The air in Archon's pocket dimension shifted, heavy not from laws of nature but from the weight of what stood gathered. The twelve no longer resembled survivors. They were conquerors waiting for the right battlefield.
Lucien stood at the center, cape trailing as if the world itself obeyed him, and raised his head. "We're not the same as when we entered. Tell me—" his voice carried, calm but sharp, "—what have you all claimed?"
They didn't hesitate. One by one, the Revenants and their mirrored counterparts stepped forward, voices steady, eyes burning with their newfound truths.
Lucien Dreamveil – The Sole Exception
Phantom Step – movement between probabilities, untouchable by sight or foresight. Reality Phase Combat – fighting from within and outside existence. Endurance of the White – cannot die while in the White; adapts from every death. Supreme Martial System – pain, defeat, and destruction are converted into new techniques. Dimensional Strike Amplification – every blow cracks not flesh, but reality itself. Pain Conversion – injuries empower him, each scar turning into fuel. Gravity and Environmental Manipulation – the battlefield itself bends to his presence. Unyielding Will – resistance against any form of despair or corruption. White Revenant State – mastery over his own essence; the embodiment of the source void.
Lucien finished, and the others smirked — he set the standard, but none were content to walk in his shadow.
Kairo – The Temporal Revenant
Chrono Rift – accelerates, slows, or freezes time in selective fields. Temporal Rewrite – replays a moment until the desired outcome is achieved. Future Fracture – manifests glimpses of possible futures as physical illusions to overwhelm foes. Second Death – undoes an enemy's survival by resetting their final moment. Stasis Edge – blades and strikes that linger in stopped time before detonating. Timeless Awareness – immunity to illusions, mind tricks, and confusion — he has "seen it all."
Ashveil – The Revenant of Shadows
Oblivion Mantle – merges into darkness, immune to detection, striking from nowhere. Eclipse Shroud – creates fields of absolute night where only he and his allies move freely. Spectral Chains – binds enemies with chains that pull strength directly from their soul. Shadow Reversal – any attack absorbed into his shadow can be returned at double force. Endless Veil – conjures copies of himself from shadows; each as deadly as the original.
Veythar – The Revenant of Cataclysm
Crimson Cataclysm – calls forth earth-rending explosions of void-laced energy. Abyssal Tremor – each step sends quakes that fracture the battlefield. Unbroken Core – his body functions as living armor; unyielding against almost all physical force. Ruinous Grasp – corrodes anything he touches, living or not. Voidburst Rampage – when wounded, he grows stronger, his destruction more volatile.
Zarynth – The Revenant of Illusions
Mirage Command – bends perception of reality; illusions strike like truths. False Future – makes enemies believe they've already lost, bending their actions accordingly. Reflection Edge – turns enemy techniques against them, amplified by void energy. Dream Prison – traps targets in endless cycles of false realities until their will shatters. Mirror Divide – duplicates allies temporarily, splitting the battlefield with overwhelming numbers.
Final Revenant – Nyros, The Revenant of Silence
Null Field – cancels all abilities and energies within a radius. Silent Step – movement undetectable even to void senses. Abyssal Silence – cuts sound, thought, and even magic within reach. Soul Erasure – burns away fragments of existence from those struck. Stillness of Death – when he wills it, everything within sight freezes for a single instant — life, motion, even void itself.
Then the Mirrored Six stepped forward, the balance to their power, bound by kinship and something greater.
Selene – Mirror of Lucien
White Harmony – stabilizes Lucien's destructive White energy, allowing synergy attacks. Phantom Mirage – echoes Lucien's Phantom Step, moving in tandem. Lifeblood Weave – heals through void-laced vitality, repairing even erased existence. Willbond – doubles Lucien's willpower when they fight side by side.
Lyra – Mirror of Kairo
Chrono Bloom – reverses aging and restores vitality. Echoed Moment – allows allies to replay their strongest move instantly. Clockweaver – bends time into weapons of her choosing.
Veyra – Mirror of Ashveil
Light of Eclipse – banishes falsehoods of shadow with radiant voidlight. Dawning Veil – creates shields of brilliance against corruption. Soul Link – strengthens allies against despair by tying their wills together.
Ilyth – Mirror of Veythar
Song of Renewal – restores landscapes destroyed by cataclysm. Nature's Cataclysm – weaponizes growth — vines, roots, and stone erupt with destructive force. Enduring Spirit – grants allies fortitude equal to Veythar's strength.
Eryndis – Mirror of Zarynth
Clarity Veil – dispels illusions and restores focus. Vision Forge – manifests her allies' hopes as illusions that fight beside them. Truth's Edge – attacks that cut through falsehood, striking at the essence of foes.
Kaelith – Mirror of Nyros
Resonant Voice – breaks silence, restoring allies' powers in null zones. Hymn of Return – drags erased existence back from nothingness. Stillheart – calms allies' minds, keeping them from fracturing under fear.
The air throbbed with something greater than power. It was arrogance sharpened into certainty. Kinship rooted in pain, laughter, and shared survival.
When their voices finally died down, Archon gave the faintest of smirks. "Now… I almost pity the gods that wait for you."
The twelve stood together, alive with power that felt wrong and yet inevitable.
But…..
What if the Outer God wasn't the greatest enemy? What if something far older was stirring—watching even now?