Chapter 31: The Unyielding Will

"Please cease any futile actions, Angel Kyra's backup. With Angel Yana's authorization, Heaven's Blade Seven is already under my control. I will not harm the angels; Nova simply needs this data."

Aiden's fists clenched at his abdomen as he responded calmly and coldly, as if discussing a trivial matter. Angel Kyra looked at Aiden in disbelief, unable to comprehend the situation.

"Impossible! You're just an AI. How can you control a combat celestial body like Heaven's Blade Seven?"

Disappointed by Kyra's reaction, Aiden remained silent for a moment before speaking in his icy voice.

"Holy Leader was right; you've been in your high positions for too long and have forgotten humility! The mind constraints of the Divine River have shackled your thoughts. Millennia of justice have made you arrogant!"

"Like how you define what you can't understand or accept as secondary creatures, void entities, ultimate fears! But you've never reflected on whether your understanding of the world, of the universe, is incomplete or erroneous!"

Aiden's voice rose in anger, "Such as you are, you don't deserve to sit on the throne representing the highest civilization in the universe!"

Aiden quickly calmed down, continuing in a measured tone, "But you're fortunate! The Holy Leader still has expectations for the angels! And only he possesses wisdom that transcends the entire universe!"

Angel Kyra couldn't comprehend Aiden's words, and her entrenched mindset made her immediately retort at the mention of Ethan's intelligence.

"Don't be ridiculous! Angels don't need anyone's expectations, let alone wisdom beyond the universe! Even if he were a god, Queen Keisha's wisdom is something Ethan can't fathom!"

Aiden found this laughable. "Ha, with your arrogance and ignorance, how could you understand the Holy Leader? The dimension he resides in is beyond your imagination, just like the secondary creatures, void, and ultimate fears you can't comprehend!"

Having lost interest in the conversation and unwilling to hear more from Kyra, Aiden concluded, "Alright, Angel Kyra's backup, it's time for you to rest. Don't worry, I won't harm you. I will seal your data on seeing me; it will unlock in about two thousand years."

Kyra tried to interrupt, "Tell me, what exactly are you?"

"I? Call me a secondary creature, a void entity, as you wish! You can't understand anyway," Aiden replied nonchalantly before beginning to operate on Kyra's data.

Meanwhile, Ethan had arrived, flying near Holy Keisha, and asked her, "Will you stop me?"

Holy Keisha, her gaze penetrating, responded slowly, "No."

"Will you let this continue?" Ethan's eyes burned with rage.

Keisha's pupils contracted briefly but soon returned to their usual coldness. "Repeat that!"

Thinking of the nine million lives already lost in Nova, Ethan roared, "Will you continue to let your sister, the Demon King Lilith, terrorize? When will the current Demon Queen Mogiea be stopped?"

Ethan's roar reverberated, shaking Holy Keisha. She gripped her throne tightly, her breathing unsteady, and her face showing undeniable shock.

"How do you..."

Ethan barely heard her subsequent words about knowing Mogiea's true identity, having no interest in further conversation as Aiden had alerted him to Mogiea's emergence from the explosion.

Aiden's power, augmented by Heaven's Blade Seven, had surpassed Ethan's expectations. The combination of a quantum AI and a combat celestial body wielded unimaginable power. Heaven's Blade Seven, a small celestial computer, now enabled Aiden to perform previously impossible feats.

As Mogiea emerged from the explosion unscathed, Ethan called to Aiden, "Prepare to assist me in battle!"

"Understood, BOSS!"

"Initiate Nova Armor 001's Final Battle Mode. The final form will deactivate the cold nuclear fusion phased array safety measures and output energy at maximum power."

"Though this will amplify all aspects by two hundred percent, the duration is less than ten minutes before the phased array melts down. Please be cautious, BOSS!"

"I understand. Initiate!"

"Command received. Initiating Nova Armor 001 Final Battle Mode."

"The final form of Nova Armor 001 has been activated. Please be mindful of the time, Holy Leader!"

As the golden patterns on the Nova Armor began to change color, the final battle mode initiated. Ethan, not one to waste time on words, charged at Mogiea with his dark Adamantite sword, his speed now more than doubled, reaching her in a blink and slashing down.

"What the hell, can you ever stop?" Mogiea blocked the blade with her demon claws, countering with the other.

Ethan launched a micro-nuclear missile, blasting her back without hesitation. He knew hesitation meant defeat. Seizing an opportunity, he threw his sword at Mogiea, who, mistaking it as a weapon delivery, began encoding it remotely.

With Holy Keisha's suppression slowing the encoding, Ethan took the chance to punch Mogiea in the face, sending her flying. The force of the punch dislocated her jaw and broke her bones.

"Damn, is this guy cheating? I need to get out of here; Keisha's still around. If I don't leave, I'm done for!"

"Hey, Atai, quickly calculate the wormhole and pull your queen back. I can't hold on anymore!"

"Yes, Queen, right away... damn it!"

"Queen, bad news, Demon One is under heavy bombardment..."