Chapter 91: Castle of Prussaria
Michi walked into the Castle of Prussaria, his heart pounding in anticipation. The castle loomed over him, a structure drenched in the horrors of the past. Every corridor he stepped through smelled of decay, blood, and something far worse—the presence of something unnatural.As he entered the grand hall, lifeless figures lined the throne room, their bodies hanging by invisible strings, heads twisted at odd angles. Puppets.Then, he saw Isiya Uradhara, seated on the throne like a deity carved from malice itself."Welcome, Michi," Isiya said, voice smooth but dripping with poison. "I was beginning to think you'd never come."Michi's fists clenched. "You… you're Luvon! The one I killed during the Wrath Stone incident!"Isiya chuckled. "Luvon? Oh, that pathetic clone? He served his purpose, just like all the others. Every clone I make is disposable."Michi's blood boiled. "You played god with your own creations. And now you sit here pretending to be king?"Isiya's smirk deepened. "A king makes sacrifices, Michi. You wouldn't understand."Michi stepped forward, rage flashing in his eyes. "You're not even the real king. You're just another clone."The moment the words left his mouth, Isiya snapped.His fingers closed around Michi's throat with inhuman speed, lifting him off the ground."Say that again," he growled, squeezing harder.Michi gasped, feeling his windpipe compressing, but he forced out a hoarse whisper. "You're… a fake."CRACK!Isiya snapped Michi's spine in one brutal motion and flung him across the room.Michi's body slammed against the cold stone floor, his limbs twitching uncontrollably. His vision blurred as pain consumed him, but his body forced itself to heal.Isiya towered over him. "You should've stayed dead the first time, Michi."The battle was only beginning…
Chapter 92: Reawaken
Michi barely had time to react before Isiya's knee drove into his stomach with boneshattering force. His ribs bent inward, piercing his organs, and his mouth opened in a silent scream as blood sprayed from his lips.He collapsed onto his hands and knees, coughing violently, his vision blurred from the pain. His stomach twisted in agony as he felt his intestines shifting unnaturally from the internal damage."You'll never defeat me, Michi," Isiya sneered, his voice laced with amusement. "You lack the strength, the will, the cruelty needed to win a real war."Michi forced himself to his feet, wobbling unsteadily. His body screamed for mercy, but his mind refused to yield.Isiya's grin widened. "Still standing? How pathetic."Before Michi could react, Isiya grabbed him by the hair and slammed his skull into the stone wall.CRACK.The sound of breaking bone echoed through the chamber as blood burst from Michi's forehead, his vision exploding into white-hot pain. Before he could even process the agony, Isiya did it again. And again.BAM! BAM! BAM!Chunks of Michi's skull caved inward as blood streaked down his face. His body went limp, his limbs twitching uncontrollably as he slumped to the floor.Isiya grabbed Michi's head and dragged him upward, forcing him to look into his soulless eyes."You still think you have a chance?"Michi tried to answer, but Isiya jammed his thumb into Michi's already-broken nose, shoving upward.SQUELCH.Cartilage tore apart. A fresh explosion of pain ripped through Michi's face as his nose was crushed beyond recognition.Isiya smashed his knee into Michi's jaw, dislocating it instantly. Michi's entire head snapped sideways, and he crumpled to the floor in a heap.Blood pooled around him. His body twitched, but he did not rise.Isiya clicked his tongue. "Disappointing. I expected more."He stomped on Michi's hand, grinding the bones into dust beneath his heel.Michi let out a hoarse, choked scream, his entire body convulsing from the sheer, unbearable pain."You're nothing," Isiya whispered, his voice filled with cruel amusement. "All of your struggles, all of your pain… meaningless. You are nothing but a weakling pretending to be strong."As Michi lay there, barely breathing, his vision fading in and out, he heard voices.Thelma's gentle whisper. Apollo's fierce cry. Nian's soft murmur. Chisa's determined shout. Airi's loving voice.They filled his mind. They filled the emptiness.And suddenly, Michi's pain didn't matter anymore.His fingers twitched. A spark of energy ignited in his chest.Isiya noticed. His smirk faltered."Oh? Still alive?"Michi's eyes snapped open. His bloodied lips twisted into a feral grin.A scythe materialized in his trembling hands.Isiya's smirk returned, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Oh, shiny. You think that little toy will save you?"Michi moved.Faster than before. Stronger than before.The scythe slashed through the air, aiming for Isiya's throat.Isiya barely dodged, his grin widening. "Now, that's more like it."
Chapter 93: Sins
Michi's entire body burned as he lunged at Isiya, his scythe slicing through the air. His wounds had barely healed, but the rage inside him burned brighter than the pain.Isiya dodged effortlessly, his smile widening. "You're fighting back? How adorable."Michi ignored him. He swung his scythe in a deadly arc, but Isiya caught the blade with his bare hand.SIZZLE.Smoke rose from Isiya's palm, but he didn't flinch. Instead, he twisted the weapon from Michi's grasp and drove his fist into Michi's chest.CRACK.Michi felt his ribs shatter instantly as he was blasted across the room, slamming into the wall so hard that the stone cracked behind him.Blood erupted from his mouth as he crumpled to his knees, coughing violently.Isiya walked toward him at a leisurely pace."You're still not strong enough, Michi. I expected more."Michi tried to rise, but his body refused to move. His vision blurred. His bones felt like lead.No. Not yet. He couldn't lose.He squeezed his eyes shut. And then, he heard it.A whisper.Not from Thelma. Not from Apollo.A voice older than time itself."Let me in, Michi."Michi's eyes snapped open. His entire body trembled.He could feel it—an ancient force coiling inside him, dark and hungry. A power far older than Isiya.The Seven Sins."Leave it to sins…" Michi muttered, his voice barely above a whisper.His irises darkened, turning black as coal. His breath steadied. His pain faded into nothingness.Isiya's smirk faltered. He sensed the change."You're letting others help you? How weak."But Michi was already moving.Faster.Stronger.His first strike sent Isiya flying across the throne room.BAM!Isiya crashed into the wall with a force that splintered the stone.For the first time, his smile vanished.Michi's voice was no longer his own.It was deeper. Darker.It was the voice of the Sins."This is for my wife and daughter."His entire body pulsed with energy.And then—he attacked.
Chapter 94: Fight with Sins
Michi vanished in a blur of motion, his scythe slashing toward Isiya's throat.CLANG!Isiya blocked it with his forearm, but the impact sent cracks spiderwebbing through his skin, as if his very flesh was breaking apart."What…?" Isiya muttered, looking at his damaged arm.Michi grinned—a grin that wasn't entirely his own."The Sins are with me now."** His voice was layered, echoing with countless ancient whispers.**Isiya's eyes darkened with fury. "Tch. Borrowed power won't save you."He lunged, his palm crackling with violet energy.Michi dodged effortlessly, his movements unnaturally fluid. He wasn't just fighting as himself anymore—he was moving as something else. Something far older. Far deadlier.And then, he unleashed the first Sin.WrathMichi's entire body ignited in crimson energy. His scythe glowed like molten metal, and when he struck—BOOM!The throne room exploded.A shockwave of pure destruction obliterated everything in its path. Walls crumbled. Stone melted.And Isiya?He was sent flying, smashing through stone pillars like they were made of paper.When he finally stopped, his body was riddled with gashes, blood oozing from every wound.Michi walked forward, step by step, eyes glowing like hellfire."Still think I'm weak?"Isiya wiped the blood from his lips and chuckled. "Not bad."He cracked his neck. His wounds instantly began sealing."But I'm not done either."He vanished, reappearing right in front of Michi.PrideMichi didn't dodge. He didn't need to.The moment Isiya's fist touched him, his entire body glowed with an aura of sheer arrogance.A shockwave rippled through the air, and suddenly—Isiya's attack had no effect.He staggered back, his fist trembling."What?!"Michi grinned."Pride refuses to acknowledge weakness. I simply rejected your attack."Isiya snarled and lunged again.This time, Michi struck first.His scythe cleaved through Isiya's chest, splitting his torso open like a rotten fruit.Blood sprayed.But Michi wasn't done.GluttonyThe moment Isiya tried to regenerate, Michi's hands glowed with a dark, swirling hunger.He reached forward—and grabbed Isiya's wound.And then—he began to devour.Flesh. Blood. Bone.All of it.Isiya screamed.His wounds—they weren't healing. They were vanishing. Being consumed."W-what are you doing?!"Michi's voice was a whisper."Taking everything from you."Isiya's body convulsed, his power weakening.But he wasn't done yet.Neither was Michi.
Chapter 95: Fallen Kingdom
The entire kingdom trembled as the battle between Michi and Isiya raged on. The sky had turned black, the ground cracked beneath them, and the very air itself felt heavy with death.Isiya staggered back, his body riddled with wounds that refused to heal. Michi's attacks had torn chunks of flesh from his torso, burned away his skin, and shattered bones that once seemed unbreakable.But he still smiled."You think this means you're winning?" Isiya chuckled, his voice laced with madness. "You're just prolonging the inevitable."Michi wiped the blood from his mouth and glared at him. "No. I'm finishing this."Suddenly, Isiya's eyes gleamed—and before Michi could react, dark tendrils shot from his fingertips, piercing through Michi's chest like spears.SQUELCH.Michi gasped, blood spurting from his lips as he stumbled. The tendrils twisted inside him, rupturing his organs, sending waves of unimaginable agony through his body.Isiya stepped forward, gripping Michi's hair, forcing him to meet his gaze."You're pathetic, Michi."And then, he drove his knee into Michi's already-ruptured stomach.CRACK!Michi's eyes widened as the bones in his spine snapped.His body curled inward as blood poured from his mouth in thick streams.But Isiya wasn't done.He grabbed an iron rod from the rubble and rammed it through Michi's right eye.SPLURCH.Michi's scream echoed across the ruined kingdom.Isiya twisted the rod slowly, savoring the pain."I can't help you open your eyes, Michi," he whispered, voice dripping with mockery. "So at least let me close them."Michi's body convulsed violently. He felt his optic nerve snap, his vision dissolving into a sea of crimson agony.His breathing became ragged. His entire body trembled, broken.Isiya leaned closer. "You're done."But then—A pulse of black energy erupted from Michi's body.His wounds began sealing.His body stopped trembling.Isiya stepped back, eyes narrowing. "What…?"Michi's remaining eye snapped open. His expression was no longer human.It was something far more terrifying.And then, he grinned.The kingdom shook.
Chapter 96: Winning Urge The Beginning of the End
The sky above the crumbling Prussarian Castle was no longer blue—it had turned a sickening shade of black and crimson, swirling with unnatural energy as the battle between Michi and Isiya reached its peak.Michi stood, his body battered and broken, but his eyes burned with unrelenting fury. Blood dripped from his wounds, his breathing was ragged, yet he refused to fall. The power of the Seven Sins coursed through his veins.Isiya smirked, his own body healing as fast as it was damaged. Unlike before, though, he wasn't as amused. He was starting to take Michi seriously."You're still standing? I must admit, you're exceeding my expectations," Isiya muttered, rolling his shoulders. "But in the end, you are nothing but a pathetic human clinging to borrowed power."Michi wiped the blood from his mouth and grinned—an eerie, sinister grin that wasn't entirely his own."You think this power is borrowed?" Michi whispered. "No, Isiya… This is mine. And I'm going to rip you apart with it."And with that, he moved.Wrath UnleashedBOOM!Michi's body vanished in an explosion of crimson energy.Before Isiya could blink, a scythe wreathed in flames tore through his chest.SHLIIIK!Blood sprayed in an arc, and for the first time, Isiya stumbled back.Michi didn't stop. His entire body pulsed with Wrath, every movement fueled by the purest form of rage. His scythe glowed like molten lava, and when he swung it again—BOOOOOM!The ground ruptured beneath Isiya as he was sent flying across the battlefield.CRASH!He tore through six castle walls, debris collapsing all around him.Michi didn't wait. He was already moving, appearing above Isiya with murder in his eyes."Die."His scythe descended.Pride's SupremacyAt the last second, Isiya smirked.A golden aura exploded from his body, and suddenly—Michi's scythe stopped mid-air.It refused to move.Michi's eyes widened."What…?"Isiya grinned. "Pride, Michi. Did you think you were the only one with it?"Before Michi could react, Isiya's fist collided with his chest, sending him flying.Gluttony's HungerMichi twisted mid-air, flipping effortlessly, his body already regenerating from the impact."Fine," Michi muttered, his eyes glowing a deep, unnatural purple. "Then let's see how you handle this."He extended his hand toward Isiya— and suddenly, Isiya felt his strength being drained."Tch… What?!"Michi's fingers curled into a claw, and a dark vortex formed around him."Gluttony devours everything," Michi murmured. "Even your strength."Isiya's eyes flashed with realization—he was getting weaker. His body was losing its ability to regenerate.For the first time, panic flickered across his face.Michi grinned."Now we're even."Sloth's Paralyzing CurseIsiya snarled, forcing his body to move, but something felt off.His limbs—they were heavy.His movements—slower.Michi vanised.
And then—"Behind you."Before Isiya could react, a scythe blade plunged into his spine.SPLURCH!His entire body convulsed as the blade twisted.Michi leaned in close, whispering into his ear."Sloth slows you down, doesn't it?"Isiya screamed in agony.He had lost control of his own body.Envy's PoisonMichi pulled his scythe out violently, kicking Isiya forward.Blood poured from Isiya's back, but Michi wasn't done.He raised his left hand—green energy swirled around his palm."You have always looked down on others, Isiya."Michi's eyes gleamed with a dark fire."Now, feel what it's like to be beneath them."He slammed his palm into Isiya's back.Instantly—Isiya's body began to rot.His flesh withered. His veins turned black. His skin cracked and split open.The power of Envy was eating him alive.Isiya let out a guttural roar of pain.His once-perfect body was now decaying before his eyes.Michi stepped forward, staring down at him with pure, cold malice."How does it feel?"Isiya, for the first time, looked afraid.Lust's CorruptionIsiya tried to regenerate—but he couldn't.Michi raised a single finger. "You're trying to heal, aren't you?"A deep, sickly red aura coiled around Michi's hand."Lust is desire, Isiya. And right now… your body desires destruction."Isiya screamed as his own cells began tearing themselves apart.His regeneration was fighting itself.His limbs twisted unnaturally, bones snapping from within.His skin was peeling off in chunks, as if his very body was rejecting itself.Michi had cursed him.Michi watched silently. He was enjoying this.Too much.He stepped forward.Isiya looked up at him. His once-mocking grin was gone.Now, he looked desperate.Greed's Unforgiving EndMichi crouched beside him, gripping Isiya's face.His voice was calm. Too calm."Greed takes everything."Michi's hand dug into Isiya's chest—And began pulling.Isiya screamed.His own power—the power he had accumulated for centuries—was being torn from him.Michi was taking it.The final Sin had been unleashed.Isiya's screams echoed through the ruined kingdom, his body trembling violently as Michi ripped his very essence apart.His skin blackened. His veins bulged, turning a sickly shade of green. His bones cracked under the weight of Michi's overwhelming power.For the first time—Isiya was dying.Michi didn't stop.His fingers dug deeper into Isiya's chest, pulling, tearing, devouring the energy that had made the tyrant immortal for so long.Isiya's eyes widened, his body convulsing as he struggled to break free."STOP…!"But Michi didn't stop.He tightened his grip.Isiya let out a guttural roar of pain, his form twisting in unnatural angles as his own power rebelled against him."You've taken from everyone, Isiya." Michi's voice was eerily calm, his one remaining eye burning with an unnatural glow. "Now, I'm taking everything from you."BOOOOM!A massive explosion of dark energy erupted from Isiya's body, sending him crashing into the ruins of his once-mighty throne. Blood poured from every wound.He looked up at Michi—and for the first time, there was no arrogance in his gaze.There was fear.The Final Sin: Greed's Ultimate DevastationMichi hovered above him, his entire body pulsing with unrestrained power.His form was no longer just human—the Seven Sins had merged into him completely.His arms were wrapped in chains of gluttony, his legs encased in burning pride. His eyes glowed with envy, his fingertips leaking the cursed energy of lust. Sloth's shadows swirled around his body, and his aura burned with wrath.But at the center of it all—was Greed.Greed, which devoured all things.Greed, which wanted more.Greed, which had no limits.Michi raised his hand.A black sphere of energy formed in his palm, growing larger and larger, a swirling mass of pure destruction."This is the end, Isiya."Isiya snarled, forcing himself to his feet despite his broken body. "I… WILL NOT DIE HERE!"He roared, summoning every last ounce of his power, throwing it all toward Michi in one final, desperate attack.A massive wave of violet energy shot toward Michi, strong enough to level an entire continent.
BOOOOOOM!But Michi didn't even flinch.He simply smiled.And then—He devoured it.The attack vanished as the energy was sucked into the black sphere in Michi's palm.Isiya froze.His strongest attack—was gone.Michi's smirk widened."You've lost, Isiya."
Chapter 97: Death of the Undead
The battlefield was silent.The once-mighty Castle of Prussaria was no more—reduced to a massive, hollowed-out crater. The air was thick with the stench of blood, ash, and death.Michi stood amidst the ruins, his body trembling. His hands were still coated in Isiya's blood, his body still pulsed with the unrestrained power of the Seven Sins. But it was over.Isiya was dying.Lying on his back, his once-immortal body was nothing but a broken husk. His limbs had been torn apart. His torso was barely holding together. His once-proud face, twisted in arrogance, was now unrecognizable—burned, mutilated, and drenched in his own blood.Yet—he was smiling.A weak, trembling smile."…So, this… is how it ends."Michi stared down at him, his breathing heavy, his remaining eye still burning with rage. This monster had taken everything from him. Tortured him. Killed him. Broken him.And yet—there was something in Isiya's dying expression.Something… human."…Why are you smiling?" Michi finally asked, his voice hoarse.Isiya chuckled weakly."…Because I thought… I had surpassed everything, Michi." His voice was faint, barely above a whisper. "…That I was the one chosen… to rule this world."Michi clenched his fists. "You just wanted control."Isiya's bloody grin widened."…No, Michi." His dimming eyes locked onto Michi's, filled with something far deeper than malice. "…I wanted to be the only one left."Michi froze.Isiya's voice, once filled with arrogance, was now eerily calm."…I wanted to remake this world in my image. A world without weakness. Without inferiority. Without useless creatures crawling under the feet of the strong."…I wanted a world where only the superior survived."His body twitched violently, coughing up thick, black blood."…And yet… I failed."His hand weakly reached toward the sky, trembling."…I thought the Seven Sins were the key." His voice was growing weaker. "…That if I could master them… I would ascend beyond everything."His fingers curled Into a fist."…But I was never meant to wield them, was I?"Michi stared at him. "You destroyed everything for that dream."Isiya laughed softly, blood spilling from his lips."…Dreams are cruel things, Michi." His eyes flickered toward the destroyed ruins of his once-grand throne. "…They never truly belong to us."For the first time—Michi saw it.Not the monster. Not the tyrant.But a man. A man who had chased absolute power.And lost.Isiya's breath shuddered. His body convulsed one last time.But then—he did something unexpected.He reached out.Toward Michi.Michi flinched—but Isiya only pressed his bloodied fingers against Michi's forehead.And suddenly—knowledge flooded into Michi's mind.Michi gasped, his body jerking as an overwhelming wave of information surged through him.Visions. Calculations. The secret of the ice. The truth of Airi's condition.It all made sense.Isiya's dying whisper reached his ears."…The heart maker… It's the only way."Michi's eye widened. "…What?"Isiya's breathing was barely there."…You need to place the machine… Let it run for a certain time…"His voice was fading."…Then… you can break the ice."Michi's hands shook. He stared down at Isiya—his greatest enemy, the man who had tried to erase him from existence.And yet—he had helped him.Not out of kindness.Not out of regret.But because Michi had surpassed him."…Why?" Michi whispered.Isiya smiled weakly."…Because you showed me… what true ambition looks like."His body gave one last, violent shudder.Then—he stopped moving.The tyrant of Prussaria, the nightmare who had slaughtered thousands, the monster who had once called himself a god—was gone.Silence.Michi stared down at Isiya's lifeless body, his mind numb.Then—he turned away.The Final TaskMichi staggered forward. His body was exhausted, every bone in his body screaming in agony.But he didn't stop.He had no time to waste.Tadashi, Henu, Velina, and the others watched in stunned silence as Michi approached the frozen monument.Inside the crystalline ice—was Airi.Her face was peaceful, trapped in an endless slumber.A single frozen tear was suspended on her cheek.Michi's chest tightened.He reached out, pressing his palm against the ice.It was cold.So cold it felt like touching death itself.Michi closed his eyes, his forehead stone glowing.And in a flash of golden light—The heart maker appeared.Velina's eyes widened. "Michi—?"Michi's voice was steady. "…I know what to do now."He set the machine before the ice.A deep hum resonated from within it, sending out a pulse of gentle, golden energy.Michi took a step back."…Now we wait."His body finally gave in.His vision blurred. His knees buckled.And as the machine began its work, as the light pulsed steadily against the ice—Michi collapsed.Tadashi, Henu, Velina, and the others caught him before he hit the ground.And for the first time in what felt like eternity—Michi closed his eyes...