As Lili arrived she was shocked leo shirt was ripped apart and his body was wrapped in body and the cuts was so deep on his chest.
"Leo stop the fight you will die we will comeback later and then we will kill him" Lili said.
But then.
Kael stepped down into the crater slowly, each step echoing like thunder across the broken ground. The smoke curled around his golden boots as he approached Leo's wounded body. His voice rang with cold amusement.
"I enjoyed our little fight, Leo… but I think we've reached the end. You and I."
Leo, trembling, his legs barely holding him, forced himself up.
One foot. Then another.
He stood.
His blood dripped onto the cracked earth below, mixing with ash and sand.
Kael smiled, raising a brow. "Still got the strength to stand? Impressive."
He took another step forward, eyes gleaming.
"Let me offer you a choice—three, actually," Kael said, almost cheerfully. "One… become my slave. Obey me. I'll let your friends live. Even you."
Leo said nothing.
"Two…" Kael continued. "Run. Like a coward. I won't chase. But I'll still burn down everything you care about."
Silence.
Kael raised his hand.
The divine sword flew from the ridge and slammed into his grasp with a radiant flash.
"Three…" Kael grinned. "Die by this sword."
Leo raised his head, his one red eye locked onto Kael with quiet defiance.
He began walking—slowly, but steady.
Each step heavy. But certain.
Kael chuckled. "What's this? Are you scared, Leo? Come on, tell me. Is leo trembling?"
Leo stopped just a few feet away. His breathing was uneven, his body shaking, but his gaze… it didn't waver.
"I don't care," Leo whispered. "About you. About gods. About your damn choices."
Kael tilted his head, mockingly.
Leo's fists tightened. then leo was gonna say something but before that.
Kael's smile grew wider.
"What's wrong? Can't even fight for your dead parents?"
That line—
It cut deeper than any sword.
Leo's head dropped, his bangs covering his eyes. A moment passed.
Then—
He smiled.
And whispered: "No… let's fight."
Kael's smirk faltered—just a little. Then returned in full. "That wasn't one of your options… but sure," he said, lifting his sword. "This is going to be fun."
Suddenly—
Snap.
Lili vanished.
She reappeared high above, on the mountain where the others waited.
She stumbled, shocked, blinking in disbelief. "What…?"
Lili looked down at her hands. Her spiritual body had been overridden.
He did that. Leo did that.
With a flick.
The witch who had trained him—teleported away effortlessly.
Everyone around her ran toward her.
"What happened?!" Sara asked, gripping Lili's arm.
Zack's ears twitched. "Is Leo—?"
Lia rushed forward. "Lili?! Where is he!?"
Lili knelt down beside Lia, gently placing a hand on her shoulder.
She looked her in the eye, her voice steady.
"Trust your brother."
She smiled faintly.
"He's going to win."
Lia's eyes widened. Hope sparked in them like stardust catching fire.
Then—
The sky cracked.
A sound erupted above like the sky being torn open. The explosion was blinding. The clouds parted violently. The mountain shook.
Everyone turned toward the sky.
Two lights collided above.
One—golden like a miniature sun.
The other—deep violet, like a wound in space.
Kael's divine aura roared across the sky.
Leo's Nullfang pulsed with void energy, spiraling with chaotic purple flame.
The swords clashed mid-air. The shockwave alone blasted the clouds away, splitting the sky.
Boom!
Clang!
Crack!
They fought in midair—Kael with his divine sword, graceful and brutal; Leo with Nullfang, fast and furious, his attacks wild but filled with pure will.
Above the battlefield, Kael gritted his teeth mid-air, his divine aura flickering with frustration.
"What the hell… how is he still fighting like this?"
He stared at Leo—bruised, bleeding, yet unbroken.
Kael tried to push forward, but something gnawed at his mind.
"Wait... my Divine Beam… it really damaged him earlier. I can finish this—"
He took a step back, putting distance between them. His sword vanished into golden particles as he extended his hand, summoning energy again.
"Divine Beam—"
Nothing.
Kael's eyes widened. The light sputtered out.
"What…?"
From a distance, Leo tilted his head, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Trying to use that beam again? Oh… you didn't realize?"
He raised his hand, fingers glowing purple.
"That one's mine now."
Kael's heart skipped.
Suddenly—
A flashback:
Just before the Divine Beam struck him earlier, Leo had activated Void Reclaim—his skill surged in response to the overwhelming divine energy. He consumed the beam—but not without cost. His body was scorched, shredded by the sheer power. Only his healing abilities saved him from death.
Back to present:
Kael's expression twisted with fury.
"You think just that one skill will save you?"
Leo's red eye gleamed.
"Yes. I do. But not just because of that."
He stepped forward.
"Because unlike you… I've already learned everything about you. And you haven't even realized your own limits."
Kael's brows furrowed.
"What…?"
Leo smirked.
"Echoes of Forgotten… and something more. My skill glitched a while ago. Now, I don't just see the past…"
He tapped his temple.
"I see the future."
Kael's eyes shook.
"Impossible… that skill only lets you—"
"Guess again," Leo said, voice steady. "Plus, a bit of telekinesis. Helped me flick you around like a toy earlier."
Suddenly—Leo vanished.
A blur—he appeared in front of Kael midair and slammed his foot across his face.
"What's wrong? Surprised?" Leo said as Kael tumbled back.
Kael spun, trying to recover—
But Leo reappeared again—an uppercut smashed into Kael's jaw, sending him flying upward.
"I know your limitations."
Another teleport—Leo was behind him now.
A cracking kick to the neck—
"I know your cooldowns."
Kael cried out, flailing in the air, desperately trying to regain balance.
He landed hard on one knee, panting.
"Why… why aren't my skills working…?"
Leo hovered above him now, the purple aura crackling like a storm around his body.
"Because," Leo said, "your power's an illusion. A divine cheat. But now—your skills are on cooldown. Your reality-bending? Gone. Your infinte durability gone. Your infinite stamina?"
Leo's eyes narrowed.
"Burnt out."
Kael's heart sank.
He tried to summon anything—but nothing came. His limbs were heavy. The divine connection? Silent.
Leo raised his hand to the sky.
A dark-purple sphere formed—dense, unstable, pulsing like a beating heart.
"Now it's my turn, Kael. The so-called hero."
Kael's eyes widened in horror.
"Wait… that's Divine Beam…! The Goddess's skill! She should have control over that!"
Leo smiled coldly.
"It's not Divine Beam anymore."
The purple sphere glowed ominously as Leo declared—
"This is Astral Beam."
Kael staggered back.
"Why… how…?!"
"Because Void Reclaim doesn't just steal… it evolves. It adapts. It becomes mine."
Then—
Leo fired.
A roaring purple beam launched from his hand—far stronger than Kael's Divine Beam ever was.
Kael tried to block it with his arms, forming a desperate shield of light.
It didn't matter.
The Astral Beam slammed into him with crushing force, dragging him across the sky and smashing him into the surface far below.
BOOM.
A colossal purple explosion erupted, shaking the mountain. A deep crater formed—a circle of destruction. The aura didn't feel holy.
It felt like the end.
Everyone at the mountaintop shielded their eyes from the light. The divine pressure of before was gone—replaced by a void-like, suffocating silence.
As the dust settled—
They saw Kael.
Lying in the center of the crater.
His arms—severed.
His legs—mangled.
His divine glow—extinguished.
He couldn't stand.
He couldn't run.
Leo descended, walking slowly, his purple aura glowing softly, like embers in the dusk. Nullfang rested in his hand—quiet, yet sharp.
Kael looked up, broken, defeated.
His voice cracked.
"Why…?"
Leo paused.
Kael's tears slipped down his bloodied cheeks.
"I was immortal. Powerful. The Goddess told me… to destroy the capital… to bring peace. To control the continents through fear. I knew… it was wrong. But I thought… if it was her will… it must be right…"
He sobbed. For the first time, not like a god. Not like a warrior. But a lost boy.
Leo stared down.
His voice was cold.
"I won't forgive you."
He stepped closer.
"I won't let you live. Not even if you beg."
Kael's eyes closed, accepting.
Leo raised Nullfang.
He stopped.
Kael opened his eyes.
Leo looked at the sky.
"I'll take your revenge. On her. The Goddess who used you… and sent you down the wrong path."
Kael's lips trembled.
A tear fell.
He smiled.
A real smile.
The first one. ''Thank you Leo Vallis.''
Leo turned and began to walk away.
Behind him—
Slice.
Kael's head slid from his neck.
It hit the ground softly, his peaceful smile frozen in time.
His body slumped beside it—silent.
The crater, the mountains, the world—held its breath.
The battlefield had gone silent.
Only the fading echo of the Astral Beam remained—like the last whisper of a dying god.
Everyone stood in tense silence. Eyes wide. Breaths held.
The sky above the capital was no longer golden or divine. It was purple, heavy with power, and at its heart—Leo was gone.
Then—
A voice. A whisper across the wind. Soft, but unmistakable. ''Lili take everyone back to capital.''
Lili froze.
Her eyes widened. She turned toward the voice, but Leo was not there.
She clutched her chest. Her legs gave out.
"Leo…"
She collapsed to the ground, overwhelmed.
Zack and Lia rushed to her.
"Lili! What happened?!"
She didn't answer. Her lips trembled. Her eyes filled with tears.
She simply raised her hand—and her magic surged.
A teleportation circle burst beneath them, light swirling with emotion and exhaustion.
In the center of what was once a proud kingdom, now lay nothing but rubble.
The castle—collapsed. Walls—broken. Statues—shattered.
The sky was calm, a strange, peaceful purple haze glowing above the ruins.
Then—
A figure. Sitting quietly on the center stone circle of the ruined castle.
His body still. His aura faint but steady.
Leo.