AURA OF THE SEVEN 🌪️
Chapter 26: Storming the Heavens — Uninvited Guests 🌤️ Door-Kickers 💥
After Ethos fled, Ryun wasn't about to sit and wait for a second attack. He looked up with his "Dark-Light" eyes and pointed his sword at the sky. "They're coming back anyway. Let's save them the trip. We're settling the score on their porch!"
🌌 The Sky-High Express (Heaven's Elevator)
Heaven wasn't just a palace in the clouds; it was a high-frequency dimension. Noct and Gojung combined their powers to tear open a 'Shadow Portal,' while Kael injected it with raw electrical speed.
Kael (⚡): "Get your tickets here! Non-stop flight to the Pearly Gates. No dying required!"
Mei-Lin (✨): "Kael, please... stop with the tourism jokes. We are literally breaking into Paradise."
As they stepped through the portal, they found themselves standing before the massive Golden Gates. Thousands of winged sentinels stood guard, looking down at them with judgmental stares.
🛡️ Security Check Failure
The sentinels blocked the way. "Halt, mortals! Entry is forbidden to those without 'Divine Merit.'"
Ryun (🔥🌑): "My name is Ryun, and my 'merit' is that I haven't punched you yet. Move!"
When the guards refused to budge, Minho (🌿) casually snapped his fingers. Thorns and vines erupted from the golden floor, wrapping around the guards' ankles and hanging them upside down.
Minho: "You guys look much better as ornaments anyway."
🏛️ The Hall of Gods
The team kicked open the main doors and marched straight into the 'Court of Elders.' Ancient deities sat on towering thrones, and in the center stood Ethos, still sporting a faint red hand-mark from Mei-Lin's slap.
The Great Arbiter: "How dare you defile this sacred hall? You harbor a criminal (Ryun) who carries the Void!"
Ryun: "Criminal? I saved my world. If your 'balance' requires an innocent person to die, then your scales are broken!"
⚔️ Chaos in the Court (The Divine Brawl)
The Elders didn't want to talk anymore. They summoned the Celestial Automatons—golden robotic warriors.
Yuna & Seiya (❄️🌊): "Alright team, let's start the 'Heavenly Cleanup'!" They turned the entire marble floor into a sheet of frictionless ice. The golden robots started sliding around, crashing into each other like bumper cars.
Akira (🍃): Used her wind powers to blow the giant, heavy crowns off the Elders' heads.
Akira: "Without those hats, you guys just look like grumpy grandpas!"
🔥 The Final Ultimatum
Ethos screamed, "ENOUGH!" He lunged at Ryun, but Gojung was faster. He caught Ethos mid-air with a 'Void Chain.'
Gojung (🌑): "You've done enough flying for today, Ethos. Enjoy some gravity." He slammed him into the floor.
Ryun walked up to the Great Arbiter and stabbed his sword into the ground right in front of the throne. "We didn't come here for a war; we came here to sign a treaty. My power isn't a threat; it's a shield. Either accept us, or we'll show up here for breakfast every single morning."
The Gods looked at each other, terrified. They realized these seven (well, eight) lunatics weren't afraid of anything.
🌪️ Final Narration
"For the first time in history, humans had intimidated the Heavens.
A temporary truce was called, but the hatred in Ethos's eyes remained.
To fully prove his worth, Ryun must now pass a 'Divine Trial'—alone.
Next: Chapter 27 — The Labyrinth of Holy Fire." 🌤️🔥📜