[Phase Ten: 01:41:59]
[Arena: Fracture Core]
[Remaining Participants: 4]
[System Integrity: Critical – 12%]
The battlefield groaned under its own weight.
Four platforms drifted in a sea of molten code, every breath sounding like thunder.
Leice wiped dust from his cheek. Kesha stood opposite him, panting, blade trembling with residual heat.
To the east, Yvonne and Gina's duel had slowed, the crackling of whips and mirrored light fading beneath the sound of the world dying.
Leice exhaled once. Enough.
He lowered his weapon.
Kesha blinked, confused. "What are you—"
"Finishing this," he said. "I'm done pretending this is a game."
He opened his HUD with a flick of his hand. Symbols erupted across the air, cascading in golden lines.
[System Access Requested]
[Override Key: Leech Code]
[Warning: Unauthorized Access Detected]
[Bypass Confirmation: Y/N]
[Input: Y]
The air shifted. Every spectator in NightSun's observation hall froze as the main interface flickered with new code.
Alicia whispered, "He's forcing the developer layer open."
Sherry Billex pounded the console. "That's impossible!"
Guinevere only smiled. "Not for him."
[System Authorization: Granted]
[Leech Code Authority Active – Level: Root]
Leice's eyes glowed silver.
He raised his hand toward the void.
Now,it time to feeding Breakam One.
Breakam One drifted forward, humming like a living heart.
[Command Input: Inventory Access – All]
[Stored Items: 12,478]
[Protocol Initiated: Feed Mode]
Thousands of glowing fragments burst from thin air—swords, potions, modules, talismans—swirling around him like a storm of light.
Kesha staggered back, shielding her face.
"You're insane—"
"Maybe," Leice said. "But so's this world."
Each item disintegrated into sparks, streaming into Breakam One. The weapon's color shifted from steel to blinding white, energy veins running across its frame.
[Evolution Progress: 60%... 80%... 100%]
[Weapon Evolution: Complete]
[Designation: Breakam One – Ω Form / Overclock State]
The air exploded with light. The entire arena vibrated; even Yvonne and Gina halted their duel, watching in awe.
Breakam One unfurled behind Leice like metallic wings. Every module pulsed with a heartbeat of its own.
[Power Output: 500%]
[System Note: Stability – Unmeasurable]
Alicia's voice trembled through the broadcast.
"He's done it… a full-evolution weapon."
The Final Command
Leice looked across the arena. Three opponents, frozen in disbelief.
He smiled. "This ends now."
[Skill Activated: Limit Break – Beam Execution]
[Charge Sequence: 0% → 100%]
The sky began to gather around him.
Energy condensed into a single sphere above his palm, white and gold intertwining until even the air screamed.
"Leice!" Yvonne shouted. "You'll destroy everything!"
"That's the point."
——— x——— x——— x——— x———
Observation Deck – Panic
The NightSun control hall blazed red.
Technicians yelled across one another.
[Warning: Power Output Exceeds Simulation Capacity]
[Containment Field Collapse Imminent]
Sherry Billex shouted, "Shut it down!"
Alicia stepped forward, voice cold. "No. Let him finish."
Guinevere folded her arms, smiling faintly. "History's watching."
——— x——— x——— x——— x———
Back in the arena, Leice raised his arm. Breakam One spread wide, forming a circular crest of light above him.
A projection flickered open in the sky—a massive holographic screen connecting to every viewing node in Jaigoria.
For the first time, the entire world could see him.
"To every city that worships imbalance," he said, his voice echoing across the network.
"To every ruler who built their thrones on obedience—"
He pressed his glowing fingertips against the virtual screen.
"Watch how your rules break."
[Command Confirmed: EXECUTE]
THEN....
[Breakam One – Ω Form Engaged]
[Firing Sequence: Initiated]
[Beam Output: MAXIMUM]
Light erupted.
The beam cut through reality itself, a column so vast it seemed to pierce the sun.
Every fragment of the arena, every mote of data, turned white.
Kesha screamed his name.
Yvonne covered her face.
Gina whispered, "Magnificent."
Then came silence.
[Signal Lost]
[Simulation Field: Collapsed]
System Reboot
The light faded slowly, returning color to the void.
A single figure stood in the middle of the ruined plane—cloaked in blue flame, wings fading back into steel.
Breakam One hovered quietly beside him.
Leice opened his eyes.
EVA-9's voice broke through the silence.
[Announcement: Phase Ten Complete]
[Eliminated Participants: Gina Millera (#4), Yvonne Grape (#3), Kesha Billex (#2)]
[Remaining Participant: Leice Grape (#1)]
[Result: WINNER – QUALIFICATION ROUND COMPLETE]
[Final Kill Ranking]
01 Leice Grape – 110
02 Kesha Billex – 65
03 Yvonne Grape – 64
04 Gina Millera – 62
05 Aria Sillena – 13
06 Zack Sillena – 9
The world was quiet again.
Only the faint hum of the system remained.
[Message: Congratulations, Leice Grape – Entry to NightSun Academy Confirmed.]
[Status: Top Rank / Exception Detected]
Leice glanced at the fragments of light floating around him, the remains of the world he'd just erased.
He whispered to no one in particular:
"If this was only the test… let's see how far the real world bends."
Breakam One pulsed once—like an answer.
The sky dissolved into white, carrying him into the next dawn.