"Stop stammering idiot..."Narul scolded coldly. Vale clenched his fists, his teeth grinding as his thoughts burned with rage. Kael... this is your fault. You damned bastard. I will kill you. His silence only deepened Narul’s disappointment. You cannot even give me an excuse. Then Narul’s eyes narrowed. A thought formed. "Don’t tell me... this is because of the girl." Vale’s face went pale. The truth was written all over it. Narul eyes widened in disbelief. This..This isn’t possible. How can my grandson who trained to be coldless lose his will for any girl. Before Narul could speak again, Ruth stepped forward. "I have given you enough time." He threw aside his cloak, his voice like ice. "I am done warming up. This time will be real." The ground under Ruth’s feet shattered with a crack like a cannon blast. In an instant, his figure blurred and vanished from sight. The sheer force of his movement sent a shockwave through the earth, splitting stone and tearing deep fissures into the ground. Narul’s instincts screamed. He melted into shadow, darting away as the air behind him exploded. But before he could fully emerge from the darkness, Ruth was already there. Lightning wrapped around Ruth’s arm like a living serpent. His hand shot forward, piercing through the veil of shadow, and closed around Narul’s throat. The grip was iron, unshakable. Narul’s eyes widened as the lightning surged into him, his shadows burning away like dry leaves in fire. The ground beneath them collapsed under the weight of their clash. The impact carved a crater so deep it reached the underground water veins, sending geysers of steam and mist shooting into the air. Entire sections of the mansion’s land caved in, and shockwaves tore apart everything within hundreds of meters. The sky itself seemed to respond to the battle. Clouds twisted into a raging spiral, lightning raining down in jagged streaks. The air roared with each strike, and the very space around them rippled from the force of two beings whose strength was closer to gods than men. Buildings in the distance crumbled under the pressure alone. The ground split open in lines stretching far beyond the eye could see. Even the capital’s outer walls, miles away, trembled faintly. And in the heart of it all, Ruth held Narul in and struck one another causing a loud explosion. "Since we have reached this point..Let’s settle outside."saying this he ran away. Ruth naturally won’t take his anger on a kid and chases after Narul leaving Vale who looked at vast devastation and screamed. The entire mansion had been flattened to the ground leaving nothing.And garden of the estate had been damaged beyond repair turning the entire place into ruins. "It’s all because of you...It’s all because of You.." "I will kill you...I will cut you into pieces..." Aman swallowed his sword seeing Young Master losing sense and tried to shake him. "Young Master..Please Calm down.." But Vale, as if possessed, just gritted his teeth in hatred. Ruth and Narul moved in a blur, reaching the barren mountains in moments. The wind howled around them as dust and small stones rolled away from the force of their arrival. Ruth gripped his sword tightly, lightning flickering across the blade in sharp pulses. Narul stood opposite him, his dagger shrouded in twisting shadows that curled like living smoke. The ground trembled as they launched forward at the same time. Ruth’s sword met Narul’s dagger with a deafening clang, sparks and shadows bursting outward like an explosion. The shockwave ripped through the barren slope, sending cracks racing across the rocky ground. Loose boulders rolled down the mountainside as the force echoed in the distance. Narul vanished into the shadows at Ruth’s feet, his presence slipping away like water down a drain. Ruth narrowed his eyes, scanning the dimming light around him. The faint hum of lightning grew louder in his ears as he called power into his blade. In the next instant, he struck the ground with a sharp slash. Lightning ripped across the earth in branching cracks, tearing through the shadows. Narul’s form was thrown out from the darkness, his dagger up just in time to block the incoming strike. They clashed again. The mountains shook under the pressure of their blows. Ruth swung his sword in a wide arc, each strike followed by a boom of thunder. Narul dodged and countered with swift, precise jabs of his dagger, each one aimed for Ruth’s chest or throat. But every time Ruth’s blade met the attack, sparks of lightning scattered into the air. Narul darted back into the shadows cast by jagged rocks, reappearing behind Ruth with a sudden lunge. His dagger grazed Ruth’s shoulder, the cut shallow but enough to make Ruth’s stance falter for a moment. That moment was all Narul needed to press forward, stabbing and slashing in rapid succession. Ruth just looked coldly stepping back, forcing his sword up to block. Lightning surged along the blade and into the ground, exploding in a wave of blinding light. Then using the opportunity,he moved with a flicked striking Narul. The force sent Narul flying back into a cliff face, rock shattering on impact. He coughed and spoke,"Ruth isn’t enough.." "In your dreams.."Ruth snorted, accelerating forward leaving behind a sonic explosion. Narul staggered forward again, shadows coiling around him like armor. He slashed with his dagger, the shadows extending the blade’s reach in a sudden whip-like attack. Ruth caught it on the flat of his sword, the sound of metal grinding against metal echoing through the valley. The impact tore a deep scar into the mountain wall beside them. They traded blow after blow, each strike heavy enough to make the air tremble. The ground beneath them was torn apart, blackened earth and scorched rock marking every step. Chunks of stone the size of houses broke loose and fell, smashing into the lower slopes. Thunder rolled endlessly overhead, matching the rhythm of their clashing weapons. Finally, Ruth pushed forward with a surge of strength. Lightning burst from his body in violent arcs, wrapping around his sword. He swung with both hands, the blade crashing against Narul’s dagger in a strike so forceful it shattered the ground in a radius of dozens of meters. The shockwave blasted the shadows away from Narul’s body, leaving him exposed.