The Calm

Ning reappeared high in the air, still holding on to Jha'Akim. He had confirmed with the system that exploding himself would definitely kill him, and that was all Ning needed to hear.

Jha'Akim's hand was still inside of Ning's stomach, but it didn't matter anymore. In fact, Ning pulled on his hand and brought himself closer to Jha'Akim.

"What are you doing?" Jha'Akim asked with fear in his eyes for the first time since Ning had met him. 

"I'm killing you," Ning said. 

"No, you ca—" 

BOOM

A deafening explosion rang out high in the atmosphere, above the clouds. The shockwave parted the clouds very clearly and brought enough light through it to make people think that there was a second sun in the sky.