Uncomprehending to what transpired, the second he took the revelation's power was enough to send him shaking in fear and despair. Although it was such a terrible experience, there was something he saw. A different side, nevertheless, it was enough for him to face that thing again.

"What the fuck happen!" Amaragnum said now on a defensive track from Hayes's minions and magic barrage.

Having enough from what he felt and what he faces, Amaragnum raise both of his arms after rejuvenating from Akatosh's fading body. Crossing his arms, a shockwave manifests through his hand reaching an indefinite range of proportion throughout Hayes's dimension.

"Bend thee to my will and let this world shatter through my eyes." Amaragnum implored slowly dragging his arms and while he does Hayes's realm crumbles.

The ground erupts flipping the crust of the land like broken glass. Starting a calamity Amaragnum moves on to the core. Seeing through how Hayes had the advantage the stillmage tore Hayes's dimension, the place where his power was hiddenly placed.

Not only did the stillmage affect Hayes's realm, outside through the dimension Amaragnum's power also influences the realm world of Vashkeil. At the inn where Garry is busy cleaning a cup of mug, he felt a strong tremor coming from the cave. It was powerful magic from the ancient that ranges throughout Ravalind. Even the crowded adventurers' guild instantly halts their rowdy festivity. They never felt this kind of earthquake before, it was ominous to say.

Shattering Hayes's void, tons of energy burst out from the sundered ground. And it was at this moment Amaragnum knew Hayes was doing the same thing Amaragnum had been doing the past thousands of years. He too was gathering and stocking energy from whence he became and trap as a lich.

"I see, so you truly mastered the art of dimension magic," Amaragnum said instantly teleporting to where Hayes is. "Why didn't you erase my markings." Amaragnum implies but he receives no word from his apprentice.

"Goodbye, then my apprentice… 'Final reckoning'." Amaragnum continues erasing all Hayes's protection and buff magic and when it quickly dissipates the stillmage's punctures Hayes's chest.

Crushing the black beating heart of the lich, Hayes's body instantly moldered into dust. At this moment, the soul that was trapped for thousands of years was finally set free. It was shocking that Amaragnum was silent by what stood in front of him.

"Greeting’s master," Hayes said, a middle-age man with globose hair and lightly tanned skin.

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"How did you?! I thought I'd completely parted your soul and your material body." Amaragnum says.

"To be honest I already mastered my dimension magic before you turned me into a lich. That's why I was able to trick you into this illusion of dimension."

"Hah… But-but why did you do that?"

"Because you saved me." Hayes smile.

"Saved you?! You must be joking." Amaragnum said as he watched his apprentice ready to ascend through the sky.

"Master was I good. Was I able to stand at your place?"

"Yeah, you already were even before we'd met." Amaragnum reply.

"I'm glad… I'm glad I was happy to meet you again. With this, my task has finally come to an end." Hayes said levitating away.

"WAIT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN… WHAT TASK!"

"Farewell thee master Amaragnum," Hayes says before departure into thin air.

Instantly when Hayes vanishes, the dimension which Amaragnum broke rapidly deteriorates and increases in releasing tons of energy for the two kingdoms (Ahgraim and Keshoval) to see. It was a straight green beam of energy evaporating on the mountain where the cave was.

In the afternoon of the day, were winter blocks the sunlight of dusk turning the land into a dim place. There the people witness a gleaming beam of light bursting for minutes. As suspected the two kingdoms quickly sends a convoy for investigation. Even the adventurers' guild was quick to respond to the orders of the royal monarchs.

From the balcony at the house of the de Shilvia family, Ashalain already theorizes what befall at the beaming light. An understating of her connection to Akatosh and the lich inside the cave. Although there are countless speculations were someone who's more powerful manage to bring down what lurks inside. Ashalain however was more bound to her first hypothesis.

During the aftermath, Amaragnum had already exceeded his limit in keeping his soul intact in between the afterlife and the living. He could feel the chain of the spirit realm and Karangax's hound sniffing his hideout. Moreover, he was having a hard time controlling the crumbling body. Luckily Akatosh calls but in a shaking voice.

"C-can I have myself back?" Akatosh says appearing where they last transact.

The uneasy tension of eye to eye already made Amaragnum notion something had happened. In connection with what he felt when he was fighting Hayes, Amaragnum was true to his promise. He can see Akatosh's eyes were dispirited, it's as if he was now just an empty soul. And without obstruction, they return to their original places.

Safe and sound, Akatosh carefully exits the cave using the fiery whip as a torch. Halfway to the inn, he heard dozens of either adventurers or commoners from the inn came rushing to investigate the beaming light that occurred. On-time, Akatosh quickly corners towards the woods just a few meters away from the road. Indiscreet and waiting for them to pass, he then resumes walking in a deranged way. And when he reaches the empty inn Garry immediately greets him aid and tons of questions.

"Are you really okay, I will send an errand boy to the nearest temple. And don't tell me you're the one who--"

"Don't, I'm okay… I-I just need some rest and forget what you saw. And can you guide me to my room?" Akatosh says in an uptight voice interrupting Garry.

"I can but you really don't look okay to me. We could wait for some adventurer priest to come--" Garry says but again interrupted when Akatosh closed the door ignoring Garry's words.

Quick to bed as he hastily removes his gears, Akatosh then let out heavy breathing to ease his shaking emotion. And it wasn't long till slumber takes him.