Order of the Elements

"Sand Golem..." Daichi muttered, standing tall atop the golem's head.

Molecule's eyes widened as he stared up at the towering construct, still sitting upright in the sand, stunned.

The Sand Golem stood nearly equal in height to Molecule's enormous form. Its body was forged from layers of compacted dunes and hardened sediment. Its limbs were thick and immovable like stone pillars, and its surface rippled and shifted constantly – alive, in motion.

Hikaru stood motionless below, jaw slack, eyes locked onto the behemoth.

"W-What the hell is that?" he breathed.

Then–

Daichi, standing atop the golem's head, raised both arms to the sky.

And he wasn't alone.

The Sand Golem mimicked his every move, its massive arms rising into the air, casting shadows across the dunes.

Then – Daichi struck his arms downward.

The golem did the same.