The Cartenone Temple had transformed completely. Gone were platforms, shelves, and corridors. In their place flowed a vast digital void, stretching infinitely in every direction, a landscape of flickering screens, streaming clips, and cascading data. The very air shimmered with motion, vibrating like a signal that refused to stop.
At the center of it all hovered Crunchyroller—not a being of flesh or code, but pure streaming energy, constantly shifting, flowing, and looping. His form was a prism of moving lights, streaming endlessly, impossible to fixate on. Every pulse of his body sent ripples through the void, warping the space itself.
"You have cleared my generals," his voice echoed, layered with static and melody, "but you cannot stop me. I am the feed, the stream… the endless continuation."
Brush D. Rush stepped forward, aura blazing white. All his powers flared at once, Erasure, Creation, Destruction, Interception, Interconnectivity—all fully synchronized. His vision cut through the streaming chaos, every movement calculated, every strike amplified by absolute coordination.
Equinox leapt beside him, violet lances glimmering. "Brush… stay sharp. This isn't just power—it's constant pressure. He doesn't stop. He can't stop."
The first wave of attacks hit instantly. Waves of compressed video clips, viral attacks, and data tendrils flowed toward the team, faster than they could react. Platforms of reality bent and shifted mid-step, forcing perfect timing to avoid being crushed or trapped in infinite loops.
Brush teleported forward, Erasure slicing through streams, while Creation Guardians intercepted clusters of attacks. Interception redirected some back into the void, while Interconnectivity stabilized temporary zones for the team.
"I am endless," Crunchyroller said, splitting into multiple streaming copies of himself. "Every view, every click… fuels me. Every second you delay… strengthens me!"
Equinox darted through the chaos, violet lances piercing each copy's core. "We don't just survive, Brush! Every strike we land… weakens his continuity!"
Frostbinder froze clusters of streaming clips mid-motion, RobbRox rebuilt collapsing zones, FooTube projected illusions to mislead endless fragments, and Melody Guard harmonized the chaotic sound, suppressing the overwhelming sensory assault.
Brush's aura blazed brighter. "We don't fight the stream… we become the interruption."
He teleported into the center of Crunchyroller's copies, Erasure flaring at maximum intensity. Each strike destabilized the streaming clones, collapsing them into nothingness. Creation Guardians surged, intercepting residual fragments, while Equinox pierced the core of the main form, leaving glowing trails of stability behind.
Crunchyroller's voice fractured, layered and distorted:
"No… I am infinite… I… cannot… be stopped!"
The void around them warped violently. Screens, clips, and loops converged into a massive wave, threatening to crush the team entirely. Brush's white aura expanded, fully synchronized with his powers, stabilizing the space.
"Not if we decide when it ends," he shouted.
He struck again—Erasure consuming the wave, Creation Guardians intercepting fragments, Interception redirecting attacks into empty void, Interconnectivity linking stable zones. Equinox pierced the streaming mass, violet streaks slicing through the chaos.
The first shock of the final battle ended with Crunchyroller still standing, but weakened, his streaming form flickering.
Brush turned to his team, aura blazing: "This is only the beginning. We've survived everything… but the next strike will test us like never before. Prepare yourselves!"
Equinox nodded, eyes glimmering with determination. "Together. Always."
The void rippled, and Crunchyroller's full streaming form surged, signaling the next phase of the battle—a fight that would span five chapters, testing every limit of power, strategy, and trust.