The sky had barely healed from the Messenger's erasure when cracks spread across it again But this time they weren't whispers of shadow They were rips of raw authority burning white red and black all at once.
The people of the newborn kingdom froze clutching the marks on their bodies The wolf stood before the throne teeth bared Serath's fists ignited with golden fire sweat dripping down his temple.
Serath: They didn't take long.
The Child rocked his broken toy back and forth his voice flat
Child: They're Enforcers They carry no names They exist only to destroy what shouldn't exist You.
The Arrival of the Enforcers
Three figures descended through the cracks.
The first was armored in a shell of starlight every step making the ground bend like water.
The second was faceless a body made of shifting script every letter burning with laws older than existence.
The third was cloaked in silence its presence erasing sound thought and even memory around it.
Their voices rang together merging into one.
Enforcers: Ryo You are a throne carved outside permission You are a flame beyond law Kneel Now.
The kingdom shuddered Towers cracked Rivers reversed The people dropped to their knees gasping for air under the weight of the Enforcers combined presence.
But on his throne Ryo leaned forward resting his chin on his hand A faint smile tugged at his lips.
Ryo: Kneel? I don't kneel I sit above Always.
Serath's Defiance
Despite the crushing pressure Serath roared forcing himself up His fists burned with fire that scorched the air
Serath: You dare stand before Lord Ryo? Then burn!
He swung his fist forward unleashing a wave of fire across the Enforcers The flames struck their forms and were instantly erased Not burned out Not countered Simply rewritten out of existence.
Serath collapsed coughing blood
Serath: I… can't…
The wolf leapt forward its golden light biting into the silence of the third Enforcer But even its howl faltered cut off mid sound its body trembling under the erasure.
The crowd screamed Fear tore through the newborn kingdom.
The Throne Rises
Ryo finally stood His throne rose with him floating into the air as if the world itself carried him upward His voice rang across the kingdom like a hammer striking steel.
Ryo: Pathetic You dare erase what is mine?
His eyes blazed and the law of the kingdom roared awake Towers repaired themselves Rivers flowed again The people's marks ignited shielding their bodies from collapse.
He raised his hand pointing at the Enforcers.
Ryo: Erase me? No Only I erase.
The air split as an unseen force surged outward The first Enforcer's starlight shell cracked shattering like glass The second's script burned letters unraveling into nothing The third's silence faltered a scream tearing through its erased mouth.
The crowd gasped as the Enforcers stumbled for the first time.
The Declaration of War
Enforcers: Impossible You do not exist within law You are… outside everything.
Ryo stepped forward, his shadow covering the ground like a tidal wave. His smirk turned into a sharp grin.
Ryo: Exactly And that's why you can't win Go back to your masters Tell them their throne belongs to me now.
The Enforcers roared their bodies trembling before collapsing into formless dust The cracks in the sky sealed shut.
Silence fell.
The people rose slowly their eyes wide with awe and terror They had seen their king crush the uncrushable.
The Child finally looked up his hollow eyes glinting faintly
Child: You've done it now They won't send Enforcers again Next… they'll come themselves.
Ryo only laughed his voice echoing across the newborn kingdom
Ryo: Good. Let them.