In the chaos unleashed by The Celestial's apocalyptic descent, no one could remain untouched.
Despite Owen's instructions for the Dragons and other factions to secure the borders, a massive, dark torrent of various powers and kingdoms surged toward Azure Kingdom. Among all the regions in turmoil, Azure Kingdom stood as the only relatively stable place, widely recognized as a potential haven from the coming apocalypse.
Although these factions previously feared Owen and the powerful forces gathered within Azure Kingdom, the impending apocalypse darkened the skies, and the earth cracked and trembled as if struck by a world-ending quake.
With survival at stake, all they could think of was finding sanctuary.
Naturally, Azure Kingdom beca the focus of their desperate assault.
Though the Dragons and Shadow Clan killed countless mages breaching the border, an endless wave of attackers continued their assault.
Blood flowed outside Azure Kingdom's borders, littered with corpses.
Above these bodies, terrifying beasts awakened in the darkness of the new Epoch, beginning their grueso feast.
Amidst the carnage, few noticed the giant black wolf standing under the sky, its form like a gathering of shadowy mist, surveying the land below.
Its fur blended into the night, a shadow darker than darkness itself.
As it inhaled, the battlefield's bloody mist rose and gathered into its nostrils and mouth, drool dripping greedily.
The wolf's body swelled, and its bloodthirsty aura grew even more terrifying.
This was Fenrir, the legendary world-devouring beast, resurrected at the end of days.
At the sa ti, a massive serpent coiled around Middle Earth, erging from an abyss with the tremors of apocalypse.
Its vast body shook as it opened its maw, consuming ancient gods once revered by mages as omnipotent, swallowing entire factions with a single bite.
Jörmungandr, the Serpent of the World, had also awakened.
As more dark beasts, dormant until now, stirred from the tremors of apocalypse, the realm's chaos intensified.
These ravenous giants needed flesh and power to survive into the next Epoch, and so even turned their gaze toward Azure Kingdom.
Unlike other crumbling lands, Azure Kingdom held a vast population and dense mana, making it a pri target.
But as they eyed Azure Kingdom, Owen, Leslie, and their loyal followers exuded a cold, formidable aura.
After a tense mont, the beasts decided to turn away.
The danger these people presented wasn't worth risking in such perilous tis, where weakness invited predation by other beasts.
As the beasts retreated, Owen narrowed his eyes, observing the escalating danger.
The Millennial Cataclysm had arrived, plunging the realm further into chaos.
Ancient, powerful beasts road freely, and kingdoms that hadn't yet been destroyed by the cataclysm were being overturned by restless citizens.
The Nine Powers of Middle Earth, which once opposed Owen and Leslie, were now deserted and abandoned.
Places once resplendent, like the Truth Church and Holy Pool, had beco arenas for mages' final frenzies.
The once-glorious Nine Powers had dissolved, while older and stronger factions closed their gates and fought off intruding mages in desperate turmoil.
In this new, lawless world, strength was the only asure of worth, and everyone sought it by any ans necessary.
Only the powerful could avoid oppression and had any chance of surviving the Millennial Cataclysm.
As a result, any place with cultivation resources beca a target for pillage, with no faction spared.
As Owen's gaze moved across the lands, he noticed that even the Demon Realm wasn't untouched.
The oppressive mist thickened, enveloping the Demon Realm like a caustic, corrosive layer, twisting and lting the space as if it were a sunlit cake of dark chocolate.
At the Demon Sky Citadel, deep within the center of Demon Realm, the Archdemon sat upon a throne forged from unknown bones.
Her expression was solemn, mana swirling around her in dense patterns of golden, dragon- like symbols covering every corner of the Citadel.
She was the heart of a massive defensive formation, resisting the mist's corrosive effects.
While other parts of the Demon Realm were dissolving into nothingness, the Demon Sky Citadel remained largely intact, as though the Archdemon, now a celestial god-tier mage, had found a way to combat the cataclysm.
Just as Owen watched her, the Archdemon seed to sense his gaze.
Her eyelids fluttered, and she opened her eyes, her gaze piercing the void to et Owen's.
A smile touched her lips.
Owen had once advised her to bring Demon Realm's core mbers to Azure Kingdom, but since Leslie ruled Azure Kingdom, she chose to remain, especially as she had now unlocked the Demon Realm's ultimate secret.
Though she couldn't save all of Demon Realm, she could protect Demon Sky Citadel.
She hadn't expected Owen to check on her during the chaos.
"Owen, we'll et again after the Millennial Cataclysm," she conveyed, a faint smile on her face.
Owen was about to respond when he noticed soone familiar beside the Archdemon-Ymir. Shock crossed his face.
He had sent people to retrieve her and her family before the Cataclysm began, but they had mysteriously vanished. To his surprise, the Archdemon had taken them in.
As Owen processed this, the golden patterns on the Archdemon's body glowed, dispersing Owen's vision from Demon Realm.
Turning his attention back to the chaos, he observed the turmoil spreading across Middle
Earth and the continent.
When his gaze fell upon Luna Academy, his heart sank.
Luna Academy was now almost entirely in ruins, a shadow of its forr grandeur.
Preparing to focus his senses and search for Raina and Mary, Owen suddenly sensed a familiar
energy.
Turning, he saw Leslie, equally solemn. "Luna Academy was just attacked. Let's go and check on them. Raina, carrying your child, must not be left unprotected," she said.
Owen was silent for a mont before nodding. "Agreed."
Epoch's End had co, and with it, the ti to settle old debts.
Owen thought of those he had wronged; his regret toward Raina and Mary ran deepest.
He had sent word to Raina previously, but his ssage was t with silence.
Both of them were decisive by nature, and with Leslie's approval, he summoned Charlotte and others, delegating critical tasks for them to handle in his absence.
They were instructed to keep a low profile and focus on defense until his return.
With matters arranged, Owen and Leslie left Azure Kingdom and set off for Luna Academy.
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