White. Silent. And slowly... fading.
As Zhael's Core fully integrated into Auren's body, the majestic figure who had destroyed, saved, and shaken the cosmos for thousands of years—began to disappear. Not in an explosion, not in a magnificent light... but like a shadow carried away by the wind.
Zhael stood, his body semi-transparent, his aura gone. His power had been fully inherited. And this was the end he desired.
> Zhael (smiling calmly):
> "Finally... I can go. I never wanted this power forever. It was too heavy, too dark... I only wanted someone to carry it on... not to annihilate, but to change the world."
>
Auren looked down, his chest tight. The figure before him was no longer a legendary monster, nor a feared entity—but a man who had lived too long under the burden of eternity and solitude.
> Auren:
> "Zhael... after all this, who are you, really?"
>
Zhael gazed at the endless, empty sky, as if something there was still unfinished. Then he looked at Auren—with eyes that, this time, held no light of power, only... peace.
> Zhael:
> "Me? I am the result of bad decisions, failed love, and a world that refused forgiveness. But you, Auren...
> You are a choice. Not a consequence."
>
Zhael slowly raised his hand, giving his final farewell. His body faded completely—until only one last sentence lingered in the air:
> "Walk to the peak of the hierarchy... and destroy the fate that should never have existed."
>
A moment later—Auren awoke.
His body was back in its original place, but... the world had changed. The sky appeared darker, and around him... the system began to emit a new aura.
> SYSTEM:
> "Legacy received."
> "Status updated."
> "You are no longer part of the old order."
> "You... are the beginning of a new order."
>
The status panel now showed something that had never existed before:
[Name]: Auren Ederion
[Level]: ???
[Tier]: ???
[Rank]: Beyond SSS (Class: Transcendent)
[Hierarchy]: Outside registered systems
[Status]: Absolute Heir of Zhael
[Active Core Skills]:
* Origin Flame
* Infinite Collapse
* Celestial Chainbreaker
* Eye of Detachment
* Forbidden Core: Zhael's Remnant
Auren stood, his body heavy—not from exhaustion, but from the weight of a new responsibility shaping his destiny.
In the distance, trainers, students, and even generals began to realize... something that shouldn't have returned was back. But no one knew—that within this young man's body now resided an ancient power that had once subjugated skies and shaken dimensions.
And in silence... the system whispered one more message:
> "The second act has begun.
> The world will remember your name...
> Or hate it until the end of time."
>