The mirror cracked.
Not from pressure.
Not from impact.
But from truth.
Jiwoon stood before it — watching his reflection fracture.
Not into pieces… but into another self.
A version of him that had never stopped.
Never paused.
Never cared.
[System Alert]
Internal Conflict at 92%
Dual-Self Fragmentation Detected
Demon Avatar: Rogue Manifestation Emerging…
The reflection stepped forward — no longer bound by glass.
It wore black armor, jagged and seething like molten shadows.
Its eyes were pits of collapsed suns.
Its voice came layered — one part Jiwoon, one part something else.
"I am what you could've been.
What you still are… beneath the hesitation."
Kaelya stepped in front of Jiwoon, sword raised.
"Step back. Whatever you are—he's not you anymore."
The rogue Jiwoon tilted its head.
"And yet… he still flinched when the girl screamed."
[Sin Surge Detected]
Jiwoon's Sin Points: 10,000
Threshold Broken – Avatar Sync Imminent
The sky darkened unnaturally.
A vortex opened above the ruins, spiraling down like a hole into hell.
Out of it descended the True Avatar — Jiwoon's Demon Form in full.
Majestic. Terrifying. Complete.
Horned helm. Fire-laced wings. A mantle of living shadow.
"Enough pretending," the True Jiwoon roared.
"No more masks."
Then came the sound — Voidfire igniting.
Jiwoon (in his full Demon Avatar) inhaled deeply…
And breathed.
A beam of black flame — vast as a mountain — surged forward, cutting across the continent.
The rogue self was erased in an instant.
The land quaked. Skies turned red.
Even the saints who watched from far-off towers knelt.
Kaelya, shielding Vera, looked up with trembling lips.
"That… that wasn't just demon power."
Vera whispered:
"That was something older… something forgotten."
The flame vanished.
And in the crater where the battle had ended… a child sat.
Naked. Unaware. Innocent.
Jiwoon — small again, with no memory in his eyes.
Kravein landed beside him, frowning.
"He burned half the world… then turned back into a brat."
Qilin neighed, shaking its divine mane.
Vera walked up slowly, wrapping Jiwoon in her coat.
"Welcome back, little god."
[System Status]
Avatar Overload Complete
User Reboot: Memory Loss Expected
Power Lock: 90%
Form: Infant God – Active
The cradle of flame was broken.
And from its ashes… began a new era.