That will was pure, absolute "finality."
It was neither the amassed energy Momoshiki had gained by devouring Chakra Fruits, nor Isshiki's brutal, domineering physical force, nor even the assimilation of laws Tenshiki had unleashed earlier, like a sigh from the universe itself.
This was the ultimate manifestation of the will of "nothingness"-Zanka no Tachi, North: Heaven and Earth Ashes!
There were no flames to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, no deafening explosions, not even the slightest sound.
Beneath Shinichi's feet, an invisible "sun" suddenly appeared, radiating an aura of annihilation more terrifying than the core of a star, and expanded outward without a sound.
It was not a physical entity, but the embodiment of a supreme concept.
It was the very act of "erasure," the very outcome of "nonexistence."
In an instant, the billions of stellar remnants falling from the black canopy-those deadly meteor showers carrying the planets' "anguish" and "despair"-touched the boundary of that invisible "sun." Like droplets falling into an absolute void, they vanished silently into utter nothingness without stirring even a ripple.
They were not shattered, evaporated, or decomposed. Rather, the very concept of their "existence" was erased at its root, as though they had never been born in the universe.
Even the black canopy behind Tenshiki, that symbol of ultimate nothingness which swallowed all light, began to tremble and distort violently beneath the invisible radiance of Heaven and Earth Ashes. Then it recoiled like an ebbing tide, as though it had encountered its destined, irresistible nemesis.
"This... this is..."
For the first time-and the last time in his life-Tenshiki's black eyes, which had become abysses that swallowed all light, contracted violently beyond his control. The invisible "sun" was reflected deep within his pupils, which brimmed with disbelief.
What he sensed was not a fierce