The fire had barely settled.
The night had barely breathed again—
When everything broke.
Rayon Veynar's eyes narrowed.
Luminous went still.
Azelar slowly put Lucifer down beside him.
Nyk crushed his cigarette under his foot.
"…Yeah," Nyk muttered.
"…That wasn't normal."
Before anyone could say another word—
BOOOOOOM—!!
A pillar of blue flames tore down from the heavens.
Massive.
Absolute.
Erasing everything in its path.
Rayon didn't hesitate.
He raised his hand—
Barrier.
Darkness unfolded like a dome—
Swallowing the impact.
The flames slammed into it—
Reality screaming under the pressure.
For a moment—
It held.
Then—
The shockwave exploded outward.
The mansion—
Gone.
Reduced to nothing but scattered debris.
But everyone inside—
Untouched.
Rayon lowered his hand slowly.
His eyes—
Cold.
"…You really did that."
Above them—
Figures descended.
A group.
Not small.
Not weak.
An army.
At the front—
A man.
White aura.
Calm.
Overwhelming.
Even Rayon…
Felt it.
"…Interesting."
The beings spoke.
Their voices distorted—
Censored by reality itself.
But Rayon heard it clearly.
"…All demi-gods within Zarak are to be accounted for… and returned to the Upper Realms."
Silence.
Then—
Rayon smiled.
"…You came here…"
His voice dropped.
Dangerous.
"…Telling me to give up my children?"
Behind him—
Erethon chuckled lightly.
"…If the old you wakes up…"
"…This won't end well."
Rayon didn't look back.
"…It already won't."
The man stepped forward.
Calm.
Untouched by the tension.
"…I am Omega."
"…Representative of the Heavenly Court."
Rayon's expression didn't change.
"…Cool."
A pause.
"…You're still dying."
Omega's eyes narrowed slightly.
"…Take the children."
The army moved.
And instantly—
They stopped.
The air…
Collapsed.
Azelar stepped forward slightly.
Gravity.
Not heavy.
Not crushing.
Absolute.
"…Try it."
Above—
Christine was already floating.
Gun raised.
"…One more step…"
Her voice cold.
"…And I erase you."
Nyk stepped forward.
His aura spread—
Silent.
Deadly.
"…Ruin already claimed you."
Luminous lifted her hand—
Light blooming like a star.
"…You chose the wrong world."
Behind them—
Nexus stepped forward—
Her body shifted.
Expanded.
Dragon scales.
Golden.
Massive wings unfolding.
Dragon God Form.
Her presence alone—
Shook the land.
"…You will not touch them."
And then—
Rayon lifted off the ground.
Omega did the same.
They faced each other in the sky.
"…Let's skip the talking."
Rayon said.
"…I haven't fought a celestial in 10,000 years."
Omega summoned a faint smile.
"…Then consider this a reminder."
They vanished.
Reappeared—
Colliding mid-air.
BOOM—!!
The shockwave tore through the sky.
Clouds split.
Space warped.
Omega struck first—
Clean.
Precise.
Rayon blocked—
Countered instantly.
Their movements—
Too fast.
They appeared—
Then disappeared.
Across space.
Across angles.
Across reality itself.
Omega matched him.
For a time.
"…So you are the Monarch of the Endless Abyss…"
Omega said mid-clash.
"…Primordial Darkness."
Rayon grinned.
"…Spot on."
He pivoted—
KICK—!!
Omega was sent flying—
Crashing into a mountain.
Before the debris settled—
Omega reappeared above—
DROP HEEL—!!
Rayon slammed into the ground.
The earth shattered.
Omega lifted an entire mountain—
And hurled it.
Rayon pushed off the ground—
Shot upward—
And pierced straight through it.
Stone exploded.
He spun mid-air—
And kicked Omega straight back down.
BOOOOM—!!
A crater formed.
Massive.
Rayon raised his hand.
Darkness gathered—
Condensed—
Expanded.
A sphere.
Growing.
Endless.
"…Try this."
He threw it.
Omega crossed both arms.
Impact—
Silence—
Then—
ERASURE.
When the smoke cleared—
A crater stretched for miles.
Omega stood—
Right at the center.
Steam rising from his body.
"…Impressive."
Rayon descended slowly.
"…You're still alive."
Omega raised his hand—
A blade formed.
White.
Radiant.
Celestial energy flowed through it.
Rayon extended his right hand.
The chains on his arm—
Shifted.
Moved.
Forming a blade.
Black.
Absolute.
Clash.
The moment their swords met—
Reality cracked.
Shockwaves erased mountains.
Forests collapsed.
The ground split.
They exchanged strikes—
Fast.
Precise.
Violent.
Omega swung—
"Cleave."
One slash—
But Rayon saw three.
He deflected all three.
"…Predictable."
Omega stepped back slightly.
"…You see too much."
Rayon smirked.
"…I am darkness."
Battlefield — Below
Chaos erupted.
The army surged.
And met annihilation.
Christine raised her fingers—
"Verdict."
Beams of judgment pierced through dozens—
Erasing them instantly.
"…Next."
Nyk stepped forward—
"Domain of Ruin."
The space around him collapsed into meaninglessness.
Enemies slowed.
Then weakened.
Then—
Broke.
"…Y'all picked the wrong fight."
Luminous moved like light itself—
Faster than perception.
Her attacks—
Pure.
Absolute.
Each strike—
Destroyed.
"…You cannot exist in my light."
Nexus roared.
Her wings spread—
A storm of draconic energy erupted.
She tore through the battlefield—
Crushing enemies effortlessly.
"…COME."
Azelar stepped forward.
Calm.
Collected.
"Axis."
The battlefield tilted.
Enemies collapsed under gravity—
Crushed without resistance.
"…Disappointing."
Erethon laughed.
"Advanced Dermus."
Their fears manifested.
They screamed.
Before dying.
"…HAHAHAHA—THIS IS FUN!"
Back to the Sky -
Rayon and Omega continued.
Faster.
Harder.
More destructive.
Their blades clashed again—
BOOM.
Omega pushed forward.
"…You've grown weaker."
Rayon's eyes darkened.
"…No."
A pause.
"…I just haven't gotten serious yet."
The darkness around him…
Shifted.
Something deeper.
Something older.
Something—
Endless.
Omega felt it.
And for the first time—
He frowned.
"…I see."
Far away—
Unseen—
Watching—
The seven figures leaned slightly forward.
"…So this is Darkness…"
One of them whispered.
"…Interesting."