SubtleBite

The Black Masked One awakened in an unfamiliar world nameless, memoryless just a consciousness drifting in an endless cosmic void. The only things he possessed were a mysterious black mask and an intricate system interface before him, displaying a new reality:

[Planetary Management System Activated…]
[You have been granted control over an abandoned planet…]
[Initializing preliminary tests…]

With no understanding of his past or purpose, the Black-Masked One began exploring the system. He soon discovered that he could allocate Cosmic Points, develop his planet, and nurture its inhabitants to grow stronger. He started with nothing a barren world, frail creatures, a civilization yet to be born. But he was no ordinary being.

With each decision, each modification, and every point he invested, the planet began to transform. The land flourished, resources replenished, and the inhabitants evolved into formidable warriors. Step by step, he tested the limits of his power, forged a new civilization, and raced against time to make his planet the greatest, the most advanced, and the strongest in existence.

But the system was no mere game there were consequences.

[Warning: Other planets are evolving… The competition has begun…]

Conquering Planets: Rise of the Cosmic Tyrant

The sword's blade vibrated in his grip, the energy from the Core Fragment flowing through him like an unstoppable current. Echo's body shuddered with the strain as he unleashed the full might of his new power.

A beam of radiant energy erupted from the blade, cutting through the air with the force of a thousand storms. It collided with the descending Void Sovereign, the impact sending shockwaves that cracked the sky itself.

For a moment, Echo thought he saw something flicker within the shadowy form of the Sovereign—something alive.

But the Void Sovereign did not waver. Instead, it absorbed the energy with terrifying ease. The beam of light vanished into the entity's form as if it were nothing more than mist, and the Sovereign's voice filled the air once more, colder and more monstrous than before.

"Your light is fleeting, Echo. I am eternal."

Chapter 13: Shattered Dawn