[EXT. COSMIC BATTLEFIELD – UNDER THE FRACTURED SKY]
The world holds its breath.
The Dark God's colossal void sphere hangs above —
A black sun, swollen with death.
Time itself quivers, seconds away from unraveling.
And then —
Airi moves.
Without hesitation —
Without fear —
She leaps.
Crashing into Haruto's arms, their lips meet —
A kiss that cuts through the roar of the battlefield.
And time... stops.
Not because of the Watch.
Not because of a spell.
But because they willed it.
Memories flood back —
Not all, but enough.
— Their wedding beneath a newborn galaxy.
— The tears they shed before their sacrifice.
— The first breath of humanity born from their final embrace.
— The ring that never left Airi's soul.
— The bond that defied time, death, rebirth — and forgetting.
Their eyes open — their foreheads touching.
> Haruto (whispering, awestruck):
"I remember you…
All of you."
> Airi (smiling through tears):
"Then don't let go this time."
They pull back —
Not apart, but side by side.
Their fingers intertwine, tightly — golden threads spiraling around their hands.
The Watch and the Eternal Ring glow in perfect, pulsing rhythm.
> Airi (soft but unshakable):
"Together."
> Haruto (matching her heartbeat):
"Always."
Then —
The world explodes into radiance.
A burst of pure light erupts around them, cascading skyward.
Symbols of ancient protection form overhead — written in forgotten tongues of creation itself.
The earth rumbles.
The heavens shudder.
The battlefield bends.
The Dark God recoils —
Shielding his eyes from the unbearable purity.
> Dark God (snarling, staggering):
"What is this…?!"
Across the battlefield, battered gods feel it:
The balance tipping.
Reality remembering something older than death.
The God of Time, voice barely a whisper:
> God of Time (awed):
"Their power… it's not merged.
It's aligned."
Haruto and Airi —
Still themselves —
Still separate —
But pulsing with a resonance that echoes across the realms.
Two heartbeats.
One rhythm.
> Airi (calling out, voice soaring):
"You fed on division — on forgotten truths—"
> Haruto (continuing, burning with clarity):
"But we remember now."
They raise their linked hands high —
And bring them down.
A searing blast of divine light fires straight toward the Dark God's void sphere.
BOOM —
The darkness ripples —
Shudders —
Cracks spider across its cursed surface.
The Dark God roars in fury, fighting to contain the collapse.
> Dark God (furious, staggering):
"NO…!
You're still incomplete!"
> Airi (voice cutting like dawn):
"We don't have to merge to be whole."
> Haruto (steadfast):
"We're stronger because we choose to stand together."
Between their hands —
A new force begins to form.
The Core of Eternity —
Not fully born.
Not fully stable.
But alive — pulsing, wild, ancient.
The fusion of the Watch and the Ring.
The echo of their original power — reborn through love, not sacrifice.
Across the ruined realms, light begins to spread.
Purifying. Healing.
Every corrupted world begins to brighten —
Everywhere but one.
The Realm of Light.
Still untouched.
Still sealed.
Still waiting.
The God of Space watches, awe-struck:
> God of Space (whispered):
"Even he can absorb all realms but not the Realm of Light...
This power... it's untouchable."
The Dark God staggers —
His monstrous form quaking for the first time.
Forced back.
Weakened.
From Haruto and Airi's intertwined hands —
The next wave of light charges —
Building —
Blinding —
Waiting for release.
And somewhere deep within the Dark God's endless night —
For the first time —
A sliver of fear.
—
TO BE CONTINUED...