The ascent to Tier 7 wasn't smooth.
As Lian, Jayce, and Demist passed through the spiraling gate left behind by the Spiral of Judgment, they were no longer shielded by the usual System transition protocols. Instead, they passed through a corridor made of fragmented realities—echoes of other Riders who failed. Shadows of gods in mid-ascension screamed silently in glass cages, frozen mid-defeat.
And then—
[ Welcome to Tier 7: Domain of the Self-Made Gods ]
> World Rank: Tier 7 – Level 1
Genre: War of Mythos
Special Rule: "Deicide Protocol" – Gods can die. You can become one.
World Trait: "Manifestation" – Your thoughts and desires influence the environment. Stronger belief creates stronger reality.
The moment they landed, a voice unlike any they'd heard before reverberated across the black-red skies:
"You have climbed far, Riders. Now shape the world, or be shaped by it."
The terrain was raw and wild—floating chunks of land orbiting a colossal divine battlefield. Sky-serpents fought war-machines the size of cities. Fallen pantheons lay shattered in the distance, some twitching still.
The System had changed.
Lian opened his interface and noticed a new category:
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[ System Rewrite: Available ]
> You have earned one Fragment of System Root Access for clearing Spiral of Judgment as a complete Rider Group.
Choose one fundamental change to your Rider experience:
1. Rewrite: Vehicle Fusion Tree Unlocked
Vehicles can now be combined and evolved into Mythic-Class Transport Relics.
Lian's Cycle can become part of larger constructs (e.g. Coin-Courier Mecha, Road Dominion Throneship).
2. Rewrite: Talent Expansion (Divine Pathway)
Talents can now evolve into Divine-Class Forms.
E.g., Coin Multiplier could evolve into God of Fortune's Favor—allowing temporary time manipulation based on income cycles.
3. Rewrite: Kingdom Effects Synchronization
The prosperity, culture, and war status of your founded kingdoms now influence your stats and ability unlocks.
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Lian, Jayce, and Demist had to vote. Three minds, one change.
Jayce, already imagining his Golden Ice Cream Truck merging with a literal Seraphic Cannon, shouted, "Fusion! Bro, imagine me turning my truck into a Gundam. Do it for the memes."
Demist, calm but intense, considered the Kingdoms: "They're our foundation. Linking them to our strength could give us true power beyond the system's control."
Lian stared at his Coin talent. He saw the timeline. What if… he could cheat time itself?
In the end, Lian raised his hand and chose—
Talent Expansion: Divine Pathway
[ System Rewrite Confirmed – Talents Now Eligible for Divine Evolution ]
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Immediately, their talents surged.
Lian
> Talent: Coin Multiplier
Evolution Option Unlocked: God of Compound Fate
Once per world, reset your total coins to a previous higher value.
Every second Sunday: All coin values triple.
Passive: Enemies have a chance to drop "Debt Fragments" that can be absorbed to increase Strength or Luck temporarily.
Jayce
> Talent: Comedic Fate Distortion
Evolution Option: God of Paradoxal Comedy
Can rewrite the last 5 seconds if the result is funny enough (System decides).
Laughter zones now reduce enemy armor and sanity.
Crowd Control effects now spread via laughter contagion.
Demist
> Talent: Last Wall
Evolution Option: God of Unyielding Bastion
Any ally within 50 meters cannot fall below 1 HP while Demist is conscious.
Can raise a "War Throne" once per world, gaining battlefield command and artillery control.
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But the power came with a price.
Just as they finished adapting, a divine howl split the sky.
A colossal being descended—a twisted god, its head a broken hourglass, bleeding sand.
[ First Domain Boss Appeared: Forgotten God of Regression – Lv. 920 ]
It screamed in reverse time, causing reality to peel back.
Its ability: Chrono-Digestion – Every hit it lands reverses your last minute of progress.
Lian summoned all the coins he had—his screen blurred with glowing numbers.
Jayce cracked a joke so surreal the boss paused.
Demist raised his War Throne, cannons forming mid-air behind him.
And together, they faced a true god.
The battle wasn't easy. The boss reversed Lian's income three times. Demist nearly died shielding an entire platoon of summoned defenders. Jayce's laughter contagion barely slowed the god's mind-loop triggers.
But then—Lian activated his Divine Talent.
"Rewind to payday."
All the coins he'd lost came back in a flash—plus bonuses from triple earnings.
A tidal wave of gold shot from the ground, slicing the god into dust.
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[ Boss Defeated – You Have Claimed Your First Godkill ]
> New Passive: "Godmarked" – Gods will now recognize you as a rival.
God-Soul Obtained: "Hourglass of the Forgotten"
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And from the remains of the shattered domain, a throne made of fractured glass formed.
It had Lian's name on it.
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