From this point on... the action begins! No more dull drama â it's time for true chaos to unfold. đ„đ Stay sharp, readers... Korgami's darkness has only just begun to move
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The sun was setting, spilling its golden threads across Planet Varyon.
The air was calm, nothing seemed amiss...
Suddenly, a dark portal tore open, pulsing with violet energy at its center. Two figures emerged.
A man... or perhaps one man and his shadowâa knight-like silhouette standing behind him.
The man was young, with long black hair. His eyes glowed violet, ringed with obsidian circles.
He wore a black cloak striped with violet patterns. Its hem thrashed violently against the wind as he hovered mid-air, nearly losing control before steadying himself at the last moment.
This scene was undeniable proof: he hadn't yet mastered his power.
Behind him stood a shadowy entity, roughly five feet tall, carrying a dark sword that radiated dense black energy.
Its eyes were pure black, etched with violet sigils like hidden incantations... waiting for its master's command.
Korgami, with Ragnar at his back, floated in the sky.
No mission.
No vengeance.
He simply... wanted to enjoy himself.
The wind whipped his cloak as he hovered. His gaze was unusually calm... almost at peace.
Perhaps because he'd seen his sister today. Or because he'd teased her...
Or perhaps because yesterday's actions by the Four Leaders had amused him with their irony.
Just yesterday, the Four Leaders had rebelled against the balance, launching a full-scale attack on the nobles' main supporters, financiers, and the upper echelons of the system.
The results were devastating.
Heavy losses. Waves of chaos. Entire strongholds crushed. The foundation upholding the heroes had cracked.
Korgami hadn't participated personally.
But he'd savored it... as if he were at the heart of it all.
His smile faded as he and Ragnar looked aheadâ
A flicker of surprise crossed Korgami's face... swiftly concealed.
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An energy barrier rose along a colossal wall towering three thousand meters highâthree times taller than the divide between slums and nobility.
Before it stood ranks of SS-rank guards, a bulwark against the coming threat.
Then, a deafening roar shook the earth.
It came from beyond the barrier.
The barrier sparked violently as a grotesque creature emerged, radiating undeniable terror.
Despite the barrier's destructive force, the beast remained unharmed.
"The show has begun..."
Korgami sneered, watching the creature pound the barrier.
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Inside the barrier's western control room, the golden-armored commander lost all composure:
"What's happening?!"
He saw a guard rushing toward the barrier's control consoleâand knew his intent.
"Fools... and their idiotic plans," the commander sighed. "I must hurry. Their stupidity will backfire..."
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Korgami still hovered in the sky, Ragnar behind him.
An ingenious idea sparked in Korgami's mind...
He'd wait. When the moment came, he'd "save the day"...
For now, he'd enjoy the spectacle.
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The guards gathered, devising a plan...
One sprinted to the control console, seized the lever, and yanked it backward.
Clank. Clank. Clank.
Chains shifted, temporarily severing the barrier's energy flow.
Their plan: open a breach, lure the beast in, and kill it.
They never imagined this error would unleash catastrophe.
The moment the barrier cracked, the beast roared. Its heavy steps quaked the earthâits body armored in black bone, breath blazing like volcanic fumes.
Its aura alone thickened the air, buckling weaker knees.
An SS+ rank beastâabove the guards tasked with protecting the barrier.
Yet Korgami and Ragnar remained motionless in the sky, watching with lethal silence.
Chaos blinded all to their presence.
Suddenlyâbefore anyone grasped the dangerâthe beast lunged at the guard who'd pulled the lever. Its clawed fist hammered down.
BOOOOOOM!!
One strike sent the guard hurtling through the air. He slammed into a distant mountain.
Rocks shattered. Dust plumed.
Korgami smiled coldly, his voice ominous:
"Entertaining... watching a hero crushed in Varyon's most perilous place."
His eyes gleamed with excitement. Ragnar stayed silent, observing with impassive, sigil-carved eyes.
The injured guard stirred in the rubbleârising painfully, bloodied and ragged, barely standing.
But before he could breathe...
The beast materialized before him. Its hammer-like fist reared backâ
The second blow would have shattered him... but stopped mid-swing.
A human hand gripped the beast's claw, freezing it completely.
"Finally. The commander arrives. I was growing bored," Korgami rumbled.
The beast strained, but the hand didn't budge.
The storm stilled. The air froze with awe.
"Oh?"
A voice, calm yet deadly:
"So this is the beast."
All eyes turned to the interloperâ
A man holding the beast's strike like a toy.
Tall, clad in heavy armor etched with sun-like engravings. A purple scarf fluttered behind him. Golden eyes stared icily.
The near-dead guard rasped:
"Commander... sir!"
The commander shoved the beast backwardâthenâ
BOOOM!!
One punch sent the beast tumbling hundreds of meters, carving a ravine through rock and earth.
The land quaked. The sky flickered.
One step forward from the commander made the guards recoil.
"He... stopped it with one blow?!" a guard gasped. "Even the barrier couldn't do that!"
Above, Korgami watched coldly:
"Hah... Perhaps he's worth observing."
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From the rubble came footsteps.
The beast emerged through smoke, its bone armor cracked but unbroken. It roaredâthe sky trembled.
"GRAAAAAH!!"
A crimson aura exploded from its body, swirling demonically upward. Its eyes ignited with deeper sigilsâunlocking a new tier of power.
The commander gestured calmly. Light circles bloomed behind him. His feet left the groundâ
BOOOOOOM!!!
They collided.
Claws met armored fists. Shockwaves split the earth. Rocks levitated.
"Such power!" a guard screamed, scrambling for cover.
They clashed againâmountaintop, valley floor, skyâ
Lightning crackled where their auras met.
Every strike echoed for miles. Every blow cratered mountains.
The commander used "Light Flash"âvanishing, reappearing behind the beastâkicking it skyward through clouds.
But the beast was relentless...
Mid-air, it opened its mawâreleasing a dark beam that pierced the atmosphere, targeting the commander.
The commander raised his hand. A solar shield deflected the blast before he retaliated with a barrage of precision strikes.
Korgami's eyes glinted:
"Hmm... Mastery of high-tier light techniques. No wonder he commands."
Ragnar stated tonelessly:
"The beast hasn't unleashed its full power yet."
Suddenlyâafter hundreds of exchanged blowsâ
A dome of light and darkness detonated.
Both crashed to earthâshattering the plain into a glowing black crater.
Breaths held. Silence.
Two shadows stood in the settling dustâbleeding, panting, eyes ablaze.
The commander demanded:
"Your nameâwhat is it?!"
The beast grinned crookedly:
"Me? I'm just the beginning... of what's coming."
It stood before the commanderâhalf its body bloodied, half radiating energy that ripped the air. Its hollow voice echoed:
"Humans... ever the fools."
A dark smile twisted its face:
"I'm merely bait..."
Silence. Then it shattered the calm:
"All beasts are preparing. We march to war on your continent soon. Our forces gather. The invasion has begun."
The commander's pupils constricted. His aura flickered. "Explain!" he barked, dread coiling in his chest.
The beast's burning breath vaporized the ground:
"Remember that expedition? When you sent your 'elite' to cleanse our lands?"
A demonic laugh split the sky:
"We ambushed them... slaughtered them all."
"And those little humans with shiny... what do you call them? Ah, cameras."
"We made them film their own deaths... and sent you the footage. A preview of your fate."
"SILENCE, WRETCH!" the commander roared, aura igniting.
The beast's voice dropped, steeped in grief:
"But we... didn't emerge unscathed."
"The Leader's wife... his little daughter... killed by your kind."
Its eyesâpits of dark sigilsâlocked onto the commander:
"He seeks no victory... only vengeance."