The moment Ransei revealed his plan, Seiro immediately rushed toward the royal palace.
"No…" Seiro muttered, his eyes widening. "Father's in danger!"
He vanished in a flash of light.
At the same time, Kori charged toward Ransei with fury burning in his eyes.
"You killed Hono!" Kori screamed.
But before he could reach him—
Ransei disappeared.
Kori's eyes widened.
"Behind you," Ransei whispered.
A void blade formed instantly in his hand and swung toward Kori's neck—
But Seiro appeared between them at the last second.
BOOM!
The attack slammed Seiro away instead.
"SEIRO!" Kori shouted.
Seiro crashed through multiple pillars before collapsing unconscious.
Raiten looked at the scene calmly and smirked.
"…That makes two of the Three Pillars down."
Ransei turned toward him.
"Keep Kaosu, Supira, and Doraibu busy."
Raiten frowned slightly.
"…Tch. Fine."
Ransei then looked toward the shadows.
"Kurayami."
Kurayami stepped forward silently.
"Fight Kori and Shimo," Ransei ordered. "And remember the plan."
Kurayami nodded.
"…Understood."
Ransei vanished completely.
Then Raiten stepped forward, lightning crackling around his body.
A terrifying pressure exploded outward.
"I'll show you what Oscura No.3 can do."
BOOM!
Like thunder itself, Raiten charged.
The ground exploded beneath him.
Kaosu barely reacted in time.
Meanwhile, another explosion erupted in Kori's direction.
"SHIMO!" Kaosu shouted.
But Supira grabbed his shoulder.
"Focus!"
Doraibu nodded."If you lose concentration, we all die!"
Raiten smashed the ground with overwhelming force, sending Kaosu flying upward.
Raiten appeared above him instantly.
Too fast.
Kaosu barely dodged the punch.
BOOOOM!
The air shattered from the impact alone.
Supira stepped forward calmly.
"Spiral Domain."
Golden spirals spread across the battlefield.
Hundreds of spiral spears formed in the air and launched in every direction.
Raiten clicked his tongue and blocked several while Kaosu recovered.
Kaosu landed on his feet.
"…My turn."
He summoned the Dimension Blade.
Purple energy twisted violently as the blade appeared in his hand.
Without hesitation—
Kaosu hurled it.
The sword spun through the air with terrifying force—
But Raiten caught it with one hand.
The group froze.
"…Pathetic," Raiten said coldly.
He crushed the blade and pointed upward.
Dark thunder gathered in the sky.
A gigantic sphere of lightning formed above the Heavens themselves.
Its power shook the entire realm.
Raiten smiled.
"…Arrivederci."
The thunder sphere descended.
Hope vanished from everyone's faces.
Then—
SHIIING!
A sand arrow pierced straight through the thunder sphere.
BOOOOOM!
The attack exploded apart.
Raiten looked down in amusement.
"…Interesting."
A figure stood there holding a bow.
Kaosu's eyes widened.
"Kaji?!"
Supira smirked slightly.
"You finally showed up."
Doraibu blinked.
"Wait… since when did he do that?!"
Kaji adjusted his glasses calmly.
"Focus."
Before anyone could react—
Doraibu grabbed Kaji.
"WAIT WHAT—"
Doraibu spun him around violently and launched him toward Raiten.
"Eat this!"
Mid-air, Kaji transformed his bow into a massive hammer.
BOOOOM!
He slammed it down.
Raiten blocked it barely—
But Supira was already there.
His attacks came relentlessly.
Punch after punch.
Kick after kick.
Each attack growing stronger.
Faster.
More precise.
Raiten's eyes narrowed.
"…His growth rate…"
He kicked Supira away—
But Supira grabbed his arm and dragged him back.
At the same moment—
Kaosu and Doraibu attacked from opposite sides.
BOOOOOOM!
The combined strike devastated Raiten's body.
Blood sprayed across the battlefield.
Raiten stumbled backward.
Then laughed.
"…Impressive."
For a brief second—
He transformed.
Dark lightning exploded around him.
The pressure became monstrous.
And in one instant—
The entire group was knocked unconscious.
Silence.
Smoke filled the battlefield.
Doraibu slowly opened his eyes.
"…Brothers…"
He looked around.
Kaosu.
Supira.
Kaji.
All broken.
All unconscious.
Tears formed in his eyes.
"…Get up…"
His voice shook.
"…Please…"
Then—
He stood.
And vanished.
Raiten's eyes widened.
"WHAT—"
BOOM!
A punch slammed into his face.
Then another.
And another.
Raiten was launched around the battlefield at impossible speed.
Doraibu moved so fast he became invisible.
Raiten couldn't react.
Couldn't defend.
Couldn't breathe.
Finally—
BOOOOM!
Doraibu slammed him into the ground with a devastating final strike before collapsing himself.
Raiten coughed blood.
"…Impossible…"
Meanwhile—
Kori and Shimo fought Kurayami desperately.
Kurayami moved like a shadow.
Too fast.
Too powerful.
He flung Shimo across the battlefield.
But she recovered instantly, summoning her Flower Blades.
She slammed him into the ground.
"KORI!"
Kori activated Crackling Thunder Form.
Lightning exploded around him as he charged into close combat.
Punches.
Kicks.
Thunderous strikes.
Finally, he kicked Kurayami toward Shimo.
"NOW!"
Flower petals filled the battlefield.
Each petal sharpened into deadly blades.
Kurayami blocked them—
Then smiled.
"…I'll show you what the strongest Oscura can do."
The sky turned pitch black.
Darkness swallowed the battlefield.
Kurayami transformed into a monstrous wolf-like being.
Still humanoid.
But horrifying.
He vanished instantly—
And grabbed Kori by the head.
BOOOOM!
He slammed Kori into the ground unconscious.
Shimo froze.
Around her—
Everyone had fallen.
Kaosu.
Supira.
Doraibu.
Kaji.
Kori.
Fear filled her heart.
"…I can't…"
But then—
She noticed something.
Raiten had been defeated.
"If they can beat Raiten…"
Her flowers began blooming across the battlefield.
"…Then I can beat Kurayami."
A soft green aura spread outward.
The injuries on her friends slowly healed.
Even Raiten's eyes opened in fear.
Kaosu and the others tried to stand—
But their Nexuses were near overload.
Only Kori managed to sit up weakly.
"SHIMO!" he shouted. "YOU CAN DO THIS!"
Shimo smiled softly.
Then raised her hand.
Her flower blades launched in every direction.
Kurayami deflected them all.
But Shimo smiled.
"…Too late."
The flowers on the ground released poison.
Kurayami froze.
Unable to move.
Kori's eyes widened.
"…We… we defeated the top three Oscura…"
Both Kurayami and Raiten trembled.
Then—
A portal opened.
Heavy pressure flooded the battlefield.
Kurayami screamed,
"KILL USS!"
But it was already too late.
Figures stepped out of the portal.
One of them laughed.
Oscura No.25 stepped forward.
"Who said No.1 was the strongest Oscura?"
Kori blinked weakly.
"I-I assumed—"
"You were wrong."
The air became heavier.
"Starting from me, No.25… I am the strongest. Then come my brothers."
He smiled coldly.
"But we're only here to knock you out."
Another figure stepped forward.
"No.4."
In a blink—
Everyone collapsed unconscious.
The King vs Ransei
Inside the palace—
Ransei entered calmly.
The King wasted no time.
BOOOOM!
One kick launched Ransei across the Heavens.
Even while blocking, Ransei's body bruised heavily.
"Tch…"
The King raised flames around himself.
"You dare threaten my kingdom?"
Ransei smirked.
Then activated his Nexus.
The Void.
Darkness swallowed the King's next attack—
Erasing it completely.
The King blinked.
"…What?"
He had forgotten what he was about to do.
Ransei smiled wider.
But the King roared with flames and grabbed him.
BOOOOM!
He slammed Ransei repeatedly across the palace.
Ransei's body neared death.
Then—
"NOW!"
The air became unbearably heavy.
The King suddenly couldn't move.
No.25 had activated his gravity.
Ransei smiled weakly.
The Void formed into a blade.
And—
STAB.
The King's eyes widened.
Blood poured from his chest.
Raiten appeared nearby.
"…The final seal is broken."
The Heavens began collapsing from the sky.
The King coughed blood.
"…You… don't understand… what you've done…"
Then died.
Ransei began chanting a strange name.
It sounded unnatural.
Unreadable.
Gibberish.
Yet terrifying.
The Heavens continued falling—
Until suddenly—
A bright light appeared.
Hono.
Barely alive.
With his remaining strength, he stabilized the Heavens and lowered them safely onto Atheris.
Then he collapsed.
A rip in space opened.
An egg fell out.
Crack.
Crack.
It hatched.
A humanoid creature stepped out.
Golden scaled skin.
Pitch-black eyes.
Terrifying aura.
"…Where am I?" it asked.
Ransei smiled and launched a Void attack.
The creature grabbed it.
Then—
Ate it.
Its eyes turned blood red.
It smiled.
And Ransei's head fell clean off.
The severed head stared in horror.
"H-He's… an Aurelian…"
Raiten's eyes widened instantly.
"RETREAT!"
La Orden Oscura vanished immediately—
Except Kurayami and Raiten.
Another Aurelian stepped out from the rip.
It smiled.
"…I smell Nexus users."
Then looked at the first creature.
"Congratulations, brother. You found a world full of them."
Far away—
Seiro sensed the terrifying aura and teleported everyone unconscious to the dojo.
The Aurelian looked toward the sky and smiled wider.
"The Great Feast will soon begin."
Its eyes glowed blood red.
"…We will taste all their souls."
End of Chapter