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Chapter 9: The Infinite Contest
Kael drifted above the endless expanse of his multiversal playground. Every blink birthed a new universe, every thought reshaped a timeline, and the infinite chessboard of reality stretched beyond comprehension.
"It's getting… boring," he murmured. "Time to spice things up."
The Summoning of Infinite Rivals
From the farthest corners of possibility, Kael summoned rival entities, each designed to challenge him:
The Paradox King: A being that could exist in contradictory states simultaneously, bending logic itself.
The Eternity Harbinger: Capable of erasing time in regions and forcing entire civilizations to relive events infinitely.
The Reality Splitter: Able to fracture universes into shards, creating countless parallel outcomes at once.
They approached Kael confidently, each unaware that their existence itself was orchestrated by him.
"Welcome to the game," Kael said, voice calm but filled with cosmic authority. "Lose, and you cease to exist. Win… well, even that is just a move in my game."
Battle Beyond All Realities
Kael didn't simply fight—he rewrote the rules of each universe, turning attacks into opportunities and traps into tools.
The Paradox King attempted to strike across contradictions—Kael folded reality, making each contradiction reinforce him instead of harming him.
The Eternity Harbinger tried to trap Kael in loops of endless time—Kael reversed causality, turning the loops into fuel for his omnipotent energy.
The Reality Splitter shattered entire universes—but Kael absorbed the shards, folding them into new realities under his control.
"Fun," Kael said with a grin. "Predictable… but entertaining."
Aftermath: A Multiverse as a Playground
The rivals, once independent, now served as pawns, allies, and puzzles, their power integrated into Kael's infinite strategy.
Entire swathes of reality had been rewritten, folded, or merged, creating impossible universes for him to play with.
Even as he surveyed the endless multiverse, he sensed a presence older than even him, something observing, calculating, waiting…
Kael tilted his head, eyes sparkling with galaxies. "Ah… finally, a worthy opponent. Let's see who can survive my game."
The infinite contest had begun, and Kael—beyond omnipotent, beyond infinity—was eternally entertained.
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