Smoke curled up from the shattered temple.
The priests had fled. The villagers trembled. And Null?
He simply stood still, watching.
Until—A tear ripped open the sky.
From it descended a figure robed in radiant gold, wings of living scripture spreading wide. Eyes blindfolded. Voice like a cathedral.
"YOU ARE A FORBIDDEN BEING."
Null tilted his head.
"And you are late."
"YOU BEAR THE VOID. THE OLD HUNGER. YOU SHOULD NOT EXIST."
"I don't. I persist."
The sky-saint raised a blade of holy syllables. Each word vibrated with law. With judgment.
"BEGONE, HOLLOW THING."
Null sighed.
"You think this is an exorcism.It's an execution."
[Skill Activated: Sovereign's Echo – Shatterstep][Void Layered]
He vanished.
And reappeared behind the sky-saint—his echo lagging a split second behind him—mimicking his motion.
Crack—!
The saint's spine shattered in twin sequence. One by Null. One by Echo.
The radiant blade shattered into glyph-dust.
The saint fell… and his wings bled ink.
[Achievement: First Ascendant Slain – Title Earned: Sanctified Nullifier]Effect: All future encounters with divine entities begin with -30% morale. Void's Presence is now recognized by the pantheon registry. You are marked.
Null knelt beside the saint's fading body.
"Next time, send a god.Not a messenger."
He touched the corpse's forehead—and its essence was consumed in silent hunger.
Far Across the Realms – In the Celestial Pantheon
A council of gods stirred.
One, with a thousand halos, narrowed their eyes.
"He has returned."
Another, forged of time itself, turned a page that should not turn.
"So begins the next Epoch War."
Meanwhile – In the Black Star Prison
The chained prisoner… laughed.
"Well, well… you started early this time, brother."
"Let's see how many gods you eat before I find you."
The walls began to crumble.