Ch-185 trial end and Ruby taken in

Victor's breath sharpened. His muscles screamed beneath the crushing weight of the golden chains coiling around his body. Blood pooled at the edge of his lips as the jagged ground beneath his feet trembled beneath the pressure of his aura.

Leona's golden eyes narrowed dangerously. Violet's crimson gaze darkened beneath the flickering light.

Victor's crimson gaze burned beneath the dark haze. His breath sharpened.

"You think this is over?" Victor's tone was dark.

Leona's golden chains pulsed dangerously beneath her aura. Violet's crimson eyes glinted beneath the pale violet light.

"Victor." Leona's voice was calm. Cold.

"You fought well." Violet's crimson gaze sharpened faintly.

"But not well enough."

Suddenly—

Leona and Violet's auras flared violently in unison.

Golden light burned beneath Leona's feet as golden sigils ignited through the dark haze.

Crimson mist erupted from Violet's hands as dark runes coiled through the air.

"You're not ready."

Victor's crimson gaze sharpened.

"I'm not giving up."

Victor's breath steadied. His muscles screamed beneath the pressure of their combined auras.

Suddenly—

Leona's golden chains shot toward him—

Violet's crimson mist coiled through the air—

Victor's body blurred forward—

"Tch—!"

His fist shot toward Violet's chest—

CLANG!

Violet's crimson mist coiled around his arm—slowing his strike.

Victor's breath sharpened.

Leona's golden chains lashed toward his legs—

Victor twisted—

CLANG!

The chains coiled around his ankles—dragging his body toward the ground.

"Damn it—!"

Victor's crimson aura pulsed violently.

"Break!"

A violent crimson pulse erupted from his chest—

CRACK!

The chains trembled—

Suddenly—

Violet's hand shot toward his chest—

BOOM!

Victor's body shot backward through the air.

"Tch—!"

His body slammed into the jagged ground beneath him.

Victor's breath sharpened. Blood pooled at the edge of his lips.

Violet's crimson gaze darkened.

Leona's golden gaze narrowed faintly.

"Stay down."

Victor's breath steadied. His crimson gaze burned.

"No."

Suddenly—

Victor's crimson aura erupted violently.

"I'm not done yet!"

Victor's body blurred forward—

His fist shot toward Violet's chest—

Leona's golden chains surged toward him—

Victor's crimson gaze sharpened—

"Tch—!"

Suddenly—

Violet's crimson hand shot toward his throat—

SNAP!

Violet's hand coiled around Victor's throat mid-strike.

Victor's crimson gaze darkened.

"Let… go—!"

Violet's crimson eyes burned.

"It's over."

Suddenly—

Leona's golden chains coiled around Victor's arms—tightening violently.

"Tch—!"

Victor's muscles screamed beneath the pressure.

"Damn it—!"

Suddenly—

Violet's crimson aura surged violently.

"Sleep."

Victor's breath hitched.

A violent crimson pulse erupted from Violet's hand—

Victor's crimson gaze blurred beneath the pressure of the aura.

"No—!"

Victor's muscles tensed—

Suddenly—

His vision darkened.

Victor's breath sharpened—

"Violet—!"

His body trembled beneath the weight of the aura.

"Don't—"

Violet's crimson gaze darkened.

"Rest."

Suddenly—

Victor's body collapsed beneath the weight of their combined auras.

BOOM!

Victor's body hit the ground. His breath steadied faintly beneath the crushing silence.

Violet's crimson gaze softened faintly.

"You weren't ready."

Leona's golden chains pulsed faintly beneath the dark light.

"Next time… don't hold back."

Suddenly—

The dark haze parted.

A violet sigil ignited beneath Victor's body.

"What—"

Victor's breath sharpened faintly. His crimson gaze blurred beneath the dark haze.

"No—"

Suddenly—

Victor's body dissolved into crimson light.

His vision blurred.

"Violet—"

His crimson hand reached toward her—

"Leona—"

His gaze blurred.

Suddenly—

Victor's body disappeared beneath the flickering light.

[Outside the Old Church]

THUD!

Victor's body slammed against the cold stone steps of the old church. His breath sharpened painfully beneath the night air.

"Tch—!"

Victor's hand pressed against the ground as blood pooled at the edge of his lips.

"What… happened?"

Suddenly—

The massive iron gates of the church creaked shut behind him.

CLANG!

Victor's crimson gaze darkened.

"No—"

Victor's hand shot toward the gates—

Suddenly—

The chains wrapped around the gates pulsed violently with dark light.

"Damn it—!"

Victor's breath sharpened.

"Violet!"

Victor's fist shot toward the gate—

CLANG!

The chains trembled beneath the pressure of his strike.

"Violet—!"

Victor's breath sharpened violently.

Suddenly—

The dark haze surrounding the church began to fade.

The world around Victor dimmed beneath the flickering light.

Victor's crimson gaze sharpened.

"What the hell—"

Suddenly—

The air around him froze.

Victor's breath hitched.

The stars above him ceased to flicker. The faint breeze through the trees stilled unnaturally.

"What… is this?"

Victor's crimson gaze darkened.

Suddenly—

A cold pulse erupted through the air.

A voice echoed faintly through the haze.

"The world… has been sealed."

Victor's breath sharpened.

"Sealed?"

The voice darkened faintly.

"Until you are ready."

Victor's breath steadied. His crimson gaze sharpened beneath the dark haze.

"And Ruby?"

The voice sharpened faintly.

"She remains within."

Victor's breath sharpened.

"Then I'm going back."

Suddenly—

The dark haze surrounding the church dissolved into cold light.

The iron gates pulsed faintly beneath the dark sky.

Victor's crimson gaze darkened.

"I don't care how long it takes."

His breath steadied.

"I'm bringing them back."

Suddenly—

A violent crimson pulse erupted beneath Victor's feet.

His crimson gaze burned beneath the dark haze.

"No matter what it takes."