The sky above the Sahara cracked like glass.
Dozens of black rifts hung in the air, offering brief glimpses into a vast cosmic void beyond.
There was no sound.
No wind.
The sand that had been raging only moments ago slowly settled back onto the ground.
It was as if the entire world were waiting for the final decision.
In the middle of the shattered sky—
the Void Tyrant roared.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Its body was now far larger than before.
Its enormous wings blocked out the moonlight.
Black energy pulsed through the cracks covering its body.
Every surge of its power made the desert tremble.
Farhan stared at his laptop, his face pale.
"The energy is rising again!"
He swallowed hard.
"If those portals remain open…"
"…it will keep evolving."
Lila spoke quietly.
"And if one creature can come through…"
Her eyes remained fixed on the rifts.
"…others will follow."
Bimo stared at the sky in frustration.
"Okay."
He pointed upward.
"So we're fighting a monster that can upgrade itself while summoning its friends?"
Dika sighed.
"Definitely feels like the final boss."
Kai stood beside Arga.
His eyes glowed with intense golden light as he stared at the cracks in the sky.
"If we don't close those portals…"
He clenched his fists.
"…the Void Tyrant can never be defeated."
Arga tightened his grip on the MBG Lunchbox.
His hands were trembling.
Blood was still flowing from the wounds on his arm.
His body could barely keep him standing.
Yet inside the Lunchbox—
twenty-six glowing rice grains revolved like tiny stars.
Arga could feel all of them.
The forests.
The mountains.
The ice.
The fire.
The seas.
The desert.
And one final Core still sleeping deep beneath the Earth.
They were all calling.
They were all waiting.
Sinta looked at Arga with worried eyes.
"You've done enough."
She stepped forward.
"Let us go this time."
Arga gave her a small smile.
Tired.
But sincere.
"If I stop now…"
His eyes returned to the sky.
"…everything we've protected stops with me."
Sinta froze.
For a moment, she no longer saw Arga as just a classmate.
She saw someone willing to break himself apart for the sake of the world.
Bimo walked to Arga's side.
"If you're going to be reckless…"
A faint grin appeared on his face.
"…then so am I."
Dika stepped to Arga's other side.
"And me."
Rani moved forward.
Her hands were trembling, but she refused to step back.
"Me too."
Farhan closed his laptop and stood.
"For once…"
He smiled faintly.
"I want to be more than just the operator."
Lila smiled.
"If we explode, I'm blaming Arga."
Even Kai stepped forward.
His eyes remained fixed on the sky.
"This time…"
He looked at the others.
"…we stand together."
Arga looked at them one by one.
The friends who had once been nothing more than classmates.
Now—
they were family.
Arga took a deep breath.
"Thank you."
The Void Tyrant raised its head.
It sensed the change.
Not merely the power of the Cores.
Not merely the strength of the Guardians.
But something even the void itself could not understand.
Connection.
The creature opened its jaws.
A massive wave of black energy gathered inside.
Then—
WHOOMMMMMMMMMM!
Darkness descended like a judgment from the heavens.
But at that exact moment—
Arga's MBG Lunchbox opened.
The twenty-six glowing rice grains rose into the air.
Golden lights filled the Sahara sky.
Like countless stars refusing to go dark.
Arga raised the Lunchbox high.
"Now!"
WHOOOOOOOOOOM!
Golden light exploded across the desert.
The energy of the entire team merged together.
And the energy of the world's Cores answered.
Far away, in the ancient forest—
Ursus Vitalis roared.
In the mountains—
Himal Yaksha slammed its horns into the earth.
At the poles—
Ursus Glacialis shattered the surrounding ice.
On the Fire Continent—
Ignivar Draco sent molten lava into the sky.
Above the savanna—
Leo Solaris blazed like a second sun.
In the Sahara—
Aurelion Siroth rose in its full golden form.
And deep beneath the planet—
Gaia Primordia spread its golden wings.
The entire world answered the call.
Not because it had been commanded.
But because it had chosen to survive.
Light from the Guardians crossed the skies of the world.
It flowed toward the Sahara.
Toward Arga.
Arga's body slowly lifted from the ground.
His eyes filled with golden light.
The wounds across his body opened even further.
Blood fell onto the sand.
But he didn't scream.
He simply stared into the sky.
Then he spoke softly.
"This world…"
His voice carried through the storm of energy.
"…doesn't belong to you."
He released everything.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
A massive golden beam pierced the sky.
It collided with the Void Tyrant's attack.
Then struck its body.
Then slammed into the portal behind it.
The sky erupted with golden light.
One rift after another began to close.
The Void Tyrant roared in fury.
It tried to fly back toward the portal.
But Aurelion Siroth wrapped its enormous body around the creature from below.
The Desert Colossus slammed into its wings.
Then—
Gaia Primordia descended from the sky like the world's final Guardian.
Its immense power pushed the cosmic creature back toward the collapsing void.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
The Void Tyrant's roar echoed across the Sahara one final time.
The portal collapsed.
CRAAAAAACK!
Every rift sealed shut at once.
A wave of golden light swept across the desert.
Then—
silence.
The wind returned.
The sand moved gently across the ground.
The sky became whole again.
One by one, the stars appeared.
As if the war that had nearly ended the world had never happened.
The Void Tyrant was gone.
The portals were sealed.
The world was safe.
Arga collapsed onto the sand.
His body could no longer support him.
Sinta reached him first and caught him.
"ARGA!"
Arga slowly opened his eyes.
His face was pale.
But he smiled.
"Did we…"
His voice was barely audible.
"…win?"
Bimo immediately dropped onto the ground.
"I hate all of you."
Dika laughed between exhausted breaths.
"Liar. You loved the ending."
Farhan opened his laptop with trembling hands.
Then he laughed in relief.
"Stable."
He looked at the readings again.
"All the Cores are stable."
Lila gazed at the night sky.
"For the first time…"
She smiled faintly.
"…this planet can breathe again."
Kai stood silently.
He looked at Arga.
Then slowly lowered his head.
A gesture of respect.
Not to a Guardian.
But to a human who had chosen to protect the world.
In the distance—
Aurelion Siroth slowly sank back beneath the sand.
The Desert Colossus disappeared into the fading storm.
Gaia Primordia looked at Arga one final time.
Then its body transformed into golden light and vanished deep into the Earth.
The Guardians returned to their slumber.
But this time—
they knew the world was no longer alone.
Far away, in a massive city—
The leader of Dominion stood on the balcony of the tallest building.
City lights glittered far below.
In his hand, a tablet displayed a single message:
PORTAL CLOSED
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Interesting."
He turned off the screen.
"If a child can close a gate…"
He looked toward the night sky.
"…then other gates can be opened."
Behind him, dozens of enormous screens flickered to life at once.
A map of the galaxy appeared.
Hundreds of red points were scattered across it.
All of them were moving.
Toward Earth.
The Dominion leader whispered,
"Prepare the next phase."
Back in the Sahara—
Arga stared at the stars.
The MBG Lunchbox rested in his hand, tightly closed.
Inside it, twenty-six glowing rice grains shone softly.
The world looked peaceful.
But Arga now knew one thing.
Earth was no longer hidden.
It had been found.
And as the night grew quieter—
one star in the sky moved.
Then another.
Then hundreds.
Arga stared upward without blinking.
Slowly, he forced himself to stand.
His body was still trembling.
The battle had only just ended.
But deep inside his heart—
he already knew.
This wasn't the end.
It was only—
the beginning of the real war.