A strange sensation of peace washed over him. Instead of dying for his selfish goal, dying to save someone had a certain pride to it. It was a rather heroic noble end, a concept he had despised all his life.

" You’re going to die like this? "

The voice was soft, but it cut through the silence of the mist. Klein opened his eyes, but he did not see Shaytan. Through the illusions created by mana saturation, a silhouette was taking shape.

A woman of melancholic beauty, dressed in a simple robe. Her eyes carried a tenderness he had only seen in his old life. He did not know if it was the same woman from his two lives, the mother of the Earth or the one from Alexandria, but he could recognize her among all.

" Mom? " he stammered, his fingers clawing at the ground to try to get closer.

Alicia’s image remained motionless, watching him with a mix of sadness.

" You are not a good person just because you die doing a good deed... " she began, her voice resonating directly in his soul. " But despite all your misdeeds... many people are counting on you. Disappointing their hopes would be even worse. "

Kaiser wanted to reply, to tell her that he had tried, that he had changed, but the silhouette was already beginning to dissipate. She was disappearing, leaving him once again facing the brutal reality of his execution.

Shaytan appeared again above him, her claw extended, charged with energy.

" Arrogant mortal! " screamed the demoness as she brought down her arm.

Time seemed to slow down abruptly. Kaiser saw the claw descending, felt the heat of the demonic mana burning his skin, but his mind was strangely lucid. He remembered his mother.

Suddenly, he felt a physical sensation, real and foreign to this world of dreams. A warmth spread through his right hand, a firm and reassuring pressure. He turned his head with difficulty and saw, through a tear in the mental space, a delicate and pale hand gripping his. It was Sierra’s hand.

" Sierra? " he murmured, disbelief etched on his bloodied face.

" Klein wake up! " she shouted from the other side of the veil.

" You can’t abandon me here, Kai... " murmured the melodious voice, Kleopatra.

" Would you be this pathetic my little Kaiser~ Don’t force me to come get you myself in hell." he felt Arianq nibbling his ear.

A maternal warmth suddenly enveloped his shoulders. Ruby, her small obsidian horns glowing softly, placed an immaterial hand on his cheek " Get up, for us. "

" Don’t disappoint me by dying here, I trust you... " launched Eleanor in her arrogant voice.

Kara, the Neko-beast, extended her claws, her gaze burning with the rage he himself had stirred.

" You promised to always be there, you shameless bastard! "

" My tsundere, Kitsune?" murmured Klein to himself upon hearing Kara’s voice.

Then came the others. Dyana Donoghan " Live fully, Kaiser... The important thing is what we feel for each other. "

" You saved me from my own darkness, it’s time for you to come out of yours. " Irene shouted.

Seraphina, the cold elf, adjusting her glasses with a hint of frustration. " You liar, you didn’t make me waste my time when you didn’t even have enough will. "

" You must avenge us, little brother... " Addams, beside Isaak, nodded.

" You can’t die until the entire Draken family is uprooted... finish what was started. "

" Show that you have as much will as your mother, Kaiser. " Said Kethra.

" Since when are you so weak against a demon, Sulyvhan ?" said an arrogant voice.

" Huh!? Vice Principal Amaera !? "

One by one, Julian Frostvine, Jasper Del Luna, Nox Walpurgy.

" There are no cowardly bitches in the Dark Tetrad."

Then all of Black Neon followed, with Isabella whose amber gaze no longer showed any fear. Scarlet Valerius appeared, bathed in her light of Sainthood, with multitudes of people behind her, all invoking the name of their savior. Even Kris Donoghan could be seen in the distance.

As Shaytan’s pressure reached its peak, an eccentric figure crossed through the crowd of ghosts.

Diavolo Star Giovanna...

He placed the cowboy hat on Kaiser’s head.

" You are not simply a weak mortal, baby boy... " began Diavolo in his drawling and mocking voice

" You are the son of Count Paragon, the Predator, an exorcist, heir to Sulyvhan’s will, a son to some, a brother to others, a lover, a crush, an ally, a rival. And above all, you are my disciple: Klein... The new Konstantine the world needs..."

Diavolo smiled showing his grillz" FUCK THEM".

" Klein Konstantine... The world needs you... Do not disappoint our hopes, Mortal with transcendent will: The Prophet Nostradamus ! Nyo-hoo! "

Kaiser widened his eyes.

" You’re right, old man... " he murmured...

" You were All right..."

He stood up slowly, facing the demonic mana tempests that sought to break him. Time, which seemed to have frozen, resumed its normal course.

Shaytan violently seized him by the neck and slammed him against the ground of his own consciousness, pounding his face.

Kaiser’s face cracked, scarlet lines streaking his skin like broken porcelain. But just as the demoness was about to deliver the finishing blow, he grabbed her wrist with an iron grip.

" I carry the hope of mortals... The hope of no longer being slaves to the superiors! " he roared.

" A little demon like you is just the first step to killing them all !!! "

[Ding ! The host has proven himself worthy !]

[The host has proven himself worthy of attracting the gaze of @#&#€#&##]

[The host has proven himself worthy of the hope of mortals]

[Warning! Essence fusion !]

[Diavolo Star Giovanna’s essence has been detected]

[2/3 Essences]

[The host has proven himself worthy !]

[The mortal with Transcendent will !]

[Mortals believe in you: The Prophet Nostradamus !]

Kaiser then saw streams of energy flowing toward him: thousands of chants and prayers addressed to the Prophet Nostradamus over the years, reaching him through the layers of reality, their faith and beliefs transforming into tangible power.

[Finally being worthy of their faith... The system transforms beliefs into reality !]

[Congratulations on taking the path of The Usurper !]

[You have reached the Genesis stage !]

" Dying as a hero is a beginner’s mistake... I prefer to live as a bastard and finish the job. "

A devastating aura, a mix of lunar silver and stellar gold, exploded from Kaiser’s body. The pressure was such that Shaytan’s hand, which was still holding him, was instantly disintegrated into dust. He stood up.

" Sundering Eclipse... Fifth movement... " Kaiser raised his hands toward the black sky of the domain that was beginning to tear under his Transcendent authority.

" LUNAR ECLIPSE ! "