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Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 46
The stadium buzzed with excitement, the ground trembling under the weight of thousands of stomping feet. Cheers erupted from every corner, voices merging into a deafening roar that filled the night sky. Golden confetti swirled in the air like falling embers, catching the glow of the stadium lights.Miko Asterion stood among the competitors on the field, his arms hanging loosely by his sides. His body ached from his last match, but he ignored it, his gaze locked on the massive screens above. His name had flashed there moments ago, alongside a strange title.Miko Asterion – The Ash-flaming Challenger.He wasn’t sure how he felt about it. “Man, they really didn’t know what to call you, huh?” Liam chuckled beside him, hands stuffed into his pockets. “Ash-Flaming. Sounds dramatic.”Akiya Ren scoffed. “They could’ve at least come up with something cooler. Like, I don’t know—Shadow Inferno or something.”Miko shot her a flat look. “That doesn’t even make sense.”“Neither does Ashborn,” Akiy
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 47
Anna moved swiftly between them, her light-infused hands skimming over the wounded as she muttered hurried healing spells. Blood dripped from a gash on her own arm, but she kept going, refusing to stop.“Where the hell is security?” Liam shouted, using gusts of wind to keep a group of wraiths at bay. “This is their job, isn’t it?”As if on cue, a thunderous crash echoed through the stadium. From above, white-cloaked figures descended in streaks of light, landing gracefully amid the chaos. Their silver armor gleamed under the stadium lights, and each bore the insignia of a golden cross on their chest.“The Church Knights,” Anna murmured, eyes widening.One of the knights, a man with short silver hair and piercing blue eyes, stepped forward, drawing a massive greatswordfrom his back. He raised it high, and pure white flames erupted from the blade’s edge.“In the name of the Sanctum, cleanse these wretched beings!” his voice rang through the battlefield like a divine decree.The knights
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 48
“Look what the cat dragged in.”The voice rang out, crisp and mocking, cutting through the battlefield like a blade. It wasn’t loud, yet it carried effortlessly across the chaos.Everyone froze.The air changed.The pressure in the stadium became unbearable. “Who’s that?” Miko thought. It was as if an unseen force had pressed down on every single person, making their bones feel like they would snap under the weight.The crowd, which had been in chaos moments ago, went dead silent.Even the wraiths, creatures of nightmares that had been mercilessly attacking just seconds prior, suddenly stopped in their tracks. The more instinct-driven ones flinched, their smoky, shapeless bodies shuddering. The stronger wraiths, the ones capable of strategy and speech, turned toward the newcomer with something terrifying—hesitation.Then, from the haze of battle and thick smoke, a figure emerged.Step.Step.Each movement was slow, yet carried a weight that sent shivers down the spine of everyone pre
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 49
The stadium was a mess. Debris littered the ground, bodies of wraiths lay scattered, their dark forms slowly dissolving into nothing, leaving only traces of abyssal residue. The air was thick with the scent of burnt magic and blood, a reminder of the battle that had just ended. The once-roaring crowd was now subdued, murmurs of disbelief and relief filling the space where cheers had been just moments ago.A group of knights in pristine white garments, their armor barely stained from combat, walked toward the remains of the dead wraiths. Their leader, a tall man with silver hair, knelt beside one of the dissipating creatures and ran his gloved fingers through the ash it left behind. His face darkened as he exchanged glances with the other knights."This wasn’t a random attack," he muttered, his voice barely above a whisper. "Something bigger is at play.""Sir?" one of the younger knights asked, looking at him with uncertainty.The leader rose to his feet, dusting off his gloves. "Call
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 50
The Anti-Abyssal Unit headquarters loomed against the morning sky, a massive structure of stone and steel reinforced with ancient protection runes. Miko stood at its entrance, still sore from the tournament and the wraith attack, but determined not to show weakness. His teammates flanked him, each processing this moment in their own way."It's bigger than I expected," Anna whispered, her usual quiet voice barely audible over the bustle of activity around them.Akiya bounced on her heels. "This place looks like it could withstand an army of wraiths.""That's kind of the point," Liam yawned, but his eyes were alert, taking in every detail. "Heard they built it right on top of an old Abyssal breach point."A uniformed officer approached, clipboard in hand. His face was marked with a scar that ran from temple to jaw – the unmistakable mark of Abyssal corruption that had been treated but never fully healed."From Lunaris?" he asked, voice clipped."That's us," Miko confirmed.The officer n
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 51
Suddenly, someone stepped up. With a plate on his shirt written, coordinator Hayes. Coordinator Hayes stood at the center, his weathered face betraying nothing of his thoughts as teams filed in."Punctuality," he noted as the last recruits took their places. "A promising start."The lights dimmed, and a three-dimensional projection of the mining complex materialized before them, rotating slowly to reveal its multiple levels."This facility," Hayes began, "was once the Redstone Mining Operation, abandoned fifty-three years ago following an Abyssal breach. The breach itself was contained and sealed by AAU response teams, but not before corruption spread throughout the complex."The projection highlighted sections in different colors – red for high corruption, yellow for moderate, green for minimal."As previously stated, Class A will investigate the deepest level." The lowest section glowed bright red. "Class B the middle chambers." The central area pulsed yellow with patches of red. "
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 52
“They said we should all gather suddenly,” “Yeah let’s go,”Voices could be heard along the hall.The hall hummed but Coordinator Hayes stood at the center platform, his weathered face impassive as he surveyed the assembled teams. The morning's confrontation in the cafeteria seemed distant now as the reality of tomorrow's mission settled over everyone."Attention," Hayes called, his voice cutting through the chatter without needing to shout. "Final briefing for tomorrow's dungeon operation."The lights dimmed as a three-dimensional projection materialized, showing a complex network of tunnels and chambers carved into a mountainside."The Redstone Mining Complex," Hayes explained, "abandoned fifty-three years ago following an Abyssal breach. While the breach itself was contained, residual corruption remains throughout the facility."The projection highlighted different sections in color-coded threat levels – red for severe, yellow for moderate, green for minimal."As previously announ
Sovereign of The Abyss Chapter 53
The branches parted slowly, deliberately. Squad Seven formed a defensive line instinctively—Miko and Keisha at the center, Akiya and Liam flanking, Anna providing barrier support from behind, with Trent and Devra protected in the rear, their detection equipment humming with activity.First came the sound—a clicking unlike any natural creature. Then movement—smooth, yet somehow mechanical. Finally, the figure emerged fully into the dappled not-quite-sunlight.It stood roughly the height of a tall human, but the resemblance ended there. Its body appeared to be made of interlocking wooden segments, like armor crafted from living trees. Where a face should have been, there was only a smooth wooden mask with intricate carvings instead of features. Tiny plants grew from crevices in its form, and glowing insects similar to those in the forest drifted lazily around it."Holy shit," Akiya whispered, flames dancing nervously between her fingers.The creature tilted its empty and featureless hea
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"Miko," Akiya murmured, her fingers brushing the warm black dust where he had stood moments before. "Where did you go?"A shout broke the tense silence, making everyone turn. One of the junior cadets was running toward them from the treeline, panic etched across his face."Something's coming!" he yelled, stumbling as he reached the group. "Something big!"Gregor grabbed the cadet's shoulders, steadying him. "Catch your breath. What did you see?""A wraith," the cadet gasped, pointing back the way he'd come. "I was setting up perimeter markers and I saw it. Just standing there, watching me.""A wraith?" Gregor's expression hardened. "You're sure?""Positive," the cadet nodded frantically. "It... it smiled at me."Liam and Anna exchanged alarmed looks."Come to think of it," Liam said slowly, "we haven't seen any wraiths since we entered the Abyss. Not a single one.""How many?" Gregor demanded, turning back to the cadet. "How many did you see?""Just one," the cadet replied. "But it wa
Chapter 119
The silence after the ash shockwave was absolute. Trees that had groaned under the weight of mist now stood eerily still, leaves unmoving, the air cold with a kind of supernatural stillness.Akiya was the first to move."That light—" she began, already pushing through the trees. "That was Miko. I know it.""How do you know?" Liam asked, falling in beside her."Because I felt it," she said, eyes locked forward. "That pulse. It was him. I don’t know how, but it was him."The others hesitated only a second before following.Branches snapped beneath their boots. The forest was slowly returning to normal, but the air still held a heaviness—as if mourning something invisible that had passed. The path twisted, trees now parted in ways they hadn’t been before, and the ground showed signs of disruption: scorched patches, cracked stone, and a strange black residue that clung to roots and bark like soot.Then they saw him.Miko stood at the edge of a collapsed ridge, where the forest met a steep
Chapter 118
As he prepared to find a way back to the surface, Miko couldn't help wondering about the facility's original purpose. Who had built it? Why create weapons of such destructive potential? And most puzzling of all, why design them specifically for users with his exact elemental affinity—a combination so rare it had apparently vanished from the world until his own emergence?The questions would have to wait. His priority now was finding a way out of this underground vault and reuniting with his team. With the fog entity still active above, they were likely facing their own challenges, possibly in danger.Miko located what appeared to be a maintenance shaft in one corner of the facility, its ladder leading upward toward the surface. Before climbing, he took one last look at the activated lantern, its potential both fascinating and terrifying."I'll be back for you," he promised the device. "Once this mission is over."**While Miko explored the ancient facility below, the other groups cont
Chapter 117
Miko returned to the central chamber of the underground facility, still puzzling over the crumbling lanterns. The place was vast, stretching further than he'd managed to explore so far, but one section had caught his attention—a room that appeared to be an office or study, its walls lined with what might generously be called books, though they were unlike any he'd seen before."If I'm going to figure this place out, might as well start with the records," he decided, entering the study.The "books" were actually thin metal plates bound together with some kind of flexible alloy, their surfaces covered with the same symbols he'd seen throughout the facility. Most were incomprehensible to him, but some contained diagrams he could interpret—schematics for equipment, illustrations of elemental energy flows, and most interestingly, drawings of the lanterns he'd found."So these were important," he murmured, carefully turning the delicate metal pages of one volume.The diagrams showed the lan
Chapter 116
Miko didn't have time to scream as the ground collapsed beneath him. One moment he was standing in the fog-shrouded forest, the next he was plummeting through darkness, his stomach lurching from the sudden drop. His Ash element swirled around him instinctively, trying to slow his descent but finding nothing solid to grip.The fall lasted only seconds before he crashed through some kind of membrane—a sensation like breaking through thin ice—and then hit solid ground with bone-jarring force. He rolled automatically, distributing the impact as he'd been taught in Academy training."Ugh," he groaned, lying on his back and taking inventory of his body. Nothing seemed broken, though he'd definitely have bruises tomorrow. If there was a tomorrow.After a moment to catch his breath, Miko sat up and summoned his Ash element to provide illumination. The shadows gathered around his hand, creating a dim glow that pushed back the absolute darkness."What the hell...?" he muttered, looking around.
Chapter 115
"There it is again," Akiya whispered, her flame briefly flaring brighter. "Did you see it?"Liam and Lyra followed her gaze into the swirling fog, where a faint ripple of movement had disturbed the otherwise uniform mist."Probably just air currents," Lyra replied, though her tone lacked conviction. She'd been saying similar things for the past hour as they wandered through the endless fog, but even her professional skepticism was wearing thin."No," Akiya insisted, taking a step closer to the disturbance. "It's reacting to us. Watch."She extended her free hand toward the fog, not quite touching it. The mist immediately withdrew from her approach, creating a small pocket of clear air around her fingers."See? It's avoiding direct contact. That's not how normal fog behaves."Liam moved beside her, cautiously extending his own hand. The fog retreated from him as well, though less dramatically."She's right," he said, looking back at Lyra. "This isn't just some corruption manifestation.
Chapter 114
Shadows swirled around Miko's fingers as he navigated through the impenetrable fog. Without his Ash element, he would have been completely blind in the shifting mists that erased all sense of direction."Come on," he muttered to himself, extending his awareness through the shadows. "Give me something to work with."His Ash element responded, spreading outward like tendrils searching for solid references in the chaotic environment.Most of what the shadows found was just more fog, but occasionally they detected something solid—massive tree trunks, root structures, the occasional corrupted vegetation. Not enough to create a map, but sufficient to avoid walking into obstacles."Akiya!" he called out, more from habit than expectation. "Liam! Anna!"His voice seemed to travel only a few meters before the fog swallowed it completely. The neural link remained silent except for occasional bursts of static that made him wince.Miko closed his eyes, focusing on his connection to the void. If no
Chapter 113
"What is that?" Liam asked, pointing at the strange haze that had appeared on the horizon as they continued their journey through the massive forest.The fog wasn't like anything they'd seen before in the Abyss. it shimmered with an oily iridescence, neither solid nor gas, spreading across their path like a living curtain.Elena stepped forward, her expression grave as she studied the phenomenon. "It's an illusion barrier," she said. "A defense mechanism that typically appears near the core. The Church has documented these, but few who enter ever return to report what they experienced.""What exactly does it do?" Anna asked, moving closer to examine the strange fog from a safer distance."It distorts reality," Elena explained. "Makes you see things that aren't there, hide things that are. Some say it can even separate groups by making each person experience a different version of reality."Gregor snorted dismissively. "Church superstition. It's just another corruption manifestation."
Chapter 112
Twilight cast long shadows through the massive forest as Miko and Akiya sat on the edge of a giant leaf, dangling their legs over a drop that would have been fatal back in the normal world. The rest of their small group, Liam and the two remaining junior cadets—had fallen into an exhausted sleep after their narrow escape from the bee hive.Gregor's team hadn't yet caught up, leaving the younger members to recover while watching for signs of more corrupted creatures."You think they'll find a safer path forward?" Akiya asked, gesturing vaguely toward the direction Gregor and his team had disappeared an hour earlier."I think 'safer' is relative in the Abyss," Miko replied, rotating his shoulder to work out the stiffness from their earlier flight. "But maybe one with fewer giant insects."Akiya snorted, then grew quiet, her gaze fixed on the bizarre landscape stretching below them. Massive fruits glowed with bioluminescence as darkness gathered, creating constellation-like patterns thro
