The Echoing Silence
Selene knelt before Kael — once her god, now a branded heretic.
The throne behind him pulsed with old divinity, and the other girls stood in a protective semi-circle, their powers newly awakened, watching her warily.
Zara had her hand on her blade.Rayna's eyes sparked lightning.Mira narrowed her gaze.
"Make one wrong move," Mira said, "and you'll never dream again."
Selene didn't flinch.
"I do not come as your enemy. But I was ordered to become one."
She slowly unwrapped her blindfold. Beneath it were eyes like galaxies — swirling, ancient, and wet with tears.
"I was the last to pray to you after your fall."
"Even after the gods declared you a traitor… I couldn't stop."
Kael's Voice – Calm, But Cold
"And yet… you came with a blade."
Selene looked away.
"I came… because I needed to see."
"To see if the monster I was told to kill… was still the god I once loved."
A Glimpse Into the Past
In a sudden flash of divine memory, Kael saw her again.
A girl barely thirteen, praying nightly at the foot of his statue.
As she aged, she became his oracle — the one who heard his will most clearly.
And she had once asked him only one thing:
"Please don't forget me when you ascend."
And he had promised, with a smile that cracked stars:
"I'll remember you even when the stars die."
That memory faded.
Tension in the Room
Zara's voice was sharp:
"And now what? You'll rejoin us? After planning to murder him?"
Selene bowed deeply.
"If he'll let me… I will walk at his side again."
"Even if I am cursed by heaven."
The throne pulsed again — glowing not with anger… but acceptance.
Kael extended his hand.
"Then walk with me, Oracle. Not as a weapon… but as part of my path."
She took it, hand trembling.
Divine Rage Awakens
Suddenly — a crack in the dungeon sky.
A divine projection tore through reality — a giant golden eye stared down.
The sky itself spoke:
"Kael, Forsaken One, you reclaim what is forbidden."
"Your throne was shattered by divine law. It cannot be rebuilt."
Kael didn't even look up.
"Then let your law tremble."
He raised his hand.
The girls flared with divine energy — the Aspects they earned from their trials radiated around him like six wings.
"This time, I won't fight alone."
Selene Awakens
The moment the divine voice tried to smite them, Selene stepped forward.
Her eyes glowed bright.
Her voice boomed with layered tones — one of mortal love, one of ancient prayer.
"I revoke my ties to the Council!"
"I choose Kael — the true god of mortals!"
The heavens screamed.
Lightning rained.
The entire dungeon shuddered.
The Gift of the Oracle
As her divine contract broke, Selene fell — into Kael's arms.
Her skin was burning from the backlash, but her smile was pure.
"Even if I die now… I die beside the only god who ever answered my prayers."
Kael whispered back:
"You're not dying."
He pressed his hand to her heart — and invoked a forgotten right.
"In the name of who I was… I bestow you the Seventh Aspect: Truth Eternal."
A golden light engulfed her body. Her broken form healed.
Selene's aura changed. She rose, reborn.
A true apostle once more.
The Throne Grows
The obsidian throne cracked again — but not from damage.
It expanded.
A second throne formed beside it — smaller, silver, orbiting like a moon.
The temple accepted Selene as the Seventh Flame in Kael's new pantheon.
Final Words of the Chapter
As the sky closed and the divine projection vanished in fury, Mira stepped forward.
"This war isn't just between gods anymore."
Rayna added:
"We're rewriting the heavens."
Kael looked up at the closed sky.
"Then let them prepare."
"The Forgotten God is building a new kingdom."