The body kneeling on the ground began to dissipate, like a sandcastle swept by the wind. Glittering, tiny particles flew into the distance, trailing long, rosy clouds behind them.
The Beyonders no longer existed, and CCU had counted himself among them. Since he was a Concept Entity composed purely of energy, his death took the form of disintegration.
Su Ming left his mind and floated nearby, enhancing his color contrast to make himself more conspicuous. He smiled at the dying enemy and extended a hand from afar.
"You did well. We've come to take you home."
CCU smiled at that moment. He seemed to have truly felt recognized amid his madness and found Empathy. He desperately stretched out his hand, wanting to take that pale hand.
But before he could, a crisp sound rang out between heaven and earth. He suddenly exploded and vanished.
A glowing mist, a field of starlight—it shone for only a moment before disappearing without a trace.
"He's dead. The last time I saw a Cosmic Concept die was Morpheus." Death appeared silently at Deathstroke's side. Smiling as she spoke, she took his hand. "Don't be sad. Not every outstretched hand receives an answer. At least he found emotion in the end."
"I'm not sad. Every time I kill an enemy, I'm actually high as hell."
Deathstroke expressionlessly crooked a finger behind him. Cloak immediately flew everyone over, while Strangle controlled the body and fused with his host's soul. He said, "Maybe the conflict between emotion and logic killed him. Emotion made him believe the false memories I gave him and view himself from the perspective of a human victim, but his logic made him stand from the perpetrator's perspective. That drove him mad in the end. Only suicide could free him."
"I thought he was