2026-07-31 08:26:05The gigantic silver hand continued emerging from the Collection Gate.
Each finger was larger than a city bus.
The pressure became unbearable.
Concrete cracked.
Steel beams bent.
Even the sky outside darkened.
Kai’s calm expression was gone.
For the first time…
He looked genuinely worried.
Ethan noticed.
“You’ve fought the Creator before.”
Kai nodded.
“Many times.”
“And?”
“I’ve never won.”
Silence.
The enormous hand gripped the edges of the Gate.
Then…
It pulled.
Crack!
The portal widened.
A blinding silver light poured into the conference hall.
The Creator’s voice echoed again.
“Stand down, Kai.”
“You cannot stop destiny.”
Kai looked up.
“I’ve never believed in destiny.”
He slowly raised his right hand.
A silver symbol appeared on the back of it.
Unlike Ethan’s crown…
It looked like a broken clock.
The First Collector’s eyes widened.
“The Origin Mark…”
Professor Orion whispered,
“He actually kept it…”
Blue energy exploded around Kai.
His casual clothes dissolved into streams of light.
A long black coat formed around him.
Silver lines spread across the fabric.
Behind him…
Twelve transparent rings appeared.
Not six.
Twelve.
Each one glowed with ancient symbols.
Lyra stared in disbelief.
“Twelve Origin Rings…”
“He reached the Final Stage…”
Noah clenched his fists.
“So the rumors were true.”
Kai looked over his shoulder at Ethan.
“Watch carefully.”
“This is the path you’re walking.”
Before Ethan could respond…
Kai disappeared.
Boom!
He shot straight toward the gigantic silver hand.
The hand swung downward.
The air exploded.
Kai punched upward.
Their attacks collided.
The shockwave tore through the clouds above the city.
Every window within five kilometers shattered instantly.
People on the streets screamed as cars slid across the roads.
Inside the conference hall…
Everyone was thrown to the floor.
Only Ethan remained standing.
His Legacy Core automatically protected him.
High above…
Kai was pushed backward.
But so was the enormous hand.
A deep crack appeared across one finger.
The Creator spoke again.
His voice was calm.
Yet…
There was something new in it.
Respect.
“You’ve become stronger.”
Kai smiled.
“So have you.”
Then his smile faded.
“But you’re still holding back.”
Silence.
The silver hand suddenly stopped moving.
Then…
It slowly opened.
Inside the palm…
Was an eye.
A living eye.
It opened.
The moment it looked at Kai…
His twelve rings began shaking violently.
Professor Orion gasped.
“No…”
“Don’t look into it!”
Too late.
Kai froze in midair.
His eyes lost focus.
His body stopped moving.
The Creator’s voice echoed softly.
“Memory Lock.”
Kai’s expression became blank.
The twelve rings behind him flickered.
One by one…
They began disappearing.
Lyra screamed,
“Kai!”
Noah’s face turned pale.
“He’s trapped…”
Ethan frowned.
“What happened?”
Professor Orion answered immediately.
“That eye attacks memories.”
“If Kai forgets who he is…”
“He’ll lose every power he has.”
Ethan looked back at Kai.
He wasn’t fighting anymore.
He simply floated there.
Motionless.
The First Collector smiled.
“The battle is over.”
Ethan’s fists tightened.
“No.”
He took one step forward.
Then another.
His silver crown glowed brightly.
The Legacy Core inside him pulsed faster.
The system’s voice echoed inside him.
Successor Authority Available.
Emergency Link Established.
Compatible Target Found.
Former Host Kai.
Synchronize Memories?
Ethan frowned.
“What does that mean?”
The system answered.
Share your memories.
Remind him who he is.
Ethan looked at Kai.
He remembered everything Kai had done.
Watching from the shadows.
Saving him.
Testing him.
Giving him the Thirteenth Key.
Without another thought…
Ethan accepted.
A silver beam shot from his chest.
It connected to Kai.
Instantly…
Hundreds of memories flowed between them.
Kai saw Ethan’s life.
Growing up poor.
Losing his parents.
Sleeping in a tiny apartment.
Receiving the Legacy System.
Building his empire.
Meeting Sophia.
Fighting for people instead of power.
At the same time…
Ethan saw fragments of Kai’s past.
A young Kai laughing beside Nathan Vale.
Training with Lyra.
Meeting the Creator for the first time.
Standing before twelve glowing vaults.
Then…
A battlefield.
Covered with countless fallen Keepers.
Kai standing alone.
Crying.
As he faced the Creator.
The connection ended.
Kai slowly blinked.
His gray eyes regained their focus.
He smiled.
“Thanks…”
He looked down at Ethan.
“I almost forgot.”
The twelve rings behind him reignited.
One.
Two.
Three.
Until all twelve burned brighter than ever.
The Creator was silent for several seconds.
Then he quietly spoke.
“Interesting.”
“Two Successors cannot exist.”
Ethan frowned.
“What?”
Kai’s smile slowly disappeared.
He looked directly at Ethan.
“No…”
“They finally figured it out.”
Ethan’s heart skipped a beat.
“What are you talking about?”
Kai took a deep breath.
Then said the words that changed everything.
“I was never the previous Successor, Ethan.”
“I…”
“…am the original Successor.”
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