The Lord of Time couldn't help but laugh out loud as he heard Ryder suggest that he accept to be sealed.

"You must be joking, my friend," the Lord of Time let out as he rolled his eyes.

"I will never accept being sealed. Even if you give me a choice between dying and getting sealed, I'll prefer to die," he added.

Ryder was sitting on the right side of the Lord of Time. He wasn't even looking at the boy. Instead, he looked straight ahead.

The Lord of Time slowly yet carefully started moving his left hand, making sure that he wasn't caught.

A small portal appeared near his hand from which a paper-like object came out. The paper floated in front of his left hand, close to the ground to make sure that it remained out of Ryder's sight even if he looked in the direction of the Lord of Time.

The Lord of Time glanced towards Ryder and kept his eyes on him as he started talking.

"You know me. And I know you. Both of us are the same at the core. We would never accept being sealed. Even your offer to make me do it makes me think that you never knew me that well. You better kill me," the Lord of Time said softly.

Even though he talked to Ryder on one side, on the other hand, he kept moving his fingers. As his fingers moved, words kept taking shape on the paper that was floated in front of his fingers.

Soon, the entire paper was filled with words.

The Lord of Time tapped his finger on the ground after he finished what he was trying to do.

Another small portal opened near paper which was floating above the ground. The paper entered inside the portal and disappeared along with the portal.

"You're right. You know me. And I know you. Both of us are the same at the core. So the little tricks of yours won't work here, my friend," Ryder said in a grim tone as he shook his head.

The Lord of Time frowned as he wondered if Ryder had known what he did. That should be impossible. He couldn't have seen. He was very careful after all.

"What do you mean?" he inquired.

Ryder finally moved his head as he looked back towards the boy who was on his left.

A deep sigh escaped the lips of Ryder that seemed to encompass the entire universe inside it. It seemed to be filled with thousands of memories and emotions.

It seemed mostly sad, though.

Ryder raised his right hand and snapped his finger.

A snapping sound echoed in the entire special realm, which started shaking this whole realm.

The Lord of Time grew stunned as he felt the realm shake. Just how strong was Ryder? Did he have all his old powers? How was that possible?. Even if his soul had returned to normal, his body still shouldn't be able to support all this power.

As for his Divine Body, that was already destroyed. How was he still so strong?

Ryder didn't mind the shock of the Lord of Time. Instead, he gazed at the white portal that had opened in front of him.

The Lord of Time's face went pale as he saw the portal and the object that came out of the portal. How was this possible?

What came out of the portal was no other thing but the paper that he had sent previously.

"You know me. And I know you. Both of us are the same at the core. Do you think I really wouldn't know the tricks you might use? As for you accepting death? Sigh, I didn't know you would resort to tricks, but I can't say I didn't expect it," Ryder muttered as he caught the paper that was floating before him.

He started reading it and soon finished.

"As expected. You were informing them about my return. Unfortunately, they'll never get this message," Ryder muttered.

He said a single word, "Burn."

The mystical paper that was in his hand started burning. It caught the flames and burned to dust.

The flames that were in the hands of Ryder disappeared as soon as the paper was destroyed.

"Now that the tricks are over, you can attack me," Ryder muttered as he patted his head as he stood up.

"It's useless. Why will I attack you? As I said, my powers won't affect you," the Lord of Time let out as he stood up as well.

"Sigh, My friend. Please don't forget what you said. You know me. And I know you. Both of us are the same at the core. You'll do what I would do, and that is to fight even if I have no chance of victory. You'll never surrender. So you can drop the act," Ryder answered as a knowing smile appeared on his face.

It had been a long time since a smile like this was on Ryder's face but watching his old friend lie through open teeth was indeed amusing.

"Sigh, I guess this really won't work. It's fine. I'll handle things myself the old way then," the Lord of Time muttered as he patted his clothes.

He clapped his hands once. A wave of energy came out of his clap that spread in every direction. Ryder watched the wave of energy advance towards him as well, but he didn't move.

The wave of energy reached him and passed through him without even harming him a little bit.

'You'll never change. You're going to fight to the death here, but you're more concerned about the Special Realm that was created. You brought us to a different time to make sure our battle doesn't have any effect on reality," Ryder let out as he understood what had happened.

He and the Lord of Time weren't in the real timeline now. Instead, they were in a different time realm which seemed like the real thing.

"What can I do? I care about my things. If I manage to kill you, I need a place to go back to. I can't keep asking him to make another special realm for my seclusion after I'm done here," the Lord of Time muttered as he chuckled.

'That's like the ruler of time I used to know. Anyway, this is the last time I address you as a friend. I'm offering you again. Agree to be sealed by me, and everything will be fine. This is the last chance for you," Ryder alluded to the Lord of Time.

"Say yes, and you'll still have a friend before you. Say no, and you won't have a friend before you. What you'll have is an enemy. This is for you to decide," he said softly.

"My decision, huh," the Lord of Time muttered as he rubbed his chin.

He raised his right feet above the ground and tapped the ground lightly with his feelings. The ground started shining brightly as a portal appeared inside.

A pointy thing started coming out of the ground, which revealed itself to be a spear.

"The Spear of Time. I guess I know your decision now. How unfortunate," Ryder muttered as he shook his head in disappointment.

The Spear was the Spear of Time which was the signature weapon of the Lord of Time. It was said to be a weapon that ruled over time.

"Seeing that thing reminds me of my sword. Where are you guys keeping that thing?" Ryder asked the Lord of Time.

"That abomination of a weapon that drank the blood of so many gods in the Last Great War? Don't worry. It's in a place where you can never get to. You'll never get your sword again. And it's not like you'll need it. Dead men don't need a Sword!" the Lord of Time exclaimed as he caught the hilt of the Spear of Time.

He flew straight towards Ryder with his Spear of Time.

"Sigh. It's fine. I don't think I can keep that thing as I am right now. There is still more preparation to be done," Ryder muttered as he disappeared just when the tip of the Spear of Time was about to touch him.

He appeared behind the Lord of Time. He seemed to be holding a scythe in his hand, which he didn't have previously.

"For now, I'll use this. It's not too bad either," Ryder said softly as he held the Scythe in his hand.

If the previous Ryder were here, he would be shocked to see this Scythe. It was the Moon Scythe that was a special weapon in the world of Divinity. He would have been shocked to see this thing here. Unfortunately, it was a different Ryder here who was holding the Scythe.

The Lord of Time landed on the ground as he turned back towards Ryder to see the Scythe.

"That Scythe? It looks weak," he said.

"It's not the weapon that makes a man but a man that makes a weapon" Ryder let out as a cruel smile appeared on his face.

He flew towards the Lord of Time, who did the same.