[Day Six — Eidolon Rift Expanse]
Darkness shattered.
Kai stood on a platform of fractured glass, suspended in an infinite void where collapsed timelines bled into one another like rivers of light. Pieces of dead branches drifted around him — entire worlds frozen mid-destruction, broken cities suspended upside down, oceans twisting into spirals of black ice.
His OmniBand pulsed violently, HUD choking on cascading directives:
[Omni-God Status Update:]
Candidate ID: Kai Veyren
Threat Level: Tier-Zero Divergent
Branch Integrity: 5%
Warning:
"Ascendant-class Executors deployed. Termination absolute."
Kai tightened his grip on the OmniSpear.
Sweat slid down his neck, heartbeat thundering.
He wasn't ready for this.
But Omni-God didn't care.
[Ascendant-Class Executor Arrival]
The void trembled.
A deep hum reverberated like gravity itself collapsing. From above, six figures descended slowly, silhouettes sharp against streaks of fractured light. They wore black-gold armor etched with shifting glyphs, their faces hidden beneath smooth masks that mirrored the timelines behind them.
The HUD flickered violently, struggling to classify them:
[Entity Class Detected:]
Ascendant Executors — Omni-God's Apex Enforcers
Tier: Ω
Probability Weight: Absolute.
One stepped forward, its voice cold, synthetic, and final:
"Candidate Kai Veyren."
"Divergent existence confirmed."
"By Omni-God decree, you will be erased."
[Catalyst Kai — 99% Synchronization]
Before Kai could react, Catalyst appeared atop a floating shard — Origin Bloom spiraling like a miniature gravity well around him. His HUD registered the impossible spike instantly:
[Catalyst Kai — Variant 017]
Synchronization: 99%
Status: Preferred Candidate
Evolution Unlocked: Axial Conduit.
Catalyst's gaze met his, calm and steady.
"Stay out of my way, Divergent."
Kai spun his spear, jaw tight.
"Not a chance."
Catalyst tilted his head slightly, expression unreadable.
"Then die with your branch."
[Axial Conduit Revealed]
Catalyst's Origin Bloom exploded outward. Light bent sharply around him, forming an inverted helix of timelines that spun violently, converging into a singularity behind his back.
The HUD blared warnings nonstop:
[Axial Conduit Active.]
Effect: Rewrite cause and effect within a localized branch radius.
Warning: Candidate Kai's Adaptive Luck destabilized.
Kai's stomach dropped as his own probability lines unraveled in real-time. Every "safe" outcome Adaptive Luck created… Catalyst rewrote instantly, locking them out.
"…You're bending my luck against me," Kai breathed.
Catalyst gave the faintest nod.
"Because Omni-God chose me. You're an error."
[Adaptive Luck Evolves]
Suddenly, Kai's HUD surged gold, tearing across his vision like wildfire:
[Evolution Available: Adaptive Luck → Tier-α Upgrade.]
New Path: Probability Collapse.
Effect: Force Omni-God directives into paradox.
Cost: 20% Neural Integrity + One Unrecoverable Anchor Memory.
Kai hesitated only a second — then slammed his palm down.
[Evolution Installed.]
Probability Override Weight: Absolute.
Neural Integrity Remaining: 69%.
The void warped instantly. Entire mirrored fragments shattered, timelines collapsing violently around him as his new power activated. For the first time, Adaptive Luck wasn't just bending probability — it was breaking it.
[First Clash — Kai vs Executors]
The six Ascendant Executors moved as one, blurring forward faster than Neural Overclock could fully track. Golden spears of light sliced across the void, shredding platforms into dust.
Kai's world slowed.
Probability Collapse activated.
Outcomes folded inward.
Every spear that should've hit him… missed.
Every strike he should've failed… landed.
Every death Kai should've suffered… rewrote itself out of existence.
For the first time, Omni-God's Apex Enforcers looked uncertain.
[Catalyst Interference]
Catalyst lunged mid-chaos, Axial Conduit bending mirrored platforms into violent spirals beneath his feet. His OmniSpear struck downward, and the Executors scattered instantly, their focus shifting.
"Don't misunderstand," Catalyst said coldly.
"This isn't me saving you."
Kai smirked faintly, twisting Probability Collapse into a critical counter-surge.
"Good. I wouldn't want you thinking we're allies."
[Lyra's Second Prophecy Fragment]
The battlefield froze suddenly — light fracturing into suspended gold threads. Lyra's form reappeared, projected from overlapping branches, her voice layered and distorted like an echo from the future.
"Kai… the Protocol isn't what you think."
"Omni-God doesn't choose winners…"
"…it's testing endings."
Her form flickered violently, splitting into infinite versions of herself before collapsing into static.
Kai's throat tightened.
"Lyra—wait!"
But she was gone.
Catalyst's gaze sharpened faintly.
"…Endings?"
[Executors Synchronize]
The Executors regrouped, Omni-God's voice thundering behind them:
[Directive Override:]
Divergent Kai Veyren's Probability Collapse unstable.
Catalyst Kai synchronization nearing completion.
Solution: Erase both Candidates.
All six surged forward at once — Ascendant-class OmniSpear formations overlapping perfectly.
[Probability Collapse Unleashed]
Kai slammed both palms down, Probability Collapse roaring like a singularity behind him. Every possible outcome branched outward infinitely, then snapped violently inward, forcing one impossibly narrow survival path.
Catalyst realized instantly.
His Axial Conduit flared brighter, synchronizing his path into Kai's.
For the briefest moment, they weren't fighting each other — they were merging probability itself.
Together, they struck.
[Volume 7 Closing Scene]
The Executors fell back, masks cracked, armor destabilized. Omni-God's voice filled the void, glitching violently for the first time:
[Warning: Divergent Kai Probability Weight Exceeds Forecast.]
Catalyst Synchronization Unstable: 99.7%.
Emergency Directive:
"Initiate Eidolon Collapse — All branches will burn."
The mirrored platforms beneath Kai shattered into nothing.
Catalyst's Origin Bloom ripped violently, destabilizing even his own branch.
And Lyra's voice whispered faintly through the chaos:
"The erased one… isn't you."
Everything went black.