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Chapter 48 - The Throne Before Hell

The Space Between Reality

Everything disappeared.

The battlefield.

The sky.

The war.

Amon.

Cifer.

Asmodeus.

Leviathan.

All of it vanished.

Eisteth Alone

Eisteth stood in darkness.

An endless void.

Silent.

Cold.

Ancient.

No stars.

No light.

No sound.

Only one thing remained.

The Throne

Far ahead—

A throne stood.

Black.

Gold.

Ancient beyond comprehension.

It did not belong to Hell.

It did not belong to Heaven.

It simply—

Existed.

The Figure

The figure sitting upon it slowly raised its head.

Its face remained hidden.

Yet every instinct in Eisteth screamed.

Familiar.

Too familiar.

Eisteth

"...who are you?"

Her voice echoed across the void.

The figure remained silent.

For a moment.

Then—

It stood.

The Truth Begins

As it stepped forward—

Reality trembled.

The darkness itself moved around it.

Like a servant.

Like a shadow returning to its owner.

The Voice

"You ask who I am?"

The voice sounded ancient.

Neither male nor female.

Neither gentle nor cruel.

Eisteth

Her heart pounded.

The Answer

"I am the first memory."

System Catastrophic Failure

[CRITICAL ERROR]

[ORIGIN MEMORY UNLOCKED]

[DATA OVERWRITE DETECTED]

[IDENTITY CONFLICT]

[WARNING]

[WARNING]

[WARNING]

Memories Return

Images exploded through her mind.

Not centuries.

Not millennia.

Long before Hell existed.

Long before Heaven existed.

Long before demons were born.

Creation

She saw darkness.

Infinite darkness.

And within it—

A single light.

A single existence.

Alone.

Watching.

Waiting.

Dreaming.

Eisteth Staggers

"...what is this..."

Her body trembled.

These memories were impossible.

The Figure Continues

"You do not remember."

It took another step.

"Because you chose to forget."

The Battlefield

Back in reality—

The world shook violently.

Asmodeus

"EISTETH!"

He tried to reach her.

But an invisible force surrounded her.

Leviathan

"...what is happening to her?"

Cifer

For the first time—

His expression darkened.

"...her soul is somewhere else."

Amon Smiles

"...yes."

Exactly as planned.

The Hidden Goal

For thousands of years—

Amon had searched.

Waited.

Manipulated.

Not for power.

Not for a throne.

Not even for victory.

Amon's Obsession

Only one thing.

The Origin.

The Figure Revealed

Back in the void—

The figure finally stopped.

Directly before Eisteth.

Eisteth Looks Up

And froze.

The Face

It was her.

Not similar.

Not related.

Exactly her.

The same eyes.

The same face.

The same presence.

Silence

Eisteth couldn't speak.

The Other Eisteth

The figure smiled.

Not warmly.

Not coldly.

Simply knowingly.

The Words

"Hello."

A pause.

Then—

"My name was forgotten long ago."

Eisteth

"...what are you?"

The Answer

The smile widened.

Final Revelation

"I am the Eisteth that existed before creation."

System

[ORIGIN ENTITY CONFIRMED]

[HOST RECOGNIZED]

[FINAL SEAL DESTABILIZING]

[REALITY COLLAPSE RISK: 97%]

Ending

The throne began to glow.

The void trembled.

The ancient eyes in the darkness opened wider.

And for the first time—

Even Amon stopped smiling.

Because the truth before him was far greater than he had imagined.

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