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As the invisible storm looming around the Sky Deceiving Valley was right around the corner, a real 'storm' was currently undergoing on a particular place within the region.
Boom!
The duel between Shin and Zero reached a whole other level. The former was still under his state of enlightenment while the latter continued to help at completing it.
As the battle progressed, Zero was able to see that Shin was continuously getting stronger and slowly reaching the state of being one with the sword. A little push was only needed for him to finally set his foot in that stage.
"I guess, it is finally time to push him to the limit," muttered Zero as he suddenly disengaged away from Shin to create some space before quickly taking a stance.
He then held his sword in front of his chest with both of his hands while squatting his hips a little and facing Shin sideways.
Hu~!