Far above the mortal realm, in a place unshaped by time, the gods watched.
A once-quiet divine sanctum now trembled with unseen winds. Celestial flames flickered nervously, and the great mirror that reflected the world below rippled with chaotic light. Across the heavens, deities—those ancient, eternal beings—stood frozen in awe.
They had seen wars. They had shaped stars.
But never... never had they seen this.
In the mirror, Kazuki and Kairyuuha clashed with such force that reality screamed. Even the divine plane felt the weight of their battle—a pulse, a shiver through all creation.
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The God of Creation narrowed his eyes.
“This battle... is unlike any the realms have ever known.”
The Goddess of Fate stood silently beside him, her golden thread unraveling and tangling for the first time in a thousand eternities.
“Their clash is disrupting destiny itself,” she whispered. “The threads twist with every strike.”
Behind them, the Custodians emerged from the shadows—those beings who had merged with the ancient crystals, once vessels of Kairyuuha’s sealed might. Their forms were no longer entirely divine. They shimmered with raw elemental forces, part god, part core.
One of them stepped forward. “The seal is no more,” he said gravely. “The power we once held has returned to its true owner.”
Another Custodian, eyes glowing with starlight, added,
“Kairyuuha now stands complete. Unbound. If Kazuki cannot match him, not even the stars will remain untouched.”
The God of War scoffed, a deep rumble echoing across the heavens. “And yet, Kazuki... he rises. Even in terror, he stands.”
The gods said nothing more as Kairyuuha’s form exploded with dark brilliance, his power spreading across the sky like a crack in the fabric of existence. Even here, in the divine realm, they could feel it—like an old, terrible force had awakened.
And still… Kazuki did not fall.
The Goddess of Hope placed a hand over her heart.
“…The battle has begun.”
