The barren lands outside the City of Dawn trembled beneath the pressure of two Mid Deities.
Wind currents spiraled through the air.
Dark clouds rotated overhead.
Lightning cracked across the sky every few seconds.
Prince Luther stood calmly across from Eryndor with one hand slightly raised.
Invisible pressure distorted the air around him.
Eryndor narrowed his eyes.
"Void Magic…"
"And symbolic curse magic."
Luther smiled.
"Right on point."
Then Luther spread his arms wide.
Suddenly—
multiple unseen hands erupted outward from around him.
The air distorted violently.
The attacks shot toward Eryndor from every angle at terrifying speed.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
The ground exploded apart wherever the unseen attacks passed.
Eryndor immediately moved.
Twist right.
Lean left.
Step back.
He barely avoided several of the invisible strikes.
But because he could only sense their presence and not actually see them—
one hit him directly in the side.
BOOOOM.
Eryndor was blasted across the barren lands.
He skidded backward violently before landing on both feet several meters away.
Dust rose around him.
Then slowly—
he inhaled.
HMMMMM.
His God Core started vibrating inside his body.
The atmosphere shifted.
One of Eryndor's eyes turned black.
The other white.
The storm around him became calmer.
Sharper.
More focused.
Luther watched with interest.
Then gestured again.
More unseen hands rushed toward Eryndor.
But this time—
Eryndor didn't move immediately.
He simply stood there.
Waiting.
The invisible attacks approached.
Closer.
Closer.
Then at the final instant—
he moved.
Minimal movement.
Efficient movement.
A slight tilt of the head.
One step to the side.
A shoulder turn.
Every dodge became smoother than before.
Luther smiled wider.
"Oh?"
Then Luther himself rushed forward.
The barren ground shattered beneath his feet.
He combined his invisible attacks with close combat instantly.
An unseen hand struck toward Eryndor's ribs while Luther himself attacked from the front.
Eryndor Fliped and spun between the attacks.
Luther jumped and used both feet to kick toward Eryndor's face.
Eryndor crossed his arms and blocked.
BOOM.
The impact sent shockwaves across the area.
Luther suddenly shifted his body weight and started walking on eryndors hands and went on his left.
Eryndor immediately brought his arms downward.
Luther flipped and landed back onto his feet smoothly.
Then an unseen hand attacked Eryndor's head from behind.
Eryndor ducked instantly.
He planted both hands onto the ground—
and swept Luther's legs using his feet.
Luther lost balance briefly.
But before he could fall fully—
multiple unseen hands stabilized his body midair.
Then suddenly—
Eryndor was already above him.
Spinning.
His leg descended downward like an axe.
WHAAAAAM.
Luther barely reacted in time and moved aside.
Eryndor's kick struck the ground instead.
The barren lands exploded apart.
A massive crater formed instantly beneath the impact.
Dust and wind erupted everywhere.
Luther slid backward several meters.
Eryndor slowly stood up from the crater.
Storm energy rotated around him.
Then he smirked slightly.
"I may only feel the presence…"
"But that's enough."
BOOOOM.
Eryndor dashed toward Prince Luther with unmeasurable speed.
The ground shattered beneath him.
Lightning followed behind his movements.
Luther's eyes sharpened.
Eryndor held out his right hand toward him.
"Wind's Grasp."
He closed his palm.
Immediately—
the surrounding wind compressed around Luther's body and restrained him.
Luther's eyes widened slightly.
Then Eryndor pulled his arm backward violently.
The compressed wind dragged Luther directly toward him.
Before Luther could stabilize—
Eryndor folded his right hand into a fist.
Then punched directly into Luther's stomach.
WHHHAAAAAMMMMM.
The impact smashed Luther into the ground.
A massive crater erupted beneath both of them as shockwaves tore across the barren lands.