A **wave of pure concept crashed down—**not fire, not ice, not destruction, but something beyond those things.
Aiden saw it.
And he moved.
—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!
He dodged by stepping outside of space itself, leaving an afterimage where he once stood.
The attack consumed the afterimage, erasing it from existence entirely.
Aiden landed on nothing.
"Alright."
"That was interesting."
The Sovereign's presence pulsed.
"You adapt quickly."
Aiden grinned.
"I always do."
And then—he attacked.
A single step forward, and the void exploded.
—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘔—!
Aiden punched forward, his golden energy condensing into something that wasn't just power—
It was defiance itself.
His fist connected.
Reality shattered.
The Unknown Sovereign staggered.
It had never been hit like this before.
And for the first time—
It laughed.
"Fascinating."
Aiden rolled his shoulders.
"Come on."
"I didn't climb all this way for an easy fight."
The Sovereign's form shifted again.
