THE LAST GODSLAYER — CHAPTER 81 — THE NAME BEFORE EXISTENCE“Come home, ______.”The word that should have filled the blank never came.Instead, reality screamed.Hans dropped to one knee.Every page beneath him burst into flames without being consumed. The enormous creature beneath the manuscript recoiled, its countless hands releasing the versions of Hans they had held.Cael shouted something.Tomorrow grabbed Hans.Neither voice reached him.There was only the silence inside his head.And inside that silence—a memory.A little boy stood in darkness.He was alone.No laboratory.No machine.No Mother.No Cael.No Eve.No Tomorrow.Just darkness.The boy looked down at his hands.“I don't want to lose you.”A second voice answered.“You haven't found me yet.”

THE LAST GODSLAYER — CHAPTER 83 — THE CHOICE WITH NO PATHHans stood in the darkness.There was no floor beneath his feet.No sky above him.No System.No sword.No voice telling him what to kill.For the first time since he could remember, there was nothing between himself and the unknown.Eve's voice had disappeared.But her final words remained.Now choose.Hans opened his eyes.“I choose…”The words stopped.Choose what?There were no options.No doors.No enemies.No worlds.Nothing.A strange calm settled over him.Then he laughed.Not because anything was funny.Because he finally understood the trap.Even now, he was waiting for someone to tell him what his choices were.He had spent his entire existence fighting against cages while still asking the cage to show him the ex

THE LAST GODSLAYER — CHAPTER 85 — THE KING WHO WAS NEVER CROWNEDThe blade whispered the forgotten name.Every god in the white chamber bowed lower.Hans stood motionless.He could feel the weapon vibrating in his hand.Not with power.With recognition.He looked at the kneeling army.“You called me your king.”No god moved.Hans raised the blade.“Then answer me.”The oldest god slowly lifted his head.Its face was covered by a cracked golden mask.“We have waited for you.”“For how long?”“Since before you killed us.”Hans frowned.“That is impossible.”The god's mask split slightly.“You believe killing creates an ending.”Hans tightened his grip.“Doesn't it?”“No.”The god pointed toward the bla

THE LAST GODSLAYERCHAPTER 87 — THE ONE WHO SHOULD NOT EXISTSomething underneath the chair breathed again.Hans did not move.Neither did Cael.The woman standing beside the fourth chair simply watched them.For several seconds, nothing happened.Then—Thump.The floor shook.Not enough to break.Just enough for Hans to feel it through the soles of his feet.His hand tightened around the Godslayer blade."Step away from the chair."The woman smiled faintly."You still give orders when you're afraid.""I'm not afraid.""Then why is your hand shaking?"Hans looked down.His hand was perfectly still.He looked back at her.The woman's smile widened."Exactly."Cael moved in front of Hans."Who are you?"The woman looked at him.For the first time, her expression changed.Not fear.Sadness."You really don't remember me."Cael frowned."Should I?""No."She looked away."That's what makes this worse."Another breath came from beneath the chair.This time it was louder.Older.The darknes

THE LAST GODSLAYERCHAPTER 89 — THE END THAT CAME FIRSTDELETE.The word did not echo.It didn't need to.Reality itself obeyed it.Hans felt something touch his existence.Not his body.Not his soul.Something deeper.The place where his name existed.His memories began disappearing.First—The laboratory.Then—The gods.Then—Cael.Hans reached for him."Cael!"Cael looked at him.For a moment, his face was completely blank.Then his eyes widened."Hans?"Hans grabbed his arm."Don't forget me."Cael stared at him."I..."The white light descended.Another memory vanished.Eve.Hans's chest tighten