Chapter 1301 The Furnace

Chapter 1301 The Furnace

"Let's go!"

Power surged from all three of them—Kuzon, Serah, and Edward.

Fragments of light and clusters of Aether danced around them, blazing and roaring with such intensity that the entire world within nowhere began to tremble.

The exalted force that their combined strength generated was beyond frightening.

It was definitely more than enough to collapse their target.

'N-no... no don't...!' Ciel begged, seeing so much power that she could not comprehend.

She knew that this time, for sure, they would achieve their goals.

'Please don't!' She pleaded profusely.

Her thoughts went unanswered since she was unable to turn them into words.

~VWUUUUUUSSSSHHHH!!!~

The power acclimated to new heights, reaching the precipice of unimaginable pressure.

'DON'T DO IT!!!'

And then...

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!~

The eruption finally manifested, rupturing any significant fragment of anything that occupied the target area.

Flashes and echoes rose to an unfathomable degree, and then everything shattered, all in the span of an immeasurable fragment of a second.

The explosion radiated far beyond the reaches of the universe, now consumed by the sheer radiant power and force of the trio.

The instant they completed their tasks and witnessed the cocoon shatter before their very eyes, Kuzon, Serah and Edward ascended to meet the rest of their allies.

It was only at this moment that Kuzon let go of Ciel, throwing her into the broken furnace that was now reminiscent of her shattered dreams.

The trio reunited with the rest of their comrades within a moment, and together, they made to retreat from the doomed world.

~VWUUUUUSSSSHHHH!!!~

As they escaped through the portal, watching it close on itself as the last member of the team ventured within, they were able to steal a glance at the ensuing aftermath of their purposeful chaos.

Destruction. Terror. Nothingness.

Ciel was being consumed by the immense pressure of the blast, doomed to death, while the cocoon was as good as vanquished.

A fine conclusion to their task.

The mission... was complete.

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"Haaa... haaa..."

Heavy breaths leaked from the lips of the exhausted members of the team.

"T-that... that was a close one..." Ana mumbled, and the rest who listened to her could not agree more.

The speed at which they had to travel in order to escape the resultant explosion was by no means achievable by regular standards.

... His domain.

"Ciel must have died protecting me till the very end. That's sad, I suppose."

Legris' eyes flickered for a brief moment before he continued speaking.

"Stefan is also gone, I see. They're both a part of me now... a part of the nothingness that is my nonexistence."

As the only one who was left of his teammates, he now had to lead a lonely path to his goals.

'I would have loved for them to see the end with me. But I suppose I'll have to do this alone.'

At the very least, he had to carry on their desires.

'I'll be sure to reunite you with the Nether, Ciel. When he becomes a part of me, he'll become a part of you too..."

Once he concluded his train of thoughts, Legris heaved a shallow sigh.

"The [Amalgamation] is complete. All the final pieces have converged at long last."

A single step forward caused the eternal nothingness around him to tremble at his command.

Just like Aether ruled the Aether Tree, and the Nether governed his territory... he now had his own realm.

This hollow land that was not part of existence...

... It was now his domain.

At long last, his [Original Magic: Who Am I?] had evolved from his restricted domain of limbo to encompass all else.

It had transcended the pinnacle.

"[Primeval Magic: The End]." Legris whispered.

With this, he could finally achieve his goals.

"But first, I should tie up the loose ends."

There were still a few nuisances that existed beyond his domain. Legris knew he could choose to ignore most of them.

But why would he choose to do that?

"This should be fun."

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[A/N]

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