Divine Descent
518 Words
The army descended the Eastern Mountains like a black tide.
Snow crunched under boots. Wind carried the scent of pine and distant smoke. Ten thousand men marched in perfect silence—armor gleaming, eyes forward. Aryan walked at the front, no horse, no crown, no blade. His presence alone commanded them. The power inside him pulsed steadily—eternal, absolute, infinite. He was the New First. The cycle was his to command.
Renn walked beside him, voice low.
“My lord, scouts returned from the Temple of Lies. The God of Betrayal is gone. The temple is empty. The divine knights are dust.”
Aryan nodded.
“One down.”
Lira adjusted her cloak.
“The other gods will know. The Pantheon will respond. They will not wait.”
Aryan looked at the horizon.
“Let them come.”
The system chimed.
[God Devour – Progress: 1/12]
Next Target: God of Wrath
Location: Volcanic Peaks, Southern Range
Warning: Wrath's domain is fire and rage. Divine knights number in thousands.
Aryan smiled.
“Change course. Southern Range.”
The army turned.
The road south was long.
Five days.
On the first night, they camped in a valley.
Aryan sat by the fire.
Renn joined him.
“You devoured a god. What does it feel like?”
Aryan looked into the flames.
“Like swallowing the sun.”
Lira sat on his other side.
“And the next?”
Aryan looked at her.
“Hotter.”
Kael grunted.
“The army is ready. They want to see you devour another.”
Aryan nodded.
“They will.”
The second day brought heat.
The air grew thick. The ground warmed. The Southern Range rose ahead—volcanic peaks, black rock, rivers of lava.
The army marched on.
The third day brought ash.
The sky darkened. Ash fell like snow. The air tasted of sulfur.
Aryan walked forward.
The Temple of Wrath stood on the highest peak—red stone, flame carvings, heat radiating.
Divine knights waited—golden armor, flame blades, eyes burning.
They charged.
Aryan raised his hand.
Truth Dominion – Activated.
The knights froze.
Truth forced from them.
“We serve Wrath. We die for Wrath.”
Aryan spoke.
“You die for nothing.”
God Devour – Activated.
Essence flowed—red light, rage, fire.
The knights fell.
Aryan walked past.
The temple doors opened.
The God of Wrath waited.
Massive. Armored in flame. Eyes like volcanoes.
“You dare?”
Aryan stepped inside.
“I dare.”
The god roared.
Flame surged.
Aryan raised his hand.
Lie Devour – Activated.
The god’s rage was a lie.
Truth flooded.
The god screamed.
Divine essence surged.
The temple shook.
The god dissolved.
Aryan stood.
The system chimed.
[God Devour – Success]
Divine Power +1
New Ability: Rage Absorption (Lv.1) – Absorb rage to gain strength
HP: 400000/400000 → 800000/800000
Aryan looked at the empty altar.
Two down.
The empire waited.
The gods waited.
He smiled.
“Next.”
The army cheered.
They marched down the mountain.
The empire grew.
The cycle continued.
The Devourer ascended.
The hunt went on.
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