His will imbedded in the Universe, Alexander took a stance, ready to strike at full force, his last attempt at ascension.
"No !! Don't do-"
His words cut short, Ark's body along the surrounding space was struck by Alexander's [Celestial Palm], not only boosted by his [Wrath State] along the accumulation of power he used during this short grace period, but also helped by the remnants of his [True Martial Sword Strike], blocking the void from regenerating, the Heavenly Way unable to dissipate the power.
The loud sound of space breaking apart, gigantic white cracks formed everywhere, soon filling the entire Universe. Alexander had managed to surpass the 99.999 Peak-Star power, the Universe unable to suppress it, or more so, not allowed to, letting it happen without resistance.
A powerful voice reverberating across the now cracked reality, Alexander listened to its words with attention.
"Alexander has completed the Grand Macrocosm Trial of Ascendency! According to the rules of this trial, Alexander is to be transported to the Celestial Realm, his achievements remarkable. As for everything else, including myself... only death remains!"
Feeling his [Wrath State] stop circulating, his body did not even have time to enter hibernation when the Heavens' powerful influence healed him, sparring him ten thousand years of danger.
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His body slowly being pulled higher and higher, Alexander glanced below, his eyes meeting with Ark's. His body still cut in half, his eyes hollow.
"...how could it end like this... if I had known about this... if I was more prepared..!"
"No... it doesn't matter anyway... I already lost, and there is no medicine for regret... I don't even have the drive to feel anything anymore..." Staring at Alexander, Ark spoke his last words before disintegrating into dust.
"That's the end... how tragic!"
Ignoring the man's last words, Alexander peeked all around, to the boundless void of space, now a green and yellow color.
A few hours later, it became blue and purple, then colorful...
Finally, a day later, Alexander's figure was floating above the red Primordial Main Worlds again.
Remembering his long life, his friends, loved ones, his brothers, sisters and enemies, he smiled.
Alexander's giant body illuminated from above, the fabric of space completely shattered, a white light submerged him for a brief moment.
'?!' A few hours later, Alexander was shocked.
His Universe now far below, he saw next to it countless others, his Universe a small marble of color in a sea of many. Looking ahead, he witnessed the scene below, a boundless plane of squirming Universes. Above, giant white clouds surrounding an even more imposing ceiling of light-brown rocks, stalactites of these same rocks hanging down, threatening to fall and impale the Universes.
Laughing crazily, Alexander reached the cloudy rocks above a few years later, ignoring his Universe exploding in a bright and colorful explosion, his sight turning white, blinding him.
After what felt like centuries, Alexander opened his eyes, the only thing visible a beautiful blue sky, clouds drifting peacefully an enormous distance away. He felt small, but also big.
Laying on green grass, the howling wind giving it character, Alexander smiled.
"This is where the fun begins!!"