"This is only the beginning."
Ryker exhaled slowly, resolve sharpening in his eyes.
"The real test starts now."
The tremors across the Dark Continent began to subside. The sky, once suffocatingly black, slowly regained traces of light.
Ryker stood amid the ruins, feeling the Dark Domain power within him pulse and shift. He understood something clearly. This power was not perfect. It was a double-edged blade. The darkness had not vanished. It had only sunk deeper. Waiting.
"Gon. Killua. Biscuit. Status?"
His voice carried fatigue, but his gaze remained steady.
"We're fine," Gon replied, unable to hide his excitement. "You did it. You destroyed the Dark Continent's darkness."
Killua smirked slightly, resting a hand on Ryker's shoulder.
"From total collapse to turning it around… that was insane."
Biscuit said nothing at first. She simply watched Ryker, her expression unreadable.
"This isn't enough."
Ryker lowered his head slightly.
"The core is still there."
"We broke Arashi Xeno's domain, but the continent is still under its shadow."
"If we don't erase it completely, this world will never recover."
Killua frowned.
"You're saying Xeno wasn't the source?"
"He wasn't."
Ryker's voice was firm.
"From the start until now, I've been tracking it."
"That power runs deeper."
"He was only a fragment of the system."
Gon's expression tightened.
"Then that source… is it already moving?"
Ryker nodded.
"It never stopped."
"As long as it exists, the Dark Continent cannot be saved."
Biscuit stepped forward.
"You've taken control of the Dark Domain."
"Isn't that enough to suppress it?"
Ryker paused. Then shook his head.
"I can suppress it for a time."
"But not destroy it."
"If we want to end this, we go deeper."
"To the true origin."
He lifted his gaze. Cold. Focused.
"If we fail this time…"
"There won't be anything left to save."
Silence followed. Heavy.
Then — a tremor. Ryker's body stiffened. The Thunder God's Judgment Blade vibrated in his hand. Reacting.
"Ryker?" Gon asked.
Ryker's eyes narrowed.
"There's something…"
"…calling me."
The energy inside him shifted. Resonating. Not randomly. Deliberately.
He understood instantly.
"This is the source."
"It's responding."
The darkness — was reaching back.
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