CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
Minutes unfolded rapidly, and soon an hour had passed. The whale threw punches, making the entire desert roar. However, the reflection retaliated at the same level, thunderously. Quickly, a black saber emerged, cutting through the desert, but the reflection countered with an earth-made saber, using the same technique.
BOOM!
They collided repeatedly, their defenses were endless, and the attacks, fierce. Both seemed to be at a total impasse, but every second the whale felt a mental energy invading their bodies, sealing their meridians. They used Ruri's mental power through the array, but could only slow down the invasion. They were far from being as skilled as this reflection in using mental power.
'This is a robbery! We didn't use it like this!' Bruno said tensely, then they tried to use something the reflection couldn't replicate.
