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Chapter 31 - When Control Breaks

Human World — Battlefield Inside a Hospital

The building could no longer be called a hospital.

Walls fractured.

Ceilings torn open.

Reality itself trembling.

At the center—

Three forces stood.

Daveras.

Leviathan.

The General.

And behind them—

Eisteth.

Unstable.

Trying to hold everything together.

The General Advances

The General stepped forward.

Slow.

Heavy.

Each step distorted space.

"…Resistance confirmed."

His gaze fixed on Eisteth.

"…Priority unchanged."

Eliminate.

First Coordination

Daveras glanced sideways.

"…We do this together."

Leviathan didn't look at him.

"…Don't slow me down."

But he didn't refuse.

That was enough.

Combo Attack Begins

The General moved—

Instantly.

Daveras met him head-on.

Crimson energy exploded.

Leviathan appeared from the side—

Blue energy slicing through space.

Perfect timing.

Perfect coordination—

For the first time.

Impact

BOOM.

The collision shook the entire structure.

The General slid back—

One step.

Just one.

But that was enough.

Daveras smirked slightly.

"…He moved."

Leviathan's eyes sharpened.

"…Again."

Pressure Rises

They attacked together.

Faster.

Sharper.

More synchronized.

Crimson and blue intertwined.

Striking from both sides.

Forcing the General back—

Again.

The Difference

Then—

The General stopped.

"…Adaptation complete."

His aura changed.

He moved—

Faster.

Stronger.

In one motion—

He broke through both attacks.

CRASH.

Daveras was thrown back.

Leviathan blocked—

Barely.

"…Tch—"

Eisteth — Losing Stability

Behind them—

Eisteth staggered.

Her aura flickered violently.

The cracks in the sky trembled again.

"…No…"

Her hand shook.

"I can't…"

The system screamed.

[CRITICAL — OVERLOAD]

[STABILITY FAILING]

Power Surge

Her aura exploded.

Uncontrolled.

Violet energy flooded the battlefield.

Everything—

Distorted.

Daveras froze.

"…Eisteth—?!"

Leviathan turned immediately.

"…She's losing control!"

Friendly Danger

The energy didn't distinguish.

Enemy.

Ally.

Everything was affected.

The ground shattered.

The air warped.

Even Daveras and Leviathan were pushed back.

The General Watches

The General didn't move.

"…Instability confirmed."

"…Target weakening."

He stepped forward.

Preparing the final strike.

Cifer Steps In

For the first time—

Cifer moved.

Instant.

He appeared in front of Eisteth.

His aura dropped—

Heavier than before.

Stronger.

More absolute.

"…Enough."

Everything stopped.

Even the unstable energy—

Paused.

Suppression

Cifer placed his hand forward.

Not touching her—

But close enough.

His power wrapped around her.

Not forceful—

Controlled.

"…Focus."

His voice low.

Commanding.

But—

Not cold.

The Past Revealed

The General spoke again.

"…You repeat the same mistake."

Cifer's eyes narrowed.

"…Explain."

The General tilted his head slightly.

"…The previous war."

"…The fall of Asmodeus."

Silence.

"…Was not accidental."

Daveras froze.

"…What…?"

Truth

The General continued.

"…It was engineered."

"…By Amon."

Leviathan's expression darkened.

Cifer's aura shifted—

Slightly.

Dangerously.

"…I know."

Shock

Daveras clenched his fists.

"…You knew?"

His voice cracked.

"…And you said nothing?!"

Eisteth — Emotional Break

Eisteth's eyes widened.

Fragments of memory surged.

Battle.

Blood.

Loss.

Asmodeus falling.

"…No…"

Her voice broke.

"…That wasn't… supposed to happen…"

Her aura spiked again.

Edge of Collapse

The system screamed.

[CRITICAL — EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD]

Everything—

On the verge of breaking again.

Ending

The battlefield froze—

Between control and chaos.

Daveras—

Shaken.

Leviathan—

Tense.

Cifer—

Holding everything together.

The General—

Still standing.

And Eisteth—

At the center of it all.

About to lose control again.

And far away—

Amon watched.

Satisfied.

Because the deeper the truth surfaced—

The closer she was to breaking.

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