Chapter 61: The Eternal Rival Returns
The very air around us shuddered, as if reality itself recognized the magnitude of our clash. The moment I spoke those words—
"Heaven's Wing."
The man before me paused.
For the first time, his smirk faltered. His emerald eyes, identical to mine, widened just slightly.
A slow chuckle rumbled from his throat before it grew into a full, booming laugh.
"Hah... HAHAHA! So, you finally recognize me?"
He spread his arms wide, the remnants of his tattered robe flaring behind him like wings of shadow.
"It took you long enough, my old friend."
Two Sides of the Same Coin
I wiped the blood from my lips and grinned wildly.
"To think I'd find you here, in this world. But I should've known—" My fists tightened, my entire body thrumming with excitement. "Only you could take my strongest attack head-on and still stand there laughing."