Chapter 64: The Irregular Ascension A Realm Beyond the Gods

The air around Aric pulsed with an unfamiliar energy—raw, boundless, and unrestricted by the laws of the divine. The Irregular Domain had been born, a space where the gods' influence did not reach, where their decrees held no weight.

Kaelith ran her fingers through the air, eyes narrowing as she felt the shift. "This... isn't normal mana. It's something else entirely."

Elandir tested his own abilities, summoning a flame in his palm. It burned with an intensity that even he hadn't anticipated. "Our powers feel... different."

Aric flexed his fingers. The energy of the Infinite Path swirled around him, unchained, unfiltered. He had done more than break the gods' restriction—he had rewritten the very structure of power itself.

"This is the beginning," Aric murmured. "A new system. A new path."

He turned to the Unbound, warriors who had fought against the gods long before his arrival. Their expressions were wary, but there was something else in their eyes now—hope.

"Join me," Aric declared. "No more hiding. No more fighting a battle we cannot win. We forge our own road. One the gods cannot dictate."

For a moment, silence.

Then Kaelith smirked. "You really don't do things halfway, do you?"

Elandir chuckled. "I suppose following you is the most interesting option we have."

One by one, the Unbound warriors knelt. Not in servitude, but in recognition. Aric had done what they had dreamed of for eons.

He had given them freedom.

The Gods' Retaliation

Far above, in the Hall of Eternity, Order's hands trembled.

"He has done the impossible," she whispered. "He has created a power that even we cannot touch."

The Architect of Fate's expression was unreadable. "The Irregular Domain exists beyond divinity. It is an error. A flaw in the system of creation."

Dominion slammed his fist against the marble floor, cracks splintering across its surface. "Then we erase it!"

The Eternal Devourer laughed. "Oh, Dominion. You tried that already, remember? And look where it got you."

Order's eyes glowed with divine fury. "If destruction does not work, then we will change our strategy. He is no longer merely a challenger. He is an infection in the fabric of existence."

She raised her hand, and reality itself trembled.

System Alert: Divine Retribution Protocol Activated

[Deploying Celestial Executioners]

The chamber darkened as celestial gates opened.

A dozen figures emerged, draped in ethereal light, each one exuding a presence that rivaled gods themselves.

The Celestial Executioners—beings forged for one purpose alone.

To erase anything that threatened the divine order.

The March of the Executioners

In the Infinite Realm, Aric felt it before anyone else.

A ripple. A shift in existence.

Then the sky split apart.

Twelve figures descended, their forms clad in golden radiance, their weapons forged from the very essence of the divine. Their eyes, void of emotion, locked onto Aric.

A voice, neither mortal nor divine, echoed through the world.

"ARIC VALEN. IRREGULAR. ANOMALY. YOU HAVE BROKEN THE LAWS OF CREATION. YOU WILL BE ERASED."

Kaelith's expression hardened. "They didn't waste any time."

Elandir drew his sword. "We're not letting them touch him."

Aric stepped forward, unshaken.

He had anticipated this.

He lifted his hand, and the Irregular Domain surged.

The Executioners hesitated. For the first time, divine beings had entered a realm where divinity held no authority. Their presence flickered, unstable, uncertain.

Aric smirked.

"My turn."

He clenched his fist, and the very laws of reality bent to his will.

To Be Continued…