Chapter Title: The One Who Should Not Exist
The moment Azrael chose defiance, the world broke.
Not metaphorically.
Not symbolically.
Reality itself fractured.
The infinite void around him shattered like glass struck by an unseen force. Cracks spread in every direction, jagged lines of blinding light tearing through the darkness. The space that had once felt endless now folded inward, collapsing into something far more unstable.
The Origin did not move.
But its presence expanded.
“You have chosen removal.”
Its voice no longer carried curiosity.
Only purpose.
Azrael tightened his grip on Quinn as the void energy around him surged violently, reacting to the distortion of space. His body felt like it was being pulled apart, every part of him resisting a force that did not belong to
