The cloaked man chuckled softly, his eyes narrowing with hatred. "So confident, aren't you, Ethan? Do you really think you can defeat me alone?" he said as he raised his hand, gathering dark energy that swirled around his body.
Ethan gripped his blade tighter, feeling the power of the Devourer coursing through him. The hunger for energy began gnawing at his body, but he fought to suppress it.
"I don't care who you are or what you want. But you made a big mistake by attacking us," Ethan replied coldly.
The cloaked man sneered, then, with a swift motion, swung his hand toward Ethan. A wave of dark energy shot toward him like a black storm.
Ethan quickly channeled the power of the Devourer to block the attack, but the impact was so immense that the ground around them cracked and shattered. Ethan was thrown several meters back, stumbling as he tried to regain his footing.
"Damn... this guy's power is incredible," Ethan thought. But deep down, he knew he couldn't stop now. Ethan closed his eyes for a moment, feeling the Devourer demanding more energy.
"No time left," Ethan muttered to himself. "Devourer, do what you will. Take it all."
In an instant, Ethan's body was engulfed by a dark red aura that grew stronger, and the Devourer's power within him surged, taking over completely.
He felt an overwhelming sensation of strength as the power absorbed all the energy around him from the shattered ground to the dark energy emitted by the cloaked man.
The cloaked man watched Ethan's transformation with wide eyes. "So, that's your true power... Interesting," he said, impressed. "But even that won't be enough to defeat me!"
Ethan wasted no time. With a speed he had never shown before, he leaped forward, his blade glowing with the energy of the Devourer. Each swing of his blade not only cut through the air but also absorbed the energy around him, leaving a dark red trail with every strike.
The cloaked man tried to fend off Ethan's attacks by erecting walls of dark energy, but Ethan's onslaught was relentless. Every clash between the Devourer's power and the dark energy sent massive shockwaves through the battlefield.
The ground beneath them crumbled, and the sky above grew darker, as if the fight was draining the light from the world itself.
Ethan then swung his sword downward with full force, and the cloaked man only had time to raise his hand to block. But the attack was so powerful that the dark energy shield cracked and shattered. The cloaked man was thrown back, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"What is this... what kind of power do you have?!" the man shouted, his face filled with confusion.
Ethan stared at him, his eyes burning with rage. "You'll never understand," he said coldly. The dark red aura around his body grew even larger, almost consuming him entirely. "This isn't just about power. It's about survival."
The cloaked man, though injured, stood back up with a forced, deranged laugh. "Interesting... Very interesting! But I won't be defeated that easily!" he said, his voice desperate yet filled with madness.
He raised both his hands into the air, creating a massive vortex of dark energy that enveloped the entire area around them. "I'll show you the true power of darkness!" he screamed, as the vortex began to condense, ready to strike Ethan with devastating force.
Ethan looked at the swirling energy calmly. He knew that if he didn't act quickly, this attack could end badly. But inside him, the Devourer whispered, begging for more energy, more power.
Ethan knew that if he relied too much on the Devourer, he risked losing control of himself.
But there was no other choice. "Take it all..." Ethan whispered softly, surrendering himself completely to the Devourer's power.
In an instant, Ethan's body was cloaked in a dark aura that turned pitch black. The light around them vanished, sucked into the Devourer's power, which had reached its peak. With a swift motion, Ethan launched himself toward the dark energy vortex created by the cloaked man.
"Void Strike!" Ethan yelled, swinging his sword, now dripping with dark, dense energy.
The sword pierced through the vortex, absorbing it like a black hole. The cloaked man's eyes widened in shock as he watched his own attack get consumed by the Devourer's insatiable hunger.
"Impossible!" he screamed.
But before he could react further, Ethan was already in front of him, the black blade slicing through the man's body with one swift motion. Time seemed to stand still for a moment before a massive explosion shook the ground, creating a huge crater in the battlefield.
The cloaked man fell, his body cleaved by Ethan's strike. Dark blood poured from the deep wound, and the energy surrounding him began to fade. In the center of the crater, Ethan stood still, his body still enveloped by the black aura of the Devourer, which was slowly dissipating.
"I-I can't... lose... like this..." the cloaked man whispered weakly before finally collapsing, motionless.
Ethan stood there, breathing heavily, his body trembling from the effects of the Devourer. He knew that, even though he had won, the Devourer's power wouldn't simply fade away. The energy within him was still raging, demanding more to consume.
"I... can't keep doing this," Ethan muttered before finally dropping to his knees, struggling to regain control over the power that had nearly consumed him.
But in the distance, Ethan could sense a pure, radiant power shining even in broad daylight. "I guess Nyssa succeeded in her task," he whispered to himself.