The End had arrived.
Not a title.
Not a prophecy.
Not a legend.
A being.
A living existence standing beyond the Final Door.
Its body towered over realities.
Its shadow swallowed dimensions.
Its eyes contained the graves of countless universes.
And now—
it stood completely inside creation.
Silence spread across the battlefield.
Even the void seemed afraid.
The End looked down at Goo-Gun.
The Heir of the Void Throne.
The child it had once lost.
The being it had waited eons to reclaim.
"COME HOME."
The command echoed through existence.
Goo-Gun didn't move.
His golden-black eyes remained fixed on the monster.
Inside him—
Null.
Hyung.
Aizeno.
All three souls stood united.
Yet they could feel it.
A pull.
Ancient.
Instinctive.
Dangerous.
The End stretched out one hand.
Entire worlds formed and died within its palm.
"YOU WERE CREATED FOR THIS."
The Old King stepped forward.
"No."
The battlefield shook.
Golden-black energy erupted from his body.
His full power finally emerged.
The power that once ruled all realities.
The power that forced even the End into retreat long ago.
The End laughed.
"YOU AGAIN."
The King's eyes hardened.
"I won't lose him twice."
Silence.
The End slowly tilted its head.
Then—
for the first time—
it became serious.
Because the King wasn't speaking as a ruler.
He was speaking as a father.
BOOOOOOOOM.
The King attacked first.
Reality exploded.
His fist crossed impossible distances instantly.
The strike landed directly against the End's face.
The impact shattered dimensions.
Ancient worlds vanished.
The World Between Worlds cracked from horizon to horizon.
For a brief moment—
The End staggered.
D U blinked.
"...Okay."
Zero stared.
"It moved."
One nodded.
"The King actually made it move."
But then—
The End smiled.
And grabbed the King's arm.
CRACK.
Silence.
The King's bones shattered.
Everyone froze.
The End lifted him effortlessly.
Like a child lifting a toy.
Then threw him.
BOOOOOOOOM.
The Old King crashed through entire layers of reality.
Vanishing into the darkness.
Null's heart stopped.
"FATHER!"
The End looked toward Goo-Gun again.
"NO MORE INTERRUPTIONS."
Suddenly—
a voice echoed.
"DON'T YOU DARE FORGET ABOUT ME."
D U stepped forward.
Everyone turned.
Something was wrong.
His aura had changed.
The usual relaxed smile was gone.
The jokes.
The laziness.
The carefree attitude.
Gone.
Golden symbols appeared across his skin.
Ancient symbols.
Older than the King's inheritance.
One immediately froze.
"No way."
Zero looked confused.
"What?"
One stared.
"He's remembering."
D U placed a hand against his head.
Pain exploded through his mind.
Thousands of memories returned.
Millions.
Ancient wars.
Ancient kings.
Ancient names.
A forgotten voice echoed.
"You will sleep until the day the Heir returns."
"When that day comes..."
"Remember your name."
The battlefield trembled.
D U slowly opened his eyes.
And smiled.
Not the smile everyone knew.
An older smile.
A sadder smile.
Then he spoke.
"My name..."
The symbols around him ignited.
The End stopped moving.
For the first time—
the monster looked shocked.
D U's voice echoed across existence.
"...is Dae-Un."
Silence.
The name itself carried power.
Ancient power.
Lost power.
The End immediately recognized it.
"IMPOSSIBLE."
The monster actually took a step backward.
Everyone froze.
Even Goo-Gun.
Even the King.
Because the End was afraid.
Afraid of D U.
Or rather—
afraid of who D U truly was.
Dae-Un smiled.
"You remember me."
The End's expression darkened.
"THE JAILER."
The battlefield exploded.
Nobody understood.
But the King did.
His eyes widened.
"Dae-Un..."
For the first time in centuries—
the King looked relieved.
Because his final gamble had awakened.
The Last Jailer.
The Keeper of the Void Throne.
The man who once sealed the End itself.
Dae-Un looked toward Goo-Gun.
Then toward the Final Door.
Then toward the End.
His smile faded.
And his eyes became serious.
"Goo-Gun."
The complete heir turned.
Dae-Un pointed toward the monster.
"Hit it."
Silence.
Then Goo-Gun smiled.
The same smile Null once had.
The same smile Hyung trusted.
The same smile Aizeno had forgotten.
"Gladly."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
Golden-black energy erupted.
The Void Throne answered.
The King's inheritance answered.
The Fragments answered.
Reality itself answered.
Goo-Gun vanished.
And appeared directly in front of the End.
His fist pulled back.
The End's eyes widened.
For the first time—
the true battle began.
TO BE CONTINUED...