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Chapter 32 - The One Who Breaks… or the One Who Holds

Human World — The Moment After Truth

Silence—

But not calm.

Heavy.

Crushing.

The General's words still echoed:

"…The fall of Asmodeus… was engineered."

Everything changed.

Daveras — Shattered

Daveras stood frozen.

His hands trembling.

"…So it wasn't fate…"

His voice cracked.

"…It was planned?"

Memories surged.

The battlefield.

The moment of death.

Eisteth's scream.

"…You died because of him…"

His eyes darkened.

"…Because of Amon…"

His aura flared again—

More unstable than before.

Eisteth — Collapse Begins

At the center—

Eisteth's breathing broke.

Fragments of memory flooded her.

Too fast.

Too much.

"…Stop…"

She whispered.

"…please stop…"

But it didn't.

The moment Asmodeus fell—

Replayed again.

And again.

And again.

System Breakdown

The system glitched violently.

[CRITICAL — EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD]

[SOUL INSTABILITY — MAXIMUM]

[WARNING — LOSS OF CONTROL IMMINENT]

Her aura surged.

Unstable.

Violent.

The Break

"…I SAID STOP!"

Her voice exploded.

The entire space shattered.

The ground cracked open.

The sky tore wider.

Her aura—

No longer controlled.

No longer contained.

Berserk State

Violet energy turned darker.

Heavier.

Wild.

Unstable.

Her eyes lost focus.

Not Cecilia.

Not Eisteth.

Something in between—

Breaking.

Everyone Reacts

Daveras stepped forward.

"…Eisteth!"

Leviathan moved instantly.

"…She's going berserk!"

The General didn't retreat.

"…Target destabilizing."

He raised his hand.

Preparing to strike.

Daveras — Emotional Reach

Daveras ignored everything else.

He moved straight toward her.

Through the unstable energy.

Through the pressure.

"…Hey…"

His voice softer now.

"…look at me…"

The energy cut into him.

But he didn't stop.

"…You're still here…"

Leviathan — Conflict

Leviathan froze.

His instinct—

Was to restrain her.

Stop her.

Before she destroyed everything.

But—

His chest tightened.

"…If I attack…"

"…I might lose her…"

For the first time—

He hesitated.

Cifer — The Line

Cifer stepped forward.

His aura dropped—

Massive.

Dominating.

"…Hold your positions."

A command.

Absolute.

Even the General paused slightly.

The Touch

Daveras finally reached her.

He grabbed her hand.

Tight.

Ignoring the pain.

"…You're not alone."

Her aura surged violently.

But—

For a split second—

It flickered.

Memory Trigger

She saw something else.

Not war.

Not death.

But—

A softer memory.

Rain.

A quiet moment.

A voice calling her—

"Cecil."

Her breathing stopped.

Return

"…Da…"

Her voice cracked.

The aura faltered.

Just slightly.

But enough.

The General Moves Again

"…Interference detected."

The General attacked.

Fast.

Precise.

Aiming to finish it—

Now.

Leviathan's Choice

Leviathan moved.

Without thinking.

He intercepted the attack.

Blocking it—

With everything he had.

"…Not happening."

For the first time—

He chose.

Not duty.

Not command.

Her.

Impact

BOOM.

The clash exploded.

Leviathan was pushed back.

But he held.

Barely.

Cifer — Final Step

Cifer stepped forward again.

This time—

No observation.

No waiting.

"…This ends now."

His power rose.

Fully.

For the first time.

Ending

The battlefield reached its limit.

Daveras holding her—

Trying to bring her back.

Leviathan fighting—

Choosing her over everything.

Cifer stepping in—

Ready to end the threat.

The General—

Still standing.

And Eisteth—

On the edge of losing herself completely.

Between destruction—

And return.

And somewhere in the shadows—

Amon whispered:

"…Break… or become something worse."

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