[Scene: The Forgotten Rift – Beneath Ashborn]
A crimson eclipse loomed overhead.
Beneath it, Kael stood at the mouth of a forgotten cavern hidden under the ruins of his childhood home. Ancient runes etched into the stones pulsed as he stepped forward—his blood resonating with the seal.
"This is it," he whispered.
"The place my ancestor buried it..."
Behind him, the Crownless remained silent. Even Gorn had no jokes.
Everyone felt it.
This place wasn't just old.
It was sacred—and forbidden.
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[The Trial of Flame and Memory]
The deeper they descended, the more surreal the world became.
Walls twisted. Space folded. Time blinked.
Until Kael stood alone—his team vanishing behind a wall of ash.
A voice, deep as eternity, echoed:
"To wield the Codex, one must endure the Ash King's Judgment."
Suddenly, Kael's body burned. Not physically—his soul itself ignited.
Memories not his own crashed into him:
Aetharion standing against ten gods.
Watching his companions die.
Writing the Codex in his own blood.
Burying it beneath the realm he loved most.
Then…
"Finish what I couldn't."
"Break their dominion."
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[The Codex Awakens]
Kael collapsed at the altar, gasping. His hands moved on their own, drawing symbols into the ash-drenched floor.
From the center of the ruin, a floating tome emerged—made of obsidian, bound in divine fire.
[You have obtained the Godbreaker Codex]
Codex Trait Unlocked: Sovereign's Will
· Grants access to sealed legacy skills
· Nullifies divine law suppression
· Converts divine magic into sovereign flame
· Allows modification of fate-threads (limited)
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[Divine Interruption – Solarian's Envoy Descends]
Before Kael could rise, the ground shattered.
A beam of pure sunlight struck the cavern floor—tearing open a gate to the Celestial Realm. From it, a tall figure in gleaming gold armor descended, eyes blank, halo blazing.
"Return the Codex. And die quietly, Ascended Trash."
Kael didn't hesitate.
"I'm not trash anymore."
He raised his sword—and the Codex floated beside him, flipping open on its own.
[Godbreaker Skill Unlocked: Ashbane Requiem]
· Area-of-effect flame domain
· Ignores divine defense
· Binds celestial souls for 15 seconds
With a roar, Kael unleashed the skill.
The cavern became a vortex of black flame and roaring scripture. The envoy screamed—not in pain, but in fear.
No one had made a god bleed for eons.
Until now.
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[Back Above – The Crownless Rise]
Kael emerged, injured but victorious.
The Codex hovered behind him like a shadowed wing.
The eclipse faded.
But something new glowed in the sky—
A mark. His mark.
A crown made of ash, etched across the heavens for all realms to see.
Selena stared at it, stunned.
"They'll all come for you now."
Kael nodded.
"Let them."
End Of Volume 1
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