End

Max's heartbeat thundered in his chest.

The moment his sword stabbed forward, the Wheel of Samsara manifested—

A massive rotating wheel of lightning, its edges crackling with raw destruction.

It churned the air, twisting space itself as it flew toward Evan, ready to devour him whole.

Max didn't hesitate.

He pushed the rotating storm of annihilation forward—

And the Wheel of Samsara scaled the distance instantly.

It reached Evan's still figure.

But Max was a tad bit too late.

Because—

At that moment.

Evan opened his eyes.

A flicker of awareness returned to Evan's blackened, featureless face.

His new horn gleamed under the flickering lightning, his presence calm, deep—unshakable.

And just like that—

He punched.

A simple motion.

A single strike.

His fist tore through the air.

And the moment it connected with the Wheel of Samsara—

BOOM!