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The army was breaking.
Whispers turned into shouts; formation collapsed.
And then—
The king drove the spear into the ground.
BOOM!
The earth split.
Golden light burst upward from below.Three rings formed around the spear.
They spun.
With each turn, glowing inscriptions flowed across them:
Purification. Obedience. Seal.
Even the words carried weight.
The king's voice rose through the hum:
"Stop right there, Koharu!"
There was command in it… but something broken beneath.
"Enough of this insolence!""For a thousand years, this dome has never let a single demon pass!"
He stepped forward.
"But you…""You, of my own blood…"
His voice trembled—just for a moment.
"…chose betrayal."
The spear trembled.Golden sparks scattered.
The king took a deep breath.
"If you stop now…""As your father, I will forgive you."
Silence.
Even the wind held its breath.
Then his eyes hardened.
"But if you continue…""Know this—Mikail's blessing stands against you."
He tightened his grip on the spear.
"And that blessing… will erase you from this world, Koharu."
The rings accelerated.
They merged.
A massive pillar of light erupted toward the sky.
Koharu froze behind the rocks.
"Father…"
Even the wind did not carry her voice.
The silhouette lifted its head.
Its eyes were dim.
But its voice… was absolute.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
It took a step.
"I'm not Koharu.""And I'm not a demon."
A brief pause.
"I'm Shinju.""I'm human. Just like you."
The army wavered.
Whispers spread:
"Human…?""How is that possible?"
Shinju's gaze didn't move.
"You call that dome a blessing."
He tilted his head slightly.
"On this side… we call it a curse."
His voice deepened.
"Before it existed… the world was green.""Full of life."
A breath.
"After it appeared… everything changed."
His eyes darkened.
"People devoured each other out of hunger.""While you lived in abundance…"
His voice lowered.
"…we were just trying to survive."
He looked straight into the king's eyes.
"You are not my problem."
Another step.
The ground cracked.
"That barrier is."
Silence thickened.
"Two hundred years…"
He lowered his head slightly.
"…I lived for this."
A brief stillness.
Then—
"And today…"
He closed his eyes.
"…it ends."
Koharu's hands trembled.
A voice rose within her:
"Yes… it's a curse."
Shinju lifted his head.
His right eye darkened.
Black… becoming something deeper than black.
Like a void.
He raised his hands.
Fingers aligned.
He closed his left eye.
Opened the right one fully.
And whispered:
"Mugen Yami no Zettai Shihai (Absolute Dominion of Infinite Darkness)."
The sound didn't stay in the air.
It echoed inside everyone's mind.
The soldiers collapsed.
As if an invisible mountain had fallen onto them.
They couldn't breathe.
Fear pierced their hearts.
Even the king froze.
A drop of black blood fell from Shinju's eye.
It hit the ground—
And the earth cracked.
The sky roared.
From the top of the dome, darkness began to descend.
Like a flood.
It struck the golden light.
It didn't disperse.
It didn't fade.
It began to consume it.
Koharu couldn't breathe.
It felt like the sky itself was closing.
Shinju staggered.
His body trembled.
Every breath hurt.
But he didn't stop.
He didn't close his eye.
His voice… was breaking.
"Today…"
He took another step.
"…this curse…"
Darkness surged.
"…ends."