I readied myself to begin the fight that would determine the fate of the world.


    It didn''t take me very long.


    >WHOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!<


    My opponent, the Nether, floated a short distance away, his form now shifting and warping in the void. Clearly, he was trying to evolve once more.


    ''Don''t even bother!''


    I reached out with my mind, feeling the surrounding energy respond to my call. I began to draw it towards me, coalescing it into a swirling vortex of power around my body.


    This way, not only my strength, but also my speed, stamina, and everything else about me would improve drastically.


    ''I can now fight on equal grounds!'' I thought to myself.


    The Nether responded in kind, drawing on his own power to create a vortex of dark energy that seemed to suck the light out of the stars. His darkness was restricted to his immediate vicinity, thanks to the density of Aether I made surround him.


    ''You once called my Spellcraft inferior, didn''t you?'' I smiled, drawing nearer to him. ''Let''s see if you still think that!''


    >BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!<


    Our first head-on sh broke space, causing us to recoil backwards instantly.


    As we circled each other, the gravitational pull between us began to increase, distorting the space around us. I could feel the pressure building, threatening to crush me under its weight.


    It seemed our power was too great for the surrounding area to handle. I had to end this battle… and fast!


    I focused on channelling the Aether around, using its power to counteract the Nether''s negative energy. Just as it could corrupt Aether and destroy it, I could do the same since I had more power at my disposal than he did.


    "Damn you!" The Nether roared with fury, most likely feeling the pressure build even more for him as he lost more of his currently finite power.


    ''We''re not done yet!''


    I unleashed a burst of energy, sending a shockwave rippling outward. Thanks to his vulnerable state at the moment, the attack connected.


    >BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!<


    The Nether was thrown back, his form twisting and writhing as he struggled to regain his bnce. But he was not defeated yet.


    With a flick of his hand, the Nether unleashed a burst of energy of his own. He seemed to have put a great deal of power into it—far more than I had prepared for.


    "Guh!" The force of his powerful attack sent me careening backwards, my body tumbling through space.


    I could feel my consciousness slipping away as I struggled to regain control.


    ~Don''t be careless.~ Aether warned me.


    Perhaps I had gotten a little carried away. Sure, I had the advantage in power, but that wasn''t always what decided fights.


    Hadn''t I won against people who were stronger than me before? This was no different!


    "Alright… let''s get even more serious!"


    I focused on channelling Aether once more, transforming it into a series of codes. The energy responded, flowing through me and surrounding me in a protective shield.


    Once my defence was settled, I decided to focus more on my strongest suit, and not simply brute force.


    I had the Arcanas at my disposal, after all.


    "[Dimensional Cage], [Copsing Star], [Exploding Sun], [Grand ck Hole], [Fallen Neb]." I transcribed the Spells as Aether guided me, flipping through the pages of my book to record them.


    >WHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!<


    The space around us was twisting and warping, distorting the very fabric of reality. While the effects of the Arcanas couldn''t affect the Nether, they could still affect the surrounding area where we fought.


    As long as that was possible, not even he could resist the power I unleashed.


    "KEUK!" The exploding sun erupted within the ck Hole that swallowed him, and a massive ball of heat crushed his dark body.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    He couldn''t escape due to the ss-like cube that surrounded him—which I made very dense with the power of Spellcraft.


    "The power of this very world rejects you…" My eyes glowed brightly, and every single orb behind me followed suit.


    "... You never stood a chance!"


    In ast-ditch effort at resistance, the Nether roared, tearing through everything that bound him. He was going through yet another evolution, but that was going to be his demise.


    "I don''t think so."


    Stretching my hand forward, I sped my fist in mid-air—or rather, space—instantly halting his transformation.


    "W-what…?!" The Nether''s eyes instantly bulged, feeling a shock course through his body no doubt.


    "I have to thank Kuzon for that arrow…" A grin formed on my face as I felt the resonance between my Arcanas and the ones within the Nether.


    "Looks like this is the end."


    "W-WHAT? HOW? NO WAY! NOOOOOO!!!"


    Sending all my Arcanas towards the Nether while projecting [The World] in front of me, I sent the surrounding Aether flying towards the Nether.


    First, I had to pierce his body to get rid of his Arcanas.


    What better way to do that than to use my own?


    >VWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!!!<


    The inrush of so much energy nearly overwhelmed me, but I kept pushing. My body began to ache, and I could feel it reaching its limit, but I continued going.


    "S-STOP IT! STOOOOOPPPPP!!!"


    Finally, with a burst of energy that seemed toe from the very depths of my soul, I unleashed a final, devastating attack.


    The Nether was thrown back, his dark form flickering and fading away from the host it inhabited.


    As soon as the Nether left the Cult Leader''s body, I got to see how emaciated and utterly disgraceful he looked.


    His body was barely a bag of bones, and dark marks of corruption pervaded his skin. He looked absolutely miserable, even as his tired eyes stared at me.


    "K-kill... Me…" He whispered, feeling the coldness of space course through him in his vulnerable state.


    "Of course…" I replied.


    I was going to kill him either way.


    "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" The misty form of the Nether roared as it tried to return to the host that stood a few distances from him.


    It was toote for him, though.


    Using my Arcanas to resonate with the ones in the Cult Leader, I generated the ultimate resonating dissonance.


    In essence, an explosion of sheer power.


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    [A/N]


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