Chapter 47: Chapter 44: The Last Stand
With a decisive motion, Kai raised the Elder Wand, channeling his magic into a single, powerful spell. The Deathly Hallows, the artifacts that had once represented the power to control life and death, now pulsed with raw energy. His voice, steady and unwavering, rang out over the battlefield.
"This madness ends now."
A shockwave of energy rippled through the air, breaking the hold of the Infinity Stones and disrupting the Anti-Life Equation. The merging of the worlds began to slow, the rift that had opened slowly closing under Kai's power. But it wasn't enough. The destruction had been too great, the damage too widespread. Both the DC and Marvel universes were on the brink of collapse.
At that moment, a new presence entered the battlefield—a being of unparalleled power. The One Above All appeared, the embodiment of creation itself, and with him, the true fate of both universes rested.
"Kai," The One Above All spoke, his voice a calm yet immense force. "You have the power to stop this, but at a cost. The universes are too far gone. The war has already begun, and many lives will be lost."
Kai felt the weight of those words. He had the power to reverse the damage, to save the worlds—but doing so would require a sacrifice beyond anything he had ever imagined.
The Red Lantern Ring pulsed violently, its power urging him to let the rage consume him. The Deathly Hallows hummed with potential, offering him the ability to bring an end to everything with a snap of his fingers. But he had learned enough—he was no longer the man driven solely by revenge. The pain of the past was still there, but it could no longer define him.
With a final, resolute breath, Kai turned toward Felicia, his love, his anchor in this storm of chaos. His fingers loosened on the Elder Wand, and he spoke softly, but with immense power in his voice.
"I will stop this. But not through destruction."
He raised the Resurrection Stone in one hand, and the Elder Wand in the other, channeling all of the magic he had mastered. The Deathly Hallows glowed brighter than ever before. A great light filled the sky as Kai used the artifacts to stabilize the collapsing realities, to separate the two worlds before they were destroyed forever.
But there was a price.
In the final moments of the spell, Kai felt himself being torn apart. The force required to mend the damage to both universes was too great, and as the rift closed, the weight of the Deathly Hallows and the Dark Side of Magic began to pull him into oblivion. His body, torn between two worlds, began to disintegrate.
Felicia reached out, her hands trembling as she tried to stop him. But it was too late. With a final look at her, Kai whispered, "I'm sorry… I had to do this… for us."
And then, in a flash of light, Kai was gone, his presence erased from both the DC and Marvel Universes.