The shadow energy coiled and roared around Orimo's fists, his eyes glowing like molten crimson as a wild laugh erupted from his chest.
Orimo (laughing): "Demonic Fist!"
THUD!
The wall behind Sora exploded inward, bricks and stone flying like hail. A crater now gaped where the impact struck, smoke and dust swirling violently.
Sora (gritting his teeth): "It's my turn."
In an instant, he lunged forward, moving almost like a teleporting shadow.
Swish!
His blade cut through the air, slicing across Orimo's chest before he reappeared behind him.
Sora (calmly): "Good to see you again."
Orimo staggered, coughing blood. The wild laughter had vanished, replaced by a terrifying grin that curved across his bloodied face.
Orimo (thinking, eyes aflame):Let me surpass this… rise above gods themselves… become the strongest ever.
Beneath the shadowed throne, a figure stirred — a man cloaked in darkness, his eyes glowing crimson, horns curling like a devil's crown, radiating raw malevolent authority.
Devil: "I will grant you the power you need. It is yours now… Devil King."
The ground shattered beneath him, rivers of lava carving new paths across the island. The heat turned the air thick and suffocating. Sweat dripped from Ryuki's face, and even Sora's eyes widened in disbelief.
Ryuki (panicked): "Run! He's become a giant!"
Sora (gritting his teeth, tense): "The Devil…? I must end him here, now!"
Auransa grabbed Ryuki's arm, dragging her away from the crumbling battlefield.
Auransa: "We have to hurry! He's like a devil now… the island will be torn apart!"
The sky darkened, the ground cracked, and lava hissed and roared, as the world seemed to bend to the rising might of Orimo — no longer a man, but a living catastrophe of shadow, fire, and blood.