The sky was no longer stable.
Light and darkness clashed violently above—
As if the world itself couldn't decide what it wanted to be.
Below—
Leon was on his knees.
His body trembling.
"…Move…"
He tried to stand—
But the pressure forced him down again.
"…I can't…!"
His sword slipped slightly from his grip.
Above him—
Asad stood alone.
Facing something far beyond anything Leon had ever imagined.
The Origin.
"…Then try."
Asad's voice echoed faintly through the chaos.
Leon's eyes widened.
"…Asad…?"
Asad didn't look back.
"…If you stay like this…"
"…you'll lose everything."
Silence.
Leon clenched his teeth.
"…I'm trying…!"
His hands shook.
"…But my body won't move…!"
The pressure increased.
The light above began to descend—
Slowly erasing everything in its path.
The ground flickered.
Reality distorted.
Leon's breathing became heavy.
"…No…"
"…This can't be the end…"
Suddenly—
That same voice returned.
But this time—
It wasn't outside.
It was inside him.
"…Awakening condition… fulfilled…"
Leon froze.
"…That voice…"
His vision blurred—
And then—
Darkness.
🔥 Inner Space
Leon stood alone.
A void.
Endless.
Silent.
In front of him—
Two figures appeared again.
The same ones from before.
One—
Pure light.
The other—
Endless darkness.
"…You've returned."
The light spoke.
"…This time… you must choose."
The darkness added:
"…Or be consumed."
Leon's fists clenched.
"…No…"
"…I'm done choosing."
Silence.
Both figures paused.
Leon looked at them—
Not afraid.
Not confused.
But determined.
"…I won't choose one side…"
A step forward.
"…I'll take both."
The void trembled.
The light figure stepped forward.
"…Impossible."
The dark one smirked.
"…Or inevitable."
Leon raised his hand.
"…If this is my power…"
"…Then I decide how it works."
The two forces reacted.
They resisted—
Clashed—
Rejected each other.
But Leon didn't stop.
"…Come to me."
The light surged.
The darkness followed.
Both collided—
Directly into him.
BOOOOOOM!
🔥 Back to Reality
Leon's eyes snapped open.
A massive surge of energy exploded outward.
The pressure—
Gone.
Completely.
Asad noticed immediately.
"…Oh?"
He glanced back slightly.
"…So you finally did it."
Leon slowly stood up.
But this time—
He was different.
One eye glowing gold.
The other—
Deep violet.
His aura—
A perfect balance of light and darkness.
"…This is…"
He looked at his hands.
"…my power."
The Origin reacted.
The light above trembled slightly.
"…Irregularity… confirmed…"
Asad smiled.
"…Looks like you broke their expectations too."
Leon stepped forward.
Calm.
Stable.
"…I'm not following anyone's script anymore."
He stood beside Asad.
Now—
Not behind him.
Equal.
Asad glanced at him.
"…You ready?"
Leon nodded.
"…Yeah."
They both looked up at the sky.
At the Origin.
At the force trying to erase everything.
Asad raised his hand—
Darkness surged.
Leon raised his sword—
Light and darkness fused.
The air itself split.
Asad smirked.
"…Now this is getting interesting."
Leon's voice was steady.
"…Let's end this."
Above them—
The Origin's light intensified.
"…Then be erased."
And in the next moment—
Both sides moved.
Light.
Darkness.
And something beyond both.
Collided.
[Chapter 12 End]