[Bonus] Painting

[Bonus chapters thanks to Jackson :) (1/3)]

They said that the eyes were the window to the soul. But now, Ryu's soul was unlike any other to ever exist. It had become an amalgamation of all he was, both a kernel of life, a kernel of flesh and a kernel of his will all in one. 

In that case, what did it mean for his eyes now? What were they window into? Were they a window at all? Did they even still have the same connection to his soul? 

Ryu thought about this as his paintbrush continued to rush forward with a tempest of strokes, destroying the world before him bit by bit. 

There was something else to consider. 

After his Rebirth, Ryu had lost 999 years of time, a true Perfect Extreme. However, while it had made his path to reforging his foundation easier, was that truly all that had happened?