Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Fall of a God
The heavens wept.
Dark clouds swirled.
A crack of thunder tore through the sky, shaking the very air.
And then—
Red rain began to fall.
A sign.
A warning.
A god had died.
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High above, Apollo floated mid-air, his golden radiance expanding like a second sun.
"You miserable human!" he roared.
His voice shook the earth.
The heat from his divine form distorted the air—a blazing force that could incinerate the very land below.
"You dare make me return to that boring heaven?! This is a trial for your arrogance! Burn in my sun!"
Kenji stood firm, his cloak billowing from the pressure.
He watched.
And waited.
The sky ripped open.
A second sun descended.
Blazing. Roaring. Falling fast.
Even without its full divine power, the destruction was absolute.
Kenji could feel it—
One hit.
That was all it would take to turn him into nothing but dust.
"Ridiculous," Kenji muttered.
His fingers tightened.
A golden chain erupted from thin air.
The moment it appeared, Apollo's divine body froze.
Chains of light wrapped around him instantly, binding his arms, his legs—his very essence.
The power of the Sky Lock.
A weapon meant to ensnare gods.
Apollo's flames vanished.
His sun dissipated.
He struggled.
Nothing.
"What—?!"
The realization hit him.
He couldn't move.
Not just that—
His divine power was sealed.
"This… This is the Sky Lock!"
Apollo's eyes widened in horror.
"Impossible! That weapon belongs to the divine realm! How does a mortal have this?!"
His voice was filled with disbelief.
And fear.
Kenji smirked.
"Surprised?"
He reached into his inventory.
A single scarlet spear materialized in his hand.
And Apollo's expression shattered.
Apollo shook violently.
"NO… IT CAN'T BE!"
His screams echoed through the heavens.
"That weapon—! The Longinus Spear?!"
Panic flooded his voice.
"It was destroyed! The gods shattered it long ago! IT SHOULDN'T EXIST!"
Kenji lifted the spear, its red glow pulsating with divine authority.
"Guess what?" Kenji said, grinning.
"It still works."
The spear hummed.
Apollo's divine instincts screamed.
"You can't! If you kill a god, the world will—"
Kenji's arm moved.
The spear vanished.
A crimson light pierced the sky.
Apollo's words stopped.
His golden body froze.
And then—
It crumbled.
Flakes of divine light scattered like dying embers, carried away by the wind.
The Sun God Apollo—was no more.
The moment Apollo's soul vanished, the sky cried.
A deep, echoing thunder.
The heavens themselves mourned.
Dark clouds rolled in.
Lightning flashed.
Red rain began to fall.
Kenji lifted his face, feeling the warm drops slide down his cheek.
His grip on the spear loosened.
The Sky Lock unraveled.
It was over.
He pulled his cloak around him and turned away.
The job was done.
It was time to return.
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Orario shook.
Mortals stared at the sky in fear.
Whispers spread like wildfire.
"A god has fallen…"
"Is that even possible?"
Within the Loki Familia, Tiona clenched her fists.
"Kenji… really did it," she whispered.
Loki's face was unreadable.
"Heh," she exhaled. "That kid's gonna be a real problem for us gods."
Freya, standing on her balcony, felt her body tremble.
Her hands clutched the railing as she stared into the distance.
"He's mine," she whispered, her silver eyes burning.
"He has to be."
Meanwhile, Hestia stood inside her house, talking with lili and bell about them moving inside the mansion of apollo.
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