The sky was no longer blue. It was black, burning red at the edges, torn apart by Ryuketsu’s invasion. Earth trembled beneath the weight of incoming destruction—cities collapsing, screams echoing across the lands, and flames consuming everything in their path.

  Ryuketsu stood at the center of it all, watching the chaos unfold, his crimson eyes glowing with sinister delight.

  But far above, in the void of space, one figure stood alone.

  Tenzir.

  Floating amidst shattered debris and cosmic dust, he looked out toward the infinite darkness. He had no plan. No knowledge of how to break into Jailen.

  But he had one goal.

  Raizo must be freed.

  No strategy. No backup.

  Just pure, reckless determination.

  Tenzir clenched his fists, his energy radiating like a beacon in the void. He didn’t care about the odds.

  All he knew was that Raizo never lost.

  And if Raizo lost this time, it meant one thing—the enemy cheated.

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  That was enough for Tenzir.

  With a sudden burst of power, he shot through space at incomprehensible speed, leaving a trail of burning light behind him. Stars blurred past, planets became specks, entire galaxies turned into distant memories.

  There was no map.

  No guide.

  Just his instincts.

  He felt the presence of Jailen—the forbidden prison realm, lost between dimensions. He didn’t know how he knew, but he did. Something in him called to it.

  Or maybe… Jailen was calling to him.

  Tenzir pushed forward, ignoring the overwhelming pressure of the void. The space around him became heavier, darker—reality itself twisted as he approached the unseen barrier.

  Then—he saw it.

  A massive, black sphere, floating in absolute nothingness.

  Jailen.

  It wasn’t a planet. It wasn’t even a structure. It was a void—a place where existence itself ceased to matter.

  Tenzir didn’t stop.

  He rushed straight in.

  BOOM!

  The instant his body touched the surface of Jailen, an immense force slammed into him, sending shockwaves through the cosmos.

  A voice—deep, mechanical, ancient—echoed in his mind.

  "You do not belong here."

  Tenzir growled, his energy flaring. "Yeah? I don’t care!"

  The prison pushed back.

  Time slowed. His body began to dissolve, as if the very concept of his existence was being erased.

  But Tenzir held on.

  "RAIZO! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!" he roared, forcing his way into the prison.

  For a moment, there was only silence.

  Then—

  A chuckle.

  "Took you long enough."

  Tenzir grinned. Raizo was still alive.

  But now came the hard part.

  Getting him out.

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