The battlefield outside raged on.
The clash between the Shadow Prince and the Headmaster painted the skies in chaos and dread, powers rippling through reality like cracks in a fragile mirror.
And amidst the destruction, amidst the smoke and ash…
Noah lay cold and still on the ground.
"NOAH!!"
Olivia screamed, her voice torn from her soul, trembling hands cradling his face. Her divine magic tried—again and again—to revive him, to spark a reaction… but he remained unresponsive. Not a flinch. Not a breath.
Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"…It's all my fault… I should have never…"
Her light began to dim.
And inside Noah…
There was only darkness.
A vast, silent void.
Colorless.
Timeless.
A place where even thought felt heavy.
In that space, a single figure knelt.
White hair.
Crimson eyes.
But this wasn't the Noah the world knew.
This was him—the original Noah. The true soul who once owned this body. The one who had faded into the background after surrendering his will.
He looked up. Before him stood Noah—the current one—fading, flickering like a candle on its last breath. Soul torn, shattered.
"…You really have no restraint, huh?" OG Noah muttered with a half-smile.
"Going as far as to even sacrifice your whole being… just for a girl who isn't even your lover."
There was silence for a moment. But it wasn't bitter.
"I hated you," he admitted. "I thought you took my body… stole my life."
His voice cracked.
"…But only after watching… I realized something."
He stood up slowly, his eyes shadowed, yet no longer hollow.
"I saw how much pain I caused the people around me. How much I made them worry. How broken I left everything behind."
"But after you came…"
"They started smiling."
"You fell. Again and again. But you always stood back up."
He stepped closer to the flickering Noah, eyes burning—not with anger, but admiration.
"You are someone I always wanted to become."
"I saw your struggles. Your cries. Your laughter. Your frustration. I saw it all—but I never helped you."
"Because I thought… you took a part of me."
He reached out his hand.
"…But not anymore."
"From now on—you are not my part anymore."
He smiled faintly, a single tear escaping his eye.
"Now… I am your part."
Noah's fading soul stared, wide-eyed, unable to speak.
"I will not just wait and watch this time."
"You… have people to protect. The ones I never could."
"Life may have been unfair to me…"
"…But to you—not anymore."
Their hands met.
Light exploded from within the void, golden threads weaving across the soulspace.
"Now we both will always be together."
A blinding pulse echoed—then silence.
And then…
[System Notification]
[ Soul Synchronization 100% Achieved. ]
[ Title Acquired: The One Who Burned His Soul ]
(You gave up your essence for another.You are no longer bound by self—you are bounded by purpose)
[ New Traits Unlocked: Soulborne Will, Split Resonance, Resonant Blade ]
Notice: Due to full soul fusion, Host has evolved by a huge leap. Future classifications will follow new system parameters.
Note: OG Noah's presence has merged with host .
"Warning: Host Unconscious. Stabilizing mental state…"
You are no longer alone....
[ End of Chapter ]...