Chapter 5 – The Birth of the Villain Domain
Darkness lingered long after the Archon's fall.
The city, once the shining heart of Elyon's order, now bled with silence. Streets shimmered with liquid data; lights flickered in broken rhythm, as if reality itself struggled to reboot.
Azel stood amid the ruins, the rain washing over his silver-streaked blood.
The system's voice echoed faintly inside his skull.
[Authority Fragment Integration: 78%.]
[Vessel Integrity: Restored to 21%.]
[Warning: Divine Trace still active. Elyon's Watchers en route.]
He glanced skyward. The clouds were too still.
He could feel their gaze — the sensors of heaven, searching for him.
"Looks like we don't have much time," Shade said quietly from beside him, clutching a damaged datapad. Her face was pale, streaked with grime and fear. "If we stay here, they'll find us."
"I want them to find me," Azel murmured. "But not yet."
He extended his hand — and the ground beneath them shifted.
Broken concrete liquefied, turning into black glass. Energy lines ran through it like veins, humming with ancient code. Shade stumbled back, wide-eyed.
"What are you doing?"
Azel's eyes glowed gold. "Building a sanctuary."
[Skill Activated: Genesis Fragment – Echo of Genesis.]
[Effect: Rewrites reality within limited radius. Requires energy source.]
[Source Linked: Mortal Resonance Network.]
The city dimmed.
From beneath the ruins, shadows rose — twisting, reshaping the streets into spirals of light and steel. Walls emerged where there were none. Towers grew from shattered buildings.
It was not beautiful. It was alive.
[System Notification: New Domain Established.]
[Name: The Abyssal Genesis.]
[Territory Control: 12 blocks radius.]
[Authority Rank: F (upgradable).]
Shade stared in awe. "You just… made a city."
"Not a city," Azel corrected, his voice calm. "A Domain. My first."
As the rain fell, people began to emerge from hiding — frightened survivors, refugees, and scavengers. They stared at the glowing sigils under their feet, unsure if they should run or kneel.
One of them, a child with a fractured cybernetic arm, stepped forward. "Are you… the one who killed the light?"
Azel turned to him, expression unreadable. "No. I killed a lie."
The crowd murmured.
Some fell to their knees. Others whispered in disbelief.
Shade stepped close, uneasy. "They think you're their savior."
"I'm not," Azel said. "But I'll be what they need."
[Sin Authority: Stage Two – Pride fully unlocked.]
[New Subfunction: Faith Conversion.]
[Effect: Converts mortal belief into Sin Resonance energy.]
A faint shimmer spread through the crowd as data particles flowed into Azel's body.
Their awe — their faith — fed him.
Shade looked at the streams of light swirling into his chest. "You're… absorbing their faith?"
"No," Azel replied softly. "I'm freeing it. Elyon took their worship and chained it. I'll turn it into a weapon."
[Domain Status Updated.]
[Energy Reserve: 13,000 units.]
[Construction unlocked: Sin Forge, Resonance Core, Sanctuary Hub.]
The ground split again.
This time, a massive structure rose — a spire of black stone and light, pulsing like a heart. The walls were engraved with luminous code — the first lines Azel had ever written as Creator.
Shade touched one of the symbols. "What is this place?"
"My throne," he said. "And the birthplace of a new order."
[New Facility Created: Throne of the Fallen.]
[Function: Center of Sin Authority operations. Allows skill synthesis, faith transfer, and Domain management.]
Azel sat upon the throne.
Instantly, the entire Domain lit up with red-gold threads of power connecting him to every living being within. He could feel their fear, their doubts, their desires.
He smiled faintly. "Good. The System is working."
[Villain System – Version 1.2 Activated.]
[New Directive: Expand Influence. Convert Mortals. Defy God.]
Shade exhaled, still reeling. "So this is it. You're really… creating a kingdom?"
"Not a kingdom," Azel said. "A rebellion."
Hours passed.
Under his command, the surviving engineers and technicians began reconstructing the ruined streets, using code fragments and technology Azel supplied from the System's databanks.
They worked without rest, driven by something greater than fear — hope.
Azel walked among them silently, watching as buildings reshaped themselves into curved, dark-metal structures glowing with crimson veins. Every corner of the Domain pulsed in sync with his heartbeat.
[System Update: Population – 437 Souls.]
[Faith Conversion: Stable.]
[Sin Resonance Output: 142 per minute.]
It was working. The people were building faster than he'd expected.
But something else stirred within him.
A faint whisper, like static through broken glass.
[System Alert: Unknown energy detected.]
[Source: Inner core corruption.]
[Warning: Sin resonance reaching unstable threshold.]
He frowned. "Still too early," he murmured. "I need a vessel strong enough to handle it."
Shade approached, wiping soot from her face. "We've stabilized the power grid. But if Elyon sends another Archon—"
"He will," Azel interrupted. "And worse."
He turned to her. "That's why I need lieutenants."
"Lieutenants?"
He gestured toward the crowd. "Every rebellion needs generals. I'll give mortals what heaven never allowed them — power."
[System Command: Sin Awakening Protocol initiated.]
[Eligible Subjects: 12% of population.]
[Effect: Unlock latent potential through Sin resonance alignment.]
A surge of crimson light erupted across the plaza.
People gasped as their bodies were enveloped by glowing sigils. Some screamed; others simply stared, trembling, as new strength coursed through them.
One man fell to his knees, his eyes burning red. "What… what is this?"
"Your sin," Azel said calmly. "And your freedom."
[New Class Created: Sin-Bearer.]
[Subtypes: Wrath Knight, Pride Caller, Envy Reaper, Sloth Seer.]
Shade's jaw dropped. "You're giving them powers?!"
"I'm giving them choice," Azel replied. "The right to fight the gods who enslaved them."
He raised his hand, and crimson fire flowed across the plaza, settling into each of the chosen.
Their cries turned into roars. Their eyes gleamed with purpose.
[Domain Power Level increased.]
[Authority Rank: Upgraded from F → E.]
[Unlocked Feature: Domain Expansion.]
Azel's voice echoed across the entire city.
"From this day, we are not Elyon's children. We are sinners reborn. Every flaw you were punished for… every desire you buried… will now become your strength."
He extended his arm toward the burning skyline.
"Let heaven tremble. For I am Azel — the Creator reborn, the Villain they feared.
And this world will remember who built it."
The Domain pulsed like a living thing.
The people knelt, not in worship — but in unity.
Their voices rose as one.
"Glory to the Fallen Creator!"
"Glory to the Sinborn!"
Shade looked on, conflicted — admiration and terror warring in her eyes.
"You've done it," she whispered. "You've created a new world."
Azel smiled, his golden eyes reflecting the flames. "Not yet. But the first brick is laid."
He glanced upward — through the clouds, through the invisible barrier separating mortal and divine realms.
"Your move, Elyon."
End of Chapter 5
Author's Note :
The Creator's first Domain rises from the ashes.
Humanity begins to awaken through sin — and Azel's rebellion takes its first breath.
But the heavens have already begun to move.
Next: Chapter 6 – "The Pantheon Descends."
The gods themselves prepare to walk the mortal world — and one of them remembers Azel's true face.