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Chapter 33 - the One Who Holds

Human World — After the Truth

Silence—

But not peace.

Heavy.

Oppressive.

Those words still echoed:

"Asmodeus's death… 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—

Wilder than before.

Eisteth — Cracking

At the center—

Eisteth lost her rhythm of breathing.

Fragments of memory struck her.

Too fast.

Too much.

"…Stop…"

She whispered.

"…please… stop…"

But the memories kept repeating.

Asmodeus falling.

Again.

And again.

System — Collapse

The system window glitched violently.

[CRITICAL — EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD]

[SOUL INSTABILITY — MAXIMUM]

[WARNING — LOSS OF CONTROL]

Her aura surged.

Uncontrolled.

Explosion

"I said… STOP!"

Her voice exploded.

Space split apart.

The ground cracked.

The sky outside tore wider.

Her power—

No longer contained.

Berserk State

The violet turned darker.

Heavier.

More violent.

Her eyes lost focus.

Not Cecilia.

Not Eisteth.

Something in between—

Breaking apart.

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Daveras stepped forward.

"Eisteth!"

Leviathan moved instantly.

"She's losing control!"

The General remained still.

"…Target unstable."

His hand rose.

Ready to finish it.

Daveras — Reaching Her

Daveras ignored everything.

He pushed forward through the pressure.

The energy cut into him—

But he didn't stop.

"…Look at me…"

His voice softened.

"…you're still here…"

Leviathan — The Choice

Leviathan froze.

His instinct—

Was to restrain her.

Stop her.

Seal her power.

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 descended—

Overwhelming everything.

"Hold your position."

A command.

Absolute.

Even the General paused.

The Touch

Daveras finally reached her.

He grabbed her hand.

Firm.

Ignoring the pain.

"You're not alone."

Her aura surged—

But—

For a split second—

It weakened.

Memory

She saw something.

Not war.

Not death.

But—

Rain.

A quiet voice—

"Cecil."

Her breath stopped.

Return

"…Da…"

Her voice broke.

Her aura flickered.

Just a little—

But enough.

Attack

"…Interference detected."

The General moved.

Fast.

Lethal.

Leviathan Acts

Leviathan stepped in.

Without thinking.

Blocking the attack.

"Not happening."

For the first time—

He chose.

Not duty.

Not command.

But—

Her.

Impact

BOOM.

Leviathan was thrown back—

But he stood.

Barely.

Cifer — Serious

Cifer stepped forward again.

This time—

No restraint.

"…Enough."

His power rose.

Fully.

For the first time.

Ending

The battlefield froze—

On the edge.

Daveras—

Holding her.

Leviathan—

Standing his ground.

Cifer—

Ready to end it.

The General—

Still unmoving.

And Eisteth—

Caught between breaking…

and returning.

Between two worlds.

And far away—

Amon smiled.

"…Break… or become something worse."

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