At the end of the road, five monstrous figures revealed their full forms.
Saint Saturn crouched low in his ox-demon form. Six spider legs pierced the stone slabs, and black mist spread from his abdomen.
Mars spread his wings, black flames clinging to the edges of his feathers.
Nusjuro became a skeletal centaur. His long blade dragged across the ground, leaving frost in its wake.
Saint Peter's massive sandworm body kept bursting from the ground.
Warcury planted all four hooves on the ground, his monstrous boar form blocking the road like a small mountain.
Red light flashed in Saturn's eyes. His crimson gaze locked on the three men opposite him.
"Sengoku."
"Garp."
"Zephyr."
His voice was low and icy. "You'll regret this."
"Regret?"
Zephyr stepped forward, his Titan body stretching to its full height of over ten meters, muscles rising in massive knots.
He lowered his head slightly. His enormous shadow fell over Saturn, and his voice rang like a bell.
"Old bastard."
"I haven't even settled the score with you for what happened back then."
Saturn's eyes darkened, and his six spider legs tensed.
Zephyr's voice turned colder. "Did you really think I'd forgotten that incident?"
Mars's wings trembled. A wisp of black flame rose in his throat.
"Zephyr."
"You should never have changed."
Warcury spoke in a muffled voice, his hooves making the ground tremble. "That was merely a necessary check."
"A check..."
Zephyr froze, then threw back his head and laughed. The sound made the rubble around him jump.
"Hahahaha! You old bastards sure know how to dress it up!"
Bzzzt!
Pitch-black Armament Haki spread down his arms, crawling over his entire Titan body like black magma and merging with his purple-black skin.
The next instant, blood-red lightning erupted beneath his skin, crackling threads wrapping around him.