Purpose

A faint rain of blood drifted above the Material World.

With the fall of the Earth Goddess, the entire Material World let out waves of mournful cries.

Sighs echoed from the depths of the Material World. They were the sorrow of the world itself.

The Earth Goddess had once been one of the Material World's Supreme Gods, wielding several of its most powerful Authorities. Her power and status were second only to the former King of the Sun.

And now, within the space of just a few days, the King of the Sun and the Earth Goddess had fallen one after the other.

Though the Material World had no true will, even it was enraged at this point. Its power erupted, unleashing waves of thunder.

Thunderbolts streaked across the sky as endless rain of light filled the air. Some unseen force seemed to descend, blessing the body of the God of Death.

At once, the God of Death's aura began to change. His body, badly wounded in his battle with Arthur, slowly started to recover, almost returning to its peak.

Watching this, Arthur remained calm and merely nodded to himself.

The God of Death was one aspect of Arthur himself. Unless it was necessary, he would never fight the God of Death to the death.

There was, of course, a reason he had fought the God of Death for so long.

Arthur belonged to the Wizard World, while the God of Death belonged to the World of Gods. Their identities put them on opposing sides; their positions were at odds.

Unless the truth of their relationship was fully exposed, whenever Arthur and the God of Death crossed paths, they would have no choice but to fight to the death.

Their clash, then, had been unavoidable.

The God of Death had