A deafening, silent pulse of absolute, centralized authority erupted from the Axiomatic Palace, washing over every dimensional fold, every anchored reality, and the consciousness of every entity connected to the Nexus Core. The sheer force of the system reset caused ripples in the fabric of existence.
Malak, now the Monarch, stood utterly still, allowing the newly integrated power to solidify his reign.
Simultaneously, across the Multiverse, the finality of his action was broadcast in a chilling, universal system notification that overrode all local thoughts and protocols:
[SYSTEM ALERT: AUTHORITY DESIGNATION PROTOCOL RESET INITIATED]
[WARNING: PRIMARY RULER CONCEPT HAS BEEN MODIFIED. ALL PREVIOUS DIRECTIVES ARE VOID.]
[NEW CONCEPTUAL MONARCH: MALAK (ABSOLUTE ORDER)]
[ALL SUBORDINATE ARBITERS AND EXECUTORS ARE NOW UNDER DIRECT MONARCHICAL CONTROL. IMMEDIATE CONVOCATION AT THE AXIOMATIC PALACE IS MANDATORY. INSUBORDINATION WILL BE MET WITH CONCEPTUAL EXECUTION.]
In the suburban garage of the Nihilistic Logic World, where the Nexus Seven were completing their chaotic mission, the notification hit them like a physical blow.
Malak turned his perfect, porcelain gaze to the central conceptual screen, which showed the status of his now-trapped Executors. He saw the coordinates, the absurd object—the Gnome of Great Purpose—and the seven tiny conceptual signatures running for cover.
His lips did not move, but a deep, chilling laugh resonated through the core.
"Astra thought she was protecting them by making them rebels, by having them create a counter-narrative of Arbitrary Meaning," Malak murmured, observing the chaos they had sown. "But all she did was confirm my long-held hypothesis: their capacity for free will is their most profound vulnerability. They have willingly branded themselves as Insurgent Variables."
Malak watched the Executors retreat, their movements now tracked and logged by his absolute authority. They believed they were saving their own worlds by defying the system. Malak knew better. He knew their every action of defiance was now perfectly documented evidence for their eventual conceptual destruction. He let the finality of the System Alert sink into every corner of the Multiverse, ensuring no entity could claim ignorance of his terrifying, absolute reign.