Our battle lasted for nearly ten minutes.
The forest around us was unrecognizable.
Trees had been uprooted.
The ground was covered in craters.
Neither of us had managed to gain the upper hand.
I was exhausted.
Every breath burned.
Every muscle screamed in pain.
But Kaijunoo...
He wasn't tired at all.
Creature suddenly disappeared.
Before I could react—
BAM!
His kick slammed into my stomach with incredible force.
The impact sent me crashing through several trees.
Inside my mind, I heard a groan.
Then...
Silence.
Kaijunoo had fainted.
I slowly opened my eyes.
For the first time since the battle began...
My body belonged to me again.
Creature cautiously walked over.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Sort of..." I muttered, trying to stand.
My legs immediately gave out.
Just before I hit the ground, Creature caught me.
The moment he touched me...
We both froze.
It wasn't pain.
It wasn't fear.
It felt...
Familiar.
Like our blood recognized each other.
Creature looked into my eyes.
"...Are you my brother?"
"I... don't know."
Without another word, Creature made a small cut on his finger.
A drop of blood appeared.
He then wiped a little blood from my forehead and examined both.
For a moment, he remained silent.
Then...
He tasted them.
His eyes widened.
"We have the same Fogo Blood."
He looked at me again.
"And the same Eradium."
Before I could ask what that meant...
My phone rang.
I answered immediately.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Hisacage!" an assistant shouted from the other end.
"Yamato needs help! He's fighting near your location!"
My heart skipped a beat.
"What?!"
I turned toward Creature.
He frowned.
"Who?"