Roger reacted quickly, bracing himself against the ground to force his body under control. His right foot swept out again, sending Chaos flying into a mountain.
The next instant, Roger appeared and drove his knee forward. In the blink of an eye, Chaos blocked with both hands, but the force pierced straight through him and sent him crashing out the other side of the mountain.
"Boom, boom..."
Roger attacked Chaos at blinding speed. The two streaked across the land, colliding again and again.
Only the storm of battle remained; their figures were nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, Roger's eyes bulged. He arched his body and took a blow from Chaos head-on. Spitting blood, he grabbed Chaos by the hair and spun, trying to hurl him away—but the hair wrapped around him like vines, holding fast.
Roger punched straight at him. At the last moment, Chaos hung upside down and met the blow with his knee, then clasped both hands together and aimed them at Roger's abdomen.
"Golden Molten Fire: Flowing Cherry Blossom: Emperor's Spear!"
Terrifying power compressed in an instant, blazing with scorching heat. It crashed into Roger in a mighty torrent, and an enormous mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
Roger's face twisted together. Blood streamed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth as he shot away with a sonic boom, punching through several hills and leaving a broad, straight path in his wake.
Chaos pressed his advantage. A series of afterimages stretched across the sky behind him, but the instant he charged into the smoke, Roger's eyes flickered. In the blink of an eye, he shot out in front of Chaos, his right fist grinding against the air until it burst into flames.
A force like the sky collapsing came crashing down. Chaos's eyes rolled back, and cracking