1. First Encounter with the God's Avatar
The wide clearing was bathed in holy light.
The being standing before them radiated divinity itself—the Avatar of God.
The paladins and priests fell to their knees in reverence,but Damian's party felt it immediately:
This wasn't just a messenger of God.This was something that defied the laws of the world itself.
The Avatar raised his hand, and with that single motion, space itself shivered.
"So, you are here, Outsider."
Its voice was hollow, its words devoid of emotion.
Yet every syllable twisted reality.
Damian tightened his grip on his sword.If they lost control of the tempo now, it would be over.
"I'll end this quickly."
The Avatar moved.
2. Kaio Shifts – From Striker to Support
The battle ignited.
Kaio was the first to move.
"Call of Thunder!"
His hammer surged with lightning as he swung it down toward the Avatar.A violent shockwave erupted—
But the Avatar merely flicked his wrist.The blow cleaved empty air.
"…Damn it."
Kaio muttered, retreating.This opponent was unlike anything they'd fought before.
Iahn darted into stealth, slipping around the back.Kane took aim from range.Rhaen prepared a spell.
But before any attack could land—
"Null Space."
Reality warped.
Iahn's stealth collapsed.Kane's arrows veered off course.Rhaen's spell twisted in her hands.
"Did you think you could win like this?"
The Avatar gestured again—space compressed, crushing them with its weight.
And then Kaio realized it.
He couldn't fight as the striker here.His role had to change.
He whispered an incantation.
"Guide us, O Light!"
A wave of energy burst from his totems—speed surged, wounds knit closed, and their bodies resisted the pressure of warped space.
The others felt the shift immediately.They moved lighter. Faster.
Kaio had found his role: support.
3. The First Opening – Damian's Strike
Every attack had been nullified so far—but Damian was watching.
The Avatar wasn't flawless.Whenever it moved—whenever it twisted space—
there was a fraction of a second,a sliver of delay.
That was the window.
Kaio's blessings held the party steady.Kane loosed an arrow, drawing the Avatar's gaze.Rhaen's magic warped space again.
Iahn moved like a shadow, a dagger flashing.The Avatar's focus wavered—
Damian moved.
"If a blade can cut through the laws of the world…then it can cut the god who wrote them."
He unleashed the Black Cloud Sword.
First slash — the Avatar's divinity rippled.
Second slash — faint cracks spread across its form.
Third slash —
For the first time, the Avatar slowed.
An opening.
Damian drove his blade forward.
4. An Unforeseen Convergence
"—Ghhhhh!"
The Avatar screamed—for the first time.It staggered back, staring at its own body.
It was injured.
A god… injured.
But then—
Something stirred.
The Ones Who Gaze Beyond moved at last.
They had been watching, waiting.And now, their moment had come.
They chanted.
"Now. Begin the Rite of Convergence!"
Before the Avatar could react—space ripped open.
Darkness bled into the clearing.And from that darkness,something else emerged.
Not of this world.
An entity called forth by the Gaze Beyond.
It reached for the Avatar.
"What…?"
The Avatar's body trembled.But it couldn't pull away.
The darkness swallowed the light.The light fused with the darkness.
And in that instant—
a new thing was born.
Light and shadow entwined.A being that should not exist.
But it was here.
"…What is that?"
Kaio's face hardened.
Damian gripped his sword,sweat beading on his palms.
This was no longer just a god.This was something that had stepped beyond the rules of this world.
And as they watched—
It opened its eyes.
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Chapter : Faltering Divinity
1. Corruption of Divinity
The moment the God's Avatar fused with the being from beyond,the laws of the world shook.
Light and darkness bled together,the very fabric of space distorted.
It still looked divine—but the aura it radiated was no longer holy.
At that instant, the paladins and priests faltered.
The power they had always received from their God…now felt strange,warped in a way that scraped against their senses.
"What is this…?""My divinity—it's changing?"
They checked the light within themselves,but what flowed back wasn't the pure radiance they'd known.
"That… is no longer God."
Someone's voice broke the silence,and the words rippled through every heart in the clearing.
They had believed.God was absolute.God's will could not be defied.The power of God was the embodiment of justice.
But now—the energy wrapping their bodies wasn't divinity at all.
It was something else.Something tainted.
"…Are we defying divinity?""No. That thing is what defies God."
Their faith wavered, but not for long.
Theological debates meant nothing now.
If that abomination wasn't stopped—everything would end.
The paladins and priests steeled themselves.
"Then destroying that thing is our sacred duty!""This isn't heresy. This is protecting God!"
Their resolve unified.
And then—their gazes turned to Damian.
"If he's the one trying to cut that abomination down…""…Is he the one closest to divinity?"
Some wondered.But right now—it didn't matter.
2. The Allied Battle – Every Power as One
"All who can fight, stand ready!"
The paladins drew their blades.They had always fought in God's name.
But now—they would fight for the world itself.
The priests gathered what remained of their light,not for God,but to support those fighting beside them.
Damian tightened his grip on his sword.Iahn and Kane steadied their breath.Rhaen focused her waning magic.Kaio planted his totems into the earth.
Everyone's purpose aligned.
The fused creature looked down on them.
It still bore the shape of a god,but its core was something else entirely.
It moved.
And the battle began.
3. Clash – Cooperation and Chaos
The creature swung its arm—space warped, and a black tide surged forward.
Paladins raised their shields,but several were blasted back by the crushing impact.
"Reinforce the barrier!"
Priests poured their light into protective wards.
But their shields shook and wavered—tainted divinity seeping into their spells.
"It's feeding off our own divinity."Rhaen gritted her teeth."It's bending our power against us!"
"Then we fight without relying on divinity!"
Kaio slammed a totem into the earth.
Lightning crackled across the ground,breaking the creature's control over the battlefield.
The paladins felt their strength return.The priests' blessings came faster.Damian's party gained the upper hand—
"Hold the line! Make me an opening!"
Damian shouted, his blade ready for a killing strike.
But—
The creature was stronger than they imagined.
It raised its hand,and space itself warped into a trap.
"—!"
Their movements slowed,as if caught in an invisible mire.
"It's… altering the laws themselves!"
Rhaen's voice trembled.
Then—
"BURN!"
Kaio roared, unleashing a berserk storm totem.
In an instant,the warped space loosened.
"NOW!"
Damian shouted.
4. An Opening for the Final Blow
A single strike.
A cut that could destroy this warped divinity once and for all.
Everyone moved to carve that chance.
Kane's explosive arrows rained down,blinding the creature.
Iahn vanished into shadow,daggers aimed for vital gaps.
Rhaen's wall of flame surged,smothering the creature's stolen divinity.
Kaio's thunderous hammer fell,shaking the ground beneath its feet.
And then—
Damian moved.
His blade glinted,every ounce of his will focused into one perfect strike.
"Black Cloud Sword Style—"
The creature's gaze locked onto him.
It saw him as a god.
But Damian wasn't a god.
He was simply—a man who understood the law of the strong.
His sword cleaved the air.
"Union of Blade and Spirit!"
The impact exploded.
The creature screamed—a jagged fracture ripping across its form.
It wasn't enough to fell it,but for the first time—
it had been wounded.
The monster howled,still standing.
Everyone gasped for breath.
They knew.
The next blow… would decide everything.
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Chapter : The Path Toward the Gods
1. The Sky Trembles
When the hybrid fell,the sky itself quaked as if reality were fracturing.
Everyone instinctively looked up.
The light in the heavens rippled.Divinity itself trembled.
This wasn't just the death of a single being.It was a shockwave that rippled across the gods themselves.
"…What is this…?"
Kaio clenched his fists.Even the holy power wrapped around his own body faltered for a heartbeat.
"The gods… they're being affected?"
Kane muttered, unease in his voice.
"Aren't gods supposed to be separate, independent beings?"
Iahn whispered under her breath.
But even as they questioned,the change had already begun.
The gods were individuals.
But at the same time—
they were one.
2. The Eyes of Fate Open Once More
As the hybrid's corrupted divinity faded,Rhaen suddenly staggered.
"…Ah… aaah…"
His eyes blazed with light again—
the Eyes of Fate reopened.
His vision twisted.He saw everything crumbling.
And within that collapse,he felt the weight of countless gazes—
the presence of the gods themselves.
When he spoke,his voice carried not his own tone,but something vast and alien.
"Damian."
The moment his name was spoken,space itself shivered.
"…Who are you?"
Damian's hand tightened on his swordas he stared at Rhaen—
but the voice that came from Rhaenwasn't his.
"We have been watching you.The one who steps beyond fate.The anomaly in every law."
The gods were watching him.
3. Rejection and Fusion
Rhaen fought back,his body trembling as his face contorted.
"No… I'm not…"
But there was no resisting it.
The hybrid's remnants of divinity and the unknown power it carriedflared one last time—
and it needed somewhere to flow.
The gods chose.
It flowed into the one they had called.
It flowed into Rhaen.
"Rhaen!"
Iahn shouted.
But nothing could stop it.
He merged with that presence.
In that instant, he understood.
Why he could see fate.Why he could sense what others couldn't.
"I think… I've always been the Eye of the Master God."
His voice was calm.
"I want this to end."
And his body…began to fade.
4. Damian Steps Toward the Gods
At that moment, Damian felt the call.
Sigils of another realm and divine light wrapped around him.
"Damian!"
Kaio reached for him—but Damian's body was already slipping beyond their reach.
He held his sword one last time.
But not to fight.
He closed his eyes.
And accepted what was happening.
The gods were calling him.
Was this the path of the gods?
Was this where he was meant to go?
He had always lived by the law of the strong—
and he would follow it to the very end.
His body vanished.
5. Those Left Behind, and the Truth
Silence.
Iahn stared blankly at the space where Damian had been.Kane let out a long, heavy breath.Kaio clenched his fists until his knuckles whitened.
"…Captain…"
Iahn finally spoke,but even she didn't know what words to say.
Rhaen was gone.Damian was gone.
The ones left behind didn't understand what had happened—
but they understood one thing.
"Has he… become a god?"
And that thought lingered,heavy as the trembling sky above.