"Darkness is eternal, you say?"
"Then let me be the one to sweep this sky of darkness away!"
"Domain Expansion — Three Thousand Realms of Cursed Light!"
BZZZZZT!
Shinji had already activated one domain — yet he was unfolding a second one?!
"Impossible!"
Uxas's face twisted in utter disbelief, but there was nothing he could do to stop it.
A vast expanse of pure white nothingness began to press inward from all sides, compressing and pushing back against Great Dark Heaven.
Countless glowing runes drifted and swirled within the void.
"I declare — this realm shall be called Light!"
The moment Shinji spoke, all runes representing the concept of Light flared and expanded, filling the entire dimension.
In the next instant, brilliance burst forth everywhere — the Realm of Light had taken shape!
The radiance was so dazzling it left Uxas in excruciating pain. Even the countless eyes lining his domain clamped shut, unable to bear the brightness.
It seemed that even darkness thought to be eternal could be scattered in an instant by this single burst of glory!
Pouring every drop of his Cursed Energy without restraint, Shinji forced Uxas's domain to unravel and retreat. The shadows receded faster and faster.
In truth, Great Dark Heaven would not have crumbled so quickly even against a realm of light.
But all its power had already been drained earlier while struggling to swallow the Crimson Apocalypse. When the light erupted, Uxas had nothing left to fight back with.
"Damnation! How could I lose to a mere human?!"
"COME FORTH — DEMON OF THE GREAT DARK HEAVEN!"
The entire dark realm shuddered violently, as if something monstrous and terrifying was being born deep within it.
Shinji knew — his enemy was going all out. Whatever this demon was, it would be no ordinary foe.
If this were a story, perhaps he would foolishly stand there and wait for the ultimate attack to charge fully.
But this was reality.
He would never make such a stupid mistake.
And so, his own finishing blow descended!
"Cursed Speech — Scales of Golden Justice!"
An invisible, overwhelming force crashed down upon Uxas. Horror froze him in place, unable to move even a finger.
A massive golden balance scale rose from the ground between them, each standing upon one side.
Shinji smiled faintly and spoke aloud: "I claim your domain!"
In that instant, Great Dark Heaven, already teetering on collapse, dissolved completely. The powerful technique Uxas was building was cut off mid-formation.
At the same time, the scale shifted heavily. Uxas's side plummeted down while Shinji's shot high upward.
The two sides were no longer equal.
The Golden Scale demanded absolute balance. Shinji held the advantage and could take anything from his opponent — but only if he paid a price of equal or greater value.
If he failed to match it, the scale would force the payment from him.
Shinji did not hesitate. With a thought, he placed his own Crimson Apocalypse upon his side as compensation.
Both domains were of similar rank and strength. The scales instantly leveled out once more. Once the technique ended, everything taken would be returned — provided the target was still alive.
"What have you done?! Where did my domain go?!"
Trapped and helpless upon the scale, Uxas was consumed by shock and rage.
He realized the situation had spiraled far beyond his control — the moment that human unleashed a second domain.
Shinji smiled again. "Don't be in such a hurry. The game has only just begun."
"I claim your innate cursed techniques!"
All of Uxas's Dark Arts were sealed away instantly.
In exchange, Shinji surrendered his own Red Blood Manipulation.
Judging them equal in value, the scales stabilized once more.
"I claim every last drop of your remaining Cursed Energy!"
The next moment, Uxas felt his power vanish completely, leaving him empty and drained.
CLUNK!
Shinji placed his Decagram Cursed Arts upon the scale as payment.
Though Uxas's remaining energy was worth less, Shinji as the initiator had to ensure his offering matched or exceeded what he took.
Even taking a small loss, balance was restored.
"Hmm… what else do you have worth taking?"
For the first time since its birth, Uxas knew what it truly felt like to be weak and powerless. Without his strength, he was nothing.
"Wait! Spare me! There is no real hatred between us — is there?!"
Admitting defeat, Uxas surrendered completely. He did not want to die.
He believed that given another chance, things would turn out differently. Just one more opportunity…
"You are right — we share no personal grudge," Shinji replied calmly. "But you know well the relationship between humans and Cursed Spirits. I need no reason at all to kill you."
"True… but you haven't struck me down yet. That means you do not have to kill me. Name what you want. Anything I possess is yours. If I do not have it, I will take it for you!"
Desperate to survive, Uxas cast aside all pride. How arrogant he had been only moments before — and how pitiful he looked now. But survival mattered more than dignity.
Shinji thought for a moment. "I do not trust you. To build even the simplest foundation of trust — tear out one of your eyes and hand it over."
Without hesitation, Uxas ripped out his own left eye and tossed it over. It was but an eye — with his power restored, it would regrow in time.
As Shinji caught it, a faint smile crossed his face.
This brought him one step closer to the requirement for Six Eyes. Now he only needed one more eye from a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
Ironically, the hardest condition had been the first — gathering 200,000 Cursed Soul Points seemed only to slip further away as he spent them.
"Are you satisfied now?!"
Shinji pulled out a Cursed Spirit Master Ball. "If you want to live — do not resist."
He threw it straight at Uxas. The ball opened upon impact, drawing the spirit inside.
Shinji hadn't fully decided whether to use Uxas to create a Cursed Spirit Fusion Card, but having such a powerful being in reserve was certainly useful.
No sooner had he thought this than the Master Ball suddenly popped open — spitting Uxas back out.
Clearly, this spirit was far from honest, fighting the containment with every ounce of strength he had left.
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