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Chapter 27 - Sovereign Echo Field

The space cracked open again

But this time it didn't lead to the sky or another realm

It folded inward

Into Azel's own echo

The Sovereign Core spun with violent rhythm

Azel stepped into the fracture

The others stayed back

This was personal

As he entered the echo field everything around him warped into memory

Fields of war

Temples burning

Snow falling on shattered thrones

The divine sword floated at the center waiting

Not a weapon

A soul wearing weapon form

Azel stood face to face with the past

The sword's voice came from every corner of the echo

Do you remember what you said before you cut me down

Azel walked slowly through the field

I said you weren't ready

The air shattered like glass

A storm of glowing runes surged toward him

Each rune was a memory of their battles together

Training

Laughing

Bleeding side by side

He deflected each one

Not with his sword

With his will

The divine sword screamed

You stole everything from me

Your name your power your destiny

I was supposed to be the one

Azel reached the center

His aura sharp now

Quiet fury

You were

But you let the system write your future

I broke mine

The sword spun faster

Then it split

Becoming dozens of blades

Each one representing a fragment of that soul's desire

Power

Validation

Revenge

Azel raised his sword

Not to attack

To absorb

Each strike he blocked added to his blade

The Sovereign Core synced deeper

Until his sword wasn't a weapon anymore

It was a message

He slashed once

And the entire echo froze

The field cracked

A storm of divine memory bled into the real world

Outside Echo and the others watched as the chamber trembled

The fight inside wasn't physical

It was legacy versus obsession

Inside Azel whispered one final truth

You weren't supposed to follow me

You were supposed to surpass me

The divine sword paused midstrike

Its form wavered

Then fractured

Pieces fell like feathers of glass

The soul inside whispered

I wanted to be you

Azel caught the final piece

And sealed it inside his own echo

Not to destroy

To remember

The echo field collapsed

He stepped out

Blade glowing brighter than ever

Not heavier

Calmer

The others looked at him

But Azel didn't speak

He simply nodded once

And the Sovereign Core glowed in silent approval

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