Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory-Chapter 905: When Four Became One

"We won?!"

Ethan instinctively stepped forward, almost ready to charge in and help.

But in that exact moment—

The system interface suddenly burst into view, accompanied by a sharp, urgent alert tone.

A full data panel forcibly overlaid his vision.

Earlier, due to energy interference, the system had only barely managed to parse the void attribute inside the enemy. But now, all the information had finally locked in.

[Target: Morvex]

[Identity: Emperor of the Netherreach Empire]

A flood of supplemental data unfolded rapidly.

The Netherreach Empire—deep within the heart of the Nether Sea. A region long corroded by the aura of death.

Lifeforms there had an almost instinctive aversion and fear toward undead energy.

Because of that, they'd spent years secretly hunting down anything tied to the flames of undeath.

Phoenix Queen Ignara had naturally become their top target.

They'd originally orchestrated a carefully planned assassination. But not only had it failed, it had backfired—Ignara had emerged stronger, transformed.

Now—

To erase the threat once and for all, the Netherreach Empire had gone all in. The Emperor himself had descended, leading a full-scale invasion.

On the surface, the battle seemed to be tipping in Emerald Castle's favor.

But Ethan's eyes didn't relax for a second.

If anything, the unease in his chest was growing heavier by the second.

He could feel it—clear as day.

What had just been shattered was only the outer layer of Morvex's void armor.

Just the shell.

Beneath that broken ripple of void energy, something else was lurking. Something deeper. Stranger.

A power so unnatural, even the air seemed to instinctively shy away from it.

Nethora Power.

It wasn't cold like death, or hollow like the void. It was more like a swirling abyss—devouring life, warping space, and actively corroding every surrounding energy structure.

Ethan was almost certain—

This power had already surpassed standard Death-Aligned energy.

Worse, it was naturally fused with void energy, the two amplifying each other.

Even Phoenix Queen Ignara's undead flames, if they clashed head-on, might not be able to suppress it. They could be dissolved. Swallowed whole.

"…Shit."

The thought had barely formed in his mind—

When Morvex's laughter exploded across the sky.

"Well, well. I didn't expect someone of your caliber to be hiding among them."

His gaze swept slowly across the battlefield, voice low and dangerous.

"But congratulations. You've officially pissed me off."

"I hereby declare—this place will be wiped from existence."

The moment the words left his mouth—

The Nethora Power inside him erupted like a dam breaking.

The sky seemed to buckle under the grip of an invisible giant. Clouds collapsed inward. A massive, heart-stopping sphere of dark energy began to form in midair.

Its surface churned with streams of gray-black and deep violet light, space itself warping around it in tight, twisting patterns. A deep, resonant hum filled the air.

It looked like a miniature doomsday star, falling straight toward—

Desert Queen Kaelira.

Ethan's breath caught in his throat.

The system's rapid analysis let him clearly see the chaotic, terrifying structure inside that energy sphere—multiple layers of void distortion wrapped around a hyper-compressed Nethora core. If it hit Kaelira head-on, even if it didn't destroy her outright, the damage would be enough to flip the entire battle on its head.

"Too late…"

He moved on instinct, ready to throw himself into the fray.

But—

Just as the dark energy sphere was about to swallow Kaelira whole—

A blinding beam of pure light crashed down from the heavens.

Holy Light Force poured from the sky like a waterfall, instantly condensing midair into a massive radiant barrier.

The light screen was crystal-clear, yet pulsed with an overwhelming sense of stability and order.

The dark sphere slammed into it.

A thunderous boom erupted.

The shockwave tore outward in all directions—but the barrier held firm, locking the blast outside, not letting it advance an inch further.

A figure appeared in front of the glowing shield.

Queen Seraphine.

She hovered in the air, wrapped in a near-perfect aura of divine brilliance. Her eyes were calm, unwavering.

Light Force surged from her body like a steady star, pushing back Morvex's chaotic energy with sheer, unshakable pressure.

For the first time, Morvex's expression cracked.

"Light Force… That's impossible."

His voice was low, shaken.

"There shouldn't be any Light Force this pure left in the world."

His gaze flicked between Seraphine, Kaelira, and Phoenix Queen Ignara—who, though still recovering, was already radiating power again.

Three forces.

Three beings who stood at the pinnacle of their respective domains.

If he faced any one of them alone, he was confident he could suppress, outmaneuver, even defeat them.

But with all three on the battlefield at once—each subtly counterbalancing and reinforcing the others—

For the first time, he felt something he hadn't in a long, long time.

Pressure.

Because all three powers, in different ways, directly countered his Nethora Power.

The balance of the battlefield was shifting. Quietly, but decisively.

Ethan saw it too—instantly.

His eyes darted between Seraphine, Kaelira, and Ignara, then snapped toward Queen Elowen, who had yet to fully unleash her strength.

A slow, long-suppressed smile tugged at his lips.

"We're just missing one."

Without hesitation, he pulled Queen Elowen into the formation.

"Four queens."

Even through the roar of clashing energy, Ethan's voice rang out clear.

"The four of you together—your powers can shut this bastard down for good!"

The words had barely left his mouth—

When the four queens moved as one.

No hesitation.

They unleashed their full strength simultaneously.

In an instant, the sky lost all color.

Blazing undead flames. Surging violet-red energy. Pure, divine Light Force. And Queen Elowen's deep, stabilizing core power—all collided, layered, and resonated in midair, forming a tidal wave of energy so immense it felt like the world itself might crack.

Even the stray ripples made the sky tremble.

For the first time, Morvex's mask of composure shattered completely.

He realized—he was cornered. Truly cornered.

No longer holding anything back, he yanked a snow-white bead from his robes and hurled it into the sky.

The next instant— 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

It shattered.

A pulse of horrifying power exploded from the cracked core.

It came from the deepest depths of the Nether Sea—cold, chaotic, and soaked in the kind of death that devours both life and order. A black storm surged outward, swallowing everything in its path.

The air screamed.

Space itself began to collapse, corroded by the force.

This was Morvex's final trump card.

But—

The four queens didn't flinch.

Not even a flicker of doubt in their eyes.

They exchanged a single glance—and in that moment, their powers fused completely.

A massive composite energy sphere formed in the sky, layer upon layer of light folding into itself. It pulsed with a crushing sense of order, dense and immovable.

The two forces collided head-on.

No flashy explosion.

Just a deep, chest-rattling boom that seemed to shake the soul.

The black flood of the Nether Sea was compressed, split, broken down—bit by bit, it was devoured and purified by the composite sphere, until nothing remained.

The darkness vanished.

Scattered into the wind.