The fireball had impacted with the ceiling, creating a large explosion that engulfed the entirety of the carving! A large cloud of smoke and dust spread throughout the theater as rubble began to rain down around Fate, crushing the surrounding chairs and floor in their wake!

However, taking no mind of this, Fate charged through the hail of metal and rock, rapidly sprinting and jumping as he made his way through the wreckage. Suddenly, though, the ceiling began to cave in faster, while Fate continued to run with his insane grin not faltering for a second!

The scattering dust and rubble continued to blur the image of theater, clouding the entire room as Fate became less and less visible, until...he vanished in the smoke…

Moments went by, second by second, as the events of the battle between the gods and creator unfolded on stage, while Fate still couldn’t be seen...

On stage, the multitude of thorn-wrapped vines had, just as the previous ones, been annihilated by the giant’s mass of lightning. The giant now seemed to be preparing to hurl the crackling energy blast towards his aggressor, as he furiously clenched his teeth and ran mana into his body to puppeteer his arm!

However, from the shredded and crisped mass of vines, shot a long bamboo...shoot that blurred as it zoomed towards the giant, who exerted minimal effort to repel it, using the runoff lightning from his palm to burn it to a crisp!

Life and Creation: “Is that all you think of us, you selfish bastard?!!”

The conjoined being of Life and Creation raised its hand, which began to radiate a brilliant purple light! Suddenly, a massive skeletal hand emerged around the green bamboo shoot, shielding it while quickly extending towards the giant’s hand!

The skeletal hand slammed into the lightning-clad fist, forcefully digging its fingers into the giant’s knuckles to release the energy he had built up! The giant’s fist was supported internally by his mana, of course, but the constant application of force eventually loosened his grip on the storm he had brewed, allowing the lightning to burst out, exploding across the giant’s body!

However, the giant emerged from it completely unaffected, as the lightning dissipated around him. Suddenly, a sound caught his attention, forcing him to turn his stiff neck so that his one eye could identify its source…

And in the next instant, a massive bamboo spear had pierced into his torn abdomen, digging into his remaining organs and tearing his insides apart! A massive amount of glowing blood gushed from his wounds, causing him to yell in pain, however, a sick smile suddenly appeared on the remaining half of his face…

Giant: “DID YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT AN ATTACK LIKE THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO END ME?! FACE THE MIGHT OF YOUR CREATOR!!!”

Suddenly, the blood that had been gushing from his wound began to spark and crackle with lightning, before spiraling together in a massive vortex! The conjoined figure of life and creation could feel a frightening pressure emanating from the tornado of blood and lightning, and prepared themselves for another attack!

However, what greeted them, to their shock, was a red humanoid figure that looked far too similar to themselves, except this one seemed far more detailed, with bulging muscles and a furious expression that seemed to mimic their creator’s.

Without giving them time to act, the red figure appeared before them, raising its hands together over its head before slamming down on Life and Creation, creating a sonic boom as it sent them falling at breakneck speed!

Both ‘gods’ were shocked at this display of power! The being they were facing now had created both of them, but they hadn’t had much fear due to his injuries and that they had ruined his chance at recovering, however, they now felt a surge of fear flow through them as they plummeted downward!

Again, not allowing the two to recover, the red being appeared directly below them, conjuring an enormous energy sphere that surrounded its fist, as it prepared to strike the falling duo!

However, the two ‘gods’ unexpectedly twisted around mid-flight, turning to face the red being while simultaneously gathering purple and green energies in their hands! They quickly brought their hands together, and with a massive clap, produced a large explosion that engulfed the red figure before sending it flying!

The red figure quickly recovered, though, bearing an even more furious expression than its creation, akin to a rabid dog. It appeared in front of its aggressor, clashing punch after furious punch with the two, producing massive explosions as they collided repeatedly, igniting the void with their battle!
…

Before the battle had truly erupted, and before Fate had lost his sanity, he had been struggling on the floor of the theater, squirming around in the pit of broken chairs…

The inside of his mind was a complete mess, constantly ringing with the distorted screams that he couldn’t understand. He desperately tried to wait out the pain, as he had been able to before, but to no avail. The torment continued as he dried out his throat from constantly screaming, while his fingers grew bloody from pressing into broken wood bits….

『F...VB HY...L HS-S….YLHKF IY-Y...VRL...U!!!』

Once again, a series of incoherent letters were screamed from an unknown source within his mind, further exacerbating his suffering!

Fate: “AGGGGHHHHH!!!!”

『F...VB HY...L HS-S….YLHKF IY-Y...VRL...U!!!』

The screams continued to pound on his mind!

『F...VB HY...L HS-S….YLHKF IY-Y...VRL...U!!!』

Fate: “GE….T-T….OUUUUTTT...OOOFFF MY….HEAD!!!!!”

Fate screamed in vain, as the screams seemed to penetrate further into his mind, as they became far clearer and louder!

His vision blurred as the theater around him grew distorted, as black water appeared to start leaking through the light fixtures and floors! The fear that had crushed him earlier now returned, exponentially increased by his terror at the pain he was experiencing and the scene of his surroundings slowly decaying that was being burned into his vision…

『F...VB AY...L AS-S….YLAKF IY-Y...VRL...N!!!』

The random jumble of letters that had been screamed at him with a distorted voice now began to change as Fate continued to scream and the room around continued to crumble…

『Y...VB AY...E AS-S….YLAKF IY-Y...VRE...N!!!』
『Y...OB AY...E AS-S….YLAKF IY-Y...OKE...N!!』
『Y...OU AR...E AL….REAKF IY-Y...VRE...N!』

Finally, the screaming ceased, his surroundings fully sank into the darkened water, and Fate was left with a simple message…

“You...are already broken…”
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