Chronos takes out a time flask to which surprised Dante. What's is this asked Dante. This is your time essence. is what allows you to successfully flow in the time stream. without your time essence you would cease to exist as your spirit would never have existed in the time stream. as the ruler of time I have access to the time essence of every living creature including you. therefore even if I can't see your future I still control your essence. having heard this Dante tried attacking Chronos but ended up at where he started. Dante tried attacking him for the second time but came back to where he started. This was because Dante had been kept in a loop of reversal. By reversing the time essence of someone, it keeps them in a constant state of future and present. in this case Dante's future was to attack Chronos and his present was where he was standing. Therefore in the loop of reversal he would keep on repeating those same actions over and over again. Since Dante was trapped in the time loop, Chronos saw it fit to end this as soon as possible. therefore he reversed Dante's time essence to zero or infinity. At this stage one experience the death he or she had in his or her timeline infinitely. in Dante's case his death was when he was pierced in the heart by his brother Asura. Dante kept on experiencing this death over and over again until he finally broke mentally and physically. his will had been completely shattered and he saw no hope or chance of winning. as Dante was about to completely give up he heard a voice in his head. the voice was like that of his father Ran.
At that moment all time in had stopped even in infinity. this was due to the power of one man the supreme being Ran.
Ran begun talking to his son and reminiscing over their past. they laughed and talked so much that Dante had almost forgotten that he was in a loop.
Ran asked Dante whether he was giving up here. to which he replied as yes. this was because he believed he was weak and lacked the strength,will and conviction to fight further.
After hearing his answer Ran laughed so intensely that it even created echoes in infinity.
Ran: hahahaha who would have thought the genius and powerful son of the supreme god would become so weak and hopeless.
Dante: am not weak okay. is just...
Ran: just what that Chronos is higher god with much experience than you. if you keep on thinking like that you would never get stronger let alone defeat your brother. if you keep on creating shackles for yourself and believing that you are weak then you shall forever remain that way. you speak that you lack the will and strength. who fought against the great evil beast and won, who fought against the demon generals and won, who fought against the angelic beings and even the higher gods and won?
Dante: me!
Ran: then why do you think you are weak. instead of dwelling on your weaknesses make that a stepping stone to becoming powerful. even though you have received the power of all races without any conviction and will you are still on a level of a human. break that last shackle that has been holding you back and ascend fully my son.
The voice faded away and Dante had finally regained his willpower and conviction. his conviction was to protect his friends and kingdom and also defeat his brother. with this sudden change of thinking Dante had finally broken free of his final shackle fear, weakness and all seven sins of humans. he had finally ascended into a true god and successfully gained the acknowledgement of all four races allowing him to tap into their power. Dante had surpassed the mental and physical barrier of all races after experiencing infinite deaths. with his power he broke the realm of infinity and destroyed the loop and his own essence. This was because Dante had reached a state were he existed beyond time itself just like the higher dimensional gods. he had successfully overcome the concept of death itself and gained true immortality.
After breaking the very laws of time itself Chronos knew stood no chance against the current Dante but even still he felt the urge to fight. he couldn't understand the knew feeling that he was having in him. a feeling that drived him to continue fighting.
He rushed at Dante and tried attacking him with his weapon (Sickle Of Time). this weapon is able to serve the bond between a person and the time stream permanently killing them. Dante used his finger to stop the weapon and with a little bit force he shattered that weapon into pieces. Chronos used one of his powerful attack"time erasure" on Dante but he shrugged it off as if it was nothing. within a flash Dante appeared Infront of Chronos and hit him in the face so hard that it broke the time stream itself. With the all the weapons in his arsenal destroyed, he had to resort to his final attack since he had nothing to loose at this point.
He summoned all the power from the time stream(all timelines).
He begun lifting both his hands at the same and then placed both his palms together creating a condensed amount of Rin energy. he removed one of his palm showing it at Dante and then he said" Infinity".
there was a sudden flash of light and a loud explosion which destroyed the entire time realm. The impact from the attack managed to damage Dante a little bit.
Chronos gives out a loud sigh
Chronos: even after summoning all my power it still wasn't enough. you really are his son.
As he was about to collapse Dante rushed and caught him. he thanks Chronos for how he helped him overcome his past and face the future and how he's not going to let him die. This was because the death of Chronos will mean the destruction of everything. since there will be no time the entire multiverse will reset to how it was, Universes will begin merging with the other destroying various realities. this effect was starting to take place because with the time stream destroyed Universes started clashing with the other, Realities begun distorting, timelines begun collapse creating ripples in various dimensions and the multiverse begun resetting.
Dante used some of his power to completely heal and restore Chronos.
Chronos: why did you heal me?
Dante: I can't let you die here since your death would mean the destruction of the Universe and I can't allow that because I have people I want to protect. also it would be a waste for someone as powerful as you to die right.
Chronos giggles a bit and tells Dante that he's right. Chronos uses his power along with Dante's own to recreate the time realm,time stream and restore the balance in the universe again. this stopped the destruction of the multiverse and everything begun to reverse to how it was. After restoring the balance in the universe, Dante briefed Chronos about his plan to defeat his brother and retake the throne of Heaven. he asked Chronos to join him and become his teacher. After hearing what Dante said, Chronos remembered a conversation he had with Ran after he was sealed.
Thousands of years ago
Chronos: why did you let yourself to get sealed my lord. you could have easily stopped this.
Ran: when the time comes you will understand. I just hope you pick the right side.
Present time
Chronos: now I get what he meant. it was all in order to prepare his son. Ran you stupid guy you are always unpredictable. I have now made my choice I shall follow your son and help him accomplish his goal so rest easy my lord.
To be continued