A deep, guttural roar tore from Safari's throat.
His aura exploded, a raging inferno of emerald flames.
The ground shattered beneath him.
Raven's smirk faded slightly as he felt the raw energy building.
Safari's eyes burned with fury and purpose.
He gripped Raven's wristāthe same hand clutching his hornsā
And for the first timeā
Raven winced.
A crackling force surged through Safari's body.
His muscles tensed.
His power surged.
Thenā
With a savage burst of strengthā
Safari ripped Raven's hand away from his horns!
Raven staggered back, rubbing his wrist.
He looked at Safari.
And for the first timeā
His amusement was gone.
Safari's aura had changed.
This was different.
This was deeper.
This was stronger.
This was Sappy's true power.
A power Raven had never seen before.
And it was aimed directly at him.
Legend's eyes widened.
Zack, Jen, Olive, Ianā
The prisoners who had fought beside Ekari and Wafiā
They all felt it.
This wasn't just rage.
This wasn't just power.
This was the unbroken will of two fallen warriorsāpassed on to their son.
Safari rolled his shoulders.
His eyes locked onto Raven.
His voice was low, steadyāfilled with something Raven hadn't heard from him before.
"You broke my parents' horns."
He gripped his hammer tightly, veins pulsing with energy.
"You stole their honor."
The ground rumbled beneath his feet.
"Now..."
He lifted his Devil Hammer, its aura merging with his own.
"I'll make you regret it."
And with thunderous forceā
Safari charged swinging his hammer viciously, each strike sending shockwaves through the battlefield.
BOOM!
Raven blocked the first strikeāhis feet digging into the cracked ground.
BOOM!
The second blow forced him back a step.
BOOM!
The third sent him skidding.
His smirk returned.
"This is more like it."
But Safari wasn't talking.
He wasn't reacting.
He was pure instinct.
Pure rage.
And it wasn't slowing down.
Angeleva, struggling to stay upright, felt her heart tighten.
This wasn't Safari.
Not the Safari she knew.
This was something else.
Zack clenched his fists.
"Legend, we need healing. Now."
Legend's God Scope glowed.
"I can transfer your healing energy through my God Scope."
Zack's eyes lit up with hopeāuntil Legend continued.
"But you'll need to be closer. It won't work from here."
Zack's heart sank.
They were too far.
Safari was too reckless right now.
And Angelevaā
Zack's eyes widened.
She was already trying to move.
"Angeleva!" Legend called, connecting to her telepathically.
She didn't stop.
She stumbled forward.
Her legs screamed in protest, her wings trembling from exhaustion.
But she pushed forward.
"Listen," Legend continued. "Once you reach Safari, stay close to him. I'll channel Zack's healing energy into both of you."
Angeleva gritted her teeth.
There was no questioning.
No hesitation.
She had to reach him.
Because if she didn'tā
Safari would lose himself.
And thatā
was more terrifying than Raven himself.
With a deep breathā
She pushed forward.
BOOM!
Raven crashed into the wall, the entire battlefield shaking under the force of Safari's Devil Hammer Smash.
For the first timeāRaven struggled to stand.
His smirk wavered, his body shaken.
But Safariā
Safari didn't stop.
His aura darkened.
His eyes burned with something far beyond rage.
It was raw, unfiltered destruction.
"DEVIL HAMMER SHOCK!"
Safari slammed his hammer into the groundā
CRACK!
A surge of energy erupted, blasting Raven backward.
"DEVIL HAMMER SWING!"
Safari spun mid-air, his hammer whipping through the air like a wrecking ballā
SLAM!
Raven's body twisted from the impact, his ribs cracking audibly.
"DEVIL HAMMER INCINERATION!"
A burst of dark flames engulfed Raven, burning him as he tumbled across the ground.
The battlefield was silent.
Even the prisoners watching from God Sphere felt their bodies tremble.
Safari was no longer a warrior.
He was a force of nature.
But Angelevaā
She felt something different.
Something horrifying.
This wasn't Safari.
Not the Safari she knew.
This wasā
a monster.
She pushed herself forward, dragging her injured body closer.
Angeleva stretched out her hand.
"Safari! Stop!"
She barely got close beforeā
WHAM!
Safari backhanded her away.
Her body flipped through the air, crashing onto the ground.
Pain shot through her, but it wasn't the physical pain that hit her hardest.
It was the fear.
Not fear of Raven.
Not fear of losing.
But fear of losing Safari.
She realized it in that moment.
She genuinely didn't want him to lose himself.
She didn't want to see him like this.
BOOM!
Safari slammed Raven's face into the ground.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Each hit shook the battlefield, sending tremors through the castle.
The prisoners watching could barely breathe.
Even the shadowy figures observing from the distance seemed intrigued.
But thenā
Raven grinned.
His fingers twitched.
Safari raised his hammer for another blowā
But before he could swingā
WHAM!
Raven kicked him back, sending him sliding across the battlefield.
Safari stumbled, his breath heavy.
His aura still flared.
His anger still boiled.
But Ravenā
was laughing.
He wiped a great amount of blood from his face, his smile growing wider.
"That's interesting."
Safari's eyes twitched.
Raven cracked his neck.
"Let's see if you can handle more."
And thenā
He charged again.
Angeleva watched Safari, her chest tightening.
He wasn't just angry.
He wasn't just furious.
He was suffering.
And if this kept goingā
He wouldn't come back.
She clenched her fists.
"I won't let you lose yourself."
And with that, Angeleva forced her injured body forward.
Safari and Raven clashed again, their attacks shaking the battlefield.
Each impact sent shockwaves that cracked the very walls of the castle.
Safari's aura raged wildly, his attacks fueled by something far deeper than angerā
Agony.
His past.
His pain.
His entire existence was crumbling inside him.
And Ravenā
Raven was enjoying it.
BOOM!
Safari's Devil Hammer Throw sent Raven spiraling through the air.
Before Raven could recoverā
"JUMPING HAMMER BLOW!"
Safari launched himself upward, hammer raised.
CRACK!
Raven's back arched violently from the impact as he was sent plummeting back down, crashing into the ground.
Safari didn't stop.
"DEVIL HAMMER EXPLOSION!"
His hammer glowed with dark energy before he slammed it down, releasing a massive explosion that engulfed Raven completely.
The battlefield trembled.
Rocks shattered.
Debris flew.
But Angelevaā
She wasn't looking at Raven.
She was looking at Safari.
His aura wasn't normal anymore.
His eyes glowed red, his veins darkened.
And she knewā
This wasn't strength anymore.
It was self-destruction.