War LI

The guardian hesitated for the first time.

Aiden didn't waste the opening.

His Golden Sword erupted with divine brilliance as he fused it with his Reaper Scythe, creating a paradoxical weapon that carried the weight of both life and death.

And then, he moved.

In an instant, he was upon the guardian, his blade slicing through space itself.

SLASH!

The first strike severed an arm.

The second strike cleaved through the guardian's chest, sending cracks spiderwebbing across its crystalline core.

But it wasn't over yet.

The guardian roared, its body rapidly reconstructing as its energy surged to counteract the damage.

But Aiden was faster.

He activated Space Rend one final time—except this time, he wasn't just cutting through the battlefield.

He was cutting through the guardian's very existence.

The guardian froze. The energy within it collapsed inward.

And then—

BOOM!