The True Battle Begins – Power Unleashed

The battlefield was a ruin of broken lands and shattered skies. Fires burned, ice coated the ground, and lightning crackled through the air. The Demon Lords, battered and exhausted, retreated to recover after their brutal battle against Feldway and Zelanus.

Now, standing in their place, my lovers stood tall, disguised under a spell so strong that even Guy Crimson, the oldest Demon Lord, couldn't recognize them.

Feldway and Zelanus—arrogant in their power—barely paid them any mind at first.

That changed the moment my lovers released their energy.

A wave of pure destruction erupted from Velzard, Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera.

The air collapsed inward, space itself cracked from the sheer force of their auras.

The sky, once darkened by war, trembled.

The ground beneath them shattered, creating deep fissures that spread for miles.

Feldway's eyes widened, his once-smug demeanor vanishing.

"…What?" His voice was quiet, yet laced with disbelief.

Zelanus, always calculating, instinctively stepped back. That was all the proof needed—for the first time in this battle, he hesitated.

Even the resting Demon Lords, despite their exhaustion, felt the shift.

Guy Crimson, wiping blood from his lips, narrowed his eyes. "Who… the hell are they?"

Milim, always eager for a good fight, shivered. "This energy… it's different… it's terrifying!"

Leon, usually composed, clenched his fists. "… just where did the come from?"

Luminous, despite herself, couldn't help but smirk. "Whoever they are… they're monstrous."

Feldway and Zelanus had faced countless powerful beings.

But never had they been hit like this.

It happened in an instant.

One moment, Feldway stood with confidence, the next, Testarossa was in front of him.

Her fist buried into his stomach.

BOOM.

The sound of impact was deafening.

Feldway's eyes bulged, his body bending unnaturally as he vomited blood on the spot.

He flew backward, his body tumbling through the battlefield, carving a deep trench through the earth before crashing into a mountain, which collapsed on top of him.

The entire battlefield froze.

Zelanus, who had been watching, didn't even have time to react before Ultima appeared behind him.

Her grinning face was the last thing he saw before—

CRACK.

A spinning heel-kick to his skull.

Zelanus's body snapped sideways, sent hurdling like a meteor through the sky.

BOOM!

He impacted the ground, creating a massive crater, his entire body convulsing from the sudden pain.

For the first time, both Feldway and Zelanus felt fear.

They had underestimated their opponents.

The Demon Lords, who had been struggling against these two terrifying enemies, couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Guy: "…Holy shit."

Milim: "WOOOOOOW!!! THEY'RE SOOOO STRONG!!!"

Leon: (gritting his teeth) "That level of power… Rimuru, just who did you send?"

Luminous: (watching intently) "They're beyond us…"

Rimuru, still watching everything unfold, simply smirked.

Feldway emerged from the rubble, his body trembling. Blood dripped from his lips, his hand clutching his stomach.

"How… dare you." His voice was filled with both rage and disbelief.

Zelanus, still recovering from the kick, wiped blood from his mouth. His usual smug arrogance was gone.

"…This isn't normal." He muttered, his eyes analyzing them. "They were holding back before… no, they're still holding back."

Feldway, eyes burning with fury, raised his hand.

"Fine then. You want war? Then let's destroy everything!"

Their true power erupted.

But my lovers?

They only grinned.

On the other side of the battlefield, Veldora faced Fenn, the rampaging Titan.

Fenn, still roaring with excitement, was grinning wildly. "YES! A TRUE DRAGON! COME, SHOW ME YOUR STRENGTH!"

Veldora, still in his human form, cracked his knuckles, his lightning aura sparking around him.

"You talk too much."

Then he vanished.

Fenn barely had time to react before—

BOOM.

Veldora's fist crashed into his ribs, sending shockwaves across the battlefield.

Fenn's eyes widened.

For the first time… he felt pain.

Veldora, smirking, unleashed a barrage of martial arts techniques, his body moving like a storm incarnate.

[Dragon Fist – Thunderous Skyfall!]

His next strike landed directly on Fenn's skull, sending the Titan Lord crashing into the earth.

Fenn roared, furious. "IMPOSSIBLE! I AM—"

CRACK.

Veldora grabbed his face, spun in the air, and slammed Fenn into the ground.

"SHUT UP AND FIGHT."

The entire continent shook.

With Veldora overpowering Fenn and my lovers completely dominating Feldway and Zelanus, the war had changed.

Feldway and Zelanus, once untouchable, were now on the defensive, bleeding, struggling to keep up.

The Demon Lords, who once thought of themselves as the strongest, now realized something terrifying—

There were monsters far beyond them.

And my lovers were those monsters.

The battle wasn't just a war anymore.

It was a slaughter.

For the first time since his existence—Zelanus felt pain.

And just when Velzard was about to end Feldway once and for all—

He vanished.

Something Was Wrong

A pulse of dread settled in my chest.

I already knew what was coming.

I had seen countless wars, faced unthinkable horrors, but this?

This was different.

The air itself suddenly became heavy.

The sky split apart.

The Cardinal World began to tremble.

And then we all felt it.

A force beyond comprehension.

An aura of chaos, destruction, and absolute devastation.

It was not divine. It was not demonic.

It was the end of all things.

Ivarage.

The World Destroyer Dragon.

A creature that should not exist. A beast of pure annihilation.

It descended.

Everything—everything—stopped.

The Demon Lords, no matter how powerful, flinched.

Even Guy, standing firm, felt a chill crawl up his spine. His eyes narrowed.

"…Tch." He clicked his tongue, watching the sky split apart. "Now this… this is interesting."

Milim, the battle-hungry war goddess, didn't speak. For the first time, her face showed unease.

Luminous instinctively grabbed her chest, her heart pounding. "This presence…" She barely muttered.

Leon's hands tightened into fists. "…This is bad."

Even Veldora, the wild, untamed storm dragon—hesitated.

He wasn't afraid.

But he understood the difference.

Ivarage was not an opponent.

Ivarage was a calamity.

A force of nature given form.

And now, that force was here to destroy everything.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Ivarage roared.

The sound was not just noise.

It was a force.

Mountains disintegrated.

The ground fractured.

Entire forests ceased to exist.

A single wave of dark energy erupted from its maw—

The oceans parted.

Cities far beyond the battlefield crumbled from the shockwave alone.

The sun itself dimmed.

This was not power.

This was apocalypse incarnate.

Guy moved first.

"SPREAD OUT!" His voice thundered.

No one questioned him.

Milim barely had time to dodge before the sheer pressure forced her to move.

Leon's defensive barrier shattered before he even finished forming it. He barely teleported in time.

Luminous vanished into pure light.

Veldora countered with his own devastating breath attack—and was pushed back.

Even my lovers paused.

Not in fear.

But in realization.

This was not a battle anymore.

This was a battle against extinction.

Velzard: (calm, calculating) "…So, this is how Feldway decided to play it."

Testarossa: (grinning) "How reckless."

Ultima: (cracking her fingers) "He really thinks this thing can kill us?"

Carrera: (grinning wildly) "I wonder how long it'll last before I turn it into dust."

Even in the face of annihilation, they laughed.

And I smirked.

Ivarage moved.

Faster than anything that size should.

It charged—tearing through the battlefield, its claws ripping through space itself.

Velzard, Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera moved to intercept.

I watched as they vanished in streaks of speed, appearing before the World Destroyer Dragon.

Guy Crimson - The Unbreakable Calamity

Guy vanished in an instant, reappearing above Ivarage, his hands surging with scarlet energy.

"Hellflare Oblivion."

He threw his strongest destructive spell at point-blank range. A roaring vortex of annihilation, flames that could burn even the fabric of reality.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The explosion engulfed Ivarage, setting the sky ablaze in a storm of red and black fire. The heat alone melted the ground below.

But before anyone could react—

The fire… disappeared.

Ivarage walked through it.

Untouched.

Guy's eyes narrowed. "…Tch. That should've done something."

And then, in an instant—

Ivarage appeared in front of him.

A claw the size of a mountain swung toward Guy.

He barely had time to react. He crossed his arms, reinforcing his body with pure energy—

CRASH!

The impact sent him plummeting through the battlefield, tearing through mountains, carving a canyon through the land.

"Devour"

Rimuru reached out, trying to analyze Ivarage's structure. If he could break it down, even absorb it—

Nothing.

His skill failed.

Rimuru's eyes widened. "It's resisting my absorption?!"

And then, Ivarage's tail lashed out.

Faster than sound.

Rimuru barely managed to dodge, but the shockwave alone obliterated the land behind him.

He cursed. "That was too close."

If he hadn't moved in time…

"DRAGON NOVA!!"

Milim roared, gathering energy into an unimaginable sphere of power.

It shook the entire world, a radiance that could incinerate a god.

And she threw it.

The explosion tore apart the sky. The entire battlefield was swallowed in pure light.

For a moment, everything stopped.

And then—

Ivarage walked through it.

Milim's eyes widened. "No way…"

It didn't even flinch.

It opened its maw—

And a black energy sphere formed—

Then fired.

The blast swallowed Milim whole.

A moment later, she crashed into the ground, coughing up blood, her body smoking.

"It negated my attack…?!"

She wiped the blood from her lips. "Heh. Now I'm pissed."

Leon charged forward, his sword glowing with divine light.

"Holy Severance."

He slashed. A strike that could cut through dimensions—

CLANG!

His blade stopped.

Ivarage's scale blocked it.

Leon's face twisted. "Impossible."

And then—a tail struck him.

He flew miles away, crashing into the ruins of a city.

Luminous summoned an army of holy knights, launching a barrage of divine spears.

Thousands of holy weapons rained down like a storm—

And Ivarage didn't even dodge.

The weapons shattered against its hide.

Luminous stepped back. "Nothing is working?!"

Dragruel charged.

He met Ivarage head-on.

With a roar, he threw a punch that could shatter mountains.

BOOOOOM!

Ivarage didn't move.

Dragruel's fist stopped.

The giant's eyes widened. "...What?"

Then—Ivarage hit back.

A single swipe.

Dragruel was sent flying, crashing through entire continents.

Veldora laughed.

"A true dragon?! FINALLY!"

Lightning erupted from his body, the air around him crackling with power.

He rushed forward, clashing against Ivarage.

BOOOOOOOOM!

The impact created a crater the size of a country.

The Demon Lords fought.

They unleashed their strongest attacks.

But Ivarage did not stop.

It devoured everything in its path.

Even the strongest of them struggled.

For the first time—they faced something beyond comprehension.

And I watched.