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Hakusan put his hands on her cheeks, letting the water flow freely on his face and he never felt this warm in many years. "Eiko, you are no longer love me nor forgiving me... even your resentment from 'the one who murdered my life'... but, you have shown that you are wise and strong than anyone. Your truth is clear, because I will no longer see you as the one I used to love--instead, you are a best friend, if I ever to call you that..." he said, closing his eyes. "But, I realized that... I shouldn't regret for having you as the best companion, and I am very ashamed for my selfishness to let myself drag you deeper. However... even though I find it hard to forgive myself and make amends to atone from my sins to anyone, I have to--in order to redeem what I've done... I want to reborn no matter what shape I have..."

Eiko sniffled, she nodded before he pulled her into a hug--letting himself to cry out loud as the ice barrier began to shatter by Hakusan's newfound determination. The broken mirrors around her as the petals turned into gold, landing around him before the white glowing light with him as the person. The fragment of Kagerou, standing behind Hakusan and Eiko as he remove his mask--before disappearing into mist, along with Hakusan and Eiko where his subconscious becoming lightly and peaceful that his heart went lighter. "Can I say... I love you, Hakusan?"

Hakusan closed his eyes, when the light emanates from the tears of ice streams. "You may."

There were lights around them and they went back to reality, where the prayer beads has disappeared and recycle his soul into a 'new' person with different identity. Konami kept looking at Hakusan and Eiko who just returned and then to her boyfriend-partner Hyde, she caught a glimpse of Ren who confronted Nanda in her pre-revival. "Riyanda... I know you can do this."

Konami muttered, before her eyes widened to see Shiro and Shūhei are still fighting. "Oh great... they're still doing it?" Hyde growled, until he saw some reinforcement like Andini with the four androids; there were Prime, Izayoi, Yayoi and Kushinada joining the battle and assisting them. "No way..."

"Hey! Took you long enough!"

Izayoi scolded with a smirk, before he punched the cultist's head and tossed him to the tree nearby. "Seriously, where all of you have been this whole time?" Konami asked, watching Andini slashed the black monk with her gunblade. Then, Prime joined her as he snapped his fingers and creates an explosion. "Long story short, Sadana told us to help you guys out while he's not available--then Faylan, Xanadu and Wulan are here with Ren and his friends' fathers."

"Alright then, thank you for helping us out!"

Faylan had to step down into the battle with Wulan and Xanadu, before they went to guard the meditating guards--they were absent from the previous battle due to Sadana's business with his other friends until they have to keep an eye on them. "Woohoo! This is fun!" she declared, before shooting and cutting down her enemies into shreds. Xanadu assisting her as well, once Wulan headed into the scene with them. "Wait for us!"

Back in the real world, Ren was confronting Nanda when he watched her rose from the sky; she wields her violet blade against him as his eyes flared in anger after seeing Kuran's former lover. "Long time no see, eh... Ren?!" Nanda asked, smiling in sadistic manner. Ren huffed, using his Cosmic Wrath to shield her attack without a warning. "It won't make sense because no words can be the exact way for someone to truly explain how mad you are right now, maybe your hatred is making you a true monster. Don't you think that hatred is beautiful if your mind is about to break or is beyond repaired?"

Ren blinked his eyes when she was lecturing his anger management problem, before he groaned when his grip was weakening on his polearm. He remembered what Eiko said and he closed his eyes, thinking that maybe Kuran's past experiences with Nanda made him a coward. So, he redeemed his wrongdoings before by not giving too much attention to hatred and Kuran was similar to that--that's why he couldn't fight against his hatred for her. Nanda was very confident with his duel with her, because she can kill Ren anytime as she said without bluffing.

'Remember, Riyanda... hatred can consume you if your emotions are overwhelmed and fear can take you as well, the choices you have to make is either you are willing to protect everything or sacrificing all of your values you have,' said his father's voice within his head, before a picture of his deceased grandparents were flashed in his mind for a while. Even though Ren only has his father Rihan by his side as his last family, he wanted him to stop succumbing on his anger too much or else, he would repeat his terrible actions by breaking people that they came across to their lives.

When the two met, Nanda decided to attack him to eliminate her 'unknown enemy', a smirk appeared when she swung her blade but Ren caught her hand and dodged her as the time began to flow slow while he's in the air. He flew up and used his aura to send shockwaves towards her, damaging her that she was blocking with her barriers and Ren narrowed his eyes. He had the golden prayer beads that was wrapped around his wrist, which is to purify evil spirits but his sword began to vibrate and transforming as the metal glowed to red-violet. "Just because the Gods aren't here to seal your powers... doesn't mean I'm unable to defeat you right now," he glared.

Hakusan's short black hair went back to pure white color, he saw Eiko was fainted in front of him and he goes to catch her--before cradling her in his arms and laid her on his lap. Konami and Hyde were doubting if they should kill Hakusan, until the prayer beads made him reborn into a new person, they thought the same thing--before Shiro finally break the barriers that holds his true strength. His white tiger arms glowed gold and as he punched Shūhei through the surface, it created a hole for him to enter as the undead almost got defeated. Shiro's pupils shrunk after Shūhei roared like a mad man with a devilish grin on his face, he unleashed his true power and manifested his beast form.

"Shiro!"

Konami yelled, she was about to stop him until Hyde told her to stay down--before Hakusan muttered. "It's alright, I repent my wrongdoings... for good," Hakusan said as he smiled a little, his dark blue eyes gone into pure bright crystal blue and gentle--realizing who he had become right now. Shiro let out a tiger-like roar before he released a blast towards the enemy, hoping that something could purify his ex so bad. "Shiro, you can kill him," he allowed him, making Shiro surprised at Hakusan's words. "Just because I said killing is not a good thing--doesn't mean there's no reason for it and this... would be a painful price that we have to take," he finished, looking down at sleeping Eiko and he strokes her cheek in a gentle manner.

Everyone watched Shūhei couldn't believe he trusted Hakusan in return before Shiro caught him, then he launched a new technique and made the undead screamed in agony and anguish; this is no longer Shūhei they used to know before, but a mere creation of evil before they knew it was a black magic put on him. "I wanted this to be over... for you to rest peacefully," Shiro said, feeling a guilt for a moment before he heard Shūhei spoke this:

"I just want you for myself, Shiro... nobody can be with you."

What the fuck--is this seriously the spirit of my dead love, this can't be real... can he--?! Shiro grew enraged with his selfish reason, and also the black parasites shown around him. He had a realization, the last gift given was the truth key--Shiro have to finish this himself, Shiro didn't realize the whole space-like time distortion as he closed his eyes with a painful emotion took control of him, before he let out an inferno-like flames to expel the evils from Shūhei's soul as well from the world. Konami didn't expect Shiro to be this strong--in fact, a dark magic could damage him forever; but there's a light that can purify him like a holy ritual.

As Shiro gave a last punch with the purification to his head, Shūhei screamed in pain as the lights began to swallow him. When he watched him smiled for the last time, accepting his fate as he smiled at Hakusan--even though he might not be in this world anymore. "Thank you, Shiro..." he said, before he added. "I will reborn someday, not sure if I can be part of you guys team but I will find you guys in the other time--and I forgive you Konami!" he said happily, Konami smiled back at him--watching him dissipated and Shiro finally let go of everything in the past when he's with Shūhei.

"We'll meet again, old friend..."

Nanda was outraged and she screamed in anger, sending a blast towards Ren as his eyes darkened and used his Samsara Blade to deflect her attacks.

'Kuran... ever since my friends were given a suffering caused by poverty and famine--I held a deep resentment to everything that bring me anger. You know, you made me into something I never want to be, even when I wanted to stay a compassionate and humble person in this world... but there's something within me that couldn't simply forget. Every time, I began seeing deaths... a lot and a lot of deaths that are the work of many.'

Ren thought, before their blades clashed to each other. "Rebirth... is the only way to atone for these sins! It could've been you!" Nanda scolded, glaring her angry olive-blue eyes towards Ren as he frowned. "Listen, if you want to have so much damn hate and so many damn problems, at least leave everything that can give you the feeling of pain," he said with a grin. He doesn't want to move closer to his current objective, even he was willing to be a sacrifice to accomplish the mission--his blood is no use of to complete the evil goal. He stabbed his sword on the ground with electricity emitted around him, making her to laugh.

'Even when you're different from everyone, the people has its value, not everyone can feel the pain or suffering and you will never have that--because of you... can control what will happen to you. Don't forget... even the little things is so significant to someone like me, and I never intend to stop helping others.'

Ren hissed in pain when she stabbed him on his abdomen, before he spat the blood on her eyes and made her to wipe the blood away--getting a claw strike on his chest when he pushed her off him. This would've make him sad, but he knows anger isn't helping so he stayed calm to control the rage building up within him; he closed his eyes and think something positive throughout his life. There was a time Ren had a breakdown when he got sexually molested by his former teacher in the past before sending him to prison, even believing that Kuran betrayed him because of Nanda until it reveals that Nanda is the one behind the mess--and Phantom Eruption is what made him like this. However, he realized that life is his choice--not only the one to determine his own mistakes.

'To all those whose life have a limit, who always has their courage to fight... and people who chose to put their strength and determination to everything because life doesn't live forever, and most of the time... you just lost the important ones. Life would always give us something difficult or easy, but to lose something you loved after fixing what they had damaged--was enough.'

That's what Ren learned after him faced off Nanda, the time began to stop--just him, Nanda and Kuran was the only one moving. Kuran understood why, because Ren has the same lineage, so he can feel whenever there's an anomaly. His flames bursts out as he unleashed the power of Fenghuang, emitting a shock from Nanda as the time flows on again and Ren's eyes were colored bright blue-gold; which he wielded his scepter and used a technique to froze Nanda and Kuran managed to remove the black orbs in her body using his golden spear, she was yelling out loud when her skin was already melting down due to the poison made from him. "Stay away, all of you! The battle was mine!" Kuran shouted, made everyone paused but they watched him stabbing his sword deeper through her chest and the blade impaled on the ground.

Ren roared when he burned Nanda as Kuran released the sword and steps back, even it looks like Kuran was calm and his hair was moved on the wind. The high monk was about to attack Ren, until he froze to see Ren's blazing fire as he floated above him, Nanda shrieked in pain and withering with her body becoming abnormally wide after no more memories given to her. Her power is rapidly draining away, she tried to pull Kuran into her as she can feel so much horrible pain flowing in her veins--but he gradually steps back and evading her grasp. "When your soul corrupted, it's too late..." he said, with both anger and sympathy.

Nanda laughed a bit before turning to a scream, she was no longer a woman but the powerful monster. However, their eyes widened to see her beastly form of a large creature similar to Phantom Beast--somewhat being infused with something inhumane. The enemies who has the black parasites vanished by the time that Nanda absorbed them to take this form and this power too much, even she has all of the people who worshipped her before as a sacrifice--most of the black monks of the cult vanishing into dust.

Ren could sense Kaizo, Izumo, Hakuren, Dinda, Farlan and Shenlan's soul and powers goes into him and his weapon as Kuran had to vanish so he can focus with the other monks and warrior monks. "Riyanda, we'll deal with everything here!" Konami shouted to Ren, who nodded and turned his scepter towards Nanda's hideous form before she was rising up in the air, breaking the restraints to be free.

"This is the ultimate end, Nanda...!" Ren muttered, his tears showed and it's not out of pity. He rose upwards that made the warrior monks wide-eyed to see the final result, before he pulled back his fist and slammed it with the tremendous spirit-like barrier sent it through. Her flesh glowed briefly, then her size began decreasing until the process was complete... before the black orbs became a ring with the strange black particles releasing into the air. "What the ballistics flying out of my energy... I will just disperse it, I can see to them!" Ren announced to all the warrior monks, when the dark clouds disappear and they returned to their places.

The particles was going away into the air until the sky turns cloudless and clear, Yifan adjusted his glasses as he was stained with blood of the black monks he just killed, before he glanced at Jiahang who nodded her head at him. "Huh, this is interesting..." he said with a grin. Konami was panting as she rested on the floor, leaning her back against the wall when they watched the battle. Hakusan watched Shiro return back to them as he finally moved on from the past, Shiro noticed this and realized his hair has transformed back into pure white with black streaks and his heart had calmed down after the painful and hard duel of life and death. "Say, Shiro... now that I realized something bad..." he started, still cradling Eiko who's still fainted. "I never meant to hurt you."

Shiro paused for a moment, before he walked towards him and holds his hand. "I understand now," he said, making Hakusan's eyebrow lifted at him. "It's alright, not everything in the universe was designed to end and besides--forgiveness comes in different form... and it's the one that we all have to hold on," he said, smiling a little when he sat beside him as Konami sighed in relief; before Hyde drank his human blood vial because he's thirsty as fuck when he sat beside her. Eiko stirred a little when she still held by Hakusan, waking up to see him wearing his old attire that he used to wear. "H-Hakusan...? Where am I?" she asked, confused.

"It's alright, Eiko... it's me, I've redeemed myself for what I did," he whispered, it seems he doesn't care if she's still his ex--he just want her to be happy even himself. She realized everything he had missed and can't ignore what he's done to everyone back then, as she slowly sat up and groaned on his lap. He still cradled her when she did that, and she put her hand on his cheek to soothe him.

"Hakusan..." she sobbed, finally understanding why she saved him and being emotional isn't exactly better than bottled up anger and sadness. "Eiko..." he said gently, feeling the warmth and tears coming from his eyes when he thought of his late-mother. He placed her hand on his, watching Shiro together with Hyde and Konami checking outside the temple as Yifan's group return with some survivors within their ranks.

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Eiko sniffled, she couldn't believe she finally can touch his warmth again in his arms as she went closer to his neck; letting herself being buried in his arms. "Even if you are a new person... your scent stays the same and still smell sweet... just the way you loved," she sobbed, looking up to him before she pulled his face as their faces are just an inch apart before her and his eyes closed; they kissed with pure passion as she could taste herself inside him and him inside her. "Even though my original soul no longer in this life... I let him be with my late-mother and Akane instead, they are the ones who let me become this man and I have to believe that this is right way... for me to be forgiven."

"I love you, regardless," Eiko replied, both holding hands, fingers interlocked with each other. "I love you too... don't leave me anymore, I will make you happy like we used to," Hakusan replied, leaning on her face and smiled. Both of them kissed with their eyes closed, with the final epilogue for them was to move forward. "Ahem!" they pulled away when they called for the two, Hakusan and Eiko turned their heads to see the three friends smiling at them as Hakusan picked Eiko up in princess-style. "W-Wait! I can stand up by myself--"

Eiko insisted, but she hissed by the aching muscles all over her body when Hakusan couldn't stop being his loving self and bringing her to the surface, as the others were already left; Konami and Hyde checked outside with Shiro to see the battle of Ren against Nanda. "So, can you tell us why are you interested in Riyanda?"

Konami asked Yifan, seeing him smoking his cigarette as the warrior monk observing Ren's magnificent ultimatum above in the air while he still wounded but refused to die. Yifan then sighed, before he turned his head around and continued listening to Konami asking him; having another question for him to answer as the survivor civilians had to gather up and wait for the fighters to defeat the corrupted god.

"He's... something else, not just a Vidyadhara... but he has a potential to be the next successor in anything. I'm trying to help him out, but mostly in keeping that secret from the outside world because some people may just think of him as a regular Student Council President..." he explained.

Ren casted a black chains that restrained the creature as the other Phantom Beasts were defeated by his friends, he watched Nanda tried to claw her way out from her bindings but he made a ball of fire and throwing it at her chest. "This is the punishment of the crimes you did back then... because no matter how good your skills are, it won't justify anything you have done in the past!" he snapped, using his wings and flying towards her. His fist unleashed another blast to her, the amount of time and effort was made from her was like an immortal; even though it was because her soul devoured them and created a God out of her.

Ren attempted to retrieve the Soul of Vaisravana from her, which he was surrounded by his own flames while grabbing the orb and used it to make her a hollow shell. Her beastly form completely melt down from the heat and turned to white, creating a massive crater and became a comet-like shell that was shot towards him, but the ashes of the old monster Nanda was reforming back to her original form and he huffed at her. "So, you're not giving up yet? How about this? Let's see if we can stop this!" he shouted, focusing his power as much as he can--he activated and raised his Samsara Blade polearm in the air, forming an electric vortex around Nanda. "Let's see if I can resurrect all of the enemies that we lost, no one was ever the same when we lost someone precious--but this world we live in will never change! We have to live everyday as if we're dead!"

Nanda declared, creating a spirit-like object--finally getting the last of her powers as she smiled and used it to restore the lives the ones he once killed in the past... or the enemies he killed. "Not. So. Fast. Bitch. I will show you the vengeance like no other," he grinned, before he snapped his fingers--destroying her magic when she was about to use it. Nanda started to regain her memories, but they are useless now as she began to realize the mistake she had made. She lost her control and tried her best to at least maintain her consciousness as an 'immortal', even her vision of revenge won't grant what she wanted at the end of the day.

Ren was running out of time to give an ending blow, so he has no choice but to destroy her. He close his eyes and took a deep breath, his two polearms combined together and becoming a large glaive; which he named it Cosmic Blade of Samsara's Wrath--he created a 'falling sky' technique so he can make a 'fall' through the dark and light gold sky with dark gold clouds and golden sun above the floating giant mountain. He chanted a mantra of Fenghuang as he casted a golden energy, which the stars exploding and multiple cosmic beams raining towards the creature. Nanda didn't cried or shout, even let out a cry but nothing that can be redeemed, and became the flash of light before her time began to rewind so the sky was back into its original state.

Nanda flashing back her blast against his flame lightning, creating an impact in both colliding attacks. At the last moment, he was panting while he look down on the comet shell--not able to create a path since he's ran out of energy left within him. "The truth... was just being opened," he muttered. Her eyes widened when she saw a glimpse of Ren's memory, it was the image of Kuran talking with Sakura, Ruanyi and Tenzing with a genuine smile on his face--making her realize the meaning of friendship and seeing people who were already dying in the past when Nanda killed them. Her final words were finally spoke and uttered when she breathed her last, speaking on behalf of anyone.

"...I loved them," she weakly said.

Ren floated above her, as he put down his hand on the crater that used to be Nanda. "Even a person with the intentions, a corrupted spirit and a bitter past..." he muttered softly. Tears showing from his face, not sorrow... but happiness that he can forgive a once 'cruel god'. She used to be human and like everyone she was born and knew the fear, hunger and pain... until the 'wealth' that she has left now wielded by him and he retrieved them to the warrior monks. Ren felt his friends came out spiritually from him and went back into their human forms, before he fainted and Kaizo caught him in time.

"Riyanda, did you realize that you have a strong allies out there... we will always stay on your side and we know you are suffering now, and... you have a long path with us," Shenlan said to him, with a concerned look on her face. Nanda was laying on the ground with shocked expression and her body already wounded before being shot, letting a tear in her face and her eyes staring to the sky with no emotion on her face--maintaining a thin line of mouth. Ren stirred a little when he tried to stand up, making Kaizo surprised to see him alive as usual after being a mess and his body unable to even move on the ground. He gave him a bag full of the herbs and liquids, letting Ren drank the things he just take it and heal himself to fill back the energy he lost. "Let me... talk to Nanda first..." he said, already been determined to remove his hatred--and the others trusted him.

Ren walked towards Nanda when he approached her and kneeled her, the fallen deity was already covered by the dust and her human shell was cracked all over. "Kuran...?" she muttered, mistaking Ren as Kuran but he didn't say anything because he knows that Ren 'saved' her before her true fate--so he let her. "Perhaps... I was so selfish and too destructive that it doesn't seem right," she continued with a chuckle. Ren smiled a bit, no... it's hard to smile, but he genuinely did. "I fell in love with you... because you made my life different, at least I want to have a someone that love me regardless of the ugly times, the bad ones, the painful ones... everything feels incomplete because you didn't make me into a sinner," Nanda sobbed, as tears coming from her eyes as the wounds visible and spreading.

Her hand trembled as she lift them up and touched Ren's cheek, he didn't react in an uncomfortable manner, even he felt the warmth and pity for her. "That's... too bad that I thought the revenge path is my only answer, and... I'm glad that Ren become a great person than me," she said, narrowing her eyes a little. "Those gods up there... didn't like the fact that I became a next Vaisravana... instead, I wished to become... something more meaningful to those gods... no, my existence would atone from the past darkness I did..." she muttered, breathing very hard as her voice gradually weaker.

Ren reach out his hand to touch her face, removing a tears that rolling on her cheek before he comfort her. He knew Kuran wouldn't come here, because he knows that he wouldn't do it easily. "Thank you... for caring and forgiving me," she confessed, letting her eyes open wide. "Looks like my time here is almost ended," she informed. Ren tried to reach a hand on her chest, but the wound showed a big impact of a blast he once did to her; he remembered about the people in his past. "It's alright, you won't hurt by using your celestial power again," he replied.

There's a reason why is Ren strong?

Nanda is not meant to bring pain... or death itself, she's just misunderstood and... she's always been lonely before with no one to hold her hands.

"You didn't mean to kill the ones you loved, including me... it was those fake deities. However, the real reason why was I've killed them is because I want you to see the vengeance like no other, even how much time for me to become a powerful enemy isn't even close enough," she said, mostly to Kuran even though Ren is right beside her--Ren was not shocked when he made out something from her. "This is what you wanted, Nanda... don't you realize it? I had to be strong, but not if it's going to cost me the compassion from me. Maybe I've lost everything, but now I have a new reasons to make me strong as I was born as an unknown..."

Ren explained to her about the main point why she did not exist in this world, but that doesn't excuse her wrongdoings; he never forgiven Nanda despite the 'temptation' she had put in his mind, made him desperate to kill her. "This must have made me look pathetic... it looks like I have no chance to redeem myself and there's no one to save me, as you wished. No, this can be different! Is this how a coward acts?!" Nanda stated with a glare at Ren, she didn't apologize for what she done but simply because she got some conscience and she could give the truth on the former enemies she had made in the past. "Redeeming yourself doesn't make you look weak, saying sorry is also not lowering your own pride--it was your own choice to walk the path of light and shadow. Because, actions speak louder than words..."

Ren continued, before he embraced her tightly as Nanda didn't take the shock and letting him accepted her like this. Nanda was shocked, he wasn't mad at her this time--even when she tries to piss him off through her teasings and taunts. "Th-This... is somehow surprising, isn't it, Kuran...?" she tried to comfort him but he doesn't need it right now, as he was already hugging her gently until they pulled away and he saw a glow shown around her. "I don't wish to be reborn... I'd rather reborn as a dust and wealth, giving it all to people that were in poverty... because wealth has no meaning. It may no longer to stop everyone from violence, crimes, murders and more... but what makes our lives to fill to the brim? It's hope, isn't it?" Nanda asked, Ren simply nodded but didn't speak since she was in a critical condition and he wanted her to choose how she will die.

"Your tears won't change... the minds and you understand the suffering and pain people had felt, you also having the same kind as anyone have done. I heard you lost them..." she guessed. Ren didn't realize his tears streaming down, as he finally realized the people he never expect to lose. 'Why are you so kind... Ren?' she thought, as she passed to him her celestial power by using her hand on his forehead, having the two flowers began blooming on his cheek when Nanda closed her eyes and smiled gently.

'I know that's you, Kuran, Riyanda... Sakura, Ruanyi, Tenzing and many names you had owned to become a person. You changed and I will as well,' Nanda smiled, closing her eyes after her human body disappeared and became a feather with divine aura spiraling as well with her essence; soon morphed into golden imperial Ingots that Ren always collected. He rose his head at the light golden sky with dark gold clouds and ring rays of light above, he ended up shedding his tears again as he closed his eyes and cried while cradling the celestial ingots to his body. He mourned for the person who he formerly despised, the one who changed him--believing a thing that he can't believe, trying his best to reform and do everything not the bad way.

"Is it... worth it... to see someone... that has... the worst of... the worst intention... actually die...?"

Ren questioned, weeping on the ground. "Was it... too late...? To bring them... back...?" he sobbed, before Kaizo kneeled beside him and patted his back--thinking of his past life, before the memories began flowing in his head after Nanda's first and final goodbye. "Ren..." Izumo muttered with a frown, sadness evident to see Ren crying and being devastated. It seems he even asked himself if he had hurt people who cared about him, and most importantly... something 'good' that makes them more attached to him more.

Hakuren patted his shoulder as she comforted him, Dinda covered her mouth with her palms while Farlan closed his eyes--letting him mourn while Shenlan frowned as well. 'She choose to not reborn so she can offer herself, more and more... what make her that way? Not evil, but...' Izumo thought, before Dinda got up to think about the people that were killed by Nanda. 'Her crimes are unforgivable so does her cult... but I don't understand... they've turned many people to the same goal she has... this isn't right, not only Ren fighting against her, but his friends got injured so they could help her... but, are they regretting their actions?'

"Nanda... ever since you made me suffer, do you think... I can forgive you that easily...?"

Ren growled with a saddened tone, looking up at the sky. "Are you going to just disappear, but none is the right answer to this madness and destruction? Why can't you just say you're sorry, and then we all forget it and move on...? Life is so cruel, because everyone in this world got hurt, you're coming here and kill innocent people who didn't seem to have a role in your schemes..." he muttered, the others stayed silent as he let all of his frustration to talk to no one or thing. "You just... don't want to accept the fact that... Kuran loves you, so... you fucking dragged all of us into disaster that you made--now did you see what you have done?!"

Yifan look down at him, he does understand his grievances--and he used to think him as an idiot for the decision he made. "Everyone... I can't understand now. I feel like... I'm leaving out a part of myself somewhere and I can't get it back," Ren sobbed, he can't sense Kuran's presence anymore--he knew he left because he equally shared his suffering or what? Ren then raised his hand as he closed his eyes. "So, let's suffer altogether."

He summoned a small Fenghuang feather as the Celestial Coins merging into a staff and a polearm, created the final weapon called Cosmic Wrath's Samsara Blade. "Life and death, soul and nothing, it all blends in... it feels like the time all ends."

"When people are born and left alone, each had a role given by the gods. But there's many things were unexplained and no gods to live beside for so long... and now we're here. However, I've learned... that all wars are won are because someone's life were never the same," Ren ended with a quiet statement, getting up as he pulled his blade back at his side. "I thought being kind was a weakness, before realizing being a violent is a waste of my effort and what makes me different from everyone?" he said, pointing his blade at the sky.

"Now... my blade will have no rest... this world I live is in a battle and it is all about the right and wrong sides," he declared, the SHANGRI-LA warriors smiled at him; knowing he found what makes him unique in this world. After that, they went back from the island as Ren decided to move on from Nanda's death--he didn't even care anymore about all the shit that happened in the past. He just wanted to keep living and he came back to Surabaya after they arrested the remaining cultists, Yifan wanted to learn more about Ren--most likely his lineage as a Chinese-Indonesian young fellow and Vidyadhara; but he refused to divulge his secret.

Ren saw Kuran who just finished crying after moving on from his former lover, nonetheless the God of Pledge truly didn't want to show Ren that he's really hurting; but that's just a normal feeling when you've lost a friend. "It was the right thing to do, you've become this. I don't mean to be rude, but now you'll go on--having your own goals," Kuran said, which Ren smiled painfully at him and holding his hands. "I have to become a different person from you, Kuran... and right now, my enemies become many and much stronger than I was before..."

Kuran stepped a little forward at him, then placed his hand on his shoulder. "Live your life with no regrets, Ren..." he said, making the student council president nodded at him. As the others are already taken care of the aftermath of the war against the cult and the Phantom Beasts, Ren wanted to live this new peaceful path, creating a more understanding and good view on his name and he wanted to live a new life. With or without those he loves, with or without those he lost, and... his former dark past.

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