He already had a premonition that the convergence of the River of Time and the end of time was close at hand.
Perhaps, after just one final stretch of time, they would reach that endpoint in the future.
The next moment.
Lynn abruptly opened his eyes in Dark Night City, ten thousand rays of light shooting from his gaze. He had returned to his own point in time.
Although he had spent a thousand years in the past, only a fleeting instant had passed at this point in time.
But just as Lynn rose to his feet.
As though sensing something, he whipped his head around and looked toward the endless void beyond the ruined Dark Night City.
Silence.
Nothingness.
A cold wind swept through the utterly empty streets.
"Brain, what's wrong?"
Zuo Zuo asked in bewilderment.
Lynn said nothing. His expression was calm, but Zuo Zuo could clearly sense that the blackfire within him had already entered a battle-ready state, ready to erupt at any moment.
Humm-
Almost before Zuo Zuo could react, Lynn drew his blade. In an instant, the raging flames within its light cleaved straight through the space leading from Dark Night City into the void beyond. With a single slash, he carved out an enormous rift stretching all the way to the Chaos Abyss.
And at the far end of that fiercely burning blackfire, they saw the black-robed figure's billowing robes.
Across an endless distance.
That figure stood beyond the vast calamity and slowly turned his head. His eyes seemed to hold a faint smile as he faced Lynn from afar.
Zuo Zuo immediately trembled and said:
"How could..."
Lynn calmly looked in that direction, his black blade in hand, and said:
"Interesting. I never thought I'd actually see you in reality. Were you waiting