Immortal King

The air before Shree Yan shimmered with an unnatural stillness. The void that surrounded him felt infinite, stretching beyond the horizon of comprehension, beyond the very fabric of reality itself. His senses were heightened, sharpened to an extent he had never known. The silence was deafening, the silence of timelessness.

As his mind adjusted to the new plane of existence, the presence before him remained unchanged, still as a statue. Its features remained obscured, shrouded in the dark mist that seemed to emanate from its very being. There was no sound, no movement, only a steady, unwavering force that exuded both immense power and an unsettling sadness.

Shree Yan stood tall, unflinching, as he surveyed the entity. "Who are you?" His voice echoed through the vast emptiness, yet it seemed to dissipate into nothingness, as though swallowed by the abyss itself.

The figure's gaze shifted slightly, its presence intensifying. "I am the keeper of the gate you have crossed." The voice was soft, almost sorrowful, but it resonated with ancient wisdom and unfathomable depth. "You have sought immortality, yet you are blind to the truth you now face."

Shree Yan's lips curled into a cold, calculating smile. "I am no fool. I know exactly what I have sought." His voice was calm, devoid of emotion, as if he were stating a simple fact. "I seek power. I seek control. I seek to be beyond time, beyond death."

The figure was silent for a long moment before it spoke again. "You have crossed into the realm of eternity, Shree Yan. But in doing so, you have become something else entirely. You are no longer the man you once were. You are a shadow, a reflection, a vessel for something far greater and far darker."

Shree Yan's eyes narrowed. "I have sacrificed everything for this. My past, my humanity, my very soul. What is it that I have become, then?"

The figure seemed to consider his question before responding. "You are an echo of all that you were. You have transcended the limits of mortality, but in doing so, you have left behind everything that made you human. You are no longer a person, Shree Yan. You are a force—a manifestation of ambition, of power, of destruction."

Shree Yan's eyes glinted with defiance. "Then I am what I choose to be. And I choose to be the Immortal King."

The figure's eyes, though obscured, seemed to soften. **"You may call yourself whatever you wish, but you cannot escape the truth.