The One King

After Azrael transformed into his humanoid half-dragon form...

The sky changed.

His enormous wings appeared behind his back, while his long black tail extended through the air.

Two horns emerged from his head.

His fangs and claws became longer, while dark dragon scales covered parts of his body.

But the greatest change...

Was his aura.

An enormous, monstrous aura swept across the sky.

Below...

The battle between the two armies came to a halt.

The soldiers froze in place.

Even the beasts and warriors who had been fighting without pause stopped for a moment.

Everyone raised their heads toward the sky.

They did not need to see Azrael to know that something terrifying had happened.

That aura alone...

Was enough to make their hearts tremble.

As for the members of the Foyd Family...

They raised their heads as well.

Their expressions were filled with anxiety and fear.

And when they saw Azrael in his new form...

They understood one thing.

Azrael was no longer playing around.

He had decided to fight seriously.

The expressions of the family members changed.

Their eyes immediately shifted toward Leon.

The fear they felt this time was different.

They were no longer afraid merely of the outcome of the battle.

They were afraid for Leon himself.

Afraid of Azrael's wrath.

Above the battlefield...

Azrael looked at the four Divine Ascenders below him.

Leon.

Andor.

Teresa.

And Sylvus.

His eyes were cold.

Completely devoid of amusement.

There was no longer a smile.

No mockery.

Only...

An icy gaze.

Then suddenly...

He disappeared.

The eyes of the four widened.

In the next moment...

Azrael appeared before Andor.

He raised the Axe of Destruction and struck directly at him.

KRAAAAAASH!

Andor barely managed to react in time.

He raised his sword with all his strength and blocked the axe.

BOOOOOOM!

The sky shook.

At the same time...

Leon, Teresa, and Sylvus rushed forward to help Andor.

Massive clashes erupted throughout the sky.

Swords collided with the axe.

Heavenly Energy exploded.

Red lightning tore through space.

But after several exchanges...

The truth became clear.

Leon...

Andor...

Teresa...

And Sylvus...

Could no longer match Azrael.

He moved between them at a speed they could not keep up with.

Every time they tried to surround him...

He appeared somewhere else.

And every time they attacked him...

He overwhelmed them with sheer strength and speed.

Then...

In a single instant...

He caught them off guard.

Azrael disappeared.

He appeared behind Andor.

Andor did not sense him until it was too late.

Azrael raised the Axe of Destruction.

He said coldly:

"Sky-Splitting Axe."

Then he swung the axe.

KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!

The strike descended upon Andor.

His body was split in two.

His aura vanished at that very moment.

His body fell from the sky.

Andor...

Died without even understanding how it had happened.

Below...

Everyone witnessed the scene.

The armies froze.

Even the sounds of battle disappeared for a moment.

The soldiers of the Heavenly Council watched the body of one of their leaders fall before their eyes.

They could not believe what had happened.

As for the Shura Army...

They remained composed.

One of their commanders raised his sword toward the sky.

Then shouted:

"Glory to Lord Azrael!"

The voices of the Shura soldiers rose together:

"Glory to Lord Azrael!"

There was no mockery in their voices.

Only loyalty and pride.

They had witnessed their lord kill a Divine Ascender with a single strike.

Then...

Azrael disappeared once again.

He appeared before Teresa.

Leon and Sylvus saw him.

They immediately understood what he intended to do.

Sylvus shouted:

"Teresa! Watch out!"

At the same time, Leon shouted:

"Azrael! Stop!"

But Teresa...

When she saw him appear before her...

She froze.

The scene of Andor returned to her mind.

His body being split apart before her eyes.

She was terrified.

She quickly retreated.

She screamed:

"Stay away from me!"

Then she cried out in a trembling voice:

"Don't kill me!"

But Azrael did not answer.

He released the Axe of Destruction from his hand.

Then raised both fists.

They began glowing with a dark purple light.

He muttered:

"Dual Death."

In the next instant...

He vanished before her eyes.

BOOOOOOOM!

He struck Teresa's chest with both fists simultaneously.

A tremendous shockwave erupted from her back.

Teresa froze for a moment.

Then cracks appeared across her aura and defenses.

In the next instant...

Her entire existence shattered.

Her body transformed into a cloud of blood that dispersed through the air.

Teresa was dead.

Below...

The Heavenly Council's army froze.

Their faces turned pale.

Some soldiers took a step backward.

Others could not even bring themselves to look toward the sky.

They had witnessed two Divine Ascenders fall within mere moments.

As for the Foyd Family...

The scene was even more shocking.

Selena covered her mouth.

Her face turned deathly pale.

She could no longer bear the sight and vomited.

As for Alex...

He stared at the sky with terrified eyes and muttered:

"What the hell is this brutality...?"

Valer, Lunaria, and Miranda remained silent.

Their faces were pale.

As for Lilian...

She was the only one who did not feel sorrow over the deaths of Andor and Teresa.

Instead, a trace of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

Those two...

Had been among the conspirators responsible for the tragedy that had separated her from her son.

They had been among those who had forced Lilian to make a choice.

Either abandon her son...

And allow the Foyd Family to remain unharmed.

Or refuse...

And watch the entire family be exterminated.

They had been part of that decision.

And because of that...

When she witnessed their deaths...

Lilian felt a bitter sense of satisfaction.

But that feeling did not last long.

Because Azrael...

Turned toward Leon and Sylvus.

He said:

"Two have fallen..."

He raised his eyes toward them.

"Two remain."

Then he charged.

Sylvus and Leon attempted to resist.

But the difference between them had become overwhelming.

Azrael was faster.

Stronger.

And more precise.

His blows rained down upon them without pause.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOOOOOM!

They could not keep up with him.

Then...

During a moment of carelessness...

Azrael extended his hand.

He seized Sylvus by the throat.

And lifted him into the air.

Sylvus's body froze.

He was completely unable to move.

He could feel that his end was approaching.

He looked at Azrael...

Then down below.

Toward Lilian.

She was standing there.

Sylvus looked at her with sorrowful eyes.

Then said:

"Lilian..."

Lilian froze.

He continued:

"My dear disciple..."

He paused for a moment.

Then said:

"I am truly sorry for everything."

Lilian's eyes trembled.

Despite her hatred for him...

Despite the fact that he had been one of those who participated in her tragedy...

His final words still hurt.

She whispered:

"Master..."

But the end had arrived.

Azrael tightened his grip.

His energy surged through Sylvus's body.

And in an instant...

His aura completely vanished.

His body fell motionless.

Sylvus was dead.

Silence descended.

Three Divine Ascenders...

Had fallen.

Below...

The morale of the Heavenly Council's soldiers began to collapse.

Their three leaders were dead.

Only Leon remained.

As for the Shura Army...

They stood firm.

Then thousands of soldiers raised their weapons.

They shouted as one:

"Lord Azrael!"

"Lord Azrael!"

There was no fear in their voices.

Only absolute respect for their lord.

They had witnessed their master personally decide the battle.

As for Leon...

He remained floating in the sky.

His face was stunned.

All of his companions had died before his eyes.

And he had been unable to help them.

Little by little...

His anger began to rise.

He shouted:

"Azrael!"

And charged toward him.

But Azrael easily evaded his attack.

Then struck him in the stomach.

BOOM!

Leon doubled over from the force of the blow.

Then Azrael's attacks began to rain down upon him.

One blow.

Then another.

Then another.

He gave Leon no chance to retaliate.

Leon's face was badly battered.

His defenses were shattered.

Then red lightning surrounded Azrael's body.

The lightning struck Leon directly.

KRAAAAAAK!

Flames erupted around his body.

Below...

The faces of those watching began turning pale.

No one spoke anymore.

The scene was terrifying enough to silence even the most battle-hardened warriors.

As for Lilian...

Her heart broke.

She was watching Azrael torture her twin brother before her eyes.

She screamed:

"Stop!"

Then she tried to rush toward the sky.

But Azrael was faster.

He seized Leon by the arm.

Twisted his body with tremendous force.

Then hurled him toward the ground.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Leon fell like a meteor.

He struck the ground with tremendous force.

The earth exploded around him.

Lilian screamed:

"Leon!"

She rushed toward him.

At the same time...

Lunaria.

Selena.

Valer.

And the rest of the family...

Rushed toward the place where he had fallen.

Tears streamed down their faces.

Their hearts were shattered as they saw Leon lying within the crater.

One of the Foyd Family members raised his head toward the sky.

Azrael was still there.

His enormous wings were spread wide.

His long black tail moved slowly behind him.

His horns rose above his head.

Red lightning coiled around his body.

A heavy silence descended.

Then...

Azrael looked toward the Foyd Family.

And began descending from the sky.

Slowly at first...

Then faster.

Until he looked like another meteor hurtling toward the ground.

The expressions of the Foyd Family changed.

Lilian stepped forward and stood before Leon without hesitation.

Tears were still streaming down her face.

But she did not retreat.

As for the Shura Army...

They watched their lord in silence and awe.

The battle of the Divine Ascenders was almost over.

Three of them were dead.

The fourth was nearly incapacitated.

And now...

Azrael was descending toward the ground.

Toward the Foyd Family.

And toward Leon.

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