Kirk lunged forward with extreme speed, his blades slicing through space, but even his fiercest attacks did not seem to affect Áztrofi in the same way.
Kana felt a shiver run down her spine upon realizing this.
— Do not let him reconstruct under any circumstances! Attack with all your strength! — Kirk shouted.
— With our current power, we might end up destroying the planet! — Kana warned, her voice heavy with concern.
Kirk hesitated for a moment before giving the order:
— Kannes, create a barrier and throw us into another dimension with your shield!
Kannes immediately channeled his power, and Kirk transferred dimensional magic into the shield, reinforcing its structure.
Anti-Dimensional Barrier
The barrier expanded rapidly, swallowing them into a space where time and reality did not exist.
It was a colossal cube, comparable to a cluster of galaxies, surrounded by an infinite void.
In this domain, they could fight without restrictions, without the risk of destroying Turfazia or the universe itself.
This was only possible because of the energy flowing continuously from the crack in Kirk's seal, which now freely coursed into his companions through the connection between their own seals.
Kirk steadied his stance, his swords pulsing with energy.
— Attack with everything, without hesitation! This time, not even a trace of him will remain! He will be completely destroyed!
The four warriors unleashed their most powerful techniques simultaneously.
— Dimensional Rupture! — Kirk released a wall of dimensional slashes, advancing with crushing force.
— Pierced Dimension! — Kewa conjured thousands of magical circles, multiplying her arrows into relentless waves.
— Multiple Suns! — Kana invoked several reduced suns, each containing energy equivalent to a real sun.
The attacks exploded toward Áztrofi.
For a brief moment, his eyes widened in surprise.
— What? These worms… Impossible, I haven't even fully reconstructed yet!
But then—
His laughter shattered the silence, reverberating with pure insanity.
— AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
And in that instant, Áztrofi unleashed his true counterattack.
Dimensional Negativity Condensation
Suddenly, thousands of black spheres emerged, spreading across the dimension like absolute voids of darkness.
The magic emanated an oppressive aura, dense enough to devour the very space around them.
Kana shuddered, her eyes widening as she analyzed the technique.
— Did you all feel that?
Kannes tensed, his gaze full of urgency.
— Yes… It feels like a wave of negative energy is spreading through the entire dimension.
Kewa scanned their surroundings, her instincts on high alert.
— What is that...?
Kana's eyes sparkled with shock as she processed the sight before her.
— These are extremely compact spheres of negative energy… Like my Multiple Suns, but forged from pure darkness—and in an absurdly larger quantity!
The warning came too late.
The spheres absorbed magic like black holes, nullifying any attack that was not based on light or dimensions.
Kirk shouted, wasting no time:
— ATTACK! WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL HIS STRIKES REACH US!
Even when their attacks hit Áztrofi, his spheres devoured the warriors' magic, draining their energy.
Kana tightened her fists, her expression growing serious as she realized the true danger.
— Everyone… All of his attacks have a single purpose: to steal our mana! If he hits us, he weakens us and absorbs our magic; if he strikes our spells, he consumes them as fuel!
Áztrofi grinned maliciously, watching his spheres swallow everything around them.
— Hahaha, so you finally noticed? But now it's far too late. This is the end for you.
He raised his arms, unleashing a monstrous energy, and then—
Black Hole
A colossal vortex began to form, absorbing everything around it—except Kirk's dimensional slashes and Kannes' barrier.
The dimension shook violently, starting to fracture.
Kannes clenched his teeth, feeling his barrier groan under the pressure.
— This barrier won't last much longer! — he warned.
Kana then felt something awaken inside her.
Her third eye shone intensely, revealing hidden memories—truths buried within the fragments of Kirk's cracked seal.
Her expression darkened, filled with determination.
— Everyone… I've discovered the only way to end this—temporarily!
Kirk gritted his teeth, his gaze fierce and brimming with rage.
— But we want to destroy him, not just seal him away again!
Kana sighed, keeping her voice firm.
— Kirk, you know better than anyone… We still don't have enough power for that.
Kirk narrowed his eyes, then finally relented.
— We have to seal him, don't we?
Kana nodded, already preparing the magic.
— Kannes, surround me in another barrier to amplify my speed to the maximum. I need time to create a perfect seal.
Áztrofi realized they were plotting something, and his black spheres surged forward like an unstoppable tide.
Kirk stepped up, his determination unwavering.
— I'll take care of the spheres! You defend against anything that gets past me!
And then—
Unilateral Dimensional Slashes
Kirk shattered and reformed his swords, transforming them into pure blue dimensional energy.
Each slash struck the spheres with absolute precision, even those that seemed unreachable.
Kewa gasped, her breath quickening as she witnessed the technique in action.
— How is he doing that...? He's hitting even the most distant spheres without sending physical slashes to them!
But Áztrofi was quick to react.
He created thousands of new spheres, spreading them to every corner of the dimension, completely filling the battlefield.
The pressure intensified.
And then, Kana transmitted a telepathic message to everyone:
— It's done.
Áztrofi realized they were plotting something and launched his black spheres with full force toward the four warriors.
It was a wave of absolute destruction, advancing like an unstoppable collapse.
At that moment, the four began to connect, and the seals on their foreheads shone intensely—until they shattered completely.
Kana looked at Kirk with urgency.
— Now it's up to you...
In the same instant, everyone vanished from that dimension, leaving only Kirk and Áztrofi behind.
The power flowing from the seals engulfed Kirk, granting him one final chance.
His gaze burned with determination.
— THE POWER THEY HAVE GIVEN ME WILL NOT BE WASTED! — he roared.
Dimensional Bow
All of his companions' weapons were merged into one.
The anti-dimensional barrier that had isolated them began to crack, unable to contain so much energy.
Kirk raised the bow with ferocity.
— SUFFER, YOU WRETCHED MONSTER!
Dimension Piercer
Instead of an arrow, a sword materialized.
More than ten thousand magical circles appeared in front of the bow.
Every inch that Kirk pulled the sword back, he felt his body collapse, his strength fading away.
The dimension crumbled, unable to withstand so much power.
But he did not stop.
— MORE! I HAVE TO PULL IT BACK EVEN MORE! — he thought, even as his arm began to disintegrate.
With a visceral scream, he released the sword.
It shot forward with absurd speed, passing through the magical circles, growing a thousand times in size with each layer it crossed.
The black hole dominated the battlefield, but slowly the sword became visible inside it, expanding until it matched its size.
And then—impact.
The collision shook the entire dimension, waves of energy exploded uncontrollably.
Áztrofi's shrieks echoed, his monstrous presence beginning to fade.
The barrier collapsed completely, and Kirk fell along with him, returning to the skies of Turfazia.
Áztrofi tried to move, his hands slowly reaching for the sword embedded in his heart.
But—
Kana, Kewa, and Kannes appeared, forming a triangle around him.
— We must begin the seal before he removes the sword! — Kana exclaimed.
Kannes looked up.
— KIRK, COME FINISH THE SEAL NOW!
But Kirk did not respond.
He remained motionless in the air, missing an arm.
In his mind, memories flashed rapidly.
Words repeated endlessly…
— Not again, not again, not again, not again, NOT AGAIN!
His body glowed intensely, and a radiant blue arm emerged, holding a blade as thin as time itself.
And then—time froze.
Dimensional Triangle
Kirk moved his arm, tracing a triangle inside the seal.
Inside it, Áztrofi was struck from all directions, at a speed impossible to calculate.
His body vanished completely.
The triangle disappeared along with the sword that had sealed him.
Kana stared at Kirk, her expression curious.
— What is that glow? — she asked before the light faded.
But before he could answer—
Inside the newly formed triangle, everything turned black.
Áztrofi's body reformed, but this time as a shadow.
A dark energy shot out from his form, racing toward Kana, Kannes, and Kewa.
— HAHAHAHA! YOU REMOVED THE SWORD! THANK YOU, NOW EVERYONE WILL SUFFER BECAUSE OF IT! — Áztrofi bellowed from inside the seal.
Kana screamed.
— KIRK, WE MUST COMPLETE THE SEAL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
Kirk grabbed her hands, and the triangle transformed into a square.
And then—memories returned.
A blue light flashed, connecting them to infinity.
They were once again sealing Áztrofi.
Now, each of them saw their past lives, contained within blocks in the pillar of light that had risen above them.
Kannes sighed deeply.
— Once again, we find ourselves here… Unable to defeat him. But I believe next time, we will succeed.
Kewa glanced downward.
— Let's see how many blocks are left to finish.
Kana's expression shifted.
— Wait… Something isn't right.
Kannes narrowed his eyes.
— Before, there were always blocks… But this time, a triangle appeared—and beneath it, there's nothing. What does this mean?
Kana smiled, tears forming in her eyes.
— Until next time, everyone…
And then, slowly, she disappeared.
The echoes of their voices reverberated in the pillar.
— UNTIL THEN!
One by one, they all vanished, like a rain of fading memories.
Except for Kirk.
He did not disappear.
Nor did the seal.
The others were gone, and he remained alone, exhausted.
His body began to fall inside the pillar.
As he plummeted, droplets touched his skin, and fragments of memories flooded his mind.
— What is this...? Some of these memories are mine… But others are not.
His body started to dissolve with each droplet that hit him.
He reached out, his exposed bones straining toward something above.
And then—
He fell into the Lake of Tears, dissolving completely.
5,000 Years Later
A group of soldiers patrolled around the walls of the kingdom.
One of them suddenly stopped, noticing an object on the ground.
— Hey, come here! I found something.
His companion groaned.
— What is it? A box? Did you call me just for this?
The first soldier insisted.
— This box is very strange… That's why I called you.
— Whatever… Let's open it already.
As they lifted the lid, they saw a baby sleeping inside.
On his forehead, there was a symbol:
The third eye.