The two domains, like two opposing worlds, had torn space apart. One side was absolute darkness, cold and silent, like an endless mouth that swallowed everything. The Yin domain.
The other side was pure, explosive light, a wave of energy that burned nonstop and strengthened everything. The Yang domain.
And in the middle of these two... Daniel stood.
His body was being pulled between two opposing Laws, as if it could be torn apart at any moment. Shadows from the Yin side clung to his legs and slowed his movements, while from the Yang side, unstable waves of mana formed like small explosions around him and threw off his balance.
Breathing had become difficult. But Daniel didn’t move. In fact, before even thinking about destroying these two domains or fighting back against them, he had become captivated by their beautiful structure.
A domain was a special ability of S-ranks. He also had a similar skill, but it wasn’t a real domain.
And now he was trapped inside the best domain he had ever seen. There were two domains, opposing each other, yet somehow coexisting without any problem in a very strange way.
What was even stranger was that the domains had extremely high stability and had managed to merge into one single domain.
"This combined domain must be one of the best domains out there," he muttered to himself and thought about his own future domain.
What would his domain be like? He wasn’t sure, but he knew it would definitely be much better than this one. Maybe it would even become known as the best domain?
Of course this was just a guess, and he wouldn’t know until he reached S-rank.
His fingers tightened even more around the hilt of The Heaven’s Honor, and the aura of his sword trembled in the space with a muffled sound.
Kyle and Karin stood on the two sides of this broken world. Their eyes were cold, without hesitation and without hurry.
And then they moved.
The Yin shadows suddenly rose from the ground, chains of darkness that rushed toward Daniel. At the same moment, light gathered in Kyle’s hands and compressed into a shining spear.
"Let’s see how long you can last." And then they attacked again.
[Eclipse Judgement]
Light and darkness met in a single moment. It wasn’t a collision but a fusion.
Light and darkness merged together, and the result? The world went silent for a moment, and then a massive explosion occurred.
A wave of conceptual destruction, where you were simultaneously devoured and exploded from within, struck Daniel directly.
His body was thrown backward for the first time.
The ground beneath his feet split open. His body was dragged several meters through space and slammed hard into the unstable layer of the domain.
Blood ran down the corner of his mouth, and for a moment his knee touched the ground.
"It’s over? I expected you to last a bit longer, but I guess I expected too much," Karin said in a calm voice, but the contempt and mockery were clearly felt.
But a faint sound of thunder echoed in the space. Daniel raised his head. His eyes... were no longer the same as before.
He realized he needed to use more power against these two. There was no point in holding back anymore. He had to start showing everything he had little by little.
"No, it’s just starting." In the depths of his eyes, wild sparks were shining.
The lightning aura around his body exploded.
[Thunder Pulse]
A wave of lightning was released from his body, not as an attack but as a cleansing. The Yin shadows that had clung to his body were torn apart in an instant, and the area around him became empty for a second.
"...Is he stabilizing himself with lightning?" Kyle frowned.
In fact, now that he thought about it, from the beginning of the battle until now Daniel really hadn’t used any Law. He also hadn’t used any skill.
Yet he had still been able to fight them on equal terms and at one point had even suppressed them.
For a moment breathing became difficult for him. So if this bastard used his Law, how powerful would he become?
And now it looked like he wanted to use the Lightning Law.
Daniel took a step and disappeared.
[Flash Step: Lightning Trace]
His body turned into a line of light. A movement that wasn’t just fast, but left its path carved into space, as if the lightning itself was creating the route.
Karin barely managed to raise his sword.
Collision.
The sound of metal and thunder mixed together, and a wave of energy shook the domain. But at that same moment Kyle joined in.
Of course he couldn’t just sit back and watch. Their power came from both of them together. If one of them didn’t fight, the other definitely wouldn’t have a chance against such an enemy.
[Yin: Abyss Grasp]
A hand of darkness formed behind Daniel. It wasn’t physical but conceptual. Something that targeted existence, not the body.
And at the same time
[Yang: Solar Rupture]
An explosion of light at point-blank range that turned everything to ash. This time, Daniel didn’t dodge.
In fact, he didn’t even have the chance to dodge. After all, the hand that seemed to target the concept of existence had grabbed him.
Even if he wanted to, he had no choice but to face this attack and deflect it.
He raised his sword.
[Heaven’s Thunder Rend]
One slash, simple but absolute. Lightning compressed at the edge of the blade and was released in an instant, not just to cut but to split the energy itself.
The two attacks were split apart, but the shockwave pushed him back again.
His body hurt. Blood flowed from his arm, and this time it was clear — these two... were on another level.
But Daniel’s eyes narrowed. He had understood. Their movements and timing were done with perfect coordination.
"So that’s how it is..." Like two halves of one system. It seemed that without one, the other couldn’t do anything and the system would fall apart.
So the secret to defeating them was exactly that.
He took a deep breath and moved deliberately without defending.
"You made a big mistake," Karin smiled.
[Yin-Yang: Dual Collapse]
Simultaneous pressure, one to lock him down, one to destroy him.
But at that exact moment, Daniel changed his path, not backward, but forward, straight toward Karin.
Kyle reacted late for the first time. One moment, just one moment, and that was enough.
Daniel’s sword came down with full power. The strike that split space sent Karin’s body flying backward hard.
Blood spread through the air and the Yin domain trembled for a moment.
The balance broke.
"You..." Kyle’s eyes widened. His voice became low but filled with rage because he understood what this bastard’s goal was.
Daniel lowered his sword. His breathing was heavy, but a faint smile settled on his lips.
"I’m just finding the way."
But right at that moment something changed.
Space.
The air.
Mana.
Everything... became heavier.
Not from the domains, but from something farther away, a massive wave, like a storm approaching from the horizon.
Both Kyle and Karin paused and stared into the distance, as if trying to see something with their divine senses.
"Looks like it has started," Karin whispered while blood was still flowing from his mouth.