[Acceleration EXP 969/1000]
Just a little more.
A thread's breadth separated Damien from the edge of breakthrough—a single breath, a final push. And then maybe, just maybe… he could flip this nightmare on its head.
And had the last laugh..
As if fate had heard his desperate wish, another notification blinked into existence before his dimming eyes.
[Acceleration EXP +12]
For a second, Damien's lips twitched—a smile appeared, faint but unmistakable.
It was the kind of smile that shouldn't belong on a man whose body had been mangled beyond belief.
The kind of smile that scoffed at death even as it loomed above, scythe in hand.
A smile of sheer exhilaration—mad, unyielding, and and openly defiant.
But it didn't last.
A second later, it vanished, wiped clean by the force of a punch that could have split mountains.
Like an asteroid crashing into the earth, John's fist slammed into Damien's already-broken face.
There was a snap, a crack, and then—
Boom!
