SWNOVELXO Chapter 60: – Ignis Caelum vs Reversum: The Heart That Remembers
HeroCity was in ruins, swallowed by chaos.Crimson lightning carved through the skies.Buildings burned. Screams and explosions echoed through the scorched wind.
At the epicenter stood two young heroes—About to collide.
On one side: Ryan Valeborn — consumed by Reversum.His eyes were pupil-less, glowing white, rimmed by black and galaxy-blue energy.Reality bent around his presence—cracks split the ground, gravity pulsed.He hovered above the chaos, cold… inhuman.
On the other: Ethan Stormbreak, fists clenched, with nowhere left to run.
Ethan (softly):"If you won't come back willingly...Then I'll bring you back the hard way, brother."
⚡ Chaotic lightning surged around Ethan's body.His aura roared—not just crimson, but darker now… nearly black, with pulsing scarlet edges.The mark of his Chaos Mode: Ignis Caelum.
💥 Clash of Titans
Ryan struck first, moving faster than time.
Ethan barely crossed his arms before he was blasted backward, a shockwave rippling across the city.But he rose again.
Ethan (shouting):"I won't let you lose yourself, Ryan!"
The skies split open—crimson lightning fell like divine spears.Ethan redirected them mid-air, hurling bolts at Reversum.
Ryan raised his hand.
Ryan (flatly):"Nullify."
The lightning disintegrated.
Ethan's eyes widened.
And then... he smiled.
Ethan:"So that's how it's gonna be, huh?"
They collided mid-air—A flurry of punches, kicks, and detonations that made reality tremble.With each blow, memories echoed in Ethan's voice:
"Remember the cafeteria laughs?Our first mission?When you saved me in the Draft?When we fought side-by-side against Zen?"
For a brief second, Reversum hesitated.His aura... flickered.
🌑 Inside Ryan's Mind
In the deepest part of his consciousness, Ryan sat alone.A bench in an endless void.Silent. Still.As if he had given up.
His eyes were empty.Shoulders hunched.
Ryan (murmuring):"Maybe... I was never meant to be a hero."
But then...A gentle light emerged.
Faces appeared—Ethan, with that dumb grin.Ryu, arms crossed.Abby, teary-eyed.Kane, smirking as always.Inavy, Darius, Diana, Lorien, Kelvin, Dante...
And finally... Emily, his mother, smiling warmly.
All of them spoke together:
"Ryan… come home."
Ryan's eyes widened.Tears fell.
Ryan (standing slowly):"I...I don't want to lose you."
He screamed—
⚡ Soul's Return
In the real world, Reversum's aura exploded upward like a collapsing black star.
Ethan was flung back, hitting the ground, gasping.
But then—He felt it.
A warm, familiar presence.
Ryan descended from the sky.
His eyes had returned.His breath was shaky.He was back.
Ryan (softly):"...Ethan."
Ethan stared, stunned, then rushed into a hug.
Ethan:"Dude... finally. You're finally back."
Ryan (tearfully smiling):"Sorry… for scaring you."
Ethan:"That's what idiot friends like me are for, right?"
🌌 Kai Arrives
Before they could breathe—The air turned heavy.
A portal tore the sky silently.
From it descended Kai Hayashi, Kairon's right hand.
His blue eyes gleamed as he looked upon Ryan.
Kai:"So… you're the boy with no aura.The one wielding a power the universe itself can't explain."
He floated closer, presence immense.
Kai:"Master Kairon... has taken interest in you."
Ethan stepped forward, lightning flaring.
Ethan:"Back off, freak!"
Kai smirked.
Kai:"Silence, son of Chaos."
But then—A presence greater than Kai's surged behind him.
Voice (firm):"You back off."
INAVY STORMBREAK landed, blade of chaos drawn.His crimson-red aura twisted the sky.Even Kai stepped back.
Inavy (unwrapping his seals):"Your fight…is with me."
🔥 [End of Chapter 60 – Ignis Caelum vs Reversum: The Heart That Remembers]