"You're weak, bro."
Kai clenched his fists.
Taai continued.
"I can't believe Alice and Raj told me to give you special treatment."
He cracked his neck.
"Well..."
"I guess this is the special treatment."
Weak.
The word echoed.
Kai froze for half a heartbeat.
Weak.
Another memory surfaced.
Fais.
Every punch carried overwhelming force.
No wasted movement.
Only destruction.
Then—
Another memory overlapped.
Zane.
Calm.
Balanced.
Fluid.
Every movement redirected force instead of meeting it.
The Order's style.
Kai closed his eyes briefly.
"...I've gotten stronger."
He whispered.
When he opened them—
His stance changed.
No longer rigid.
His breathing slowed.
His weight shifted naturally.
Taai noticed immediately.
"Oh?"
Kai moved.
One step.
Taai punched.
Kai rotated.
Redirected the strike.
Not blocked.
Redirected.
The punch skimmed past his shoulder.
Kai answered immediately.
A crushing body blow inspired by Fais.
Heavy.
Explosive.
Taai's torso shifted slightly.
Another strike.
A spinning elbow.
Order technique.