The Architect's throne room pulsed with an unnatural rhythm, its walls of starlight and shadow trembling as the voidfragment's presence filled the space. Valerian stood at the center, Oblivion's Edge glowing in his grip, its blade a defiant beacon against the countless eyes lining the chamber. His silver-white hair whipped in the unnatural wind, his eyes—glowing like collapsing stars—locked on the figure before him. The voidfragment, a twisted mirror of himself, radiated a power that made the air scream, its void-black eyes burning with a hunger that threatened to unravel reality itself.
Kael, Lira, Seraphina, and Selene stood behind him, their weapons raised but their faces pale, the weight of the Architect's domain pressing down on them. The system interface flickered erratically, its crimson text glitching as it struggled to process the voidfragment's existence:
> **[WARNING: VOIDFRAGMENT ACTIVE]**
> **[Objective: Consume the Ascendant Overlord]**
