Maya began to circle Charles, who also spun around, constantly watching her and staying fully alert. Then, both immediately charged forward and "boom," their fists met in the center, causing a loud sound and a strong gust of wind that hit everything around them. The fight was intense; both threw punches, kicks, and various attacks in all directions.

"Sraaak," their fists clashed again, and they were pushed back, creating distance. Maya stretched out her hands, and two black holes opened. She pulled out two semi-machine guns and "brataat... trat... trat," she immediately started shooting Charles, who ran around, dodging her bullets. Not stopping there, Maya leaped into the air and continued firing downward until thousands of bullets riddled the hospital rooftop floor with holes.

Charles kept avoiding her by running in a zigzag pattern. Suddenly, he jumped and slammed directly into Maya, who was floating in the air, carrying her straight up into the sky. Both continued to fight in the air while rapidly ascending, passing through the clouds. "Boom," they separated and moved away to keep their distance once they were high above. Maya appeared winded, wiping the blood from her mouth with the back of her forearm, just like the panting Charles.

"Huh... so you really did steal my brother's martial arts, huh... you low-life thief," Maya said, glaring at Charles.

"Don't compare me to a low-life creature like you whose only job is to steal, deceive, and kill," Charles replied, also panting.

Maya opened two black holes again and put her two semi-machine guns back, then pulled out two machetes and immediately got into her stance. "Boom," Maya stomped her foot in the air and shot rapidly toward Charles. She immediately attacked by slashing with both machetes, but Charles leaned his body back so that Maya's slashes passed right in front of his face.

"Dwaaak," Charles kicked Maya, and Maya immediately shot even higher into the sky. Charles chased after Maya, who kept ascending rapidly until she finally passed through the atmosphere and reached outer space. Finally, they faced each other right above Earth. Maya looked winded, holding her stomach, and stared at Charles in front of her.

"You're really not as strong as your brother or Dylan, huh... I'll pay you back for kicking me, Get ready," Charles said, grinning.

But Maya let go of her stance and put her two machetes away. She looked relaxed and sighed, then she smiled menacingly, staring at Charles in front of her.

"Like I said, I was just buying time. Now you're finished," Maya said.

[Upgrade completed.]

[Revive host using Life Elixir x1 10...20...30...40...50...60...70...80...90...100...completed.]

"Sorry I made you wait, Maya," Dylan said inside Maya's head.

Suddenly, Dylan appeared next to Maya in outer space. Charles, who had been grinning, suddenly went pale because Dylan's appearance was very different from before. His entire muscular body was covered by a layer of digital, pixelated gold skin, four wings emerged from his back, his eyes were bright blue, and on his forehead, an aura like a very bright angel halo encircled him. Dylan stared intensely at Charles, his arm stretched out, embracing Maya next to him.

"You finally came. I knew you would return," Maya said, hugging Dylan.

"Yeah, sorry I made you worry," Dylan replied, hugging Maya back.

Both immediately kissed, but suddenly "Doong," a fist lunged toward Dylan's head, but Dylan casually caught it with his palm, creating a shockwave in space that pushed a satellite away from its orbit. Dylan broke the kiss and turned to look at Charles, who had punched him and looked very confused and scared by Dylan's transformation.

"You... don't tell me you've upgraded?" Charles and CROWS asked in unison.

"That's right. Now I'm beyond you," Dylan and CATS replied in unison.

Charles immediately pulled his fist back and floated backward. Dylan turned to face Charles with Maya holding his arm.

"Alright, babe, I'm going back to my body," Maya said, kissing Dylan's cheek.

"Yeah, I'll come see you and take care of you in a bit, after this is over," Dylan replied.

"Poof," Maya instantly vanished, leaving Dylan alone with Charles, who still looked disbelievingly at Dylan standing before him. Charles's face started to become increasingly fearful and pale, his lips were visibly trembling, and sweat was falling despite being in space. His hands were shaking, but he forced them into fists.

"Damn it... it shouldn't be like this," Charles said, his voice trembling.

"Oh? How exactly should it be?" Dylan asked.

"I should be the one at the top of the world, surrounded by women... I have the right... I was born into a rich family... since I was a kid, I was destined to rule the world... not you... you are nothing," Charles yelled.

"Hmm... sorry if I didn't meet your delusions. After this, please get rid of all your delusions, go to therapy... oh wait... not on Earth... but in hell," Dylan said, grinning.

"You son of a bitch... die!" Charles screamed, shooting forward to attack Dylan with all his might and soul.

Charles's body, lunging toward Dylan, became a huge comet, but Dylan calmly raised his palm. "Booom," the impact of the comet hitting Dylan's palm created a wave of light that sliced through outer space.

"Alright, let's finish this," Dylan said.

"Crack," Dylan squeezed Charles's fist, then he pulled Charles's arm toward himself and kneed Charles in the chest, making Charles's eyes bulge and spit blood. As Charles rebounded, Dylan immediately delivered a straight kick with the same leg. "Crack," the tip of Dylan's foot shattered the red barrier and kept going until Dylan's foot was lodged deep in Charles's gut, penetrating through him. "Ahak," Charles immediately threw up blood. His hands were trembling as they grabbed Dylan's leg. He looked up, his face staring at Dylan with a mix of pure vengeance, disbelief, and terror all at once.

"At first, I thought I wanted to separate CROWS from your body and not kill you, but after seeing your true self, I'm sure you and CROWS are exactly the same, which is why you merged so perfectly like this, so... feel free to perish together," Dylan said, right up close to Charles's face.

Dylan pulled his foot out of Charles's abdomen. Charles then floated in space, clutching his punctured gut, still looking disbelieving about what had just happened to him. Dylan opened his palm, and light gathered in it, forming a digital gold bazooka with many lights on its barrel. He immediately aimed the bazooka at Charles's head.

"Goodbye, Charles and CROWS," Dylan and CATS said in unison.

"Blaaaam," a gold beam instantly obliterated Charles's head, and the beam continued shooting out into the vast space, even passing the Moon. Charles's body, floating in space, emitted a dense black light like mist, then shimmered and vanished, leaving behind several black light comets that returned to Earth like rain.

"Hey... what was that, CATS? Oh, since your name is long now, I'll call you CATS again," Dylan said.

[Fine. What just came out of CROWS is something similar to me. CROWS captured and swallowed them; now they are free to find their respective hosts.]

"Huh... so that means we have more enemies?" Dylan asked.

[They are not evil like CROWS, who is full of ambition. They just want to live and help their hosts, but of course, if they enter the wrong host, it will also cause disaster.]

"Don't tell me their names are like yours, too. You're a cat, are there a dog or a rat, maybe, haha," Dylan teased.

[That's right. DOGS and RATS were just freed. They are among the others and are heading down to Earth.]

"Hmm... seriously? There really are? Whoa, I was just kidding! Well, never mind, let's just be careful, right?" Dylan asked.

[Let's go back, Master.]

"Yeah, let's go home, CATS," Dylan said.

***

Meanwhile, in a hospital room, Ellie, Lena, and Amy turned to look at Maya, who was lying in the farthest bed, still unconscious. Fiona and Iris were guarding baby Abigail, who was placed next to Maya. Aaron, with a bruised face, was embracing Clara, who was also beaten up, next to him. The atmosphere in the room was completely silent because no one was talking. Megan kept staring out the window, watching Paul, Roger, Noah, and Ryan, who had gathered again in front of the hospital gate, but suddenly she looked up at the sky and smiled.

"The Master is back," Megan said, breaking the silence.

Everyone immediately turned to look at Megan with hopeful faces, but suddenly, "Big Brother!" Fiona and Iris screamed. Dylan had appeared next to Abigail and Maya's beds. Fiona and Iris immediately jumped up and hugged Dylan tightly. Then Aaron and Clara also immediately approached Dylan. They hugged Dylan tightly and cried. Ellie, Lena, and Amy, seeing this, immediately started sobbing. Dylan, seeing the three of them, immediately released his younger siblings' embrace, then approached the three women.

"I'm home," Dylan said, smiling.

Ellie, Lena, and Amy, who were still weak, forced themselves to get up and immediately hugged Dylan, who was standing in the middle of their beds, sobbing uncontrollably. Of course, Dylan hugged them back tightly. After that, Dylan carried newborn Steve and kissed his forehead. Then, he returned Steve to Ellie. He walked back to Maya's bed and sat next to her while holding Abigail.

"I'm home," Dylan whispered into Maya's ear.

Maya slowly opened her eyes. Then she turned slowly to see Dylan beside her and smiled.

"Welcome home," Maya said slowly.

Dylan immediately hugged Maya, who was still lying in the hospital bed. Maya slowly raised her arms and hugged Dylan, even though she wasn't fully conscious and was still under the effect of post-operative anesthesia.

[Reward $1,500,000,- received.]

[Reward 5,000 skill xp point received.]

"Dling," a notification popped up on Dylan's smartphone, informing him that a sum of money had been deposited into his bank account. After that, Dylan kissed Maya's forehead and turned to look at his family, one by one, starting with his four children, his three wives, and his four siblings. Then he let out a sigh of relief and felt a burden lift from his shoulders.

"It's all over. We all won," Dylan muttered to himself.

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