The divine light fades. Silence drapes the battlefield like a funeral shroud. The Custodians stand above all, their celestial forms pulsing with eerie, radiant power.

  Kairyuuha steps forward, eyes locked onto them.

  "I've been waiting for this moment," he says coldly. "I know the truth now. The betrayal wasn't from the world… It was from *you*—the Custodians."

  The Custodians blink, and to his surprise, smile.

  "Impressive, Demon Lord," one speaks, voice like distant thunder. "Your intelligence has not dulled over the millennia."

  "You were necessary. A tool to drive away the Primordial Forces. But tools… are discarded when they outlive their use."

  "If you or Kazuki remained," another adds, "our plan could never move forward. You would have disrupted the cycle."

  Kairyuuha's fists clench. His aura flares, but something's wrong.

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  The Custodians glance at the battlefield.

  "You stood against the world once with your army. But now..."

  They gesture.

  "You are alone.'

  Kairyuuha looks around. His heart skips a beat.

  Every soldier—demon, human, beast—every single eye is white and gold. Empty. Controlled.

  He teleports instinctively onto a far-off mountain, trying to gain clarity. From the summit, he sees it clearly—his entire army, Kazuki’s allies, even the mythical creatures… all under the same spell.

  Suddenly, his system flashes purple in front of him:

  *\[WARNING: You are under the effects of a Divine Command Field.]*

  *\[Name: "Godscript: Absolute Bind"]*

  \[Type: Control Spell - Class: Origin]*

  He narrows his eyes. "A control-type spell… from the Custodians."

  He raises a hand, channels power.

  "Breath of the Dragon God—!"

  But nothing happens.

  The spell fizzles out, nullified instantly.

  "This isn’t the real world..."he mutters.

  He looks around, heart racing. "A Domain. A Custodian Domain. Magic doesn’t work here."

  But then, he pauses. "Wait… I was able to teleport."

  He recalculates quickly. "Only certain types of magic are suppressed. Dimensional displacement is still functional... fascinating."

  Then, his system pulses again:

  *\[Accessing Bloodline Authority...]*

  *\[Activating: Cosmic Wrath - Eyes of Divine Conclusion]**

  His right eye ignites in blazing red light. The pupil reshapes—into a radiant, intricate *cross*.

  His left eye mutates entirely. Patternless lines fracture and spiral, as if the universe itself is collapsing in its reflection.

  Kairyuuha smiles.

  "Then let’s begin."