The battle between light and shadow tore through the skyline, shaking even the roots of the Earth. Every blow between Ethan and his dark reflection rippled through dimensions — mountains crumbled in one world, oceans froze in another.
Lydia's fire collided with the black flame of her counterpart, creating a burst so bright it split the clouds.
Kai's lightning storm raged, his energy cracking apart the horizon itself.
But this was no ordinary battle — every clash fed the rift wider, every scream echoed into new worlds. The Multiversal War had begun.
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Far Above the Fracture Line…
On the edge of existence floated a colossal citadel forged from collapsed stars — the Nexus Fortress.
Here, cosmic beings gathered — timeless entities that had witnessed creation and destruction countless times.
Among them stood a figure cloaked in starlight — The Observer Prime. His eyes held galaxies; his voice bent time itself.
> "The humans have begun it again," he said coldly. "Another cycle of conflict across the branches of infinity."
Beside him, the Celestial Oracle replied, her tone almost human.
> "This time it's different, Prime. The energy signature… it's unstable. The fragments point to something older than the multiverse itself."
The Observer's gaze narrowed. "You speak of the Origin Pulse."
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Back on the Battlefield
Ethan knelt on one knee, blood mixing with dust. His dark twin loomed over him, power radiating like a black sun.
> "You can't stop it," the dark Ethan said. "Every version of us fights for survival. Only one can exist."
Ethan gritted his teeth. "Then I'll be the one who doesn't destroy everything."
He raised his hand — the wind bent reality, currents spiraling into pure energy.
But before he could strike, the sky split open.
A beam of light descended, wrapping around Ethan and his team. In an instant, they were pulled out of the collapsing world, vanishing into the unknown.
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Scene Shift – The Astral Realm
Ethan gasped as his feet hit solid ground again — but this wasn't Earth.
The air shimmered like glass, and the stars moved as if alive.
From the void stepped The Observer Prime himself.
His presence was overwhelming — not malevolent, but immense.
> "Welcome, fragments of the First World," the Observer said. "You have no idea what your war truly means."
Marcus stepped forward, trying to keep his voice steady. "Who are you?"
> "I am the one who watches the rise and fall of creation. The balance of all worlds depends on you… and what hunts you."
Lydia frowned. "Hunts us?"
The Observer turned, revealing thousands of burning stars forming one massive sigil — a spiral of power older than time.
> "The Origin Pulse has awakened," he said. "And soon, The Absolute Beyond will return."
The words froze the air itself. Even the stars seemed to dim.
Ethan looked up, eyes wide. "What… what is that?"
The Observer's voice dropped to a whisper that shook the realm.
> "It is not a being. It is existence's final rewrite — the one that ends everything to begin again."
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