As the heavens split open in fractal light, the six Custodians descended through a torrent of sacred luminance. Their forms were neither entirely divine nor wholly monstrous—shimmering silhouettes of authority cloaked in the very threads of cosmic law. Each bore a unique radiance, yet all shared the same impossible aura: the scent of worlds undone and realities rewritten.

  Kairyuuha stood still, wind howling around him as if trying to flee the battlefield itself. The light scorched the air, but he remained unflinching—eyes steady, arms folded.

  From the blinding halo above, six voices echoed in layered harmony.

  “Kairyuuha. The Devourer of Chains. The Anomaly Born of Paradox. Do you still believe this is your victory?”

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  He tilted his head slightly. “You waited till now to descend. Why? Afraid of me at 80%?”

  The six stepped forward, their feet never quite touching the ground. Their forms shimmered violently—unstable, yet unafraid.

  “You were not ready.”

  He scoffed. “Or perhaps you weren’t.”

  Then, without signal or spell, the six Custodians moved—no, they melded. Their bodies fused in a luminous cyclone, limbs entwining, powers compressing into a singularity of impossible force. Where six once stood, now a single entity towered: a towering being of kaleidoscopic energy and symmetrical perfection. One eye on its forehead. Twelve more orbiting like celestial moons.

  Kairyuuha narrowed his gaze. “Merged? You can merge…?”

  A pause. His mind raced.

  No… this isn’t fusion. This is something deeper. This is convergence of essence. Of laws. But how? Unless—

  His eyes widened slightly. “You were always one.”

  The being spoke, its voice a harmony of the six.

  “We are the Will of the Custodians, fragmented for containment. You forced our unity.”

  Kairyuuha took a step forward. “So, I broke the chain that kept you stable… and you think this form can stop me?”

  The Custodian's single eye burned with astral flame. “No. This form was designed to redeem you.”

  Silence fell.

  Then Kairyuuha whispered, low and calm:

  “Then you’ll be disappointed.”