"Some of the planets turned into farms like this… submitted to him.The Lord of Darkness was no longer alone.He had an army."
Shinju was silent.He just listened.
Swen's voice gradually darkened."And that army… spread across the universe.Collecting Yang energy became their purpose."
She paused briefly."Mikail… is one of their lords."
Koharu's eyes trembled."Then Mikail—"
"Yes," Swen cut her off."He is a lord who serves the Lord of Darkness."
Shinju's gaze hardened."And why should we believe you?What you're saying sounds like complete nonsense."
This time, Swen didn't back down.Her eyes locked directly onto Shinju's."Because… I know this."
A brief silence.
"Because until now, I was serving Mikail.Or rather…""…I was forced to."
She took a deep breath."Let me tell you my story."
"I lived on a small planet.Its name… was Lunaris."
"Lunaris is a planet poor in Yang.Even if you harvest for a hundred years…you can barely produce a single Yang Pill."
Her hands trembled slightly.As if she was reliving it.
"Then… one day, Mikail came."
"And he wasn't alone."
Her voice sharpened."He came with his army.They took over our planet."
"We resisted… but we were crushed."
She inhaled slowly."I am… the grand alchemist of Lunaris.Swen."
"One of the finest alchemists known in the universe."
A short pause.
"Mikail came to me… and said—"
Her voice shifted, turning cold."'Produce ten high-quality Yang Pills for me within ten years.''And I will spare your planet.'"
Swen's eyes hardened."I accepted."
A brief pause.
"Because I had no other choice."
Her voice cracked."To save my people…""…I had to serve a devil."
Shinju asked quietly:"And then…?"
Swen smiled.But it was a broken smile.
"Then?" she said slowly."Then…"
Her eyes locked onto Shinju.
"…you happened."
She swallowed.
"The three Yang Pills I spent three years creating…you erased them in a matter of seconds."
"And Mikail's Spear is gone.I can't continue production."
Silence fell.
Swen's voice grew heavier."In short…Lunaris is now waiting for its end."
Koharu's face went pale."What do you mean?"
Swen lowered her head."Mikail will return in seven years.To collect the Yang Pills."
"But when he arrives… I won't be there.And production will have stopped."
Koharu's breath caught."So… he—"
"Yes," Swen said."He will come to Earth."
She took a step back."And when he does… you must stand against him.Otherwise, Earth… will share Lunaris's fate."
The silence grew heavier.
Swen's voice dropped."If we can stop him here…maybe my planet can still be saved."
"Maybe…""the Lord of Darkness will overlook us."
Then her brows slightly furrowed.
"But there's something I don't understand…"
Her gaze shifted to Koharu.
"Your planet…already surrendered without resistance."
Her words hung in the air.
Koharu looked away.Slowly lowering her head.
Shinju noticed.
His voice turned sharp in an instant:
"Don't go there."
Koharu clenched her teeth.But said nothing.
She only… lowered her head further.