Months passed.
Winter turned to spring.
Spring slowly warmed into summer.
But Ferbia never truly recovered.
The city remained broken.
Burned towers stood like skeletons against the sky. Streets were cracked and stained from endless battles. The Royal Magic University of Ferbia was no longer a place of learning — it had become a fortress.
Demons still roamed the land.
Not as countless as before — because every single night, three shadows hunted them.
Sun.
Yuki.
Aria.
They had become whispers in the dark.
Students who survived called them "The Night Trinity."
But even after months of secret strikes and silent assassinations, the demons kept coming.
And that night…
Something changed.
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The moon was high and pale when the three of them moved across the rooftops again.
Yuki's hair flowed behind her in the wind.
Aria's eyes scanned the streets below.
Sun walked ahead silently.
"There," Aria whispered.
A large demon squad — nearly fifty — marching through the broken plaza.
Sun nodded.
"Same plan."
They descended.
Fire cut through the first line.
Ice shattered the second.
Light pierced through the third.
The fight was swift.
Efficient.
Deadly.
But then—
A horn echoed through the city.
A deep, monstrous sound.
Yuki froze.
"That's not normal."
From every direction—
Demons began appearing.
Not dozens.
Hundreds.
Then more.
They flooded the streets.
Climbed walls.
Filled rooftops.
Within seconds—
Sun, Yuki, and Aria were completely surrounded.
Yuki's eyes widened.
"There are too many."
Aria gripped her staff.
"They were waiting."
The demons began circling them slowly, growling.
A massive armored demon stepped forward and laughed.
"You little hunters…"
Its voice was thick and distorted.
"Tonight… you die."
Yuki and Aria moved closer to Sun instinctively.
For a brief second—
Sun closed his eyes.
When he opened them again…
They were different.
Calm.
Cold.
"Looks like…" he said quietly, "it's time."
Yuki looked at him.
"Time for what?"
Sun took a slow breath.
"For something special."
Aria's expression shifted.
"Sun… what are you planning?"
He didn't answer.
Instead, he stepped forward.
The demons roared and rushed toward them.
And Sun spoke two words.
"Sacred Art…"
The air changed.
"…Dead Lock."
Silence.
Then—
Everything exploded.
A dark aura erupted from his body.
Not fire.
Not lightning.
Something deeper.
His clothes began turning black, as if shadow itself wrapped around him.
His hair darkened.
His eyes glowed with crimson light.
The ground cracked beneath his feet.
Even the demons stopped moving.
Because what stood before them—
Was no longer just Sun.
A demon leaped toward him, roaring wildly.
Sun didn't move.
Mid-air—
The demon froze.
As if something invisible had grabbed it.
Sun slowly looked at it.
His voice echoed differently now.
"How dare…"
The air trembled.
"…a low creature…"
The demon's body began shaking violently.
"…come near me?"
Sun snapped his fingers.
The demon was instantly cut into millions of pieces.
No spell.
No visible attack.
Just—
Gone.
Yuki's breath stopped.
Aria whispered,
"What… is that?"
Sun slowly lifted into the air.
Black energy spiraled around him like wings made of darkness.
The demons began stepping back.
Sun's voice echoed across the battlefield.
"I am…"
He extended his hand.
"…DeadSun."
He snapped again.
The sky split.
A wave of dark energy expanded outward like a shockwave from hell itself.
Thousands of demons—
Erased.
Not burned.
Not frozen.
Erased.
Buildings shattered.
The earth trembled.
When the energy settled—
Only silence remained.
The entire district was empty.
Bodies.
Gone.
Demons.
Gone.
Only broken stone and dust remained.
Yuki's eyes filled with disbelief.
Aria whispered,
"He… destroyed thousands…"
DeadSun slowly descended to the ground.
The aura still radiated violently.
Yuki ran toward him.
"Sun!"
He turned slowly.
But his eyes—
Were empty.
He looked at her as if she was nothing.
A stranger.
Aria stepped closer.
"Sun… it's us."
DeadSun tilted his head slightly.
"Us?"
His voice was distorted.
Then suddenly—
He attacked.
A wave of dark energy rushed toward them.
Yuki barely formed a shield.
The impact threw her backward.
Aria countered with light magic, but DeadSun shattered it instantly.
"He doesn't recognize us!" Aria shouted.
DeadSun raised his hand again.
The pressure in the air became unbearable.
Yuki's mind raced.
Then—
She remembered.
The Mind Link.
She closed her eyes.
And pushed her consciousness toward him.
Sun!
No response.
SUN! It's me!
Darkness filled her mind.
Cold.
Endless.
Then finally—
A flicker.
She saw him.
Standing alone in darkness.
Sun! Stop! It's Yuki!
DeadSun's physical body froze.
Aria seized the chance and held his arm with light magic.
"Come back!"
Inside his mind—
Yuki stepped closer.
You're not alone! You're not a monster!
Sun slowly turned toward her within that void.
Yuki…?
The darkness cracked.
Outside—
DeadSun's aura began flickering.
He looked around, confused.
His voice softened.
"…Yuki?"
The black energy shattered like broken glass.
His clothes returned to normal.
His eyes became clear again.
He fell forward.
Yuki caught him before he hit the ground.
"Sun!"
He looked at her weakly.
"What… happened?"
Aria knelt beside them.
"You don't remember?"
Sun shook his head slowly.
"I used Dead Lock… and then…"
Silence.
Yuki and Aria exchanged glances.
"You killed thousands of demons," Aria said quietly.
Sun blinked.
"I did?"
"And then," Yuki continued softly, "you attacked us."
His eyes widened.
"What?"
"You didn't recognize us," Aria said.
"You were… someone else."
Sun looked down at his trembling hands.
"…DeadSun."
The name felt unfamiliar.
Yuki placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't use that again."
Her voice was firm.
"You lose control."
Aria nodded.
"That power is dangerous."
Sun closed his eyes.
He could still feel the darkness lingering inside him.
Like something waiting.
"…I won't use it again."
Yuki searched his face carefully.
"Promise?"
He nodded.
"I promise."
The three of them slowly stood up.
The battlefield was empty now.
No demons remained in that district.
For the first time in months—
They had actually won.
But the cost…
Still hung in the air.
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They began walking back toward their abandoned house.
The night felt strangely quiet.
Yuki walked beside Sun silently.
After a few minutes, she whispered,
"You scared me."
Sun looked at her.
"I'm sorry."
She didn't look at him.
"I thought I lost you."
Aria walked on his other side.
"You weren't yourself."
Sun sighed.
"Maybe that power isn't meant for me."
But deep inside—
He knew something.
DeadSun had felt…
Natural.
Too natural.
Before they reached the house—
A loud echo filled the sky.
A deep, mocking voice.
"So this is the famous Night Trinity?"
The three of them stopped instantly.
The air trembled.
A massive dark presence descended onto a nearby tower.
A tall figure in black armor with burning red eyes.
His wings were enormous.
His aura crushed the surrounding buildings.
He laughed.
"I am Demon General…"
His voice shook the sky.
"Rasta."
Yuki tightened her grip on her staff.
Aria's eyes sharpened.
Sun stepped forward.
Rasta smiled.
"For months you have hunted my soldiers."
"But tonight…"
His wings expanded fully.
"…we break the final barrier."
Sun's eyes narrowed.
"What barrier?"
Rasta laughed loudly.
"The royal palace barrier."
Silence.
Then Rasta's voice echoed across the entire city.
"After months of effort… we have finally broken it."
Yuki's heart dropped.
"No…"
Rasta pointed toward the distant palace.
"And now…"
Dark portals began opening around the royal district.
"…we attack."
The sky above the palace exploded with red light.
Demons poured in massive waves toward the king's castle.
Aria's face turned pale.
"My father…"
Sun's jaw clenched.
Rasta grinned.
"Come if you dare."
Then he disappeared into darkness.
The sky over the palace burned red.
And for the first time—
The real war had truly begun.