Kaito leaps for the core. Time slows.
"Domain Expansion: Endless Night."
"Light doesn't fear the dark. It overwhelms it."
"Three sorcerers. One core. And none of them noticed… the core was a fake."
"That core is mine!"
A hooded figure watches from a floating shard above the arena. A deep voice echoes:
Zen nods, fading into golden light.
"No barriers, no mercy. Just me and the void."