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The story follows individuals from diverse races (humans, elves, demons, androids, and more) as they embark on a journey through a 100-level dimensional tower. Each level represents a unique world with its own challenges, laws of reality, and guardians. Completing all 100 levels grants them the right to ascend to godhood, where they must find their place in the hierarchy of gods.

Ascension : the hundred floors

In the aftermath of the first divine war, the heavens grew silent. No more celestial decrees echoed across the Infinite Realm, no more golden chains sought to bind the unbound. For the first time in history, the gods had tasted fear.

Yet Aric knew this silence would not last.

He stood on the battlefield's remains, surrounded by those who had fought for freedom. Kaelith and Elandir stood by his side, their weapons still humming with residual energy. The Unbound, those who had defied the gods long before him, looked to him not as a savior, but as proof—proof that divinity was no longer absolute.

Deep within the Divine Court, the gods convened in the Hall of Eternity, a place where no mortal presence had ever set foot. The chamber shimmered with shifting reality, the very fabric of existence bending to the will of those who gathered.

Dominion knelt at the center, his wounds still fresh, golden ichor staining his divine armor. The echoes of his defeat burned in his mind, a wound far deeper than flesh.

Order sat on her throne, her expression cold, calculating. The Eternal Devourer stood in the shadows, amusement dancing in his eyes, while other gods, some unseen for eons, watched in silent judgment.

"We have made a grave miscalculation," Order admitted, her voice measured. "Aric Valen is not a mere anomaly. He is a force that threatens the foundation of our existence."

A god cloaked in shifting light, the Architect of Fate, spoke. "He has broken what should not be broken. The very laws that define us are unraveling. If left unchecked, he will become something even we cannot stop."

Dominion's fists clenched. "Then we must erase him before that happens."

The Eternal Devourer laughed. "Oh, Dominion, always so simple. You tried to crush him with brute force, and look where that got you." He gestured at the fractured god. "We need a different approach."

Order's gaze was unyielding. "We cannot afford another direct battle. We must rewrite the game entirely."

She raised her hand, and the chamber darkened.

System Override: Divine Mandate Engaged

[Conceptual Limitation Applied to All Non-Divine Entities]

A decree passed through existence itself.

Aric and all those who opposed them would soon find that the rules of reality had changed again.

Aric felt it the moment it happened.

A subtle shift. A suffocating pressure.

The Infinite Realm trembled, its very nature resisting an external force. But this was different. This wasn't an attack or a battle. This was something deeper.

Kaelith cursed. "They've done something."

Elandir's eyes narrowed. "I feel it too. Something is… limiting us."

Aric clenched his fists, reaching into the power of the Infinite Path. His abilities were still there. His strength had not lessened. And yet, something had changed.

System Alert: Universal Restriction Detected

[Non-Divine Beings Can No Longer Perceive Higher Existences]

[Conceptual Interactions With Divinity: Limited]

"They're trying to sever us from the divine itself."

The gods had learned from their mistakes. If they couldn't kill him, they would cut him off from the battle entirely.

And now, he had to break a far greater chain.

The chain between mortals and gods themselves.

Aric turned to his allies. "They're afraid. That's why they're doing this."

Kaelith's grip on her spear tightened. "So what's the plan?"

He exhaled, gazing beyond the fractured sky. "If they want to cut us off from divinity, then we'll do something they never expected."

Elandir smirked. "And what's that?"

Chapter 62: The Gods’ Reckoning