Chapter 63 – The First Wave
Hayden stood at the edge of the Multiversal Spire, shadows swirling like living oceans around him. Selene floated beside him, her light piercing the darkness.
> [System Notification: Monarch Status Omega+++ Maximum | Shadow Legion Fully Sovereign | Expansion Ready]
He raised a hand. Instantly, infinite Shadow Dragons took flight, wings blotting out stars across countless realms. Shadow Clones multiplied endlessly, stretching through dimensions, each a perfect mirror of his mastery.
> [System Command: Deploy First Wave | All Realms: Scout, Protect, and Integrate | Potential Threats: Neutralized Preemptively]
New worlds erupted before him. Mountains tore themselves from the void, rivers carved paths of starlight, and creatures some hostile, some lost paused at the presence of the Supreme Shadow Monarch.
Hayden's aura expanded, bending time and shadow:
Time slowed in dangerous zones, neutralizing threats before they acted.
Shadows merged and multiplied, consuming anomalies, converting chaos into order.
Dragons synchronized, wings creating storms that cleansed corrupted lands.
> [System Update: Shadow Legion & Dragons Full Multiversal Integration Achieved | Threats Neutralized: 100% | Realms Stabilized: 95%]
Selene rested her hand on Hayden's shoulder. "Every world bends to you now."
Hayden's shadow coiled around her. "Not bends… they follow willingly. Balance is my gift, not my demand."
With a final sweep of his arm, the first wave of the Monarch's empire spread across infinity, unseen yet absolute, unstoppable yet protective.
> [System Notification: Expansion Phase One Complete | Multiverse Under Shadow-Lit Guardianship | Omega+++ Monarch: Absolute]
The Multiverse had its guardian. The Monarch had begun.