The tunnel’s air hung heavy, ancient runes thrumming a mournful tune only Rage could perceive. Before them loomed a titanic stone door, its serpentine seal pulsing gold.
“Klaatu barada nikto,” Rage muttered, slapping his palm against the glyph. Silence. “Dramatic entrances hate me,” he groaned.
seal.animation = "unlock 1s forward"; /* @keyframes go brrr */
The seal shattered. The door groaned open, revealing a cavern where magma rivers coiled around a dragon the size of a mountain. Its scales gleamed like gemstones, eyes blazing like twin supernova.
“Az—!”
Fire roared. Rage tackled Aselia behind a boulder, heat searing his eyebrows. “Some kid’s pigeons would’ve been extra crispy by now,” he wheezed.
“Focus, idiot!” Aselia lunged, her Sword of the Silver Sword gleaming—until the dragon’s tail smashed her into a stalagmite. A sickening crack echoed.
“Aselia!” Rage sprinted to her side. Blood seeped through her crumpled armor. His vision flashed:
<System> [Companion: Aselia][HP: 1%][Status: “You’re mega-f*cked”]
Desperately, his hand glowed:
target { health: 100% !important; animation: regenerate 0.1s infinite; } /* CSS Miracle */
<System> [Insufficient Admin Privileges]
“Damn it! Let me try this…”
target.health = Math.min(target.maxHealth, target.health + 9999); // JavaScript Overheal
<System> [Insufficient Admin Privileges]
“Fuck! How about this…”
lambda t: setattr(t, ''hp'', t.max_hp) and [t.status.clear()] # Python Holy Light
Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.<System> [Insufficient Admin Privileges]
“Override! Override, you fossilized toaster!”
The dragon inhaled, magma glowing in its gullet. Rage rose, Balmung humming. Memories of Kazehana’s training surged—Kamae stance, weight on his feet. He hummed a thunderous melody. Violet lightning engulfed the blade.
“I can hear the shakuhachi and the koto. The almighty thunder plays… I’ll show you what shines eternal.”
Balmung’s steel rippled, morphing into Moonlit Severance—an uchigatana of pure storm energy.
<SYSTEM> [Balmung Evolution: Moonlit Severance – Active!][Buff: “Divine Punishment”]
The dragon lunged. Rage vanished in a lightning flash. A streak of light. A loud thug — the dragon''s tail fell.
Rage''s free hand now glows, glued on the back of the dragon adjacent to where it''s core resides.
sudo rm -rf dragon.scales /* Delete Armor */
The beast’s hide cracked. He plunged the blade into its spine.
“Restart in hell, Easy Daha”
The dragon collapses into shards and dust.
<hr>
Clapping echoed. A silver-haired woman emerged—petite, her silver hair coiled in drills that defied gravity and crown of black diamonds glinting. “Queen Sigrun,” she purred, voice deeper than the abyss. “You’ve slain my kingdom’s shame. A gift.” She tossed Rage a glowing earth-core.
“You’re the monarch? Shouldn’t you be… taller?”
Sigrun grinned, fangs glinting. “I ate the last three kings. Their beards annoy me.”
Aselia limped over, clutching her ribs. “Charming. Let’s leave before she develops a taste for you.”
“One more thing,” Sigrun tossed a scroll. “A treaty. My forges will arm your queens… if you visit monthly.”
“Visit?”
“For tea”.
<hr>
Back at Kazegahara, Moonlit Severance dissolved into starlight, Rage handed Kazehana her ancestral katana. “I kept your heirloom intact. No extra damage fees.”
Kazehana narrowed her eyes. “You saw something down there.”
“Yeah, something that shines eternal.”
A shadow flickered—a spectral man with windswept hair and a grin like a blade.
“Hey,” Rage nodded at the ghost. “Does your Storm Stranger legend mention a guy who looks like a gacha scammer?”
Kazehana froze. “My father’s ghost…?”
The specter faded, laughter lingering.
<SYSTEM> [Quest Updated: “Survive...”]
<System> Corruption Level: 61%
<System> Hint: “Legends Have Cores Too.”