Aarya leapt toward the seed, the glow of the Granthnishaan slicing through the air around him. On the ground below, the Fiend Queen released a screech — a final, desperate cry filled with rage and survival instinct. Riya and Grace saw as Aarya's body descended like a bolt of lightning — landing right at the seed's core.
There was a massive explosion — but it wasn't fire. It was a burst of pure energy, a vibrational shockwave that silenced the entire battlefield for a moment. The Fiend Queen's tendrils froze, and cracks began to appear across the bloodthorn residue spread on the ground.
Aarya had landed. Beneath his feet was the shattered husk of the seed — a dark crystal now reduced to ash. The glow from his Granthnishaan faded from both his hands, but his eyes still burned with focus.
