"You're still holding back," he said, his voice cutting through the storm. "Even now, you're afraid to give everything. Let me show you what it means to fight without chains."
Alex's aura exploded, not in a burst of light or shadow, but in a pure, unyielding force that shattered the entity's final assault. The void itself seemed to hold its breath as he stepped forward, his blade humming with power.
The entity's form flickered, its once-mighty presence reduced to a flickering ember. "You… cannot…" it rasped, its voice barely a whisper.
"I already have," Alex said, driving his blade into the entity's core.
The explosion of energy was blinding. Light and shadow erupted in a chaotic spiral, the void itself tearing apart at the seams. Alex shielded his eyes, feeling the heat of the entity's final moments sear his skin. When the light faded, the entity was gone.
