[Scene: The Blighted Crescent – Northern Border of Ashborn]
The sky was tinged red with an unnatural glow. The Hunter's Moon rose — a celestial event that hadn't appeared in over a century.
And it wasn't a coincidence.
Kael stood atop a ruined watchtower, the Godbreaker Codex floating beside him, pulsing with unfamiliar rhythms. His body still burned faintly from the awakening of the Void Page I, but there was no time to rest.
Selena climbed up behind him, her staff glowing with detection runes.
"Something's coming. Fast. Divine-class signature."
Kael's expression hardened. "How many?"
"One. But it's… loud."
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[Arrival of the First Hunter]
The world shattered.
One moment, the wind whispered through ash-covered trees. The next, everything stilled — even the birds frozen mid-air.
A man stepped into existence. Not flew. Not ran.
Stepped.
Wearing armor forged from pure starlight and bearing a spear made of crystallized dawnfire, the figure radiated presence. His gaze fell upon Kael like gravity.
"You are Kael. Codex Wielder. Voidmarked."
His voice was absolute.
"You are hereby sentenced to erasure by the decree of Solarian's Throne. I am the First Hunter."
Kael stood straight.
"Then come erase me."
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[Combat Initiation – Celestial Hunter vs. Voidmarked]
[Boss Encounter Initiated: First Hunter – Level ???]
The Hunter moved first — impossibly fast. His spear became a comet, aiming for Kael's heart.
But Kael had changed.
The Godbreaker Codex opened mid-strike.
[Skill Activated: Abyssal Reversal]
· Time rewinds 3 seconds. All effects within radius revert. Cooldown: 1 hour.
The world blinked. The spear struck nothing.
Kael had moved already — stepping left, arm drawn back with sovereign flame coiled into a blade.
"You're not the first god to try this."
He slashed.
But the Hunter smiled.
"Good. I hoped you'd resist."
He raised his spear—and the moon itself bent, drawing divine power into him.
[Enemy Skill: Lunar Inquisition]
· High-grade area burn
· Effect: Halves all regeneration and ignores mortal resistances
The landscape erupted in holy fire.
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[Kael's Response – Sovereign Void]
Kael roared, summoning not just flame—but darkness.
He activated both the Godbreaker Codex and the Voidbrand, weaving fire and shadow together. The flame turned black, the air hummed with reality-fracturing pressure.
New Skill Activated: Sovereign Void: Crown of Ash
· Temporarily negates divine buffs
· Drains celestial energy and feeds Codex charge
· Requires 1 Voidmark to activate (Consumed)
The holy fire twisted—and reversed.
The Hunter gasped as his own attack faltered, burning him in return.
"Impossible… The Codex shouldn't—"
"It doesn't obey your rules," Kael growled, stepping through the flames.
"Because I no longer do."
He drove his blade through the Hunter's shoulder.
But the Hunter didn't scream.
He smiled.
"Good… You're strong enough. Then they'll definitely come."
With a flash of golden light, the Hunter self-destructed — a flare of divine law burning everything to ash.
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[Aftermath – The First Warning]
Kael stood coughing through the smoke, body bleeding. The Codex floated weakly beside him.
Selena and the others ran to him.
"He wasn't sent to kill me," Kael said, voice hollow.
"He was sent to test if I was ready."
Selena clenched her fist. "Ready for what?"
Kael stared at the rising moon.
"The Celestial Tribunal. The gods themselves."
A new system notification burned across his vision:
[Celestial Execution Order Updated]
· Class: Omega Threat
· Realm Broadcast: Initiated
· Title Earned: The One Who Defies Thrones