The moment Ryker cast his four skills Sacrificial Restoration, Radiant Mend, Luminous Barrier and Sanctuary Veil the world inside the pyramid changed.

Light erupted from his body like the rising sun, cascading over the battlefield in waves of divine radiance. Golden sigils bloomed mid air, revolving around him like celestial constellations. The pyramid trembled not from fear or collapse but from submission.

The ground that once soaked in blood and chaos, shined beneath the expanding field of radiant energy. Cracks in stone sealed themselves. Air that once reeked of death now carried a purifying warmth. It was as if the domain itself had been reborn into Ryker's domain.

Dozens of severely injured and dying students gasped as golden light surged into their torn flesh. Bones snapped back into place, severed limbs regrew in a matter of heartbeats. Screams of agony turned into gasps of disbelief. Death was reversed. Life was restored.

To those watching, Ryker no longer looked like a human. Wings of light spread out behind his back forged by sheer mana. A faint halo glowed above his head.

He looked like an angel descended from the heavens.

But not everyone was grateful.

The demon's scream shattered the momentary awe. His eyes bulged with rage, black ichor dripping from his snarling mouth. "You dare!!!! You dare to interfere…"

With a bestial roar, he launched himself at Ryker. His claws dripped with corrosive darkness.

Seeing the incoming attack Ryker didn't flinch.

The demon's claws met resistance before it could strike Ryker.

A translucent golden barrier formed around Ryker, absorbing the impact entirely. The demon reeled back in disbelief. Its mouth twitched in rage. It had expected a corpse but instead, it found a wall.

"Try again," Ryker muttered, his voice steady and cold.

The demon hissed and charged again, this time gathering more force. His demonic mana exploded outward, forming a lance of shadow twice his size. He raised it high and brought it down with murderous intent.

But before it could land,

"NOW!"

Dean's voice thundered through the field like a war drum. A surge of students leapt between the demon and Ryker. Shields clanged. Weapons clashed. Spells erupted.

Dean stood at the front, his arms crossed defensively, blood were dripping from his temple.

"DON'T LET HIM NEAR RYKER"

It was chaos before but now it was orchestrated chaos.

And then Ryker spoke.

Louder than before. Calm. Yet commanding.

"I know you're afraid," Ryker said, his voice carried by mana reaching every corner of the battlefield. "I know this battle seems impossible. But look at yourselves. You all are standing. You are breathing. You were dying moments ago and now... you are alive."

His gaze swept over the field, to the students who once trembled in fear. "You are not pawns. You are not here just to fill a quota or prove a point to your families. You are warriors. You are people forging your own path. No story is written here except the one you choose to write."

Hearing his voice, some eyes widened and some hearts pounded.

Lucas, standing frozen mid motion, stared at Ryker as if seeing him for the first time. His breath hitched.

'This… this isn't just a story anymore'

'This isn't just a world someone wrote'

'Its real. The pain. The fear. The hope. It's all real.'

'Everything here is reality and I could write this story how I want instead of following a pre written script'

A jolt of happiness went through him, like lightning struck his soul. He clenched his spear tighter.

"Then I will write the ending I desire with my own hand" Lucas roared and dashed towards the demon, his movements were sharp and resolved.

Arthur was right behind him, silent, deadly, eyes filled with conviction.

The demon swung wildly seeing Lucas approaching but Lucas dodged it. Spinning low, his spear slicing into its thigh. Arthur followed with a brutal upward slash across its chest. Black blood sprayed out.

The demon lashed out, immediately cutting Arthur's side but within seconds, the wound sealed.

Ryker's domain still held. Healing pulses surged through them like second hearts beating inside their chests.

It was a maelstrom of blades clashing, mana exploding, limbs flying. Every time the demon injured someone, they would rise again, healed by Ryker's relentless light.

The longer the fight went, the more furious the demon became. He screamed in every direction, tearing through waves of students but more kept coming. Some with broken arms, others missing armor but they still came. Because Ryker's light wouldn't let them fall.

And yet, Ryker was falling.

He bled from his nose, then his eyes. His body trembled in pain.

[System Warning: Sacrificial Restoration is draining your life force at an accelerated rate.]

[Your Affinity Understanding is evolving: Light Affinity: 14% → 23%]

[Radiant Mend comprehension depth increased]

[Warning: Continued use of all skills will result in irreversible damage]

[Current condition: Critical]

[Recommendation: Stop]

[If the users doesn't stop using his skills he will be dead]

[Estimated Time to Death: 4 minutes.]

Ryker didn't even blink seeing how close to death he was, "Not yet…"

His legs buckled slightly. He grabbed onto the stone floor, smearing it with his blood.

"Just… a little longer," he whispered.

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Arthur screamed and swung down with a blade infused with voidfire. The demon's right arm flew through the air and crashed into the ground.

Slash!!!!

The demon howled. Black smoke burst from the wound like bile.

"You insufferable vermin," he screamed.

"Look around you," Ryker said, his voice dripping with sarcasm despite the blood on his lips. "You are alone. You thought this would be a massacre but this? This is your burial site."

The demon twisted around, enraged. "YOU….!"

The cult leader, still lurking in the shadows, snarled and joined the demon. "I should have ended this sooner instead of playing with you!"

Together, they summoned their full power, dark flames and corrupted lightning merging into a single spear of destruction. They hurled it toward Ryker.

Seeing their attack Ryker didn't move.

He only smirked.

A final message flashed in his vision.

[Estimated Time to Death: 1 minute.]

"Come on," he whispered. "Let's see you bleed too."

As the spear neared Ryker, the air cracked.

Crack!!!

A massive sword of flame descended from above like a divine judgment.

It tore through the ceiling of the pyramid, splitting stone and mana alike. The temperature surged and students stumbled back as the heat flowed through the air.

SHHHHHK!!!!

The fiery blade impaled the demon mid roar, piercing through his chest and slamming him to the ground with a quake that shook the entire structure.

A silence followed long, hollow, heavy.

And then,

The demon howled. The cult leader screamed in disbelief.

"WHY ARE YOU HERE!!!!!!!!!"

Ryker… collapsed to one knee, blood flowing freely from his every opening.

But he was still smiling.

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