Inertia: Beneath The Starlit Veil Chapter 77: Chapter 77

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Chapter 77 (Ezra POV) The rings of suns from my Celestial Domain radiated and hummed with power. Their golden-orange hues flooded every remaining crevice of this devastated battlefield—scorching light pouring over the wreckage from my clash with Yggvalk. With every passing second, I felt the surge of solar energy flood through me, my body passively absorbing the energy released by the miniature suns. "You feel it, don't you, Yggvalk? Or Malakar—whichever one of you is still watching," I muttered coldly. "You speak down on me and the path of my clan, but you fail to understand the kind of strength it takes to show restraint. Conquering this world would've been simple. But that's not why we were gifted this power. Our duty was to maintain peace… to be the supporting light for others." I tightened my grip on Dawnbringer. "Now step into my inferno, let me show you the power of the sun, the strongest symbol of power in the entire universe." "Ignite," I commanded, my voice echoing with divine intensity. The ring of suns around us expanded and linked together, forming a dome of solar energy. We were now encapsulated—trapped in a miniature star, mimicking the sun that our planet orbits. The solar energy pooled and condensed around us, light bouncing endlessly off the dome's inner surface. This was nuclear fusion incarnate. "In my domain… my reserves are infinite. My power, cataclysmic. My regeneration—instantaneous. I am immortal… just like you." I proclaimed, allowing the rays of light to engulf my body, shifting my astral form into a radiant being of pure solar energy. With the speed of light itself, I pierced through the guardian before it could comprehend what happened. It staggered, attempting to heal, but the process was sluggish now. My domain disrupted all cosmic energy not attuned to the Solaris Constellation. Its once-seamless regeneration now stuttered with weakness. I could feel the grin on my face stretching wide. That dormant part of me—the prideful one—awakened. The rush was intoxicating. For the first time in what felt like forever, I stopped thinking… and started doing. I unleashed a maelstrom of attacks. My blade carved arcs of searing light through the battlefield, each strike creating blinding afterimages. I moved too fast for my own thoughts to catch up—led by instinct, power, and an unshakable desire to dominate. I laughed as I watched the guardian crumble—reborn, burned, and reduced to ash again and again. It couldn't keep up. Each time it reformed, it came back weaker, slower—until even its regeneration faltered. The sound of its moans, once thunderous, now whined like a dying wind. Its once-endless cosmic energy was now reduced to a few grains of sand in an hourglass. My task was almost complete. Funny, isn't it? The things we once placed on pedestals… the creatures we feared as children… now nothing more than inconvenient obstacles. I thought to myself "Look at you, Ezra," I muttered, "You've achieved more than most in your clan, let alone the world." And yet... all I truly recognized were my failures. The things I didn't have. A wife. A clan. The love and trust of many. As the guardian crumbled into a pile of ash, I noticed the petals of Arya's towering flower begin to wilt and collapse—shrinking rapidly. "I guess the five minutes are already up. My job's done," I said, deactivating my domain and letting the solar dome vanish. The corrupted aura that had tainted the air dissipated quickly. The seal was restored. Arya had completed her part. With one last gesture, I condensed a solar beam in my palm and launched it at the sapling form of the guardian—destroying it entirely. "I hope you return anew, Yggvalk," I whispered before making my way toward Arya. ________ (Arya POV) Repairing Malakar's seal was a sacred process—one passed down only to the matriarch and heir of the Syltharion Clan. It was a safeguard, ensuring the knowledge never reached the wrong hands. But this was the first time I had to do it alone.