Volume 6: The God King's Proposal (And the Universe Wants Me Married)
Chapter 3: I Think I Dated the Final Boss (And Forgot)
Section 1: When Eternity Winks Back
Kai stared into her eyes.
The world around him slowed. Not because of her beauty—though her presence was like fire wrapped in silk, dangerous yet gentle. No, it slowed because time itself bowed to her.
She took a step forward, and Yui started glitching.
> [WARNING: BRIDE CANDIDATE - ???? - BREACHING TEMPORAL RECOGNITION BARRIERS.] [NAME: CLASSIFIED] [TITLE: "SHE WHO WAS PROMISED"] [DANGER LEVEL: HEART-ENDING]
Kai: "...Do I know you?"
She smiled.
"You once called me your forever."
Everyone in the throne room froze.
Vel'Mirexa's lips parted slightly, already reaching for her blade.
Lilixara: "I don't remember authorizing this bridal entrance."
Zerathra: "Wait, wait—did Kai just get revealed as an eternal player?"
Kai: "No! I mean… maybe?"
Yui beeped nervously.
> [ACCESSING DEEP MEMORY GLITCH FILES... UNLOCKING...]
And suddenly—
Section 2: The Lost Memory Proposal
--Flashback--
Kai was in a place beyond stars. A dimension made of constellations and dreams.
She was there. In a dress stitched from collapsed galaxies. Laughing. Crying. Holding his hands like he was all that existed.
Kai (past): "I will find you again. Even if it takes forever."
She (past): "Promise?"
Kai (past): "I promise. Eternity is just our beginning."
--Flashback End--
Kai gasped.
"I... I said those words."
She touched his face.
"You did. And I've been waiting."
Section 3: Cosmic Harem Civil War
Omnilia summoned her surveillance drones.
"She's unregistered. Not on any known pantheon list."
Elyssaria raised her blade. "She wears no divine crest. She could be a rogue love entity."
Nekorra (tail lashing): "She smells like regret and forbidden cuddles."
The woman merely stepped forward, and reality adjusted.
Lilixara: "Even the Eternal Pillow is trembling."
Eternal Pillow: "...I require divine therapy."
Kai: "Okay okay—EVERYONE STOP."
He turned to her.
"Who are you? Really?"
She whispered: "Your first glitch. The one your system deleted."
> [WARNING: GLITCHED BRIDE DATA DETECTED. RESTORING... ERROR... SYSTEM OVERLOAD.]
Yui burst into sparks.
Kai fell to his knees.
"You... you were erased?"
She nodded, tears forming. "But I never stopped loving you."
Section 4: The First Bride Reclaims Her Vow
Suddenly the sky above shattered.
A divine tribunal formed. Dozens of gods, judges of fate, descended to observe.
Elder Judge: "We have found an unauthorized bride."
Goddess of Love: "But her emotions are pure."
Goddess of Memory: "She was lost to a system error... not fraud."
Kai stood.
"I will fight for her."
Everyone gasped.
Lilixara: "You what?"
Zerathra: "Bro just rage-declared romance in front of the gods."
Nekorra: "Ugh. It's kinda hot."
The Tribunal boomed.
"Then she must enter the Tournament officially. Her trial shall be... The Eternity Test."
Yui rebooted mid-air.
> [NEW CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: LOVE THAT SURVIVES REWRITTEN TIMELINES.]
Kai turned to her. "What's your name?"
She smiled through tears. "Liora."
Section 5: Liora vs. the Harem
Her challenge was simple: out-romance all current contenders in one day.
Impossible? Not for Liora.
She walked barefoot through Kai's dreams, entered his memory constructs, kissed the version of him that never doubted, held his younger self in a realm of pain, and whispered the words that saved his sanity.
At sunrise, she returned.
Kai had tears running down his face.
Yui announced:
> [Liora's score: MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY. HEART TRUTH UNLOCKED.]
Lilixara: "She... she won."
Nekorra, pouting: "I demand a rematch in the cuddle round."
Zerathra: "No fair. She used feelings."
Vel'Mirexa: "I hate how beautiful this is."
Liora simply held Kai's hand.
And for once, he didn't pull away.
To be continued...