The Birth of a Legend
The world had changed.
No, the very laws of existence had changed.
In every corner of the universe, beings—both divine and mortal—felt the shift. Power was no longer exclusive to the gods. Strength was no longer inherited. Now, anyone could rise.
For the first time in history, the balance of power had been shattered.
Yet, while the gods trembled and mortals celebrated, something else stirred in the darkness.
Something older than the gods.Something even they had long feared.
It had been watching. Waiting.
And now, it knew the time had come.
The Whisper in the Void
Beyond the known universe, in the abyss where even the gods feared to tread, an ancient being sat upon a throne of nothingness.
It had no name.
It had no form.
It was everything and nothing.
For countless eons, it had been sealed away, hidden behind the veil of reality, trapped by the divine order that the gods so desperately clung to.
But now…
That order was gone.
And for the first time in an eternity, the being smiled.
"Zon K… So, you finally return?"
Its voice did not echo. It did not need to. The words simply existed, seeping into the very fabric of reality.
And the universe shivered.
Aetherion's Realization
Aetherion staggered backward, still trying to process what had just happened. The Age of Gods was over. Zon K had rewritten the laws of existence as if they were mere suggestions.
And yet… something felt wrong.
The universe wasn't just changing. It was reacting.
He felt it—a presence, a force older than even the Celestial Dominion itself.
His eyes widened in horror.
No… it can't be.
Zon K's return had not just reshaped the world.
It had awakened something far worse.
The First Challenger
In the Mortal Realm, kingdoms had fallen into chaos. Some celebrated their newfound freedom. Others clung desperately to their crumbling empires. Wars erupted. Alliances broke.
And yet, one man stood in silence.
A lone warrior.
A relic of a forgotten age.
His name was Velgrath the Unyielding.
Once, he had been nothing—a mere soldier lost in the tides of war. But now, for the first time, he felt power. True power. The kind that could rival gods.
The kind that challenged the Overlord himself.
Velgrath lifted his sword, feeling the energy coursing through his veins. The laws of reality had been rewritten. The barriers that once held him down had been shattered.
And he would be the first to test them.
With a single step, he disappeared—leaving behind a battlefield frozen in terror.
His destination was clear.
He was going to find Zon K.
And he was going to fight him.
🔥 End of Chapter 4 🔥