Chapter twenty: The Tempest vs The Electric Phantom

The arena crackled with anticipation as Ernis, the master of storms, stepped forward. The air around him shimmered with the charge of an oncoming storm, wind swirling around his feet. His sharp eyes locked onto his opponent—Greed, the phantom of electricity, standing relaxed, his G.E.A.R suit pulsing with energy.

Gabriel raised his hand. "Begin!"

Immediately, Ernis raised both hands, summoning dark storm clouds overhead. The sky rumbled in response, a powerful gale sweeping across the battlefield.

Greed, unfazed, simply tilted his head, his visor scanning Ernis' energy levels. His AI companion, Pegasus, whispered calculations into his ear.

FLASH!

A lightning bolt, thick as a tree trunk, struck Greed's position.

But—he wasn't there.

ZAP!

Greed had already moved, vanishing in a blink of electricity. He reappeared behind Ernis, fist crackling with voltage, and struck.

BOOM!

The impact sent Ernis sliding back, but he quickly recovered, summoning a fierce hurricane-like wind to push Greed away.

"You think speed alone will win?" Ernis smirked. "You're playing with my element, Greed."

Greed grinned, his suit humming as his energy output increased.

"We'll see about that."

SNAP!

He snapped his fingers, and a chain of lightning raced across the battlefield, homing in on Ernis.

Ernis' eyes narrowed—and with a flick of his wrist, the wind redirected the lightning, sending it harmlessly into the clouds.

"Not bad," Greed admitted, his visor adjusting. "But let's turn up the voltage."

His suit glowed brighter, and in an instant—he vanished.

Ernis barely had time to react before—

BOOM!

A devastating electric shockwave erupted behind him.

Greed had anticipated the counterattack. His body moved at the speed of thought, appearing in Ernis' blind spot, delivering a crushing electrified punch to his side.

CRACK!

The ground shattered beneath them.

Ernis staggered but refused to fall. He spread his arms, summoning the full force of his storm.

Lightning dragons roared in the sky. Wind cyclones twisted into violent tornadoes.

Greed's visor glitched for a split second as Pegasus struggled to process the chaotic environment.

"Warning: Energy surge detected—"

BOOM!

The storm's full wrath descended, aiming to consume Greed entirely.

But instead of dodging—

Greed laughed.

Then, he raised both arms.

"I'll take it all!"

At that moment, he unleashed his greatest trump card.

His G.E.A.R suit shifted, activating a hyper-conductive mode. Instead of avoiding Ernis' storm—he absorbed it.

Every bolt of lightning. Every gust of wind. Every ounce of storm energy—

All of it flowed into Greed's body.

Ernis' eyes widened in shock. "Impossible—!"

Greed's entire figure glowed like a sun. Lightning danced across his skin, his suit crackling with unimaginable power.

His smirk widened.

"My turn."

He vanished.

Faster than light—faster than thought—Greed appeared above Ernis, his fist crackling with the force of a thousand storms.

"Thunder God Impact!"

He punched downward.

BOOOOOOM!

The entire arena erupted.

A dome of pure electricity expanded outward, shaking the very ground. The audience shielded their eyes as blinding white light consumed the battlefield.

When the dust cleared—

Ernis lay motionless on the ground.

Greed stood above him, breathing heavily, his suit steaming.

Gabriel stepped forward.

"Winner: Greed!"

The crowd erupted.

As Ernis was helped to his feet, he let out a breathless chuckle. "You're insane."

Greed wiped some sweat from his brow. "Takes one to know one."

The final match was set:

Darkhan vs John.

The battle between Shadows and the Ultimate Soul was about to begin.