""Stars don't shine—they devour in silence." – Void Prophet
The final gate beckons, and the Scions face the cosmos' wrath.
The siblings, scarred from psychic torment, were hurled into Gate 6: The Gate of the Starborn Titan, the final trial—a shattered coliseum of cosmic rubble floating in a void-strewn abyss, where star shards rained like knives, slicing flesh and sanity. Deeper trials awaited: the coliseum amplified their sins, summoning Void Minions (shadowy horrors, power: starburst explosions, color: black with glowing purple cores) and Celestial Sorcerers (ethereal figures, power: gravity pulls, color: silver with blue stars). The air crackled with cruel energy, splitting them across cosmic dimensions. Ages unchanged—Kain 11, Vespera 11, Lyric 1, Zynia 6, Isolde 1, Sablon 6—their sigils flared with stellar fury.
A Starborn Titan (colossal, armored behemoth with star-core heart, power: cosmic blasts vaporizing matter) loomed in the center, its roar shaking the rubble, the system warning in golden light, "You weren't supposed to survive this gate. Failure means oblivion—your souls scattered to the stars." Whispers deepened the mystery: "The golden dagger was forged in starfire." The Titan summoned minions in a coordinated assault, the fights brutal and prolonged.
Kain's POV
Kain landed in a crumbling section, rubble grinding underfoot. The Titan's Cosmic Blast vaporized a platform, forcing him to leap, his Grimscale Drake spitting Icy Maw to freeze a Void Minion's core, exploding it in a purple gore spray. A Celestial Sorcerer pulled gravity, slamming him into stone, ribs cracking with a wet pop, blood gushing. He gasped, "Fuck this star shit!" casting Dominion Frostlash, ice-chains whipping the Sorcerer's face, blood freezing in mid-air. The Titan roared, its blast searing his arm, flesh melting. Kain staggered, I'm done— but surged back, unleashing Dominion Apex, a golden storm ripping the Titan's armor, guts spilling in a stellar fountain. The AI glitched, "Survivors… the betrayed rise…" A shared pain hit—Vespera's scream—She's alive?
Author View (Third-Person)
The coliseum schemed, its rubble shifting to trap Kain, but a star shard pierced the veil—revealing Vespera's fire—They're all fighting?
Vespera's POV
Vespera choked in a star-lit void, the Titan's blast scorching her olive skin, blood blistering. A Void Minion exploded near her, shards embedding in her leg, bone jutting. She snarled, "Fuck you, star bastard!" her Cinder Wraith's Flamechill Burst melting a Minion's core, gore steaming. A Celestial Sorcerer's gravity pull crushed her against a pillar, breath fading. I'm breaking… she thought, but cast Inferno Wrath, flames clashing with the Titan's blast, vaporizing a Sorcerer in a bloody mist. The Titan's heart pulsed, its roar deafening. Vespera unleashed Inferno Ascension, a pillar of hellfire melting its core, organs bursting in a cosmic spray. The AI stuttered, "The dagger's strike… betrayed…" A vision of Lyric's giggle flashed—She's not dead?
Author View (Third-Person)
The abyss conspired, the Titan's minions coordinating to overwhelm Vespera, but a fleeting bond pierced—Lyric's chaos echoing—They're alive?
Lyric's POV
Lyric giggled in a rubble-filled pocket, the Titan's blast warping the air. A Celestial Sorcerer pulled gravity, slamming her against shards, blood trickling. She sang Harmonic Shriek, a sonic wave shattering a Void Minion's core, gore exploding. The Minion reformed, its blast ripping her arm, bone exposed. I'm gonna die! she thought, but her Shadowflit Owl's Chaos Frost froze a Sorcerer's face, cracking it in a bloody pop. The Titan's roar shook her, but she cast Chaos Vortex, a maelstrom tearing its limb, blood spraying. The AI glitched, "You weren't… supposed to survive." A whisper hinted, "The golden dagger… forged in betrayal." A connection to Isolde's shadow—She's fighting?
Author View (Third-Person)
The shattered coliseum schemed, its star shards raining like knives, but shared visions linked them—Isolde's envy pulsing through Lyric's chaos—They're not dead?
Zynia's POV
Zynia battled a Celestial Sorcerer's gravity pull, her Blazefury Wolf's Molten Fang melting its arm, blood steaming. The Titan's blast scorched her side, flesh bubbling. She cast Fury's Blaze, scorching a Void Minion, but it exploded, shards embedding in her thigh, blood gushing. I'm finished… she thought, but unleashed Fury's Eruption, a volcanic blast ripping the Sorcerer apart, guts spraying. The AI warned, "You weren't supposed to survive." A flash of Sablon's smirk—He's alive?
Author View (Third-Person)
The void conspired, the Titan's power amplifying the assault, but Zynia's fury echoed Sablon's lust—He's not gone?
Isolde's POV
Isolde trembled as a Void Minion exploded near her, shards piercing her cradle. Her Crystal Scorpion's Frost Sting slowed a Celestial Sorcerer, its mind freezing, locking her. She cast Envy's Grasp, shadows crushing its core, organs bursting. The Titan's blast nearly vaporized her, but she endured, unleashing Envy's Dominion, a vortex ripping its tendril, blood spraying. The AI glitched, "Survivors… the betrayed rise…" A connection to Lyric's giggle—She's alive?
Author View (Third-Person)
The coliseum's rubble shifted cruelly, but Isolde's envy linked to Lyric's chaos—They're all fighting?
Sablon's POV
Sablon faced the Titan's blast, its cosmic energy draining his lust. A Celestial Sorcerer pulled gravity, slamming him down, bones cracking. He cast Lust's Dominion, whips flaying a Void Minion's form, gore soaking him. The Minion reformed, its explosion ripping his chest, blood gushing. I'm dead! he thought, but his slime-shifting revived him, absorbing the energy. "Fuck you, star fucker!" he laughed, unleashing Lust's Dominion, whips eviscerating the Sorcerer, guts spilling. The AI warned, "You weren't supposed to survive." A whisper of Isolde's cry—She's not dead?
Author View (Third-Person)
The Titan convulsed as Sablon's lust clashed with the void, but a shared connection pulsed—Isolde's envy echoing—They're alive? The sky cracked, reality breaking with a deafening roar, the coliseum crumbling as a cosmic storm raged. The siblings gasped, revived by their sigils' glow, but the gate's collapse trapped them in a void—Will they escape? The mysterious watcher cackled, "I see their power festering—soon the one who betrayed them will choke on their hollow revenge, and when they do, I'll feast on their tortured flesh, you vile maggots."
The system boomed, Congratulations, Heroes, you have passed the trial for Gate 6! If you had lost, your souls would have been shattered, turning you into eternal wanderers. Your reward: the Starborn Crown, a legendary artifact granting cosmic teleportation, unbreakable stellar resilience, and the power to summon star beasts! On to the next one! The golden light dazzled, but the sky's crack widened, reality breaking—The 2-year time skip begins. The siblings vanished, revived, and scattered, the coliseum's ruins echoing with the Titan's dying roar.