Behold, My Glorious Evolution

Arthur froze, his molten pupils narrowing. The voice wasn't cold or mechanical—it sounded alive, as if pleading with him.

[You're reckless. But I will help you. Just this once.]

Before Arthur could respond, a searing energy coursed through him—foreign, ancient, and overwhelming. The Codex of Creation burned brightly, its third eye flaring with a blinding white light. Arthur let out a guttural roar, his body convulsing as the destruction energy within him fused with the foreign power. The air around him warped and distorted, cracking under the weight of reality itself being rewritten.

[Energy transfer complete. Initiating Codex override.]

The Codex spun violently in Arthur's mind, its intricate mechanisms glowing as it wove a new fate. The system's voice echoed faintly, as though it were praying.

[A fate where you survive…]