It had been 10 years since the war against the aliens started. Emil had been fighting tirelessly during this time and had grown stronger with each battle.

"One more step and I will reach the ascension stage," Emil said one day. Despite being over 30 years old, he only looked 20.

"Emil, you should hurry. The aliens are already aware of your ascension, and they will do everything in their power to get to you," Karima said, standing beside him.

"Yes, Emil, your breakthrough is a major step for humanity. Not only will we have a new ascension stage expert who can fight the aliens in space, but it will also allow Teacher and the other Supremes to fight without breaking the rules," Roberto said. At this point, it was no secret that the Supremes were unable to practice in the war, but people didn't know why.

"Don't worry, from what Teacher said, it will only take a few hours," Emil said. He then circulated his energy and started breaking through, causing lightning to appear and the sky to turn gloomy. Lightning struck one after another without stopping.

"Is this what a tribulation is? It's terrifying," Jack exclaimed, not realizing that it was the universe's law punishing Emil because he was Steve's son.

"It's indeed terrifying, but that's not our problem to deal with," Karima said, pointing to the sky. "That is."

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As she spoke, hundreds of alien ships appeared, and a fight broke out. The three disciples were all Divine Fusions, so it was easy to fight the aliens, but what bothered them was their sheer numbers. They destroyed one ship only for two others to appear.

Hour after hour, the alien ships continued coming, and the whole place became full of shipwrecks.

Emil, on the other hand, was struggling. The universe's law wasn't sparing him, and it was aiming to kill him. With each lightning strike, he coughed up blood. "It seems that I am not destined to ascend," he said. Just when it seemed like the last strike would hit him, the ring on his left finger started to shine, creating a layer of energy around Emil's body. "What's happening?" he asked as the final strike hit him.

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Jamal, who was watching from a few kilometers away, stared at what was happening. When he saw the last strike hitting Emil, he smiled.

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The last strike was the most powerful of them all. Its sheer impact caused the other disciples who were fighting to stop and see if Emil was alright. Once the fog around him disappeared, they saw him standing there as if nothing had happened. Even Emil didn't know what had happened, as he stared at the ring his father had given him, wondering "What just happened?".

Just then, a voice ran all over the planet, "Hear me, humanity! Today is the end of the suffering that these monsters of aliens caused. From today onward, they are the ones that have to take on our rage." All the humans on Earth heard this message, the alien ships stationed near Earth started exploding one after another, visible from the planet.

"This is Teacher's voice," Emil thought as he saw the ships getting destroyed. "I can't let him have all the fun," he said to himself as he flew towards space. "So this is what it's like to be in space," he mused as he took out his saber and started destroying the aliens.