"Ultra Warrior who defies fate, let me see what you can do."
The Final Angel's deep voice rumbled like thunder echoing through an abyss, its enormous single eye gazing indifferently down at Geed Ultimate Final.
Holding the crimson Giga Termination, Geed Ultimate Final stood in the center of a district that was nearly half destroyed, with twisted, broken overpasses and still-burning wreckage beneath his feet.
Despite maintaining his usual dismissive tone, Saberuno knew that his easy victory over Dark Radiant Sky Claw Zero was not merely because Zero had been gravely injured. Lops EVA had weakened him as well, leaving him nowhere near full strength.
But the Geed Ultimate Final before him was unquestionably at full strength, and Saberuno could not help growing cautious.
Riku's rapid breathing echoed inside Geed Ultimate Final.
He turned his head slightly. From the corner of his eye, he saw Infinite Mebius struggling to push himself up on his arms behind him. Farther away, Zero was pinned to a cross-shaped frame of light by dark red energy, yet even with his consciousness fading, he still tried to break free.
Deep underground, the despair and prayers coming from the shelters pierced his senses like icicles.
I can't lose.
I absolutely cannot fall here!
Searing fury exploded in his chest, then became a raging torrent of energy that swept through his entire body.
Geed Ultimate Final's eyes suddenly widened in rage. Terrifying black-and-red electrical light erupted from them, as though countless tiny bolts of lightning were roaring and leaping behind the lenses.
"I won't let you destroy everyone's future!"
As he roared, the wounds across his body healed and vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His gold-and-red markings blazed as though injected with lava. Arcs of electricity burst from his body, crackling as they