UNKNOWN DIMENSION
Lucan landed, sliding across a cold, endless surface.
"…Where am I?"
The space around him felt distorted.
No sky.
No ground.
Just… existence.
A slow clap echoed.
Kuroda Renji stepped forward.
"A dimensional pocket," he said calmly. "My battlefield."
Lucan summoned his blades.
Twin swords igniting with flames.
"…Why bring me here?"
Renji tilted his head slightly.
"So no one interrupts your death."
Silence.
Lucan dashed forward—
Blades cutting through the air—
CLANG!
Renji blocked with a dagger.
Red.
Glowing faintly.
Another dagger appeared in his other hand—
Straight from a portal.
Fast.
Too fast.
They exchanged blows—
Steel against steel—
Fire against precision—
Lucan pressed him.
Hard.
Flames exploded outward—
Wide swings—
Relentless pressure—
For a moment—
Renji stepped back.
A faint smile formed.
"…Good."
Then—
Everything changed.
His movements sharpened.
Faster.
Cleaner.
Deadlier.
Daggers danced through the air—
Precise strikes—
Minimal effort—
Maximum damage—
Lucan blocked—
Barely—
SLASH—
A cut across his shoulder.
Another—
Across his side—
Lucan jumped back.
Breathing heavier.
"…You're strong," Renji said.
He spun a dagger casually.
"Stronger than most hunters alive."
Lucan tightened his grip.
"…Then why are you doing this?"
A pause.
Renji smiled faintly.
"Because you don't know it yet."
Silence.
"You haven't even touched your full potential."
The air grew heavier.
"And if you do…"
A portal opened behind him—
Weapons lined within it—
Blades.
Spears.
Daggers.
"…you'll become a problem."
Lucan rushed again—
🔥 Flames surged—
Renji met him head-on—
CLASH—
Blow after blow—
Faster—
Stronger—
Lucan pushed him back—
Actually pushed him—
For a moment—
Renji's smile faded.
"…Impressive."
Then—
He disappeared.
Lucan froze—
A dagger pierced his side—
"…!
Another—
And another—
Lucan staggered.
Pain spread—
Not normal.
Poison.
He coughed—
Blood spilled from his lips.
His knees dropped—
But he forced himself up.
"…I'm not done…"
Flames erupted again—
Unstable now—
Wild—
He charged—
Ignoring the pain—
Renji watched.
Calm.
"…Fighting through poison?"
He stepped forward—
"Pointless."
A barrage—
Precise—
Brutal—
Lucan couldn't keep up anymore—
Strike—
Hit—
Blocked—
Broken—
His guard collapsed.
Renji moved in—
Two daggers—
Deep—
Lucan's body froze.
Blood spilled.
His swords dropped.
He fell.
Silence.
Renji stood over him.
"…This is the end."
A portal opened above—
A massive sword emerged.
He grabbed it.
Raised it high.
Then—
Something moved.
From Lucan's shadow—
Two figures emerged.
Dark.
Formless.
Alive.
They caught the blade—
CRACK—
It shattered.
Renji's eyes narrowed.
"…So it's true."
The shadows twisted—
Then—
Opened a portal.
Lucan's body slid into it—
Gone.
Renji stood still.
Watching.
"…Interesting."
UNKNOWN BATTLEFIELD
Light exploded.
Draven Ashford clashed with the fiend.
Blow after blow—
Light against flesh—
He pushed it back.
"You're not taking me down that easily—!"
A powerful strike—
BOOM—
The demon crashed back.
Then—
It changed.
Its body shrank.
Shifted.
Twisted.
Humanoid.
Faster.
It vanished—
Draven's eyes widened
Too fast.
A strike—
He blocked—
But barely—
"…What are you—"
The demon stopped.
Its head tilted.
"…Kiilll… them…"
Its voice broke.
Distorted.
"Kill… them… all…"
Silence.
Draven's grip tightened.
"…You can talk?"
No answer.
It attacked again—
Faster—
Sharper—
Draven struggled now—
Each strike pushing him back—
He tried to counter—
But it adapted—
Evolved.
A blow landed clean—
CRACK—
---
Draven hit the ground.
Hard.
He tried to rise—
His vision blurred—
"…Not yet…"
The demon approached slowly.
Then—
A portal opened
Light spilled through.
Voices.
"WE'VE GOT HIM—!"
High-ranking sorcerers—
Forcing the connection—
The demon hesitated.
Then stepped back.
Draven was pulled through.
GSSA BASE – ENGLAND
His squad rushed forward.
"Draven!"
He lay there.
Broken.
His eyes opened slightly.
He saw them.
Safe.
A faint breath escaped him.
Then—
Darkness.
JAPAN – CITY OUTSKIRTS
A portal opened silently.
Lucan's body dropped out.
Unconscious
Still.
Blood pooling beneath him.
Hours passed.
Until—
Lights appeared.
"Over here!"
GSSA officials rushed in.
"…He's alive!"
Barely.
They carried him away.
And somewhere beyond—
Something watched.
Waiting.