The world was burning.
Heaven's gates shattered like glass. Demonic towers crumbled into ash. At the center of it all stood two figures—one wreathed in divine radiance, the other cloaked in endless shadow.
The Hero of Light raised his blade, eyes filled with sorrow.
The Demon God smirked, blood running down her lips.
> "We end this together," the Hero whispered.
> "We always do," she replied.
And then—silence.
Their final clash tore the skies apart. Light and darkness swallowed each other, until nothing remained but a single, pulsing sphere of crimson-gold.
When the dust settled, the world cheered.
The war was over.
But victory is rarely pure.
From the ruined battlefield, a child's cry pierced the silence. Hidden in the arms of a dying priestess, a newborn opened his eyes—eyes that shimmered with both holy gold and infernal red.
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Elsewhere, far from the eyes of gods and men, an ancient system activated.
> [Rebirth Protocol Initiated…]
[Synchronizing Hero-Class Memory Shards…]
[Merging Demon Core…]
[Error: Identity Overlap Detected]
[New Identity Assigned: ???]
[Welcome Back.]
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That child grew in shadows—abandoned, mocked, and broken. Until one day, beaten near death in a cold alley, the voices awakened.
> "I was a god of light."
"I was the queen of ruin."
"And now… we are you."
The boy smiled for the first time.
And the world would never be the same.
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Would you like to tweak this further? Or shall we slot it in as the official Chapter 0?