The battle with Solarium was in full swing, each blow from Lin and his comrades pushing him further towards the edge.
The large eye at the center of the black sun began to show cracks, as if an internal force was trying to escape.
Lin was moving quickly between his various abilities, using the **Air Sword** to block the dark auras and the **Water Spear** to freeze the heat of the crimson attacks, while creating barriers of sand with the **Dirt Spear** to protect his comrades.
Pointing towards the giant eye, Falcon said: "Lin, keep going! It's starting to weaken! This is our chance to end it!"
But suddenly, the atmosphere around them changed.
The air became thick and heavy, and everything froze in place.
Even Solarium itself paused for a moment, as if something was gripping it from within.
Then everyone was shocked by a deep, powerful voice piercing through the darkness: "Enough."
Nyx appeared, a majestic entity that emerged from the vortex of shadows, his body reflecting a terrifying hidden power.
He said in a voice full of sarcasm and mystery: "Lin... "The last of the Guardians. The Guardians always think they are smart enough to defeat me. But you're just ashes caught in a storm bigger than yourself."
Lin glared at him angrily, "Even ashes can be choked by those who are arrogant. I will not allow you to swallow Solarium or anything else!"
Nyx raised his hand, and the shadows around him began to move as if they were coming to life.
"Solarium was just the beginning. Humans like to create heroes to reassure themselves, but you know the truth... The end of humanity is near."
Lin tried to intervene, using his **Fire Bow** to direct an attack directly at Nyx.
But the shadows swallowed the flames as if they were just worthless sparks.
"You're impressive, Ranger, but your power means nothing here."
The shadows began to wrap around Solarium, and the solar entity let out a final cry, its voice choked with despair and pain.
Before it was swallowed whole, it stared at Lin, and whispered in a weak, barely audible voice: "Lin... The key to defeating him... in the shadows themselves. The light... is the weapon he cannot see."
By swallowing Solarium, Nyx became even more powerful.
The crimson aura around him grew brighter, and his being seemed larger than before.
He laughed in a powerful voice that shook the room and said, "It's time to end this world. You, Lin, will be witness to the demise of everything."
The confrontation began as soon as Nyx announced his dominance.
The shadows around him moved swiftly, like living beings, twisting and tightening around the place, creating a vortex of chaos that crushed everything in its path.
Lin didn't wait long; he raised his **Air Sword** to unleash a powerful tornado towards Nyx.
The attack penetrated some shadows, but stopped before it reached the main entity, which seemed to be surrounded by an armor of dense darkness that couldn't be easily penetrated.
"Where's Aiden?" Falcon suddenly shouted, his eyes darting back and forth in a frantic search.
Aiden's sudden disappearance was like a nightmare, as if the shadows had swallowed him up without leaving a trace.
There was a moment of confusion among the group, but Lin remained focused and said in a stern voice: "We have to stay focused! If we want to survive, we can't get distracted now!"
Nyx laughed sarcastically, his voice carrying a force that threatened to weigh down even the air around them: "Lin, is that the best you've got? I've seen a lot of cross-dimensional Sentinels, but you... just another version of a repeated failure."
Lin didn't hesitate for a moment.
He fired the **Fire Bow**, sending a superheated wave of fire towards Nyx.
But the darkness surrounding Nyx was an entity unto itself, slowly absorbing the fire as if it were just energy feeding it.
Falcon screamed: "Lin! We have to break his defense first! This darkness looks like a living shield!"
Lin responded quickly, summoning his **Trilateral Water Spear** to unleash a powerful wave of icy water towards the ground to stabilize the surrounding shadows.
The shadows slowly began to freeze, forcing Nyx to retreat slightly.
"Don't you understand? Darkness is not something that can be conquered with water or fire," Nyx said angrily, waving his hand to shatter the ice.
But Lin didn't stop.
He used his **Rock Hammer** to smash the ground beneath Nyx, creating small earthquakes that confused him for a moment, then summoned his **Spear of Dust** to turn the sand into a raging storm that blocked Nyx's vision, slowing his movements and leaving a small gap in his defense.
Julia said aloud, her eyes fixed on Nyx's human body covered in darkness: "Lin, this body... I think it's the source of his power! If we can attack him directly, we can weaken him!"
Without hesitation, Lin focused his energy into an intense attack.
He unleashed a series of strikes with **Fire Bow** and **Dirt Spear**, targeting the point that Julia had revealed.
The shadows around Nyx began to retreat for a brief moment, showing that the attacks were beginning to affect him.
Falcon shouted excitedly: "Something happened! Keep going, Lin!"
But Nyx wasn't ready to be defeated so easily.
He raised his hand, releasing a massive dark wave that pushed everyone away from the center of the battle.
Then he said in a deep voice full of confidence: "You are just pieces on a chessboard. The shadows eat those who think they are strong, leaving only those who have the right to survive."