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Arc 6: Beyond Infinity
Chapter 8: Kael vs. The Origin of All
The multiverse trembled as Kael sensed it: a presence older than existence itself, the Origin of All, the entity that had birthed the first spark, the first timeline, the first law of reality. Nothing, not even Kael's infinite creations, could compare.
"So… you are the one who thinks they can control everything," the Origin's voice resonated in all realities, a sound that unmade thoughts before they formed. "I have watched all that you are. You amuse me… but you are nothing."
Kael's eyes, swirling with galaxies, narrowed. "Nothing? Oh… I think you'll find I'm quite something."
The Clash of Existence Itself
Time, space, causality, and logic shattered.
Every strike from the Origin could erase entire multiverses in a single thought.
Kael responded by splitting into infinite versions of himself, each wielding every ability he had ever absorbed, every universe he had ever created.
The battlefield was no longer a place—it was all of existence, all realities, all possible outcomes collapsing, folding, and colliding simultaneously.
Stars were annihilated before they formed, galaxies looped endlessly, and the laws of reality pleaded for mercy.
Kael didn't fight conventionally. He rewrote the rules of existence in real-time, making his opponent's attacks obey his will instead of the other way around.
"Clever," the Origin whispered, "but insufficient."
Kael smiled. "Watch closely… this is what inevitability looks like."
The Ascension Beyond Omnipotence
With a thought, Kael absorbed the Origin itself, not merely defeating it but integrating the source of all existence into his being.
He became the law, the chaos, the first spark, the last entropy.
Time became a tool, space became a weapon, and reality itself folded to his whim.
Every universe, every timeline, every possible version of everything now existed as extensions of Kael himself.
Kael looked across the infinite multiverse, now merely a reflection of his will, and whispered:
"I am beyond everything. Beyond gods, beyond existence, beyond infinity itself… I am inevitable."
Epilogue of the Ultimate Ascension
The multiverse bent. Time stopped. Matter and energy existed solely because Kael willed it. Even possibilities waited for his command.
And somewhere, far beyond what even Kael could perceive, a faint ripple lingered—a hint that even the ultimate might still have a game to play.
Kael smiled, eyes glowing with the light of all creation. "Let's play."
The infinite had a ruler. That ruler was Kael. And now… he was beyond even infinity itself.
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