The Veyris Empire was peaceful.
Too peaceful.
Floating continents drifted slowly through celestial skies.
Knights trained.
Children laughed.
The daughters of Kael Veyris practiced beneath crystal trees.
Then.
the ground shook.
Not violently.
Deeply.
Like something ancient had awakened below reality itself.
Alarms spread through the Empire.
Ancient runes across towers suddenly glowed crimson.
The sky darkened.
A giant seal appeared above the capital.
WARNING
UNKNOWN DIMENSIONAL ENTITY DETECTED
SEALED REALM OPENING
IDENTIFICATION: THE CRIMSON ABYSS LABYRINTH
Silence fell.
Inside the Imperial Hall.
Kael narrowed his eyes.
Crimson Abyss Labyrinth...
A voice echoed across reality.
Ancient.
Cold.
Thirty floors.
Thirty trials.
Those unworthy will be consumed.
Suddenly.
strange things began happening across the Empire.
Time around buildings moved incorrectly.
Some people aged several years.
others reverted briefly into children.
Weapons rusted and repaired themselves repeatedly.
Day and night switched every few seconds.
Kaelignis Veyris widened her eyes.
Dad...
Something weird is happening.
Lyra's Kaelry looked toward distant streets.
Time feels wrong.
Veyloria Kaelthera frowned.
Something from outside the Empire is affecting reality.
Elyrion Veythera opened floating runes.
Source located.
Underground.
Kael looked toward them.
Investigate carefully.
All four nodded.
Floor 1 – Time Thieves
Deep beneath reality.
the labyrinth gates opened.
The walls looked alive.
Clocks moved backward.
Time dripped from ceilings like liquid silver.
Strange creatures appeared.
Humanoid shadows carrying broken clocks.
TIME THIEVES
Ability:
Temporal Steal
Steals seconds, minutes, or years directly from targets.
Kaelignis suddenly stumbled.
W-what...
She looked smaller.
Lyra pointed.
YOU LOST THREE YEARS?!
The creatures laughed.
Kael appeared instantly.
You touched my daughters.
Silence.
Three seconds later.
every Time Thief was gone.
Enemy Defeated
Reward Obtained
Temporal Resistance I
Kael looked upward.
So the labyrinth grants rewards.
Interesting.
Floor 8 – Shadow Dragons
Dark skies stretched endlessly.
Massive black dragons moved through shadow storms.
SHADOW DRAGONS
Ability:
Existence Fade
Can disappear from perception itself.
The daughters fought alongside Kael.
At first.
their attacks missed.
Veyloria narrowed her eyes.
Wait...
They're not disappearing.
They're hiding from awareness.
Something inside her awakened.
Dark-purple energy emerged around her eyes.
Hidden Power Unlocked
Void Dragon Perception
Allows Veyloria to see hidden existence.
She smiled.
Dad!
Left side!
Kael moved once.
The entire battlefield split apart.
Enemy Defeated
Reward Obtained
Void Resistance
Daughter Hidden Ability Unlocked
Floor 15 – Reality Eaters
Reality itself had teeth.
Massive creatures consumed pieces of space.
Where they moved.
existence vanished.
Kael frowned.
These are troublesome.
After battle.
Reward Obtained
Reality Resistance
Rare Ability Fragment: Structure Lock
Kael absorbed the fragment.
Not overwhelming power.
Not infinite growth.
Just progress.
Earned.
Floor 30 – Throne of Forbidden Ability
At the final floor.
a massive throne stood.
Upon it sat a woman.
Noctyra Valis
Her appearance:
Long white hair flowing beyond her shoulders.
Pointed ears.
Red eyes.
A crimson tear-like streak running from her right eye.
Black gothic dress.
Large black horns.
Calm expression.
She slowly opened her eyes.
So...
someone reached me.
Kael stared quietly.
What are you?
She smiled faintly.
I am not a dragon.
Not entirely.
Not demon.
Not goddess.
She raised her hand.
I am an Abyss-Blood Dragon Sovereign.
A hybrid class born from dragon blood, abyssal energy, and forbidden law.
Class:
Dragon-Abyss Sovereign
Abilities:
Blood Law Manipulation
Abyss Projection
Forbidden Skill Creation
Soul Corruption Resistance
Crimson Eclipse Form
She looked at Kael.
Then at his daughters.
Interesting...
Her eyes lingered on them.
You've brought children capable of changing fate.
Kael narrowed his eyes.
And?
She smiled.
Then perhaps this labyrinth wasn't a prison.
Perhaps it was waiting.