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Chapter 42 - THE KING OF SHADOWS

The battlefield has become extremely heavy, as THE KING OF SHADOWS is about to fight, After Blaze was wounded, Void ling stood and his expression changed.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm, absolute)

"You recognize what has already been decided."

Void ling:

(Low, precise)

"Your existence does not abide by resolution. You do not fight for victory. You do not move toward action. You stand against the foundation of battle itself.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Soft, unshaken)

"You perceive correctly. But perception does not grant escape."

Blaze Vortex:

(Mocking, tired)

"Void, I dunno about you, but I'm really now liking how he keeps saying things like that."

Void ling:

(Low, unwavering)

"It's not a question of liking. It's a question of defining what comes next."

Nox Stormbringer:

(Soft, inevitable)

"What comes next has already arrived."

The battlefield remained silent for only a moment.

Then Void ling moved. His gaze was locked forward, his focus absolute. Blaze was behind him now---protected, guarded,his wounds tended to. But Void ling was no longer watching over him. His Shadows was. And his attention was now on Nox.

Nox did not shift, did not reposition, did not prepare. He did not need to. Hos expression remained steady, his stance relaxed.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm. Inevitable)

"You acknowledge the truth. But acknowledgement foes not grant escape.",

Void ling:

(Low, unwavering)

"You stand beyond resolution. You do not move forward, because forward implies outcome. You do not react, because assumes consequences. You exist beyond both."

Nox Stormbringer:

(Soft, precise),

"Correct."

The battlefield itself different now--not from force, not from destruction, but from recognition.

Void ling:

(Quiet,absolute)

"But knowing does not mean accepting."

Nox Stormbringer:

(Didn't smile)

"Then let reality prove why it does not matter."

And then--the battlefield erupted in absolute command. Void ling stepped forward, his gaze locked onto Nox, his voice carrying with full authority ,as he spoke without hesitation.

Void ling :

(Low , Resolute)

"COME FORTH"

At that instant, A Surge of infinite Soldiers erupted from the Void,their forms neither fully physical nor fully conceptual, yet undeniably present, flooding the battlefield in unyielding force. And Void ling himself did not remain behind them--he moved as well, his presence forcing space itself to accommodate his approach, cutting through the battlefield like a force beyond command, his charge matched only by the Void army that surge beside him.

And yet--Nox did not move. He did not react, he had already moved. The battlefield twisted, not through destruction. Not through chaos, but through the sheer reality of Eternal Paradox itself, and as Void lings army surged forward, they were stucked only in empty space.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm, absolute)

"You command the Void as if it will grant resolution. But resolution has already arrived. And yet you still march forward as if presence alone will dicate change."

Void ling:

(Calm)

"Stop acting like you are powerful enough to defeat me, and stop being a coward and fight me face to face, rather than existing in different timelines."

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm)

"And stop acting like you are powerful enough to kill me, rather than relying on Mere immortal Darkness Armies. Therefore I will show what power means."

And then--the Void itself trembled. Not from impact. Not from opposition. But from the quiet. Because force was irrelevant. Void ling's army surged forward, once again. Their movements were perfectly synchronized--yet every assault landed on nothing. Every strike found empty space.

Blaze Vortex:

(Grinning, but shaken)

"You seeing this, Void? This is why we can defeat this guy, is like we are hitting something that was never there in the first place."

Void did not speak immediately--not in hesitation, but in absolute calculation. His gaze flickered slightly, scanning, analyzing, Nox abilitie. He analyzing then in understanding.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm, absolute)

"You stand before me, commanding forces as if it holds relevance. But force requires resistance. Force requires consequences. You assume attack dictates outcome, but I do not stand within the framework of consequences."

Void ling:

(Low, and calm)

"You do not counter. You do not evade. You exist beyond the need for interaction entirely."

Nox Stormbringer:

(Soft, understanding)

"Correct. You march forward as if victory is something to be reached. But victory is only meaningful if the battle itself exists within resolution."

Blaze Vortex:

(His voice Low in pain)

"Yeah? Well, maybe Void has other plans for that."

The battleground twisted--not from destruction, not from force, but from understanding itself. Void ling unmoving, his presence absolute, As he has activate VOID REQUIEM AWARENESS OF ALL THINGS. His breath was slow, measured--as His powers answered him.

Blaze Vortex:

(Still shaken,in pain)

"Void. Are you activating that thing again?. You messing with the battlefield."

Void ling:

(Calm)

"There is no Battlefield. There is only Causality, stretching across infinite timelines, converging into singularitiy."

Blaze Vortex:

(Mocking)

"Where does Void Requiem leads us when, it only sees triplets Futures."

And Nox--for the first time, Nox didn't move, he stayed in place. His expression did not falter. His stance did not change. But his gaze shifted, just slightly,onto Void ling.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm)

"You perceive beyond what should be allowed. You unravel whar has already been decided. But tell me-- does awareness alone change what has already arrived."

Void ling:

(Smirked)

"It does not change arrival. But It changes how one steps forward."

And then the confrontation deepened. This keeps Void ling fully realized, the tension immense, and the battle stepping into an even higher dimension of understanding.

And then--Nox charged forward. He advanced across timelines simultaneously, shifting through fractured realities, converging at the perfect moment-- the moment where Void ling was vulnerable, where the battle had already been decided in his favor. The opening was undeniable. Because Void ling caught his hand.

Void ling:

(Unwavering)

"Is this the best you can do?"

Void ling intercepted the attack befote it had ever been launched,his grip firm, unyielding. Not reacting--but answering a strike that had already been witnessed across infinite possibilities. And then Void ling landed his counterattack.

The impact was immediate. Nox felt it. He didn't staggered, did not retreat, but he felt pain.

Nox Stormbringer:

(Soft, but sharp)

"How?"

Void ling:

(Low, unwavering)

"Void Requiem grants me awareness beyond singular timelines. It is not perception. It is not forsight. It is understanding across infinite realities."

Nox Stormbringer:

(Calm, unreadable)

"You see not just one future. Not just one existence. You perceive every possibility across infinite timelines."

Void ling:

(Quiet, absolute)

"I see triplet futures, and unwritten future, all converging at once. You do not exist in only one place. But I witness everywhere you stand."

The battlefield itself felt different now. Because Nox was no longer standing against uncertainty. For the first time--he was standing against true inevitability.As he fully realized he was messing around all time. And playing with his food.

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