Reina lay motionless on the ground.
The Darkness World had become strangely quiet.
The skies were dark.
Broken dimensions floated everywhere.
For a few moments...
Nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
Everyone was still trying to process what had just happened.
Except for three people.
Wei.
Blaze.
Ultimate Zero.
Suddenly Seraphina ran toward Wei.
Without hesitation,she wrapped her arms around him.
Seraphina:
(Eyes filled with relief)
"I didn't expect you to come back looking this shabby..."
She grabbed part of his hair and look closely.
Seraphina:
(Smiled)
"And what happened to your hair?! Why is one side black and the other white?"
Wei touched his hair.
Wei:
(Laughed awkwardly)
"Oh...this? Umm..."
He scratched the back of his head.
Wei:
(Giggled)
"Honestly.. I don't know."
Seraphina immediately puffed her cheek.
Seraphina:
(Deadpan)
"Babe!"
Wei:
(Stepped back)
"What?"
Seraphina:
(Pointed directly at him)
"You're not bringing that hair into the house."
Wei:
(Looked horrified)
"No way! Why?!"
Seraphina:
(Folded her arms)
"Not until you tell me how you got it."
Her eyes narrowed
Seraphina:
(Continued)
"Otherwise..."
She smiled sweetly.
A very dangerous smile.
Seraphina:
(Smiled evilly)
"No food for months."
Wei:
(Froze)
"...Months?!"
Zephyr:
(Dumbfounded)
"I never expected Empress Seraphina to be this scary."
Nox:
(Crossed his arms)
"Scary? She's terrifying."
Ultimate Zero:
(Walked forward)
"Wei."
Wei:
(Looked over)
"Sup, Zero?"
Ultimate Zero:
(Confused)
"How did you ascend to such a level?"
Wei:
(Shrugged)
"All thanks to Master Xenon."
Zero:
(Nodded slightly)
"Xenon? He's from the Ling's Clan eh..."
Wei:
(Nodded too)
"Yep. My clan."
Zero:
(Looked away)
"I see... To think he's acting as your mentor. Perhaps he has managed to outsmart the logic of time too?"
Wei:
(Blinked)
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Before Zero could answer---
Blaze interrupted.
Blaze:
(Laughed)
"It means you're dumb."
Wei:
(Turned toward him Deadpan)
"Why you..."
Blaze:
(Deadpan)
"What?"
Wei:
(Serious)
"Say that again."
Blaze:
(Serious too)
"You're. Dumb."
Both immediately started staring each other down.
BONK!
BONK!
Seraphina hit both of them on the head.
Hard.
Both grabbed their hands.
Seraphina:
(Hothead)
"Will you two ever learn?"
Meanwhile...
The Emperors and Empresses slowly appeared.
Restu stared at Wei carefully.
Restu:
(Expression serious)
"Your aura... it's on a completely different level now."
Yasha:
(Nodded)
"Far beyond before."
Wei Smiled.
Then suddenly---
Wei's expression changed.
Completely.
His eyes looked toward Reina.
Wei:
(Arms crossed)
"She's not dead."
Raphael:
(Froze)
"What?!"
Suddenly--
The Darkness World began shaking violently.
Cracks appeared across all possible infinite dimensions.
Entire packs of reality began collapsing.
An aura erupted outward.
Immeasurable.
Violent.
Monstrous.
Zephyr:
(Shocked)
"What's this?!"
Nox:
(Serious)
"She's alive?!"
Restu:
(Looked around)
"Everyone MOVE!"
The Emperors and Empresses instantly jumped backward.
Wei calmly snapped his fingers.
SNAP.
Immediately---
The collapsing Darkness Universe stopped.
Everything froze.
Stabilized.
Then suddenly---
SLASH.
Every Emperor.
Every Empress.
Even Nox and Zephyr.
Were wounded.
Cuts appeared on their shoulders.
Blood began dripping.
Zephyr:
(Grabbed his shoulder)
"What?!"
Azarel:
(Eyes locked to his body)
"When did that happen?!"
Octavia staggered backward....
Octavia:
(touched her wound)
"I didn't even see the attack..."
Blood dripped onto the ground.
Silence filled the battlefield once more.
Then...
A voice echoed.
Cold.
Ancient.
Terrifying.
Reina slowly rise from the ground.
Her aura expanded endlessly, pooling and causing infinite time-frames to get erased instantly.
Her eyes opened.
Brighter than before.
Far more dangerous.
A smile appeared on her face.
Reina:
(Laughing)
"At last..."
Wei stood silently, watching everything unfold.
Above them, Reina floated in the air.
Her aura continued rising, yet it remained perfectly attached to her body.
Not a single strand of energy leaked outward.
The pressure alone was enough to make dimensions tremble.
Reina suddenly began laughing.
A cold.
Mocking.
Victorious laugh.
Reina:
(Smirking)
"Tell me, Wei... was it arrogance that brought you here... or power?"
The sky darkened.
Thunder exploded across countless realms.
Lighting streched through time itself.
Reina:
(Raising her hand)
"Do you truly believe death is a precaution against my power?"
Her smile widened---
Reina:
(Smiling)
"Not even death can outrun me."
Wei:
(Shifted slightly)
"What...?"
The air became heavier.
Violent.
Loud.
As if existence itself was holding it's breath.
Blaze:
(Looked toward Wei)
"How are you holding up over there?"
Wei:
(Stretched his neck)
"I'm good,Blaze."
Suddenly Seraphina pointed upward.
Seraphina:
(Urgently)
"Honey! Look out!"
Wei looked up.
A gigantic sphere resembling a miniature sun had appeared directly above him.
It descended instantly.
As it was about to hit---
BOOOOM!
Nox reacted immediately and blasted it away.
The sphere exploded high above them.
Zephyr looked upward.
Zephyr:
(Eyes narrowed)
"Is this her doing?"
Then everyone noticed it.
More suns.
And more.
And more.
Countless celestial sphere were appearing throughout the sky.
Restu:
(Observed carefully)
"It appears she's generating them..."
He looked upward....
Restu:
(Continued)
"But where are they coming from?"
Yasha immediately stepped forward.
A beautiful katana materialized into her hand.
The blade howled with wind.
Yasha:
(Coldly)
"Gale Blade."
SHHHHHHHIIIIING!!!
A massive slash crossed the sky.
Then another.
Then another.
The sun spheres split apart one after another.
Some detonated.
Others cracked open.
The rest crashed into the distant void.
Reina:
(Amused)
"Oh? So you still wanna dance."
Suddenly---
Wei.
Blaze.
Seraphina.
All three appeared directly in front of Reina.
Three punches.
Three directions.
One opening.
BOOOOOM!!!
But Reina caught all three.
Her expression didn't change.
Then she struck.
Three devastating blows pierced through their stomachs.
The impact instantly sent them flying.
Zero:
(Coldly)
"Jörmungandr."
A gigantic circular domain appeared beneath Reina.
Reality folded.
Space shattered.
Infinite rings expanded beneath her.
Reina:
(Looked down)
"So this is what you were working toward. A clever trap, luring me into the forbidden domain."
Suddenly she was dragged downward.
The domain swallowed her whole.
She fell.
Through one layer.
Then another.
Then another.
Then another.
boundless compressed dimensions stretched beneath her.
The domain attempted to crush her under impossible gravity.
To erase her.
Devour her.
Destroy her.
Raphael:
(Stared in disbelief)
"Is that Jörmungandr...? The forbidden domain?"
Then---
CRACK.
The entire domain shattered.
Reina emerged instantly.
Untouched.
The remnants of Jörmungandr collapsed behind her.
Reina:
(Laughing softly)
"You believe a collapse of infinite dimensions is enough to destroy me? No matter what lies within that domain, it holds no power over someone like me."
Zephr:
(Face turned pale)
"No way... That domain was rumored to consume everything—matter, souls, memories, and even endless possibilities..."
Nox remained silent.
Everyone else looked horrified.
Reina:
(Spread her arms)
"Face reality, mortals."
She continued---
Reina:
(Aura rising)
"Everything you call possibilities... is meaningless before me."
Silence followed.
Then Seraphina stepped forward.
Her expression changed completely.
Calm.
Focused.
Determined.
Seraphina:
(Softly)
"I see..."
Everyone looked toward her.
Seraphina:
(Her smiled appeared)
"You're right. To you..."
Her aura began rising.
Slowly.
Then violently.
Then endlessly.
Seraphina:
(Aura elevating)
"It may be meaningless."
The battlefield started shaking.
Wei:
(Eyes widened)
"What is this energy...?"
Blaze immediately looked at her.
For the first time, even he seemed surprised.
Blaze:
(Shocked)
"She's rising even higher..."
Suddenly---
A burst of pink light exploded outward.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
Radiance flooded the Darkness World.
Beautiful wings unfolded behind Seraphina.
Her body became wrapped in celestial pink energy.
Stars revolved around her.
Galaxies bent around her.
Reality itself seemed enchanted by her presence.
everyone stared.
Frozen.
Speechless.
Seraphina slowly opened her eyes.
Seraphina:
(Eyes lidded)
"This power..."
A divine crown of light formed above her head.
Her power surged across countless universes.
THE STAR QUEEN.
Reina stood across from Seraphina, her arms crossed, her aura pulsing endlessly around her body.
The Darkness World shook beneath them.
Reina narrowed her eyes.
Reina:
(Smirking)
"So this is the power that wishes to annihilate destiny itself?"
Seraphina's eyes glowed brilliantly.
The stars revolving around her wings became brighter.
Seraphina:
(Firmly)
"You will be defeated, Reina."
Reina:
(Tilted)
"Hmm?"
Seraphina turned toward everyone behind her.
Her expression became calm.
Seraphina:
(Resolute)
"Everyone... please leave this to me."
Everyone froze.
Seraphina:
(Stood her ground)
"I want to test my full power."
Wei:
(Raised an eyebrow)
"Hmm?"
He looked at her carefully.
Wei:
(Arms crossed)
"Are you sure, Sera?"
Seraphina:
(Smiled softly)
"Yes.
Nearly, Zephr watched quietly.
Zephr:
(Thinking)
"Such a monstrously heavy pressure... How far does she actually intend to take this transformation."
🌍🎭 ASTRAL UNIVERSE
Back in the Astral Universe...
Everyone had their eyes glued to the holographic screen.
The atmosphere was tense.
Not a single person looked away.
Xerion:
(Folded his arms)
"Her power is growing exponentially. Yet, pushing that transformation any further risks placing a catastrophic burden on her physical vessel."
Luneth:
(Nodded)
"Even from there I can sense the Empress energy. Perhaps this is one of the hidden powers within her arsenal?"
Thalorien:
(Stepped forward)
"That is one possibility, Violetta."
His eyes never left the screen---
Thalorien:
(Continued)
"But from what I can tell...Her power has flooded beyond the battlefield itself."
He pointed upward.
Thalorien:
(Serious)
"I can sense her across the entire cosmos."
Glaciana:
(Eyes widened)
"What?! You have got to be kidding me. That's insane!"
Solaris:
(Smiled)
"What a magnificent transformation."
Aya:
(Nodded rapidly)
"I know right?! It's beautiful!"
Cynthia:
(Smiled warmly)
"Very splendid. She's practically glowing."
Setsuna:
(Laughed)
"Tell me about it."
Meanwhile Ryder continued analyzing.
His eyes remained fixed on the screen.
Ryder:
(Quietly)
"Don't fall short, Empress. We're all behind you."
🌑DARKNESS WORLD
The two women stood silently.
Neither moved.
Neither Blinked.
Then---
BOOOOM!
Seraphina vanished.
She accelerated forward in 0.000 seconds.
Reina:
(Eyes widened)
"What?!"
The next moment---
Seraphina's fist was already in front of her.
Reina barely reacted in time.
BOOM!
The shockwave shattered countless layers of space-time.
Blaze:
(Shocked)
"Unbelievable..."
He continued---
Blaze:
(Eyes widened)
"She's moving over a hundred times faster than the flow of time itself."
Reina:
(Angrily)
"Don't think for a second that you can stop me, mortal!"
Seraphina:
(Clicked her tongue)
"Tch."
Both of them jumped back simultaneously.
Reina stretched her hand.
Countless thunderbolt erupted into existence.
They traveled at speed too fast for time itself to properly respond.
Reality cracked whenever they passed.
Seraphina calmly raised her own hand.
Seraphina:
(Shouted)
"STAR EATER!"
Immediately the lightning was absorbed.
All of it.
Every single bolt.
The energy glowed directly into Seraphina's body.
Her aura surged even higher.
Reina:
(Eyes widened)
"What?!"
In an instant---
Seraphina flashed forward again.
BOOOM!
A punch.
Reina blocked it.
But before she could react---
Seraphina grabbed her arm.
Then another punch slammed directly into Reina's chest.
CRACK!
Reina coughed blood.
She retaliated.
Her fist smashed into Seraphina.
But nothing happened.
Seraphina didn't even move.
Not an inch.
Reina:
(Eyes widened again)
"Impossible..."
Seraphina:
(Gaze sharpened)
"Face this!"
THUD!
THUD!
THUD!
THUD!
Countless punches rained down on Reina.
The Darkness World trembled.
Stars shattered.
Dimensions collapsed.
And just as Seraphina prepared the final strike--
Her body suddenly stumbled.
For only a fraction of second.
The Star Queen form failed to absorb part of the surrounding energy.
Reina immediately noticed.
Reina:
(Smirked)
"This is my chance."
She lunged forward.
Preparing a decisive blow.
But Seraphina suddenly smiled.
Almost playfully.
Seraphina:
(Joked)
"See ya!"
She vanished.
Appearing behind Reina.
BOOOOOOOOOM!
A devastating strike landed on Reina's back.
Reina was launched across the endless landscape.
Skidding endlessly.
Destroying everything in her path.
Seraphina landed calmly.
Her breathing was steady.
But her eyes were focused.
Analyzing.
Calculating.
Understanding.
Meanwhile-- Reina was analyzing her.
Reina:
(Thinking)
"I see... so that's her hidden trick. She actively consumes every kind of energy out there—conceptual force, life energy, raw power itself. Every single absorption just fuels an endless spiral of growth... dammit..."
Wei:
(Eyes Serious)
"So this is the power of Sera...
Suddenly a pile of lightning bolt launched towards Wei---
Wei already knew before the attack even launched...
His eyes moved towards the lightning and he flared his eyes and the attack got erased---
Before it could reach him---
Wei:
(Lidded eyes)
"What a bore."
Reina stood up once more.
Dust and broken dimensions drifted around her.
Her aura continued to rise, yet strangely remained attached to her body, refusing to spill outward.
A smile slowly formed across her face.
Reina:
(Smirking, eyes glowing)
"I suppose I've played around long enough."
Seraphina:
(Eyes widened)
"What the hell?!"
Wei:
(Focused on Reina)
"What are you planning, Reina?"
He stepped forward---
Wei:
(Serious)
"Surely you've lost all hope by now."
Reina laughed softly.
A calm laugh.
Reina:
(Confident laugh)
"Hope?"
She placed a hand over her chest.
Reina:
(Smirked)
"Not even a little, Wei."
Seraphina suddenly stepped forward.
Her wings expanded behind her.
The stars around her began shining brighter.
Seraphina:
(Shouting)
"Take this, Reina!"
She raised both arms.
Seraphina:
(Sweating)
"ETERNAL CAGE!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!
A gigantic construct of pure starlight erupted around Reina.
Countless celestial chains wrapped around her---
Layers upon layers of star-forged barriers sealed every direction.
Before Reina could react---
The cage launched upward.
The skies launched upward.
The skies split apart.
A massive alternate dimension opened above the Darkness Universe.
The cage entered the dimension.
Then the dimension immediately sealed itself completely shut.
Silenced followed.
Restu:
(Eyes widened)
"WHAT?!"
Completely shocked---
Restu:
(Grinning)
"Did she just seal Reina inside another dimension?!"
Seraphina landed on the ground.
Panting.
Sweating.
Her body visibly shaking.
Seraphina:
(Panicking)
"I call it..."
She took another breath.
Seraphina:
(Sweating again)
"The Cage of Dimensions."
Everyone listened.
Seraphina:
(Calm)
"It's floats completely outside normal space-time."
She continued---
Seraphina:
(Remained panting)
"An autonomous alternate dimension."
Continued once more---
Seraphina:
(Smiled slightly)
"A prison detached from conventional reality itself."
Her eyes remained focused on the sky.
Seraphina:
(Chuckled)
"Even god-like beings such as Reina should have difficulty escaping."
Octavia stared at her.
Octavia:
(Completely amazed)
"Unbelievable... i never knew Seraphina possessed a power like this. Amazing."
Seraphina suddenly staggered.
Her body trembled.
Her breathing became heavier.
Wei immediately flashed beside her and caught her before she could fall.
Wei:
(Worried)
"It's okay, Sera."
Seraphina looked at him and smiled softly.
Then she raised her hand.
A warm radiant light appeared.
Seraphina:
(Eyes tired)
"Life Embrace."
A beautiful glow spread throughout her body--
The strain on her muscles disappeared.
The damage throughout her body repaired itself.
Even the fading concept of her hope seemed to return.
Life flowed back into her once more.
This time---
She had one final Hope remaining.
One final life of hope.
Wei Observed quietly.
Wei:
(Thinking to himself)
"So that's the limit of her current state."
He continued watching her condition.
Wei:
(Thinking)
"She's down to her very last hope."
Wei:
(Thinking)
"To sustain a form like that for this long without her body tearing itself apart..."
Wei:
(Thinking)
"Is a testament to sheer willpower."
Wei gently placed his hand on her back.
A healing aura flowed into her body.
Nothing happened.
Seraphina:
(Smiled weakly)
"It's okay, honey.. it wont work."
Wei:
(Looked at her)
"What do you mean?"
Seraphina:
(Lowered her gaze)
"Even if you possess god-like healing abilities..."
She looked at her hands.
Small stars flickered between her fingers.
Seraphina:
(Tired)
"The Star Queen grants me limitless energy. But my vessel cannot handle the sheer volume of power I've obtained."
She laughed softly--
Seraphina:
(Laughed)
"So healing is impossible, honey."
Wei:
(Slowly nodded)
"I see."
Seraphina looked toward the sky.
Toward the prison dimension.
Seraphina:
(Smiled)
"However..."
She continued---
Seraphina:
(Smiled continuously)
"My form is telling me something."
Everyone listened---
Seraphina:
(Sweating)
"To safely deactivate this transformation..."
She clenched her fist.
Seraphina:
(Stood correctly)
"I must spend my final Hope."
Then suddenly---
CRAAAAAAACCKKKKKKK!!!
The sky split apart.
Everyone froze.
The dimensional prison shattered instantly.
Cracks spread across the alternate dimension.
Stars exploded.
The celestial chains snapped.
The Cage of Dimensions collapsed.
A monstrous aura flooded the battlefield once more.
Zephyr:
(Eyes widened)
"No... You've got to be kidding me... Again?!"
Restu:
(Serious)
"Impossible..."
Octavia:
(Grinning)
"She escaped?!"
The dimension exploded completely.
And from within the collapsing prison...
A familiar figure slowly emerged.
Alive.
Untouched.
Smiling.
Once more...
The reigning transcendent dragon was alive.
Seraphina struggled to remain standing.
The Star Queen form was slowly fading.
Yet her eyes never left Reina.
She turned toward Wei, breathing heavily.
Seraphina:
(Smiling weakly)
"Honey... let me use my Last Hope."
Wei's expression immediately became serious.
He knew exactly what that meant.
Wei:
(Quietly)
"Hmm..."
Across the battlefield, Reina crossed her arms.
A small smirk appeared.
Reina:
(Mocking)
"Another ultimate attack?"
She opened her arms.
Reina:
(Smirked)
"Then bring it on."
Seraphina lowered her head.
The battlefield became silent.
Then she slowly looked upward.
Suddenly---
Her entire body began glowing.
A pure white radiance flooded the Darkness World.
Her wings transformed.
Becoming larger.
More elegant.
More divine.
Her body itself began turning into light.
Into Hope.
Into a living star.
Blaze:
(Shielding his eyes)
"She's too bright... i can't even see her anymore!"
Seraphina's entire being was now radiating pure cosmic energy.
Sweat rolled down her face.
Her body trembled.
Yet she continued.
Seraphina:
(Gulping)
"Final light..."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!
The stored energy exploded outward.
A galaxy formed.
An actual galaxy.
Countless stars.
Countless lights.
An entire cosmic structure covered the Darkness World---
A Milky Way itself seemed to dissolve beneath the sheer intensity of her power...
Raphael stared upward.
Raphael:
(Speechless)
"Unbelievable... her energy just manifested a brand-new galaxy, and it's already consuming the entirety of the Darkness World..."
High above them, Reina hovered confidently.
Not concerned.
Not afraid.
Reina:
(Smirking)
"And what exactly is this supposed to accomplish?"
The moment she finished speaking---
A single fragment of Seraphina's light touched Reina's tail.
SSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!
It began vaporizing instantly.
Reina's eyes widened.
Reina:
(Shock)
"WHAT?!"
The vaporization rapidly spread.
Without hesitation, Reina manipulated the damage and reversed it.
The wound restored itself immediately.
Seraphina:
(Gritted her teeth)
"I WILL DEFEAT YOU!"
The galaxy surrounding the Darkness World collapsed inward.
All that cosmic energy compressed into Seraphina's body---
Into her fist.
Into one strike.
One final strike.
She disappeared.
Appearing directly in front of Reina.
And punched.
BOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!
The punch connected.
Filled with the entirely of Final Light.
The impact shook realities.
The Darkness World cracked apart.
Reina was blasted backward.
But when the light faded---
Reina remained standing.
Completely intact.
Seraphina:
(Eyes widened)
"What?!!!"
Reina slowly looked up.
Her expression cold.
Unmoved.
Unshaken.
Reina:
(Smirked)
"Face despair... Empress of Sovereignty."
She drew back her arm.
Preparing a finishing blow.
A deadly one.
A final one.
Suddenly---
A single finger blocked her punch.
Reina:
(Froze)
"Did he...?"
Wei stood there.
Expressionless.
His fingers pressed against her fist.
Stopping all momentum.
All force.
All destruction.
Without a word, Wei teleported away.
Carrying Seraphina in his arms.
He gently placed her on the ground.
Seraphina opened her eyes.
Her Star Queen form had begun fading.
The wings were disappearing.
The light was vanishing.
Wei:
(Softly)
"Let me take it from here, Sera. Thank you."
Seraphina:
(Smiled weakly)
"Honey. I'm sorry..."
Wei:
(Shook his head immediately)
"No."
He touched her forehead---
Wei:
(Smirked)
"Don't apologize. Just rest."
A small smile appeared on Seraphina's face.
Meanwhile---
The massive galaxy of energy surrounding the Darkness World finally disappeared---
It's light faded into nothingness.
Wei stood back up.
He looked toward Blaze.
Wei:
(Grin appeared)
"Let's do this, Blaze."
Blaze:
(Stood well, smirking)
"Yeah."
Ultimate Zero watched from afar.
For the first time in a while---
Zero:
(Smiled)
"Look at how much they've grown..."
Across the battlefield, Reina looked at the two of them.
Then smiled.
A dangerous smile.
An excited smile.
Reina:
(Evil smile)
"Oh?"
Her aura rose once more.
Reina:
(Continued)
"You still have the will to fight? How amusing."
NEXT EPISODE UPCOMING!!!
Poem:
"Let it sink in-- I'm going to unmake reality itself and gained all immunities in my powerline~~" [Wei Abyss Ling]