The Awakening
The moment Kael made that decision, something inside him changed.
The Abyss reacted.
Violently.
The ring on his finger began to glow intensely, and the energy within his body surged beyond anything he had felt before.
His vision sharpened.
The world slowed.
The system window appeared again.
But this time—
It wasn't normal.
SYSTEM WARNING
LIMIT BREAK DETECTED
Kael's breath steadied.
He didn't resist it.
He accepted it.
Darkness exploded outward.
"Abyss Domain… Phase Three."
The battlefield was swallowed completely.
Even the commander stopped moving for a moment.
"…So this is it," he said quietly.
Kael's eyes glowed completely purple.
"I'm done holding back."
He moved.
Faster than before.
The commander barely blocked the first strike.
Then the second.
Then the third.
Each hit carried overwhelming force.
Leon stepped back, watching in disbelief.
"He's… on another level now."
Kael raised his hand.
"Abyss Rift."
But this time—
It was larger.
More unstable.
More powerful.
The commander tried to escape.
But he was too late.