You waited until the house had fallen quiet.
The survivors were asleep in their new rooms, safe and warm for the first time in days. Miya had retired to your shared chamber after a long, passionate night, curling up satisfied and glowing in your arms before drifting off. Liora was with Lukas in their own room, the two of them sharing quiet intimacy.
Only you and Lukas remained awake.
You found him on the private garden balcony overlooking the sleeping capital, stars glittering above. He turned as you approached, shadows curling gently around his shoulders.
"Big brother?"
You looked him in the eye and spoke plainly, voice low so only he could hear.
"Lukas… when the First God granted me this power, he placed three rules on me. Rules I cannot break myself — limits even my genie abilities cannot touch. I want you to make a wish for me. Set me free from those rules. Give me complete freedom. My power stays fully intact… but there will be no more restrictions, no time limits, no hidden limitations. Free from all of it."
Lukas didn't even hesitate. His eyes glowed with cosmic fire, the nebulae crown above his head shining brighter than ever.
"Yes, big brother," he said without a second thought. "I wish that Grim is completely freed from the three rules the First God placed on him. His power remains absolute and unlimited. There are no more restrictions, no hidden limits, no time constraints — nothing. He is now truly free from all rules, forever."
The moment the wish left his lips, reality itself shuddered.
A silent explosion of pure starlight erupted from your body, visible only to the two of you. The three invisible chains the First God had woven into your very existence snapped like brittle glass and dissolved into nothingness. You felt it — the last tiny barriers melting away.
Your power, already beyond measure, surged to a new, incomprehensible level. No rules. No limits. No cosmic fine print. You were now truly unbound — the most powerful being in the multiverse with zero restrictions.
Lukas smiled, looking a little awed even though he had granted it.
"It's done. You're free, big brother. Completely."
You stood there for a moment, feeling the infinite freedom settle into your bones like liquid starfire. The night air felt different. The stars above seemed to bow just a little lower.
Miya stirred slightly in the room behind you, sensing the shift in your aura even in her sleep. Lukas waited patiently, ready for whatever you wanted to do next.
The capital slept below, unaware. The Goddess was still searching for the First Djinn somewhere in the void. The four heroes were riding toward Eldenwood as commanded. The survivors rested safely inside the house.