Defining Battle! (pt.1)

Months of unwavering dedication culminated in a defining moment.

Clad in his sharp, reinforced gauntlets—polished to a deep obsidian sheen—Rudra stood beneath a sky cloaked in the dying light of dusk. His breath was calm, but his muscles were wound tight with anticipation. 

He had requested Agni Igris for a new challenge, a way to test his new limits. 

Agni Igris had deemed him strong enough for the challenge. 

And so, across the worn grass of the outer training field, loomed a low-tier Ki Surging stage beast—an armored titan of stone and muscle.

 Its hide glistened under the moonlight, laced with Ki-rich minerals, and its eyes gleamed with a primal intelligence that sent chills down even the most seasoned warrior's spine.

It was twice his size, thrice his weight—and a hundred times more deadly than anything he had ever fought before.

And yet, as he walked toward the clearing where death awaited him, there was no fear in his eyes.