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Chapter 503: Episode 96: Demonic Judge of Fire (3)

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The Final Dragon of the Apocalypse.

A great Calamity that would decide the end of "Great war of Angels and Demons," and the Star Stream's most dreadful destruction.

[The reenactment rate of Stage Transformation has exceeded its limit!]

The lightning striking through the dark clouds shone with a different light than before.

Odin of Asgard and Osiris of Papyrus could only gape in shock.

"Black Flame Dragon!"

The Apocalypse Dragon's gaze lingered on Suyeong's face for the briefest moment.

「Uriel might not be the only Constellation different from the original work.」

In the original work, he had been the Patron of Kim Namwoon, the Delusional Demon.

The leader of the evil dragons representing Absolute Evil, and the ruler of the nebula Black Cloud.

He raised his head and roared at the heavens.

The entire Star Stream shook at the roar announcing this world's Final Chapter.

「[The ■■ of the Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon is Something That Cannot Be Found.]」

I had read what his ■■ was in the original work.

There had been a description of him when he briefly joined Junghyeok's side in the 1,863rd round.

「The evil dragon afflicted by the deepest depression in this Star Stream.」

The reason Abyssal Black Flame Dragon believed himself to be fifteen was because he couldn't live otherwise.

His endless life, spanning tens of thousands of years, had made the lonely dragon this way.

To keep from destroying himself, he hadn't grown old. He hadn't lost his curiosity about the world. He tormented Incarnations and played strange pranks. Then, as his final prank, he betrayed Absolute Evil.

He stood with Yu Junghyeok, mocked the Star Stream, and ended his life.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon has reached his own ■■!]

What about this worldline? Had he found his ■■ in this empty universe?

[The ■■ of the Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon is Purity.]

Abyssal Black Flame Dragon smiled at me. As though pleased with the role he had found, the Black Flame Dragon's childlike eyes were dyeing the world in a night of destruction.

[Abundant Plausibility has reenacted the Apocalypse Dragon in the Final Scenario!]

[The Great Fable Season of Light and Darkness has achieved complete unity with the Scenario!]

The Mythical Constellations screamed at the Apocalypse Dragon's reenactment.

[This is impossible...!]

There wasn't a single Constellation unfamiliar with the Apocalypse Dragon's fable.

[Stop him! Kill him before the tail swipe begins!]

The First Tail Swipe was a great Calamity capable of wiping out an entire direction of the Star Stream.

The panicked Mythical Constellations hurriedly gave orders.

Suyeong, Junghyeok, and I looked up at the sight.

「None of the Mythical Constellations had ever truly experienced the Apocalypse Dragon, because every Mythical Constellation who had fought it then was dead.」

These Mythical Constellations had hidden in the Ark, the safest place in the world, and watched the Scenarios like a game even as the Apocalypse Dragon was unleashed.

Those who had long forgotten the terror of destruction, fear, and the danger of risking their lives.

Junghyeok, standing beside me, asked, "Have you been preparing for this moment all along?"

I slowly nodded.

"Yeah."

I'd been calculating ever since the first Scenario began.

「How many fables would I need to gather to slaughter all the Constellations in the Final Scenario?」

I couldn't find an answer. Human lives were short, while stars were immortal. We started at different points, so it could never be a fair fight. More than anything, I wasn't a regressor like Junghyeok. I couldn't accumulate 1,863 rounds of life and stand against them.

"The idea of gathering fables to oppose them was wrong from the start. Legendary-grade or Mythical, it doesn't matter. No matter how many fables we gather, we can't overwhelm them with pure Status."

"So this was what you came up with?"

I nodded and looked at Kim Yushin and Gyebaek, fighting with the Divine Tree at their backs.

「Kim Dokja found the answer to fighting within Stage Transformation.」

Stage Transformation. Though it was virtual, it had the power to become reality when its Plausibility grew strong enough.

I had confirmed that power's potential when I defeated Surya in "Demon King Selection," and the first draft of the plan was completed when I defeated Olympus in "Gigantomachia."

After going through "Great war of Angels and Demons" and overcoming "Journey to the West," I became certain.

「The more impossible Scenarios they overcame, the stronger the reenactment power of their Great Fables became.」

The air of that day. The feelings of that day. The terror felt by humans who faced destruction while watching stars rain down from the sky.

「Now it was the Constellations' turn to feel the fear they had felt that day.」

[The Great Fable Season of Light and Darkness continues its story!]

The Apocalypse Dragon's First Tail Swipe began.

Its tail swipe was divided into three shockwaves.

The first stage was the Electric Shockwave, the second was the scorching heat wave, and the third stage, the true tail swipe, was the Chaos Wave.

[Kraaaaaaah! I'll stop it!]

Thor, who had once blocked the Electric Shockwave with me, stepped forward. He seemed confident because he had endured the shockwave before, but it was a complete miscalculation.

[Thor!]

Thor, burned pitch-black, fell from the air.

He had been able to block the Electric Shockwave then because Dionysus, Teacher, and I had been there.

But no one was helping Thor now.

[Aaaah!]

As the terrified Constellations turned to flee, every Mythical Constellation released their Status. All the stars in the sky flickered at once amid an enormous backlash. The exploding Electric Shockwave covered the surroundings like fine mist.

When my vision cleared, a considerable portion of the Apocalypse Dragon's Electric Shockwave had been canceled out.

[Is this all?]

The one who had taken the Electric Shockwave was Odin, leader of Asgard. Odin's once-proud, old-fashioned beard was scorched black. Odin's clothes had melted away completely, leaving Odin naked as a smile appeared on skin horribly warped by the Electric Shockwave.

[Just this much...!]

Ssssss...

The next moment, the Constellations of Asgard beside Odin began scattering into dust. They had exhausted their lives bearing the Plausibility needed to offset the shockwave.

Odin's eyes widened.

Gray dust drifted helplessly through the air.

With that one strike, half of Asgard had vanished.

Veda and Papyrus were no different.

[Nuwa!]

Osiris, finally realizing what was happening, turned and shouted. Nuwa was already leading the Emperor's forces out of the cabin. The Constellations who understood the battle was turning against them were retreating.

"Pildu Gong."

At my words, Pildu's fortress moved. [Armament Fortress] positioned itself squarely across the route toward the Emperor's worldview, and its turrets spewed fire.

"You aren't going anywhere."

At the same time, the Apocalypse Dragon's second shockwave burst forth. Flames from the scorching heat wave, boiling up from the deepest depths of hell, melted the Constellations in the sky.

[Administration Bureau! How long are you going to stand by and watch?]

At Odin's cry, Great Dokkaebi Garang vomited fables and raised a hand.

[Fine. If you're going to use Stage Transformation.]

I had a bad feeling.

Tssssss...

The authority of Stage Transformation was being unleashed. When I turned at the powerful surge of sparks, blood was flowing from Sangah's mouth.

"Sangah-ssi!"

Cracks spread across the Lotus Pedestal spinning beside her.

Sangah poured out blood, then spoke as if apologizing.

"One... couldn't come out, but part of the other one..."

There were two Great Beings Shakyamuni had sealed on the Island of Reincarnators.

One was the Apocalypse Dragon of the previous generation.

And the other was...

[The Wall That Determines Reincarnation is shaking violently!]

[The Wall That Determines Reincarnation has revealed its theme!]

[An existence from another world has broken through the Wall's seal and is reenacted in this world!]

Black mist surged forward, warping the air.

Countless eyes were visible beyond the darkness.

The Star Stream's cleaner, which should have remained sealed by Shakyamuni and trapped in eternal darkness.

[■■■■■■■■! O Indescribable Distance!]

I understood what the dokkaebis were trying to do. They were going to use the same method I had used to stop the Apocalypse Dragon in "Great war of Angels and Demons."

「Thus, two Calamities representing the Star Stream's worst and most dreadful horrors collided.」

[Hahaha! You will never reach the Final Chapter. You will never-!]

With those final words, the Great Dokkaebis' heads exploded.

The Indescribable Distance, having devoured their fables, writhed violently.

The Black Flame Dragon, empowered by the apocalypse, and the Outer God, empowered by the Great Dokkaebis' fables, faced each other.

[The third shockwave is beginning!]

Then the Apocalypse Dragon's tail moved. A Calamity descending very slowly, sluggishly, but with certainty.

Nuwa shouted at the sky in desperation.

[What are you all doing! Fuxi! Shennong! Di Ku! You damned Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, how long do you plan to remain in abyssal sleep?]

Rumble!

Nuwa's constellation's declaration awakened the ancient Constellations of the Emperor.

The protection of Mythical Constellations that had never appeared before covered Nuwa's Incarnation body.

Pildu's [Armament Fortress] was being pushed back by the massive amplification of Status.

I had to stop them. I couldn't let them return to their worldview from here.

[The Great Fable Journey to the West begins its story!]

As the Great Fable of the Emperor nebula began its story, Nuwa transformed into a massive serpent-dragon and clamped its flames in its mouth. At the very moment the Emperor's Constellations gathered their momentum and charged toward us,

Rumble!

Lightning struck from the sky, and Nuwa screamed.

[The Great Fable Liberator of Forgotten Things begins its story!]

The scene of the Tongtian River unfolded, and a being clad in golden tiger pelt stood guard before me.

The only existence able to face the ancient Mythical Constellations of the Emperor.

[The Constellation Oldest Liberator has manifested in the Final Ark!]

The star who had become my brother.

[Handsome Monkey King is looking at you.]

[Bimawen is looking at you.]

[Victorious Fighting Buddha is looking at you.]

All the Sun Wukongs spoke to me.

[Great Sage Equaling Heaven has turned his back on you.]

[Go on, little brother.]

In the distant sky, I saw the Apocalypse Dragon's tail collide with the Indescribable Distance. I knew what would happen because of that collision.

「I dreamed of the destruction of all stars. Did I truly want it to happen?」

I couldn't forget the final scene of the 1,863rd round.

Great Sage Equaling Heaven, having turned away, charged toward the Emperor's Constellations.

Before I could reach out, Junghyeok and Suyeong picked me up and ran. Pildu shouted something, while Seolhwa took every pill from her robes. I didn't know whether Hyeongseong's steel covered us first, or the pure white flash covered the world first. My whole body felt as if it would melt from the heat, then I felt as cold as if I had been exposed to a freezing gale.

When I came to, we were sprawled outside the cabin.

Fables poured wildly through the collapsed inner walls, painfully singing of the stars' final moments.

The door to the "prop storage room" had not yet closed. Gray dust flowed from the half-open door.

[The Fourth Wall shakes violently.]

Perhaps everyone inside...

Rustle.

Suyeong's voice followed the faint sound.

"Kim Dokja...?"

I crawled toward the door. My heart wouldn't stop pounding. When I barely reached its edge, I saw someone standing there.

「Torn white feathers fluttered down gently.」

My lips moved. I wanted to say something.

Uriel slowly bent down before I could open my mouth.

[...Dokja...]

I couldn't properly hear her constellation's declaration. Uriel held out her hand toward me as I struggled to rise. Her white hand brushed over my cheek and the corner of my eye, as if caressing them.

Beyond Uriel's ruined wings, I saw Constellations from the enemy side rising to their feet. Some stars had survived that terrible Calamity after all.

[The Stage Transformation has ended.]

I couldn't feel the Status of the Indescribable Distance.

The massive body of Abyssal Black Flame Dragon lay collapsed on the ground. Constellations of enormous nebulae rushed toward him, while demons tore at the wings of Archangels.

Countless enemies were approaching Uriel.

"Uriel...!"

I tried to open the door, grab my sword, and cut them down in Uriel's place.

「But the door wouldn't open.」

Uriel held the doorknob tightly from the other side and wouldn't let go.

Huiwon's cry, nearly a scream, rang out.

"Uriel! Come out! Get out of there, now-!"

[It's okay.]

I didn't want to hear what she would say next.

Uriel smiled at me.

[You've only seen this story up to this point.]

The cabin door closed.

[You have achieved an accomplishment no star in the Star Stream has ever achieved.]

The story beyond the door could no longer be heard. Someone screamed, and someone else cried out in despair.

The Ark lurched, then crashed into something with a deafening roar. I was thrown wildly across the floor.

When I braced myself against the floor through the dizziness, the shaking had already stopped. I didn't even have the strength to stand. I barely lifted my head and looked ahead. Following the broken bulkhead with my eyes, I saw an unfamiliar sight.

The Ark's floor, where it had collided with the outside, hung like a bridge toward a new world.

[Every star in the Star Stream will never forget you.]

No stars were looking at us.

Only one existence was watching us.

[The King of Stories is waiting for you.]

Something like yellow ore rolled down the slope of the ruined Ark. I knew what it was. It was the jewel we had been searching for throughout the Ark.

But neither I nor my Allies had the strength to focus on it.

"..."

Having descended from the Ark, we slowly looked around.

A wall so vast that its end couldn't be seen. The fables flowing down from the Ark seeped into the wall.

「And thus, Kim Dokja finally reached his destination.」

That wall was speaking to me.

「The end of all these stories. The Final Wall stood before me.」

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