Fushiro

Elian was one of the most powerful warriors of his time. His best friend, who had been through so much with him, became his brother in spirit and an ally in battle. But one day their paths diverged. Elian became too dangerous — not only for the world, but for himself. In a battle where they faced each other, his friend, realizing that Elian could destroy everything around him, made a decision: to seal him in a barrier created specifically for him.

This barrier was not just a prison, but a space where time did not exist. Elian was locked in a void where he neither aged nor lived. His mind changed, and his body became something else. He communicated with shadows and entities within the barrier that altered him. He was neither human nor something entirely foreign.

One day, the barrier shattered. The reasons behind this remained a mystery. Perhaps Elian had grown stronger than the barrier, or perhaps someone from the outside deliberately destroyed it. The world he knew had changed. He found himself in a place where no one remembered him. But his enemies — those who had sealed him — were still alive, and they were beginning their hunt.

Elian was no longer sure that his release had been a blessing. He could not forget his friend, who had become his enemy. His goal was to find the one who had sealed him, to understand why it had happened and what lay behind that decision. But with every passing moment, he realized that his power and his transformations were unsettling him. He was no longer human, and his path now might lead to the destruction of everything.

Elian — a prisoner who had become something else — and his return marked the beginning of a new era. Sometimes, It seems that Elian is not from this world.

Beyond the Barrier

After Elian's strike, everything fell silent for a moment. And yet the Guardians survived. By burrowing underground, they created a Celestial Light Shield, and when they emerged — they were shocked.

— His strike sliced the sea… it's gone. And the sky — split in half, one of the Guardians said.

— If he had aimed that blow at Japan, another added, Japan would've been cut in two.

The Guardians stared into the smoke, from where someone was walking out. It was Elian. He had lost an arm. When he unleashed the strike, he momentarily dropped his guard, and all four Guardians simultaneously used the Beam of Light, severing his left arm and sealing the spot, making it impossible for Elian to regenerate it.

The Guardians now had the advantage.

— That attack was useless. You lost your arm for nothing, one of them said.

— I don't care, Elian replied calmly. I want to try something new. Fighting with just one arm.

— You're insane! one of the Guardians shouted. You won't last!

— I don't care, Elian said again, sticking out his tongue and laughing.

He felt a faint presence filming them. Turning his head, he spotted a journalist hiding behind a rock.

— Let's begin, Elian said.

The Guardians charged at him. Elian drew his blade. The Guardians scattered in different directions and unleashed the Judgement Day Beam. Elian smirked:

— All you can do is attack in sync.

The beam was already near. Elian raised his blade. It began to absorb the beam, growing stronger by the second. The beam vanished. It didn't work.

Then the Guardians decided to act individually. All four rushed at Elian, forming the Blade of Dawn. Elian immediately countered with a combination of strikes, crashing it down on them. One of the Guardians activated the Sanctuary Slice, cutting off the path to Elian — but Elian already knew the Guardian's next move.

One Arm