The Lost Land

Nexus and Dark Zagi, two people who should have been sworn enemies in any universe, now walked side by side through a stretch of space long abandoned by the cosmos.

The space was filled with turbulent currents and radiation, while gravity varied wildly from place to place for unknown reasons.

If this starry expanse were compared to a sea on Earth, then this would be a sea littered with hidden reefs. The lingering energy left behind by ancient gods was like countless submerged reefs; brushing against any one of them could trigger a chain reaction.

But none of that posed much of a problem for the two of them as they traveled.

While avoiding the energy currents, Richard said, "There's one more thing... maybe I shouldn't bring it up now, but you created so many Space Beasts before, including the fused Izmael... so I'm assuming you still have the original Space Beast Factors of The One, right?"

Dark Zagi glanced at him from the side.

"So what if I do?"

"I want to make a deal." Richard spoke calmly. "It has nothing to do with the relationship between us. It's just a transaction—I need those progenitor Space Beast Factors."

Zagi was somewhat surprised. "You? Someone who possesses light? What do you need Space Beast Factors for?"

The R7 Factor contained within Noah's light and the Space Beast Factor could be called natural enemies, possessing an irreconcilable mutual repulsion. It was no wonder Zagi found this surprising.

"You want to erase the last of the Space Beast Factors too?" This was the only suitable reason Zagi could think of.

"That's none of your business," Richard said. "No one asks a gun buyer who they intend to shoot."

However, Dark Zagi's mind did indeed work quickly. He had seen Ego during the