Mahito, the soul manipulating master, challenged Akua Manō, the third demigod son of the shark god, to a battle. As the two combatants entered the ring, Mahito detached his limbs and formed them into weapons, believing that this would give him an edge. Akua Manō scoffed at this, confident in his own abilities. The battle began and Akua Manō immediately started using his hydrokinesis to manipulate the water in the arena. Mahito tried to counter this by using his own soul manipulation to alter the shape of the water, but Akua Manō's divine sense allowed him to sense danger and dodge perfectly. Seeing that his initial strategy was not working, Mahito used his self-reform ability to turn his limbs into sharp, snake-like appendages. He lunged at Akua Manō, aiming to strike him with his new weapons. But Akua Manō was too fast and too durable, dodging each attack and weathering the blows when they struck. Eventually, Mahito realized that he could not defeat Akua Manō through physical attacks alone. He tried to use his soul manipulation to get into his opponent's mind, but Akua Manō's divine heritage made him immune to such tactics. Akua Manō, in turn, used his mastery over water to create a powerful water vortex, dragging Mahito towards him. He then used his Shark Rush ability, throwing a flurry of hypersonic punches that shattered Mahito's bones and left him unconscious on the ground. The winner of the battle was Akua Manō. His mastery over water and his demigod abilities proved too much for Mahito's soul manipulation and detachment skills.