Aiden's sword clashed against Equilibrium's raised hand.
No explosion. No shockwave. No distortion of space.
And yetβ
The entire multiverse shuddered.
The forces that had held reality together for eternity wavered.
Equilibrium tilted its head.
It did not recoil. It did not react in pain.
But for the first time, it analyzed.
"You are an anomaly that should not exist."
Aiden grinned. "Yeah? And?"
βππππππβ!
The force of Balance descended again, attempting to erase Aiden from existence.
But this timeβ
Nothing happened.
Aiden remained.
His sword, now glowing with a light neither divine nor abyssal, pulsed with something entirely new.
The concept of True Freedom.
Aiden had broken the cycle.
He was no longer bound by fate, no longer tethered to the laws of reality.
He was beyond.
Equilibrium's form flickered.
It raised its hand againβ
βπππππβ!
Aiden's sword pierced through it.
Balance staggered.
It had no pain. No emotion. No will.
And yetβ
