Mri's power surged.
His body moved faster than ever before.
One strike.
CRACK.
Another.
BOOM.
Dorian stumbled.
> "Jasmine! NOW!"
Jasmine launched her final attack.
A direct hit to Dorian's weakened chest.
His body froze.
> "This… isn't… possible…"
Then—he collapsed.
And the war was over.
The End of an Era
Dorian was gone.
Jibran lay dying.
Luwanto knelt beside him, his voice shaking. "I'm sorry… this is my fault."
Jibran smiled weakly. "Nah… we won."
Then—his eyes closed.
Silence.
Grief hung heavy in the air.
Mri looked at the ruins around them.
So much had been lost.
But the world was safe.
For now.
The Return to Arunachal Pradesh Academy
The battle was over. The war against the Blood Root Syndicate had ended in victory—but at a heavy cost.
As the Seven Sisters Academies' S-Rank students gathered at Arunachal Pradesh Academy for the final ceremony, a quiet tension filled the air.
> They had fought. They had bled. They had lost.
Mri, Jasmine, Ayang, and Tanuja stood together, looking at the empty space where Shahid should have been.
The scars of war weren't just on their bodies. They were in their hearts.
The Final Ceremony
The grand hall of Arunachal Pradesh Academy was filled with students, professors, and academy heads from all Seven Sisters' institutions.
Professor Dhruv, head of the Arunachal Pradesh Academy, stood at the podium.
He looked over the crowd—his usual stern expression softened.
> "This year's Academic Annual Event was unlike any other."
> "Our students did not just face challenges… they faced the greatest crisis our academies have ever seen."
Mri clenched his fists. He could still hear Jibran's last words.
Jasmine whispered, "They should be here."
Ayang nodded solemnly. "Shahid, Jibran,… they fought alongside us till the end."
Tanuja wiped her eyes but stood tall.
Professor Dhruv's voice carried through the hall.
> "This year's winning team displayed not only skill and strength but also unity, intelligence, and unmatched courage in the face of true terror."
He took a deep breath.
> "The champions of the Seven Sisters' Academic Annual Event are…
> JENGRAIMUKH ACADEMY!"
A Victory in Grief
The hall erupted into cheers.
Students clapped, professors nodded in approval, and their fellow warriors from other academies smiled in respect.
But Mri and the others didn't move.
Because this victory… felt hollow.
> Shahid should have been here, smiling with them.
> Jibran should have been cracking a joke.
Jasmine took a deep breath and stepped forward. She raised the trophy high—but her hands shook.
> "This win… isn't just ours."
> "It belongs to those who fought and never returned."
A solemn hush fell over the hall.
Then—a slow, powerful applause began.
Not just for the winners.
For the fallen.
A New Beginning
As the ceremony ended, the students slowly left the hall.
Mri stood at the back, staring at the sunset outside the academy.
A voice broke the silence.
> "You did well, Mri."
It was Headmaster Dhruv.
Mri turned. "Did we?"
Dhruv studied him. "War never feels like a victory."
Mri exhaled. "What now?"
Dhruv placed a firm hand on his shoulder.
> "Now, you move forward."
> "Because the world isn't done with you yet."