Chapter 146 — Echoes of What Was Lost
Volume 5 — Recap (Last Five Chapters)
The south was shaken by war.
Shen Karguro awakened powers beyond mortals—
Darkness, curses, and finally pure godhood.
Arcane Generals fell.
Armies were erased.
The Arcane Ministry felt fear for the first time.
Saen awakened Dark Mage forms.
Betrayers were hunted.
The Arcane General was destroyed under divine judgment.
But victory came with loss.
Kenya.
Ruke.
Gone.
And Shen…
was no longer the same.
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Continuation
A dust-covered fallen city lay silent.
Broken towers.
Crumbling streets.
Death everywhere.
A girl stood alone among the ruins.
Eliz.
Her clothes were torn, blood running down her arm.
In front of her rose a black giant mamba, its body thick as a tower, eyes glowing with killing intent.
It struck.
Eliz raised her Death-Bright Rings.
A single flash.
The blade cut through the mamba's head.
The beast collapsed—dead.
Eliz fell to her knees, breathing heavily.
Tears rolled down her face.
If that legend is true…
If resurrection really exists…
Then I will bring back Shen…
And my friends.
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AFTER 3 MONTHS
The Southern Mountains were silent again.
In these three months, Shen destroyed the betrayer army completely.
No mercy.
No survivors.
Saen's power grew rapidly.
Dark Mage — Form Three.
Yet Shen was not happy.
In front of everyone—
he smiled.
Behind everyone—
he cried.
Saen noticed.
But said nothing.
Lare floated beside Shen one evening.
"Hey, Shen," Lare said softly.
"In these three months, you wiped out almost every major force in the south."
"Now only two enemies remain."
"Rin.
And the Arcane Minister."
Shen did not react much.
"Oh," he replied quietly.
"I'll take care of it."
After that—
For one full week, Shen barely spoke.
He didn't move.
Didn't plan.
Didn't advance.
Saen and Sael felt helpless.
Months passed.
Sael began training in darkness as well.
Three more months passed.
Saen reached early peak Dark Mage — Form Four.
Sael awakened something new—
A divine-like eye, similar to Shen's Supreme Eye, but different… purer.
Then—
One full year passed.
Saen finally couldn't endure it anymore.
He stepped forward.
Pointed his blade at Shen.
Shen smiled faintly.
And said nothing.
He only dodged.
Again.
And again.
Saen shouted in anger.
"PLEASE—SAY SOMETHING!"
"DON'T BE LIKE THIS!"
"DON'T BECOME A WASTE!"
"BE LIKE BEFORE!"
The fight dragged on.
Shen never attacked.
Never defended.
Until Saen shouted one final line—
"GO FORWARD!"
"DON'T TURN BACK!"
"STAND THERE!"
Something snapped.
Shen's body moved on its own.
True God Form unleashed.
But this time—
His divine power was far higher than before.
Lare screamed.
"SHENNNN!"
Saen froze.
"Who… are you?"
Then Saen's eyes widened.
"Wait…"
"…I can see you."
Lare trembled.
"You… can see me?"
"Yes."
Lare whispered in shock.
"Then Shen's pure energy… has reached another level."
Shen's entire body glowed.
Time stopped.
The world froze.
Shen's mind echoed.
Where…
Where am I…?
A vast grassland appeared.
In front of him—
A man and a woman.
Shen collapsed to his knees.
He cried.
They were his foster father and mother.
The ones he loved more than anyone.
He ran toward them—
They vanished.
Then—
His real parents appeared.
Shen tried to touch them.
He couldn't.
They smiled gently.
"You are our hope," they said.
"Please… change this world."
They disappeared.
A hooded man appeared next.
Black cloak.
Familiar presence.
Cairo.
Shen froze.
"You…" Shen whispered.
Cairo smiled.
"Protect this world," he said.
"Reach the God World."
"Become stronger."
"The Map will guide you."
A blinding light formed.
A voice echoed from above—
"PROTECT THE WORLD."
"PURIFY THE WHITE EXISTENCE."
"THE WHITE GOD."
The frozen world shattered.
Time resumed.
Shen's divine form vanished.
He stood there—
Silent.
Breathing.
Alive.
And now—
Awakened to a greater destiny.