---
Arc 2: The Multiversal Ascension
Chapter 3: The Council of Infinite Realms
Kael floated above a void that was not a void, a space where an infinite number of universes collided. There, the Council of Infinite Realms awaited—beings older than time itself, entities who existed beyond laws, chaos incarnate, omnipotent on levels no mortal could comprehend.
"So, this is the one who destroyed Oblivion Prime?" said the first entity, a being whose form was a thousand suns melting into one. "You dare appear before us?"
Kael smiled, a smirk that could fracture stars. "I'm not here to ask. I'm here to take."
The Council attacked—not with swords or magic, but with pure universal decree, intending to erase Kael from every timeline simultaneously. Space quaked. Time splintered. Every strike of theirs should have ended him before it began.
Kael blinked. And in that instant, he became the war.
The Dance of Infinite Power
With a flick of his hand, Kael absorbed entire timelines, turning collapsing civilizations into fuel for his power.
Each strike rewrote reality: planets turned into nothingness, stars into weapons, laws of physics into his playthings.
He didn't just dodge attacks—he reversed them before they existed, trapping Council members in loops of their own destruction.
One thought from Kael: a universe where the Council never existed. He folded it, like paper, into his pocket.
"I am not bound by rules," Kael said softly. "You exist only because I allow it."
By the time the Council realized he had absorbed their essence, it was already too late. Kael's body shimmered, now an embodiment of infinite universes, a god beyond gods, a presence that could erase, create, or rewrite any plane in the multiverse at will.
The Aftermath
When Kael finally stopped, the void was silent. The Council, once a force of absolute dominance, now existed only as whispers inside Kael's mind—tools for him to summon at will.
He looked at the collapsing, converging multiverse around him. "What's next?" he mused. "Ah… yes. The real game begins."
From the shadows of infinite realities, something else stirred. A power older than existence itself, watching Kael, smiling. It knew he was strong—but it had survived everything, and now… it wanted a challenge.
Kael grinned. "Finally… someone interesting."