Chapter 82
CRACK—The sanctuary trembled again.
Dust poured endlessly from the ruined ceiling.
Far away—steel screamed.
Aura exploded..
War refused to stop.
---Commander slowly opened his eyes.
Pain hit immediately.
Sharp.
Merciless.
His chest burned.
Blood stained the shattered stone beneath him.
His breathing felt wrong.
Too shallow.
Too weak.
---BOOOOM—Another shockwave echoed across the battlefield.
Princess skidded backward.
Guinevere landed hard beside her.
Chris wiped blood from his mouth.And still—The Lord stood.
Untouched.
Watching.
Waiting.
---Commander forced himself upward.His arm trembled violently.
His body nearly collapsed again.
But he didn't stop.
Ahead—Monessa stood silently.
Still
sleeping.
Still stone.Still waiting.
---Behind him—
The Lord noticed movement.
His eyes shifted.Toward the Commander.
A pause.
Then—Lord: "…Still alive?"---
The Commander said nothing.
Only staggered forward.
One weak step.
Then another.Dragging himself closer.
---The Lord moved.BOOM—
Fast.
Straight toward him.-
--CLANG—
Princess blocked him instantly.
her Green aura exploded violently.
Princess: "OI—!"
Her sword shook from the impact.
Princess: "Look at me!"-
--SHOOOO—
Blue aura burst forward.
Guinevere attacked instantly.
Fast.
Brutal.
Chris followed low from the side.
Three directions.
No hesitation.
---CLANG—!
CLANG—!
BOOOOM—!
Stone shattered endlessly.
Still—The Lord kept moving.
Trying to push through.
Trying to reach one person.--
-Elsewhere—Vendetta stood behind broken ruins.
Golden shields flickering constantly.
Every shockwave.
Every missed strike.
Every near-death moment—she blocked what she could.
But her eyes kept moving.
Toward the Commander.
Toward the blood he kept leaving behind.
And suddenly—she froze.-
--Commander slowly raised one trembling hand.
Weak.
Shaking
.Barely able to stay standing.
vendetta's eyes widen
whispers
vendetta :what are you doing Commander!!!
His lips moved quietly.
Commander: "…Holy Counter."
---Silence.For a second
—nothing happened.
Then—CRAAAAAAAAACK—Golden light split through the sanctuary.
The ground shook violently.
Wind exploded outward.
Even the Lord stopped moving.
---Something descended.
A sword.
Terrifying.
Golden cracks spread across its blade.
Like something divine had already begun breaking.
---The moment Commander grabbed it—his body shook violently.
Blood burst from his mouth.
CRACK—
Veins darkened across his arm.
His breathing worsened instantly.
Like the sword itself was eating whatever life he had left.-
--Vendetta's face lost color.
Vendetta: "…No."
Fear.
Real fear.
Vendetta: "Commander Toya—DON'T!"
----He smiled weakly.
Tired.Almost peaceful.
Commander : "…Guess…"
Blood slipped down his chin.
Commander: "…it's finally time to meet you, Mother… Father…"
Vendetta froze.
Princess's eyes widened.
Princess (thinking): What is going on…?
Even Chris paused for a heartbeat.
Chris: "That holy sword… it eats your lifespan… but it definitely kills its opponents."
Guinevere's gaze darkened, sharpening like a blade itself.
Guinevere: "Don't tell me… he's going to sacrifice his life for this."
--Then—
The Lord moved.
Faster than before.
Faster than anything yet.
Lord: "…NO."-
--Something changed.
For the first time—
urgency.
Real urgency...
...CHAPTER 82ENDS...