Chapter 5: The Champion Descends
The trench trembled.
From miles above, a spear of golden light pierced the sea. It didn't simply illuminate—it parted the ocean, creating a tunnel of divine force from the surface to the deepest abyss. And from within that blinding shaft, something fell.
System Alert:
Divine Signature Detected.
Designation: Seraph-Class Champion
Affiliation: Solinar, God of Judgment
Threat Level: A+
Recommended Action: Evade
But he did not run.
Not this time.
She landed like a meteor, shattering a ridge of ancient bones. Her armor blazed gold, inscribed with radiant runes that pulsed like miniature suns. Six wings of crystalline light stretched wide behind her, unshaken by pressure or darkness. In her hand was a spear humming with celestial fire—Heavenpiercer, forged to kill gods' enemies.
Name: Serai Dawnbreaker
Title: Blade of Solinar
Divine Boon: [Heavenpiercer] – Every strike bypasses magical and physical defenses.
Status: Living Weapon
She gazed across the Leviathan graveyard, unfazed by its enormity. "So this is where the last beast hides," she said, her voice echoing with divine resonance.
Beneath the shadows of broken titans, the Leviathan stirred.
System Note:
Celestial Suppression Field Active
-10% Resistance to Holy Damage
Adaptation Efficiency: 58%
"You're quiet," she said. "The others screamed. You just… watch."
Massive eyes, glowing like twin abyssal suns, met hers. When he spoke, it was a voice forged from pressure and depth:
"You are no god. You are a leash."
She frowned. "What did you say?"
"A sword with a chain."
She lunged.
She moved with impossible speed.
The spear carved a line through his armored flank. Boiling flesh. Shattering scale. His blood hit the water like black ink, and the trench rumbled with pain.
HP -13%
Skill Triggered: [Hunger Frenzy Lv.1]
System Adapting...
But he retaliated immediately.
Jaws that once tore cities from coastlines snapped forward, biting through one of her radiant wings. Divine ichor sprayed into the abyss, glowing like starlight in black water.
[Devour] Successful
Gained: +21 XP
Holy Resistance increased
New Trait Evolving: [Divine Scab] – Minor healing in the presence of holy energy
Serai spun backward in mid-water, pain flashing in her eyes. "You… consumed divine essence?"
He answered with a tail strike that split the ridge behind her.
Combat Data Recording...
Abyssal Combat Style – 59% Synchronization
Their battle became a blur of fury.
Her spear split the trench with each strike. Light blazed through the deep. But his body adapted faster than she could understand. Scales regrew between blows. Pressure warped to serve him.
Each time she wounded him, he became harder to hurt.
Each time he drew blood, he became stronger.
Skill Unlocked: [Abyssal Rip] – Tear unstable space, distorting magical attacks.
Level Up: 7 → 8
Her armor cracked. Her spear faltered.
The trench, once silent, now howled with unleashed leviathan fury.
"You're not supposed to exist!" she screamed, blood in her mouth. "We burned your kind from creation!"
His coils began to tighten. His form spiraled with abyssal force.
"You failed."
And then—a chime.
System Override Detected. Incoming Celestial Command:
"Serai Dawnbreaker, retreat authorized. Mission shift: Observe and Report."
Her weapon began to vanish. Her armor destabilized.
"No! I can kill him—he's not ready yet!" she shouted. "I—!"
But the gods were already pulling her out.
Light consumed her. The ocean shuddered.
"Remember this, monster!" her voice echoed as she faded. "You will drown in judgment before you ever reach the sky!"
And she was gone.
Silence returned.
The Leviathan hovered alone amid the remains of the battlefield. His wounds still burned, but the System pulsed with triumph.
Level Up: 8 → 9
Trait Evolved: [Divine Scab Lv.1]
New Passive: [Predator's Instinct] – Increased combat prediction against divine targets
He inhaled, and the trench answered. Bones shifted. The ancient sea remembered.
They had sent a Champion.
Next, they would send a legion.
And when they did…
He would be ready.