The Engineer growled.
Without hesitation, he shouted:
"No matter what happens ... no matter the cost! We cannot let him take Frey!"
Those words struck Abraham like war drums.
Seeing his son trapped in the arms of such a monstrous being .. a filthy, overwhelming entity unlike anything he had ever faced ... ignited something primal inside him.
With a deafening roar, Abraham unleashed a torrent of aura from the Dark Sister, sending a blast that obliterated the entire fortress.
The explosion shook the heavens.
Abraham lunged forward with savage determination, desperate to tear Frey free from the demon's grasp.
Yet Wesker effortlessly blocked the attack with one hand ... while holding Frey securely in the other.
"Heeheeheeheeheeheehee..."
The demon laughed, a sickening, syrupy sound that made Abraham's very soul recoil.
He realized then:
This was no ordinary enemy.
Wesker stretched out his hand toward Abraham ... releasing a wave of corruptive power that threatened to swallow him whole.
But a blast of blue aura deflected it at the last moment.
The Engineer appeared from the void, weaving countless seals into the air.
In response, thousands of giant ethereal hands formed, launching a relentless assault against the Fourth upper Demon.
The clash between the Engineer and Wesker shook the skies.
For a moment, Abraham froze, stunned by the sheer magnitude of their confrontation.
But the Engineer's voice snapped him back to reality:
"Attack! Together, we can win!"
Wesker had forcefully broken through the ancient seal of Kazis Valerion to enter this world ... but doing so had cost him dearly.
He wasn't at full strength.
Hearing this, Abraham surged forward, pouring every ounce of his might into the fight.
The ten stars of Stardust blazed fiercely around his heart, feeding the Dark Sister with a blinding flood of light-based aura.
Wesker found himself pinned between arcs of searing white light and the relentless assault of the Engineer's spectral hands.
On the Engineer's left hand, a power resembling a clock spun rapidly ... a technique that halted Wesker's counterattacks before they could even begin.
Thus, three forces collided in the night sky.
Two brilliant beams .. one blue, one white clashing against a tide of absolute black.
Wesker continued to defend with only one arm ... while still gripping Frey protectively.
The battle raged on, splitting the heavens and scattering the clouds, revealing the endless tapestry of stars.
After an earth-shaking collision, Abraham and the Engineer were hurled back toward the ground.
And floating alone in the sky...
Was Wesker.
Still clutching Frey.
The demon's crimson eyes barely spared a glance at Abraham.
Instead, they locked solely onto the Engineer.
Slowly...
Wesker opened his mouth and spoke.
"You... I know you."
Wesker's voice rang out, laced with a malice that made the Engineer's expression darken.
"You've grown weak... far weaker than you once were. But I never forget filth like you. Aren't you one of Nameless's followers?"
The moment that name was uttered, the blue-eyed figure's face went cold.
"Don't you dare speak that name with your filthy tongue, demon."
"Ha… look at you," Wesker sneered, "playing your little games on this pitiful planet."
His gaze shifted to Frey, still trembling in his arm.
"I've seen it. This one's fate... Are you telling me this is the one who created this world? The one who wrote everything?"
He laughed...low, mocking, maddening.
"This eye the King gave me does not lie. What it sees is absolute. But seriously… what do you take me for?"
With every word from the demon, the Engineer's expression hardened further.
"Am I supposed to believe that this pitiful thing created me? I, who lived for millions of years before he ever wrote a single word of his nonsense? Don't make me laugh…"
Wesker had seen everything through that accursed eye ... everything about Frey.
But he still refused to accept it.
He raised a hand, tapping his third eye.
"I don't know how you managed to deceive the King's Sight... to trick him into believing your farce. But you won't deceive me. Not these eyes."
"Here and now… this ends, Nameless pawn. What a shame. After all you've done… after all this time…"
In response, the Engineer clenched his fists, his aura igniting around him in violent arcs.
For the first time in an eternity… his thoughts were clouded.
Why?
Why him?
Why out of all the possible entities beyond the veil… did it have to be Wesker?
Out of everyone… why did he come?
But the demon's words only strengthened his resolve.
No matter what ... Wesker had to be stopped.
"You will not leave this place alive!"
The Engineer lunged forward.
"Then come! Show me what you've got!" Wesker roared.
The two forces collided .. a cataclysmic blast shook the world.
And Abraham joined the fight.
But even together, they struggled.
Their enemy fought with just one hand ... and he wasn't even at full strength, having forced his way through the sealed gates.
The gap in power was monstrous.
From afar, both Abraham and the Engineer hurled themselves at the demon again and again ... only to be slammed into the ground each time by his overwhelming force.
They kept rising.
Kept attacking.
Their speed blurred into flashes of light ... their bodies trailing afterimages behind them.
The Engineer knew… if Wesker escaped with Frey, it would all be over.
They had to stop him ... no matter the cost.
But the Fourth upper Demon was relentless.
Even with all three of them at the SSS rank, they were barely a match.
Without warning .. Wesker tore off the Engineer's time-wielding arm, then smashed his face into the earth.
"I told you! You've grown soft!"
Then came the next wave of corrupted aura .. one that shattered Abraham's body, sending him crashing down in agony.
"This pitiful creature you dragged along changes nothing!"
But Abraham Starlight stood again, trying to strike ... only to find himself bleeding uncontrollably, black aura tearing through his body from within.
Though only moments had passed, they had exchanged thousands of blows.
And every clash left Abraham more broken.
Wesker, on the other hand… hardly had a scratch.
His vitality was monstrous ..limitless .. and worse, he still carried Frey in his other arm, making it nearly impossible to fight back properly.
Abraham Starlight stared with bloodshot eyes at his son, cradled in the arms of a devil.
At this rate… he was going to lose them again.
He was going to lose his family.
The Engineer, who had somehow lost the power he once wielded.
And Abraham, who, despite all the strength he had acquired throughout his life, now found himself helpless.
In that moment, they both made a final decision.
Abraham didn't want to lose his family again.
If someone had to die this time ..it would be him, and no one else.
He ignited the ten stars spinning around his heart ..burning his life force, consuming his core and aura until there was nothing left.
Abraham sacrificed everything… in exchange for power.
Power to save him.
Power to protect his family.
His body blazed with radiant fury as he raised his sword high ..Dark Sister trembled in his hands.
Wesker instantly turned toward the insignificant human now radiating terrifying power.
Abraham poured everything he had into that one final strike.
"You won't take him ... My son!… my family!"
His only son.
"You won't take him! Not again!"
The aura of the stars screamed with every word from Abraham's mouth.
"Not while I still breathe!"
Wesker quickly summoned his dark aura, forming a barrier around himself, while Abraham unleashed a devastating slash that shook the earth and split the sky in two !
His sword lit the night sky as it cleaved through everything.
The Fourth upper Demon was stunned to find his barrier shattered ..his seemingly invincible body torn open.
Abraham's strike severed Wesker from the right shoulder, slicing off his entire arm, a chunk of his chest, and part of his face.
The same arm that had held Frey… fell.
With it, the small child dropped ..only for Abraham to catch him in his arms and hold him close.
And in that moment, the Engineer reappeared beneath them, forming a strange seal that condensed a terrifying amount of energy.
He shouted at Abraham ..
"Go!"
Without hesitation, Abraham flew away .. fleeing the ruined battlefield with his son in his arms.
Behind him, the Engineer roared:
"Wesker! You won't go any further!"
His body glowed with burning blue lines ...his last reserve.
"By the power granted to me by my Master..
You will NOT!"
Aura erupted from his one remaining arm, unleashing a blinding blue column of destruction that shot into the sky.
Wesker screamed from within the blast.
"Don't think this will kill me ... Nameless pawn!"
As his body burned inside the beam, the demon rose, howling:
"I've seen everything! I already know it all! You won't escape me this time!"
"Remember that!"
And with that, Wesker vanished ..leaving only those cursed words behind.
The Engineer collapsed to the ground, trembling, barely able to withstand the aftermath of the disaster.
Elsewhere...
Abraham Starlight had flown far, with Frey in his arms.
His body was broken. His spirit shaken.
He found himself returning to the battlefield where he had once defeated Dragoth.
There, his body began to fall apart.
The ten stars he had ignited were now consuming him .. eating away at his flesh.
He crashed to the ground, still holding his son tight.
He raised his right hand… And watched as it turned to dust ... The Stardust
He knew immediately .. This was the end.
Cradling the crying Frey to his chest, he whispered in pain ..but smiled.
"I'm sorry, son… I'm sorry I couldn't protect you better."
"I'm sorry I didn't try hard enough."
"I'm sorry I wasn't enough."
He held Frey close as his body turned into stardust…
"I'm sorry I was a terrible father."
The Engineer appeared before him ..silent.
His glowing blue eyes watched… but he said nothing.
He simply witnessed Abraham's final moments.
"I love you, my son… more than anything."
With the last of his strength, Abraham infused Frey's body with his remaining power and whispered in his ear ..
"Remember this always, my son… I will always be with you."
And when he reached his limit . he handed Frey over to the Engineer.
And died with a smile on his face.
"Take care of him…"
The Engineer said nothing. He simply nodded, clutching Frey close.
Abraham Starlight gave everything ...sacrificed it all ..for his son.
In that moment, the Engineer vanished.
Abraham's allies gathered around him.
And the man who had once shaken the world ..
Died, screaming only one name.
"Frey Starlight!"
And Frey ..
He saw everything.
He saw his father's final battle.
He witnessed his story.
The story of Abraham Starlight.
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A.N: The end of Abraham's story. Just a few chapters remain until the volume concludes. I hope I was able to deliver it well. Thank you for supporting the novel!