Fusion, Unification, and a Backup Plan (First and Third Updates)

Andersen's opponent was Gray.

It seemed like coincidence, or perhaps fate.

"Heh!"

Gray knew this moment would come. According to Andersen's plan, all his power, including his Wizard body, would become part of it.

He would become a special medium.

Creating that medium required deceiving certain things. That was why the process had been so troublesome, why they had gone through cycle after cycle in the Blood Battle Stairway Space until they finally met.

The Grand Assembly of Stars originated with the Council of Stars, and the net existed as well.

Whether the net would accept Andersen, who had returned from who knew what era, was plain to see.

"You disappoint me, Gray. Why won't you use the power I gave you? You faced opponent after opponent without fighting back or attacking. Don't you know how much your defeat and death would affect me?"

Andersen shook his head, disappointment in his eyes. "Even if you're going to fall and die, you can only die by my hand."

"I've always been straightforward with you and your sister. Once you complete my plan, I'll set you free. Even if you hate me and want to kill me, erase me, and avenge the Wizards of the Natural Ring Tower on the Mountain Sea Continent, I can accept that."

"Gray, the Wizard body I created for you is extraordinary. It ranks among the foremost Wizard Seeds. Your resistance has kept its power from fully manifesting, and deprived it of the growth it would have gained through battle."

Gray merely sneered and said nothing.

His Bloody Long Hair streamed in the wind, spreading behind him like a Blood-colored Cape.

"I've let myself be swept along for too long. You want to carry out your plan and achieve your goal. Even if I can't stop you,