The final battle was over. Finally. And for the first time in what felt like forever, the universe was quiet. Not peaceful—quiet. Kael Ardyn stood on a scorched plain, looking at the remnants of devastation. Craters pocked the ground like open wounds, and blackened earth stretched in all directions. He had walked through chaos and destruction, seen entire forces crumble, and yet… he felt calm. Almost unnaturally calm. He had ascended. A War God, in the truest sense. It was exhilarating, terrifying, and heavy all at once.Somewhere deep inside, a voice stirred. Familiar. Patient. Almost teasing.“Lyndric Fayne,” Kael muttered, more to himself than anyone else. “Do you really think we can beat the War God System? End this… endless cycle?”The answer came, deliberate, honest. “I don’t. It’s too strong. Too much power is stored in the second realm alone. The first realm is no joke either. Its foundation is—deep. Terrifyingly deep. But that doesn’t mean I won’t fight.”Kael exhaled. Some th

Kael Ardyn and An Feihua stepped out of the underground military lab, flanked by armed guards. A small spacecraft waited patiently on the platform. The hatch closed with a soft click, sealing them in. Engines rumbled to life, low and steady. Moments later, the ship lifted off, slicing through clouds, rising in a graceful arc until the lab below was just a blur.Lyndric felt oddly detached. Watching the world recede beneath him, it was like a chapter of his life had quietly ended. No fanfare. No ceremony. Just the hum of engines and the cold expanse of space.Here, Kael Ardyn went by another name: Lyndric Fayne. The military didn’t linger. They’d transported them to a regular commercial planet, dropped them at a surface docking station, and left without a word. No speeches. No medals. Just efficiency.Once the last soldiers had disappeared into the bustle of the dock, An Feihua turned, curiosity flickering in his eyes.“So, what now, Lyndric?”Lyndric’s gaze lingered on a group of merch

“Ding dong. Scanning the host’s body stats. Special mission requirements met. Initiating special mission mode. Mission Name: A World in Confusion. Mission Description: The host is about to enter a special, chaotic world. Complete the mission and respond to unknown situations. Mission Completion Conditions: Confused. Everything is unknown. Survive. Mission Failure Conditions: Death. End of mission.”The War God System’s voice filled Lyndric Fayne’s mind, calm and precise, but this time it felt different, almost cautious. He had grown used to the constant presence, to the mechanical tone that never changed. Yet today, there was tension in it, a faint hint that even the system was unsure what awaited him.Above him, a golden gate shimmered into view. Its light was weak, almost pale, flickering along the edges as if struggling to hold itself together. He felt a strange tug in his chest, a memory he could not place. A flicker of something familiar, gone in the next heartbeat.Before

Kael Ardyn pushed himself up and started walking toward the research lab of the Stitching Grandma at Moonspire Academy. Morning sunlight streamed through the tall windows, casting long, soft shadows over the cobblestone paths. A gentle breeze stirred the autumn leaves, sending them skittering across the ground, and for some reason, it made him feel calm—strangely calm after everything he’d been through.Being reborn a thousand years in the past was disorienting, but Kael had realized something. There was nowhere else he truly belonged. Only the Stitching Grandma and Elara Myrin remained constants in his life. And, weird as it felt, being here was comforting, almost like returning home after wandering through countless battles and timelines. Maybe it was because, a thousand years in the future, he already knew them. He trusted them. That alone made this strange, unfamiliar time feel less lonely.The underground lab was quiet, the faint hum of machinery filling the air like a lazy heartb

The Ripper Woman froze beside him, eyes wide. She had always thought this world ran purely on machines, gears, and circuits, but now, staring at the strange devices and shimmering energy fields around her, she realized she had been completely wrong. There was something else here. Something alive. Something that almost felt aware of her presence. Powers that didn’t follow any rules she’d ever known.Kael Ardyn finished the last of his adjustments, sliding a few hidden threads of energy into the talisman before passing it to her.“Take this to Stitching Grandma and give it to the Destruction Girl,” he said, his voice calm but firm. “It’s a bit like the runes in her world. She studies it, and she can use it. I’m drained, so I’ll rest for a while. When you capture the Expressionless Bald Man from the Time-Space Administration, let me know. I want to supervise his dissection personally.”He turned and left, the faint hum of residual energy following him like a whisper.Making that capture