Ascension of the Tyrant
BOOOOOOOM!
The golden spear collided with Leonhardt's blade—
A shockwave erupted, splitting the heavens apart.
The battlefield shook violently, divine soldiers thrown aside like ragdolls.
Celestia, standing on the fortress walls, licked her lips.
"Ahh~ Such overwhelming power~"
Evelyn, watching from the side, clenched her chest.
Leonhardt stood unscathed amidst the dust, his crimson eyes gleaming with dominance.
"That all you got, Goddess?"
Elysia's expression was grim. "You… monster…"
Her wings flickered—cracks formed across her divine body.
The backlash from Divine Judgment was too great.
Leonhardt smirked. "You're breaking."
"Silence!" Elysia hurled another attack—
But Leonhardt disappeared.
"Too slow."
CRACK!
His fist sank into her stomach.
Elysia coughed golden blood. Her divine aura flickered.
Leonhardt grabbed her face.
"Kneel."
BOOM!
He slammed her into the ground.
Celestia's laughter echoed through the battlefield.
"Ahahahaha~!! The Goddess is kneeling before my husband~!"
The divine army froze in horror.
Elysia—their supreme ruler—was on her knees, trembling.
Leonhardt pressed his foot against her head.
"How does it feel, Goddess?"
Elysia panted. "T-This… this is not… possible…"
Her celestial halo dimmed.
Leonhardt's smirk widened. "You were never a god. Just another insect waiting to be crushed."
He raised his sword.
The divine army screamed.
"PROTECT THE GODDESS—!!"
But Celestia moved first.
Her chains snapped forward, piercing the hearts of the divine warriors.
SHIIING!
Blood rained upon the battlefield.
Evelyn watched, heart pounding.
This was true dominance.
Elysia's vision blurred.
She saw her people falling.
Her world crumbling.
And Leonhardt's blade descending.
"NOOOOOOO—!!"
SLASH!
A golden head rolled across the battlefield.
The Goddess…
Was dead.
The battlefield was silent.
Not a single warrior dared to move.
Elysia's severed head lay upon the golden soil, her once-radiant divine eyes now lifeless.
Leonhardt stood tall, his bloodstained blade resting on his shoulder.
"The Goddess is dead." His voice echoed across the ruined land.
The divine army froze in terror.
Celestia, standing beside him, let out a satisfied sigh.
"Mmm~ What a beautiful sight~ The fall of the so-called supreme being~"
She turned towards Leonhardt, her violet eyes gleaming. "Darling, what shall we do with the remnants?"
Leonhardt's gaze swept across the trembling divine warriors.
Some had already dropped their weapons.
Some fell to their knees, praying desperately.
Others simply stood paralyzed with fear.
Evelyn stepped forward, her heart pounding.
She had witnessed many battles.
But never had she seen a god fall like this.
Never had she seen an entire army lose the will to fight in an instant.
And the one responsible—her husband, Leonhardt Valtara.
Leonhardt wiped the blood from his blade.
"Listen well."
His voice was calm, yet it carried absolute authority.
"Your Goddess is dead. Your divine kingdom is no more."
A wave of despair spread through the divine soldiers.
"You have two choices."
Leonhardt raised a single finger.
"One—Submit. Swear loyalty to the Valtara Empire and serve me as your new ruler."
He raised a second finger.
"Two—Die."
Silence.
No one spoke.
No one even breathed.
Celestia giggled. "Ohoho~ I wonder which they'll choose?"
Leonhardt waited.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Then—
A single warrior stepped forward.
He dropped to one knee.
"I… I swear loyalty… to the Valtara Empire…"
The dam broke.
One after another, the divine warriors knelt before Leonhardt.
"We swear loyalty!!"
"The Goddess is dead! We acknowledge the new ruler!!"
"Long live Emperor Leonhardt!!"
Evelyn held her breath.
This…
This was true conquest.
Celestia leaned into Leonhardt's embrace.
"Fufufu~ And just like that, an entire divine army bends the knee~"
Leonhardt chuckled. "Of course."
He looked down at the divine kingdom's ruins.
A new throne awaited him.
A throne above gods.