Rei gasped, his eyes snapping open.
The battlefield remained the same—but his body…
Was stronger.
His wounds were gone. His power—overflowing.
But more than that—he had inherited something new.
The power of Death and Life itself.
He clenched his fists, feeling the divine energy coursing through him.
He looked up—Eterna was watching.
The entity's voice was quieter this time. "You… returned?"
Rei grinned.
"Yeah. And this time, I'm not just a warrior."
Golden and black flames erupted around him.
"I am the bridge between life and death."
"And I am here to end you."
The heavens trembled.
Rei stood tall, golden and black flames crackling around him. He was no longer just a warrior.
He was the bridge between life and death.
Eterna's shifting form loomed before him, its very existence warping reality.
"You defy me again, mortal?"
Rei cracked his knuckles. "No. I'm here to end you."
With a single step—he vanished.
BOOM!
A shockwave shattered the sky as Rei's fist slammed into Eterna's core. The entity rippled, its form distorting.
But then—
"Futile."
Eterna's body was reconstructed instantly.
A spear of void-black energy shot toward Rei.
SLASH!
Blood splattered. Rei's arm burned as the attack grazed him. But he didn't stop.
"You think you can keep coming back?" Rei smirked. "Good. Because so can I."
Rei clenched his fist—his Power Granteractivated.
The abilities of all Sovereigns and Heavenly Kings flowed through him.
Absolute Time. Absolute Reality. Absolute Perception. Absolute Perfection.
And now—the power of Death and Life.
His body flickered—time stopped.
Eterna's attack froze in mid-air.
Rei stepped through reality itself, reappearing behind Eterna in an instant.
"DIE!"
He plunged his hand into Eterna's core.
The entity screamed.
For the first time—it felt pain.
Rei's golden and black energy surged, tearing through Eterna's very existence.
But then—
Something… changed.
The world fractured.
The sky cracked like glass.
Rei's eyes widened. "What the—?"
Eterna's voice was no longer distant.
It was everywhere.
"I see now."
Eterna's form collapsed inward, folding into itself.
Then—it reformed.
And this time—
It had a face.
A single, expressionless mask of pure white and black.
"I am not just Eterna."
"I am the White and Black Entity."