In that instant, the rift of the Flame Realm fully opened.
Whispers from the remnants of a god's soul surged like a tide of nightmares, flooding every corner of consciousness.
Above the floating palace, the Bone King—the ruler who once dominated the Flame Realm, the lord who tore souls for a millennium—slowly opened his eyes.
He had no physical form, yet wore ten thousand faces. Each face mirrored the desires and weaknesses of the invaders.
"The Three Vows of the King's Flame... ... finally gathered."
His voice held no warmth, yet pierced the deepest layers of their souls.
Flame blood seeped from Evelynn's chest; the flame oath seal blazed violently over her heart. Lucian's right arm transformed into a blade of pure flame. From Elea's silver armor, blazing wings erupted from her back.
These were signs of the oath seal's awakening.
There was no turning back.Confrontation of Spirits"You think your flame oaths can oppose me?" the Bone King sneered. "Your contracts are mere derivatives of love and dependency. Lust is always a god's finest ."
The Bone King raised his hand, and nine bone gates split open in the void.
Beyond them lay the most irresistible "past" from each of their memories:
A teenage Lucian, kneeling naked before a throne, gaze burning yet to touch Evelynn.
Elea, bound under the whip of the Holy Inquisition, her eyes never leaving the queen's figure.
And Evelynn—wearing a royal robe, her womb carrying flame, imprisoned in a bone coffin as if torn apart.
This was not memory. It was—a possible future.
"Submit... and you may possess each other forever."Fusion of Flame OathsEvelynn closed her eyes, her swirling in the flame wind. Her voice trembled, yet held unwavering resolve:
"I don't need forever. I only need this moment... to burn with them."
She turned, her hands clasping Lucian's and Elea's palms.
Flame seals erupted!
Three soul trajectories intertwined instantly, the oath seal ascending to its second limit—"Flame Chains Linked Vow".
It was the final union of soul, desire, and flesh.
The moment the oath activated, their bodies were pulled into resonance.
Flames of desire erupted like waves, engulfing the entire floating palace.
There was no time for shame, no retreat.
Souls entangled, breaths merged—they became a new existence in that instant.Battle—BeginsThe Bone King roared, tearing through illusions, transforming into a flame colossus of ten thousand faces, overlooking the Flame Realm.
He was destruction, godhood, the pinnacle of desire.
The three ascended, like a triple-flame spear aimed at the god's heart.
Lucian charged first, his blazing spear shattering walls of bone, fire reflecting off his bare, muscular torso like a bloodflame war god.
Elea slashed with silver flame wings from the flank, her blade cutting through the void, sealing the return flow of the Bone King's left divine consciousness.
And Evelynn—her pupils had burned to pure gold, the flame core within her pulsing to a new, rhythmic beat.
She was the flame source, the herald of a new god.
She leaped, fingers joined, shaping flame into a seal, striking the god-king's brow:
"Third Oath of Flame—Soul Fire Unified!"
The moment the seal landed, a cracking sound echoed from within the Bone King, like ten thousand souls wailing as they extinguished.
The entire Flame Realm trembled.Flame Chains Bind the GodThe floating palace collapsed. The three knelt before the source of divine souls.
Lucian knelt, gasping, his body cracking from overload, blood mingling with flame.
Elea's hands shook, yet she shielded Evelynn from the backlash of divine soul reversal.
Evelynn knelt, gritting her teeth to pour the last wisp of flame core energy into the depths of the Bone King's divine core—
"By the heart of the King's Flame... I seal you for ten thousand years!"
The flame oath seal closed completely, like a flowing flame crest stamped onto the Bone King's residual soul.
His faded to whimpers, finally scattering into the void like shattered ashes.
The rift of the Flame Realm—closed before their eyes.The Flame Realm SlumbersSilence returned to the world.
The three lay before the ashen altar, bloodied yet clinging to each other.
Evelynn looked at Lucian and Elea, her voice hoarse but gentle:
"You are my chains... and I am your key."
Elea managed a faint smile: "I would lock myself to you for a lifetime."
Lucian lay back, his gaze fiery: "If hell is our fate... with you, it becomes paradise."
Starlight of the Flame Realm fell from the sky, like the ashes of fallen gods.
The three closed their eyes at last, flame oaths echoing, hearts and souls bound as one.