DUUUMMM!
The underground temple shook violently. Dust and rocks flew as shockwaves hit from outside. Moksa stared at Raka with sharp eyes.
"There's no time! The darkness has found us!"
Raka immediately grabbed his twin swords and ran outside. As soon as he came out of the temple, a terrible sight greeted him. The sky had turned blood red. Before them, hundreds of shadow creatures were lined up. Their eyes glowed red, their bodies glowed pitch black like living smoke.
And in the middle of the army, stood a black knight with shadow-plated armor.
"Raka…" Moksa whispered in a tense tone. "That's him… the Dark General."
The Dark General raised his dark purple sword.
"The last blood of the Guardian of Light… I finally found it."
With a roar, the army of shadow creatures moved forward—
WAR BEGINS. ---
MADNESS ON THE BATTLE FIELD:
Raka jumped into the middle of the battle.
His sword spun rapidly, slashing two shadow creatures at once. Black blood gushed from their bodies before they disappeared into smoke. However, his enemies did not stop. From the left, three shadow creatures leaped with sharp claws—
SLASH!
Raka crouched low and slashed at their legs in one swift motion.
BANG!
From behind, a giant creature with axe-like hands slammed into the ground, creating a shockwave that nearly threw him off. Raka leaped over the rubble and spun in the air before plunging his sword into the creature's head.
"YOU DIE!"
DRAKK!!!
The creature self-destructed in a burst of shadows. ---
DUEL WITH THE DARKNESS GENERAL:
Suddenly... "You're quite formidable." A sudden attack came from above.
Raka barely had time to dodge as the Dark General's greatsword slashed towards him.
CLAAANGG!!
Raka blocked the attack with both of his swords, but his opponent's strength was too great! He was sent flying backward, destroying some of the rubble. The Dark General walked closer.
"You think you can save this world?"
Raka's eyes burned with the fire of courage. "I'm not just thinking. I'm going to destroy you!"
With incredible speed, Raka shot forward!
BOOM!!
Their two swords collided, creating a shockwave that destroyed the ground around them.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Raka and the Dark General slammed into each other with full force. Each of their slashes ripped through the air, creating shockwaves that destroyed the ground around them. Raka dodged his opponent's vertical slash and retaliated with a lightning strike from both of his swords.
SWIINGG!
But the Dark General twisted his body with unnatural speed, easily parrying Raka's attack before elbowing him in the stomach with terrifying force.
BUAGHH!
Raka was thrown back, sliding hard on the ground. Fresh blood dripped from his lips.
"So fast…" he muttered.
However, the Dark General did not give him a chance to breathe. In an instant, the shadows from his body expanded like living tentacles and whipped towards Raka from all directions.
WHIP! WHIP! WHIP!
Raka twisted his body in the air, blocking and avoiding the deadly attacks. But suddenly...
"GAAAHHH!!"
A shadowy tentacle pierced his shoulder, pinning him to the rubble of the building. The Dark General approached slowly, his sword glowing with dark energy.
"Too weak…" he said sarcastically. However, Raka's eyes lit up with new strength.
---
THE POWER OF THE LIGHT GUARDIAN AWAKENS:
Raka remembered his brutal training. He took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in his shoulder, and activated the energy in his blood. In an instant, his body glowed golden. The blood flowing inside him had now turned into pure energy.
"I am not an ordinary human..." he whispered.
"I am the last legacy of the Guardians of Light!"
BOOM!!
A wave of energy exploded from his body, destroying the shadow tentacles that were gripping him. In the blink of an eye, Raka had disappeared from his spot— And appeared right in front of the Dark General!
"YOU DIE!"
SLAAAAAASHHHH!!
A swift slash sliced through the Dark General's armor, leaving a deep gash that emitted pitch-black light. The Dark General growled in anger.
"You brat!" He raised his hand... And suddenly, the sky turned completely pitch-black.
Raka felt his body's gravity change. Around him, the world was now like a vacuum without light. "Welcome to the Domain of Darkness."
---
FIGHT IN THE EMPTY DIMENSION:
In this world, there is no sound. There is no wind. There is only absolute darkness. However, from within the shadows—
The Dark General appeared with terrifying speed! "You will die here, Raka!"
Attack after attack was launched without stopping. Raka tried to block, but—
"UGH!!"
A single blow shattered his ribs. Blood spurted from his mouth. The Dark General laughed coldly. "You can see in the dark…?"
Raka knelt down, panting. He stared at his hands—the light was starting to dim.
"No… I can't lose here!" He closed his eyes… and focused.
"I am the Light…"
"I am the Last Heir…"
"I am the RESURRECTION!"
---
THE REAL GUARDIAN'S AWAKENING:
Suddenly—
BZZZTTT!!
Light exploded from Raka's body, destroying the darkness around him. In an instant, the world returned to reality!
The Dark General's eyes widened. "WHAT?!"
Before him, Raka now stood in a new form. His robes fluttered with holy light. His sword transformed into a golden weapon of light, pulsing with unimaginable power. And in an instant—
"THIS IS YOUR END!" Raka shot forward with unmatched speed.
SLAAAAAASHHHH!!!
His sword split the Dark General's body in two! ---
THE END OF THE DARKNESS GENERAL?
The Dark General fell to the ground, his black blood flowing like a river. However, before his body was completely destroyed— He smiled slyly. "You think… this is over?"
Raka narrowed his eyes. The Dark General laughed softly. "I am just a pawn…"
"The true one… will soon rise…" Suddenly, his body exploded into a thick black mist. The mist floated into the sky… and disappeared.
Raka stood panting, staring at the destruction around him. Moksa approached, looking at the sky that was now clear again. "This war... has only just begun."
--- After the devastating battle, the Shadowless Land was silent again. However, a bad feeling still hung in Raka's chest.
The Dark General had indeed fallen, but his last words…
"I am but a pawn… The true one will soon rise…" Moksa looked up at the sky that was starting to brighten.
"If the ones we fought were just pawns… then who is the true ruler of the Darkness?" Raka gripped his sword tightly.
"We must find the answer before it's too late."
---
TO THE HIDDEN LIBRARY:
Moksa leads Raka to the Ancient Library of Vadhaka, where all the history of this world is recorded. However, the place has been buried for thousands of years under the vast desert.
"Legend has it that only those who possess the blood of the Guardian of Light can enter Vadhaka," Moksa said as he looked at Raka.
Raka grinned.
"Then let's see if I really am the last heir."
They set out across a desert filled with sandstorms, hidden dangers, and bloodthirsty creatures. Until finally...
In the middle of a vast desert, they discovered a giant stone monolith with ancient carvings that radiated a strange energy.
"Here it is… The Gate to Vadhaka." Raka placed his hand on the ancient carving.
Suddenly...
BZZZZTTTT!!
The desert shook violently, and the ground beneath them cracked open! They fell into a dark abyss.
---
HIDDEN HISTORY REVEAL:
They landed in a vast underground chamber, filled with tall pillars and flashing blue lights in the air.
Before them, a circular stone table was filled with ancient, dusty scrolls. Moksa picked up one of the scrolls and began to read it.
"This is… the history that has been hidden for thousands of years."
As they read, the terrible truth began to emerge.
＞ "Before the world as we know it, there was once a great civilization that ruled over everything… The civilization of the Wielders of Fate.
They were beings who had the power to control the flow of time, change fate, and shape the world according to their own will. However, among them… there was one who posed a threat to the balance.
He was known as the KING OF DARKNESS, DAKSHA."
Raka's eyes widened. "Daksha…?"
Moksa continued reading in a trembling voice.
＞ "Daksha is a being who transcends time and death. When the Graspers of Fate tried to stop him, he created the Darkness that devoured everything. However, before the world fell into ruin, the Guardians of Light sealed Daksha outside this dimension… in a place known as the Valley of Nothingness."
Moksa swallowed. "If the Dark General is just a pawn… that means Daksha is trying to come back."
Raka clenched his fists. "And if he rises… this world will end."
---
NEW CLUE: GATE OF THE VALLEY OF NOTHING
At the far end of the room, a giant painting was carved into the wall. The image showed a pitch-black gate, with five keys of light scattered throughout the world.
"To stop Daksha from rising, we must find these five keys before his servants do," Moksa said solemnly.
Raka took a deep breath. "Then we must move now."
Unbeknownst to them… from the darkness of the cave, a pair of red eyes are lurking.
--- THE QUESTION NOW IS: CAN THEY FIND THE KEY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THE CENTER OF DARKNESS HAS BEgun!
--- To be continued...