The Demon Realm remained stable.
Nyx watched every layer.
Vorin stood unmoving, an unbreakable wall.
Selene monitored futures that had not yet dared to exist.
Nothing breached the realm.
That was the problem.
Far beyond Kael's path, the Watcher finally shifted.
Not to attack.
Not to threaten.
But to observe directly.
Its gaze crossed dimensions, stories, and laws.
and settled on Kael.
He is not destroying reality the Watcher realized.
He is replacing it.
Kael felt the attention.
He didn't stop walking.
He smiled.
Good he said calmly.
I was wondering when you'd look closer."
The Demon Realm pulsed once perfectly stable.
And the Watcher understood:
This wasn't a war coming.
It was a handover.