"It took you long enough." The young Midas smiled, glancing beside him to see the friend he'd supposedly lost.
Tension was still in the air, but something was different about it. Despite the strong pressure the Nether exuded, it felt like nothing when these two stood side by side.
"Well, better late than never."
Both The white being and Kuzon remained unscathed from the implosion that would have ultimately killed them. And now, they were both smiling.
"I made sure to destroy your soul. Ah… I see… Aether intervened. Why is she so invested in you?" The Nether's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to be clenching his teeth.
He didn't look too pleased, and the climbing rate of his power was enough to attest to that fact.
"He's stronger than I remember." The being in white light muttered, the energy within and around him coalescing in one spot as it grew more and more stable.
"Of course. And you know why." Kuzon replied.
