The sky was no longer natural.
Darkness spread like ink across the heavens, swallowing the light, twisting the atmosphere into something heavy and suffocating.
At the center of it—
Two powers stood on the edge of history.
Kael Varyn
and
Abyss Herald Kaeron
The air trembled.
Not just from their power—
But from something older.
Something awakening.
Kael's chest rose and fell slowly.
His heartbeat echoed in his ears.
But it wasn't just his heartbeat anymore.
There was another.
Slower.
Heavier.
Ancient.
"…What… is this?" Kael muttered.
The world around him began to blur.
Kaeron watched silently.
"…It's beginning."
Kael staggered slightly.
The rooftop beneath him no longer felt real.
The city—
The battle—
Everything began to fade.
And then—
Darkness swallowed him whole.
— Unknown Time — Unknown Place —
Silence.
Then—
War.
Kael stood in a completely different world.
The sky was blood-red.
The ground cracked and burning.
Mountains in the distance were shattered—
As if something colossal had torn them apart.
And everywhere—
Bodies.
Not human.
Not monsters.
Something… beyond both.
Kael's eyes widened.
"…This isn't a memory."
A voice answered.
"No."
Kael turned.
A figure stood behind him.
Tall.
Massive.
Wrapped in a storm of crimson energy.
Eyes glowing like molten fire.
Varion the Primordial.
Kael felt it instantly.
The connection.
"…You're…"
Varion nodded.
"The origin of your bloodline."
Kael stared.
"…This is the war?"
Varion turned his gaze toward the battlefield.
"Yes."
Far in the distance—
Darkness moved.
An army.
Endless.
Swallowing everything in its path.
At the front—
Massive entities walked slowly.
Each one radiating overwhelming power.
Abyssal Sovereigns.
Kael clenched his fists.
"…They're real."
Varion's expression darkened.
"They never stopped being real."
The ground shook violently.
A massive explosion erupted across the battlefield.
Hundreds of warriors were erased instantly.
Kael's breath hitched.
"…That level of power…"
Varion stepped forward.
"This war… nearly destroyed existence itself."
He turned back to Kael.
"And it ended with sacrifice."
Kael's eyes narrowed.
"…What kind of sacrifice?"
Varion didn't answer immediately.
Instead—
He raised his hand.
The battlefield froze.
Time itself halted.
"…Ours."
Kael's chest tightened.
"We sealed them."
Varion's voice grew heavier.
"Not defeated."
"…Sealed."
Kael's eyes widened.
"…Then that means—"
"They are returning."
The words hit harder than any attack.
Kael looked back at the battlefield.
"…And I'm part of this."
Varion stepped closer.
"You are not just part of it."
His aura flared.
"You are its continuation."
Kael felt something ignite within him.
A deeper layer of power.
Something buried.
Locked.
"…Then unlock it."
Varion's gaze sharpened.
"You are not ready."
Kael stepped forward.
"I don't have time to not be ready."
Silence.
Then—
Varion smiled faintly.
"…Good."
He raised his hand—
And placed it on Kael's chest.
Instantly—
BOOOOOOOOM!
Power surged violently through Kael's body.
Memories flooded his mind.
Battles.
Techniques.
Rage.
Control.
Everything.
System Overload
Foreign Memory Integration Detected
Kael screamed.
His body couldn't handle it.
But he didn't stop it.
He endured.
Because he understood now.
This wasn't just power.
This was responsibility.
— Present Time — Astra Prime —
Kael's eyes snapped open.
CRACK!
The air around him shattered.
A massive shockwave erupted outward.
Zarek was forced back mid-fight.
"…What the hell?!"
Even the Umbraxis warriors froze.
Kaeron's eyes narrowed.
"…So it has awakened."
Kael stood slowly.
His aura had changed.
Still crimson—
But deeper.
Darker.
Ancient.
His eyes glowed faintly.
"…I see it now."
Kaeron stepped forward.
"…Then you understand."
Kael looked at him.
"…You're trying to break the seal."
Kaeron didn't deny it.
"The Sovereigns will rise again."
Kael clenched his fist.
"…Not if I stop you."
The rooftop beneath him disintegrated.
He vanished.
Appearing instantly in front of Kaeron.
Faster than before.
Stronger than before.
He punched.
BOOM!
Kaeron blocked—
But this time—
He was sent flying.
CRASH!
He tore through multiple buildings before stopping.
Zarek blinked.
"…Okay."
"…That's new."
Kael hovered mid-air.
Power radiating off him in waves.
Primordial Awakening: 22% → 30%
The system pulsed violently.
Kael exhaled slowly.
"…Let's finish this."
Far in the distance—
Kaeron rose from the rubble.
Blood trickled from his mouth.
But he smiled.
"…Yes."
His aura surged again.
Because now—
This was no longer a test.
It was war.