The enormous eyes remained fixed on Axel.No one dared move.The ancient doorway had opened only enough to reveal a narrow passage, yet the presence beyond it filled the endless white expanse. It wasn't hostile, but it carried a weight that made even the First Architect King stand silently.The eyes slowly disappeared into the darkness.A moment later, someone began walking toward the entrance.Their footsteps were calm and unhurried.As the figure drew closer, the darkness behind the doorway seemed to retreat, allowing everyone to see them clearly.It was a man.At least, he appeared to be one.He wore simple gray robes without a single symbol embroidered on them. His long silver hair rested neatly behind his shoulders, and his face carried neither age nor youth. There was nothing extraordinary about his appearance, yet looking directly at him was strangely difficult.It felt as though his existence refused to be measured.When he stepped through the doorway, the endless white space

No one spoke for several minutes after leaving the chamber that housed the untitled book.Axel still couldn't stop thinking about the final page.The handwriting was his.Not similar.Not familiar.It was his own, written with the same strokes he had used his entire life.Yet he had no memory of writing it.The Witness didn't offer an explanation. Instead, he led them farther into the Library of Unwritten Futures until they arrived at a wide circular hall surrounded by towering shelves. Unlike the rest of the archive, the center of the room was completely empty.Only a smooth stone floor remained.The Witness stopped walking."This is where the Origin Keepers came whenever they wished to understand reality."The hybrid girl looked around."There are no books here.""There aren't supposed to be."The Witness smiled faintly."Knowledge isn't the lesson.""Choice is."He turned toward the group."You've all spent your lives believing reality is built on power."He looked first at Elyon.

The name Nihros lingered in the air long after the Devourer had spoken it.No one knew why, but the endless white expanse surrounding the Door Beyond Reality seemed to respond to it. The space around them rippled gently, and the ancient symbols carved into the Door dimmed before glowing once again.The Witness closed his eyes for a brief moment."So you finally chose to remember your true name."Nihros didn't answer. Its attention remained fixed on Axel, as though nothing else around them truly mattered.Axel felt more questions gathering in his mind than he could ask. Every answer they uncovered seemed to reveal an even older mystery waiting beneath it.He looked toward the Witness."You said the Architects weren't the beginning.""They weren't.""You said the Origin Keepers inherited reality.""They did."Axel took another step closer."Then who came before them?"For the first time since they had met him, the Witness looked genuinely thoughtful.He wasn't searching for an answer.H

The moment the Heart of Creation responded to Axel, the countless streams of light flowing through the chamber grew brighter than ever before. Every current carrying the life of a universe seemed to move in perfect harmony, as though they had all recognized the same presence. The warmth surrounding the Heart spread gently through the chamber until it reached Axel, wrapping around him without force. It wasn't trying to pull him closer. It was welcoming him.Behind him, no one dared interrupt.The Witness remained silent.Nihros watched with an unreadable expression.Even the First Architect King lowered his head, sensing that whatever was about to happen belonged to Axel alone.Axel slowly stepped onto the circular platform beneath the Heart. The closer he came, the lighter his body felt. The weight of every battle, every impossible choice, and every memory he'd carried since the beginning of his journey seemed to fade away. For the first time in a long while, his mind was completely q

The instant Axel stepped into the Heart of Creation, every sound disappeared.The battle beyond the chamber vanished without warning. The roar of collapsing realities, the clash between the alliance and the Devourer's endless tide, even the flowing streams of light surrounding the Heart were gone. It wasn't silence born from peace. It was the complete absence of movement itself.Axel slowly opened his eyes.The chamber had disappeared.So had the Heart.He found himself standing in an endless white space with no horizon, no sky, and no ground. Yet he remained standing as naturally as if solid earth lay beneath his feet. There was no heat or cold, no wind, and no sense of time passing.For a brief moment, he wondered if he had become completely alone.Then countless lights appeared around him.Each one floated quietly in the endless white expanse, glowing like a distant star. As more of them emerged, Axel realized they weren't stars at all. They were worlds, each suspended inside a tra