The Abyss was no longer empty.
It was alive.
Breathing.
Moving at my will.
At a thought, mountains carved themselves into the shifting plains.Silver rivers spiraled upward into the sky, twisting into floating rivers between blackstone fortresses.The very clouds sang in quiet, thunderous voices.
This was my kingdom.
And at my side, as she had been for five long years, stood Velra.
But she was no longer the fierce girl who had first sworn herself to me.
She had become a legend.
The System's voice echoed reverently in my mind as her status unfolded:
[Status Sheet — Velra, Abyss Knight (First Oathbearer)]
Name: Velra Duskborne
Race: Abyssborne human
Age: 25 (Immortal)
Loyalty: Eternal (Bound to Abyss King)
Class: Abyss Knight — (Admiral-Class / Weak Yonko Level)
Power Level: A- Rank
Titles: First Oathbearer, Abyss Valkyrie, Queen's Fang
Strength: High A-
Agility: A-
Endurance: A
Intelligence: High B+
Abyss Energy Reserve: A-
Core Skills:
[Abyssblade Mastery: Grandmaster]
[Armament Haki: Advanced Control]
[Observation Haki: Advanced Foresight]
[Shadow Rift Step: Perfected]
[Queen's Oath: Ascendant Form]
Unique Traits:
[Oathbrand Soul] — Absolute loyalty and mind immunity.
[King's Covenant] — +50% Combat Boost when fighting alongside Ravro.
[Abyss Valkyrie Manifestation] — Limited flight, storm manipulation.
My eyes lingered on her.
Velra now radiated a calm, terrifying power.Her crimson hair, darkened to the color of old blood, flowed behind her Abyssforged armor like a living banner.The runes across her blacksteel chestplate glowed faintly with silver-blue Abyssal energy, shifting with every breath she took.
She stood as a knight no emperor could buy, no force could sway.
Her very presence now rivaled any commander beneath the Yonko.
Then the System chimed again.
My own status unfolded before me:
[Status Sheet — Ravro D. Flare, Abyss King]
Name: Ravro D. Flare
Race: Blank Abyss Dragon (Mythborn Variant, Sealed)
Age: 15 (Immortal)
Class: Abyss Monarch — (Admiral-Class / Weak Yonko Level)
Power Level: A Rank
Titles: Abyss King, Throne Conqueror, Stormborn Myth
Strength: Low A
Agility: High A-
Endurance: A
Intelligence: A (Prodigy)
Abyss Energy Reserve: A+
Core Skills:
[Armament Haki: Intermediate → Rapid Growth]
[Observation Haki: Advanced]
[Abyss World Sculptor (Domain Authority)]
[Voidfire Affinity]
[Mythborn Awakening: 20% Unsealed]
Unique Traits:
[Blank Core Resonance] — Passive resistance to corruption, mental attacks.
[Stormborn Soul] — Mastery over voidstorm and abyssal winds.
[Abyss Throne's Decree] — Absolute Invincibility while within the Abyss World Plane.
[Abyss King's Seed] — Accelerated evolution tied to Abyss expansion.
I absorbed the information slowly, feeling the truth anchor deep within my being.
I was no longer a mere prodigy.
Even without my full powers awakened, I stood at the threshold of true conquest —Able to contend with the elites of the New World, and perhaps soon... to challenge even the Yonko themselves.
But more than that —
Within the Abyss World, I was invincible.
Not nearly invincible.Not metaphorically invincible.
Truly untouchable.
My throne, my world, my will — all one, bound through the Throne's Conquest.No outsider could kill me here.No god could strike me down.
Not unless I chose to leave this world behind.
I was eternal.
And Velra — my First Oathbearer — was eternal with me.
Before us, across the valley of molten rivers and broken stars, the first citadel rose into being — a sprawling city carved from blackstone, crowned in violet stormclouds.
[New Domain Created: Abyss Citadel — Throne's Cradle]
The first city.
The first monument to the coming empire.
Velra moved closer, her steps sure and steady.
"My King," she said, bowing slightly, though there was a smile beneath her voice, "your kingdom awaits."
I smiled back — not the smile of a child — but the smile of a sovereign.
I extended my hand.
Velra took it, her fingers warm and steady against mine.
Together, we turned toward the endless horizon of the Abyss.
And soon, the outside world — the Grand Line, the seas beyond — would tremble.
The Abyss King had awakened.
And he did not rise alone.