Demigod Hero and Fated Protagonist

Shade slowly descended through the air, finally coming to stand upon the tranquil water glittering with starlight.

Behind him, the brass Destiny Ring of a Fourth Ring Arcanist was gradually calming from its mad rotation. Apart from the Core Ling Rune, twelve Spirit Runes shimmered upon its surface with spiritual light that seemed ready to liquefy, flowing across the ring's four surfaces.

Divinity had cleansed Shade's soul, and he had once again taken a crucial step upon the Twelve Divinity Ascension Path. The dissipating divine power still remained, and he was finally qualified to face the Chosen One of Death within death itself.

The instant his feet touched the water, he opened his eyes. The silver moonlight staining his body slowly faded, while the radiance in his pure golden eyes gradually withdrew.

Joey Barton had completely stopped his pursuit toward death's deepest depths. He turned and walked against the countless white shadows, heading toward the mudflat. Shade, carrying the Night Watchman, also strode across the water. His shoes lifted and fell, sending ripples continuously spreading in every direction.

"It has begun."

On the mudflat, the three people beside the campfire watched the scene. Priest Augustus folded his arms across his chest, Sister Devlin sat on a stone and slightly turned her head, while only Iluna appeared terribly nervous:

"This time, I can't do anything at all."

"Mr. Watson, I am surprised that our battle has ultimately come to this."

The two stood far apart on the water, facing one another. Joey Barton did not speak, yet his voice reached Shade's ears directly.

Shade shook his head:

"There is nothing left to say, Mr. Barton. This is the deepest region of death that we living people with special power can enter. Once we cross the Underworld Moon and see the Wall