Chapter 354: Doom Magic

’However, now that the world is finally here, where is Orivian?’ The voice echoed inside Atlas’s mind, causing him to widen his eyes as he finally realized something. His thoughts immediately returned to the moment Eliomor had explained the chant Orivian had been reciting before his disappearance.

’He... managed to send a signal to the Eternals?’ Atlas concluded as he looked toward the massive spacecraft hovering in the distance.

Even with an entire army of Eternals belonging to an unknown race before him, there was not an ounce of fear in Atlas’s eyes. He considered the possible ways to deal with the situation, but after examining the circumstances, he could not find a single way to avoid confronting them.

’They are here to destroy Eliomor...’ His gaze shifted toward his own hand, and just as he continued examining it, he suddenly sensed another presence behind him.

"You are not thinking of fleeing away, right, Atlas?" Kael’s voice reached his ears, prompting Atlas to turn his head slightly toward him. "I know you have no reason to protect Eliomor or its people. However, fleeing from here right now would mean you are a coward, even when you possess that much power."

Atlas stared at him indifferently, fully aware that Kael was trying to persuade him with his carefully chosen words. After a brief moment of silence, Atlas finally spoke. "Even if you brand me a coward or give me any other title, it doesn’t bother me because I know who I am..." Kael arched an eyebrow but remained silent as he watched Atlas turn his attention back toward his own hand.

"And because I know who I am, I will fight them, not because I want to protect the people or the world." Atlas closed his eyes and exhaled slowly, seemingly examining his own thoughts before deciding what he truly wanted to do.

"I will fight them because I can, that’s all, there is another reason, but...the first one is all I need." Kael’s eyes widened slightly as he noticed a change in Atlas’s personality, as though something about him had developed after everything he had experienced.

His mind immediately drifted toward the novels he had read, particularly those gritty stories where characters underwent rapid development after experiencing hell, ’Is...this real-life character development? Damn...’

Kael could not help recalling how Atlas had behaved in the past, remaining indifferent and nonchalant toward almost everything around him. He narrowed his eyes as he studied Atlas, trying to determine whether he genuinely had no desire to protect anyone or whether the reason he had given was simply a way to conceal his true intentions.

After a moment, Kael shook his head and considered the matter again, ’He really is doing this because he can...the aura around him says so, at least.’

Just as Kael finished that thought, another telepathic voice reached both of them, ’I asked you lot a question. Where is Orivian? If you do not answer-’ Before the voice could finish, Atlas interrupted it through telepathy.

’What if we don’t answer? What will you do?’ His tone remained calm, almost as though he could not care less about whatever the other party intended to do to them. After a brief pause, the Harbinger’s voice returned.

’You all will die the worst death in the history of the Primartia Galaxy.’ Upon hearing that response, both Atlas and Kael smiled as though they had just heard an amusing joke. Atlas then sent one final message through telepathy, ’Is that so? You can try, then.’

With that, Atlas severed the telepathic connection by altering the logic of telepathy for himself, preventing any further communication through that method. The moment his final words reached the other side, the massive spacecraft abruptly stopped moving.

Atlas and Kael narrowed their eyes as they watched a figure emerge from within the enormous vessel, its appearance immediately drawing their attention.

The figure possessed a body filled with countless stars, planets, nebulae, and other celestial formations. These cosmic structures existed within its physical form, glowing beneath its skin as though the depths of space had become a part of its very being.

Its body radiated an immense presence, reflecting the extraordinary nature of the Eternals and setting it apart from the ordinary life forms found throughout the galaxy.

Seeing this, Kael frowned as a thought crossed his mind, ’Their spaceship and their bodies both seem to have come straight out of a literal sci-fi novel.’ He could not help comparing what he was witnessing with the fictional concepts he was familiar with. However, before he could think any further, the figure’s voice echoed throughout the surrounding region of outer space.

"You dared to speak back to my Lord without answering? The likes of you shall be erased from the galaxy." A dominant feminine voice emerged from her mouth as she raised her right hand above her head.

Atlas and Kael watched her movements with curiosity, as neither of them could sense any Aether Energy being used by her. Whatever she was preparing to do, it did not appear to rely on the energy they were familiar with.

As she held her hand aloft, a small sphere containing a concentrated mass of something appeared above her palm. Within the next moment, its size increased until it resembled a small planet, radiating an immense amount of destructive energy.

The heat alone was enough to turn nearby asteroids into liquid, while chunks of the surrounding planets began melting under the pressure emanating from the sphere.

Atlas and Kael stared at the enormous sphere with widened eyes as they finally recognized the energy contained within it. ’Atlas...that’s the energy a star itself contains. If that hits Eliomor or us, the destruction will be astronomical.’ Atlas nodded calmly, as he had already reached the same conclusion. His gaze remained fixed on the massive sphere of purple destruction, carefully observing the energy it contained.

However, while Atlas was still examining the sphere, it suddenly disappeared from above the woman’s palm. His eyes widened for an instant, and before he could determine what had happened, her voice echoed through the surrounding space once again.

"Doom Magic - Tetherens’ Destruction."The moment those words reached his ears, Atlas saw the enormous sphere of stellar energy reappear directly in front of them.