The skies over Wraithspine still burned.
The Judgments were momentarily scattered, their divine network broken. Rebel forces scrambled across the battlefield, wounded but alive—barely. And in the middle of it all, Elias stood atop the wreckage of the broken watchtower, staring into the black rift Zenith had left in his wake.
But beneath his feet… something stirred.
Not System-born.
Not celestial.
> Something Devil-made.
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The System Reacts
> [Critical Alert: Soul Signature Divergence Detected]
Elias Black has triggered an unauthorized core-level evolution.
System Countermeasure: In Progress…
Somewhere deep within the universal code, the System panicked.
Elias's soul wasn't just rebelling anymore—it was rewriting the rules. His core had started to reject divine tethering. Not because of external force… but will.
His devil blood was awakening something long suppressed.
Something forbidden.
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The Crimson Rebellion Regroups
