The Beginning (Part 14): Fall of a Dragon and Birth of the Demon

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Shin watched Bernard's back as Pablo was about to combust with his suicide technique. His eyes widened as he could see that Bernard ignited his remaining powers along with all of his life force.

Bernard spread his arms and expanded his Natural Force, controlling it skillfully. He formed a sphere that enfolded him and Pablo, who ballooned and was about to explode.

He then closed his arms as if he were about to embrace Pablo, confining the raging energy that the latter was about to ignite.

As he accepted his fate and embraced death, something came back to his memory. It was an event in the distant past when he and his friends were exploring an unknown land at the edge of the world, looking for clues to the said 'Paradise' in the legends.

Memories of that time flooded inside his head. Their joy and excitement during their adventures came back to him one after another.