The Final Battle: Samuel & Henry vs. Baron

The ground beneath us shattered, the force of Baron's aura alone splitting the stone like glass. The fortress walls groaned as Abyssal energy corrupted the air, turning the sky into a swirling vortex of black and red.

Henry and I stood firm.

Neither of us bowed.

Neither of us hesitated.

Baron grinned, his voice echoing like a war drum.

"Shall we begin?"

He vanished.

I barely had time to react before a blackened fist slammed into my gut, sending me flying through a crumbling pillar. My ribs screamed, but I twisted mid-air, slamming my gauntleted fist into the ground to stop my momentum.

Henry, meanwhile, met Baron head-on. Their blades clashed, sending out shockwaves that cracked the very sky. Each strike was a blur, faster than the eye could see—divine energy against Abyssal corruption.

Baron laughed as he blocked Henry's Judgment's Wrath, his corrupted arm absorbing the divine flames. "You're holding back, Heaven's Wing! Afraid to go all out?!"

Henry gritted his teeth, vanishing with Celestial Blink and reappearing behind Baron. His sword whistled through the air, aimed at Baron's neck—

But Baron twisted unnaturally, his body bending at an impossible angle to dodge the strike.

Then he kicked Henry with monstrous force.

Henry crashed through a wall, the impact shaking the entire battlefield.

"Tch," I growled, lunging forward. "You talk too much."

I slammed my fist into Baron's face with all my strength.

The Gauntlets of Abyss pulsed as they connected, sending a shockwave so violent that the ground beneath us exploded into dust.

Baron staggered. Blood dripped from his mouth.

For the first time… he wasn't smiling.

His eyes darkened. "You hit harder than before."

I smirked. "And I'm just getting started."

I exhaled, my chest burning with power—then unleashed Breath of Destruction.

A wave of pure annihilation erupted from my mouth, devouring everything in its path. The Abyss itself screamed as Baron was engulfed.

For a moment, the battlefield was silent.

Then—

A burst of Abyssal energy shattered through the flames.

Baron emerged, his body smoking, his skin cracked and peeling. His grin was gone.

"That actually hurt."

Henry reappeared beside me, wiping blood from his lip. "We're not done yet."

Baron snarled. "Then let's end this."

Baron slammed his hands together, creating a massive black vortex that sucked in the very air.

"Fall into the Abyss."

The gravity around us collapsed. I felt my body being pulled into oblivion, my muscles screaming against the force.

Henry teleported mid-air, slashing through the vortex with a golden arc of divine energy. "Not happening!"

The sky split open, and for the first time, Baron looked… surprised.

I used that moment to lunge forward, my Gauntlets of Abyss pulsing, and drove my fist into his chest.

CRACK!

Baron's ribs fractured, black blood spurting from his mouth.

Henry followed up instantly, impaling Baron's shoulder with his divine sword. "This ends here!"

Baron let out a rage-filled roar, grabbing both of us by the throats.

"I AM BEYOND GODS!"

He slammed us both into the ground with monstrous force, creating a crater that shook the entire fortress.

I coughed up blood. Henry groaned beside me, struggling to get up.

Baron stood over us, breathing heavily. His body was breaking apart, but his eyes still burned with madness.

"You think… you've won?" He grinned. "I am eternal. I cannot die."

Henry spat blood, glaring. "Then we'll just have to break you apart piece by piece."

I smirked, despite the pain. "And we'll enjoy every second of it."

Baron let out a final roar, his Abyssal energy expanding violently. The entire Demon World shook as his power pushed past its limits.

Henry and I stood together, side by side.

Neither of us bowed.

Neither of us hesitated.

We rushed him together, ready to end this war once and for all.

The entire fortress trembled, cracks running deep through the ground as Baron's Abyssal energy reached its absolute peak. The air around him twisted, warping reality itself.

"I AM ETERNAL!" Baron roared, his voice echoing like a chorus of demons. "YOU CANNOT KILL ME!"

Henry and I exchanged a look.

Neither of us spoke.

We didn't need to.

We both knew what had to be done.

Baron charged, his monstrous form distorting the air around him, his fists wreathed in pure Abyssal destruction.

We rushed him together.

Baron swung first, aiming to crush me into dust. But I used Void Step, appearing just behind him in an instant.

Henry teleported mid-air, slashing at Baron's exposed back with Judgment's Wrath.

CRACK!

His armor split, Abyssal blood spurting from the wound.

Baron roared in fury, spinning around, but before he could retaliate, I drove my Gauntlet-covered fist into his gut, the impact so violent that his entire body contorted.

"YOU INSIGNIFICANT—"

I didn't let him finish.

I grabbed his face, my gauntlets pulsing with power, and slammed him into the ground with enough force to collapse the entire battlefield.

Henry landed beside me, his sword raised high, golden flames consuming the blade.

"This is over."

Baron snarled, his body twitching, trying to heal—trying to regenerate. But the Abyss was crumbling around him. The power he had stolen was failing.

I inhaled deeply, my lungs burning, before releasing my ultimate attack—

BREATH OF DESTRUCTION.

A beam of pure annihilation erupted from my mouth, engulfing Baron completely.

At the same time, Henry brought his sword down, unleashing a divine explosion that ripped through everything.

Baron's screams filled the air.

His body tore apart.

The Abyss itself shattered.

The entire fortress collapsed.

And then—

Silence.

The dust settled. The battlefield was nothing but ruins, black flames flickering in the distance.

Henry and I stood, bruised, bloodied, but victorious.

Where Baron had once stood, there was nothing left. No body. No remains. Just ash drifting through the wind.

Henry exhaled, resting his sword on his shoulder. "Finally."

I wiped the blood from my lip, smirking. "Took longer than I expected."

Henry scoffed. "Of course, you'd say that."

We stood there for a moment, letting the weight of the battle sink in.

The war was over.

Baron was gone.

The Abyss had lost.

Henry turned to me, an amused glint in his eyes. "So… what now? We finally won. Do we leave this world? Or do we stay?"

I looked out at the ruined battlefield, the blood-red sky, the silent wasteland.

For the first time in a long time… we had a choice.

I smirked. "Let's take a break first. Then we decide."

Henry chuckled. "For once, I agree."

With that, we turned away from the battlefield, stepping into the unknown—ready to carve our own path.