The Fusion Destiny Revealed

The weight of the revelation settled over the group like a suffocating blanket. Jin Ho sat heavily in his chair, processing the magnitude of the deception.

"So what happens now?" he asked quietly. "If Eum Mugeuk truly carries the corrupted fourth fragment, and the automatic reunion is approaching..."

Blood Flower consulted the ancient text again. "According to this, the reunion process is inevitable once three fragments are in close proximity. The primordial resonance will continue to intensify until the fourth fragment is irresistibly drawn to the others."

Seol Hwa-rin's face had gone pale. "And when that happens?"

"All four fragments will be forcibly integrated into a single consciousness," Blood Flower explained. "The host body—in this case, Jin Ho—becomes the primary vessel, while the other fragment carriers..."

"What happens to the other carriers?" Jin Ho demanded.

Blood Heaven Great Emperor's voice carried deep sorrow: 『The fragments will be drawn out of their current hosts and absorbed into the primary vessel. It's not a choice—it's a fundamental force of the universe』

Jin Ho looked at Seol Hwa-rin with growing horror. "You mean..."

"When the reunion happens, the Ice Soul Demon Emperor fragment will be automatically pulled out of me and absorbed into you," she said calmly, though her hands trembled slightly. "I'll lose my power, and possibly..."

"No!" Jin Ho stood up abruptly. "There has to be another way!"

Thunder Lightning King's voice was gentle but firm: 『Jin Ho, this is the way the Supreme Demon God was designed to function. We are fragments of a single being, and that being wants to be whole again』

"But what about your individual personalities? What about Seol Hwa-rin?"

Blood Heaven Great Emperor answered: 『Our personalities will merge with yours, creating a balanced consciousness. As for the girl... the ancient texts aren't clear about what happens to previous hosts』

Seol Hwa-rin stood up, her expression resolved. "Then we'll face that when it comes. Right now, the priority is preventing the Void Overlord from corrupting the reunion process."

"You're being too calm about this," Jin Ho said, his voice filled with anguish. "You could lose everything—your power, your identity, maybe even your life."

She smiled sadly. "Jin Ho, I've spent my entire life pursuing power for its own sake. If losing that power means saving existence itself... perhaps it's time I learned what true strength really means."

Blood Flower cleared her throat. "There's something else in the text that might be relevant. It mentions that the reunion process can be... influenced by the emotional state and moral character of the primary vessel."

"Influenced how?" Jin Ho asked.

"If the primary vessel maintains strong emotional bonds and moral convictions during the fusion, those qualities become dominant in the merged consciousness. The Supreme Demon God that emerges won't be the same as the original—it will be shaped by who you are, Jin Ho."

Thunder Lightning King's voice carried sudden hope: 『So if we can maintain our individual connections to you during the fusion...』

Blood Heaven Great Emperor continued: 『We might be able to preserve our personalities within the merged consciousness, rather than simply being absorbed』

"And if the void corruption is purged from the fourth fragment before the reunion?" Seol Hwa-rin asked.

Blood Flower checked the text. "Then the reunion would proceed as originally intended—creating a balanced Supreme Demon God capable of standing against the other Primordial Entities."

Jin Ho felt the weight of cosmic destiny settling on his shoulders. "So our path is clear. We need to purify the dimensional corruptions, save the innocent beings trapped in them, confront Eum Mugeuk to free the fourth fragment from void influence, and then..."

"And then we accept the inevitable reunion, while doing everything possible to maintain our individual identities within the merged consciousness," Seol Hwa-rin finished.

The Blood Guard who had been listening to the entire exchange stepped forward. "Boss, there's one more thing. We've received distress signals from survivors in all three corrupted dimensions. They're asking for help."

Jin Ho's eyes blazed with determination. "Then that's where we start. We save everyone we can, purify the corruptions, and prepare for the confrontation that will determine the fate of existence itself."

Blood Heaven Great Emperor's voice carried proud approval: 『Now you're thinking like a true leader. The reunion may be inevitable, but we'll face it on our terms』

Thunder Lightning King added: 『And when we do merge, we'll make sure the resulting consciousness remembers why existence is worth protecting』

Seol Hwa-rin nodded. "Then let's begin. The corrupted dimensions won't save themselves."

As they prepared to leave, Jin Ho couldn't shake the feeling that they were stepping into a conflict that would either save the universe or doom it to eternal emptiness. The friend who had shaped his life had become his greatest enemy, and the power he had sought for personal growth would now determine the fate of all existence.

The final battle was approaching, and there would be no turning back.