Arthur Sterling materialized on the bow of the Chaos Ark. His heavy boots touched down on the starlight metal with a resounding thud.
The endless apocalyptic siege outside the reality barrier had completely paused.
Trillions of cosmic horrors watched in dead silence as the two apex predators faced each other.
The Void Walker stood ten feet away. His glitching red coded blade hummed with a sickening static noise.
"Do you know how long I've wandered this graveyard?" the Void Walker rasped. His voice sounded like two grinding stones.
"Eons. The Prime Creator gave me the 100x Return System. I conquered my bubble. I ascended. But when I reached the deep water, I failed. The system was stripped from me, leaving me as a hollow shell of broken code."
