Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 1038

"But-"

"No!" Star Genesis shouted, interrupting Kyle. "You've almost died just now! Kyle, your life is the most important one in all of Ayuvar! You're our only chance! If you die, nothing will ever change!"

Star Genesis took a deep breath. "Thank you for trying, but please, stop."

The room became quiet as Star Genesis looked down in acceptance.

"Kyle," she slowly said.

"It's over."

Kyle felt like a pit was opening in his stomach.

"But..." he said before falling quiet.

"It's fine," Star Genesis said softly. "I knew the risk. I knew the danger. I knew this might happen."

Kyle gritted his teeth in frustration as he put his head in his hands.

The next moment, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up, and then...

Star Genesis hugged him tightly.

"It's okay," she whispered quietly, tears gathering in her eyes. "It's okay."

Kyle clenched his fists. His arms shook, and all the muscles in his body strained.

"Please, don't die," Star Genesis said quietly.

Kyle's eyes were shut tight.

Star Genesis just held his strained body.

"I'm sorry," Kyle whispered in a shaky voice.

"No, I'm sorry," Star Genesis answered, a line of tears flowing down her cheeks as she looked at him. "If I had focused more on my power, I might have become a Legendary Sage. Then, I might have had a realistic shot at fusing with an Elemental. If I had just..."

She fell quiet.

"Been better," she finished.

Kyle grabbed Star Genesis' shoulders and pushed her away before looking at her with an intense expression. "Don't say that!" he shouted. "You're the reason why we got this far! You analyzed the Formation Arrays! Your Formation Array allowed me to comprehend so many Laws in the Elemental Dimension! Without it, I would still be working on my first one!"

"Without your Recovery Formation Array, I wouldn't have been able to fuse with the Elemental! Without your trust, Sebastian wouldn't have given me the Comprehension Fruits! So what if your Battle-Strength is lower?! Your Battle-Strength isn't a representation of incompetence but one of sacrifice! You've sacrificed your own power so that mine can grow!"

"You couldn't have been better! You can't improve perfection!"

As Star Genesis looked at Kyle's intense eyes, her expression faltered. The strength she had tried to portray broke under Kyle's eyes.

Then, Kyle pulled Star Genesis into a tight hug.

All inhibitions were lost as Kyle enveloped Star Genesis' body with his embrace.

When Star Genesis felt Kyle's loving embrace, she couldn't keep her composure anymore.

She shouted in pain as she returned Kyle's hug. She held him with all of her power.

It was like she feared that he would vanish if she let go.

The two of them held each other tight. They wished this moment would last forever.

"We have to leave!" Sebastian shouted from the side. "I know this sucks, but we have to go! Kyle, if you die, her death won't have any meaning!"

Kyle's fists clenched in frustration and fury. Nothing was more important than this moment!

At that moment, a scene from the Tertiary World shot through Kyle's mind. Falk had been killed by a storm of metal, and when all the other members had tried to save him, Kyle had just told them to go.

Now, he understood why his friends had started hating him.

Yet...

Kyle carefully ended the hug. Pushing Star Genesis' body away felt like the hardest thing he had ever needed to do. He felt like he was taking her happiness away.

Sebastian was right.

As much as it hurt...

As cold as it was...

He was right.

Kyle witnessed Star Genesis wiping her tears away before a weak smile appeared on her face. "Sebastian's right. Kyle, you have to leave! The world needs you!"

Kyle felt like the image of Star Genesis' teary smile would stay with him forever.

"I'm sorry," Kyle said weakly.

"It's fine! Go! Go!" Star Genesis said, pushing Kyle towards Sebastian.

Kyle gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He took a deep breath with closed eyes.

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