Kiro wondered, as he felt himself incapable of accepting the
outco that he could not even overpower two Demi Gods alone.
Which was why he started to take increasingly bolder risks. Risks.... That he would usually avoid.
Risks... that could potentially give Leo the opening he was waiting for.
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