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Chapter 29: "The Inverted Abyss – Birth of the Three-Eyed Bird!"
[Scene: The Eternal Tree Forest – After a fierce battle]
The wind halts for a moment, as if nature itself is holding its breath... then the air trembles.
Maverix, standing between ashes and smoke, lowers his long sword until it touches the ground. His eyes glow with a dark blue hue like a stormy sky. He whispers:
> "Welcome to my world... where gravity has no meaning, and rules don't exist."
Suddenly... the ground flips upside down!
The sky becomes the floor.
The trees hang downward like fangs.
Rocks float in the air like hellish bubbles.
The warriors fall, tumble, scream, trying to balance themselves amidst the chaos.
A black flash cuts the air! Fwoooooosh!
An invisible slash severs three massive trees and sends them crashing into the sky!
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Raiger shouts:
> "He's coming!!"
Kayn launches nine shadow blades toward Maverix, but he dodges swiftly, appears before him, and slams him into the ground with a devastating sword strike.
Lorina extends her hand and conjures a dual crystal barrier:
> "Crystal Reflection – Fallen Shield!" Just in time to protect Raiger!
Hakora, swimming mid-air, screams:
> "He's controlling gravity! There's no pattern!"
Maverix suddenly appears behind them, expressionless, and then...
"Zzzzzzz!!!"
He unleashes dozens of crossing energy slashes!
A tree explodes.
A boulder shatters.
Hakora cries out as she's struck in the shoulder.
Raiger stumbles back, slashed across his abdomen.
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Counterstrike – Explosion of Techniques
Raiger, igniting his flame aura, spins mid-air:
> "Twin Fire Spears!"
He hurls two massive, intersecting spears of flame—but...
Maverix swings his greatsword and splits the attack in half, sparks exploding all around.
Hakora, panting, refuses to fall:
> "Crimson Ice Storm!"
She spins through the inverted sky, unleashing a storm of red snow that cages Maverix temporarily.
Lorina seizes the moment:
> "Heavenly Light Bow!"
She fires a volley of luminous arrows piercing through the snowstorm.
Kayn joins in with blades of cutting shadows.
The strikes all converge on Maverix—smoke consumes the air.
Silence…
Then—footsteps.
From the heart of the smoke, Maverix walks out… smiling… unharmed.
> "You were closer than ever... but still not enough."
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Hanto Appears – Demonic Runes Ignite
Silence returns—then Hanto moves.
Dark, blood-colored demonic runes crawl across his body.
His eyes turn a ghostly gray.
A black aura bursts from him, rising like hellfire.
Hanto (in a deep, demonic voice):
> "My power isn't granted... it's unleashed!"
He rockets forward with unnatural speed, sword engulfed in flaming runes.
"Hellburst Strike!!"
BOOOOOM!!
The impact shatters the inverted ground beneath Maverix like a meteor.
Light consumes the battlefield… a moment of breathless stillness…
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The Monstrous Transformation – Birth of the Beast
Then… a scream—inhuman.
From the pit, something new emerges...
Its body covered in black feathers like midnight.
Its wings spread wide—a storm in shadow.
Its face no longer human... the face of a nightmare bird.
On its forehead: three glowing blue eyes, pulsating with icy light.
Its pupils—crimson and terrifying—burn into their souls.
Maverix (in a distorted, monstrous voice):
> "This isn’t my final form... it's my true beginning."
All the warriors take a step back... their eyes trembling, hearts pounding.
Raiger (whispers):
> "...What kind of hell is this?"
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End of Chapter
