Chapter 47: The Truth Behind the War
Rain poured heavily across the battlefield.
Thunder roared endlessly above the cursed valley as war consumed everything beneath it.
At the center of the battlefield—
Liora clashed against Darius before the massive dark crystal.
Golden and black energy exploded around them with every strike.
"You can't win," Darius growled.
Liora blocked his blade with a shield of light.
"I don't need to win."
Her wings expanded violently.
"I just need to stop this."
She attacked again.
Faster.
More precise.
Darius staggered backward slightly.
The Ancient Light now moved perfectly with her emotions.
No instability.
No fear.
Only determination.
⚔️ The Brothers' War
Far above the battlefield—
Kael and the Shadow King collided once more.
Darkness swallowed the sky itself.
Every strike between them cracked the air apart.
Kael attacked violently.
The Shadow King blocked—
But blood continued dripping from his cursed wound.
"You're slowing down," Kael said coldly.
"...Maybe."
The Shadow King counterattacked.
Dark blade cut through the storm.
Kael dodged narrowly.
"But I can still stop you."
Kael laughed softly.
"...Still trying to save everyone."
His eyes darkened.
"That weakness destroyed our kingdom."
Silence flashed between their blades.
Then—
The Shadow King spoke quietly.
"...No."
Kael frowned slightly.
"My fear destroyed it."
Lightning exploded behind them.
"For years… I blamed my power."
His grip tightened around his sword.
"But the truth is—"
Darkness trembled around him.
"...I was afraid."
Kael's expression slowly changed.
🌑 The Real Truth
"I feared losing control."
The Shadow King's voice echoed through the storm.
"And because of that fear…"
Flashbacks filled his mind.
Burning buildings.
Screaming people.
A younger Kael crying out for him.
"I pushed everyone away."
Kael's jaw tightened.
"...Stop talking."
"But you stayed beside me."
The Shadow King's eyes trembled slightly.
"Even after everything."
Kael attacked violently.
"STOP!"
Their blades collided explosively.
The battlefield shook.
Rain crashed around them.
"You don't get to regret things now!"
Kael's voice finally cracked.
Years of hatred.
Pain.
Loneliness.
Everything exploded outward.
"I lost EVERYTHING!"
Darkness surged wildly around him.
"Our home!"
Explosion.
"Our family!"
Another clash.
"You!"
The Shadow King stared silently.
Because Kael was right.
💔 Liora vs Darius
Meanwhile—
Liora struggled against Darius.
The crystal pulsed violently behind him.
Dark energy spread everywhere.
The curse formation continued draining the battlefield.
Soldiers collapsed one after another.
Leon fought desperately below.
"We're running out of time!"
Liora gritted her teeth.
I have to destroy it now.
Darius charged again.
But this time—
She didn't block.
She moved forward.
Straight through his attack.
His blade pierced her shoulder slightly.
But her spear reached his chest.
Golden light exploded.
Darius froze.
"...Impossible..."
She pushed forward harder.
"I'll protect everyone."
The Ancient Light erupted.
Darius screamed as golden energy consumed him completely.
Then—
Silence.
He vanished.
Liora collapsed to one knee.
Breathing heavily.
Blood dripped from her shoulder.
But the crystal remained.
Still pulsing.
Still feeding darkness into the battlefield.
She slowly stood again.
"...This ends now."
⚡ Kael's True Goal
Far above—
Kael suddenly stopped attacking.
The Shadow King narrowed his eyes.
"...What are you doing?"
Kael looked down toward the crystal.
His expression strangely calm now.
"...You still don't understand."
Dark energy spread around the battlefield.
"The crystal was never meant to win the war."
The Shadow King's eyes widened slightly.
"...What?"
Kael smiled faintly.
"It was meant to open the gate."
The battlefield suddenly trembled violently.
Liora froze.
"...Gate?"
The crystal cracked.
Darkness exploded outward.
The sky split open.
A massive rift appeared above the battlefield.
Soldiers screamed.
An ancient pressure descended upon the world.
Leon stared upward in horror.
"...What is THAT?"
Kael looked toward the rift with empty eyes.
"...A god."
Silence swallowed the battlefield.
The Shadow King's face darkened instantly.
"...You lost your mind."
Kael laughed weakly.
"Maybe."
Darkness consumed the sky further.
"I was never trying to save this world."
Lightning exploded endlessly now.
"I wanted to destroy it."
🌑 The Broken Brother
The Shadow King stared at him silently.
"...Kael."
Kael looked at him quietly.
"You know what the funniest part is?"
His smile looked broken now.
"...I still wanted you to stop me."
The words hit like a blade.
For the first time—
The hatred in Kael's eyes cracked.
And underneath it—
Was pain.
Endless pain.
The Shadow King's expression trembled slightly.
"...Brother."
Kael closed his eyes briefly.
"...Too late."
The rift above them widened further.
Something massive moved inside the darkness.
Ancient.
Terrifying.
Liora looked up in horror.
"...What did he summon…"
The battlefield itself began collapsing.
The final disaster—
Had begun.