Child of Destiny

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Boom!

Right after the sun exploded, the supernova explosion that it had created sent powerful ripples in the map, pushing the already converging darkness that was trying to devour that sun.

Whoosh!

Keir, who was putting everything on this final move, was caught completely off guard by the sudden move that his opponent had taken. Not only was this outside of his expectations, but it also affected his concentration, especially after seeing that the beam of black light that he was using to pressure Chaotic Luck was instantly shattered by the explosion.

He could not help but squint his eyes very narrowly, trying his best to keep his gaze locked on Chaotic Luck during all of this.

Making that huge accumulation of power in the form of the sun explode was no different from committing suicide, especially when Chaotic Luck was right beneath that explosion.

Even if Chaotic Luck controlled that powers earlier, it was impossible to control those powers right after being detonated that way. That explosion would have most likely swept him as well, killing him in the process.

Suppressing all the string of thoughts that he currently had, Keir swiftly gathered himself and fully focused all his concentration on controlling the tides of darkness that were currently being pushed by the shockwaves and flames caused by the supernova explosion.

He was planning to take advantage of this opportunity to finish off his opponent, planning to use the converging darkness to suppress the spreading explosion and trap Chaotic Luck along with it.

Even if Chaotic Luck somehow survived the initial explosion, Keir refused to believe that this guy would be able to survive the chaotic storm that came right after.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

With a series of movements, he extended his arms forward, grabbed the air, and pulled them back. He repeatedly did these movements, seemingly giving orders to the tide of darkness that was devouring everything.

The jaws of darkness that were trying to swallow the sun and Chaotic Luck earlier slightly receded due to the supernova explosion. But with the fast responses that Keir made, it swiftly regained its form and blocked the spreading shockwaves before slowly converging once again.

It formed a huge dome that entrapped the explosion along with Chaotic Luck, who was the cause of everything.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Keir was sweating hard as he could sense the repeated bombardment that the explosion caused to the dome of darkness that he had created.

But what made his expression turn grim was the fact that he was still not getting any notification from the system about the death of his opponent, much less the announcement of his victory.

“Don’t tell me he’s still able to survive that?”

Even if he could not believe it, he still had to make preparations to counter the possible counterattack from the opposition.

He issued a series of orders to the Darkness Beasts and Devouring Whale that were waiting for his commands.

Roar!

Wail!

The two swiftly responded, surrounding the dome of darkness, preparing for what was about to come.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Then Keir suddenly sensed, through his connection with the surrounding darkness, a powerful suction force coming from within the dome of darkness.

“Sh*t!” he could only curse when he could sense that this suction was growing stronger in every passing second.

“After a sun exploded and died, a blackhole will then follow,” he mumbled after realizing what was happening.

He attempted to fight against it by utilizing the Power of Absolute Darkness that was filling the map. But he could not help but pause after realizing another matter.

He could sense that the suction force within the dome of darkness was not only devouring everything but also cutting off his connection with the strange powers enveloping the entire map.

“What!?”

He swiftly urged the Powers of Absolute Darkness to retreat, taking the initiative to dissolve the dome of darkness before his connection with it was fully severed.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

When the dome was finally dispersed and turned into dark tides that were sweeping through everything, Keir and everyone who were watching the match finally saw what was happening inside.

A blackhole was suspended in the spot where the Sun had exploded earlier, rapidly and continuously trying to pull everything toward it. This included the powers of absolute darkness that were trying to devour the sun earlier.

“Eh!? What’s that!?”

After a couple of seconds, people started to notice that were was a colossal silhouette slowly outlining itself behind the blackhole.

“T-that’s-…!”

They then later saw that it was a gigantic head-… no-… it was not a head either!

It was a colossal skull that rivaled the two colossal shadow creatures in terms of size. It had a pair of pale, bluish flames within the sockets meant for its eyes, while a huge crown made of obsidian bones sat on its head.

This huge skull currently had its mouth fully open as if it were trying to eat something. When everyone got a closer look at what it was doing, they immediately realized that the mouth of this skull was the powerful blackhole that was greedily devouring everything around it.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

It was also at that moment that everyone saw the full silhouette of this colossus. It was a titanic skeleton that towered over everything.

It was clad in majestic armor filled with purple runes along with a cape that seemed to be dyed in blood. It was holding a huge demonic sword with its right hand and a towering bone scepter in the other.

“One of the Old Great Kings of the Dead. One of the Lich Kings! One of the Fathers of Necromancy.”

Keir did not even need to guess which apparition this belonged to. He could instantly tell that this entity was among those great beings that he had seen from the information that their adventurer team had gathered from a certain ruin within the game.

He could clearly remember that this Lich King was among those great beings recovered in those ancient murals.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Right after the appearance of this Ancient Lich King, Keir could instantly sense that his connection with the surrounding Powers of Absolute Darkness was rapidly diminishing. He was rapidly losing control over this power.

It was not because the other party was trying to snatch his control over it. After all, the Powers of Absolute Darkness came from a different source, which seemed quite resistant to the powers related to necromancy despite sharing the same root.

What this Ancient Lich King was doing was to continuously absorb this power, seemingly trying to build a connection and establish its dominance over the domain of darkness.

Whoosh!

It was also at this moment that he finally noticed Chaotic Luck, who was currently hovering right beneath the blackhole.

This strange lich, who was supposed to wield the Powers of the Sun, no longer had that holy aura and the gorgeous flames that were supposed to cover his entire being.

What was left right now was an immense darkness that was constantly pulsing in and out of his body while also connecting him with the giant apparition of the Ancient Lich King behind him.

Keir swiftly collected himself and ordered the Darkness Beast and Devouring Whale to quickly attack Chaotic Luck before the latter could even sever his connection with the Powers of Absolute Darkness and establish a new connection through the Ancient Lich King.

Roar!

Wail~!

The two colossal shadow creatures swiftly responded, avoiding the suction force of the blackhole while launching a coordinated and simultaneous attack at Chaotic Luck.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

One of them controlled the surrounding darkness to augment itself with more power while also trying to resist the strong suction force coming from the mouth of the Ancient Lich King.

Meanwhile, the Devouring Whale opened its huge mouth to produce a similarly strong suction force to nullify the suction force of the blackhole.

Not long after, the Darkness Beast threw a powerful punch forward, sending a strong and destructive force that flew straight to Chaotic Luck.

Boom!

This strong force broke through the suction force of the blackhole, creating a huge disturbance that broke the flow of energy and air that was rushing toward the mouth of the Ancient Lich King.

Boom!

At the same time, the Devouring Whale finally released all the accumulated energy that it had gathered from its mouth and fired everything toward Chaotic Luck, who was currently in a very vulnerable state.

Whoosh!

As the torrential beam of black light flew straight to him, Chaotic Luck could not help but feel a bit scared and panicked. He could not think straight, especially when he could sense that there was a strange influence within him that seemed to be trying to take over his body.

He was not sure what it was, but it just appeared right after he ’turned off’ the blessings of the sun within him.

This influence seemed to have no ill intention against him, but rather influenced him to move in response to the incoming attack.

It was as if it was trying to guide him on what to do next.

He could not think straight and just followed his instincts and strengthened the bone scepter that he was holding before pointing it at the incoming torrential beam of darkness.

Whoosh!

When the bone scepter ’touched’ the incoming beam, the latter suddenly disappeared and was sucked by something intangible and thrown into another dimension.

Chaotic Luck did not know what to do next, confused about what he was supposed to do after.

*Ding*

It was at that moment that the notification from the system rang in his ears, disturbing his thoughts.

System: Victory – ’Herald of Chaos’ Chaotic Luck!

“What!? I’ve won?” Chaotic Luck was still confused at what was happening and subconsciously raised his head, turning toward the direction of his opponent.

“Eh!?”

Then he saw that Keir’s chest was currently pierced by a black sword from behind.

Upon closer inspection, Chaotic Luck was barely able to outline a silhouette of a humanoid creature standing behind Keir.

This humanoid creature greatly resembled the standard Death Knight that most necromancers controlled, particularly the black miasma that its body was constantly emitting.

If there was any difference between this Death Knight and what the others controlled, then it must be the set of armor that it was wearing and the double-edged sword that it was wielding.

Before Chaotic Luck could even process what was happening inside his head, his vision suddenly burned bright before he realized that he was currently standing on a different battlefield.

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