Chapter 72 – The Demon King's Fall
The Demon Realm trembled.
Volcanoes erupted blood-red light, skies tore apart, and the ground cracked under the weight of Hayden's shadow.
> [System Alert: Demon King Detected Power Level: Omega+++ Prime]
[Assimilation Protocol: Engaged]
From the throne of obsidian fire, the Demon King rose ten horns spiraling like galaxies, his voice shaking reality.
"You dare step into my realm, mortal god?"
Hayden's golden eyes ignited, calm but merciless. Shadows surged like oceans, his dragons circling above, each one radiating divine darkness.
"I don't step into realms," Hayden said. "I claim them."
The Demon King roared, tearing open reality, summoning legions of hellspawn and star-devouring demons. The sky went crimson.
Hayden didn't move he willed their end.
> [Umbrakinesis: Absolute Reality Lock Activated]
Every demon froze mid-charge. Shadows rippled through their forms, turning them into black glass before shattering them into Hayden's army.
The Demon King snarled and lunged, his fist wrapped in dimensional fire.
Hayden raised a single hand.
> [Concept Authority: Silence | Chrono Dominion: Time Absolute]
The world stopped.
Only Hayden moved through frozen time. He appeared behind the Demon King, his shadow blade glowing like infinity condensed.
"Your era ends," he whispered.
One silent strike.
The Demon King shattered his essence dissolving into a storm of black and red light, screaming before merging into Hayden's core.
> [System Update: Demon King Essence Absorbed | Power: Omega+++ Beyond Classification]
[New Concept Unlocked: Demonic Dominion Control Over All Infernal Energies & Realms]
The Demon Realm bent, its skies dimming into Hayden's shadow hue. The legions kneeled, heads bowed low. Even the rivers of lava quieted.
> "We serve the Eternal Monarch," the shadows spoke in one voice.
Hayden's aura blazed with impossible strength. His dragons transformed again, each one now infused with demonic essence Shadow Infernal Dragons, crowned in flames that obeyed only him.
Selene appeared beside him, smiling faintly. "You've taken hell itself."
Hayden looked into the burning horizon.
"No," he said softly. "Hell joined me."
> [System Title Earned: Supreme Monarch of All Realms | Power: Infinite+++ | Shadow Army: Limitless | Conceptual Control: Perfect]
The Demon Realm was his.
And now… nothing stood beyond his reach.