Kaiju dragged Lothar by the collar, pulling him across the ground toward the lake.
But then a voice rang out behind him—
"I'm not done yet! I'm still standing! You can't take him with you as long as I'm here, you ugly piece of shit!"
Kaiju turned, his eyes narrowing as he saw Hikari staggering back to her feet.
"I hit you with my full strength… How are you still standing?" he asked in disbelief.
Hikari wiped the blood from her mouth and glared back.
"I guess you have no idea what Mighty draekors can do, huh? I can heal myself too, you piece of shit."
Raising her hand, she pointed one of her swords toward Kaiju. Energy gathered at the blade's tip, forming a glowing beam. With a fierce cry, she fired the blast directly at him.
Kaiju prepared to counter with a punch, but in that instant Hikari moved at incredible speed—she grabbed Lothar and pulled him away. The beam struck Kaiju head-on, exploding in a violent shockwave.
When the smoke cleared, Hikari's expression shifted from confidence to horror. Kaiju stood there completely unscathed.
With a cruel smirk, he said, "You haven't learned a thing, have you?"
Lothar's eyes flickered open. Dizzy and weak, he could barely process what he saw—Hikari clutching him tightly, fear mixed with determination on her face. A little farther away, Light still lay unconscious.
Kaiju's arm morphed into the shape of a massive blade. He charged forward, aiming directly for Hikari.
Setting Lothar down, Hikari dashed to meet the attack. Steel clashed violently as her twin swords met Kaiju's monstrous blade. Blow after blow, sparks scattered across the battlefield. But Kaiju's sheer strength forced her back again and again.
With one brutal swing, he knocked both her swords out of her hands. They skidded across the ground, out of reach.
Before she could react, Kaiju drove his blade forward—stabbing her through the side.
"HIKARI!!!" Lothar roared, his voice breaking with rage. He struggled to move, his body refusing to obey—but his fury ignited something deep within him.
A blinding aura exploded around him, so immense it shook the ground itself. The winds howled, trees bent, and electricity crackled wildly across his entire body. His form glowed with violent Voltára, far beyond anything he had ever unleashed before.
Light's eyes snapped open, stunned by the sight before him.
Kaiju froze mid-step, his confident smirk twisting into shock.
"What the hell is happening to you…?"
The battlefield trembled under Lothar's awakening power.
End of Chapter 10