✨ CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT — TRIAD BATTLE: CONCLUSION AND AFTERMATH ✨
The rooftop was a cratered mess. Broken steel and concrete jutted up like jagged teeth. The sky above still crackled faintly with residual celestial energy.
The Seraph Triad hovered, battered but not broken. Their armor flickered with cracks, and their weapons trembled from the force of Aiden and Maya's combined strike.
Velocity Seraph's afterimages wavered. Power Seraph's fists shook with residual shockwaves. Calculation Seraph's predictive lattice pulsed erratically.
Aiden stood in the center, aura blazing gold, chest heaving but stance unwavering.
"Phase Three, done," he muttered. "Time to end this."
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THE FINAL COORDINATED STRIKE
Maya stepped forward, hands glowing bright white.
"Aiden, combine again—but this time, with full synchronization."
A golden lattice of energy formed around Aiden, interweaving with Maya's starlight. Dara clenched his fists, standing at the edge of the lattice, ready to support.
"Let's finish them," Aiden said calmly.
The three Seraphs moved at once, attempting another synchronized assault.
Velocity Seraph dashed in, afterimages slicing across the rooftop.
Power Seraph swung with destructive force, aiming to crush everything in its path.
Calculation Seraph fired precise silver energy beams, predicting every escape.
Aiden and Maya didn't dodge. They met the attack head-on.
Aiden's Golden Pulse Shockwave absorbed the Velocity Seraph's strikes, redirecting the energy outward.
Maya's Star-Marked Conduits amplified the shockwave tenfold, deflecting the silver beams from the Calculation Seraph.
Dara used debris and fallen metal as temporary barriers, forcing the Power Seraph to adjust its trajectory, buying precious time.
The rooftop shook violently. Dust and sparks formed a storm around the trio.
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THE CRITICAL MOMENT
Aiden's aura flared to maximum intensity, the lattice intertwining fully with Maya's starlight.
"This ends now," he said, voice calm but commanding.
The three Seraphs converged for one final strike, their energy combined into a single Dominion Triad Sphere—a concentrated ball of lightning, gravity, and precision energy, designed to erase anything in its path.
Aiden didn't hesitate. He raised both fists, golden light exploding outward in perfect harmony with Maya's starlight.
BOOOOM—!!!
The energy collided mid-air. Light and sound erupted, sending shockwaves across the ruined city. Concrete splintered, energy tore through steel, and the blast formed a radiant dome of destruction around the rooftop.
When the light faded, the Seraph Triad lay scattered across the ruins. Armor cracked, weapons broken, and energy dissipated. None of them moved.
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AFTERMATH
The trio stood together, exhausted but intact.
Dara wiped sweat from his brow. "BRO… I think we just broke the scoreboard."
Maya's silver glow dimmed slightly, but her eyes still held galaxies.
"Aiden… that was perfect… coordinated. We actually did it."
Aiden exhaled slowly, fists lowering.
"They underestimated us… and the First Star's support. We've proven what we're capable of—together."
Maya nodded. "The Dominion is watching. They know now."
Aiden glanced up at the sky, still fractured by faint cracks of celestial light.
"They'll send stronger next time."
Dara groaned. "BRO… can next time please not involve flying robots with homework assignments?"
Aiden gave him a faint smile.
"We adapt. We fight. We survive."
Maya stepped closer, hands glowing softly.
"And we protect each other. That's what really matters."
The rooftop lay in ruins, but the trio stood tall—unbroken, united, and ready for the challenges the Dominion would throw at them next.