The Sword That Erased Time
The air rippled like a pond struck by thunder
Everyone could feel it
Even mortals hundreds of miles away looked up their hearts pounding without knowing why
The sword that had just shattered reformed in midair but it wasn't made of metal anymore
It was made of judgment
The system's avatar hovered above the broken temple arms raised runes orbiting faster than light
Kael stood below his breath steady his eyes unreadable
The system spoke again
"Your existence distorts the code Your breath is not recognized Your fate is unscripted Deletion is absolute"
Kael exhaled
The moment his breath touched the air the runes around the avatar flickered
They pulsed once
Then again
Then broke
Kael raised his hand and pressed two fingers together
From his chest a light spread not divine not demonic but something older
The ground cracked
[Sovereign Breathing Technique
Form 3
Reversal Pulse]
The sky twisted
Time bent backward then forward collapsing into itself for one breath
The avatar staggered
Systems were not meant to feel pain But this one did
Kael didn't move fast
He just appeared in front of it
Fingers still together
And whispered
"Erase this"
His hand passed through the avatar like light through water
For one second
All the runes
All the laws
All the fate strings
Vanished
And the world paused
A system prompt flickered
[ERROR]
[Chrono Axis Unstable]
[Anchor Breach Imminent]
[Recalculating Authority Chain]
Kael turned around and walked away as the avatar began to dissolve
He didn't need to watch
He already knew
The system couldn't erase what it couldn't understand