Aiden smirked.
"Well… this is new."
Then—
A presence stirred.
Something ancient. Powerful. Vast.
Aiden's instincts flared.
I thought I was done with trials.
From the horizon—if he could even call it that—a figure emerged.
It was not a god.
It was not a mortal.
It was something else.
A colossal entity, its form shifting between countless shapes—beasts, celestial warriors, endless stars.
Its voice rumbled through the entire realm.
"You have reached beyond the peak of existence."
"You are no longer mortal. No longer bound by fate."
"And yet, you still walk forward."
Aiden rolled his shoulders.
"Yeah. And?"
The entity paused.
Then—it smiled.
"Good."
The sky split apart.
Aiden grinned.
Another battle? Another challenge?
Perfect.
Because his journey wasn't over.
