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Chapter 35 - The Heart of the Void

The air grew thick with corruption as Quinn stepped into the heart of the Voidborn realm — a twisted landscape of jagged shadows and blood-red skies.

Velux's voice was tense. This is her domain. Every step you take feeds her power.

Ahead, a colossal fortress loomed, its walls writhing with dark energy. Seraphine awaited within, the source of the spreading void.

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Suddenly, void beasts erupted from the ground—massive creatures with claws like scythes and eyes burning with malice.

Quinn didn't hesitate. Shadow tendrils exploded from his arms, wrapping around the nearest beast and crushing it with Shadow Grasp. Blood qi surged, fueling his power.

The beasts charged in a wave, forcing Quinn to unleash Crimson Eclipse Storm — a furious cyclone of shadow and blood fire that tore through their ranks.

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Before the last beast fell, a piercing scream cut through the chaos.

Seraphine appeared on the fortress ramparts, her figure shrouded in swirling void energy.

"Welcome, Quinn Talen," she intoned. "Let me show you the true meaning of despair."

With a sweep of her hand, dark spikes erupted from the ground, aiming straight for Quinn.

He dodged with Shadow Step, closing the distance.

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The battle between them ignited—Seraphine's void magic clashing against Quinn's shadow-blood fusion in explosive bursts.

She summoned shadow chains to bind him, but Quinn shattered them with a burst of Bloodflare Touch.

He retaliated with a flurry of Bloodfang Claws, tearing at her defenses.

Seraphine countered with a wave of void energy, blasting him across the chamber.

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Quinn slammed into the ground, pain lancing through his side. But the ring pulsed, Velux feeding him strength.

He rose, eyes glowing crimson and black, and summoned his Crimson Eclipse Whip.

The whip cracked through the air, striking Seraphine's arm and leaving a sizzling wound.

She snarled, raising a shield of void energy, but Quinn broke through with Crimson Eclipse Breaker — a devastating blast of shadow and blood that shattered her shield and sent her flying.

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Seraphine crashed into the fortress wall, dark energy flickering dangerously.

"You... cannot... win!" she spat, summoning a vortex of void shadows to consume Quinn.

Quinn stepped into the storm, shadows and blood magic wrapping around him like armor.

With a roar, he unleashed his ultimate technique — the Eclipse Bloodstorm — a fusion of all his powers in a raging tempest of destruction.

The vortex shattered, Seraphine screamed, caught in the storm's fury.

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The fortress began to tremble and crack.

Quinn seized the moment, lunging forward with twin blades blazing — striking deep into Seraphine's heart.

Her scream faded, her form dissolving into shards of void shadow.

The darkness receded.

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Breathing hard, Quinn looked around at the shattered realm.

Velux whispered, The battle is won. But the war for this world has only begun.

Quinn clenched his fists. "Then I'll be ready."

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