The moment Akane's voice faded—
The battlefield exploded into motion.
Wind howled through the forest.
Leaves scattered violently.
And in the very next second—
Three overwhelming presences erupted at once.
"Meta Fields."
Asuka.
Asakura.
Lui.
Their voices overlapped.
And the world—
Changed.
The forest trembled.
Reality bent.
Space itself distorted.
Three domains unfolded simultaneously.
Asuka's Domain — Thunder Land
Dark clouds swallowed the sky.
Black thunder rolled endlessly.
Crimson lightning tore across the heavens—
Striking the ground with violent force.
The air became heavy.
Electric.
Alive.
Asakura's Domain — Cursed Weapon
The earth shifted into a graveyard of weapons.
Blades.
Spears.
Axes.
Thousands—
No—
Tens of thousands—
All embedded into the ground.
Each one radiating something sinister.
Cursed.
Hungry.
Whispering with the grudges of their past owners.
Lui's Domain — Ice Trap
Everything froze.
Mountains of ice rose from the ground.
Frozen forests.
Sharp glaciers.
Endless cold.
The temperature dropped instantly—
Turning breath into mist.
The ground into a death trap.
Three domains.
Three rulers.
One battlefield.
Meta Fields.
A domain expansion that allowed the user to dominate a certain area—
Strengthen their techniques—
And even absorb the Yin energy of those trapped within.
But—
It came with a cost.
Time.
Energy.
And risk.
From afar—
On a high platform— Actually, there are two types of domains, the most difficult are Meta fields because they require yin energy, but Zones are the easiest but difficult to do because they require focus.
Tokugawa Yasu, Shirosagi Rui, and Fujiwara Akane sat watching.
Calm.
Observing.
Judging.
Rui crossed her arms.
"…whoever steps into another's domain first…"
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
"…loses."
Back in the battlefield—
No one moved.
Not yet.
The tension—
Unbearable.
Then—
Suddenly—
TWANG!!!
A single arrow shot into the sky.
High.
Far above.
"…?"
Asakura tilted his head slightly.
Then—
RAIN.
Arrows.
Endless arrows.
"Mizu no nagare: Rain of Arrows."
From the distance—
Aoi.
The sky darkened—
Then unleashed a storm.
SHHHHHK!!! SHHHHHK!!! SHHHHHK!!!
Arrows rained down—
Targeting Asakura's domain.
Explosions erupted.
Weapons shattered.
Ground cracked.
Asakura smirked slightly.
"…interesting."
Sakurai narrowed her eyes.
"…this isn't in our favor."
A pause.
Then—
"…Taki. Sugo."
Her voice sharpened.
"…now."
In the next instant—
A ripple formed in the air.
Then—
A dragon appeared.
No—
Two.
One—
Colorless.
A living sketch.
The other—
Ferocious.
Solid.
Violent.
They roared—
Charging straight toward Asuka's domain.
Sakura spoke calmly.
"…target the user."
"…Asuka."
The dragons opened their jaws—
FWOOSH!!!
Flames burst forward.
But—
CLANG!!!
A figure intercepted.
Shin.
Her spear struck—
Deflecting the attack.
"…not happening."
She moved again—
Fast.
Precise.
"Hina!"
Behind her—
Hina stepped forward.
"…got it!"
Flames ignited instantly.
"Hi no nagare: Hi ga moete imasu!"
Her katana burned—
Bright.
Fierce.
She slashed forward—
FWOOSH!!!
Fire engulfed the colorless dragon—
And it vanished.
Erased.
But—
The second dragon remained.
And then—
The ground froze.
"…?!"
Ice spread rapidly.
Across Asuka's domain.
Across Asakura's domain.
Everything—
Freezing.
From the center—
Lui.
"…I won't let you two enjoy yourselves."
He raised his hand.
The air cracked.
Then—
A massive wave formed.
Ice—
Endless ice—
A tsunami of frozen destruction.
"—!"
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
It crashed down.
Swallowing both domains.
Shattering them.
Breaking their control.
Thunder Land—collapsed.
Cursed Weapon—destroyed.
The battlefield returned—
But now—
It belonged to ice.
Lui stepped forward.
A massive greatsword forming in his hand.
Cold mist surrounded him.
"…I'll take both of you down."
His eyes gleamed.
"…Asuka."
"…Asakura."
From the shattered ground—
Asuka stood up slowly.
Lightning flickered again.
"…then show me."
His voice calm.
"…your strength."
Not far away—
A small portal opened beside Asakura.
Weapons emerged.
One by one.
Floating.
Waiting.
He grinned.
"…now this…"
He stretched his neck slightly.
"…is a party."
The battlefield trembled again.
Three monsters.
No more domains.
No more waiting.
Only—
Pure combat.
To be continued…