{Scene shifts to Auransa}
Auransa sprinted forward, motion sharp and purposeful—
until a lone figure stepped into his path, blocking the corridor.
Auransa narrowed his eyes.
"Who are you?"
The man answered in a steady, unshaken tone,
"I won't let you proceed any further."
Auransa let out a short laugh.
"Then try stopping me."
The man lunged with a sudden burst of force—double punches cracking through the air.
Auransa slipped past them cleanly, almost elegantly, and drew his sword as the man retreated a step.
"What's your name?" Auransa asked.
The man's gaze locked onto him as the facility lights flickered overhead.
"Quad Roin."
His chest expanded, muscles bulging; arms and legs thickened, veins crawling up his skin like ropes.
He looked less like a man—more like a human gorilla.
Auransa quietly channeled his Aegis Mantra into his blade, then lifted his free hand.
His King's Mantra pulsed—
and the lights exploded.
Thud. THUD. THUD.
Shards fell. Darkness swallowed the hallway.
Quad Roin froze—unable to see.
But Auransa moved.
He lunged in, eyes glowing faintly in the dark, presence coiling around Quad like a crimson serpent.
The walls themselves seemed to gather scars from the pressure alone.
Auransa whispered:
"Lunaris Draw."
Swish!
A single clean arc.
Blood sprayed across the blackened corridor, splattering quietly onto the floor.
The man staggered, gasping as he hit the ground.
"T-This… isn't enough… to take me down…"
Auransa smiled, stepping forward, blade dripping red.
"You want more?"