Knitemare VS. Lotus Kenhiro! (Part 2 - Finale)

(With Knitemare cackling at what Lotus has stated, he believes the end in inevitable.)

"Knitemare: "As long as you stand"? Is that was you've just blurted out of your mouth..?"

(Knitemare's body would then generate negative aura before expanding physically around the area, entrapping both him and Knitemare inside the very domain of negative energy while showcasing a changed environment of destroyed lands and a hellscape of nightmares.)

"Lotus: ..."
"Knitemare: Soak it in Lotus, these are your biggest fears! This is what all who opposes me fear for, this is no ordinary domain, Kenhiro... For this is THE Domain Of Fear!!"

(With Lotus showing no sign of fear toward his own fears, he would then stare face to face with his own fear, his cocky young assassin years.)

"Young Lotus: Who's this lametard of an old crone? TCH, how did I let myself become so frail and weak?! I'm still stronger than the original me!"
"Lotus: You use my past self's incompetence to strike fear into me, when it's what motivates me to become a true martial artist. I do not need to fear myself and therefore, I only see younger me as a partner to becoming what I've remolded myself to become."
"Young Lotus: HUH?! You got something to say to me, you bag of bones?!"

(As the Young Lotus throws an aggressive right punch to Lotus's face, the connecting blow would not stun or hurt the Original Lotus at all for he shows no fear or anger.)

"Young Lotus: Whaa?! There's no way you're stronger than me, you old punk!!"
"Lotus: You can mock me for my age as much as you wish. But a man's experience carries more strength than your very desire to be the strongest. In terms you can understand... You'll forever be weaker than me."

(With the Young Lotus then screaming in denial to the Original Lotus's words, he would begin to crack left and right before exploding, Knitemare immediately back on the attack inside Lotus's nightmares. With Lotus moving as swift as water, Lotus would deliver a helmet-denting triple spin roundhouse kick, the kick blasting Knitemare outside of the domain, the damage forcing the domain to shatter around the entire city. With Lotus taking multiple steps toward Knitemare, he would then pause and notice a change in the wind and a strange scent in the air.)

"Lotus: ...Something's coming. But it's waiting..."
"Knitemare: If you plan to tease me further with your physical strength, then the real fight begins!"
"Lotus: The real fight's begun the second you've tried to kill that family. And with how stronger I've mentally become, your mind tricks are futile against me."

(With Knitemare immediately using the power of Darkness to swallow Lotus whole, Lotus immediately casts a Mental Barrier to negate the darkness but also punch it back with the use of the barrier. With Lotus closing in toward Knitemare, he would then use a change of offensive tactics, revealing an elemental beam of Hellfire and Arctic Ice combined to incinerate Lotus in seconds. With the massive blast splitting multiple buildings in half, the followed explosions from the Hellfire would explode flames across Hakodate, burning down areas of the city.)

"Knitemare: There's no hope of escaping that... Hellfire and Arctic Ice as a duo makes a very offensive combination, no damned fighter could ever escape that!"
"Lotus: Are you done talking?"

(Before Knitemare could then turn around, Lotus delivers a Bursting Beak attack directly into the chest of the off guard Knitemare.)

"Lotus: FIST OF THE VENGEFUL RAVEN, BURSTING BEAK!"

(With the shockwave being twice as stronger as his last few times, Knitemare was then rocketed across the city before Lotus flash steps above the flying Knitemare and delivers a double head stomp directly into the ground, sinking Knitemare under the concrete and deeper into the Earth's crust as they were no longer in the areas affected by fire. With Lotus immediately escaping the crater, Knitemare would disintegrate the debris around him as he forcefully awakens every elemental ability while announcing the skills he will be using for the fight.)

"Lotus: Hm..."
"Knitemare: I will not tolerate your nonsense any longer!! Rubber-Like Limbs! Kinetic Enhancer times ten! Strength Increaser times thirty! Elemental Multiplier times fifteen! Future Vi-"

(With no time to announce the rest, Lotus would deliver a targeted flying kick directly into the stomach of Knitemare, forcefully deactivating his attacks as Lotus then grips the helmet of Knitemare, tossing his own body ahead over Knitemare's before piledriving Knitemare directly back into the ground. With the dust itself being blasted away from the thunderous attacks, Lotus would directly assault Knitemare directly in the chest and the stomach, as if both spots were his weak spots.)

"Knitemare: Tch..!!! FORCE FIELD!"

(With Knitemare's force field expanding across the field, Lotus would deliver a destructive left hook to the force field, shocking Knitemare knowing that he could not escape Lotus's destructive physical strength and speed.)

"Knitemare (Thinking): It's TOO SOON..! The final project isn't even created yet...! I need more time, I need MORE TIME!"

(Before Knitemare could escape once more, Lotus would then purposely slash off the right arm of Knitemare, noticing the blood gushing out of the dismembered socket as Lotus then delivers an onslaught of Vengeful Raven styled techniques.)

"Lotus: FIST OF THE VENGEFUL RAVEN... BURSTING BEAK! RAVEN'S CLAW! CORVUS PECK! VENGING FLOCK! VOIDING DIVE! KILLER BOLT!"

(With a count of 6 Vengeful Raven Art finishing attacks causes penetrative and permanent damage to Knitemare, Lotus slides his left foot back then positions himself to move with the blowing wind as he then says...)

"Lotus: GO...JAI!"

(With the force and movement of the wind flowing and surrounding Knitemare, he was then met with an onslaught of martial art attacks, pressure point focused, no pulled attacks and even bone breaking attacks. With Knitemare unable to protect himself any further, he would feel a number of his own abilities forcefully shutting down due to the aggressiveness of Lotus's martial arts. With Lotus's physical body reforming after shaping with the wind, Lotus ends the assault with a powerful side kick to blast Knitemare into the air, followed by a double palm strike, three consecutive claw scratches and a diving headbutt from Lotus in the air, the very onslaught ending as Knitemare was then crashlanding deeper into the crust, farther down than he's even been. With Lotus then landing on both feet and awaiting Knitemare to get back up, he would do nothing but stare at the crater with his arms crossed and his gi, beard and hair flowing in the wind.)

"Lotus: ...If you have to rely on the of elemental power and additional abilities to defeat an aging martial artist, then you have no right to complain about a man of my age able to beat you like a child."
"Knitemare: ..."
"Lotus: I know you can hear me, Knitemare! Get up! If you wish for your dream to come to fruition, you must fight me! You're the Elemental Lord, are you not?! You're the strongest enemy in this very existence, are you not?! Prove it and get up on your feet! Fight me as if I am your worst NIGHTMARE!"

(With no further words to be said, all Lotus could do was wait.. and wait... until he's felt the shift in the air and the drop of presence. Annoyed yet grateful, Lotus had to come to terms that Knitemare left Earth immediately to recover.)

"Lotus: ...He's gone. I should've finished him sooner. No matter, I wonder how Sawano will manage with him. Knowing how my fighting's weakened Knitemare, it's bound to be an easy game for him..."

(With Knitemare immediately holed into a pocket dimension to recover himself, Knitemare was then hit with a major realization, the war was about to turn for the worst and he needed to act now... Or he and Kazuya will have lost the war...)