The_Mighty_Twin

For centuries, the floating cities of Elysium have thrived above the Abyss, a cursed wasteland filled with the ruins of a forgotten age. Every ten years, the Forsaken Trials are held—condemning the weak, the sick, and the unwanted to the darkness below. No one sent to the Abyss has ever returned.

When Cain Voss, a crippled orphan, is cast into the depths, he expects to die like all the others. But the Abyss is not a barren graveyard—it is a prison, a place where ancient horrors still linger. Beneath the ruins, something colossal stirs. The Titans, thought to be long extinct, were not merely monsters. They were betrayed.

And one of them still lives—inside him.

As Cain struggles to survive the monstrous creatures and warring factions of the Abyss, he discovers a power buried deep in his veins—the Titan Core, a remnant of a fallen god’s strength. But this power comes at a price: every time he uses it, his lifespan burns away. Hunted by abyssal horrors, exiled survivors, and the ruthless rulers of Elysium above, Cain must unravel the truth of the Titans before his time runs out.

But something watches from the darkness.

And it remembers.

The Forsaken Titan

Cain stood amidst the crumbling world, golden embers swirling around him as the entity—the being he had unwittingly freed—descended fully. The air thickened, pressing against his skin like an ocean of molten fire, distorting space itself. His Titan Core flared erratically, surging between resistance and submission, as if it couldn't decide whether to embrace or reject what was happening.

The entity stepped forward, its towering form flickering between solidity and something far more unsettling. Its golden eyes burned with an intensity that made Cain's own flames feel small in comparison.

"You feel it now, don't you?" the entity said, voice layered with echoes of Cain's own.

Cain gritted his teeth, fists clenched as his golden fire flickered around him, struggling against the overwhelming presence. "I don't feel anything except the need to burn you out of existence."

The entity tilted its head, expression unreadable. "You think this is a fight? You still don't understand."

Golden flames erupted from his Titan Core as he closed the distance in an instant, striking with the full force of his power. The sheer force of his attack shattered the ground, sending shockwaves rippling outward, but the entity did not flinch.

Cain's fist stopped inches from its chest.

A wave of pressure exploded outward, forcing Cain backward as though reality itself had rejected his strike. He skidded across the broken ground, golden fire lashing around him as he barely managed to stay upright.

The entity exhaled, its presence expanding further. "You cannot destroy what you do not understand."

This wasn't an enemy he could simply beat into the ground.

This thing was bound to him, its very existence linked to his own. He could feel it deep within his Titan Core, a thread of golden energy connecting them, pulsing in sync with every breath, every movement.

The final chain had not yet broken.

Cain's heart pounded as the realization set in. The entity had not been fully freed—not yet.

And Cain didn't know if breaking it would give him control… or erase him entirely.

The entity smiled, as if sensing his thoughts. "You sealed yourself away because you feared what you would become."

Cain's fingers twitched, golden flames roaring to life around his body. "And maybe I was right."

"But the choice is no longer yours to make."

The sky above them cracked like fragile glass, golden fractures spreading outward as if the very fabric of reality was fighting against what was happening.

Cain braced himself, his Titan Core surging to its limits, but before he could act, the entity raised its hand.

Cain gasped as an invisible force wrapped around him, pulling him toward the entity. It wasn't an attack. It wasn't force.

Not of the physical world, but of something deeper.

Of something tied to his very existence.

Cain roared, golden fire exploding outward as he fought against the pull, his body resisting with everything he had. But it was not enough.

And Cain had no idea if he would survive it.

Chapter 55 – The Final Chain