{Back to the present}
Neraxis laughed like a maniac, his voice tearing through the air as he formed an hand sign.
"Supreme Expansion of Space."
Seraphine, Toya, and Ishihara mirrored him, their own Supreme Expansions igniting with blinding force.
The four domains collided with a violent roar. The air itself warped under the pressure, debris spiraling into the sky as shockwaves cracked the ground. Sparks of raw vital force ignited around them, whipping through the battlefield.
Toya's expansion folded first, energy draining from his body as he stumbled backward.
Shit… I can't keep this up… he muttered, sweat dripping from his brow.
Ishihara's domain strained inward, shimmering and bending unnaturally. I don't think I can hold it any longer… Seraphine, you'll have to handle this, he thought, collapsing to his knees as the domain shattered.
Now it was just Seraphine and Neraxis. Their expansions met in a clash of titanic power, the energy so intense it shredded the air into sparks and cracked the nearby ground. Seraphine's face was set, her hands trembling under the effort, but she held her ground.
Neraxis: "Fractured Eternity."
Seraphine Voss: "Erasure of Abyss."
The two domains collided, forming a half-and-half inferno of energy, light, and shadow, then shattered instantly like a pane of glass struck by a hammer.
Neraxis… she's keeping up with me? he thought, eyes narrowing. I can't win an expansion clash… at least, not yet.
He laughed, a low, dangerous sound echoing across the battlefield.
"You guys aren't half bad. Bring it on."
The ground trembled beneath them, a storm of shattered energy and lingering aura swirling in the air as the fight escalated to an even higher level.