Chapter 126:
They transversed the void. Yami's realm of absolute nothingness a place where no concepts existed because this realm was so above it transcended all concepts be the real or fake, conceivable or inconceivable so completely that they could not exist. Noboru then felt it his personal domain so the the girls their home. Yami with a mere hand gesture made the the rippling vortex of pure nothingness collapsed behind them, sealing away the chaotic battlefield they had left behind. Noboru, Ayame, Yami, and Ayumi stepped onto solid ground as the dimensional rift folded into itself, vanishing like it had never existed.
They had made it.
They were home
Before them, looming against a darkened sky, stood Noboru's fortress their home a monument of beauty, unsensible by divine light, hidden from Yahweh's sight.
The Castle of the power, his personal domain.
A realm outside the reach of the divine and beyond the chains of the mortal world. A place where time did not flow naturally, where existence itself was fluid. A Place that transcended everywhere Noboru had been including the shadow realm in which they fought.
Ethereal mist curled at the base of the castle, masking the very presence of Omni Energy, ensuring that no prying eyes—whether of Heaven or Hell—could sense their arrival.
Noboru took a deep breath, his muscles finally easing as the unbearable pressure of battle melted away. It was over. He had given the Golden Being, the so called The Supreme God, Yahweh a Loss. Hikari's father was nothing. Like Father Like Son he guessed.
He had escaped Yahweh's wrath.
He had succeeded.
Inside the grand halls of the Castle, the air was thick with an silence but was silence that was not empty, but comforting.
The dim torches along the walls flickered with glowing flames across the intricate tapestries that lined the corridors.
For the first time in what felt like eternity, Noboru let his body relax.
He removed his armor, the weight of it slipping from his shoulders, and leaned back into his throne. A sigh escaped him as the tension left his frame.
A moment.
Just one moment of peace.
Since this started
Ayame, Yami, and Ayumi stood before him, their gazes filled with pride and longing. They had fought for this moment—fought beside him, bled beside him. And yet, they knew.
They knew that this Noboru was not the one who belonged to their time.
He was only a fragment, a soul displaced, a version that would soon return to his rightful time.
Ayame spoke first.
Her voice was soft, carrying both relief and sadness.
"You did it, my love."
Her golden eyes shimmered with something deeper—something bittersweet.
"You secured your future."
She stepped closer, her fingers brushing against his, as if committing this moment to memory.
"Soon, you will return to where you belong."
A pause.
"And we…" she hesitated, then smiled gently. "We will continue to serve the other you—the Noboru that belongs to our time."
Yami, standing slightly behind, nodded.
Her midnight-black chains coiled loosely around her arms, the void's presence swirling at her fingertips.
"You've outplayed Yahweh… for now."
Her voice was steady, but there was a warning beneath it.
"But he won't stay idle."
Her piercing violet eyes locked onto Noboru's.
"He will come for you again, even in your next life."
Ayumi, the playful Neko, leaned forward and licked his cheek, her cat-like grin in place—but even she could not hide the seriousness beneath her teasing tone.
"So what now, my love?"
Her eyes gleamed with curiosity.
"Are we just going to wait for you to be reborn and hope for the best?"
The question hung in the air.
Noboru's crimson eyes narrowed slightly, deep in thought.
Yahweh wouldn't forget this.
He had been humiliated—tricked, played, outmaneuvered. He would not stop.
Even in another lifetime he would strike when Noboru was at his most vulnerable, he knew Yahweh would try to strike him down before he regained his strength and that was when he a child. And that was something he could not allow.
Noboru thought. He thought hard on how he survived his childhood in the pheonix kingdom and remember Ayumi's Omni Energy felt familiar. Not from this life bit Noboru Chikara's.
Where did he feel it.
That's it Ayumi Omni Energy felt similar to Stella.
Hus maid that served his grandpa.
That meant he sent Ayumi under guise of being a maid to protect him.
Noboru's gaze shifted to Ayumi.
"No, we won't just wait."
Ayumi blinked, tilting her head slightly.
Noboru continued, his voice firm, decisive.
"Ayumi, I have a mission for you."
Her playful demeanor stilled, her ears twitching as she took in his serious expression.
"Go to the Phoenix Kingdom."
Her eyes widened.
"Be there when I am born. Watch over me in secret. If Yahweh tries anything before I regain my power, protect me."
The room fell into silence.
Ayumi processed his words, her expression shifting from shock to understanding.
Then, slowly, her lips curled into a smirk.
"So you want me to be your guardian in your next life, huh?"
Her tail flicked behind her.
"I guess I should feel honored."
Ayame, intrigued, folded her arms.
"Why Ayumi?"
Noboru leaned forward slightly.
"Because she was it. I don't know how you all figured why her but it has to be her."
His gaze darkened slightly.
"Plus in that world inhuman races don't have omni energy so her hiding her presence will go unnoticed by the enemies watching over me."
A pause.
"And… she has the skill to blend in, to stay hidden when needed."
Ayumi gave a mock salute, but the sincerity in her expression was unmistakable. He knew it she can change her appearance to his his pink haired cat girl maid but then who was rose.
"Alright then, my love."
She grinned.
"I'll go to the Phoenix Kingdom. I'll make sure your future self stays safe until you're strong enough to protect yourself."
A glimmer of something daring flickered in her eyes.
"And when you awaken… I'll be waiting for you."
Ayame's smile faltered slightly as she looked at him.
"You will wake up, one day, as Noboru Chikara."
Her fingers tightened slightly around his.
"And when that day comes, we will be nothing but a memory to you."
A pang of emotion crossed Noboru's face, but he squeezed her hand in return.
"No."
His voice was gentle, yet firm.
"I will find you all again. This isn't the end."
His crimson gaze hardened.
"This is just the beginning."
Yami, who had remained quiet, let out a small chuckle, shaking her head.
"He's right. We always find our way back to him, one way or another."
"That's right Yami and i will free you from the Void Prison my father has you in in the present. well my present. I won't kill you as my mission of completing the combat trial suggests."
Her eyes gleamed with something deadly and determined.
"I trust you Noboru-Kun And when you do… Yahweh will wish he never laid eyes on you and that he never trapped me."
That night, for the last time, the four of them were together. For a long time
For when Noboru closed his eyes, he knew—
The next time he awakened…
He would back in Sky, Layla, Yumeko's world.