The Betrayer surged forward, its rusted greatsword tearing through the dungeon air like a scythe through wheat.
Adexander stood still.
Silent.
Unmoving.
Around him, the dungeon trembled.
The very air cracked, unable to hold the pressure building inside him.
The System screamed warnings he ignored.
---
> [SYSTEM WARNING: BLOOD RESONANCE AT 100%.]
[HIDDEN CRIMSON PATH OPENED.]
[AWAKENING IN PROGRESS.]
[DANGER: EXISTENCE BREAKTHROUGH. NO RETURN POSSIBLE.]
---
Adexander's cracked dagger began to disintegrate in his hand —
the metal melting, unable to contain the surging energy within him.
His eyes —
once burning red —
now turned darker, deeper...
Crimson Black.
A color unseen by mortal eyes.
A color that whispered only one truth:
Dominance.
---
The Betrayer lunged again, swinging its black sword in a killing arc.
This time,
Adexander didn't dodge.
He stepped forward.
The greatsword struck —
and shattered against an invisible crimson aura swirling around his body.
The Betrayer staggered back, stunned.
For the first time since the battle began,
the undead creature hesitated.
---
Adexander raised one hand.
No weapon.
Just his bare, blood-dripping hand.
And yet the space between him and the Betrayer groaned under the crushing weight of his will.
He spoke.
A single word —
calm, deep, carrying power heavier than mountains.
> "Kneel."
---
The dungeon itself answered.
The Betrayer —
this ancient being of death and betrayal —
buckled to its knees.
Not because of wounds.
Not because of fear.
But because reality itself bent to Adexander's command.
The Crimson Sovereignty had touched the world.
He walked forward slowly, step by step, the ground breaking apart beneath each boot.
His aura — no longer just power —
became a storm of crimson lightning and black mist.
The Betrayer tried to raise its sword again — trembling.
Adexander extended two fingers.
A line of crimson fire cut through the air —
and the Betrayer's arm exploded off its body.
It howled.
A monstrous, world-shaking sound.
But Adexander…
Adexander just watched silently, crimson-black eyes cold as ancient stone.
---
> "You were never worthy,"
he whispered as the Betrayer collapsed, screaming, into a pile of burning ash.
---
[SYSTEM ALERT:
ABERRANT ENTITY DESTROYED.]
[CRIMSON SOVEREIGNTY - 1% AWAKENED.]
[NEW Title Gained: First of the Blood Kings.]
---
Adexander stood alone, surrounded by the remains of a dungeon that could no longer contain him.
The silence was different now.
Not empty.
Heavy.
As if the world itself had realized something terrifying...
The Crimson King was no longer just returning.
He was EVOLVING.
---
> "This world…"
he muttered, voice deep and low,
"will kneel in blood and flame."
And with that, Adexander stepped forward once more —
leaving only ashes, silence, and a broken sky behind him.
To be Continued.....