The Anatomy of a Clash: the Step-by-Step Escalation of Escanor Vs. Estarossa
As the clock neared 11:50 AM, Escanor summoned his signature magical technique: Cruel Sun. Raising a single finger, he conjured a miniature, super-dense star that hovered directly above his hand. The passive radiant heat was catastrophic. Dozens of yards away, the iron plating on Ban’s and the Holy Knights' armor began liquefying against their flesh, forcing Escanor to redirect the engagement away from his allies.
With a clean swat of his hand, Escanor threw the blazing orb directly into Estarossa's chest. Estarossa attempted to swallow the projectile within his demonic Black Out technique, blanketing the sphere in darkness. For a brief second, the demon believed he had smothered the solar sphere.
Then Escanor spoke again: "Pride Flare." The miniature star exploded from within the demon's dark shroud. The resulting blast blew Estarossa straight across the map, rocketing him miles away until he slammed into Lake Penance. The immense body of water did not simply boil; the lake bed was stripped down to dry cracked earth in less than three seconds as millions of gallons of water vanished into superheated steam. When Zeldris arrived to assist his brother, Escanor expanded Cruel Sun once more, blasting both demons over the horizon in a concussive shockwave.
