Silence.
No wind.
No rain.
No distortion.
The sky… was whole again.
Where the tear once existed—
There was nothing.
As if it had never been there.
— The Aftermath —
The city stood in ruins.
Broken.
But alive.
People slowly emerged.
Confused.
Shaken.
But breathing.
At the center of it all—
Two figures lay on the ground.
Juvy.
Maxruell.
Unconscious.
Their powers—
Gone.
Not suppressed.
Not hidden.
Gone.
— Hours Later —
Juvy opened her eyes.
Slowly.
"…Where…"
The sky above her was clear.
Too clear.
She tried to move—
Her body responded.
But her power—
Didn't.
Her eyes widened.
"…My light…"
Nothing came.
Panic flickered—
Then she stopped herself.
Breathing.
Calming.
"…It's gone…"
She turned her head.
Maxruell lay a few meters away.
Still unconscious.
Juvy forced herself up.
Slowly walking toward him.
"…Max."
No response.
She knelt beside him.
For a moment—
She hesitated.
Then—
"…Wake up."
Silence.
Then—
Maxruell's eyes opened.
Sharp.
Alert.
"…Tch…"
He sat up slowly.
"…That was annoying."
Juvy exhaled slightly.
"…You're alive."
Maxruell glanced around.
The sky.
The city.
Then at his hand.
He tried.
Nothing.
"…Heh…"
A quiet laugh.
"…You too?"
Juvy nodded.
"…Yeah."
Silence.
For once—
Neither of them had an answer.
— The Truth —
Far above—
Mother Cain watched the aftermath.
Serah stood beside her.
"…They lost their powers."
Cain didn't look surprised.
"They exhausted the fragments."
Serah frowned.
"…Fragments…?"
Cain's eyes sharpened.
"What they used… wasn't just power."
A pause.
"It was the source itself."
— Back on the Ground —
Maxruell stood.
Stretching slightly.
"…So what now?"
Juvy looked at her hands again.
Empty.
"…We adapt."
Maxruell smirked faintly.
"…Guess we don't have a choice."
For the first time—
They stood equal.
Not in power.
But in loss.
— The Hidden Truth —
Deep within the ruins—
Something moved.
Small.
Almost invisible.
A fragment.
Left behind.
It pulsed faintly.
"…Incomplete…"
Then—
It disappeared.
Juvy looked at the horizon.
"…This isn't over."
Maxruell nodded slightly.
"…Yeah."
A pause.
"…It's just starting."
Far away—
The world continued.
Unaware.
Unprepared.
Because what was coming next—
Wouldn't just change the battle.
It would change everything.
End of Volume 4
Silence.
No wind.
No rain.
No distortion.
The sky… was whole again.
Where the tear once existed—
There was nothing.
As if it had never been there.
— The Aftermath —
The city stood in ruins.
Broken.
But alive.
People slowly emerged.
Confused.
Shaken.
But breathing.
At the center of it all—
Two figures lay on the ground.
Juvy.
Maxruell.
Unconscious.
Their powers—
Gone.
Not suppressed.
Not hidden.
Gone.
— Hours Later —
Juvy opened her eyes.
Slowly.
"…Where…"
The sky above her was clear.
Too clear.
She tried to move—
Her body responded.
But her power—
Didn't.
Her eyes widened.
"…My light…"
Nothing came.
Panic flickered—
Then she stopped herself.
Breathing.
Calming.
"…It's gone…"
She turned her head.
Maxruell lay a few meters away.
Still unconscious.
Juvy forced herself up.
Slowly walking toward him.
"…Max."
No response.
She knelt beside him.
For a moment—
She hesitated.
Then—
"…Wake up."
Silence.
Then—
Maxruell's eyes opened.
Sharp.
Alert.
"…Tch…"
He sat up slowly.
"…That was annoying."
Juvy exhaled slightly.
"…You're alive."
Maxruell glanced around.
The sky.
The city.
Then at his hand.
He tried.
Nothing.
"…Heh…"
A quiet laugh.
"…You too?"
Juvy nodded.
"…Yeah."
Silence.
For once—
Neither of them had an answer.
— The Truth —
Far above—
Mother Cain watched the aftermath.
Serah stood beside her.
"…They lost their powers."
Cain didn't look surprised.
"They exhausted the fragments."
Serah frowned.
"…Fragments…?"
Cain's eyes sharpened.
"What they used… wasn't just power."
A pause.
"It was the source itself."
— Back on the Ground —
Maxruell stood.
Stretching slightly.
"…So what now?"
Juvy looked at her hands again.
Empty.
"…We adapt."
Maxruell smirked faintly.
"…Guess we don't have a choice."
For the first time—
They stood equal.
Not in power.
But in loss.
— The Hidden Truth —
Deep within the ruins—
Something moved.
Small.
Almost invisible.
A fragment.
Left behind.
It pulsed faintly.
"…Incomplete…"
Then—
It disappeared.
Juvy looked at the horizon.
"…This isn't over."
Maxruell nodded slightly.
"…Yeah."
A pause.
"…It's just starting."
Far away—
The world continued.
Unaware.
Unprepared.
Because what was coming next—
Wouldn't just change the battle.
It would change everything.
End of Volume 4