The Ama no Murakumo blazed with light as it struck the massive Crusher with terrifying force, throwing off sparks and a shriek of colliding metal.
Overwhelming power erupted from the two fighters. A shock wave swept outward, splitting the ground in its path.
The fierce wind pressure forced the Marines to stop and brace themselves against the gale.
Boom
!
Countless stones and clods of earth were blasted from the ground and hurled in every direction.
Dust filled the air as debris flew. The entire island seemed to shake. Ripples of force spread through the air around the two fighters, dispersing even the dark clouds that had long gathered overhead.
Crack!
With a sharp crack, several fractures appeared in the massive Crusher.
Zephyr spat blood. Unable to hold on any longer, he was thrown backward.
Bang!
Zephyr slammed into the ground dozens of meters away.
He kept sliding and only came to a stop several breaths later, leaving a trench hundreds of meters long behind him.
Sensing Zephyr's exhaustion and how far his strength had fallen, Kizaru muttered casually, "Looks like you really have gotten old. You're even weaker than the last time we fought. That's a frightening decline."
He put away the sword of light known as Ama no Murakumo and looked toward the dust-shrouded end of the trench. His sunglasses hid his eyes.
The sword dissolved into points of light that merged back into his body, leaving no trace behind.
This was the second time he had fought Zephyr, his former teacher, since leaving the Marine academy.
But the hero was in his twilight, no longer possessing the strength of his prime!
And Kizaru was no longer a boy. He was at the height of his power!
"Teacher Z!"
Concerned cries rang out across the battlefield. They wanted