LOGINChapter 206The Ones Who ReturnedThe universe went silent.Then—THUMP.A heartbeat echoed through every world.THUMP.Another.Across creation, stars stopped moving.Dead worlds began glowing.Ancient ruins shook.And in places where nothing had lived for billions of years—people opened their eyes.They had returned.---Auren stood in the center of the white void.Eight symbols floated behind him.Zero stared at him.“Auren…”Auren didn't respond.His eyes remained white.Then a voice came from behind Zero.“Where am I?”Zero turned.His face went pale.“Selene?”Selene stood there.Alive.Confused.She looked at Auren.“Auren?”Auren's expression finally changed.“Selene…”He rushed toward her.She caught him in a hug.For the first time since the Eighth Force awakened—Auren smiled.“You're alive.”Selene looked confused.“Of course I am.”Auren held her tighter.“I thought I lost you.”Selene pulled away slightly.“You did.”Auren froze.“What?”Selene looked around.“I remembe
Chapter 205The Last ChoiceThe white light disappeared.Silence returned.Auren stood alone on the endless ocean.His Crown was gone.His seven forces were gone.Only the white symbol remained inside his Heart.Zero slowly pushed himself off the ground.“Auren…”Auren didn't move.Zero stepped closer.“Auren, look at me.”Auren raised his head.His eyes were still completely white.Zero stopped.Something about Auren felt different.Not evil.Not angry.Just—empty.Kael suddenly emerged from the ocean.He fell to one knee.“Auren…”Auren looked at him.“Where is my mother?”Kael froze.Zero looked between them.Kael slowly stood.“She died before you were born.”Auren shook his head.“No.”The ocean began trembling.“The Eighth Force showed me something.”Kael's expression changed.“What did it show you?”Auren pointed toward the horizon.“She wasn't killed.”Kael said nothing.Auren's voice became colder.“She was erased.”The ocean split open.A massive memory appeared above them.
Chapter 204The One Who Activated ItKael stood at the edge of the white ocean.Auren stared at him.“You already activated the Eighth Force?”Kael didn't answer.Zero stepped forward.“Kael.”Kael looked at him.“I wasn't supposed to survive it.”Auren's expression changed.“What happened?”Kael looked down at his hands.“They called it Love.”His fingers trembled.“But they were wrong.”The white ocean began to ripple.Kael continued.“The Eighth Force doesn't create love.”He looked directly at Auren.“It reveals what you're willing to do because of it.”Auren clenched his fist.“And what did you do?”Kael's eyes became empty.“I chose someone.”Silence.“Who?”Kael looked behind him.At the thing that had opened its eyes.Auren turned.A gigantic figure stood beyond the ocean.Its body was made of shattered stars.Its face—was Kael's.Zero stepped backward.“That isn't Kael.”Kael shook his head.“No.”The creature spoke.“I am.”BOOM!The ocean split apart.Auren's Crown ignited
Chapter 203The Force of Loss“LOSS.”The word shook the space between realities.Auren fell to one knee.His Heart was burning.Zero grabbed his shoulder.“Auren!”Auren couldn't answer.The seven symbols on his Crown flickered violently.One by one—they began disappearing.Zero's eyes widened.“Your forces!”Auren looked up.“I can feel them.”The first symbol vanished.Then the second.Then the third.Future Auren laughed.“Yes…”His black eyes widened.“Now you understand.”Auren struggled to stand.“What?”Future Auren pointed toward the enormous eye beneath the ocean.“Love gives you something to protect.”The fourth symbol disappeared.“Loss…”The fifth symbol vanished.“…takes it away.”The sixth.The seventh.Gone.Auren's Crown became completely black.Zero stepped in front of him.“Don't listen to him.”Future Auren smiled.“You can't protect him forever.”Zero's expression hardened.“I don't need forever.”He raised his hand.“I only need now.”Light exploded from Zero's
Chapter 202 The Future That Loved Too MuchThe white ocean turned completely black.Auren stood motionless.His future self slowly walked toward him.Black Crown.Seven glowing symbols.And the eighth symbol—still incomplete.Zero stepped forward.“Stay away from him.”Future Auren smiled.“You still protect him.”Zero's eyes narrowed.“Someone has to.”Future Auren looked at Auren.“You don't understand, do you?”Auren raised his hand.His seven forces erupted around his body.“Then explain.”Future Auren stopped.“I already did.”He pointed toward the black ocean.“I loved everyone.”The ocean suddenly rose behind him.“And because I loved them…”The water formed countless faces.Kael.Elya.Selene.The First Father.The Creator.Everyone Auren had ever known.“…I refused to let anyone disappear.”Auren's eyes widened.“You brought them back?”Future Auren shook his head.“No.”He smiled.“I made sure they could never leave.”Zero froze.“That isn't love.”Future Auren looked at h
Chapter 201The Eighth ForceThe word echoed through reality.Love.Auren and Zero stood frozen.The symbol between their joined hands continued glowing.Elya stared at it.“So that's the Eighth Force?”The First Father slowly shook his head.“No.”Auren looked at him.“You just heard it.”“I heard the name.”He looked toward the symbol.“But I don't think we understand what it is.”Kael stepped forward.“Then let's find out.”The moment Kael touched the symbol—BOOM!A wave of energy exploded outward.Kael was thrown backward.Auren caught him.“Kael!”Kael slowly opened his eyes.“I saw something.”“What?”Kael looked at Zero.Then Auren.“A world where you two never separated.”Zero's expression changed.“What happened?”Kael swallowed.“You became unstoppable.”Auren frowned.“That's not necessarily bad.”Kael shook his head.“No.”His voice became serious.“You didn't save the universe.”Auren froze.“You replaced it.”Silence.Elya looked at the symbol.“So the Eighth Force can







