Chapter 395
Gurnak grimaced, understanding the same necessity. Summoning his remaining strength, he reversed gravity, propelling both himself and Vorenza into the upper atmosphere. Their new battleground stretched across the vast expanse of stars.
Vorenza clung to a thread anchored to nothingness, her body flashing with ethereal light as the wounds across her form slowly healed. Before her, Gurnak floated, his aura blazing brighter than ever.
"You’re strong, Vorenza, but this ends now," he declared.
Raising his hand, he conjured a massive singularity—a black hole so dense it distorted light and time itself. Though not a true singularity, it operated under the logic of one, its pull intensifying with each passing second. Vorenza screamed as the force dragged her closer to oblivion. Yet, as the event horizon loomed ever nearer, a chilling chuckle echoed across the void.
The singularity’s pull faltered, then shuddered. Gurnak’s eyes widened as shimmering strands of web, thinner than starlight, began to encase the black hole—not physically, but conceptually. She was ensnaring the very essence of spacetime that defined his creation, weaving a metaphysical cage around it. The singularity, its immense power contained, shrank rapidly, dissipating into harmless cosmic dust.
Vorenza’s form, flickering like a dying ember, reconstituted before him. A cruel smile spread across her face.
"You thought to trap me in nothingness? Fool. Nothingness is my domain."
Vorenza, a demon who had ascended to the prestigious sixth stage of a uniqu power, a practitioner of what she calls "concept-weaving." Before embarking on her current path, she followed the more traditional route of a mage, relying on spells and incantations built upon the innate magical knowledge of her demon race. Her journey was marked by dedication to the arcane arts and a deep curiosity about the limits of magical theory.
It was during her advancement to the fifth stage that Vorenza experienced a profound revelation. While experimenting with complex spellwork, she began to see the limitations of traditional casting compared to the potential of her race’s innate gifts. Demons of her lineage were born with a peculiar and often underappreciated talent: the ability to produce enchanted webs. These webs, usually used for physical ensnarement or protection, intrigued Vorenza. She saw a deeper potential in them—an ability to entangle more than just physical objects.