Nine Fronts Holding… One Breaking
The multiverse burned in silent war.
Across ten timelines, the Eternum Alliance pushed forward, each team holding against overwhelming odds.
Nine gateways pulsed with resistance, celestial energy anchored by the Soul Nexus and Liam's newly awakened Soulflame Synchronization.
But one gate—Timeline 8X: The Cradle of Stars, led by Kaidon and Trinity Willo—began to fracture.
> ALERT: NULLBORN INCURSION – UNUSUAL ANOMALY DETECTED
ANCHOR SEED REACTING TO UNKNOWN ENTITY
ENTITY: AVATAR CLASS – DESIGNATION: THE UNMADE PRINCE
---
The Cradle Cracks
Timeline 8X, once a radiant system of newborn stars and proto-realities, now screamed with inversion. Celestial winds turned to smoke. Stars dimmed. Time faltered.
Kaidon and Trinity hovered above a collapsing energy bridge, fighting side by side with surgical precision, their Chains of Eternum dancing like serpents of light.
And then… it appeared.
A figure stitched from broken timelines, face blurred and shifting between versions of the people they loved—
their friends,
their parents,
even each other.
> "Do you mourn what never happened?"
"Would you give it all to undo your origin?"
The Unmade Prince stepped forward, dragging a blade forged from erased names.
He radiated Nullborn essence—but worse… he had memory.
Kaidon's eyes widened.
"This isn't just an echo. It's a test form… for the Nullborn King himself."
---
The Battle They Couldn't Win
Kaidon and Trinity struck first—unleashing the full might of their chains, binding the Avatar in loops of creation and fate.
But the Unmade Prince twisted around them, cutting through the bindings with whispers.
Every time they landed a blow, he rewrote the moment.
Every time they gained ground, he remembered the future first.
Trinity gritted her teeth, exhausted. "We're too matched. He's learning…"
Kaidon's voice dropped.
"Then we can't let him finish the lesson."
---
The Sacrifice of a Twin
In a sudden motion, Kaidon dropped his defense and turned to his sister.
"Trinity. Look at me."
Her breath hitched.
"No—Kaidon, don't—"
"I've seen it in the Chains. If he breaches this gate… Earth Prime is next."
He smiled through tears.
"Tell Mom and Dad… I was never afraid."
He pressed his golden chain into Trinity's hands.
A final burst of his energy ignited around him—fusing his core with the fabric of the Cradle itself.
> ACTIVATING: CELESTIAL CORE SACRIFICE PROTOCOL
Action: Erase the pathway between this gate and all others
Status: Irreversible
User: Kaidon Azrael Willo
He turned to the Unmade Prince.
And charged, erupting into a spear of burning light.
The Avatar screamed as Kaidon collided, dragging them both into a pocket of unformed void.
And then—
silence.
---
Every Hero Feels the Cost
Back aboard the Valorpoint, Liam dropped to one knee, gripping his chest.
Amara caught him. "Liam—what is it?"
His voice broke.
"…Kaidon's gone."
In Timeline 3T, Tanica screamed, collapsing into Kirk's arms.
In the Soul Nexus, the Chains of Eternum fractured, one strand now severed… but glowing with eternal pride.
Zairoth's voice came through, grim and low:
> "He stopped the Avatar. But we've been warned. The Nullborn King is no longer just watching…"
"He's testing avatars now. His arrival… is near."
---
A Flame That Burns for Two
Trinity, now back aboard the Valorpoint, stood silent.
In her hands, Kaidon's chain—now fused with her own.
She whispered, "You didn't die… you became part of me."
Liam approached and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We'll carry him into the final battle."
She didn't look up.
But her words were fire.
"No. He will carry us."
---