MULTIVERSE GATE – CYCLE #888,888
The Eternal Empire
A golden sun hung over a continent of jade palaces.
No poverty.
No war.
No betrayal.
Emperor Chu Yao sat on a throne of ten thousand swords.
Silver hair tied in a perfect topknot.
Eyes warm.
No third eye.
At his left: Empress Liu Ruyan—smiling, obedient, no scars.
At his right: General Liu Ruyue—armor polished, no void.
The empire worshipped him.
"All hail the Perfect Sovereign!"
THE INTRUDERS
A crimson fissure tore the sky.
Chu Yao (Omega) stepped through—
—wings of blood-fire, third eye bleeding.
Ruyan (Phoenix Queen) and Ruyue (Void Empress) followed.
The empire froze.
Emperor Chu's eyes widened—
—not in fear.
In pity.
"You're… me.
But broken."
THE PERFECT SYSTEM
Emperor Chu stood.
[Empire Law: Harmony Above All]
[No killing. No suffering. No evolution.]
He clapped.
GOLDEN CHAINS erupted from the ground—
—binding Omega Chu, Ruyan, Ruyue.
"You carry pain.
Let me heal you."
Omega Chu laughed—
—broken glass in velvet.
"Heal?
You caged yourself."
THE FIGHT
Omega Chu flexed.
OMEGA CALAMITY: CHAIN DEVOUR.
The golden chains melted—
—absorbed into his wings.
[Devoured: Harmony Law Fragment]
[Evolution: Stage 27 → Stage 28 (Law Eater)]
Emperor Chu sighed.
"Then I'll show you perfection."
He snapped.
The entire continent rose—
—ten thousand palaces became sword golems.
BOOM. CRUNCH. ROAR.
Palace #1: A jade dragon—crushed by Ruyue's void.
Palace #100: A phoenix legion—burned by Ruyan's flames.
Palace #1,000: A mirror army of perfect disciples—devoured by Omega Chu.
THE WIVES
Empress Ruyan stepped forward.
"You're hurting him.
Stop."
Phoenix Queen Ruyan met her gaze.
"I am you.
But free."
CRIMSON VS. CRIMSON.
Two phoenixes clashed—
—one wild fire,
—one tamed candle.
BOOM.
The empress fell—
—wings clipped.
General Ruyue charged—
—void blade vs. void blade.
"You gave up power for peace."
Void Empress smirked.
"Peace is a lie told by the weak."
SHNK.
The general's armor shattered.
THE THRONE ROOM
Omega Chu stood before Emperor Chu.
The throne room:
Mirrors on every wall—
—each showing a perfect life.
Chu Yao never betrayed.
Ruyan never stabbed.
Ruyue never voided.
Emperor Chu smiled.
"Look.
This is what you could have been."
Omega Chu punched a mirror.
CRACK.
"I chose the cracks."
THE FINAL BLOW
Emperor Chu merged with the throne—
—becoming a golden colossus.
"PERFECT JUDGMENT."
A beam of harmony—
—erasing pain, rage, evolution.
Omega Chu opened his third eye.
"CALAMITY DEVOUR: PERFECTION PROTOCOL."
The beam reversed—
—sucked into his eye.
[Devouring: Perfect Sovereign (Cycle #888,888)]
[Evolution: Stage 28 → Stage 29 (Multiverse Emperor)]
[New Law: Perfection Corruption – turn harmony into chaos]
The colossus shattered.
Emperor Chu fell—
—human again.
"I… failed them."
Omega Chu kneeled.
"No.
You saved them…
…from living."
He devoured the emperor's heart.
THE EMPIRE FALLS
The continent crumbled.
Palaces burned.
Disciples screamed—
—free for the first time.
Ruyan and Ruyue watched.
Ruyan: "Was this… mercy?"
Ruyue: "No.
Justice."
THE CYCLE KEY
A golden key floated from the ruins.
[Cycle Key #1/7 Acquired]
[Next Gate: Cycle #999,999 – The Saint]
Omega Chu crushed the key.
The fissure reopened.
A child's voice echoed:
"Daddy… you're late."
CLIFFHANGER:
The fissure closed—
—but a single golden seed fell into the Free World.
Back home:
The daughter caught it.
Her third eye opened.
"Snack time."