At last ..after what felt like an eternity ..the darkness peeled back and revealed the result.
Having poured out everything, Frey destroyed the colossus by harnessing the SSS-class aura within him through the doubled Ignition.
Still standing, he hurled himself at Blattier below, trying to injure him as well—
—but the High Bishop turned him aside with ease and reengaged.
It happened again and again. Frey fell, over and over, suffering every kind of wound—yet each time he rose, relying wholly on his monstrous regeneration.
Little by little, the shape of the battle became clear to those watching from afar.
Aegon was the first to turn to Calistis behind him.
"Get ready, Callistis. We're leaving," the prince said, turning his back on the fight.
The move drew Snow's attention.
Moments earlier, the aftershocks nearly killed them, but the Golden World Tree had shielded them, making their spot the only place in all of Noctherra untouched by the duel.