(Planet Granada, Leo's POV)
For a while, Leo and Mauriss continued to stare one another down, neither willing to yield even an inch, as the storm raged around them while the tension between them grew heavier with every passing second, until eventually, it was the erratic God who chose to break the silence.
"So… I'm sure you have already practiced this game a million times before coming to me.
So tell me—
Do you really think you can beat me?"
He asked, as a wicked grin spread across his face, one that carried both amusement and challenge, as though he was not merely asking a question, but inviting Leo to step into madness with him.
And yet, Leo remained unfazed.
"Yes…."
Leo began, his voice steady, grounded, as he spoke not with the delusion of a man blind to the gap between himself and a God, but with the quiet conviction of someone who understood both his own limits and those of the monster standing before him.
