In the middle of the vast ocean—
An isolated island stood beneath a raging storm.
Moments ago, it had been silent.
Now—
War had erupted.
BOOOOOOM—!!!
A massive explosion tore through the forest.
Flames burst upward, lighting the stormy sky in orange and red.
Miles away—
Both Lioran and Sharin noticed it mid-battle.
Sharin twisted mid-air, dodging a spike of rock that shot from the ground.
"…Was that her?" he muttered.
Lioran deflected a strike from Bheem and leapt backward, forming a glowing Prāṇa sphere.
"I think Aishwarya started her fight."
He hurled the sphere.
"Then we don't hold back either."
At the explosion site—
Aishwarya stood firm, flames flickering around her fists.
Two fireballs shot from her hands—
FWOOOSH! FWOOOSH!
Kamali and Booma split apart, dodging them effortlessly.
The fireballs exploded behind them.
BOOM! BOOM!
Kamali sighed dramatically.
"That's so rude."
"At least give us time to introduce ourselves."
Aishwarya paused.
Both assassins blinked.
"…You stopped?" Kamali asked, surprised.
Aishwarya crossed her arms slightly.
"Fine."
"I'll give you time."
Kamali's face lit up.
"Really?!"
She immediately pulled something from her pocket.
Aishwarya tensed.
"What are you—"
"It's just a hairband."
Kamali tied her long hair quickly.
"It's annoying to fight with loose hair."
Aishwarya blinked.
"…Fair point." Aishwarya said. "That's why I love my short haircut."
Kamali straightened up proudly.
"Let me introduce myself!"
"My name is Kamali Vandana, I am 31 years old."
She pointed beside her.
"And this is my partner, Booma Dukkaj, and his age is—"
"Enough," Booma interrupted. "That's not important."
Aishwarya narrowed her eyes.
"These are assassins… right? Why are they acting like this?"
Kamali smiled brightly.
"Anyway… we're here to kill you."
Her tone changed instantly.
Cold.
Sharp.
Deadly.
She slid her hand into her pocket again—
And this time—
Pulled out metal claws.
SHING—
They locked onto her fingers.
Booma lifted his weapon.
Nunchaku.
Spinning slowly.
Aishwarya's expression hardened.
"…Weapons."
Kamali leaned forward.
"Let's begin."
She vanished.
WHOOSH—!!!
She appeared in front of Aishwarya, claws slashing downward.
Aishwarya dodged sideways—
But Kamali followed instantly.
Second strike.
Third strike.
Fourth—
Each faster than the last.
Aishwarya stepped back repeatedly, barely keeping up.
"She's fast… too fast."
Then—
From behind—
WHACK—!!!
Booma's nunchaku swung toward her.
Aishwarya twisted—
But the unpredictable motion clipped her arm.
"—!"
Pain shot through her arm.
She jumped backward, releasing a burst of fire beneath her feet.
FWOOSH—!!!
She flipped mid-air and landed at a distance.
"…I'll need to get serious."
Flames ignited around her fists and legs.
Her stance lowered.
"Now I'm ready."
She dashed forward.
Booma attacked first—
The nunchaku spinning wildly.
Aishwarya blocked it with her flame-covered leg.
CLANG—!!!
Heat clashed against metal.
Kamali attacked from the side—
Claws aimed at her neck.
Aishwarya caught the strike with her flaming fist—
Then spun—
THUD—!!!
Her kick slammed into Kamali's ribs.
Kamali staggered.
Aishwarya followed instantly—
Punching Booma in the chest with a flame-enhanced strike.
BOOM—!!!
Both assassins were pushed back.
Burn marks appeared on their clothes.
Kamali wiped blood from her lip.
"…Not bad."
Booma cracked his neck.
"You're stronger than expected."
Kamali smiled again.
"But do you really think…"
"…you can defeat both of us?"
Aishwarya's flames burned brighter.
"Let's find out."
Elsewhere—
Sharin dodged another wave of rock spikes.
They erupted from the ground relentlessly.
"Earth attribute… one of them has an Earth attribute."
He leapt onto a tree branch.
Below—
One of the men slammed his hand onto the ground.
The earth trembled violently.
"Try dodging this!"
But suddenly—
The second man grabbed his shoulder.
"Wait."
The first one snapped.
"What now!"
"At least introduce ourselves." The second man said.
"…Why?" The first one asked.
"Formality." The second man shrugged. "…He's going to die anyway."
The first man sighed.
"Fine."
They looked up.
"Hey you—kid!"
Sharin frowned.
"I'm not a kid."
"I'm turning 19."
"Oh. My bad," the man said casually.
"I'm Kaali Champraas."
"And he's Daabur Pandey."
Kaali smiled.
"And we're here to kill you."
Sharin dropped down from the branch.
"…Good."
"I was getting bored anyway."
Black smoke gathered in his hand.
Kaali raised his palm.
Something strange formed—
A sticky, glowing substance.
It shaped into a sphere.
"Take this—"
"Stickedic Ball!"
He threw it.
Sharin dodged instinctively.
The ball hit a tree—
And stuck.
"…It just stuck?"
But something felt wrong.
More spheres came flying.
Sharin dodged them all.
Left.
Right.
Back.
Up.
But then—
Kaali stopped.
"…Why did he stop?"
Sharin looked around.
Sticky balls were everywhere.
On trees.
On rocks.
On the ground.
Even near his feet.
"What are you trying to do?" Sharin asked.
Kaali smiled.
"Do you remember the name of this attack?"
"…Stickedic ball?" Sharin said
"Yes."
"It has two meanings."
"Stick… and…"
A strange sound came from behind Sharin.
SSSSSSSS—
He turned.
The tree that was hit earlier—
Was burning.
The rock—
Melting.
The ground—
Smoking.
"…No way…"
Sharin's eyes widened.
"…Acid."
Kaali grinned.
"Exactly."
"They stick…"
"And then they melt everything."
Suddenly—
All the balls around Sharin activated.
Heat rose.
Corrosion spread.
Smoke filled the air.
"You're trapped," Kaali said.
Sharin exhaled slowly.
"…This is going to be interesting."
Black Prāṇa surged around him.
Across the island—
Three deadly battles intensified.
Aishwarya vs Kamali & Booma.
Sharin vs Kaali & Daabur.
Lioran vs Bheem.
Lightning struck the island again.
Thunder roared.
And the storm above—
Only grew stronger.
In the centre of the island, Lioran and Bheem were fighting,
Lioran wiped blood from his lip.
Bheem stood across from him.
Unshaken.
Unmoved.
"You've improved," Bheem said.
"But your control is still lacking."
Lioran smirked.
"Then test it."
Golden Prāṇa exploded around him.
His aura surged violently.
The ground beneath him cracked.
The storm winds shifted.
Bheem's eyes sharpened.
"Good."
"Show me."
Both of them vanished again—
And the forest exploded with their clash.
TO BE CONTINUED…