Choosing this Path

"Lehfilma!" Noah shouted in his mind, trying to communicate with the spirit that resided in Vianemur. But only silence answered. For the first time, he was truly alone.

Meanwhile, Alnaturyu raised his hand high into the air. The Venuszirad crystals that had been in Noah's grasp began to vibrate violently, trying to break free.

"Return to me!" Alnaturyu screamed. "Return to your creator!"

One by one, the crystals fell from Noah's hand, floating towards Alnaturyu. Noah could feel his strength diminishing drastically as the crystals were released.

"Lera," Noah said softly, his eyes never leaving Alnaturyu's increasingly terrifying figure. "Step back now."

"Don't be violent, brother—"

"STEP BACK!" Noah shouted, his voice full of urgency that Lera had never heard before. "Get as far away from here as possible."

Lera could see the change in her brother's eyes. There was something dark, something final in his gaze.

 “Don’t…”

With a heavy heart, Lera began to step back. She knew what Noah was about to do — something she couldn’t stop.

“There’s no one left to stop you,” Noah told Alnaturyu, his voice calm but cold. “This is between the two of us.”

“Oh?” Alnaturyu smiled cruelly. “Finally daring to face me alone?”

“No,” Noah shook his head. “I finally understand what I must do.”

In an instant, Noah summoned all the true power within him. Noah threw Vianemur’s sword away, no longer needing it.

“You’re so arrogant Noah —” Alnaturyu stopped, sensing the drastic change in energy around them.

The air around Noah vibrated with a different energy — pure, raw, and very ancient. This was no longer the power of Venuszirad or Vianemur. This was something much deeper, something that had been hidden within him all this time.

“What is this?” Alnaturyu narrowed his eyes, sensing the change in his opponent. "This energy..."

Noah raised his head, and his eyes now shone with pure golden light. The aura around him transformed into a whirlpool of golden white energy that shook the entire reality of the world.

"You are not the only one chosen by fate, Alnaturyu," Noah's voice echoed with an authority that had never been heard before. "I am the second Main God candidate."

"Let this battle begin, forget everything there is only us in the fight!"

Noah stepped forward, each step leaving destruction in the hellish land. "Why do you think I can use Venuszirad perfectly? Why do you think I can achieve a balance that even the gods find difficult to achieve?"

"SHUT UP!" Alnaturyu charged at a speed that cut through the air, his black scythe [Initroa] swinging down to cleave Noah in two.

But Noah caught the scythe with his bare hands. Blood flowed from his palms, but he did not flinch. "Why? You are not serious about facing me Alnaturyu!"

"You!" Alnaturyu unleashed a wave of destructive energy from all of his eye magic, [Apocalypse: Ajberiyu] transformed into [Apocalypse: Alep] the ultimate magic eye that could destroy the reality of the world and destroy the essence of the Gods.

The blast of reddish black energy hit Noah squarely, creating a giant crater in the ground of Ifthur Eidifnator. But from the billowing smoke, Noah stepped out unharmed.

"How...?" Alnaturyu took a step back.

"Let's finish this," Noah took an ancient fighting stance, a posture that had not been seen in the universe for thousands of years. "In the true way of the gods."

They moved simultaneously - two entities of equal power but different essences. Noah's fist met Alnaturyu's kick, creating a shockwave that destroyed everything around them.

 "Difto En Ziah!" Noah grabbed Alnaturyu's arm, binding his body with chains - the incredible heat of the chains made the lands unable to withstand the heat.

Alnaturyu retaliated, his armor of destruction glowing with hellish energy.

They grappled in a battle beyond magical comprehension. Each slam created rifts in the dimensions. Each grip shook the very foundations of reality. Both used fighting techniques that had been lost since the beginning of creation.

Noah slammed Alnaturyu to the ground, but the goddess retaliated with a kick that sent Noah flying into the air. They grabbed, slammed, and fought in a cosmic wrestling match that threatened the very existence of Ifthur Eidifnator.

As the battle reached its climax, Noah realized one thing - he could not completely destroy Alnaturyu. As fellow candidates for the Supreme Gods, their existences were tied together in a cosmic balance that could not be broken so easily.

"You cannot kill me, Noah!" Alnaturyu laughed amidst their fight. "We are two sides of the same coin!"

"I have no intention of killing you," Noah replied calmly, his hands beginning to form ancient seals. "But I can share your essence."

Alnaturyu's eyes widened as he realized what Noah was about to do. "That will not happen!" Alnaturyu stepped away from Noah.

"[Ancient Art: The Dilsdonr]!"

 As fast as lightning, Noah slammed his palm into Alnaturyu's chest. Reddish and purplish light erupted from the point of contact, spreading like cracks in glass.

Alnaturyu screamed - not a scream of pain, but a scream of transformation. His body began to split into two separate energy entities. The first, the pure energy of the Gods, was confined within the seal Noah had made. The second, the dark energy of destruction, floated freely in the air.

"What did you do to me?" the sealed Alnaturyu growled.

"Splitting your essence of destruction recreated Venuszirad," Noah replied, sweat pouring down his face as the technique drained nearly all of his strength.

Noah reached out, and Alnaturyu's energy of destruction resonated. In an instant, it condensed, forming a new sword - a physical manifestation of Alnaturyu's destructive power.

The sealed Alnaturyu stared in disbelief - closing his eyes and becoming a giant, reddish Castle.

"This is true balance," Noah said, grasping the new sword formed from Alnaturyu's pure essence. “Destruction will remain, but under control. And the power of the Gods will live on in new forms, helping to maintain the balance.”

Lera, watching from afar, could feel the change in the air. The battle was over, but this was not the end – it was the beginning of a new era. An era where the forces of destruction were no longer at odds, but coexisted in a fragile yet beautiful balance.

Noah stared at the sword in his hand, feeling the familiar yet different energy. This was no longer the Venuszirad he once knew, but something purer – a symbol of transformation and hope.

Noah gripped his new sword tightly, feeling the flow of destructive energy now controlled in his grasp. His eyes turned to the towering red Castle – the incarnation of the sealed Alnaturyu.

“This place cannot hold you forever,” Noah whispered, his hands raised in the air. “You need a special dimension.”

Golden energy began to flow from Noah’s body, forming intricate circles in the air. Ancient symbols appeared, creating patterns not seen since the time of the first gods.

“[Divine Art: Dimension Weaving - Enesberno]!”

 The air around them began to vibrate violently. Reality seemed to be pulled and folded, creating a distortion that made even Lera, far away, feel dizzy.

“What are you doing?” Alnaturyu’s voice echoed from within the Castle.

“Creating your new home,” Noah replied, his hands moving in complex patterns. “A dimension that will be both your prison and your sanctuary.”

The layers of reality began to peel away, revealing a dimensional void – the empty space between worlds. Within that void, Noah began to weave a new reality.

“Enesberno,” Noah pronounced the dimension’s name with deep meaning. “A place where time flows in reverse, where destruction is creation, and where eternity has a different meaning.”

The reddish Castle began to rise, pulled by the dimensional gravity Noah had created. The walls of a new reality began to take shape – a purple sky with three ever-full moons, a land that shone like crystal, and forests made of pure light.

“You can’t keep me locked up forever!” Alnaturyu screamed, but his voice began to fade as the Castle was pulled into the new dimension.

“No,” Noah admitted. “But I can give you time to contemplate the true meaning of power and balance. In Enesberno, you will see how destruction and creation are inseparable.”

With a final movement, Noah closed the dimensional seal. Castle Alnaturyu was now entirely within Enesberno – the dimension that would be his home and prison for a very long time. Alnaturyu fell asleep.

“It is done,” Noah whispered, lowering his hand.

Above them, through the slowly closing dimensional rift, they could glimpse the sight of Enesberno – the world Noah had created especially for Alnaturyu. A paradoxical dimension, where destruction and creation danced in eternal harmony.

“Is this really the end?” Lera asked quietly.

Noah shook his head. “Nothing is ever truly over, Lera. This is just part of a greater cycle.” He stared at his new, pitch-black sword. “And we still have so much to do.”

Slowly, the dimensional rift closed completely, leaving behind a sky that had returned to normal. But both Noah and Lera know that, somewhere amidst the folds of reality, Enesberno continues to spin in its unique cycle – maintaining the balance they have fought so hard for.