The battlefield held its breath.
Kensai moved—
Step.
Reality warped.
Again—
Step.
The world bent to her will.
She was untouchable.
Perfect.
Unreachable.
Lira watched.
Silent.
Her eyes followed—not the body…
But the step.
"…Step…" she whispered.
Kael froze.
"…No way…"
Shun leaned forward.
"…She figured it out…"
Kensai stepped again—
Appearing behind Lira—
Blade already mid-swing—
But—
Lira moved first.
Her foot slammed into the ground.
BOOM.
A shockwave erupted.
Not outward—
But upward.
The air shattered.
The ground folded.
The rhythm of Kensai's steps—
Broke.
For the first time—
Kensai's movement faltered.
Just for a fraction.
But that was enough.
Lira vanished.
Not warped.
Not stepped.
Just—gone.
Kensai's eyes widened.
"…Impossible—"
A fist appeared.
Right in front of her.
No aura.
No glow.
No warning.
Just impact.
BOOOOM.
The strike landed.
Not explosive—
Absolute.
Kensai's body bent around the force.
Space cracked.
The air collapsed inward.
And then—
She was gone.
Not thrown across the battlefield.
Not sent flying into the sky.
Gone.
A tear opened—
A rift—
A path back to the Demon Realm—
And Kensai was sent through it.
Sealed away by a single punch.
Silence.
The battlefield stilled.
The wind returned.
The ground slowly stopped shaking.
Kael dropped to one knee.
"…She… sent her back…"
Eldarin stared blankly.
"…Back to the Demon Realm… with one punch…"
Shun exhaled slowly.
A small smile forming.
"…Yeah…"
"…That's my type."
Lira stood there.
Fist still slightly raised.
She blinked.
"…Gone?"
Kael looked at her.
"…Yes… gone."
Lira nodded.
"…Okay."
She stretched.
"…Hungry."
Kael sighed deeply.
"…Of course you are…"
The battlefield was over.
But far away—
In the depths of the Demon Realm—
Something had changed.
Because perfection had just been struck down…
By something that didn't follow rules.
To Be Continued…