Silence followed the fall of Heaven.
The once-pristine skies, where choirs had sung endless verses of order and righteousness, were now blackened with ash and seared fractures. The Celestial Gates hung open—torn, twisted, and corrupted—bleeding divine essence into the void beyond.
At the center of it all stood Elias, the Sovereign of the Devil's System, with the Crown of Ashes burning atop his head.
> [System Message] Title Earned: "Heaven's Bane" Passive Effect: Any divine authority within a 300km radius is suppressed by 85%. Bonus: Unlock access to Ethereal Overwrite—Command lines may now be rewritten by Sovereign Code.
The ash of fallen angels drifted across his boots like snow. The Shrouded Twelve stood behind him, silent and reverent, watching as Elias walked to the fractured edge of reality.
There, in the breach beyond Heaven's sky, pulsed something ancient.
A barrier unlike any other.
