Infinite Mana in the Apocalypse



Dazzling Spears of Destiny clashed with a golden light of Providence around the Child of Destiny, tendrils of the VOID weaved into it as Oppenheimer went all out!

Yet the young man before him...

"You were a great man who rose from nothing and made a name for yourself out of an entire Age. For that, I commend you."

WAA!

Around his body, blazing Quintessence bloomed along with a raging light of Destiny that formed into a Blitzkrieg, pillars of multicolored light forming behind him and cascading down as he continued!

"But in that rise, you made too many enemies. You hurt too many beings just to achieve what you wanted. But you weren't thorough enough...and the past came back to haunt you."

BOOOM!

The surrounding space buzzed amidst their clash as this whole area became enclosed by multiple stacked Planar Domains, the Oldest Dream, Guinevere, and others keeping the Noblesse Reverends at bay while locking down this entire area with domains to the point that only the figures of Henry and Oppenheimer were enclosed in this single area.

Oppenheimer breathed heavily amidst his grandeur as he came out unscathed from the radiance of multiple Consummate Boundaries, but his Aeonic Soul Values were even further used up as he now felt a great strain to keep the utilization of the Eyes of Clarity active!

"I was born to forge my own destiny. Even in these Vaults of Extremity, I would rise to become an indomitable Apex Aeonic Lifeform as I would etch my name in the Aeonic Annals of Extremity. Oppenheimer would ring out across eons!"

...!

His soul truly felt the strain.

It was unbelievable and commendable that he stood against dozens of beings with 8th Boundary Layers in multiple Consummate Boundaries all by himself when his highest was Destiny at the 7th Layer- and it only further exemplified the terror of the Eyes of an Apex Aeonic Lifeform he held!

It was commendable.

But it could only continue for so long.

His Aeonic Soul Values couldn't use the Eyes of Clarity to their full potential with his current accomplishments. If he had more time as he planned. If...

"Possibilities. That is all that those were, Oppenheimer. You may have very well had your name etched across the Vaults of Extremity as even now...I can see possibilities of it."

Henry spoke out with a sigh as he felt something move within his very Lineage.

"You can see it too?" With his body covered by a dimming light from the Eyes of Clarity as the last of his Aeonic Soul Values kept the raging Essences of the Consummate Boundaries at bay, the True Emperor of Destiny stared at the Child of Destiny.

The boundless future he dreamed of. The one that was right before his grasp...

"Yes. But...you were inevitably connected to and affected by the Destiny of a man much greater than you. Even though he isn't here, you can't imagine how much his influence brought all of this to fruition, even to this very moment."

Henry spoke with brilliant eyes as through his Quintessential Kainos Emperor Lineage, he felt multiple Sources of Complete Crimson III Aeonic Pearls of Extremity course through and settle into his soul for his use.

What had his father done for him to obtain enough Pearls of Extremity that can raise Boundaries to the 9th Boundary Layer to the extent he could freely give some away to him? How many Reverend Emperors had he taken down in these last few minutes?

Henry only had this passing thought as in the next moment, the Source of Complete Crimson III Aeonic Pearl of Extremity burned as Quintessence was the first one risen to the 9th Boundary Layer- Destiny being the next one to follow as the power around Henry...rose to a shocking level!

Around his body, liquefied golden flames of Destiny began to rise torrentially as Oppenheimer looked at them from afar and found himself sighing.

His figure stopped on the dazzling space at the center of all attacks as his body got into a seated position, his hands resting on his knees as he looked at the golden flames of Destiny that seemed further on the path of Extremity that his own Boundary of Destiny by numerous Layers.

"A foe I didn't even confrontation with, and yet I lost to him?"

His voice was deep and low as around him, a golden throne manifested as his visage released boundless waves of nobility and grandeur.

As he released a genuine aura of an Emperor that very few others could match!

But around his body...the light grew dimmer as his Soul Values were truly too drained from all the adversaries he faced, this being before him grinding down all of his strength to the extent that now, he could only wait for a single thing.

For a single path.

"You lost to him, you also lost to me. Your destiny was bright Ages ago as you overcame countless adversities...but mine shone brighter."

HOONG!

Torrential golden flames of Destiny jumped out like celestial snakes from Henry as they came to wrap around the True Throne of Destiny and the Emperor atop it.

Utmost calm and grandeur could be seen from Oppenheimer as the last of his Aeonic Soul Values faded, his implanted eyes of an Apex Aeonic Lifeform being the only thing shining brightly at this moment as his Aspects of Existence could no longer support their heavy cost!

BZZT!

Tongues of golden flames of Destiny latched from his throne and onto his body one after another as within moments, his visage became enshrined with golden flames.

But they weren't his.

And they burned what remained of his Aeonic Soul as he stared fearlessly at the young being to do this to him.

The Child of Destiny was bathed in golden flames as he looked like an incarnation of a fated creature from the legends of the Elysium Bloodlines, his figure coming to float in front of the True Throne of Destiny as he looked straight at Oppenheimer's burning figure.

The one who had split apart Reality.

The average soul that rose to triumph over countless Chosen Emperors and Destined Emperors.

The True Emperor of Destiny!

His Aeonic Soul burned as he didn't make a sound, facing death with a straight face as the last thing he gazed at was the majesty of Destiny.

The majesty of Destiny…as well as the hands of a being reaching out for everything he had attained.

One hand surged towards his eyes in order to pluck out the eyes of an Apex Aeonic Lifeform. The other hand surged behind him and grabbed his golden throne as right before his death, Oppenheimer realized this being even wished to seize his True Throne of Destiny!

And then…the golden light he always gazed and followed all but faded as immense darkness descended all around him.

It was the end of the True Emperor of Destiny…and the rise of an even greater one!