Chapter 22: The Scream of the Ruler

  Scene 1: The Tension of Imminent Disaster

  The asteroid continued to descend slowly, and although Juan held it with all his strength, it seemed that his muscles were going to tear in any second. The pain was unbearable; his body trembled and his bones crunched with each passing second.

  The scene changed to the mansion, where his friends continued to watch the transmission with anguish.

  Charlotte: (with her hands on her face) "It can't be! He's not going to stand it..."

  Lightning, without saying anything, got up suddenly.

  Lightning: "I'm going there."

  Before he could move, a firm hand stopped him from the shoulder. It was Valtherion.

  Lightning (shouting): "What are you doing, asshole?! Juan is there alone!"

  Charlotte (furious): "If we don't go, she'll die!"

  Valtherion, firm, did not let go of Lightning's shoulder. His eyes, hidden under the helmet, reflected an unwavering certainty.

  Valtherion: (with deep voice) "Trust the ruler."

  Silence fell in the room. No one dared to answer.

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  Scene 2: The Ruler's Scream

  The scene returned to Juan, who was still holding the asteroid. His skin was torn, his bones hurt as if they were going to break into a thousand pieces.

  Elizabeth, next to him, was on her knees with her hands on the ground, trying to stabilize herself after having evacuated several people.

  Elizabeth (distred): "Juan... you can't do this alone!"

  Juan, with his face covered in sweat and blood, smiled with effort.

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  Juan (weak but firm): "No... I'm not alone."

  At that moment, in the midst of the pain, Juan began to hear echoes of familiar voices.

  His mother's voice:

  "Never forget who you are, Juan... You are strong because you know how to take care of others."

  The voice of his friends:

  "You are the heart of this team!"

  And, finally, his grandmother's voice, soft and warm:

  "Juan... don't lose your soul... never give up."

  Juan's eyes opened suddenly, and at that moment, something changed. The aura he had tried to contain all his life was unleashed. His eyes shone in a deep purple like stars in the dark.

  Juan gritted his teeth and with a roar that shook the earth itself, he began to concentrate all his power.

  Juan (shouting from the soul): "I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW IT!!!!"

  The asteroid began to compress under his hands. The colossal rock began to crack and then break.

  Juan (with a hoarse voice): "BREAK UP! BREAK UP AT ONCE!"

  With a last heartbreaking cry, Juan concentrated every fiber of his being in a single instant of power and squeezed with all his strength.

  BOOOOOOM!

  The asteroid exploded into a thousand pieces. Burning fragments fell all over the planet like a hellish rain.

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  Scene 3: Chaos and Hope

  Scarlett, with her hair extended, caught dozens of people preventing the debris from reaching them.

  Elizabeth, still next to him, got up staggering. He saw that several rocks were coming towards a group of injured people.

  Elizabeth (shouting): "Juan, I'll cover you!"

  With an impressive speed, Elizabeth unsheathed her sword and began to cut every rock that fell, protecting those who could not escape. His agility was incredible, his movements so perfect that he seemed to dance on the battlefield.

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  Scene 4: The Miracle

  In the midst of the dust and rubble, the crowd began to murmur.

  Anonymous voice: "Where is he? Where is the one who saved us?"

  Then, a voice rose above all.

  Voice of the audience: "Look over there!"

  People turned their eyes and saw a wobbly silhouette.

  It was Juan.

  His body was shattered: the trench coat tattered, his chest covered with blood, his arms marked by deep cuts. His hair was soaked in sweat, stuck to his face. His breathing was barely audible.

  Juan (smiling weakly): "Don't worry... there is no longer a danger."

  And with those words, Juan fell to his knees and then to the ground.

  Elizabeth ran desperately, her face bathed in tears.

  Elizabeth (shouting): "Juan! Juan, hold on!"

  He put Juan's head on his legs, trembling as he checked that he was still breathing.

  Scarlett arrived shortly after, desperate to prepare a potion.

  Valtherion appeared behind them, watching their leader shattered but alive.

  The crowd began to approach little by little, and in the midst of the chaos, someone whispered:

  "He's a hero..."

  "No... he's not just a hero..."

  "He is the ruler of the biuniverse."

  And so, one by one, the voices began to join until the whole planet proclaimed it:

  "The King of the Biuniverse!"

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  Scene 5: The Triumphal Silence

  As the cries of victory rose, the screen focused on Juan's face, unconscious but with a slight smile on his face.

  His grandmother's words echoed once again in his mind:

  "The best heroes are not born... they are made."

  The screen melted to black.