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Raon's eyes widened as he saw The Fallen fall with his chest open.
'What is happening...?'
Just moments ago, he had lost control, unable to contain his anger. He felt darkness flooding his mind, but he couldn't understand why he had regained consciousness.
'And...'
In a state of overflowing power. His exhausted mind had calmed down, and immense, unprecedented energy was surging throughout his body. Omnipotence. It felt like a power that could dominate all things in the world.
-Of course I would!
Wrath appeared from below and brought his face forward.
-That's my power, after all!
He shouted, accusing Raon of stealing his power again.
'Did you steal it?'
-Didn't you feel consumed by anger?!
'I did.'
-Just when I was about to be absorbed by your body and go crazy...
Wrath raised his round hand and pointed to his left chest.
-Wings sprouted from the ring embedded in your chest and pushed me away! What the hell is that thing?!
He shook his head vigorously, saying that it was impossible.
'Wings?'
Raon touched his left chest with trembling hands. As Wrath had said, above the eight rings that were spinning forcefully as if they had become one, fire wings enveloped in heat had bloomed.
-The moment those wings appeared, your mind became so firm that I couldn't penetrate it. How can power be transferred while the mind remains here? This makes no sense!
'So that's why the rampage stopped?'
-That's right. Thanks to that, I was also able to control my anger.
Wrath frowned and said that if it weren't for that, everyone here would have died.
"Mmm..."
Raon looked back. The explosion had knocked down all the members of House Arianne, but due to the distance, it seemed that no one had died.
-In other words, those wings are the time your sanity is maintained.
As Wrath said, the feathers of the wings were falling one by one. It seemed that when they all disappeared, he would lose control of himself.
-So you need to expel that guy and get as far away from here as possible in the meantime.
Wrath slowly raised his gaze to point at The Fallen lying on the ground.
-But did I cut his heart?
-That guy won't die just from that.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at The Fallen. He had split The Fallen's heart with the Heavenly Drive, but Wrath was sure he would rise again. A bright light spread around The Fallen, as if to prove that Wrath's words were true, and he slowly stood up.
It was a sacred sight, as if the word resurrection had come to life.
'How can you defeat someone like that?'
Raon bit his lip as he raised the Heavenly Drive.
"I'm not sure I can do it."
-Don't worry. Your body's capabilities and energy are definitely mine right now.
"That's why I felt this energy."
-Your mind is failing. You are missing a lot, a lot, but with the strongest body and energy, it will be worth fighting!
Wrath shook his head and said that even though Raon couldn't use all his power, it should be enough to resist.
-And it's not a matter of whether you can do it, but that you must do it.
He said this as he pointed at the people lying unconscious in front of them.
-After all, they're not dead yet.
"Ah..."
As Wrath said, he could hear the breathing of Merlin, Rimmer, and even Edgar. However, the breaths of Rector, who had blocked all the demonic energy at the forefront, and Sylvia, who had thrown herself to protect Edgar and Sia, were so weak that it wouldn't be strange if they stopped at any moment.
'You're right.'
Raon nodded, biting his lip.
"It's not a matter of whether I can do it, but that I absolutely must do it."
As he thought about moving the people, Wrath's energy moved on its own, lifting Merlin, Rimmer, Edgar, Sylvia, Sia, and Rector, who were unconscious, into the air. Raon moved the six people towards House Arianne before advancing to face The Fallen.
"...That terrifying presence has disappeared."
The Fallen's pupils trembled slightly, as if he had sensed the aura when Wrath tried to descend.
"The absurdly powerful energy is still the same, but it feels incomparably weaker than before."
He narrowed his eyes, as if trying to understand that strange situation.
—Then come get me. I'll rip your mouth off first.
Raon beckoned The Fallen with his finger.
"Certainly... It would be the right decision to kill you here."
The Fallen raised his hand and said that he must bury Raon there, who was creating countless variables. A magnificent radiance emerged from his hand.
-Don't be nervous.
Wrath took a deep breath as he held Raon's shoulder.
-If that masked bastard had been a martial artist, you wouldn't have had a chance even with my energy. But he's a magician and a shaman. You should be able to fight enough.
-Alright. I have to do it.
The moment Raon nodded, the light that still remained in The Fallen's hand flew towards him. It wasn't in the form of arrows or swords like common magic, but the light itself, so fast that even with his enhanced vision, he could only see a faint trajectory.
-The top and left sides won't reach you! Just block the front!
'I understand.'
Following Wrath's advice, he poured the frost that filled his mana circuits towards the glimmering front. The wave of frost that spread from the Heavenly Drive's blade pierced the light that had penetrated right in front of him.
"The energy itself is absurdly strong, but your skill is still the same."
The Fallen, unfazed as if this were just the beginning, unleashed an even denser light. The faint light condensed to form a thick pillar, which not only increased in power but also doubled its speed. Raon used an ice snap as he exhaled half a sigh.
The enormous ice blade that emerged from the sword split the pillar of light that had been fired like a projectile in two. It was a cold that froze even the radiance, a power that transcended the laws of the world.
"I don't understand, but..."
The Fallen frowned, as if he couldn't believe the frozen light.
"Power acquired suddenly tends to have limits."
He raised an even denser and more intense light, saying that he would eventually reveal its flaws.
-That's usually true. But...
Wrath trembled and wrinkled the bridge of his nose.
-This guy is different! He even twists causality by himself!
He shook his head vigorously, as if pleading with The Fallen.
"Let's end this here."
When The Fallen snapped his fingers, eight pillars of light rose around Raon. It was a chilling magic that blocked all escape routes and seemed determined to erase his existence.
-There's no need to be afraid! Believe in my energy, in your sword!
'Of course.'
Raon stepped forward without hesitation. As he advanced towards the pillars of light, he unleashed the Fire Dragon's Ice Strike.
A dragon even larger than the blue dragon Kaivar emerged from the white sword. When the blue dragon's mouth opened, a cold breath that seemed to freeze the whole world poured out, shattering all the pillars of light.
The plain that had been filled with red blood and black demonic energy turned into a snowfield of pure white without a single footprint.
"Haha..."
Raon exhaled a white breath as he straightened his back.
"I'm starting to understand it now."
Since he had already naturally handled the cold energy of Glacier, he didn't have much trouble using Wrath's energy. Although it was sometimes a burden due to its scale, his body had also grown, so he could withstand it enough.
-Ugh, it's going well, but why am I getting angry...?
Wrath's face was half smiling and half frowning, saying that he felt relief and irritation at the same time.
"You're being quite troublesome."
When The Fallen extended his hands, the night disappeared and the sky and earth filled with a brilliant light. Everything before his eyes seemed to be The Fallen's light. Various lights, like various types of swordsmanship, flew from all directions.
Raon raised the Heavenly Drive with a noble stance. On the sword that seemed to pierce the sky, blue cold energy petals bloomed.
Thousands, no, tens of thousands of frost shards collided with the mass of light that The Fallen had raised. Countless collisions flipped the surface of the Earth and caused the sky to scream with thunderous sounds. The intense shock waves that seemed unreal continued endlessly.
Raon didn't settle for just defending and advanced, pushing the ground back.
The cold energy that bloomed faintly drew a wing-like shape behind his back, and the Frost World Tree that emerged from the cracks in the earth was imbued with an even whiter cold energy. The Heavenly Drive, fired like a blue lightning bolt, split the wall of light that The Fallen had raised and inflicted deep wounds on his left shoulder and chest.
As he was about to unleash a Crimson Slash, The Fallen retreated, turning into a fragment of light.
"It seems the first sword strike wasn't a coincidence after all."
He frowned as he met Raon's red eyes. The Fallen moved his lips as he clasped his hands together. After finishing an ultra-high-speed enchantment, the light trajectories spread like clouds above his head, and then a rain of light fell from the sky.
"I have to block it all."
Raon gritted his teeth and unleashed the Azure Sky Drive. With the sword strike that embraced the sky, the Demon King's aura spread, enveloping the rain of light falling from the heavens. Wrath's cold energy froze even the pillars of light and then turned the sky white as if it still had energy.
It was a power that transcended the concept of martial arts, producing such results without reaching transcendence.
-Now is not the time to be surprised! Let's keep going now!
'I know!'
Raon suppressed his quickened breathing and launched himself towards The Fallen's left side. He raised the Heavenly Drive at an angle and unleashed a Silver Sword Dream.
The Heavenly Drive's blade, split into dozens of pieces like the mass of light that The Fallen had raised before, rushed towards The Fallen's neck. The Fallen clasped his fingers together, and a slowly rotating ring of darkness rose from his neck.
The Heavenly Drive stopped in front of the darkness, unable to reach The Fallen's neck. A terrifying gravitational force pulling on the sword could be felt from within the rotating darkness.
"You've saved me some trouble by getting close."
The Fallen smiled as if everything was over and extended his light-filled hand.
"You're the one who's finished!"
Raon extended his left hand towards The Fallen's hand that glowed with light. King of Wrath's decisive technique. Silver Moon Demon Seal. As he unleashed Wrath's technique with Wrath's body and energy, the intense cold energy that emerged from his fingertips enveloped not only the light but also The Fallen himself.
A mountain of ice rose above the divided earth, completely trapping The Fallen. It was literally a power that could freeze the world.
"Tantrum..."
Raon exhaled a murky breath as he clutched his left chest.
"I hope this is the end."
Now less than half of the feathers of the wings remained. It seemed that the faster he used great power, the faster the feathers disappeared. However, contrary to expectations, the mountain of ice shattered mercilessly due to the darkness that The Fallen had raised, as if the completion of the Silver Moon Demon Seal was missing.
-It's far from enough.
Wrath clicked his tongue briefly, saying that if it had been his own Silver Moon Demon Seal, it would have ended here.
"Ugh."
The Fallen exhaled empty air as he brushed off the ice shards from his sleeve.
"This level of cold energy is more like magic than martial arts."
He raised the edge of his hand after erasing the darkness and light that still lingered in his grasp.
"I guess it's my turn to wield a sword now."
The Fallen lowered his soft hand, and at that moment, the space where he stood began to split.
'How do I...?'
A power that splits space without any warning: he had no idea how to avoid it or block it.
-Think about when you trapped the blue dragon in the sea! The sword that cuts space!
"Ah..."
Hearing Wrath's shout, he remembered Alice's space-cutting technique that had split Kaivar's breath. He raised the Heavenly Drive, tracing Alice's trajectory in reverse.
The seventh form. Void Slash.
He struck upwards with the Void Slash from the ground to block the space-cutting blow that was coming from above. The space-cutting blows from opposite directions intertwined, creating a black crack in the air. A blue frost rose between the divided spaces, freezing the expanding shock wave that was about to burst.
The sight of the sky and earth frozen in intense white with the center divided in black seemed to speak of the end of the human world.
"Ugh..."
Raon bit his lip as he trembled at the tip of his hand holding the Heavenly Drive.
«It's like walking on thin ice».
Every time he clashed with The Fallen, he felt death approaching from behind. His heart was beating so violently that it was getting harder and harder to breathe.
-This is where it begins.
Wrath shook his head with a low sigh.
-Because that guy isn't serious yet.
'I know.'
Raon knew better than anyone that The Fallen hadn't revealed his true strength. At that moment, he was holding back his power due to the presence of Wrath that he had sensed at the beginning.
"Did you sell your soul to a demon?"
The Fallen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the horns protruding from Raon's forehead.
"It's not my soul, but something very precious."
Raon raised his head, forcefully suppressing his breath.
"There's not much time left."
The fire wings that protected the Fire Ring now had less than a quarter of their feathers remaining. At this rate, he would lose his sanity before driving The Fallen away.
—But you keep talking too much. Are you afraid?
Raon chuckled with his chin raised.
"Do you think you'll say you weren't serious if you lose later? I guess it would be embarrassing for the leader of Eden to be defeated by a Grand Master."
He shrugged and said that he would understand.
"...Very well."
The Fallen nodded slowly, his expression unchanged.
"I don't have much time either, so let's finish the play here."
He clasped his right and left hands together and uttered an enchantment at an ultra-high speed. When the light from his right hand and the darkness from his left hand crossed, a huge pillar connecting heaven and earth rose.
The pillar, which gradually turned gray as the light and darkness mixed, extended, collapsing the frozen sky and earth as if to erase everything that existed.
It was truly an inextinguishable storm of annihilation.
-That's beyond your power.
Wrath shook his head, saying that the energy contained in that pillar was not normal.
-Still, I have to try.
Raon gripped the Heavenly Drive with both hands. He had to overcome it even if it meant burning all his energy and soul.
-It won't work.
'What?'
-You can't win even if you give it your all. So...
Wrath muttered that it was impossible and then grabbed his left hand.
-I'll help you just one more time.
He nodded after looking at Sylvia, Edgar, and Rector, who were fallen one by one.
-Go. I'll match you, so unleash your best martial arts.
Wrath squeezed his left hand tighter, as if telling him to trust and go ahead.
'...Alright.'
Trusting that Wrath would keep his word, he unleashed the Heaven Rift towards the approaching storm of light and darkness.
"Sword Domain."
-Demonic Incarnation.
A noble silver frost bloomed on the blade of the Heavenly Drive, which dyed the sky and earth gold.
"Heaven Rift."
-Snow Flower.
In the bright, scattered radiance of the Heaven Rift, a blue flower blooms. The energy of an uncontrollable power that could freeze even light and darkness enveloped the world. What followed was a great sword strike that seemed to split the sky and countless thin, sharp blows that extended beyond what could be counted.
The frozen pillar of light and darkness was erased without a single piece left, and frost flowers fluttered in the sky.
Everything that existed before his eyes had disappeared.
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