As the dust settled, he saw her. She was without the slightest scratch. Her shield up, she moved out of the dust cloud. As she slowly put aside the shield, her seductive smiling face remained and scared the shit out of Da On Kai.

How could someone be fine after the concentrated detonation of his greatest spell?!

It could not end like this!

He began to spit out more and more talismans but this time she would not give him the time to do much. She was there but now she was in front of him, blade high.

The sword came down as if containing the weight of an entire world with itself. As it came down, time itself seemed to be dilating and Da On Kai could see it in slow-motion. However, in this slowed world, he was slowed too. He was enable to react in time.

From there, he was slashed four times until all his limbs were no longer his. Just like Shen, he was now no more than a trunk. The woman strapped her shield on her back and sheathed her blade on her right hip scabbard. Then she bent down and picked up the trunk-Da On Kai.

The Cage, her domain, began to dissipate.

As she exited with what was left of the man in one hand, she saw an ocean of raging flames and a giant statue of raging waves spanning kilometers. On top of the statue was a single Karvu warrior statue with its sword held high.

As he was dying to stonification, the Karvu requested only one last thing from his opponent who obliged. It was to leave him there as a heroic statue...For the glory of the Karvus!

The woman walked towards the others. They picked up trunk-Shen and they all walked towards this world's door. The trip was silent. Shen didn't talk and Da On Kai was as if frozen in disbelief.

Shen found it quite ironic to see this man with no limbs either.

And now, he could only wait to see what the future had in store for him.

The trio walked and reached the door. They put in coordinates and it activated. Then, they went through.

When they exited, they were in a single hallway. A giant one spanning kilometers in side-length and height but no more than one in frontal-length. And forward, there were only two things.

One was another door already active.

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The second was a two-meter tall dark armored being with a white bowtie.

The being bowed to the five and respectfully said:

???: I was waiting for your arrival. Please, go on. The Master has been awaiting you.

They walked past the being who remained there bowing. And they crossed over another door.

They arrived in a giant hall without a single thing inside it. They were greeted by a dozen being who were the visual copies of the one they met in the previous hallway.

Then, doors opened in the front and more entered with a single one different from them. This one had two swords on his side and a cape. He walked to the front of them and said crudely with no gender-obvious tone:

???: You are late, follow me.

They followed him. They walked upwards. And they ended up in a throne room fileld with computer-like devices all around. There was also a throne. And a being sitting on it. It was a three-meter tall giant with a perfect body of toned muscules, neither too apparent nor too inexistant. The perfect athletic build.

The man was only wearing floral shorts and wooden sandals.

All over his body were copper tattoos of spinning gears and clogs. He had clocks instead of eyes. And his hair was made of black tendrils that seemed plugged in the myriads of computers and machineries.

It made for a very peculiar sight as neither Shen nor Da On Kai knew what race this being belonged too. What they knew however was that he was beyond their understanding power-wise. They knew they couldn't stand a chance against him but couldn't even guess how powerful he was.

He was on a whole different level.

Even the trio of legends that broguht them here weren't different in that point. Those three were as strong as Shen when he was at his best. But there? Facing this man? They were ants. No, not even ants.As they gazed at the noble majestic power exiting the man, the armored being knelt. Then, spoke:

???: Codename White Dragon and its opponents have been secured, Master. How should we deal with them?

???: The usual... Salvage his eyes.

???: Right away, Master!

At that time, Many other armored beings appeared. None had a cloak. A few bowed and lead the trio of legends away somewhere. Another group took Da On Kai and the caped one took Shen.

They walked downwards this time. Not for long.

They arrived inside a giant room with a pit in the ground at the very far end. Shen could hear sorrowful cries from it.

...

The trio of legends was led down only a few stairs away. They were led inside a room and strapped to chairs. Then, a being with dozen of wooden arms appeared. It had a white robe and a stretoscope. It was only then that they were finally free to move and act.

Taïna: What the fuck was that?! What happened?!

The other two were also frowning in displeasure. Fortunately for them, the being in front of them didn't mind speaking:

???: You met Our Master after he gave you a task. The task now fulfilled, we will send you back to your lives. Now then, what kind of memories would you like instead~?

Wurm: I don't recall this man being my Master!

???: Of course you don't~ A puppet with sentience who knew he worked for someone else, aware of having no free will, would be useless. Now then, what memories would you like as a reward for your task?

Archbishop Ash: I am a pupeteer! Not a puppet! Heresy!You will be purified by the flames!

???: Are you now?

As he said so, he snapped his fingers and all of them could see a string. One they had never seen. One of a color different from the ones making their bodies. A copper-colored one.

???: You are primes. But the Master is the Zero. Now, my poor puppets, what memories would you like?