Kael Veyris had left the Demon Realm behind.
The moment his presence vanished, pressure flooded in from every meta layer. Not enemies corrections. Reality trying to fix what should not exist.
Nyx Vael stood at the core throne.
He felt it all.
Initializing full domain watch.
The Demon Realm answered.
massive gate of black iron opened.
From it stepped Vorin Axeon, forged from collapsed battlefields Kael once erased.
Tall. Silent. Unmoving.
Role: Execution Warden
Abilities:
Realm Anchor prevents forced overwrites of the Demon Realm
Defense attacks stop at his presence
Judgment Strike deletes invading entities without collateral damage
Vorin planted his weapon into the ground.
The Realm stabilized instantly.
Nothing passes, he said.
Above the Demon Realm, shadows folded inward.
From them descended Selene Nox, formed from unused timelines Kael discarded.
Calm. Observant. Dangerous.
Role: Shadow Overseer
Abilities:
Timeline Surveillance watches all futures touching the Realm
Silent Rewrite fixes damage before it happens
Void Step exists between moments, untouchable
She landed beside Nyx.
They're testing boundaries, she said. "Not attacking yet.
Nyx nodded.
Then we respond without force
System descended cold, mechanical, absolute.
Designation: Realm Correction Unit
Its purpose was simple:
Erase Kael's influence.
Before it could act
Nyx raised his hand.
Authority Echo Full Output
Vorin's presence locked the Realm.
Selene erased every future where the System succeeded.
Nyx spoke one word:
Invalid.
The System collapsed into harmless data and dissolved into the Demon Realm's foundation.
No damage.
No resistance.
Far away, Kael paused mid step.
He felt it.
Not danger.
Competence.
Good, he said quietly.
Behind him, something ancient watched
something that didn't fear Kael
but feared what he was building