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Arcane Drifters – Chapter 112: "Crown of Nothingness"
The Arcane Throne Realm is no longer a battlefield.
It's a storm inside a storm.
Every breath Shen takes bends the air.
Every blink from the King twists the ground.
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🌠 Shen's New Form
His aura is no longer just black or gold.
It's woven threads of light and shadow, swirling like a living cosmos around him.
The Supreme Lord Eye burns with two rings — one gold, one blue — spinning independently.
Kenya, fighting far below, freezes mid-strike.
> Kenya:
"No way…
That's not Dark Mage… that's… something else."
Eliz turns, eyes wide.
She doesn't recognize the magic — but she feels it.
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⚔️ The Duel Resumes
Shen moves first.
His swords blur, cutting across time — literally — the blades slicing through the King's future attacks before they even happen.
The Arcane King blocks with one hand, but his form fractures, shards of void spilling out before mending.
> Arcane King:
"You have touched the Realm's core…
A mortal should not hold this power."
> Shen:
"Good thing I'm not just mortal anymore."
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🌌 The King Unleashes
The Arcane King drops all restraint.
He dissolves into a crown-shaped halo of darkness, surrounded by the screaming silhouettes of every being he has ever killed.
The sky falls inwards — stars, clouds, even light, pulled into him.
Shen's feet sink into nothingness.
There's no ground, no air — just the King's domain.
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💥 Collision
They collide in the void.
Shen's strike carries the weight of creation.
The King's counter carries the silence of death.
Every blow destroys and rebuilds the Realm at the same time.
The Drifters below can't even look directly at the fight — their vision tears when they try.
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⚡ Shen's Limit
The more Shen uses this power, the more it burns away his own life.
He feels it in his chest — each heartbeat is louder than the last.
The King notices.
> Arcane King:
"You cannot kill me before you kill yourself."
> Shen:
"Then I'll just make sure we both go."
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🌑 The Final Gambit Begins
Shen crosses his blades.
The threads of light and shadow around him tighten, forming a spiral.
> Shen:
"𝘌𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 — 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳."
The magic circle beneath him doesn't glow — it devours light.
The Arcane King narrows his eyes.
For the first time…
he looks cautious.
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CHAPTER END
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