Chapter 1: The Fall of Leon Valeheart

The world had always been cruel.

Leon Valeheart had learned that the hard way.

One moment, he was the son of the most powerful woman on Earth—untouchable, respected, and wealthy beyond imagination.

The next, he was bleeding on the cold floor, betrayed by those he once called friends.

"Leon, you were always too naive," sneered Carter Alden, his childhood companion. "Did you really think we were ever equals?"

Leon coughed, tasting blood. His vision swam, his body beaten beyond recognition. Around him, the familiar faces of his closest friends—no, his betrayers—stood watching, their expressions ranging from amusement to cold indifference.

"Your mother controls too much," another voice said. "It was only a matter of time before someone took everything from her. Lucky for us, she was willing to sign it all away to save your life."

Leon's breath hitched.

No. That couldn't be true.

His mother, Celeste Valeheart, the richest, most influential woman on the planet… she wouldn't just hand over everything.

Unless—

"Oh, you should've seen her," Carter grinned. "She begged us to spare you. Gave up her entire empire without hesitation. But you know how business works, Leon… a loose end is a liability."

Leon's chest tightened.

"Where is she?!" he demanded, forcing his battered body to move.

Carter's grin widened. "Gone."

Leon's blood ran cold.

He tried to stand, to fight, to do anything—but before he could react, a gunshot echoed through the warehouse.

Pain exploded through his stomach.

His body collapsed.

Darkness swallowed him whole.

Somewhere in the Void…

Leon's consciousness drifted in an abyss beyond existence itself.

There was no light. No sound. No warmth.

Just endless emptiness.

[Binding Sequence Initiated…]

A voice—cold, mechanical yet eerily alive—echoed in the void.

[Scanning… Identified: Leon Valeheart. Status: Dying. Condition: Critical. Probability of Survival: 0.02%.]

Leon tried to move, but his body no longer existed. He was nothing more than a fragment of thought, a soul clinging to the last threads of its former self.

[Alternative Solution Detected: Supreme Path Compatibility – 100%]

[Warning: This path is not bound by fate. Once chosen, there is no return.]

Leon didn't hesitate.

He had already lost everything.

What else was there to fear?

[Do you accept the Supreme Path?]

Leon's soul trembled, the weight of destiny pressing down on him.

Then—he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"I accept."

[Supreme Path Integration: Complete.]

A blinding surge of energy tore through the void.

Leon's soul burned, reshaped by an unfathomable force. Knowledge flooded his mind. New instincts, a power beyond gods and mortals alike—something greater than existence itself.

And within that light, a figure emerged.

A woman, her form shifting between energy and physicality. Her voice was soft yet absolute.

"Leon Valeheart. You are no longer bound by fate. From this moment forward, you are mine… and I am yours."

Leon's breath caught.

"Who… what are you?"

The woman smirked.

"I am Selene, the sentient heart of the Supreme System. And together…"

"We will rewrite destiny itself."