Fate VIII

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

Aiden's sword met the Abyssal Ruler's clawed hand, and the resulting shockwave tore through the battlefield, sending debris and shattered space in all directions. Golden light clashed violently against abyssal darkness, neither side yielding.

The Ruler's eyes gleamed, their voice carrying the weight of the abyss itself.

"You wield power unbound by fate… yet you still lack understanding."

With a flick of their wrist, an unseen force detonated around Aiden, sending him hurtling backward. The very air twisted as abyssal chains erupted from the void, seeking to bind him.

But Aiden wasn't one to be controlled.

—𝘚𝘞𝘖𝘖𝘚𝘏—

His Pathfinder's Authority flared to life, and he stepped through space itself, vanishing before the chains could touch him. In less than a breath, he reappeared above the Ruler, his sword blazing with celestial might.

"Let's see you stop this!"