>BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!<


    The st of Nether disintegrated the surrounding area, turning it into nothing but dust. Fortunately, Kuzon remained intact.


    ''I can''t get too close to him because of the surrounding Nether. Even though he technically can''t harm me, I can''t stop him…''


    The most disturbing situation, however, was that time was running out.


    ''I can''t maintain this state forever. I also don''t know what to do until Jared returns…'' After considering his predicament for some time, Kuzon made up his mind on what to do.


    He decided to stop thinking.


    ''Screw it! Let''s just give it everything I have!''


    >VWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!!!<


    In an instant, several golden threads manifested, forming several different things. From des to beasts; these creations of Kuzon each possessed enough dense Aether to cause massive damage.


    Pouring his power into these took a huge strain, especially since it was instant, however, Kuzon kept making them.


    "Fire."


    Several dense artilleries were fired at the approaching Nether, but they bounced off its denseyer of Nether, as even more were fired. Kuzon''s n was to wear down his defences by keeping up the destruction.


    And the n worked!


    After some time, the dense shell of Nether broke, and several more of his attacks pierced through, hitting the Nether consecutively.


    This chain reaction caused a massive explosion to ur and it kept expanding, devastating the entire area in the process.


    Until…


    "Enough!" A more powerful dark wave swept the explosion away, revealing an even more powerful version of the Nether.


    "Shit!"


    Before Kuzon could say or do anything more, the Nether approached him and grabbed him by the throat.


    "Keuk!"


    "You little insect…" The Nether growled, tightening his hold on Kuzon as he red at him. "Count yourself fortunate that I am yet to be able to corrupt you."


    In a quick move, he flung Kuzon away, sending multiple sts of Nether to keep him busy while he lunged for the white cocoon.


    ''I can''t sense anything within it. Strange…'' The Nether thought to himself, approaching it in no time.


    Whether or not he could sense its activity didn''t remove from the fact that it was dangerous, though. And with that in mind, the Nether proceeded to destroy the cocoon.


    But—


    >SQUELCH!<


    Piercing him right in the chest was a golden arrow filled with the densest form of Aether he had experienced thus far.


    "Guh! Y-you…" He red at the boy behind him.


    Kuzon was currently out of his golden form and now looked like a regr person. He had barely any energy left and it appeared that he had condensed all of his leftover energy into that single arrow.


    And it worked!


    "Tch! What a nuisance!" The Nether shrugged off the Aether arrow, fully destroying it with his own superior Nether.


    Kuzon, already looking plenty exhausted, simply smiled at the sight.


    "It seems I''ll need to destroy you first. Fortunately, that is possible now." Pointing but a finger at Kuzon, a dense surge of negative energy gathered at the tip.


    It warbled in its ckness and shades of purple hue, and the very air shook as a result of its power.


    "Die." Said the Nether.


    >WHOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH!!!<


    Unable to escape or defend himself against this iing ray of destruction, Kuzon could only think of his friend and the defeat that awaited the Nether.


    ''I have done my part, Jared. Now you do yours.'' He closed his eyes with a smile. ''It''s a shame I won''t get to see it.''


    The st finally washed all over Kuzon, consuming him totally in its murky corruption. Having no defence now, he was bound to die.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    However—


    "Huh…?"


    The negative energy was dispelled, and Kuzon was safe and sound in his location. A white orb surrounded him, and it had protected him from sure destruction.


    Before anyone could wonder why or how it happened, someone emerged from the cocoon.


    "Hey…" He held the Nether''s monstrous hand with his gleaming white one.


    The cocoon shrivelled away, revealing the emerging person in all his glory.


    He had a pure white, gleaming form with sparks of golden radiation floating around him. With majestic, golden designs on his outfit, his staff, his grimoire, as well as his floating mage hat, he looked utterly majestic.


    However, that wasn''t all.


    Around him hovered twenty-one objects—each with varying colours. The objects warbled with energy and seemed to resonate with one another.


    They also had orb-like contraptions that surrounded them in their respective energy colours.


    These twenty-one Arcanas floated around the newly emerged person from the cocoon, and something else appeared behind him—imprinted with gold on the white fabric in his back.


    It was a twenty-second card.


    In fine golden print, with marvellous designs surrounding it, the card showed a being who was impaled by a nail and possessed a surrounding robe that floated around it.


    It was The World.


    "... I''m back."


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    Once again, I found myself in the same space as thest time—directly within the Root.


    "Congrattions, Lewis." Aether told me.


    She was smiling and I instantly realized that the time hade for her to take the wheel in this situation.


    Just as the Nether had taken charge of the Cult Leader''s body, it was preferable that she took charge over mine. That way, she who knew all primordial things would be able to utilize her power to the fullest.


    "You may use my body as you like. As long as you defeat the Nether once and for all." I said, nodding in approval.


    Aether shook her head slightly, still maintaining her gentle smile.


    "It seems you misunderstand. I will not be controlling your body. I will simply dwell within it."


    I did not understand her statement.


    "Think of me as a partner. Just as you have Familiars whom you bond with and utilize Fusion Magic with. I will take on such a role."


    It sounded unbelievable to me at this point, but—


    "You want us to work together… in Fusion Mode?"


    I had to admit, it was very cool!


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    [A/N]


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