The multiverse had just quieted from Kael's return to the human world and his adventures with Selarya.
Yet, fate had one more twist.Lyra sat atop the Root, meditating, when she felt a new bond in the threads of existence.
Her eyes opened wide.
Her awakened Eye of Final Destiny trembled.
Father she whispered, almost not believing her own senses.
Kael Veyris had without his awareness entered another marriage contract.
And the bride was… a nine foot tall fox deity, radiating cosmic energy.
Lyra blinked.
What Father married a… fox.
Her eye scanned the threads connecting Kael and Korynthia.
The energy was profound, almost impossible to disentangle.
This isn't just… a contract, she muttered.
It's alignment power, reality weaving that's terrifying.
For the first time in her life, she hesitated.
She loved her father, but Kael Veyris was making new threads in the multiverse faster than even she could read them.Far beyond Heaven, beyond Death, beyond the Root, the Outer Gods convened again.
Tharos, Vel'Nyxra, Ish Kaal, and the others.
What what is this Tharos growled, almost losing form.
Another marriage Another alignment thread.
Vel'Nyxra's voided hands trembled.
This is… absurd.
Even the Root's Architect should not weave something this strong without awareness.
Ish Kaal's eyes narrowed.
If this persists, the Root itself will gain stability… impossible stability.
Probability collapse… reduced.
We cannot act.
Rhuun muttered in disbelief,
He's not even aware.
He's married a nine foot fox and it's giving him abilities that outclass all we've feared.
Xaeloth whispered quietly:
The multiverse bends differently now…
The Root grows threads we cannot cut.
And if Korynthia and Kael synchronize.
The Outer Gods shivered.
They realized the war they had once considered possible was now almost irrelevant.Kael and Korynthia stood together at the Root, calm as ever.
Kael lifted a hand.
A simple thought and reality around a distant star adjusted itself slightly.
Korynthia flicked one of her nine tails.
Energy spiraled around them.
The Root pulsed faintly in response.
Kael: "Observation: the fox contract increases synchronization with abstract threads. Probability, alignment, and resonance all enhanced.
Korynthia: And you may link your perception to my realm. Together, we can stabilize entire timelines without touching them.
Kael raised an eyebrow.
Observation: This will be useful.
Korynthia laughed softly.
Shall we see how far it goes.
With a nod, Kael extended his presence subtly.
Korynthia mirrored him.
Stars flickered but didn't collapse.
Colliding probabilities resolved before chaos could form.
Entire distant realms stabilized without their knowledge.
Even stray timelines that should have fractured remained aligned.
Lyra watched from the Root, astonished.
Father… he's
he's god tier now plus fox tier.
Kael sipped his tea.
Observation: efficiency improves with the right partners.
Unexpected or otherwise.
Korynthia flicked her tails, a soft glow across the multiverse.
Imagine what we could do if we trained together properly.
Kael smiled faintly.
Observation: we shall.
Though the Outer Gods will not enjoy it.
And somewhere in the Outer Veil, the Outer Gods felt the tremor.
A single thought passed through their collective minds:
This is terrifying.