NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6: Cosmic Cataclysm
Etern was no longer merely a product of his own power. His growing command over the Dungeon Core allowed him to influence and twist reality beyond the comprehension of even Seraphiel and the Archangels. The dungeon began to morph further as Etern called upon the hidden well of power — an untapped source of pure energy that lay beneath the dungeon itself, something he had discovered during his self-induced corruption.
The dungeon trembled. Walls, cliffs, and skies folded into themselves. Time loops fractured at their center. Creatures of twisted shadows poured from the very reality that Etern now controlled. The Power Devourer had grown into an all-consuming entity. He could eat entire galaxies with a single thought.
As Seraphiel struggled to keep the dungeon stable, he knew the struggle was hopeless. Etern had crossed the point of no return, and this place — this dimension of divinity — would be destroyed in the process. His goal was no longer simply power. Etern sought the destruction of everything.
Etern stood at the edge of final oblivion, eyes glowing brighter, a dark mass of all-consuming power beginning to swirl around him. The entire dungeon spiraled into a singularity, and as he opened his mouth to absorb all, the council realized the magnitude of what they faced.
Their time was short. They knew that if they could not defeat Etern here and now, the very multiverse itself would collapse — swallowed by his hunger, erased from existence.
System Message:
Warning: Realm Collapse Imminent. Internal dimensional walls weakening.
Increased pressure from devouring powers.
Request emergency termination of Dungeon Core Activation.
Seraphiel rallied the others, and together they channeled their final bit of strength. Raphael summoned a celestial light that twisted fate and gave Seraphiel a temporary divine edge, while Azrael invoked the cycle of souls to purify and remove the corruption surrounding Etern's being.
But Etern laughed once again, this time almost insane with power. "It's not enough," he muttered under his breath. "I WILL become a god."
In an act of defiance, he consumed their energy, amplifying his abilities tenfold. Now, the four gods before him, warriors of the highest rank, found themselves consumed by the cosmic void.