Hearts That Defy Eternity
The Eternal Sovereign reels as Aren's Resonance shatters the frozen domain. Cracks spiderweb across its colossal form, light and shadow leaking out like cosmic blood. For the first time in countless ages, the god of order feels something new—fear.
Aren doesn't press the attack. Instead, he extends his hand.
"We don't need a ruler who controls the multiverse. We need one who understands it."
Arcelia's eyes widen, stunned.
Kael nearly snarls. "You're offering mercy to that?"
But the Eternal Sovereign responds not with gratitude… but with rage.
"Choice created suffering. Emotion created chaos. I will not allow the multiverse to fall again."
Its core opens, revealing a swirling star-wound—the source of its power, a singularity of suppressed emotion. It begins pulling the heirs toward it.
[Emergency Override Detected]
[Eternal Heart Protocol: Assimilate All Sovereign Candidates]
Arcelia is the first to falter, dragged toward the core. Kael's abyss, normally limitless, begins to crack under the pull.
Aren dives between them, the Unbound Crown blazing brighter than ever.
Lyra's voice echoes through the Resonance.
Seraphine's fire roars in his chest.
Mira's shadow dances at his back.
Every bond he forged becomes a chain pulling him against the singularity.
Aren roars, forcing the vortex open with pure will.
"Power without hearts is hollow!"
The fragments respond.
[Sovereign Fusion — Resonance Ascendant]
[Three Fragments Unifying…]
Aren, Arcelia, and Kael each glow with their respective forces—light, balance, ruin—forming a tri-colored crown above them.
The Eternal Sovereign stiffens in horror.
"Impossible…"
Together, the three heirs step forward.
And the final confrontation begins.