The Demon Realm pulsed beneath them.
Nyx Vael hovered at the core, crimson eyes scanning every layer. Something had shifted. Not in the realm itself but outside it.
Far beyond, beyond multiverses and even the pre reality layers a presence stirred.
It's watching Nyx muttered.
Vorin Axeon remained unmoving, the living anchor of the Demon Realm. His grip on his massive blade tightened sensing the subtle distortion that hinted at absolute power.
Careful he said quietly.
Whatever that is, it's not bound by anything we know.
Selene Nox folded into the shadows above them, a whisper against probability itself.
She tilted her head, observing the ripples in time and causality.
It's studying him," she murmured.
Not attacking yet. But it's learning. And when it acts, it won't hold back.
From the side, Lyra Syn stepped forward, her hands trailing sparks of rewoven probabilities.
We've never seen anything respond to him like this. It's cautious.
Nyx clenched his fists.
Cautious doesn't mean safe. And Kael doesn't need safety. He's going to walk straight into it.
Vorin's voice was low but firm.
We hold this realm. That is our job. Let him walk; we will protect what he leaves behind.
Selene floated closer to Nyx.
And we will adapt. We've survived impossible threats before, but this this is beyond any metric of survival.
A wave passed through the Demon Realm. The shadows, the mountains, the rivers of black flame they all seemed to acknowledge a higher authority approaching.
Nyx's eyes widened.
It's moving Now it's focusing entirely on him.
Vorin tightened his stance.
Then let's be ready He may be unstoppable, but whatever this is it's trying to understand why.
Selene's shadow shifted, folding across time like a cloak.
Let it study him. We observe we protect we enforce. Nothing else.
The three of them Nyx Vorin, Selene stood firm.
Their presence alone stabilized the Demon Realm, even as Kael's figure advanced toward the unknown.
Far away, the ancient presence waited.
It did not move. It did not speak.
It only watched.
And Kael.
He didn't flinch.
He didn't hesitate.
He walked forward.
And the Demon Realm, its guardians, and the countless realms stacked within it braced for what was about to unfold.