Swen buried her face in her hands for a moment, muttering to herself."Alright… alright, I believe you. There's definitely something different about your body. No ordinary person could do that."
She took a deep breath."Three years of work… gone. And Mikail's Spear is nowhere to be found…"
She leaned her head back and started laughing, but it wasn't a normal laugh—it was hollow, strained, almost painful to hear."My mission failed… I'm in serious trouble… great."
Her voice dropped."Or… maybe this lunatic…""…might actually be able to stand against Lord Mikail."
Her eyes locked onto Shinju."He destroyed the golden dome… I'm not even sure Mikail himself could do that."
Fear and hope flickered together in her gaze."I don't have any other option anyway."
She took another breath. This time, the panic was gone—replaced by a cold determination."Now listen to me carefully… both of you."
Koharu leaned slightly toward Shinju, lowering her voice."I told you her heart felt pure… but maybe she's just insane.""Maybe even mad people look like that inside."
Shinju paused for a brief moment, then let out a low, muffled chuckle.
Swen's expression tightened."Cut the nonsense. Both of you are ignorant. You don't know anything."
She stepped forward, pointing at Shinju."You don't even understand what that thing in your eye is."
Shinju shrugged."My eye? I don't fully get it either, but…"he smirked slightly,"…so far it's doing a pretty good job."
Koharu couldn't help but smile."I agree."
A bead of sweat slid down Swen's temple."Ugh… enough of this stupidity! I'm talking about a disaster that will devour your entire world, and you're still flirting?!"
She ran her hands through her hair."I'm seriously going to lose my mind…"
She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down."Fine. I'll explain everything from the beginning."
Her gaze darkened."The universe was born from the clash of two opposing energies. One is the essence of life—Yang. The other… the essence of destruction—Yin."
Shinju frowned slightly."Yin… you mean the energy of the void?"
Swen nodded."Yang gave birth to stars, planets, and life itself. Worlds like yours are rich in Yang. Yin, on the other hand, exists mostly in the depths of space—places where life cannot exist."
Her voice grew heavier."But in the farthest, coldest corners of the universe, Yin became so dense…""…that it materialized."
Her hand slowly gestured toward Shinju's right eye."That substance… is the same thing in your eye."
Shinju's breath caught for a moment."So… this is destruction itself?"
Swen didn't answer. She simply stared at him."Over time… that dark matter gained consciousness. We call it… the Lord of Darkness."
Koharu's voice trembled."So… it's still alive?"
Swen lifted her head."It's not just alive… it's the most powerful existence in the universe right now. But it has one problem. To exist… it needs Yang."
Shinju focused completely.
"That's why it created the most terrifying technique in existence. The Planet Devouring Technique. It drains all the Yang energy of a planet within hours… leaving behind nothing but a dead shell."
Koharu's eyes widened.
"Countless planets have already been wiped out like this. But even that wasn't enough… because the resource was running out."
A cold smile formed on Swen's lips."So it found a better method."
Her gaze shifted between them."Mikail's Spear."
Koharu stiffened."What do you mean?"
Swen's voice sharpened."This planet… to them, it's no different from a farm."
"A production ground."
"Through Mikail's Spear, Yang energy is continuously harvested."
"You think you're living."
"But in reality…""…you're being harvested."
Koharu's breath caught."So… we're…"
Swen nodded."Yes. Just like your livestock."
Koharu's voice trembled."Like pigs…?"
Swen didn't look away."No."
Her voice turned even colder."They're more valuable than you."
"You…""…are less than ants in its eyes."