CHAPTER 72 - A DEMON LORD STANDS

As the infinitesimal ember drew nearer, the air around Bliss began to ripple and distort, bending the very fabric of reality in response to the impending cataclysm. He watched, paralyzed in a maelstrom of fear and anticipation, as the particle of fire, though minute in size, carried the destructive power of a thousand suns.

Time itself seemed to slow to a crawl as the incandescent speck seemed to make contact with Bliss's body. The moment of impact was both eternal and fleeting, an eternity compressed into a mere heartbeat. In that fraction of time, an explosion of unfathomable brilliance and fury engulfed the demon lord.