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"I'm sorry, nee-sama, but I cannot let you harm her!"
Susanoo stood defiantly against his sister, Amaterasu, wielding his sword of white thunder to shield Kireina, cradled protectively in his arms.
She had died only moments ago, yet his Divine Lifeforce had revived her, granting new breath and allowing her recent breakthroughs to settle deeply within her core.
Her eyes glowed with cosmic light brighter than ever before. For an instant, she sensed countless versions of "herself" drifting in different directions.
Her consciousness stretched toward each one. They were not mere copies, but truly her own existence.
The strike she had unleashed had not targeted Susanoo, but a Star of Misfortune she could not destroy, only damage enough to trigger profound change within her.
This Merit of Cosmic Proportions had allowed her Trait to fully blossom, fusing seamlessly with her very being.
