The air trembled.
Not from power.
From the end.
Kael's body lay crushed into the broken ground, blood spreading beneath him. His vision was fading… slowly swallowed by darkness.
Sound disappeared.
Pain dulled.
Everything… distant.
"…So this is it…" his thoughts echoed weakly.
Silence.
—
(CLACK.)
A faint sound.
A blade… stopping mid-air.
—
The attack.
It didn't land.
—
The silver-haired man's eyes narrowed.
"…Again?"
—
Kael couldn't see clearly.
But he felt it.
Her presence.
Still standing.
—
"Get up."
Her voice.
Low.
Cold.
—
"…I can't…" Kael whispered.
No strength.
No control.
Nothing left.
—
"…Then stay down," she replied.
💀
(SLASH.)
She moved.
Fast.
Faster than before.
Her blade cut through the air, forcing the man back.
(CLASH.)
Their weapons collided again.
But this time—
She wasn't holding back.
💀
The battlefield shook.
Every strike heavier.
Sharper.
More desperate.
—
The man blocked.
Countered.
Adapted.
"…You're pushing yourself too far," he said.
No answer.
—
(SLASH.)
A deep cut opened across his arm.
Blood.
Real.
—
For the first time—
He frowned.
💀
"…So you're willing to break yourself for him?"
—
She stepped forward.
Breathing heavier.
But her eyes…
Unshaken.
—
"…He's one of us."
💀
Silence.
—
The man's gaze darkened.
"…Then you'll die for him."
—
(BOOM.)
He vanished.
Appeared above her.
Strike descending.
—
She raised her sword—
(CLASH.)
Impact exploded.
The ground shattered.
—
Her knees bent.
Cracked ground beneath her.
—
She was losing.
💀
—
Behind them—
Kael moved.
Barely.
His fingers dug into the ground again.
Blood.
Pain.
Darkness.
—
"…One of… us…" he whispered.
Something echoed inside him.
Faint.
Distant.
—
("Stand.")
—
His eyes twitched.
"…Who…"
—
("Stand.")
—
His body trembled.
But didn't rise.
💀
—
Back to the fight—
The man pressed forward.
Relentless.
(SLASH. CLASH. BOOM.)
Her guard weakened.
Little by little.
—
Then—
(THUD.)
A direct hit.
She was sent flying.
(CRASH.)
Her sword slipped from her hand.
Silence.
—
"…It's over," the man said.
He walked toward her.
Slow.
Certain.
—
Kael's eyes widened slightly.
"…No…"
—
The man raised his hand.
Final strike.
—
She tried to move.
Her body didn't respond.
Too exhausted.
Too damaged.
💀
—
Kael's breath stopped.
—
"…Move…" he whispered.
Nothing.
—
"…MOVE!"
💀
His body forced itself up.
Just enough.
Just a little.
—
But—
Too late.
💀
—
The attack descended.
—
And then—
(SLICE.)
💀
Blood.
—
The man froze.
—
A blade.
Through his side.
—
His eyes widened slightly.
—
"…What…?"
—
She was behind him.
—
Holding her sword.
—
Breathing heavily.
—
"…I told you…"
Her voice shook slightly.
"…Not yet."
💀
—
She pulled the blade out.
(SPLASH.)
—
The man stepped back.
Holding his side.
—
Silence.
—
For the first time—
He looked… serious.
💀
"…So this is how far you'll go."
—
He straightened slowly.
Blood dripping.
—
"…Fine."
A pause.
—
"…Then I'll end this properly."
💀💀💀
—
The air changed.
—
He released it.
—
Not pressure.
Not control.
—
Something deeper.
—
Darker.
—
The soldiers stepped back instantly.
Fear.
Real fear.
—
"…He's using it…"
—
Kael's eyes widened.
Even in his state…
He felt it.
—
"…This… is bad…"
💀
—
The man raised his hand.
—
"…You forced this."
—
The air condensed.
Warped.
Twisted.
—
Everything pointed at them.
At both of them.
—
No escape.
—
Kael tried to move.
Failed.
—
She stood there.
Sword in hand.
—
Breathing slow.
—
"…Tch…"
—
Then—
She glanced at Kael.
—
For a brief moment…
Her expression softened.
—
"…We really found you late…"
💀
—
And then—
(SHATTER.)
💀
The space around them broke.
Literally.
Like glass.
—
A flash of light.
—
And both of them—
Disappeared.
💀💀💀
—
Silence.
—
The battlefield…
Empty.
—
The man stood still.
—
Then slowly…
He lowered his hand.
—
"…They escaped."
A pause.
—
His eyes darkened.
—
"…So it begins."
💀
—
Far away…
In a hidden place unknown to the world…
Kael's body dropped to the ground.
Unconscious.
Broken.
Alive.
—
And not alone anymore.
💀
End of Chapter 13
Did Kael really survive… or is he on the edge of death?
And what exactly did the enemy just unleash at the end?
More importantly… who are "they"?
Drop your theories below 👇 the real story is just beginning 😈🔥