The One King

Azrael landed in front of Leon's place of impact.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

His feet struck the ground, shaking the entire area.

Dust rose around him as his enormous dragon wings remained spread behind his back, while his long black tail moved slowly through the air.

His horns protruded from his head, while his fangs and claws had grown longer. Dark scales covered parts of his body.

As for his aura...

It was enough to make the very air feel heavy.

Inside the crater before him...

Leon lay among the shattered rocks.

His body was broken.

His armor was torn apart.

And blood covered his body.

He was barely conscious.

The Foyd family rushed toward him.

Lilian was the first to reach him.

"Leon!"

She quickly knelt beside him.

She placed her hand on his chest.

His heart was still beating.

But his heartbeat was extremely weak.

She said in a trembling voice:

"Leon... hold on."

Then she raised her head.

Azrael was standing before her.

He began to walk forward.

One step...

Then another.

Doom.

The sound of his footsteps slowly approached.

Lilian immediately stood in front of Leon.

She spread her arms.

She was trembling, but she did not retreat.

Lunaria and Valer reached her side.

Valer raised his weapon.

"We won't let you get any closer."

Lunaria also stood in front of Leon.

"If you want to kill him..."

She clenched her fist.

"Then you'll have to get through us."

But Azrael did not stop.

He continued walking forward.

Valer looked at Lunaria.

Then the two of them charged at the same time.

"Attack!"

Valer rushed from the front, while Lunaria attacked from the side.

But Azrael did not even need to raise the Destruction Axe.

He simply raised his hand.

Then...

He slapped Lunaria.

BOOOOOOM!

Lunaria was sent flying through the air like a projectile.

She spun several times before crashing into the wreckage of a destroyed building.

BOOM!

She fell among the rocks and did not move.

"Lunaria!"

Valer shouted.

But before he could reach her...

Azrael appeared before him.

He raised his fist.

BOOOOOOM!

He punched him directly in the chest.

Valer was sent flying like a projectile across the battlefield, breaking through several pieces of debris before crashing into the ground.

BOOOOOOM!

He fell unconscious.

Lilian froze.

She looked at Lunaria.

Then at Valer.

She did not know whether either of them was still alive.

Her heart began pounding violently.

But she did not move.

Because she realized...

She had become the only barrier between Azrael and Leon.

Azrael resumed walking forward.

His eyes remained fixed on Leon.

As for Lilian...

She continued standing before him.

Tears filled her eyes.

"Azrael..."

He did not answer.

He continued forward until he stood directly before her.

Then he extended his hand.

And pushed her aside.

"Ah!"

Lilian staggered and fell to her knees.

But she quickly raised her head.

"Leon!"

Suddenly...

Leon's body rose from the ground.

Lilian's eyes widened.

"What...?"

His body floated in the air as though an invisible force were pulling him.

Then he shot directly toward Azrael.

"Leon!"

Lilian reached out her hand.

But she could not grab him.

Azrael seized Leon by the neck with one hand.

"Gh..."

Leon opened his eyes with difficulty.

He was unable to resist.

Then Azrael raised his other hand.

A terrifying black energy began gathering in his palm.

The aura surrounding it was so dark that even space itself began to distort.

Lilian realized what was about to happen.

She rushed toward him.

"Azrael! No!"

She grabbed his arm.

At the same moment...

Selena arrived and grabbed his other arm.

Tears streamed down her face.

Lilian said:

"Please, Azrael..."

Her voice trembled.

"Don't do this."

Selena continued:

"Please spare him!"

She looked at him with tear-filled eyes.

"He's my only brother."

Azrael turned toward them.

His eyes were icy.

He said nothing.

He did not answer.

The black energy continued gathering around his hand.

Lilian knew he would not retreat.

She was about to try again...

But she stopped.

She realized that words would change nothing.

Azrael was about to kill Leon.

And the secret she had hidden for twenty years...

Was the only thing that could stop this moment.

Her lips trembled.

She looked at Leon.

Then at Azrael.

And finally...

She made her decision.

She spoke in a trembling voice:

"Azrael..."

He did not answer.

She said:

"Don't do this."

Then she paused.

As though the words themselves were too heavy for her to say.

"Leon..."

Her eyes trembled.

"Leon is..."

Silence filled the battlefield.

Then she said:

"Your twin brother."

Everyone froze.

Selena.

The members of the Foyd family.

And everyone nearby.

Their eyes widened.

No one could comprehend the words.

Selena whispered:

"His... twin brother?"

As for Azrael...

He stopped completely.

For the first time since his descent...

He did not move.

His eyes widened slightly.

He looked at Lilian.

Then said in a low voice:

"What did you say...?"

Lilian swallowed her tears.

And said:

"Leon..."

Then she looked directly at him.

"He is your twin brother."

Absolute silence descended.

Even the black energy gathering in Azrael's hand stopped.

No one spoke.

No one moved.

As for the Foyd family...

They stared at Lilian in shock.

She had revealed the secret she had carried in her heart for twenty years.

A secret Azrael had never known...

Nor Leon...

Nor most members of the family.

As for Azrael...

He remained holding Leon by the neck.

But his eyes remained fixed on Lilian.

As though his mind was struggling to comprehend the words he had just heard.

"Leon is your twin brother."

And for the first time since the beginning of this war...

No one knew what would happen next.

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