Across the vast expanse of Heaven and Earth, high above a snow-covered continent, a battle of titanic proportions raged. Space itself twisted and fractured under the sheer force of physical clashes, while energy attacks obliterated entire mountain ranges with each strike.
Once, the two combatants had been lovers. Now, they fought to the death.
The woman radiated an aloof, murderous aura so overwhelming that all living beings trembled before her, pleading for mercy. Her hair, as dark as a moonless night, cascaded like a silk waterfall down her back. Silver eyes gleamed with a hypnotic, otherworldly allure—capable of seducing with a single glance and freezing with the next. Behind her, a sleek, black-scaled tail swayed menacingly.
She wielded the moon's power, her attacks capable of freezing even the fiercest flames for eternity. Half the stars in the sky answered her command, raining down upon her opponent like a relentless meteor shower.
The man, equally imposing, exuded an aura that demanded awe and reverence. Towering and impossibly handsome, his wavy raven-black hair framed a face of godlike perfection. His golden eyes radiated a warmth that could light up a soul one moment and provide an unshakable sense of security the next. A long, regal golden tail swayed behind him, both majestic and deadly.
He commanded the sun's might, defying the icy devastation of his opponent's attacks. The other half of the stars obeyed his will, shielding him from her relentless assault.
"I've told you—I didn't betray you!" the man roared, his voice echoing through the shattered sky. "It was the Supreme Elder who exposed our family's location!"
The woman sneered, her voice dripping with icy contempt. "So what? If you hadn't spread our most precious secrets and cultivation techniques, would they have dared attack? They wouldn't have!"
The man flinched, a flicker of guilt flashing in his golden eyes. It was all she needed.
Seizing the moment, she unleashed a colossal moonbeam straight at him.
BOOOOM!
He barely managed to block, but the explosion launched him hundreds of kilometers, his body crashing through mountain after mountain. When he finally came to a stop, he wasn't just in pain—he was heartbroken. That she could strike him with such merciless force... it was agony beyond the physical.
Desperation filled his voice as he called out to her. "Even if that's true, haven't we taken our revenge?! We—"
Before he could finish, she materialized before him in an instant. Her powerful tail struck his face with crushing force. CRACK! Blood sprayed from his mouth as he was sent hurtling through yet another mountain.
"WE!?" she screamed, her voice parting the very clouds. "How dare you include yourself! If it weren't for me charging in, would you have done anything? You wouldn't! Even if I had died in battle, I would've died avenging our family! But you—you stopped me! You let some escape! You prevented my final attack! BASTARD!"
A maelstrom of moon energy swirled around her, growing denser with each second. Stars plummeted toward her, drawn into the vortex of destruction she was summoning.
The man, struggling out of the debris, saw this and his eyes widened in horror. Frantically, he began gathering energy, fusing the power of the sun with the stars in a desperate attempt to shield himself.
Even as he prepared to defend, he shouted in anguish, "You, you—you! Change'er, do you intend to destroy the whole continent?! Stop this madness! Why can't you understand—I did everything for you! We can still rebuild our family!"
Change'er hesitated for a split second. Pain flickered in her silver eyes.
"Tai Yang…" she whispered. "Even if that's true… we can't go on like this. Our family is gone. Our powers are but a shadow of what they once were. This attack will cripple me."
A sad, knowing smile spread across her lips—the first true smile she had given since their battle began. It was gentle, like the moon's soft glow, a lover's farewell.
"If you truly love me… don't block this attack. And I won't block yours." Her voice was steady. "We shall meet again… in our next reincarnation."
Tai Yang clenched his fists, his golden eyes burning with grief. He shut them tight, took a deep breath… and smiled. It was a warm, setting-sun smile—the kind that signified the end of a day.
"Sure, love," he whispered. "Let's meet in the next life."
Both gathered their final attacks, compressing them into a single, devastating point. Space itself shattered. Then—
They released them.
The attacks passed each other with mere inches to spare, striking their targets dead center.
A catastrophic explosion followed, shaking the very foundations of the world. Landmasses shifted. Mountains crumbled. The heavens trembled.
And thus, an era ended.
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999,910 Years Later… A New Beginning
Laughter, bright and unrestrained, echoed through the mountains.
Atop one of the highest peaks, a breathtakingly beautiful woman stood completely naked, her flawless body bathed in the glow of the sun, moon, and stars.
Her raven-black hair, straight and silky, cascaded past her soft, perky buttocks. Red eyes gleamed with power and seduction. She was tall—173 cm—her slender frame exuding elegance and dangerous allure.
Beneath her, an intricate, ancient formation pulsed with energy, siphoning the forces of the cosmos directly into her womb.
Tatyana smirked, stretching her arms above her head as energy flooded her body. "Finally!" she purred.
Within the depths of a long-forgotten tomb, she had uncovered an ancient text—one detailing a one-time-use technique that allowed a woman to conceive without a partner. By bathing in sunlight, moonlight, and starlight, she could create life within herself.
At first, it had seemed impossible. Her elemental affinity didn't match. But just as she was about to give up—
Two formless energies had fused together within the formation, absorbing the celestial power. A spark of life ignited inside her.
And so, she had conceived a child.
Tatyana glanced toward the distant horizon, where battle flags of two warring empires fluttered thousands of kilometers away. "Tch… those Moon Empire fools still haven't stopped fighting the Sun Empire?" she mused. "How tedious."
She chuckled to herself, placing a hand over her still-flat belly.
"I'll raise you well, my little lover… fufufu~."
Yes. This madwoman was not birthing a child out of motherly love. No—she was creating her perfect future lover.
But just as she was about to enter deep meditation, something unexpected happened.
A foreign soul from another world, blessed by an unknown god, descended upon her unborn child—seeking to seize the body and reincarnate.
However, before it could succeed—
A delicate, pale hand shot out and caught the soul mid-flight.
Blood-red eyes glowed ominously as Tatyana stared at the helpless entity in her grasp. Her lips curled into a dangerous smile.
"Well, well… tell me, little soul—how dare you try to steal my baby?"
The soul struggled, using all the power granted by its mysterious benefactor.
But Tatyana simply crushed it under her overwhelming spiritual pressure, rendering it powerless.
She giggled. "Such a strong little soul… Perfect. You'll make the perfect nourishment for my baby."
With merciless precision, she stripped it of its memories, shattered its sense of self, and fed it—piece by piece—to the unborn child.
Unknowingly, this act would alter destiny itself… two souls merging into one, creating something the world had never seen before.
"Hmm… what should I name them?" she mused. "Yally? Bagoga? Ugh, I'm terrible with names…"
She smirked. "Oh well, I've got time to think."
And with that, she vanished into seclusion—unknowingly setting the stage for a legend.