The forest trembled violently.
Nightfall stood in his Poseidon state with the ocean flowing around his feet like living rivers.
The pressure from his transformed body caused nearby trees to bend.
Across from him—
Kaelus floated calmly in the air.
White hair.
Glowing eyes.
Rotating winds circling endlessly around his body and Tempest Blade.
Nightfall narrowed his eyes.
Then suddenly—
BOOOOOOM!!
He swung his trident horizontally toward Kaelus.
The force behind the strike split the forest ground apart instantly.
A massive line carved through the earth stretching far into the distance.
But—
Kaelus vanished into the wind.
Nightfall's eyes shifted immediately.
Behind him—
SHING! SHING! SHING!
Several wind slices slammed into his body.
His water form split apart repeatedly.
But moments later—
the water gathered again.
His body regenerated completely.
Kaelus clicked his tongue.
"Tch."
"I know how to deal with you."
Nightfall laughed loudly.
Then opened his palm.
A compressed beam of water shot toward Kaelus at immense speed.
BOOOOOOM!!
The beam engulfed the sky itself.
But Kaelus moved straight through the attack.
The rotating wind barrier around him redirected the water naturally.
Nightfall immediately moved.
His body blurred around Kaelus at immense speed.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The trident struck Kaelus's rotating barrier repeatedly trying to break through it.
Kaelus calmly inhaled.
Then exhaled softly.
"Wind Reversal."
Suddenly—
every strike Nightfall delivered was redirected.
The force of his own attacks twisted against him.
Nightfall was forced backward by his own momentum.
His eyes widened slightly.
Kaelus slowly raised one hand.
"Wind Domain."
He placed his middle finger against his thumb.
SNAP.
A white sphere erupted outward instantly.
FWOOOOOOOSH!!
The domain engulfed both Kaelus and Nightfall completely.
The outside world vanished.
Only white space remained.
Nightfall looked around cautiously.
Kaelus floated several meters away holding Tempest casually.
Then Kaelus held out one hand.
"Welcome to my domain."
Nightfall immediately reacted.
Water spiraled around his body creating a barrier.
Then the water expanded outward into thousands of thin streams sharp enough to pierce steel.
They shot toward Kaelus from every direction.
But before they could touch him—
everything disappeared.
The water vanished completely.
Nightfall froze.
"…What?"
Kaelus stood perfectly still.
Tempest resting in his right hand.
Then he spoke calmly.
"In my domain…"
"There are invisible rotating wind currents all around us."
"They're moving and vibrating so fast…"
"…that you can't even see them."
Nightfall's expression darkened.
Inside his head—
Shit…
I'm finished…
From the moment I entered his domain…
all my advantages were lost.
Kaelus slowly walked forward through the white space.
The rotating winds around him screamed softly.
Then he stopped in front of Nightfall.
"In your next life…"
"Try not to use symbolic magic and curses."
Nightfall stared at him silently for a second.
Then smiled.
"I don't believe in second chances."
Kaelus smirked slightly.
"Too bad."
The space around Nightfall suddenly changed.
Then—
FWSSSHHHHH!!
Invisible rotating currents of wind gathered around him from every direction.
His water body was ripped apart instantly.
Again.
And again.
And again.
The attacks came from everywhere within the domain.
From above.
Below.
Behind.
Inside the very space around him.
The currents shredded him so fast—
not even a single droplet survived.
Nightfall—
Number 6 of the Round Table—
died without anything remaining.
Silence returned to the domain.
Kaelus slowly deactivated it.
The white sphere disappeared.
The destroyed forest returned around him.
The ocean gradually calmed.
Kaelus rested Tempest across his shoulders and sighed.
Then he looked toward the north side of the city.
"…I wonder what Darius is doing."