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In a post-apocalyptic world where monstrous, magic-wielding beasts known as Arcanes threaten humanity, elite warriors called Drifters protect civilization using powerful magic, transformations, and unmatched battle skills. These warriors are trained at the Drifting Force Academy and are chosen to fight on the front lines against evolving Arcane threats and mysterious enemies from other dimensions.

Arcane drifters

Chapter 76: Soul of a Mortal, Will of a Hero

(Ultimate Battle Arc – Part 4 & 5 Combined)

Shen floats, broken… silent… drifting…

The heat of Zaniel's last attack scorched his bones. His body trembles. His blades have vanished. He's falling.

> Shen (weak): "...Is this where I end?"

A voice, not from the outside… but from within.

> ???: "You were never chosen. You were never born with fate. You… were just Shen."

In the core of his chest — a spark.

A small glowing orb, white and violet, begins to beat like a second heart. His breath returns. His vision clears. His pain… changes.

> Shen (soft): "I remember… who I really am."

Zaniel, preparing another divine strike, pauses. Something feels wrong.

> Zaniel: "...That energy. What is that?"

Suddenly, the battlefield twists. The sky swirls like water. The void around Shen becomes bright, unstable — alive.

Shen's body glows pure white, his hair wild and floating. Violet eyes, crackling with emotion, open wide — not with anger, but a smile.

A creepy, joyful grin spreads across his face. His laughter echoes — a surreal, playful laugh.

> Shen (smirking): "Zaniel… thanks for waiting. I'm ready now."

⚡ PURE IDENTITY FORM: SHEN KARGURO

Skin glowing with white and violet aura

Cartoon-like movement: bouncy, flexible, reality-warping

Eyes wide, emotional, full of life and fire

His voice carries laughter, grief, joy, and power — all at once

Gravity bends around him; magic laughs with him

> Kenya (watching, stunned): "That's… Shen?"

> Ruke: "It's like he turned into emotion itself."

> Eliz (tears in eyes): "He finally let himself be free…"

The Creepy Smile vs. Divine Judgment

Zaniel hurls his attack: Judgment Fall – Final Stage, enough to destroy an entire system.

Shen? He laughs, grabs the attack with one hand, and crushes it into a marble.

> Shen: "Oooo! Shiny. Can I keep it?"

He tosses it behind him — and it explodes harmlessly.

Zaniel finally blinks. His hands tremble. Shen skips forward like a child — grinning wide.

> Zaniel (whispering): "This… isn't mortal…"

> Shen (tilting head): "Wrong again. I'm not a god. I'm not a hero."

> Shen: "I'm just… Shen. The real one."

With a snap, Shen makes floating stones dance like jelly. Flames bend like ribbons. Even Zaniel's divine aura starts warping.

> Zaniel (shaking): "Reality's breaking around you… and you're smiling?"

> Shen (grinning): "Finally. I'm fighting like me."

SOUL OF MORTAL NEVER DIE