Chapter 584: Reign of Terror Part 2
"Little?" Raiden's voice cracked, disbelief etched across his face. He had faced evil countless times, but he was on an entirely different level—a force beyond comprehension, a nightmare made real.
"Yeah, just a little bit," he replied with a smirk, raising his hand and pinching the air as if to measure the scale of his destruction.
The gesture made it clear that obliterating Earth meant nothing more to him than flicking away a speck of dust.
"Why did you do this? Is it because you're angry with me? Then why not just kill me!" Raiden shouted, his voice raw with pain. He couldn't sense his children's lifeforce anymore—they were gone, lost in the explosion.
Reign touched his chin thoughtfully, a mocking grin forming on his face. His summons circled around him like a living shield, allowing him to toy with his father without a care, confident he wouldn't be caught off guard.
"Well, it's true that I hated you," Reign said casually, shrugging. "So yeah, I destroyed this planet just to mess with you."
"You will pay for this," Raiden growled, his aura erupting like a storm.
Just as he was about to launch an attack, a beam shot toward him, so fast that even his automatic teleportation failed to activate in time.
The blast struck him directly in the chest, piercing his heart.
He didn't panic—his arsenal of artifacts still gave him hope.
But before he could react further, more beams rained down, each one striking with brutal precision.
His body was riddled with searing wounds.
One by one, his artifacts shattered, their power consumed to keep him alive.
Healing himself came at a steep cost, draining most of his life savings in mere moments.
"See? I can kill you anytime I want," Reign said with a wicked grin, his tone dripping with mockery.
"So, what now? Gonna run away? I promise, I won't hold it against you."
Raiden opened his mouth to retort, but the words caught in his throat. His son was right.
Without the pillars of Earth, his power was incomplete. He no longer had enough strength to secure victory.
And now, he was trapped in space, alone, facing a complete psychopath and his army of powerful devils.
"How about I make you an offer?" Reign suggested, his smirk widening.
Raiden remained silent.
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Seeing his father's lack of response, Reign decided to keep talking.
"There's nothing binding you to this place, right? So how about you help me get back to your original world?"
Raiden's eyes narrowed, disbelief flashing across his face. "You want me to help you?" His voice was a low growl, barely containing his anger.
"After everything you've done, you think I'd help you? You're insane."
He clenched his fists, his body trembling from frustration.
"You've destroyed everything, and now you want my help? Why should I help you in anything?"
Reign shook his head, his tone annoyingly casual.
"Don't be like that. It's just a planet. I'm sure you could find another one if you really tried." He paused, a grin tugging at his lips.
"And like I said, we can still go back to your home world. Old man Draven missed you, and you still have your exes there. See? That fixes a lot of problems."
He leaned in slightly, his voice taunting. "You could just have more children once you're back. Start over your life there..."
BOOOOM!
Raiden's aura exploded, a surge of power that filled the space around him.
That was it. He couldn't take it anymore. He would kill his son, even if it meant sacrificing his own life in the process.
Reign had no guilt, no moral compass—he was a force of pure destruction, so he could not allow someone like that to continue existing.
"Why are you being so stubborn?" Reign taunted, his grin widening. "Think of it as a father-and-son project. I'm even willing to call you 'dad' if you help me go back."
The more he spoke, the stronger Raiden's urge to kill him became. He felt a deep shame, knowing that his own blood had created someone so broken, so unstable. It was a sin he could never undo.
"You are a parasite that needs to be exterminated. As long as you live, you'll continue to destroy everything in your path until nothing remains."
He clenched his fist, his remaining rings glowing fiercely, along with the gems implanted in his chest.
White veins snaked across his skin, and cracks began to form as his power surged.
What he was doing was akin to the Hunter's overload, but on a far more dangerous, catastrophic scale.
Every ounce of his energy was being poured into this final act—he would either end his son's reign of terror or die trying.
For the first time, Reign felt a genuine sense of danger. This wasn't the same power he had seen before—this was something far beyond.
But he was not about to be outdone. He released his own energy, dark red clouds swirling around him like a storm.
He clasped his hands together and focused, concentrating all his power into a single point.
"I gave you a choice, but you chose death," Reign laughed manically, his voice echoing with twisted joy.
The thrill of unleashing his ultimate move surged through him, fueling his madness as he prepared to strike. "Don't blame me for this."
Raiden didn't respond. Instead, he closed his eyes, and focused.
"Supernova," he whispered, and in an instant, his body exploded into pieces, his form disintegrating under the overwhelming heat.
It was so intense that Reign didn't even have time to react. The attack moved faster than light itself, a suicide strike that left no room for escape.
BOOOOOOOM!
The force of the attack tore through everything. The sheer power obliterated the fragments of the broken Earth, turning every asteroid into dust.
As for Reign, he had long since been consumed by the light. No matter how fast he was, even he couldn't outrun an attack of such magnitude.