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Before everyone's eyes, the Nightmare Demon King, the strongest Nightmare Demon in this world, was defeated. His heart pierced by Maria's spear, she devoured his powerful Nightmare Heart, preventing him from regenerating ever again. His Nightmare World proved useless against Maria, who was a terrible matchup for him. The Nightmare World rapidly began to fade, and the Nightmare Demon King's body slowly turned to ashes, his heart no more.
"I'm… dying…?"
His eyes widened as he watched his body disintegrate… After dozens of loops where he triumphed, overwhelming and destroying every foe, the Nightmare Demon King was defeated, and Maria hadn't even needed to evolve to do so.
"This is death. As you said before, death is the only certainty for all living beings."
Maria withdrew her black spear from his chest, his blood dripping onto the floor of his collapsing Nightmare World, which was crumbling and vanishing. Half of his body had already become black ashes.
