[Realm 23 – Mortal Dust]
The skies over Realm 23 began to darken unnaturally.
Not from storm clouds.
But from divine decree.
Every beast, tree, and town fell silent. People felt it—a tightening in their lungs, a pressure in their blood. Birds didn't fly. The wind forgot to move.
"Something's wrong," whispered an old woman in the marketplace.
"The heavens are looking this way again."
Above, a massive golden eye opened in the clouds, a sigil of Solarian's judgment.
And from its center, a single glowing word descended like a sword:
"CULL."
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[Panic Across the Realm]
Flames of celestial origin began tearing across the skies. Mountains trembled. The oceans boiled along the shores.
People screamed.
Buildings turned to dust in seconds.
Even those who bowed to the gods found no mercy.
This wasn't a punishment.
This was erasure.
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[Ashgate Fortress – The Response]
Atop the walls of the newly forged Crownless Fortress, Kael watched it all unfold. The divine mirror before him crackled with energy, showing his homeland unraveling.
"They didn't hesitate," Selena muttered, her fists shaking.
Kael's jaw clenched. For all his fury, he wasn't ready to see it.
Not like this.
Not the place that raised him—even if it tried to bury him.
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[System Alert]
· Realm 23's Life Thread: 78% Depleted
· Estimated Complete Collapse: 2 Days
Kael turned to his fellow Sovereigns.
"We leave now."
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[Emergency Assembly – The Crownless March]
Juro of Falling Storms stepped forward, his voice steady.
"The gods want war? Then we bring it to their gate."
Lina Voidheart nodded, summoning rifts that flickered with galaxy light.
"I've locked on to Realm 23's core. We can arrive within the hour."
Gorn the Undying cracked his neck.
"Finally. A proper battle."
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[Kael's Flame Awakens]
Kael's crown gleamed as he held his sword aloft.
"No more running. No more hiding."
"If the gods want to erase our roots…"
"…then we make the heavens bleed for every inch they try to take."
Ashlight ignited behind him, forming a massive phoenix-like flame that wrapped around the fortress and pulsed with life.
[Skill Unlocked: Phoenix Warden Flame]
· Grants Kael control over resurrection wards for fallen allies within his flame's radius.
· Can revive 1 Crownless per battle.
"Let's go save my world."
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[Final Scene – The Descent Begins]
The Crownless assembled at the portal gates. Hundreds of exiles, outcasts, and forgotten heroes now rallied behind a man once deemed trash.
Kael stepped through the gate first, sword drawn, eyes glowing with purpose.
As they vanished into the light, the mirror of the heavens trembled.
In the Celestial Court, Solarian narrowed his eyes.
"So be it," he whispered.
"Let them come."