The Golden Abyss
508 Words
The Golden Desert swallowed the horizon whole.
Dunes of pure gold stretched endless under a blazing sun. Heat shimmered in waves. Sand burned under boots. The army marched in silence—ten thousand men, armor dulled by dust, faces wrapped against the wind. Aryan walked at the front, no shade, no water, no sign of thirst. The power inside him burned hotter than the sun—eternal, absolute, infinite. He was the New First. The cycle was his to command.
Renn walked beside him, voice hoarse from dry air.
“My lord, the scouts say the Temple of Greed is buried deep. The entrance shifts with the sand. The God of Greed has turned the dunes into a maze. His knights spawn from gold itself—endless, tireless. They say once you enter, greed takes root in your heart. Men come out changed, obsessed with wealth.”
Aryan’s voice was calm.
“Then we root out the greed.”
Lira adjusted her scarf against the blowing sand.
“The Pantheon is crumbling. The remaining gods are in hiding. They know if you take Greed, the rest will have no choice but to face you directly.”
Aryan looked at the golden dunes.
“They will face me.”
The system chimed.
[God Devour – Progress: 4/12]
Target: God of Greed
Location: Temple of Greed, Golden Desert
Warning: Greed’s domain is wealth and endless desire. Divine knights are infinite—spawned from gold. Temple is underground. Greed feeds on your own desires.
Aryan smiled.
“I desire only their end.”
The army reached the shifting sands at dusk.
The entrance appeared—a massive sinkhole, gold sand spiraling downward. Divine knights rose from the dunes—golden armor, golden blades, endless numbers spawning from the sand itself.
They charged.
Aryan raised his hand.
Jealousy Reversal – Activated.
The knights’ greed turned against them.
They began fighting each other for dominance, gold coins spilling from their armor.
Flame Dominion – Full Power.
Fire surged across the sand—melting gold, burning knights.
The knights fell.
Aryan walked to the sinkhole.
The sand parted for him.
The temple opened below—golden halls, piles of treasure, endless wealth.
The God of Greed waited at the center—fat, covered in gold chains, eyes glowing with hunger.
“You want my wealth,” the god hissed.
Aryan stepped forward.
“I want your end.”
Truth Dominion – Activated.
Truth forced from the god.
“You fear poverty. You fear being nothing. You fear me.”
The god screamed.
Lie Devour – Activated.
All greed dissolved.
Truth flooded.
Divine essence surged.
The temple shook.
The god dissolved into gold dust.
Aryan stood.
The system chimed.
[God Devour – Success]
Divine Power +1
New Ability: Wealth Dominion (Lv.1) – Control gold and riches
HP: 3,200,000/3,200,000 → 6,400,000/6,400,000
Aryan looked at the empty throne.
Five down.
The army above cheered.
They marched out of the desert.
The empire grew.
The cycle continued.
The Devourer ascended.
The next target waited.
The hunt went on.
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