Sunbeams covered the entire horizon in countless spots. The invincible golden domain that once enveloped the planet was now pierced like a sieve falling apart completely.
On the battlefield, a deathly silence reigned. Only the hero’s screams, a sharp pain piercing his brain, broke this quiet. No one could breathe; a painful suffocation weighed on everyone’s chests. Trembling eyes stared at the scene no one wanted to believe or see.
The round figure was painfully embracing his most faithful companion. She, whom everyone accepted as the direct voice of the divine figure, who led them through the darkest years of survival, who showed a warm and fierce love for him. But... there was no more soul fluctuation or sign of life in her.
It took thirty seconds. Then, the whale slowly let her go...
Everyone watched his pain, feeling as if their own souls were shattering along with his. The whale gestured, and Ruri’s body was stored in the inventory.
In that moment, everyone saw his aura empty... becoming dry and cold...
All the feelings within him were erased, his eyes now cold, deep, and infinite pools of darkness.
The tattoos on his fists pulsed but no longer glowed like stars. The darkness of Yin devoured all the surrounding light; the Yang was dull and gray... then it turned completely black and demonic.
There was no hate...
There was no fury...
Black skies covered the entire planet, swallowing the remnants of the golden domain. Only a single will flowed in the round figure’s mind, manifesting in the world as the harbinger of the end...
Destroy... kill... purge...
Immediately beside the whale, a shadow appeared and materialized.
"Master!" Rehvka appeared and grabbed his arm with tears in her eyes. "We’re here! We’re all by your side!"
The whale didn’t respond or move. He just breathed a little deeper, and the tattoos pulsed, darkening the space around him completely. Immediately, Rehvka felt suffocated and a dark force so intense it made her body burn, pushing her away several meters against her will.
Almin watched his distant brother, seriously... He was back... the demon he knew, who killed him and destroyed his entire planet, was in front of his eyes again... but now, even he felt an indescribable pain inside. He didn’t want to believe that the little girl who helped unite him with his brother was gone.
Corin, in the distance, handed Calirer to someone nearby and tried to move forward, without strength. But immediately, Almin held him back and shook his head negatively, looking into his eyes.
At the same time, Rehvka roared and activated all her Dao. Her figure became shrouded in a dark mantle, and she advanced, taking firm steps toward the whale. He just took a deep breath in response, and everything around her solidified, freezing her in place.
Rehvka trembled, her eyes tightened... then she spat a lot of blood and took a step forward. She didn’t care about anything but the figure in front of her; after a few steps, her whole body trembled as if it was about to explode. But she kept taking slow steps toward him.
When the whale finally snorted and threatened to act for real, he felt the weight and softness on his back, embracing him with all her strength. Rehvka conveyed all her feelings, her will, and her words full of affection and concern.
"Master!" Rehvka jumped and grabbed him, wrapping her arms around his neck. For a second, the whale’s reflections recalled another figure who had embraced him there with the same intensity...
The emptiness in him seemed to gain a bit of color, and he took a deep breath. Soon, a soft voice sounded gently.
"We all love you... she did the same, intensely... and she knew we were the same and wouldn’t abandon you... please, don’t forget us... remember me, Thea, Corin, Almin, everyone from the city; no one wants to live away from you…"
The whale felt something flowing through his veins. They were recent feelings and memories. People kept living, day and night always came again, life went on... no matter the situation...
"I..." Rehvka paused mid-sentence, sobbing, her tears flowing quickly. "Sister is gone... I would have done the same in her place, anyone by your side would have done the same... we’d build the road for you, even at the cost of our lives. We’d never regret anything... but if you give up everything for her... I’m sure she’d regret even being born and living... all her happiness would turn into martyrdom."
The tattoos on the whale’s fists trembled... his whole round figure froze...
It took two minutes, at that moment the hero stopped screaming and clenched his fists, regaining control of his body.
The whale exhaled... it was as if the air expelled from his lungs was a black, corrosive poison that tormented him.
His pain didn’t diminish a bit... it was like millions of thorns piercing his soul at the same time... her smile was the only thing he wanted most in his life... the queen no longer mattered... but... she died so he could win. She chose to die because she believed he would save all the infinite universes from the queen... she died...
At that moment, the Yang on his fist began to shine purely again... then tears started to flow gently from the whale’s eyes.
"Thank you. You can go, it’s going to be okay." The whale’s voice sounded calmly to Rehvka, but with a depth that reflected his pain and resolve. "Put everyone in the city formation and prepare to activate all defensive resources."
He sighed deeply, as if collecting the pieces of his soul and trying to put them back together like broken glass. It was impossible... thinking hurt... remembering hurt... but...
He turned to Kaiyka, who was a short distance away. Her gaze was empty, full of extreme pain, her expression desolate and lifeless. She felt his gaze and slowly turned to him.
"Go on... for her..." The whale’s words started firmly, but by the end his voice trembled, revealing the vulnerability he tried to hide. "Ruri left her pets with the families. The leaders and all the powerful ones are dead. Send the order for them to invade the formation and bring everything here."
Kaiyka nodded, her eyes full of tears. She knew that despite all the pain, their mission had to continue. Ruri’s loss wouldn’t be in vain; she then looked at the hero, almost completely stable, and a deep killing intent surfaced in her.
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The whale looked at the horizon, the Yang on his fist radiating a new and intense light. The tears stopped falling, but he knew inside he would never be the same again... something inside him broke completely and would never come back; but he had to keep going.
He then focused his gaze on the hero. The villain was gone, he was just a man mourning, unable to think of anything else; at that moment, Alm and Bruno could feel all the celestial laws, all the pains and sufferings of the world, all life and all death. All from an indifferent and uninterested perspective...
That was a state of absolute emptiness. Something they had only achieved once in their entire existence. And in it, they managed to break free from moral shackles and ascend to the immortal realm.
And now, in their eyes, there was only a figure with a contorted face still down, but almost recovered...