Silence came before the storm...
The sky was torn apart, and the shadows swirled like whirlpools of chaos.
In that moment, a black arrow of light shot forth—one of the Heirs, Eirthal, bearer of the Domain of Dark Desire, drove the blade of his craving toward Elena.
There wasn't enough time for any human movement…
But a black shadow surged from beneath Kim's feet, extending like a tongue of void, wrapping around her.
The darkness solidified into a dim silver shield that blocked the strike before it could touch her.
Eirthal lifted his head with a mocking grin:
> "There you are… your eternal weakness revealed.
You love? You desire? Even your shadow betrays you, son of the void."
But Kim didn't answer.
He raised his hand slowly, and the silver light in his eyes turned into glowing ash.
> "Love? … Then let me show you what love means when it bleeds into death."
Then he pierced the air with his hand—
A shadow faster than light burst forth and vanished into Elena's chest.
She looked at Kim in disbelief, whispering "Why…?"
The moment froze.
The Queen screamed her name, the soldiers froze in place,
and Kim stood motionless—expressionless.
Elena fell to the ground, tears glimmering in her fading eyes.
She smiled faintly and whispered before fading away:
> "Was I… useful to you… or not?"
Then came the eternal silence.
The Queen rushed toward him, fury burning through her:
> "You monster!!"
But Kim didn't even glance at her.
He waved his hand—and her body, along with her soldiers, turned into black ash carried away by the wind.
The world went still for a heartbeat…
Then began the War of the Seven Heirs.
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The Birth of the Thrones of Chaos
Every Domain in the heavens tore open like interwoven cosmic wounds—
Silence, Blood, Time, Desire, Light, Void, and Echo.
They collided, and the world trembled as if dying.
Kim stood at the center, staring at each one in turn—
each Heir unleashing their Domain upon him.
Time burned around him,
Blood multiplied,
Desires clawed into his mind,
and the Void itself tried to devour him.
Yet he didn't move.
He simply watched—
as if witnessing himself tested through seven nightmares.
He stretched his right hand forward and spoke in a hollow voice:
> "Show me your limits… so I may break them all."
The battle began—shaking every world.
Each strike created a new universe, and destroyed another.
And with every passing moment, Kim learned something about each Domain—
as though he were absorbing their essence itself.
Then… the sky halted.
Before his eyes appeared a faint gray light—
a System Window.
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[System Notification]
You have transcended the limits of all known Domains.
New Skill Unlocked: [Requiem of Eternal Death] — Rank: Sovereign.
> "When death forgets you… you become its remembrance."
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Kim gazed at the window, and a smile returned to his face—
for the first time in centuries.
He spoke softly:
> "I've always been the requiem of death…
I have always been a melody for death.
now, I'll make the world hear it."
He raised his hand toward the sky,
and the air spiraled around him, forming a halo—
a perfect black eclipse.
The shadows swam like a sea of smoke,
and the heavens split in two.
The Seven Heirs attacked together—
but time stopped, light fractured, and blood froze in their veins.
Then a whisper came from everywhere at once:
> "My Domain… is neither shadow nor death.
It is the Eclipse—where everything dies, even darkness itself."
And as the full Domain of Eclipse was unleashed,
all colors vanished from existence—
leaving only silver and black.
From the heart of the void, Kim walked forth—
a declaration of a new king,