Death May Die is the sixth and final Quest in Act 7 Chapter 3: A Matter of Time, and was released on October 13, 2021. It contains 6 paths and has 7 Opponents per path. Kang the Conqueror is the unique boss of this Quest.
It is preceded by 7.3.5: All Ravens Are Black and succeeded by 7.4.1: Manifest Destiny.
Dialogue[]
Caption: The Summoner, Carina, and the others near the Galactorum, hidden under an arcane veil. Kang’s forces patrol the area rigorously, attempting to uncover them.
Guillotine: There are far too many of them to fight head-on, even with the powers at hand.
Carina: There’s a silver lining. During the divination we noticed temporal tethers that all pointed in the same direction: the Paradox Engine.
Carina: If we can stop Kang and destroy his device, all of the Divergents should be snapped back into their own timelines.
Guillotine: Magnifique. That will save us a lot of cleanup.
Ægon: Then our path is clear. We must not be deterred!
Carina: This cloaking spell won’t last much longer. Let’s get as close as we can, and then get ready for a serious fight!
- Transmission #1 - Upon starting the Quest
Kang the Conqueror: I figured you’d get this close. I’ve run through this many times, and very rarely do you fail to make it to the edge of the Galactorum.
Kang the Conqueror: So kudos, so far you’re in the 10th percentile of attempts. Let’s see if you can make it to the arena, that would put you in the 20th!
Carina: Kang, you’re going to tear the Battlerealm apart at this rate! Hand over the Paradox Engine now, and I might go easy on you!
Kang the Conqueror: Hahaha, turn it over? Stupid girl, you think I have some whirligig sitting on the throne of the Galactorum?! I -am- the Paradox Engine!
Kang the Conqueror: Bring on the chaos and fractures! The more that open, the more power I gain, and the more Divergents arrive to serve Kang the Conqueror!
Caption: As Kang cries out, the Battlerealm rumbles violently to answer him, dimensional fabric shredding and splitting across the starry, warping sky.
Caption: Carina grabs her head again, but continues to push forward. Ægon steps alongside her and steadies her.
Carina: Summoner, we’re low on time... I know I’ve asked a lot of you already, but I need you now more than ever!
Carina: I can keep the warping from getting worse, but it will take everything I have just to pause the Paradox Engine’s damage.
Carina: The others will hold off the Divergents. Just give us a repeat performance... and put Kang to shame!
- Transmission #2
Caption: Kang awaits in the Galactorum, rising from the Collector’s old throne and sauntering towards the Summoner.
Caption: Chaos erupts around the arena, with new rifts opening and destruction beginning to creep forth from them.
Kang the Conqueror: Again we meet in the Galactorum, Summoner. Where it all began.
Kang the Conqueror: Do you recall how you degraded me? Colluded with Thanos, all for some petty need to win? I’m sure you remember how well that worked out.
Kang the Conqueror: If you had simply done your part and lost like the nobody you are, the ISO-Sphere would have been mine.
Kang the Conqueror: And then, well... I wouldn’t have needed to go to such extremes.
Kang the Conqueror: Ultimately though, I’m grateful. My hatred for you has given me purpose these many years. A drive for vengeance that made me truly innovative.
Kang the Conqueror: Once these rifts are locked open, the Divergent Kangs will appear, and our power will multiply beyond reckoning! The Battlerealm will finally be mine!
Kang the Conqueror: Take a look at all of this destruction and appreciate it!
Kang the Conqueror: IT’S ALL YOUR DOING, AFTER ALL.
- Transmission #3 - Before fighting Kang the Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror: NO... NO! NO NO NO! NOT AGAIN!
Caption: The rifts begin to warp and buckle, some fading from existence and others being willed shut by Carina.
Caption: Kang stumbles back, the power that surrounds him fading and disconnecting from the many Divergent in the Battlerealm.
Kang the Conqueror: THIS CANNOT BE! I WON’T LET IT END LIKE THIS!
Caption: The Summoner advances towards Kang and he backpedals defensively, tapping several buttons on his suit.
Caption: The potent but fading energies around Kang are briefly pulled inward and then suddenly explode out in a shockwave that warps the air.
Caption: In that same moment, the chaos rapidly subsides and the tears in reality all begin to seal shut. Despite this, Kang wears a menacing smile.
Kang the Conqueror: Not the result I wanted... but more than enough to deal with you!
- Transmission #4 - On the final node