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Chapter 139 - The Last Roar of Heaven

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Chapter: The Fall of Thunder

Rain poured endlessly across the ruined kingdom.

The chains from the sky tightened around Moki's body as thunder exploded across the heavens. The dragon roared violently, twisting through the storm while blue lightning tore apart the clouds around him.

But the chains kept coming.

Dozens.

Hundreds.

Like the sky itself wanted to drag him into the crack above.

Anna was still pressed against Shou Feng beneath the collapsing debris, both of them breathing hard while broken stone rained around them.

Shou Feng's arm remained tightly around her waist protectively.

And for the first time—

he looked angry.

Not cold.

Not calm.

Furious.

His black hair clung to his face from the rain, dark eyes burning as he looked upward toward the heavens.

"Moki!" he shouted.

The dragon answered immediately with a deafening roar that shook the kingdom.

Lightning exploded from Moki's body violently, vaporizing several chains instantly.

But more emerged from the crack.

Always more.

Anna looked upward in horror.

The giant silver eye above the sky had fully opened now.

Watching.

Waiting.

Hungry.

Moki roared again as another chain wrapped around his neck tightly.

The dragon thrashed violently through the storm, claws ripping through clouds while thunder split the mountains apart.

The kingdom below had fallen into complete chaos.

People screamed while soldiers tried desperately to protect civilians from collapsing buildings and shadow creatures crawling from smaller tears in the air.

The world was breaking apart.

And somehow—

that eye only cared about Moki.

Shou Feng slowly stood despite his injuries.

Blood stained the side of his black robes now, rain washing crimson across the ruined stones beneath him.

Anna grabbed his wrist immediately.

"You're hurt."

"I know."

"You can barely stand."

His gaze remained fixed upward.

"If they take him," he said quietly, "we lose."

Something about the way he said it made Anna's chest tighten painfully.

Not as a king.

Not as a god.

But like someone terrified of losing family.

Above them, Moki roared again as the chains dragged him slightly toward the crack in the heavens.

The dragon's claws desperately scraped against empty air while lightning erupted uncontrollably around him.

Renji landed beside them suddenly, breathing heavily.

"This keeps getting worse."

"No kidding," Anna snapped.

Renji pointed upward.

"That thing isn't trying to kill Moki." His expression darkened. "It's trying to absorb him."

Orochi appeared nearby, golden eyes narrowed toward the heavens.

"The dragon carries ancient storm energy," he said. "Power older than the celestial court itself."

Anna looked upward again.

Moki's movements were slowing.

The chains were draining him.

Shou Feng noticed too.

And suddenly—

his expression changed.

Like he had made a decision.

"No," Orochi said immediately.

Shou Feng ignored him.

"Absolutely not," Orochi repeated sharply.

Renji frowned.

"What's happening?"

Orochi looked toward Shou Feng grimly.

"He's going to break the bond."

Anna blinked.

"What does that mean?"

Shou Feng finally looked at her.

Rain slid down his face quietly.

"If Moki dies while bonded to me," he said softly, "his soul dies too."

Anna's stomach dropped.

"But if I release the bond…" he continued, "his power can survive."

Renji stared at him.

"You're serious?"

"Yes."

Anna shook her head immediately.

"What happens to you?"

For the first time—

Shou Feng hesitated.

And that terrified her more than anything tonight.

Finally he answered quietly.

"I become mortal."

Silence.

Even the storm seemed quieter for a second.

Anna stared at him in disbelief.

"You'd give up your godhood?"

Shou Feng looked upward toward Moki.

The dragon roared again weakly.

"He gave me his loyalty for centuries," Shou Feng whispered. "I won't let heaven devour him."

Something painful twisted inside Anna's chest.

Because she realized—

he meant it.

Completely.

Another violent pull dragged Moki closer toward the crack.

The dragon screamed this time.

Not a roar.

A scream.

Anna flinched.

Shou Feng immediately stepped forward.

"Moki!" His voice echoed across the battlefield.

The dragon's glowing golden eyes looked downward instantly.

For a moment—

everything else disappeared.

The chains.

The storm.

The war.

It was just them.

Dragon and master.

Family.

Shou Feng slowly raised one trembling hand toward the sky.

Blue lightning began gathering around him.

The winds turned violent instantly.

Anna could feel the spiritual energy pouring from his body now.

Wild.

Massive.

Ancient.

Renji cursed softly.

"He's really doing it."

Orochi's expression remained dark.

"If he gives up divine power now…" he muttered, "the balance of heaven changes again."

But Shou Feng no longer cared.

Anna could see it clearly.

He only cared about saving Moki.

The dragon roared desperately as more chains wrapped around his wings.

The silver eye above glowed brighter.

Then suddenly—

Shou Feng stabbed his sword directly into the ground.

BOOM.

The entire kingdom shook violently.

Silver and blue energy exploded upward around him like a storm swallowing the earth.

Anna instinctively stepped back.

His black hair whipped wildly around his face while glowing marks spread across his skin.

The heavens themselves trembled.

"Moki," he said quietly.

The dragon immediately stopped struggling.

Every soldier stared upward silently.

Even the eye in the sky seemed to pause.

Shou Feng closed his eyes briefly.

Then whispered—

"Be free."

The bond shattered.

A massive explosion of thunder erupted across the kingdom.

The chains instantly cracked apart.

Moki roared louder than ever before as pure lightning exploded from his body violently, tearing through the storm clouds above.

The dragon's power had changed.

No—

it had awakened.

Blue lightning turned gold.

Ancient symbols ignited across Moki's black scales.

The heavens themselves darkened in response.

And for the first time—

the giant eye above looked uncertain.

Moki rose into the sky like a living storm.

Every thundercloud across the kingdom moved with him.

The dragon looked enormous now.

Ancient.

Divine.

Untouchable.

Then he attacked.

Moki crashed into the chains surrounding the crack with enough force to split the heavens apart.

Lightning exploded everywhere.

Entire mountains shook beneath the impact.

The chains shattered one after another.

The eye narrowed furiously.

And suddenly—

something else began emerging from the crack.

A gigantic arm covered in silver eyes and black markings reached outward slowly.

Anna stopped breathing.

"What is that?"

Orochi's voice became barely audible.

"A gate keeper."

The creature began forcing itself through the opening.

Reality cracked around it.

The kingdom below started collapsing further beneath its presence alone.

But Moki didn't retreat.

The dragon roared directly into the heavens.

Then lightning swallowed the world.

Anna covered her eyes as a colossal storm exploded across the sky.

Moki twisted through the clouds at impossible speed, tearing through the gate keeper while thunder shook reality itself.

The creature screamed.

The sound wasn't human.

It sounded like thousands of voices crying at once.

Moki ripped through its arm completely.

Black blood poured from the sky like rain.

The gate keeper roared furiously and grabbed the dragon midair.

The heavens cracked wider.

For one horrifying moment—

Anna thought Moki might actually lose.

Then the dragon's golden eyes suddenly glowed brighter.

And Shou Feng smiled.

A real smile.

Small.

Soft.

Like he already knew the outcome.

"Moki," he whispered proudly.

The dragon opened his jaws.

And unleashed everything.

A beam of pure thunder erupted from Moki's mouth directly into the gate keeper.

The world turned white.

The explosion swallowed the sky.

Anna felt the shockwave throw her backward violently.

Strong arms caught her before she hit the broken ground.

Renji.

"You good?"

"I—I think so."

The light above slowly faded.

Everyone looked upward.

The crack in the heavens was closing.

Slowly.

Painfully.

And the gate keeper—

was gone.

Only burning fragments remained falling through the storm.

The kingdom erupted into stunned silence.

Then cheers broke out everywhere.

Soldiers screamed in relief.

People cried openly.

Moki floated above the kingdom one final time, lightning crackling softly around his massive body.

Victorious.

But fading.

Anna noticed it immediately.

The dragon's form was becoming transparent.

Like stardust dissolving into the rain.

Shou Feng saw it too.

Their eyes met across the battlefield.

And suddenly Moki descended slowly toward him.

The dragon landed carefully despite his enormous size.

The storm around the kingdom softened instantly.

Moki lowered his massive head beside Shou Feng one last time.

Shou Feng stepped closer quietly.

Neither of them spoke.

They didn't need to.

The dragon gently pressed his forehead against Shou Feng's.

A silent goodbye.

Anna's chest hurt watching it.

Then—

Moki's body dissolved into golden lightning.

The power rushed directly into Shou Feng.

The entire courtyard exploded with light.

Wind tore through the kingdom violently.

Anna shielded her face instinctively.

The energy swirled endlessly around Shou Feng while thunder echoed one final time across the heavens.

Then silence.

Complete silence.

The storm stopped.

The rain faded.

Slowly, the light disappeared.

Anna lowered her arm carefully.

Shou Feng still stood there.

But different.

The divine pressure surrounding him was gone.

The glowing marks across his skin had vanished.

His eyes—

were no longer silver.

Now they were dark.

Human.

And his black hair moved softly in the quiet wind as he looked around the ruined courtyard almost like he was seeing the world differently for the first time in centuries.

Renji blinked.

"Well."

Nobody spoke.

Shou Feng slowly looked down at his own hands.

Almost confused.

Then his knees suddenly gave out.

Anna ran toward him instantly.

She caught him before he hit the ground completely.

Shou Feng looked exhausted now.

Not like a god carrying heaven.

Just a man who had lost everything.

Anna held him carefully as his breathing shook slightly.

And for the first time

he looked fragile for a moment.

Suddenly his eyes flew open—glowing crimson red.

Anna's breath caught as the stone embedded in her chest suddenly pulshed violently, twisting Beneath her skin like it was alive....like it was trying to break free.

Cough cough anna coughed harshly vomiting blood

To be continued....

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