As Fallacy raised his hand, a sense of foreboding settled over the group, his words carrying a weight of finality. His gaze bore into them with an intensity that sent shivers down their spines, his tone laced with an unmistakable threat.

"If you defend this glitch," he intoned, his voice cold and unwavering, "then you will die just like him."

Kara, ever the voice of reason, leaped to their defense, her words echoing with defiance in the face of Fallacy's ominous warning.

"What did he do to deserve this?" she challenged, her tone tinged with disbelief. "It couldn't have been that bad."

But Fallacy remained unmoved, his resolve unyielding as he delivered his chilling verdict.

"I destroy those that do not belong," he declared, his voice devoid of emotion. "He does not need to be here, and he shouldn't have lived through everything he has done."

As Fallacy unleashed his formidable powers, a tense atmosphere descended upon the battlefield, crackling with the intensity of their impending clash. His beam lanced through the air with deadly accuracy, narrowly missing Hegemon and Kara as they deftly dodged its path. Yet, despite their evasion, Fallacy remained undeterred, his expression betraying a hint of dissatisfaction at the prospect of facing multiple opponents.

With a flick of his wrist, Fallacy unleashed a barrage of blue laser beams from his fingertips, each one searing through the air with lethal precision. One by one, they found their mark, striking Kara with pinpoint accuracy and ensnaring her in a shimmering cocoon of blue energy. With a forceful gesture, Fallacy hurled her across the room, her body colliding with the unforgiving surface of the wall with bone-jarring impact.

But before Fallacy could press his advantage, Hegemon sprang into action, his reflexes honed by years of combat experience. With a swift turn, he met Fallacy's gaze head-on, his fist connecting with brutal force as he sent the villain hurtling through the air. As Fallacy soared through the sky, Hegemon seized the opportunity to activate the Code Manipulator, his fingers dancing across its surface with practiced precision. Yet, to his dismay, nothing happened—the device failing to respond to his commands in the heat of battle.

Undeterred by this setback, Fallacy retaliated with a blast of blue energy, ensnaring Hegemon in its grasp and sending him hurtling upwards into the air. With a sickening thud, he collided with the wall, his body crumpling against the unforgiving surface as Fallacy closed in for the kill.

But just as Fallacy prepared to deliver the finishing blow, Kara reappeared with a burst of teleportation energy, her determination shining bright in the face of adversity. Yet, before she could intervene, Fallacy unleashed a deadly barrage of red glowing spikes from the ground, impaling her with merciless efficiency.

"You couldn't have been more predictable," Fallacy taunted, his voice dripping with contempt as he surveyed the carnage before him. As the dust settled and the echoes of their struggle faded into the ether, the battlefield lay silent, the outcome of their confrontation hanging in the balance.

As Fallacy's relentless assault continued, Kara found herself ensnared in a web of blue energy, the spikes retracting as she dashed frantically across the battlefield. Her eyes flickered with glitchy flashes of blue and yellow, a testament to the overwhelming power that Fallacy wielded over her mind.

With a sinister grin, Fallacy gestured with his hands, his movements fluid and precise as he manipulated Kara like a puppet on strings. She surged forward, her movements controlled by an unseen force, her attacks directed towards Hegemon with chilling precision.

But Hegemon, ever the stalwart defender, refused to yield to Fallacy's machinations. With a swift motion, he conjured a Concrete Prism, blocking Kara's onslaught with a barrier of unyielding strength. Yet even as he held his ground, a sense of unease gnawed at his senses, the weight of Fallacy's influence pressing down upon him like a suffocating blanket.

With a resounding slam, Hegemon brought his boney hand crashing into the ground, sending a fissure racing towards Fallacy with blinding speed. The villain leaped aside with a nimbleness born of desperation, narrowly avoiding the path of destruction as Kara hurtled towards him like a guided missile.

With lightning reflexes, Hegemon seized the opportunity, his hand connecting with Kara's form with bone-jarring force. She went flying through the air, her body colliding with the unforgiving surface of the battlefield with a sickening thud. But even as she lay broken and bleeding, Fallacy showed no mercy, summoning forth a new barrage of red spikes that pierced her body once more.

As Hegemon looked upon Kara's battered form, a surge of anger and despair welled up within him, his voice trembling with emotion as he confronted Fallacy with a raw intensity.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!?" he roared, his words echoing across the battlefield with a ferocity born of desperation. "HAVEN’T I SUFFERED ENOUGH?!"

But Fallacy remained unmoved, his expression impassive as he surveyed the chaos he had wrought. In the face of Hegemon's defiance, he showed no signs of remorse or pity, his resolve unshaken by the cries of anguish that echoed in his wake.

As the shockwave rippled outward, a devastating force that shattered everything in its path, Fallacy seized the opportunity to strike, his determination unyielding despite the chaos that engulfed them. With a swift motion, he summoned forth a barrage of spikes, their razor-sharp points aimed directly at Hegemon. But to his dismay, they were met with an impenetrable barrier, crumbling to dust as they collided with Hegemon's formidable defenses. Even Fallacy's glitched beams proved ineffective against the sheer power of Hegemon's resolve.

But just as Fallacy prepared to redouble his efforts, a blinding flash of light erupted from Hegemon's body, bathing the battlefield in an ethereal glow. With a sudden burst of speed, Hegemon teleported in front of Fallacy, his hand moving with lightning speed to activate the Code Manipulator.

In an instant, Horror materialized before Fallacy, its ghostly form radiating with an otherworldly energy. With a series of swift strikes, Horror unleashed a flurry of blows upon Fallacy, each one landing with bone-jarring force. Fallacy staggered backward, his form reeling from the onslaught as Hegemon's power manifested in full force.

With a final, devastating uppercut, Horror sent Fallacy hurtling into the air, his body twisting and contorting in the grip of unseen forces. Desperate to regain his footing, Fallacy teleported skyward, only to be met by the spectral visage of Horror looming above him.

With a resounding crash, Fallacy was slammed back to the ground, the impact sending shockwaves rippling through the earth. As he lay battered and broken, his gaze met Hegemon's with a mixture of defiance and resignation.

"Look familiar?" Hegemon's words rang out across the battlefield, their significance echoing in the air like a harbinger of impending doom. In that moment, Fallacy realized the full extent of Hegemon's power, and the true depths of his own peril.

As Hegemon extended his hand, the Code Manipulator gleamed ominously in the dim light, its power poised to be unleashed upon Fallacy. With a decisive press of a button, a blinding white beam shot forth from Hegemon's hand, hurtling towards Fallacy with unstoppable force. But Fallacy, ever the elusive foe, warped away in a glitched haze just in the nick of time, narrowly evading Hegemon's attack.

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Before Hegemon could react, Fallacy retaliated with a volley of blue beams from his fingers, each one crackling with malicious energy as they streaked towards him. But Hegemon was prepared, his fingers moving with practiced precision to activate the Code Manipulator once more. With a surge of power, a ghostly apparition of Rück materialized before them, his presence accompanied by a deafening sonic boom that reverberated through the air. With a flash of light, ghost Rück vanished as quickly as he had appeared, his fist crashing into Fallacy and sending him hurtling through the air once more.

But Hegemon was not finished yet. With another press of the Code Manipulator, both he and Fallacy were transported back to the spot where their battle had begun, the force of the teleportation slamming Fallacy into the wall with bone-jarring impact. As Hegemon's white fire began to wane, he turned his gaze towards Kara, astonishment evident in his expression as she slowly rose from the spikes that had pierced her body.

"I thought you were dead," Hegemon exclaimed, his voice filled with disbelief at her miraculous survival.

"I did die," Kara replied, her tone resolute as she prepared to face Fallacy alone. "I'll take it from here. Get out of here since he is going after you. I'll keep him busy."

For a moment, Hegemon hesitated, torn between his desire to stay and help Kara and the knowledge that he would only put her in greater danger. But in the end, he made his decision, disappearing from her universe and returning to the safety of the Void.

Alone with Fallacy once more, Kara's resolve hardened, her eyes burning with determination as she faced her adversary head-on.

"Alright, it's just you and me," she declared, her voice steady despite the turmoil raging within her. "You are nothing but a coward, pathetic, and a monster in both ways. Your sins will be judged." With those words ringing in the air, Kara braced herself for the battle that lay ahead, ready to confront the darkness that threatened to consume them both.

As Kara clutched her stomach, the sting of her wounds a grim reminder of the battle's toll, she fixed her steely gaze upon Fallacy, her resolve unyielding despite the pain that wracked her body. With a swift motion, she pointed her knife towards her adversary, a silent declaration of her determination to see justice served. As she summoned eight glowing blades of crimson and pink, they descended from above, each one piercing the ground around Fallacy and pinning him in place with unyielding resolve.

Suddenly, two ghostly figures materialized beside Kara, their spectral forms radiating with an otherworldly energy. Phose and the enigmatic skeleton stood by her side, their hands joined in a synchronized gesture as beams of energy erupted forth towards Fallacy. But the villain was quick to react, glitching above the beams and retaliating with a blast of his own, aimed squarely at Kara.

With a swift teleportation, Kara ascended into the sky, her knife poised and ready as she summoned forth a cascade of comets and star fragments, each one hurtling towards Fallacy with unstoppable force. Yet, Fallacy's nimble movements allowed him to evade the falling debris, warping around the space-borne projectiles with uncanny agility.

Undeterred by Fallacy's evasive tactics, Kara summoned hundreds of glowing knives, surrounding him in a deadly ring of crimson and pink. But Fallacy was not so easily trapped, his glitch teleportation allowing him to dance between the blades with impossible grace.

As Kara conjured five beams to encircle Fallacy once more, they swept towards him in a horizontal barrage, grazing him with their searing energy as they moved. With a flourish, Kara summoned four blades around each hand, hurling them towards Fallacy with all her might. Yet, he caught them effortlessly, crushing them with disdainful ease.

But just as Fallacy thought he had the upper hand, an image of Rück materialized behind Kara, a harbinger of fiery retribution. With a surge of power, flames erupted around Fallacy, encasing him in a blazing inferno that threatened to consume him whole.

Kara's voice echoed with defiance as she confronted Fallacy, her words dripping with determination and resolve.

"You're finished," she declared, her tone unwavering despite the exhaustion that weighed heavy upon her.

But Fallacy remained unperturbed, his expression cold and indifferent as he brushed off Kara's warning with a dismissive wave of his hand.

"I don't have time to deal with you," he retorted, his voice tinged with impatience as he turned away from her.

Before the flames could consume him, Fallacy glitched and disappeared into thin air, leaving Kara standing alone amidst the smoldering remnants of their battle. With a weary sigh, Kara's strength finally gave out, her body collapsing to the ground in a heap of exhaustion and pain.

As darkness threatened to consume her, she felt the distant stirrings of consciousness slipping away, a sense of numbness washing over her battered form. But before she succumbed to unconsciousness, the sound of footsteps echoed in the distance, growing louder with each passing moment.

Suddenly, people came rushing into the arena, their voices a jumble of concern and urgency as they hurried to Kara's side. With gentle hands, they lifted her from the ground, their faces etched with worry as they assessed the extent of her injuries.

As Kara drifted into unconsciousness, she felt a sense of relief wash over her—a fleeting respite from the chaos and turmoil that had consumed her existence. And in that moment of fleeting peace, she surrendered herself to the darkness, knowing that she had fought bravely and given her all in the face of overwhelming odds.

As Hegemon materialized before King Vörher, the air crackled with tension, the weight of their shared history hanging heavily between them. Vörher sat upon his throne, a regal figure cloaked in shadows, his gaze fixed upon Hegemon with a knowing glint in his eyes.

"Running away again?" Vörher's voice was laced with amusement, a wry smile playing at the corners of his lips.

Hegemon's expression remained stoic, his weariness evident as he met Vörher's gaze head-on. "I was being hunted," he replied tersely, his voice heavy with exhaustion.

Vörher's smile widened slightly, a hint of mischief dancing in his eyes. "I know," he admitted, his tone tinged with amusement. "But I didn't have anything to do with it, so don't go jumping to any conclusions."

With a weary sigh, Hegemon collapsed before Vörher, his body aching from the exertion of his recent trials. He lay sprawled on the ground, his breaths coming in ragged gasps as he struggled to regain his composure.

But Vörher showed no signs of concern, his attention focused elsewhere as he leaned forward in his throne, his gaze fixed intently on Hegemon.

"I do have some interesting information for you," he announced, his words ringing out in the silence of the chamber.

Hegemon's curiosity was piqued by Vörher's cryptic words, his fatigue momentarily forgotten as he turned his head to regard the king with newfound interest. In that moment, the air hummed with anticipation, the promise of revelations looming on the horizon.

King Vörher's words hung in the air, laden with intrigue and mystery, as Hegemon regarded him with a mixture of suspicion and curiosity.

"Someone has been wanting to meet you," Vörher repeated, his voice soft but tinged with an undercurrent of significance. "Maybe you should go pay her a visit."

Hegemon's brow furrowed in confusion, a faint glimmer of skepticism coloring his tone as he responded, "Now why would I do that?"

Vörher leaned forward in his throne, his gaze penetrating as he spoke, "It might be related to that thing in your pocket."

The mention of the object sent a shiver down Hegemon's spine, his hand instinctively reaching for the pocket where it lay hidden. His eyes narrowed as he regarded Vörher, a sense of unease creeping over him.

"How do you know about that?" Hegemon's voice was laced with suspicion, his eyes flashing with a glimmer of uncertainty.

Vörher merely chuckled in response, his demeanor relaxed as he reclined in his chair. "Oh, don't get upset," he replied casually. "I just watched your entire confrontation from here. Truly a work of art, might I say. I will have to check out that universe sometime soon."

Hegemon's instincts told him that Vörher wasn't telling him everything, that there was more to this encounter than met the eye. But for now, he chose to set aside his reservations, opting instead to focus on the task at hand.

"Sure, I'll see what she wants," Hegemon conceded, his voice tinged with a hint of reluctance.

With a nod of approval, Vörher settled back into his throne, his expression unreadable as he watched Hegemon depart.

"You do that then," he murmured, his words echoing in the chamber as Hegemon disappeared from view, leaving Vörher alone with his thoughts and the secrets that lingered in the shadows.