Chapter 83
The sanctuary screamed under its own weight.
Stone fragments floated for a moment… then fell like ash.
The Lord moved.
No warning.
No breath.
Just disappearance.-
--BOOM—!
Guinevere reacted...
She appeared behind him like a shadow breaking loose from the storm.
Her blade came in low—aimed to cripple, to halt, to drag him down by force.
CLANG—!
Metal never met.
His heel met her instead.
A brutal kick twisted through the air.
Guinevere's eyes widened—"—Tch!"
She was sent crashing through broken stone, carving a line through the ground before stopping.
For the first time… she didn't immediately stand.
Only silence answered.
---"Chris moved
Fast.
Direct.
He didn't hesitate.
His fist clenched
—"MOVE!"
He struck.
BAAh—!
Impact landed clean on the Lord's side.
For a fraction of a second—Chris felt it
A real hit.
Then the Lord turned his head..
annoyed
And he answered.
One strike.
A single, clean counter.
Chris's expression broke instantly
"...What the—?!"
His body was thrown back like he weighed nothing, crashing into shattered stone.
---BOOM—!
Princess entered the space immediately
Not with hesitation.
With refusal.
Green aura erupted violently around her..
burning her hand
Still She slashed forward
—CLANG!
The Lord met her mid-motion.
The force cracked the ground beneath them.
Princess's teeth clenched.
Her arms shook.
But she didn't move back."..Not this time."
Another push.
Another resistance.
She held him for a heartbeat longer than anyone else.
That was enough.
---Behind them
—Venedita stood .
Golden shield magic expanded around the battlefield like fragile glass walls.
Each impact made them fracture.
Each fracture made her breathe harder.
Her hands shook.
Her lips parted—
"...Please…"
Her eyes moved.
Not to the battlefield.
To one person.
Commander Toya.
Covered in blood.
Barely standing.
Walking toward the end of everything.-
--The Lord shifted.
His gaze broke free from the fighters.
Locked ahead.
Commander Instantly—pressure changed.
BOOM—
He moved again.
Faster than before .
Straight line.
No hesitation.
No mercy.---
Princess saw it first...
She moved.
stepped into the path.-
--CLASH—!
The Lord's strike collided with her guard.
The force dropped her to one knee instantly.
Stone cracked beneath her.
Her arms trembled violently.
"Ghh—!"
But she didn't fall.
Didn't move aside.
Didn't allow it.
Princess :"...Go.".
But her eyes didn't...
---Behind her
—Venedita's shield shattered slightly.
A crack spread through her magic.
She gasped.
Then—smiled through tears.
"…Commander…"
Her voice shook completely now
."…Goodbye."
Golden light surged from her hands.
One final reinforcement.
One final act.
The shield stabilized—just enough.
---Commander stopped.
For half a second.
Just one.
He didn't look back.
He didn't need to.
His hand slowly rose.
Blood dripped from his fingers.
His voice came out quiet.
"…Yeah."
A pause.
Then softer—"…See you later."
---CRACK—!
CRACK
CRACK
The Holy Counter reacted
and the very next moment—his body has already begain answering the price.
Blood spilled.
His knees trembled.
But he stood.
---The Lord surged forward again.
Fury now.
Not patience.
Not control.
Fury.
"GET OUT OF MY WAY—!"-
--Princess tried to hold him again—But her body finally gave.
She was forced back.
Sliding across broken stone.
Still conscious.
Still trying.
Still reaching.-
--Chris pushed himself up—
"...Seriously… this guy is insane…"
He coughed blood.
Guinevere staggered upright behind the rubble.
"…Tch."
Lord broke through the final line.
Only air remained between him and Commander .-
--Commander Toya lifted the sword.
Venedita's voice broke completely."
Commander TOYA—!"
---Princess eyes widen
And stopped for half a step.
Just watching.
"…So that's how it ends…"-
--Commander stepped forward.
And brought the blade down.
---SHIIIIINNG—!!!
A golden fracture tore through the sanctuary.
Not explosion.
Not fire.Something deeper.
Like reality itself cracked open for a moment too long.-
--The Lord reached too late.
His hand stopped inches away.
Frozen.
---Everything became still.
Even the clash.
Even the sound.
Even breath.
---Monessa's stone body trembled.
Then—slowly—it began to turn to dust.
Starting from the edges.
Quiet.
Commandee Toya stood in the center of it.
Still holding the sword.
Still standing.
But—his knees weakened.
His grip loosened.
and Commander took his last breathe...
The Lord stepped back for the first time.
paused.
Watching.
Commanders body swayed.
Light fading.
Not violently.
Not painfully.
Just… quietly.Like a candle refusing to burn anymore.
---And as Monessa fully dissolved into dust—Commander Toya fell forward.
.---The battlefield stopped.
Completely.
---And for the first time…
no one moved to continue the fight...
... CHAPTER 83ENDS...