2026-07-31 08:26:54Silence.
The entire conference hall became deathly quiet.
Even the gigantic silver hand reaching through the Collection Gate stopped moving.
Everyone stared at Kai.
Ethan frowned.
“The… original Successor?”
Kai nodded slowly.
“Yes.”
“I was the first person the Legacy System ever chose.”
Noah couldn’t believe it.
“That’s impossible.”
“The records say the First Successor disappeared centuries ago.”
Kai smiled bitterly.
“The records are wrong.”
Professor Orion looked as though the world had collapsed around him.
“I searched for you…”
“For thirty years.”
Kai looked at him.
“I know.”
Professor Orion’s hands trembled.
“You were alive all this time.”
“I wasn’t living.”
“I was hiding.”
The Creator finally spoke.
His calm voice echoed from the Gate.
“You were supposed to remain forgotten.”
Kai looked up.
“I tried.”
“But you wouldn’t stop chasing Hosts.”
The enormous silver hand slowly clenched into a fist.
The pressure inside the hall increased again.
The First Collector knelt before the Gate.
“Creator.”
“Permission to eliminate the Original Successor.”
The answer came immediately.
“Granted.”
The First Collector vanished.
Boom!
He appeared directly behind Kai.
His fist glowed with silver flames.
Before it could connect—
Ethan moved.
Boom!
He intercepted the punch with both hands.
The impact shattered the floor beneath him.
His legs sank into the concrete.
Pain shot through his arms.
The Collector’s strength had doubled.
Kai looked back.
“I didn’t ask for help.”
Ethan smiled.
“You didn’t have to.”
Kai stared at him for a second.
Then laughed.
“You really are different.”
The First Collector increased his strength.
Cracks spread across Ethan’s arms.
His system immediately activated.
⸻
Warning.
Structural Damage Increasing.
Muscle Failure Predicted in Five Seconds.
⸻
Ethan gritted his teeth.
“I’m…”
“…not moving.”
The Collector’s glowing eyes narrowed.
“Why?”
Ethan looked straight into them.
“Because someone protected me.”
“Now…”
“It’s my turn.”
Kai’s smile slowly disappeared.
For the first time in decades…
Someone had chosen to protect him.
Not because he was stronger.
Not because he was important.
Simply because it was the right thing to do.
His eyes softened.
“You remind me…”
“…of someone.”
Suddenly—
Boom!
A burst of silver light erupted from Kai.
His twelve Origin Rings spun rapidly.
One by one…
They merged into a single massive ring behind his back.
The sky above the city darkened.
Thunder echoed across the horizon.
The Creator spoke again.
This time…
There was anger in his voice.
“Don’t.”
Kai ignored him.
He placed one hand on Ethan’s shoulder.
“Move.”
Ethan stepped aside.
Kai faced the First Collector alone.
The Collector attacked again.
Hundreds of silver cubes surrounded Kai.
Thousands of energy beams fired simultaneously.
The entire conference hall disappeared inside a storm of explosions.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
When the smoke finally cleared…
Kai was still standing.
Not a scratch.
Not a single tear in his coat.
The First Collector froze.
“Impossible…”
Kai calmly raised one finger.
“You’ve been upgraded many times.”
“But…”
“You still make the same mistake.”
“What mistake?”
“You believe power decides victory.”
Kai flicked his finger.
Nothing happened.
At least…
That’s what everyone thought.
Three seconds later…
Crack.
One of the Collector’s floating rings split in half.
Then another.
Then another.
Within seconds…
All five remaining rings shattered.
The First Collector’s eyes widened.
“No…”
His black armor immediately began breaking apart.
Silver light burst from every crack.
He stumbled backward.
His body became unstable.
Professor Orion whispered,
“He destroyed every stabilization core…”
“Without touching him.”
The First Collector looked at Kai.
His voice glitched.
“How…”
Kai answered quietly.
“I wasn’t attacking your body.”
“I was attacking your calculations.”
The Collector froze completely.
His eyes flickered.
Then…
His body exploded into millions of silver particles.
The strongest Collector…
Was gone.
Every remaining Collector immediately lowered their weapons.
They all turned toward the Collection Gate.
Waiting.
The Creator remained silent for several moments.
Finally…
He spoke.
“You’ve delayed the inevitable.”
Kai nodded.
“I know.”
“You cannot defeat me.”
“I never planned to.”
The Creator paused.
“Then why fight?”
Kai looked toward Ethan.
Then smiled.
“Because…”
“I finally found someone who can.”
The enormous silver hand slowly withdrew into the Collection Gate.
The portal began closing.
Just before it disappeared completely…
The Creator said one final sentence.
A sentence that made Ethan’s blood run cold.
“Enjoy your victory…”
”…my son.”
The Gate vanished.
Silence filled the hall.
Ethan stood frozen.
His mind refused to process what he had just heard.
He slowly looked at Kai.
His voice barely came out.
“What…”
“…did he mean?”
Kai closed his eyes.
When he opened them again…
There was only pity in them.
“You deserve to know the truth.”
He took a deep breath.
Then said quietly,
“Ethan…”
“…you weren’t chosen by the Legacy System.”
“You were born from it.”
Previous Chapter
Latest Chapter
Chapter 109: Legacy Reawakened
The blue screen flickered.It was unstable.Unlike the flawless interface Ethan had relied on throughout his journey, this one was fractured.Tiny cracks spread across its edges as though the system itself had suffered tremendous damage.The familiar mechanical voice spoke again.It was weaker than Ethan remembered.Yet…He smiled.After everything that had happened…It still sounded like home.Legacy System…Emergency Restoration… 7% Complete…Warning… Core functions unavailable…Reason… Legacy sacrificed during the Final Convergence…Ethan’s heart pounded.“So…”“You survived.”The screen remained silent for a moment.Then…A new sentence appeared.Correction…This unit did not survive.This unit… was remembered.The words struck him harder than any attack ever could.Remembered.Not rebuilt.Not repaired.Remembered.The blue screen slowly continued.Human belief…Shared memories…Legacy fragments carried within countless lives…Emergency reconstruction successful.Ethan finally un
Chapter 108: The Sky Breaker
The crack spread across the blue sky.It didn’t happen all at once.Thin fractures crawled outward like veins across glass, stretching from one horizon to the other.Each new crack released a faint silver light.The peaceful meadow beneath Ethan’s feet trembled.Birds that had been singing moments before suddenly took flight.The gentle breeze vanished.An unnatural silence swallowed the world.Ren’s small hand instinctively reached for Ethan’s.His fingers were trembling.“They found us.”Ethan looked down.“Who?”Ren swallowed.“The ones who don’t want us remembered.”Another deafening roar echoed overhead.This time…It was closer.The sky shattered a little more.Chunks of blue light drifted downward before dissolving into countless glowing particles.Ethan had seen worlds collapse before.He had watched stars disappear.Yet…There was something uniquely terrifying about watching the sky itself come apart.Not because it looked destructive.Because it looked…Wrong.Like reality w
Chapter 107: The First Face
Every step echoed inside Ethan’s helmet.Crunch.Crunch.Crunch.The lunar dust compressed beneath his boots as he followed the countless footprints stretching toward the enormous black doorway.Mission Control remained connected through his communicator.“Ethan, your oxygen levels are stable.”“Heart rate elevated, but within acceptable limits.”Dr. Brooks’ calm voice filled the silence.Professor Orion spoke next.“Distance to the structure: four hundred meters.”“Proceed carefully.”“I will.”Ethan answered.He never took his eyes off the doorway.The closer he came…The larger it became.From orbit it had looked massive.Standing beneath it…It was overwhelming.It rose into the endless darkness above him like a mountain carved from midnight.Its surface reflected nothing.Not sunlight.Not stars.Not even Ethan himself.It was as though the doorway refused to acknowledge reality.Back on Earth…Sophia stood inside Mission Control.Her hands remained folded tightly together.She h
Chapter 106: The Man Who Walked Through Silence
By sunrise…Ethan had made his decision.He would go.Not because he trusted the beings beyond the black doorway.Not because he believed they meant no harm.But because he had seen something in the message that no one else seemed willing to acknowledge.They had asked.Twice.First…May we speak?Then…One may come.An enemy didn’t ask permission.An enemy simply invaded.Whatever waited beyond that door…It wanted to be heard.Whether that was a blessing or a trap…Only one way existed to find out.The launch facility came alive before dawn.Floodlights illuminated the enormous launch pad while engineers hurried around the silver shuttle.Unlike the bulky spacecraft used during the early years of space exploration…This one had been built after the Seven Days.Human technology had advanced dramatically with knowledge recovered from the Architects.Its engines were cleaner.Its shields stronger.Its navigation system could cross the distance between Earth and the Moon in less than th
Chapter 105: The Invitation
No one celebrated.Although the footprints had stopped appearing…Although the black doorway had remained closed…Not a single person inside Mission Control believed the danger had passed.If anything…The silence felt heavier.It was the silence of two strangers looking at one another across a great distance.Waiting.Wondering who would speak next.Dr. Elena Brooks stood beside the communications console, replaying Ethan’s transmission.“My name is Ethan.”“You asked if you could speak.”“You can.”She listened to it three more times before finally muting the speakers.“I’ve worked in aerospace for seventeen years.”She slowly shook her head.“I spent my entire career preparing for first contact.”She smiled weakly.“I never imagined it would begin with… permission.”Professor Orion nodded.“Neither did I.”Hours passed.The black doorway did not move.The Moon remained quiet.Scientists continued monitoring every satellite, every telescope, and every sensor aimed toward the far sid
Chapter 104: Beyond the Black Door
The three knocks echoed through Mission Control.Slow.Steady.Deliberate.Every person in the room froze.No one spoke.No one breathed.The sound wasn’t coming from the speakers anymore.It seemed to resonate through the walls themselves.Three knocks…Yet it felt as though something enormous had struck the fabric of reality.Then…Silence.Emergency lights flickered back to life.Rows of monitors rebooted one after another.Technicians hurried to their stations.“Power is returning!”“I’m reconnecting to the lunar station!”“Signal stabilizing!”Dr. Elena Brooks leaned over one of the consoles.“Get me visual confirmation.”The largest monitor flashed.Static filled the screen.Then the image cleared.Everyone stared.The giant black doorway still stood on the Moon’s far side.Exactly where it had been before.Silent.Motionless.Almost…Innocent.Kai slowly let out the breath he had been holding.“I hate doors.”Lyra looked at him.“You hate everything.”“I especially hate mysteri
You may also like
The Legendary Conglomerate
Lord MOH123.6K viewsFrom Illegitimate To A Zillionaire Heir
R. AUSTINNITE144.6K viewsThe Billionaire Pauper
JOHNSON206.3K viewsThe Lowly Son in Law is Quadrillionaire
Riku Ormstrom96.5K viewsThe CEO's Dirty Secret: Why the Billionaire Is Hiding?
Zhafran Akbar44 viewsThe Worthless Son-in-law Is A Billionaire
Anton Hansen42 viewsTHE PRISONER RETURNED AS A KING
Pen forge131 viewsEX-CONVICT RETURNS: LOST HEIR OF THE LAURENT CONGLOMERATE
CYRA MCKENZIE93 views