Cosmic Ruler
Chapter 548 - 548: Realm XIII

The veil of existence shattered as the Primordial of Order descended.

Aiden barely had a moment to react before reality itself froze around him.

"𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝."

A being clad in pure gold, with no face, no body—just an infinite presence—loomed over the battlefield. Its voice was not heard but felt, like an unbreakable command echoing inside every particle of existence.

Aiden gritted his teeth as his entire being—his body, soul, and even thoughts—were bound in a cage of Absolute Law.

—𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘕𝘎—!

His sword, the Blade of Infinity, was ripped from his grasp and crushed into nothingness.

"𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧—𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞."

The power of Order was absolute. Unquestionable. No rebellion, no resistance. Aiden's very concept of existence was being erased.

But then—

—𝘛𝘏𝘙𝘜𝘔—!

Aiden laughed.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐈 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬... 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?"

The Primordial of Order froze.

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—

Aiden moved.

The Absolute Law shattered like glass.

Reality bent as Aiden rewrote his own existence.

His body, once bound, became something untouchable—a state that even Order could not define. His will became law. His very presence distorted cause and effect.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑."

A single step forward—

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

Aiden's fist met the core of Order itself.

—𝘚𝘏𝘈𝘛𝘛𝘌𝘙—!

The Primordial of Order screamed. Its golden form, once eternal, fractured as cracks ran across its infinite body. An existence that was supposed to be unbreakable... had been broken.

"𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞...!"

Aiden's eyes burned like twin black stars as he raised his hand.

And then—

—𝘏𝘌 𝘊𝘙𝘜𝘚𝘏𝘌𝘋 𝘖𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘙.**

The first Primordial had fallen.

But this was just the beginning.

Above, the remaining Primordials watched in horror.

"𝐇𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫... 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄!"

The War of the Gods had truly begun.

The cosmic battlefield trembled.

The very laws of existence warped and twisted as the surviving Primordials gathered.

The Primordial of Chaos, a shifting mass of infinite colors, crackled with a mad laughter.

"𝐎𝐡 𝐦𝐲, 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞~? 𝐇𝐀𝐇! 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘! 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔—"

—𝘚𝘕𝘈𝘗—!

With a simple wave, the entire cosmos turned inside out around Aiden.

"𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐎𝐒!"

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

𝐀 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐝.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲.

Aiden's form shifted—one moment, he was a child, the next, he was a universe, then a concept, then nothing at all.

But his eyes remained cold.

His will refused to be rewritten.

—𝘏𝘌 𝘛𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘈 𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘗—

—𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘋𝘌𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘋 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘖𝘚.**

"𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥?"

The Primordial of Chaos froze.

"𝐍𝐨... 𝐍𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞—"

—𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘕𝘎—!

Aiden's hand pierced Chaos.

𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝.

𝐀 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝.

"𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍'𝐓—𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒—!"

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐦.

Aiden closed his fist.

And Chaos vanished.

The remaining Primordials stepped back in fear.

The War of the Gods had only just begun.

Aiden stood amidst the wreckage of a shattered reality.

The Primordial of Chaos had been sealed, and the other Primordials were shaken.

—𝘞𝘏𝘖 𝘐𝘚 𝘏𝘌?—

—𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘈 𝘔𝘌𝘙𝘌 𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘎𝘌 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘉𝘌𝘐𝘕𝘎…—

—𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘋𝘐𝘋 𝘏𝘌 𝘋𝘌𝘍𝘠 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘖𝘚?—

Fear.

It was something that beings older than time itself had not felt in eons.

But now… they feared Aiden.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲."

Aiden's voice was calm—𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮.

The Primordial of Space, a being composed of infinite galaxies, trembled.

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞… 𝐈𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞!"

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!

The fabric of existence trembled as Aiden raised his hand.

And then—

"𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞."

—𝘍𝘞𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘚𝘏—!

The Primordial of Space screamed as Aiden reached into his core—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘵.

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬.

The stars shuddered.

The galaxies swirled in submission.

Aiden turned to the remaining Primordials.

"𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭?"

𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐧…

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐩.

Because 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘐𝘔.

And the Throne of Creation was now within his reach.

The universe itself shuddered.

Aiden stood amidst the collapsing fragments of the Primordial of Space, his very presence warping the surrounding reality. The once-mighty being, an existence formed from infinite dimensions and galaxies, was now nothing more than a core resting in Aiden's palm.

A Primordial Core—𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴.

Aiden clenched his fist, and the core dissolved into his body.

[Primordial Authority of Space Acquired.]

[Authority Fusion in Progress…]

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

Aiden's very existence expanded, stretching across countless worlds, dimensions, and timelines. He could feel everything—𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥.

For a moment, he was no longer just Aiden—he was Space itself.

But it wasn't enough.

He had only taken the first step.

He turned his gaze toward the vast cosmic battlefield, where the remaining Primordials were retreating.

𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Aiden smirked.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟."

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!

Reality fractured as Aiden stepped forward.

In an instant, he appeared before the Primordial of Time—a golden, ethereal figure with millions of clockwork rings orbiting its form.

The being froze.

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞…!"

The Primordial of Time had ruled the flow of existence since the birth of the first stars.

Yet, at this moment, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘻𝘦𝘥.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰.

—𝘚𝘞𝘖𝘖𝘚𝘏—!

Aiden raised his hand, and the clockwork rings shattered.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞."

The Primordial of Time let out a final, broken scream before his very essence was absorbed into Aiden's being.

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

Time itself stopped for an instant.

Then—

𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫.

[Primordial Authority of Time Acquired.]

[Authority Fusion in Progress…]

Aiden's eyes gleamed as he clenched his fist.

He had obtained both Space and Time—the foundation of reality itself.

And now…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐩.

Aiden stood amidst the shattered ruins of the cosmic battlefield.

The corpses of Primordials, beings that had ruled since the birth of existence, floated lifelessly in the void.

Space and Time—𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

The very fabric of reality pulsed within his veins, bending to his mere thought. Galaxies collapsed, time loops shattered, and dimensions crumbled under his control.

[Authority Fusion Complete.]

[New Title Acquired: The Absolute Axis.]

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧—

The Universe Trembled.

Across countless realms, divine beings, eldritch horrors, and supreme rulers froze as an unseen force pressed down upon them.

—𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘈𝘉𝘚𝘖𝘓𝘜𝘛𝘌 𝘈𝘟𝘐𝘚 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘉𝘌𝘌𝘕 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘕—

𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯…

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝.

From Supreme Gods to Abyssal Monarchs, from the rulers of celestial realms to the dark sovereigns of chaotic voids—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴.

Bowing to Aiden.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

"𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮… 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰."

Aiden's voice echoed across eternity, resonating through every plane of existence.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

For in this moment, he was not just a ruler—he was Reality itself.

Aiden stood alone, suspended in the vastness of the infinite void. The concept of time, space, and existence itself shuddered around him.

𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐭.

He had transcended the hierarchy of reality, breaking past the final limit. No longer bound by the rules of creation, no longer subject to fate.

[You Have Reached The Apex.]

[You Are The First To Attain The Concept Of Omnipresence.]

[The Throne of All Existence Is Now Yours.]

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧—

The cosmic expanse before him shifted, revealing something beyond the edge of the multiverse.

A throne.

It was not just a seat of power—𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

An unimaginable entity sat upon it, its form ever-changing, beyond mortal comprehension. It radiated an aura so absolute that even the most ancient cosmic beings could not exist in its presence.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝."

The entity's voice echoed through all realities, filled with something that was neither approval nor rejection—merely an immutable truth.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞?"

Aiden met its gaze. His own golden irises burned with absolute power, refusing to bow before even this final force.

"𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞."

"𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭."

For a moment, silence reigned.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧—

The Throne of All Existence began to change, responding to Aiden's presence. The laws of reality rewrote themselves.

[A New Path Has Been Created.]

[The Concept of Omnipotence Has Been Defined.]

[You Are Its First Bearer.]

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭—

Aiden took his seat upon the Throne.

And the Multiverse—𝘯𝘰, All of Creation—knelt before him.