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"I have to say, your strength is comndable, hero," Lucifer said, spreading his arms as his entire body blazed with powerful Aura. "But it’s not enough..."
"Haaa... I know," Diodes replied with a faint smile. He held a Sand Hourglass in his right hand and a miniature Golden Door in his left. "That’s why... I won’t hesitate anymore!"
FLAAASH!
Diodes infused divine power into both "Wedding Gifts." They unleashed a powerful phenonon, warping space and even ti itself.
"{Chronos Hourglass of Calamity}! {Helios’ Primordial Sun’s Door}!"
TRUUUM!
The door expanded into a gigantic golden gate. It swung open to reveal a massive sun glowing with blinding intensity. Its sunlight radiated such deadly brilliance that even Lucifer felt his skin burning in agony.
"This damned sensation... the sa as when we fought Baldr, that bastard—no, this is far worse!"
Lucifer retreated swiftly, only to feel sothing strange. He had beco trendously slow. Ti itself fractured into countless shards, trapping him within.
"I-I can’t... move through ti?! What’s going on?! These artifacts are utterly insane!"
Diodes advanced slowly, pointing his sword at Lucifer’s neck, ready to decapitate him with overwhelming Divine Power.
"I shall sever your head. And if that sohow fails, your body will burn to ashes regardless!"
The power of the Primordial Sun beyond the Golden Door surged into his sword as he swung downward.
"Damn it! Aaarrgh!"
Lucifer roared in frustration. His Aura exploded, shattering the fractured ti and space. White Void Flas gathered around his neck.
SLAAASH!
The sword halted just short. The White Void Flas distorted space and ti further, affecting even Diodes.
"What?!"
Lucifer himself could hardly believe it. He was beginning to grasp the true nature of his flas.
They were not rely a stronger form of holy flas.
Born from White Void, they could warp space and influence the flow of ti itself.
To a limited extent.
But that was enough.
"ENOUGH! I WILL SLAY YOU, DRAGON!"
Diodes roared in fury, swinging his sword again.
CLAAASH!
The blade struck not Lucifer, but Maria’s Sword Soul Heart. It sliced the weapon apart before the strike could land.
"M-My sword...!"
Diodes stared in shock as his indestructible blade fell from his grasp, severed not by a physical weapon but by Maria’s very soul.
His face twisted with even greater rage.
"YOUUUUU!!!"
The two "Wedding Gifts" reacted instantly, surging toward Maria.
From within the Golden Door, the Primordial Sun trembled. A gigantic hand of blazing plasma erged, pursuing her.
anwhile, the Sands of Ti from the Hourglass of Calamity fused into a trendous titan.
"Huh, those are so fancy toys... I hope you don’t mind if I break them!"
Maria focused intently as the artifacts attacked.
Her eyes closed for a split second.
{Spectral Ghostly Fist Art: Sixth Form – Nightmare Soul Heart}
A black sphere materialized before her.
She grasped it with her right hand.
{Spectral Ghostly Fist Art: Seventh Form – Spectral Nightmare Embodint}!
The sphere reshaped into a sand hourglass—one ford like half a heart.
Overflowing with Nightmare and Dream Ki, this embodint channeled the power of soone Maria once represented in Azure Star, the savior of the Nightmare world.
Though she couldn’t replicate its full might, the Ti Power within was more than sufficient.
TRUUUM!
The Spectral Nightmare Embodint clashed against the Chronos Hourglass of Calamity—Ti against Ti.
The Sand Titan resisted briefly but ultimately crumbled under the pressure of an equal force, corrupted further by Nightmares.
At the sa mont, Maria sliced through the gigantic plasma hand and split the Golden Door itself with her Sword Soul Heart.
Maximum output.
SLAAASH!
BOOOM!
Both artifacts exploded under the overwhelming force of Maria’s power and Martial Arts.
To Diodes’ despair, his Wedding Gifts shattered, their effects completely negated.
"Any last words, hero?"
Maria pointed her Sword Soul Heart at his neck.
Diodes’ expression softened into a faint smile.
"It was a good fight..."
He accepted his fate.
Maria prepared to behead him.
"No! Wait!"
The Sunlight Blade Damsel rushed forward, standing protectively in front of her future husband, shielding him from the blade.
"Please... please kill instead! But spare the man I love!"
Tears stread down her face as she begged Maria for rcy.
"Xiao...!"
Diodes stared in shock.
"..."
Maria paused, observing the scene.
The couple could not fathom what passed through her mind.
Her gaze took in the young woman’s determination and the man’s despairing eyes fixed on his beloved.
SLASH!
Maria swung her sword without hesitation.
Silence fell.
Xiao and Diodes’ heads remained attached.
Only a few strands of hair drifted to the ground. Maria’s Sword Soul Heart vanished.
She closed her eyes and flew away, muttering to herself.
"Hm? I missed? Well, I don’t care anymore. What a bunch of boring idiots. If they’re so afraid of dying, they should stay out of my way. Goodbye."
Maria didn’t spare them another glance, leaving them unhard.
She had spared them.
Xiao and Diodes stood frozen in shock.
They had truly believed their heads would roll.
"She spared us...?" Diodes whispered.
"Dear!" Xiao cried, throwing her arms around her future husband.
"Xiao..." Diodes wept as well, holding her tightly, unwilling to let go. "But why? Why did she spare ? I thought... I thought she was a heartless monster."
"Maybe she isn’t as heartless..." Xiao smiled through her tears. "She also spared my entire family..."
"I... I see..." Diodes fell silent, watching Maria reunite with her companions. She smiled, laughed, and celebrated with them. "It’s my loss... I cannot face my grandfather anymore. I have brought him nothing but sha."
As he looked down, Xiao suddenly slapped his face.
"X-Xiao?!"
She glared at him furiously through her tears.
"Idiot! Why does that even matter?! Sha?! Honor?! None of it matters if we had died!" she cried. "She gave us a second chance... to live together. We... we don’t have to keep fighting."
Diodes gently held her hands, realizing the truth in her words. "Oh, my beautiful Xiao... thank you for opening my eyes. You’re right. None of it matters... as long as I have you here with ..."
From a distance, Maria glanced back and rolled her eyes.
She had warned them before.
If they wished to live together, they should stay out of their way.
She would show no rcy if they interfered again.
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