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KaizaCliffhanger: "Mina." Kaiza's voice was little more than a whisper as he turned to face her. But when he looked into her eyes, she was hollow.
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Tides Of Eternity Episode 23: The Price of Immortality
The moon was low in the sky, casting a pale glow across the ravaged landscape. Kaiza's breath came in sharp, strained gasps as he stumbled through the desolate wilderness. Every step was agony, his body still trembling from the brutal fight with the creature in the cavern.The pain from the gash in his side throbbed with each movement, but it was nothing compared to the weight that pressed down on his soul.Mina walked beside him, her face pale, eyes haunted by the horrors they had just endured. She had been strong throughout the battle, her resolve unwavering, but Kaiza could see the fear in her eyes now, the shadows of their journey creeping into her soul."You don't have to keep going, you know," Kaiza said, his voice rough, almost a whisper. He hadn't meant to say it, but the words spilled out before he could stop them. "We can turn back. You don't have to do this anymore."Mina didn't respond. She kept walking, her eyes forward, fixed on the dark horizon as if she saw something b
Tides Of Eternity Episode 24: Oppressive Energy
All the world about Kaiza and Mina appeared to melt away into darkness; it was as though the air had grown charged to an intensity neither of them could have ever dreamed existed.The earth beneath their feet was unstable and shifting, dragging them toward the center of a chasm opened before them. Kaiza's chest tightened, his breath getting short as black tendrils of shadow wrapped about his limbs and pulled him deep into the darkness.He could hear Mina’s voice, frantic and strained, but the words were muffled by the overwhelming force that was dragging them downward."Mina!" Kaiza shouted, his voice barely reaching her as the shadows closed in, suffocating the space between them. He reached out, but her form was becoming a blur, disappearing into the dark.The further they descended, the more the shadows twisted, each movement like a living thing, suffused with a hunger that made his skin crawl.His breath came in ragged gasps, each inhale thick with the oppressive energy pressing i
Tides Of Eternity Episode 25: The Crucible of Shadows
Kaiza’s mind was a blur as the darkness consumed him. His senses were overwhelmed by the oppressive weight of the void, and yet, despite the overwhelming silence, he could still feel it a presence, watching, waiting.Every fiber of his being screamed for him to move, to find Mina, to escape this nightmare, but his body refused to obey. He was trapped, suffocating in the very air that had once seemed to promise a way out. His chest heaved in desperation as the darkness pressed in tighter, but then something changed. A flicker of light pierced the oppressive blackness, barely visible at first, but then growing steadily brighter, blinding in its intensity.For a fleeting moment, Kaiza wondered if he was dreaming or if he had already crossed into some other realm. The light grew brighter, pulling at him, tugging at him as if by an invisible thread. Slowly, painfully, Kaiza felt himself moving toward it, though his limbs felt leaden. Every step he took seemed to take every last bit of ene
Tides Of Eternity Episode 26: Despair
Kaiza’s heart thundered in his chest as he plummeted deeper into the abyss, his body weightless and helpless. The world above him vanished, swallowed by a darkness that stretched endlessly, suffocating him. His mind screamed for clarity, for control, but nothing came. He was trapped in a nightmare—no different from the one he had been living for centuries.He had scattered thoughts and memories of agony clashing inside his head. Mina. Her anguished face when the darkness ravaged her. The light, which had flickered so brightly before, was suffocated. No… I can't lose her. I won't.As he fell, the cold emptiness of the abyss seemed to stretch forever. His breath caught in his throat, and the weight of helplessness pressed down on him. He had fought for so long, clawed his way through centuries of torment, but now, in this moment, it felt as if everything had been for nothing. The curse—the very thing he had been running from was here. It was closing in, and it had Mina.The pounding of
Tides Of Eternity Episode 27: The Edge of Oblivion
Kaiza's heart pounded as darkness consumed him whole. He had been here before, in this suffocating place where nothing made sense and every step plunged deeper into a void threatening to swallow him whole. This time, it was different. He was not alone.Mina. Still, he sensed her presence within him, but he couldn't see her face. It's a thin and faint line that shines like dying stars in eternal darkness. This is where one could sense it: the fearful confusion, mixed with most acute pain and anguish. Everything inside of his chest churns with every one of his pulses, reminding him of what was to happen.He did not want to lose her not again."Mina!" he cried, his voice husky, and staggered forward through the dark. His whole nature urged him on, told him to rush free from this terrible gloom that oppressed him; but it clung to him, alive as some slimy animal, its wet embrace closing around his knees, dragging him back. It was not only the curse that was upon him that did this—it was th
Tides Of Eternity Episode 28: The Blast
Kaiza's world was a blur of darkness and chaos. He had been swallowed by the crack in the ground, and now the weight of the darkness seemed to be bearing down on him like an inevitable force. Breath came in short gasps. His body was sore from the fall, each muscle screaming with protest, yet he did not stop. He could not.His mind was racing, desperate to grasp some semblance of control in the overwhelming nothingness around him. He had fallen deep into a place far worse than the shadows he had already endured. His pulse thundered in his ears, drowning out everything else, until the only thing he could focus on was one single, burning thought.Mina.She was out there. Somewhere.He could feel her. Her was like a cord pulling him forward through the vise-like absence. Even in this place of hell, even now, he could feel her fear and pain. Alive. But how long? Just how much further could he draw her back when whatever evil lingered in that darkness devoured her whole?He pushed himself t
Tides Of Eternity Episode 29: Shattered Illusions
The blinding light engulfs Kaiza, overwhelming his senses, burning his eyes and his throat as he manages a desperate gasp for air. He feels himself being pulled in all directions as if the fabric of reality is ripping apart. He can hear the growl of the creature, far away now. A growl almost of frustration and disbelief. But one thing holds firm amidst the chaos.Mina.It was as if a thread was threaded through the light itself, drawing him toward her. Every cell in his body screamed to move in that direction, to sprint toward her and keep her from whatever horrors were waiting for them both.But the light was growing, expanding, a blinding, celestial force threatening to consume everything in its path. Kaiza's heart thundered in his chest. Was this the end? Had he failed her already? The light pulsed around him like the beat of a heart, and he was caught in its rhythm—too weak to resist, yet too determined to let go.Then, with a sudden shift, the light faded. The world around him sn
Tides Of Eternity Episode 30: Shattered Realities
Kaiza's breathing was ragged, his chest rising and falling with the weight of what had just happened. The darkness that had consumed them, Mina's transformation, and the creature's sudden retreat had all left him standing in the aftermath, unsure of what was real and what was merely an illusion.She stepped slowly, with each step laden with uncertainty. Her eyes had a far-off look, her face was pale, and she was as if separated from the rest of the world, as if she had emerged from a daze, unable to focus on her surroundings. Shaking, her hands reached for him with a weak and fragile grip."Mina…" He took a deep breath, his voice low with concern. He tried to reach for her, but his hands shook as he touched her shoulder. "Mina, talk to me. Are you okay?"She blinked slowly, as if she was dawning on the fact that someone had looked at her, and slowly lifted her head. Kaiza's heart skipped a beat as he recognized her confused expression. Her lips parted, but no sound came out at first,
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Chapter 148:The War of Existence
The sky was torn apart.Not like an explosion.Not like thunder.But like the very fabric of sound itself, it ripped asunder.Kaiza didn't even have the moment to blink before the entity shifted.Not with power.Not with speed.But with absolute, mindless inevitability.It didn't attack in the sense that an enemy would.It redefined the battlefield.In one instantKaiza was standing on solid earth.He was tumbling into a chasm of shattered timelines, each one splintering away like delicate glass.His golden flames flickered, fighting against the force pulling him down.He froze.Not because he caught himself.Not because he landed.Because the entity demanded it.Kaiza growled."You think you can control me?"The entity's voice surrounded him."I already do."And thenThe world crumbled.Kaiza balled his fists as the rules of reality warped around him.The entity's golden-black fire engulfed everything.Shredding the battlefield, reforming it in real-time.The sky turned into an ocean
Chapter 147: The Collapse of Reality
The sky tore apart.Not like lightning.Not like a storm.Like glass breaking.The Hollow City shattered, shattering into a thousand reflective shards, each one revealing a different possibility.Some revealed Kaiza triumphant, golden flames in his grasp, the entity dissolving to dust.Others revealed Kaiza was gone, nothing but a memory of what had been.But the worst onesThe ones that made his chest constrictRevealed the world lost.Not destroyed.Never having been at all.The thing moved first.One moment, it stood before him.Next, it was all around him.A dozen forms of itself blurred in and out of existence, attacking from various directions simultaneously.Each sword is pointing for Kaiza's heart.But Kaiza didn't even blink.He didn't need to react.Because nowHe knew the game."You don't get to decide anymore."Kaiza reached out with his will, his mind, his very soul.And reality listened.In an instantEvery version of the entity vanished.Not because Kaiza dodged.Not bec
Chapter 146: The War of Unmaking
The world ended.Not in flames.Not in ruin.In nothingness.The streets of the Hollow City disappeared.The sky overhead ceased to exist.The air itself wavering, as if a memory attempting to remember its own presence.Kaiza alone in the center of it all a solitary figure against an adversary that was not meant to exist.His golden eyes ablaze.But for the first time everHe wasn't certain if he existed anymore.The figure in front of him his distorted reflection grinned."You're beginning to comprehend, aren't you?"Kaiza clutched his sword tighter."I comprehend that you speak too damn much."The figure chuckled."Like a man who doesn't know he's already lost."And thenIt moved.Kaiza had barely enough time to respond.The instant the entity charged, the very fabric of reality unraveled.Not with force.Not with power.With certainty.Wherever the entity stepped, the world no longer was.The Hollow City disappeared in patches, chunks of buildings, strips of sky—all vanishing in a
Chapter 145: A King Without a Throne
For the first time in five centuries, the Hollow City was silent.No screaming.No war.No whispering darkness hiding in the cracks of reality.Kaiza stood in the middle of it all free.The Abyss was gone.Not locked away.Not hiding in the shadows.Gone.He had done the impossible.He had rejected it.Not by fighting it.Not by dominating it.But by letting go.And yet something did not feel right.Kaiza let out a sharp breath, rolling his shoulders.His body felt lighter.As if he had lost something he had carried around for so long that he didn't even know what it felt like to not have it.The Abyss had been integrated into his very being.And now, without it…Who was he?Kaiza tightened his fists."Is this what freedom is meant to feel like?"Because it didn't feel good.It felt empty.Like he had been opened up and something had been torn out.Something that, terrible as it was, had at least been a part of him.Kaiza's golden eyes blazed, but there was no abyssal fire burning in
Chapter 144: When Titans Collide
A howl of unleashed darkness erupted from under the Hollow City.The earth cleaved open, a torn edge slashing through stone, spewing out coils of abyssal flame into the air.And out of that tear something stirs.Something immense.Something ancient.Kaiza stood upon the ruined battlefield, his gold eyes fixed on the churning whirlpool of darkness that had burst forth from his own blow.He'd done it.He'd awakened the Abyss.And now he had to make it through."Every last one of you, move!" Kaiza bellowed.But it was already too late.A brutal shockwave erupted outward, shattering the Hollow City and leveling buildings to rubble.The air itself cracked, reality fighting to maintain its shape as the Abyss awakened from its deep sleep.The sky contorted, folding in upon itself, and Kaiza could sense it.The Abyss was hungry.And it had waited too long.The First Hunger awakened.The impossibly huge hand, black and smeared with shifting constellations of void, faltered for the first time.
Chapter 145: The Choice That Ends a Kingdom
Kaiza's breathing came sharp and jagged.His fingers were constricted around the wrist of his other self, the King of the Hollow City.The battle's weight still resonated in his bones, his muscles crying out from the fight, which had transcended time itself.And yet he did not attack.The king sneered, golden eyes flashing with dark pleasure."What's wrong?""This is what you wanted, isn't it?"Kaiza's hold grew tighter.He could finish it now.A single strike. A single cut.Erase this alternate version of himself.Reclaim the Hollow City as his own.But the longer he stared into his own twisted reflection, the clearer it became.This wasn’t just about a throne.This was about who he would become."Damn it."His golden eyes flashed."I’m not you."And that was the moment he made his choice.A King Must FallKaiza let go.The king swayed a little, his sneer failing for the first time."What?"Kaiza took a step back, sheathing his sword."I don't need to kill you to win."The throne room
Chapter 144: The War of Kings
Kaiza stumbled forward, his breathing labored, his heart pounding in his ears.The Hollow City lay before him, but it was not the same Hollow City he remembered.It was unmarred by war.The towers rose high, spires reaching into a moonlit sky that should not be.The streets were spotless, thronged with moving people walking, speaking, and living.For an instant, Kaiza couldn't catch his breath.This was impossible.It had never been true.It had never been anything more than a dream."And yet here I am."A weight, heavy as lead, dropped into his chest.He had rewritten destiny.The Abyss had never swallowed this city.The Hunters had never been forgotten.And he had never turned into a monster.Kaiza let out a harsh breath, raking a hand through his dark, sweat-matted hair."So what the hell do we do now?"The Harbinger's Warning"Kaiza."The voice was low, even.He turned to glance at the Harbinger, who stood a few steps behind him, silver eyes acute, expressionless.He hadn't budged
Chapter 143: A War Against the Unwritten
The darkness engulfed Kaiza entirely.In one instant, he stood before his previous self, the Hollow City intact, reality itself refusing to believe that history had been altered.The next.He was plummeting.Not bodily.Not through air, or chronology, or even the Abyss.But through something deeper.Something older.Something that should not exist.Something that had waited.And at its center something watched.Kaiza's body struck solid earth, but it felt nothing like the real world.The sky, or what passed for a sky, was a chasm of writhing shapes and wisps.The air tasted too thick, weighing upon him like a thousand invisible fingers.He pushed himself up, his golden eyes furrowing as he turned.And then.He saw it.The figure.It stood where his former self had once stood, regarding him with a look that belonged to no living thing.Kaiza had battled gods.He had fought the Abyss.He had witnessed things without a name.But this.This thing was wrong.Not as the Abyss was.Not as the
Chapter 142: The Hunter’s Truth
The Hunter moved like death itself.Kaiza barely had time to react.One second, the masked figure was standing still, calm, unreadable, as if waiting for him to make a mistake.The next.It was already in front of him.Its blade lunged for his heart, a single, precise strike meant to end him instantly.Kaiza’s instincts screamed.His body moved before his mind could catch up.His sword rose to block.But the Hunter’s blade vanished.Kaiza’s breath hitched. What?The next second.Pain.A searing, unnatural agony tore through his ribs, black steel piercing through his side from behind.Kaiza gasped, stumbling forward, blood spilling onto the cracked earth.The Hunter had phased through him.Like a shadow.Like a ghost.Kaiza’s chest heaved, his vision blurring for a split second.It had been too fast.Too impossible.Soryn’s voice shouted from behind him."Kaiza!"He barely turned before the Hunter ripped its blade free, sending him staggering forward.Soryn was already moving, her golde
