A cold and merciless smile appeared on Ideonus's face as Cain's figure vanished within the raging energy blast. For a brief instant, the battlefield was swallowed by obsidian light and violent shockwaves. The air itself screamed under the pressure.
Then, in the very next second, Cain emerged.
Chaos Wings unfurled from his back in a burst of scarlet plasma, their presence igniting a primordial dread in the heart of anyone who witnessed them. Before Ideonus could react, Cain seized him by the head and began dragging his body violently across the ground. Frozen earth shattered beneath them, deep gouges carving through ice and stone alike.
The violet eyes of the native of Origin Island widened in shock as he felt Cain's power rise yet again. Those scarlet wings were not merely an expression of energy—they carried an ancient, instinctive terror that made his very soul recoil.
Yet Ideonus did not surrender.
