All Chapters of The Forbidden Void: Rise of the Untouchable Son-in-Law: Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
13 chapters
Chapter 1
The rain in the Rust-Sinks was a cocktail of industrial grease and acidic mana-runoff. It fell in heavy, gray sheets, sizzling against the rusted corrugated metal of the slums. For the residents of the "Lower Tiers," this was life: breathing the dregs of the wealthy who lived in the Aurelian Spires above.Jaxen stood in a dead-end alley, his boots submerged in a puddle of iridescent sludge. He wasn’t looking at the grime. He was looking at the six men blocking his exit.They were "Silver-Grade" Enforcers, dressed in high-end mana-weave tactical suits that shimmered with a protective blue hue. In their hands, they held Phase-Blades—crystalline swords that drew power directly from the city’s grid. To a normal person, a single one of these men was a walking natural disaster. To Jaxen, they were just a noisy distraction.“The Lady Seraphina is a very patient woman, Jaxen,” the leader of the group said. His name was Thorne, a man whose face was scarred by over-channeling fire magic. “But e
Chapter 2
Jaxen’s "marital suite" was a windowless stone cell in the sub-basement of the Valerius Spire. It smelled of ozone and ancient dust. To the Valerius family, he wasn't a son-in-law; he was a piece of equipment, stored near the plumbing where he wouldn't offend the guests.[System Notification: Environment Scanned.] [Mana Density: 400% higher than the Rust-Sinks. Passive absorption active.]Jaxen sat on the thin cot, watching the violet veins of the Void Heart pulse beneath his skin. Most people would die from the "Mana Fever" in this room. To him, it felt like breathing pure oxygen after a lifetime underwater.A sharp kick echoed against his iron door."Get up, trash. The family wants to see their new pet," a voice sneered.The door swung open to reveal Caspian Valerius, Seraphina’s brother. He was dressed in high-collared silk, his fingers adorned with rings that glowed with offensive magic. Beside him stood two guards, laughing."Do I get a suit for the wedding dinner, or is the 'tra
Chapter 3
In a high tower far above Jaxen’s cell, a room bathed in flickering emerald light hummed with forbidden machinery. Master Vor, the Valerius family’s High Inquisitor, leaned over a scrying basin. The water’s surface showed a grainy, heat-mapped image of Jaxen sitting in his cell."Impossible," Vor whispered, his fingers twitching. "The boy should be a puddle of melted organs after a session with the Lady Seraphina."Vor was a Level 60 Seer. His job was to ensure no "trash" brought into the Spire carried hidden daggers or seditious thoughts. For two hours, he had watched Jaxen. He had seen the way the "waste-mana" entered the boy's body. It didn't burn him; it settled into him like water into a sponge."There is a ripple in his soul," Vor muttered, casting a deep-scan spell. "A void where a core should be. But voids don't grow. Voids don't... breathe."Suddenly, on the surface of the water, the heat-mapped version of Jaxen turned his head. He looked directly into the "camera" of the scr
Chapter 4
The air in the Blood-Core chamber didn't just vibrate; it bruised. Every pulse of the massive, crystalline heart suspended in the center of the room sent a shockwave of raw, carmine energy through the floor. It was the color of a fresh wound, the source of every light and every death in the city of Xylos.Jaxen stood at the base of the spiral stairs, his shadow stretching long and jagged across the obsidian floor. His eyes were locked on the man he had called "Father" for twenty-one years.Silas—or whatever was wearing his skin—stood before the Core. The tattered, soot-stained clothes of a refinery worker were scorched away, revealing a torso covered in glowing, violet runes that mimicked the ones on Jaxen’s own heart. Black smoke drifted from Silas’s eyes, and his presence felt like a physical weight pressing against the room’s atmosphere."You've grown strong, Jaxen," the entity said, its voice a dissonant harmony of a dozen different tones. "The Valerius waste-mana was a fine appet
Chapter 5
Jaxen awoke to the rhythmic, metallic drip-hiss of a leaking steam pipe. His vision was a blurred mess of flickering green emergency lights and shadows. Every muscle in his body felt as if it had been shredded and stitched back together with jagged wire.[System Reboot: 100% Complete.] [Host Status: Critical Fatigue. Level: 55.] [Passive Regeneration Active: 0.5% HP per hour.]"Finally," a woman’s voice echoed through the gloom. "I thought your heart had actually turned into a vacuum. It was beating so slowly I nearly used you as a footstool."Jaxen forced himself to sit up. He was in a subterranean bunker, far cruder than the Valerius Spire but far more advanced than the Sinks. The walls were lined with monitors displaying scrolling lines of ancient, non-mana code—the kind of logic that predated the current magical empire.His rescuer stood by a workbench, cleaning a jagged prosthetic arm. She was lithe, with hair dyed a shock of neon blue and eyes covered by a high-tech visor. She w
Chapter 6
The Grand Plaza of Xylos was a sea of shimmering gold and oppressive heat. Thousands of citizens—from the terrified laborers of the Sinks to the sneering aristocrats of the Spires—had been forced to gather. Above them, floating holoscreens broadcast the scene to every corner of the city.In the center of the plaza stood ten residents of Jaxen’s home sector, kneeling on a raised platform. Behind each prisoner stood a Valerius "Sun-Guard," their golden blades glowing with the heat of an executioner’s fire.Lord Valerius stood on the high balcony of the Justice Hall, his voice amplified by mana-rich speakers that made the very air tremble."Citizens! This is the price of treason!" Valerius roared. "The boy you call Jaxen, a Null who bit the hand that fed him, has hidden like a rat. Since he will not face his judgment, his blood will pay for his cowardice. Guards! Prepare the blades!"On the screens, Seraphina stood behind her father, her face a mask of pale stone. Her Golden Eye was dart
Chapter 7
The Spires were no longer symbols of hope; they were pillars of panic. Following the Plaza massacre, the Valerius household had retreated behind "Level 10 Spectral Wards"—shimmering curtains of light designed to vaporize anyone without a Valerius bloodline.Jaxen didn't need a key. He didn't even need a weapon.He stood at the base of the Aurelian Spire, his new "Null-Fibre" cloak fluttering in the wind. Above him, Interceptor Drones swarmed like angry hornets.[System Notification: Spectral Wards Detected.] [Frequency: High-Density Solar. Analysis: Impossible to penetrate for Mana-Users.] [Void Suggestion: Consume.]Jaxen placed his palm against the shimmering barrier. The moment his skin touched the light, the ward screamed—a high-pitched magical feedback that shattered windows for three blocks. But instead of being vaporized, Jaxen acted as a ground. The golden energy flowed into him, turning his veins into lines of glowing violet.The ward didn't just break; it dissolved, leaving
Chapter 8
The descent into the lowest levels of the Spire felt like walking into the throat of a dying god.Jaxen strode through the corridors of the sub-basement, his every footfall a death knell for the Valerius dynasty. Behind him, Seraphina followed in a daze. She had spent her entire life believing that mana was the only true currency of the universe, yet here was a man who moved through the most concentrated magical fields in the world as if they were nothing more than a light breeze.[System Notification: Proximity to Blood-Core—200 Meters.] [Warning: Ambient Mana Pressure is exceeding safe limits for biological entities.] [Void Heart Status: Overclocking. Storage: 92%.]"Jaxen, stop," Seraphina gasped, clutching her chest. Her Golden Eye was weeping tears of light. "The pressure... it’s too much. Not even my father comes down here without a Level 9 Aegis Suit. Your skin... it’s starting to smoke."Jaxen didn't turn back. "The smoke isn't from the heat, Seraphina. It’s the world trying t
Chapter 9
Lord Valerius stared at the dust of his ancestral staff as it slipped through Jaxen’s fingers. The silence in the Throne Room was absolute, broken only by the whimpering of the advisors who had crawled into the corners like beaten dogs."You... you are a monster," Valerius hissed, his voice trembling. "The world will not stand for this. The other Spires—The Iron Duchy, the Lunar Sect—they will see what you are. They will burn Xylos to the ground to kill you!""Let them watch," Jaxen said.He moved so fast the air itself shrieked. He grabbed Valerius by the golden breastplate and slammed him into the throne. The impact shattered the mana-crystal seat, sending shards flying like diamonds.[Skill Activated: Soul-Rend.] [Siphoning the Valerius Bloodline...]Jaxen didn't kill him instantly. He reached into the man’s soul and began to pull. The golden mana that gave Valerius his youth and strength was dragged out in shimmering, agonizing strands. The Chancellor’s skin began to wrinkle; his
Chapter 10
The sky above Xylos was no longer a sky; it was a throat. The "Absolute Eclipse" had solidified into a swirling, obsidian canopy that pulsed with a slow, rhythmic violet light, echoing the heartbeat of the Void-Engine deep below. Within the city walls, the air was eerily still, but beyond the dome, the world was screaming.Jaxen stood on the precipice of the Aurelian Spire’s highest balcony, his white hair whipping in the chaotic winds generated by the clashing energies. Below him, the once-proud "Sun-Guards" were throwing down their spears, kneeling in the streets as the darkness washed over them. They weren't kneeling out of loyalty—they were kneeling because the very air had become too "heavy" for those who relied on stolen light.[System Notification: Level 100 Stabilized.] [Status: Global Threat Level - SSS.] [Awaiting Directive: Expand or Consolidate?]"Jaxen."The voice was soft, but in the silence of the Void, it sounded like a bell. He didn't turn. He knew the resonance of he