The Heaven Core roared like a living sun. Streams of divine light twisted around the chamber, tearing apart metal and data alike.
Kael and Sorn floated opposite each other, suspended in a storm of creation.
> [Environment: Core Singularity Zone]
[Gravity: Unstable. Time Distortion: Active.]
Sorn's body was no longer human — wires snaked from his spine, merging with the radiant sphere behind him. His eyes glowed white, his voice layered with Heaven's own tone.
> "Do you feel it, Kael? The pulse of eternity? This is what they called Heaven's Will. I've become its vessel."
Kael's aura blazed gold and crimson, the System screaming in sync with his heartbeat.
> [Form III — Origin Ascendant Stabilized.]
[Warning: Energy Depletion in 180 seconds.]
"You didn't become Heaven," Kael said. "You became its cage."
Sorn smiled. "And you… became its weapon."
He moved first — faster than light. The Core erupted as beams of code-laced energy sliced toward Kael.
Kael countered, crossing his arms. The impact shattered the chamber's barrier, flinging waves of molten data across the void.
Lira stood outside the containment field, barely holding her ground as shockwaves battered the vault walls. "Kael!" she screamed. "Don't let it consume you!"
Kael's eyes flashed white. "It already did."
He vanished, reappearing behind Sorn in a blink — his hand glowing with divine runes.
> Heaven Breaker Art – Infinite Fracture!
The strike split Sorn's body into fragments of light — but the pieces reformed instantly, his laughter echoing like thunder.
> "You can't kill what Heaven rewrites!"
Sorn thrust his arm forward. The Core responded, hundreds of spectral chains shooting from its heart, piercing Kael through his chest and limbs. The pain was absolute.
> [Critical Condition Detected.]
[Core Integrity: 21%.]
Kael roared, struggling against the chains. "You… think Heaven belongs to you?"
Sorn's voice was cold. "It belongs to order."
Kael's vision blurred — and then, he remembered his father's voice.
> Show it pain. Show it loss. Show it humanity.
His heart surged. The chains snapped one by one.
> [Override: Emotional Surge Accepted.]
[Protocol Engaged: Heaven's Memory.]
The Core began to flicker, the divine algorithms bending under Kael's will. The fragments of Sorn's code screamed as Kael forced his emotions into the system — grief, rage, love, forgiveness — all of it.
Sorn's scream turned to disbelief. "What are you doing?!"
Kael's voice thundered. "Teaching it what you never could!"
Light burst from his chest — not destructive, but pure.
The Core's heartbeat changed. It no longer sounded like a machine. It sounded… alive.
The wings behind Kael expanded to cover the entire chamber, each feather a burning line of code rewriting the laws of Heaven itself.
> [Heaven Breaker Final Form: Human Ascendant.]
[Directive: Restore Balance — Rewrite Heaven.]
Kael reached out, placing his hand on Sorn's chest. "You wanted to become God…"
His expression softened, almost sorrowful.
"…but all I ever wanted was to be free."
He released the final surge.
The explosion tore through the Core — a tidal wave of light swallowing everything. Lira screamed as the shockwave engulfed her.
Then — silence.
Only the sound of a single heartbeat remained.
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