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Chapter 38 - Chapter 38: Twelve Against One

[System Alert: Divine Killers Engaged – Classification: Immortal Weapons]

Objective: Survive. Kill one or more to gain Divine Anomaly Status.

Bonus: Unlock "True Flame Core."

The Temple Courtyard — Nightfall

They fell from the sky in silence.

Twelve cloaked figures, each radiating a different aura — shadow, ice, storm, void, and more.

None spoke.

They didn't need to.

Their purpose was written in stars and blood.

Kill the girl who dared steal a god's throne.

Selene Stood Alone

Her people watched from the temple walls.

No orders.

No backup.

Just her.

She stepped forward, fire trailing in her wake.

"Twelve gods sent you," she said. "Tell them they should've come themselves."

The first assassin struck.

Time bent.

Selene didn't move.

The Battle

Flame against shadow. Ice against solar fire. Divine speed against sovereign instinct.

She was hit — hard.

Knocked down.

Bleeding.

But she rose.

Over. And over.

Until her blood shimmered gold.

[Flame Core Awakening — 47%… 62%… 91%…]

Kaelion Watching

He stood at the gates — fists clenched.

"I should go to her," he growled.

"No," said one of his men. "You can't. She's becoming something that doesn't need protection."

Kaelion's voice dropped to a whisper.

"But I love her anyway."

Lucien in the Shadows

He watched the blood. The fire. The divine power cracking.

His smile twisted into something darker.

"She's about to break the sky again."

Final Scene

Selene's voice echoed through the smoke.

"I didn't want this war."

"But now I want every god who raised a blade… to fall."

She threw her hands wide—

And fire exploded in every direction.

Not flame.

Sunlight.

Twelve divine killers screamed.

And one by one—

They burned.

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