When stories became editable
Abilities stopped being "unlocked.
They appeared when the narrative required something impossible.
Kael felt the shift instantly.
Not growth.
Correction.
Ah he said quietly This story needs an absolute.
Narrative Absolute:
Kael is no longer affected by:
Plot twists
Author intent
Retcons
Higher story overrides
Narrative resets
Canon changes
Once Kael decides something is final
no story layer higher or lower can revise it.
There is no sequel that undoes it.
No author's note that changes it.
No rewrite that bypasses it.
Final means final.
Causality Edit: Before the Sentence
Kael doesn't rewrite events.
He rewrites the sentence before the event is written.
Effects disappear because their causes were never typed.
Conflicts fail to exist because the idea of conflict never entered the draft.
A higher order narrative attempted to reintroduce tension.
A threat designed to surpass Kael appeared
And immediately failed to qualify as a concept.
Kael glanced once.
That doesn't fit the tone.
The entire arc dissolved.
Nyx felt dizzy.
I didn't even feel him act.
Selene whispered, eyes wide Because action implies effort.
Vorin exhaled slowly So he's not reacting anymore.
No Selene said The story is reacting to him.
Kael paused.
Then something even deeper unlocked.
Meta Erasure: Delete the Reader's Expectation
Kael can erase:
Anticipation
Suspense
Hope
Fear
Surprise
Anything relying on expectation collapses.
Stories cannot build toward him.
They arrive already finished.
Kael finally understood.
There would be no final enemy.
No ultimate battle.
No dramatic ending.
Because drama itself could no longer form around him.
Kael Veyris continued walking
Not as the strongest character.
Not as the final boss.
But as the reason stories stopped trying.