The next day Arin walked back to his small village
The air still moved in strange shapes around him like it refused to touch him
Grass bent away from him
Dust fell to the ground before reaching his skin
Even the sunlight curved a little when it touched his shoulders
Arin did not understand any of it
He only knew he wanted a normal day
Arin : maybe today nothing weird will happen
But even saying that made the sky shake a little as if it did not believe him
When Arin entered the village everyone stared
Not because he looked different
But because something around him felt wrong
People did not know why but they felt a cold fear then a warm peace at the same time
Villager One : that boy feels strange today
Villager Two : yesterday the sky cracked maybe he caused it
Villager Three : no he is just a kid
Arin waved at them trying to act normal
Arin : morning everyone
But the moment he spoke small spark like lights floated away from him
They were broken fate threads trying to reconnect but failing every time
Above the clouds hidden from human eyes the gods were watching
Many gods
Some small
Some strong
Some ancient
All confused
God One : the boy is null the system cannot mark him
God Two : every time we try a rule it disappears
God Three : the structure is worried
Back on the ground Arin went to the river to wash his face
The water stopped moving when his hand came close
It hung in the air shaking then slowly pulled away from his touch like it was scared to break another rule
Arin : seriously even water is scared now
Suddenly a soft sound came from the trees
The fate goddess from yesterday appeared again
She looked tired like she fought something all night
Fate Goddess : human I should not be here but I must speak with you
Arin : my name is Arin
Fate Goddess : I remember but naming you is difficult every time I say your name a rule tries to form around it and breaks
Arin : that sounds messy
Fate Goddess : more than messy it is dangerous the higher gods felt your rule breaking yesterday they are sending watchers to observe you today
Arin : watchers like spies
Fate Goddess : watchers like beings who normally watch over worlds they will decide if you are safe or dangerous
Arin sat down by the river sighing
He did not want trouble
He only wanted a simple day
But the world did not agree
Fate Goddess : I must warn you one more thing when higher watchers arrive they will try new rules on you to see how you react
Arin : and they will break right
Fate Goddess : yes and when too many rules break at once the structure may get angry
Arin : what is the structure
Fate Goddess : it is the system that controls everything power fate life death limits rules it holds the multiverse in order
Arin : sounds big
Fate Goddess : it is not big it is beyond all size it is everything
Arin : oh
The wind stopped
The trees froze
Even the river paused like time took a deep breath
A new presence came into the world
Soft at first
Then heavy
Like the sky was learning how to sit on the ground
A tall person wearing white robes stepped out of the air
His eyes had no color
His feet did not touch the earth
He was a Watcher
A being who observed worlds without emotion
Watcher Arvel : target located human anomaly signature stable
Arin : you talk like a golem
Watcher Arvel : I use simple words so your mind does not break
Fate Goddess : please be gentle Arvel he is not dangerous
Watcher Arvel : all anomalies are dangerous until tested
Arin stood up
He did not feel fear
He only felt tired from all the weird things happening
Arin : so what are you going to do
Watcher Arvel lifted his hand
A small glowing cube appeared
Inside the cube were spinning shapes of light that moved in patterns
Watcher Arvel : I will use a small rule test low level simple nothing harmful
Arin : ok
The cube floated toward Arin
The shapes inside spun faster
The rule tried to form
[ rule test apply name limit ]
The moment the rule touched Arin the shapes exploded like glass breaking
The cube shattered into tiny lights
Arvel stepped back in shock even though he showed no emotion
Watcher Arvel : rule broken rule erased
Fate Goddess : I told you
Watcher Arvel : again test two
A circle of light formed under Arin
It tried to read his power level
[ rule test apply measure level ]
The circle cracked the moment it turned on
It shattered
The ground under it smoked
Watcher Arvel : rule deleted again
Arin : can you stop throwing rules at me maybe they are allergic to me
Watcher Arvel ignored him
He created a third test
A thin line of light reached toward Arins chest trying to scan his inner self
[ rule test apply body limit ]
The line vanished instantly
Not exploded
Not cracked
Just disappeared like it never existed
Watcher Arvel took one long breath even though watchers did not need to breathe
Watcher Arvel : this is not normal this is impossible he breaks rules without effort his presence deletes restrictions he is a recursion immune entity
Fate Goddess : what does that mean in simple words
Watcher Arvel : every being even gods follow rules again and again the structure repeats rules so they stay stable but this boy cannot be ruled more than once each rule that touches him is erased forever
Fate Goddess : removed forever that is too much
Watcher Arvel : yes if he continues the structure will lose many of its laws
Arin scratched his head confused
Arin : so you want me to stop breathing or moving or what
Watcher Arvel : no but you must come with me to a safe place where stronger gods can observe you
The ground trembled suddenly
A second watcher arrived
This one was taller and more serious
His whole body glowed like sun fire held inside skin
Watcher Varn : Arvel step back I will handle this boy
Watcher Arvel : Varn do not use force the rules break around him
Watcher Varn ignored him
He looked at Arin like he was a dangerous monster
Watcher Varn : human Arin you will follow me now
Arin : no
Those two letters were enough to shake the sky
The wind hit the trees
The ground hummed
Like the world was scared of that answer
Watcher Varn moved fast
Too fast for humans
Even many gods could not see him when he moved
Arin only saw a blur
Then Varn was in front of him
A glowing hand reached to grab Arins shoulder
The moment the hand touched Arin the light cracked
The watchers entire attack fell apart
The rule the grab was built on disappeared
The watchers hand froze then shook
Watcher Varn : what is this why does my power not touch you
Arin stepped back his eyes wide
Arin : please do not grab me
Watcher Varn tried again
Faster
Harder
This time with more power
[ watcher power test apply force rule ]
It touched Arin
And then it died
The power turned to smoke and vanished
Varn stumbled backward his glowing aura flickering
Watcher Varn : no this is not real no living being can break watcher rules
The fate goddess watched all this with a strange mix of fear and wonder
Fate Goddess : he is not breaking them he is deleting them forever
Varn growled
He raised his hand
A huge symbol appeared in the sky
One used only during capture of world eating monsters
Watcher Varn : I will use suppress authority it will force him to kneel
Arin : I do not like that
The symbol dropped
It hit Arin
Light filled the whole field
Then
It went dark
The symbol vanished
Like it never existed
Varn collapsed to his knees
His power flickered like a dying candle
Watcher Varn : impossible I used a top rule a top rule cannot break this boy he is ending rules one after another if this continues the structure will fall
Arin stared quietly
He did not want to hurt anyone
He did not want power
He only wanted a calm life
But the world would not let him have it
Arin : I am not going anywhere I want to stay here
Varn tried to stand
His legs trembled
He pointed at Arin with shaking fingers
Watcher Varn : then the higher rulers will come for you boy the ones above watchers above gods above concepts they will not let you exist freely
Arin did not know if he should feel scared
But he felt something else
A small spark inside him
A feeling like even if the whole universe tried to stop him he could walk forward
Arin : if they come then I will talk to them
The fate goddess whispered behind him
Fate Goddess : you are going to erase the sky one day I can feel it
Above the clouds a huge shadow moved
A being larger than mountains
Watching calmly
Waiting for its turn
Arin felt it
But he did not run
He only stared up at the sky and breathed slowly
The world was changing
Rules were falling
And Arin
A simple human
Was walking into a place no one had ever walked before