[Realm Breach Depth: 37%]
[Dominion Status: Contested]
[Founder Conflict Detected – Protocol: "Sovereign Clash" Initiated]
The sky turned from glitchlight to violet static, unstable code bleeding into the air like data rot. Zephyr locked eyes with Kairo Valen, whose aura twisted the atmosphere around him, like reality couldn't agree on his existence.
Where Zephyr's energy pulsed with chaotic creation, layered in holographic artifacts and UI fragments, Kairo's was a still, crushing entropy—like the pause before a system shutdown.
> [Founder Class Clash Triggered]
Kairo Valen – Entropy Sovereign Protocol
Vs.
Zephyr – Glitchborne Tyrant Protocol
Clash Type: Limited Duel (Territory Locked)
Spectating Units: Muted
Loot Stakes: Core Skill Chip, Territory Key, System Secrets
"Entropy Sovereign?" Zephyr tilted his head. "Is that a knockoff version of my infinite glitch, or just your personality?"
Kairo didn't smile. "I warned the others. A glitched Founder threatens the system's balance. So I became the failsafe."
Behind him, Nullborn Seraphim halted mid-air, freezing time around themselves. Zephyr's side—the summoned glitch units, Pavilion constructs, even the C0DE-HYDRA—froze too, as if the world had hit 'pause'.
> [System Override Detected: "Entropy Lockdown Field" – Level 4]
Effect: All Units Below Founder Level Suspended for 60 Seconds
Error: Glitchborn System Immunity Detected – Partial Nullification Engaged
Zephyr flicked his fingers. The UI responded with a flicker. One menu refused to shut down: [Mana Thread – Infinite Variant (Bugged)]
"Oops. Looks like my MP still isn't running out."
He triggered [Reality Hack: Duplicate Skill Layering].
Twin projections of Zephyr emerged, each dripping mana like leaking dimensions. The air thickened with unstable loops of skill data.
> [Skill Chain Initiated: Triple Variant]
Reality Editor (Lv. MAX) + Infinite Glitch Thread (∞) + Dominion Override (Prototype)
The arena responded, fracturing beneath them as layers of combat phases overlapped:
Phase One: UI Domain Collision
Phase Two: Temporal Code Disruption
Phase Three: Sovereign Echoes
Kairo launched first. His staff struck the ground, creating a black ring of unmaking code. Everything it touched vanished—not destroyed, simply erased from the system's memory.
Zephyr raised his hand.
> [Reality Patch Uploaded: Terrain Immunity – Glitched Terrain Flag Applied]
The unmaking code hit the terrain—and bounced.
Zephyr dashed forward mid-air, his body coated in UI outlines and flickering spell tags. His punch wasn't physical—it was an injected line of code:
"Founder.Priority.Override(Kairo_Valen);"
Kairo flinched. "That shouldn't be possible."
"It isn't," Zephyr replied, eyes glowing, "but glitches don't care."
He followed up with [Mana Overflow Loop: World Rewrite Spike], slamming his foot into the ground.
> [Error: Reality Stability Exceeded – Glitch Cascade Triggered]
100% Loot Drop Rate Affects Duel Phase – Item Instability Warning
The world around them collapsed into a visual storm. Loot dropped from nowhere:
[Core Skill Chip: "Timewalk – 0.1 Second Rule"]
[Entropy Kernel – Fragment of System Fail-Safe Code]
[Bugged Staff of Null – Kairo's Weapon (Copy)]
Kairo's expression hardened. "You copied my staff?!"
Zephyr twirled it. "The moment you entered my Domain? Everything you had became a temporary lootable asset."
> [Founder Passive – "Dominion Glitch Rule" Triggered]
Enemies within 50m are considered Raid Bosses with Drop Tables
Item Clone Ratio: 1:1.05 | Stability: 42%
Their attacks collided again—divine entropy vs. infinite glitch. Sparks of rewritten reality and collapsing timelines scattered across the battlefield.
Then—BOOM!
The Glitchforged Bastion, acting on Zephyr's unconscious command, deployed its LP Overdrive Beam, flooding the duel with purified Loot Particle energy. It didn't harm them—but it destabilized Kairo's buffs.
> [Enemy Buffs Dispelled: "Entropy Core Lock," "Time Desync," "Founder Shield"]
Kairo staggered. "You've already begun converting this battlefield into your Realm Node..."
"Correct," Zephyr replied, breathing calmly.
> [Victory Condition Triggered: Founder Duel Termination Point Reached – Health ≤ 5%]
Zephyr approached his rival and offered a hand.
"Join me. You don't have to be the failsafe. You can help rewrite the whole system."
Kairo looked at him, eyes still bitter—but... calculating.
> [Optional Event: Founder Alliance Proposal]
Accepting grants partial loot rights, access to shared System Lab, and co-control of Reality Breach Zone
Declining initiates Phase Two – System Siege Protocol
"…I'll consider it," Kairo said, before fading into a stream of golden code.
> [Duel Ended: Victory – Founder Zephyr]
[Dominion Secured: Breach Node Converted into "Glitch Fortress (S-Class)"]
[Founder Level Increased – 24 → 30]
[New System Feature Unlocked: System Lab – Cross-Reality Research Hub]
Zephyr exhaled slowly as the battlefield repaired itself in shimmering layers.
"Now," he muttered, eyes on the next portal opening across the valley, "let's see what the next realm is offering... and how much it's worth."