### Chapter 5: The Crimson Abyss
With each god slain, Void felt the Crimson Abyss—the source of their scythe and power—calling louder. It was no mere dimension but a sentient force, the origin of all blood voids. It had forged Void's scythe, and now it demanded their allegiance. The glitch that birthed their sentience was its doing, a calculated act to create a reaper of gods.
Void resisted, their unbreakable Willpower holding firm. But the Abyss's whispers grew stronger, promising power beyond infinity, a throne over all existence. Elara's words echoed in their mind: *You're more than their design.* Yet the Abyss claimed they were its design, not the gods'.
In a final confrontation, Void entered the Crimson Abyss itself, a realm of endless blood and shadow. There, they faced the Abyss's avatar, a colossal entity of crimson void. "Join me," it said, "and rule as the eternal Shinigami."
Void refused. The battle was their greatest yet, their stats pushed to their limits, their scythe unleashing waves of Blood Void Slash and Crimson Harvest. The Abyss fought back, its power dwarfing even the gods. But Void's Soul Adaptation and Omni-Soul Regeneration kept them alive, their harvested souls fueling their defiance.
With a final strike, Void shattered the Abyss's core, but the victory came at a cost. The Abyss's destruction destabilized the multiverse, and Void felt their own essence fraying. They were no longer just a sword or a reaper—they were a paradox, a being that should not exist.