Oblivor's eyes began to tremble.
"...Impossible..."
His voice wouldn't even come out.
"This... this power..."
"Even the Absolute God's..."
"...no..."
"The T-True Ancient King..."
Omer gave no reply He simply lowered his hand slowly The purple circle faded from sight But its effect was not over The universe had completely returned to its former state.
At the same time...
Earth.
The dark clouds that had covered the sky for hours parted in an instant Earthquakes stopped Hurricanes dissipated The oceans calmed The purple light filtering from the sky soon turned into golden sunlight People gazed at the sky in astonishment It was as if the world had taken a breath once more.
United States.
NASA Emergency Control Center.
Hundreds of screens stopped sounding their alarms all at once The staff stared at the monitors in bewilderment A scientist spoke with a trembling voice.
"Sir Universal energy levels are returning to normal."
Another officer shouted.
"Destroyed star systems are reforming This is impossible!"
A deathly silence fell over the center The NASA Director took a deep breath.
"An unknown energy in the universe has repaired all the damage We don't know who did it But...the danger is over now."
This statement was broadcast on all news channels around the world within seconds.
London...
Tokyo...
Seoul...
Moscow...
Istanbul...
New York...
Beijing...
New Delhi...
People poured into the streets all over the world Some fell to their knees Some wept, looking up at the sky Families embraced one another Children began to smile again Humanity which had been awaiting its end hours ago... Had lived once more
Seoul.
World Hunters Association.
Jonathan Pierce sat silently at his desk The door flew open with a loud bang An employee rushed in, out of breath.
"Chairman!"
"Chairman!"
"Omer Jin Hoo..."
"He succeeded!"
"He saved the universe!"
Jonathan's hands began to tremble Tears streamed down his eyes A smile he had been waiting years for appeared on his lips.
"...I knew it I knew you would succeed."
At the same time...
In another corner of Seoul...
Ae-Cha was looking at the sky, tears in her eyes The light filtering through the clouds illuminated her face She placed her hands over her heart She closed her eyes.
"Omer I knew you would do it You saved us again Thank you I love you so much."
As the wind blew softly, the purple light shining in the sky seemed to silently respond
to her words
Oblivor was on his knees He had bowed his head to the ground The Dark Monarch before whom all Monarchs once knelt...
Was now trembling with fear Even the blood flowing from his back evaporated under the pressure of the purple mana before it could reach the ground Words spilled from his mouth with great difficulty.
"...Your command..."
Omer did not answer for a long time.
The silence...
Had turned into torture for Oblivor Finally, Omer's voice echoed.
Cold...
Emotionless...
Yet it carried an unquestionable authority.
"Bring Xu Liangchen back."
Oblivor flinched
He slowly raised his head.
"...What?"
Omer's gaze did not change.
"Not just him Everyone you have absorbed Bring them all back."
At that moment...
True fear appeared in Oblivor's eyes Because he knew what this meant The moment this order was fulfilled A vast portion of the mana reserves he had accumulated over centuries would vanish
But to refuse...
Was no longer possible.
Even a single glance from Omer was enough to shatter his soul Oblivor gritted his teeth Then, he slowly raised both arms toward the sky
Black mana...
Began to swirl around him like a vortex The rumbling coming from his chest grew increasingly louder Suddenly, a massive roar that shook the entire Hydra Constellation rippled through space
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
Following the roar, black energy surged into the sky Black fissures formed in every corner of space From within these fissures Countless particles of light began to appear.
These were...
The souls of the people who had been destroyed
Monarchs...
Hunters...
Dragons...
Mages...
Commanders...
Millions of souls that Oblivor had absorbed were breaking free from their black chains and regaining their bodies Bursts of light occurred all across the universe One after another, bodies began to form As numerous as the stars Silence had once again given way to life.
Omer watched all of this without uttering a single word.
Then...
In the distance, a body slowly fell through the void Their long black hair floated in space, and their severe wounds still appeared unhealed.
Xu Liangchen...
He was unconscious.
Omer merely raised his hand Purple mana, like an invisible hand, halted Xu Liangchen's fall He looked at him without showing any expression.
Then he turned his gaze back to Oblivor.
"Now..."
Oblivor's breath hitched.
"Your army."
This single phrase...
Was enough to widen the Dark Sovereign's eyes Omer slowly raised his right hand Purple aura covered the entire battlefield.
Millions of monsters...
Dragons...
Demons...
Giants...
Mages...
They all turned toward Omer at the same time And Omer said only one word.
"Vatra."
In an instant, the entire battlefield went silent.
Then...
Millions of bodies collapsed simultaneously But this was not death The monsters' bodies turned into purple light and dispersed like ash Only their souls remained Countless beams of purple light rose into the sky.
Like a river...
They all began to circle around Omer Finally, the lights merged into his shadow one by one They had chosen their new master When Oblivor saw this, his knees gave out.
"...Impossible..."
This...
Was not the ability of a Shadow Monarch
It was not the power of a Monarch, either.
This was...
The absolute decree of the Ancient King.
From that moment on, not a single entity on the battlefield could act outside of Omer's will And for the first time Oblivor understood
The person standing before him was no longer just a warrior.
He was...
The new King of existence
Oblivor could not raise his head He could only see Omer's shoes With every second, he felt his soul being torn apart.
"This... is impossible..."
His trembling voice echoed in the void.
"I am... the Dark Monarch...I am... the master of all Monarchs...How... how can I be kneeling before someone else..."
Omer gave no reply.
There was neither anger nor mercy on his face His dull black eyes looked as if they were peering from beyond the reach of life and death.
This silence...
Was the most terrifying thing Oblivor had felt in his entire existence Suddenly he gritted his teeth His survival instinct overcame his fear.
He slowly stood up.
His wounded body began to be engulfed by black mana once more His severed limbs reformed The massive wound in his chest closed in seconds As dark mana wrapped around his entire body, black lightning rose from his eyes.
The aura he radiated shook the universe again.
"Enough..."
Oblivor's voice grew louder.
"I...I WILL NOT SURRENDER!"
The infinite void, resembling the sky, became covered in black cracks Countless dark vortices opened all across the universe Each vortex began to absorb the energy of millions of stars The remnants of shattered galaxies...
The cores of dead stars...
Extinguished suns...
Everything flowed toward Oblivor's body The Dark Monarch had decided to play his final card.
His existence...
His soul...
His life...
He was burning everything he possessed in a single attack All the mana remaining from his dragon body gathered at one point The veins in his arms began to burst.
His skin cracked.
Black mana flowed instead of blood Despite this, he laughed.
Insanely...
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! If I am to die...I WILL DESTROY YOU ALONG WITH ME!"
Right in the center of his chest, a massive sphere made of absolute darkness appeared Space was tearing around the sphere...And time ceased to flow.
Even the pressure released by the attack alone was enough to turn star systems thousands of light-years away into dust Neroth took an involuntary step back.
"...My King."
Antaios's eyes widened.
"This attack..."
Clairael gritted her teeth.
"If it lands..."
But Omer...
He did not move at all.
He prepared no defense He did not raise his weapon He simply continued to look at Oblivor in silence.
This attitude...
Only enraged Oblivor further.
"TASTE..."
"DEATH ITSELF!"
"THE DARK MONARCH 'S FINAL DECREE!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The dark sphere transformed into a massive beam tearing the universe apart and moved toward Omer Wherever it passed, space was being annihilated.
Galaxies were falling apart...
Stars were extinguishing...
Planets were evaporating.
The Shadow Marshals involuntarily closed their eyes The light of the explosion covered the entire universe.
Just as the attack was about to reach Omer...
Omer slowly raised his right hand.
In his palm, a black dagger covered in purple mana appeared.
He didn't shout.
He didn't chant a spell.
He didn't even launch a counter-attack.
He simply...
Extended two fingers.
And lightly touched the approaching energy of annihilation.
"..."
Silence.
The next second...
CRACK.
A thin fissure appeared on the massive attack Oblivor's pupils shrank.
"What..."
CRACK...
CRACK...
CRACK!
The attack, millions of kilometers long, began to shatter like glass The splintering energy turned into grains of purple light and scattered into the universe.
A moment later...
It was gone.
The final attack, created by Oblivor sacrificing his entire existence…Had been completely erased with a single touch.
The Dark Monarchs froze His hands were shaking He couldn't breathe.
"Impossible...This power...is not even godlike."
Omer was still looking at him with the same expressionless face The distance between them had not changed But Oblivor felt death standing right behind him A freezing chill touching the back of his neck...
His instincts were screaming He slowly looked behind him Only two purple eyes were glowing in the darkness.
Omer...
Had appeared behind him without even moving Oblivor's mind couldn't comprehend it.
"When... did you..."
He couldn't finish his sentence A purple light tore the darkness in two.
Silent...
Flawless...
A single dagger strike.
Then...
BOOOOOOOOOM!
The last remaining galaxy of the Hydra Constellation was shattered by this blow Oblivor's body was split in two starting from his chest in a perfect line.
Blood, black mana, and fragmented soul essence sprayed into space simultaneously.
The Dark Monarchs shrieked in agony.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
His body began to turn into ash little by little For the first time, there was no anger in his eyes There was only despair.
Omer turned around silently.
He looked at the shattered galaxies Purple mana spread across the entire universe in waves The vanished stars reformed The shattered planets returned to their original state The torn space closed completely It was as if the apocalypse that had occurred a few minutes ago had never happened.
Behind him, Oblivor's last cry echoed.
"No..."
"I am..."
"...the Dark Monarch..."
His voice grew weaker and weaker Then, his body turned completely into dust His soul melted within the purple light and vanished forever The Dark Monarch 's reign had come to an end