The Grand Duke's Son Is A Heretic

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Kael had defeated them, and the battlefield fell into a strange silence after the brutal clash, but even in that silence, nothing felt finished or settled.

Because killing a god was never the same as erasing them, and their existence was still tied to the world while their divinity could slowly return unless it was completely ground down into nothing.

Kael understood this clearly, and there was no confusion left in his mind.

With his dimensional slash, he could cut their power and cripple them, but to truly end them, he would have to hunt them down and destroy every trace of their existence until nothing remained.

He stepped forward, ready to hunt.

But just as he moved, a disturbance spread across the battlefield.

BOOOOM!

A loud and deep voice shook space itself, and the entire universe trembled as if something heavy had pressed against its boundaries.

Kael paused slightly, and at that moment thousands of gazes turned upward.

The sky changed.

Darkness gathered, but it was not empty because it was filled with something unsettling.

Eyes.

Countless eyes opened across space, and each one stared down with hunger and intent that did not belong to this world, and their presence felt strange, ancient, and wrong.

"Kekek… the pillar had collapsed."

"The outer barrier had awakened."

"Our chance to devour has come."

"It's time… finally it's time… let's step up."

"Hahaha… our time has finally come…"

The voices overlapped, and their tone carried madness as space itself started to thin while those eyes pressed closer as if trying to break in.

Reality trembled under the pressure.

But before they could invade a powerful force erupted.

Crimson intent spread outward, and the power of slaughter rose sharply while shaking everything around.

Kael stepped forward, and the moment he did, the sky reacted as those countless eyes trembled.

"Want to come in," Kael said slowly, and his voice carried a cold tone.

"What the fuck do you think this is?"

"Is it your own home?"

BOOOOOOM!

His power surged, and he swung his blade as the strike cut across the sky and reached those eyes.

The result was instant.

The eyes burst one after another, and their presence shattered as if they could not hold together under that strike.

The encroachment stopped for now.

Kael lowered his blade slightly, and then he looked at the others.

"Keep everything at bay," he said firmly. "I will finish this."

Helios stepped forward, and his golden aura spread outward.

"We will hold the space. Do not worry about this," he said.

Agros let out a low roar as his large form stretched across the sky.

"No one will pass," he added.

Moradin struck his hammer lightly, and energy spread to stabilize the surroundings.

"We will keep this steady. Just end it."

"I will come too," Steampunk said, and his mechanical arm adjusted as he stepped forward.

Nina moved closer, and flames flickered around her.

"I am coming with you," she said.

Asana stepped forward, and frost formed around her.

"We will go together."

Christina also stepped forward slightly.

"You may need help."

Kael shook his head.

"No. Stay here and handle this," he said, and his tone left no room for argument.

"This ends now."

They did not argue further.

Kael and Steampunk moved.

They crossed the sky quickly and passed through layers of space, and soon they reached the sanctuary, which was covered by a thick layer of divine protection that pulsed steadily.

Steampunk stepped forward, and his mechanical arm expanded while gathering force.

He struck.

BOOOOM!

The impact shook the barrier, but it did not break, and the divine layer remained intact.

Steampunk frowned slightly.

"It's too sturdy."

Kael stepped forward without speaking.He raised his sword and then he swung.

The blade cut through the barrier cleanly, and the divine layer split apart as cracks spread instantly before it shattered completely.

BOOOOOOM!

The sanctuary was exposed.

Behind it stood an army.

Millions of angels filled the space, and their wings spread wide while light surged from them as they rushed forward.

And at the front stood Edwina and Eric.

"Why don't you just die,"Edwina shouted, and anger filled her voice.

"In your dreams!"Kael snorted.

"Leonard, it's not over!" Edwina roared.

"Fuck off," Kael said, and he swung his blade again.

The slash moved forward and reached her instantly.

Edwina raised a divine barrier, but it shattered at once, and the strike cut through her body and broke her apart completely.

Her form collapsed into pieces.Her soul tried to escape.

But Kael moved faster.He grabbed it firmly.

Her soul struggled, and her voice came out filled with anger.

"You acted quite well and betrayed me."

Kael looked at it without emotion.

"Sincr you chose this," he said quietly. "Now pay for it… for eternity."

He crushed her soul without hesitation.

At the same time, Steampunk moved toward Eric.

Without divine power, Eric could not resist.

One strike.

BOOOOM!

He was smashed into dust.

The angel army rushed forward to stop them, but to Kael, they did not matter.

He moved forward.

And everything ended quickly.

His blade moved again and again, and each strike erased dozens and hundreds of angels as slaughter and devour worked together.

There was no resistance.

The path cleared as he moved, and the angels kept falling without being able to slow him down.

Steampunk followed behind, and his machines crushed what remained.

Within moments, they reached the core.

The temple.

Kael stepped inside.

And then he stopped.

His body stiffened slightly as his eyes focused ahead.

"The fuck?" he muttered.

"Where are my prey?"

Kael stepped deeper into the Divine Sanctuary, and the moment he crossed into its inner layers, the atmosphere changed completely as the place no longer felt like a battlefield but like a sacred domain that had existed for countless ages.

The space was vast and silent, and structures formed from pure divinity stood around them while glowing faintly with soft light, and pillars of energy rose from the ground and extended into nothingness while streams of faith flowed like rivers across the air.

Everything looked stable on the surface, but cracks were present everywhere, and the once perfect structure now showed signs of collapse as fractures spread across the domain.

Steampunk moved alongside Kael, and his mechanical systems scanned the surroundings while faint ticking sounds echoed from his body.

"They escaped," he said quietly.

Kael did not reply, and his gaze moved across the sanctuary as his expression grew darker.

They searched.

Step by step.

Layer by layer.

Time passed without result until,Kael stopped.

"There…" he said, and his voice lowered.

A small crack existed within space itself, and it was barely visible, but near it floated faint traces of power.

Kael stepped closer, and his eyes narrowed.

Divinity.

The leftover essence of Light and Darkness lingered there, weak but still present, as if it had been torn away during their escape.

The moment Kael saw it, something inside him snapped.