Supremacy Games

1608 Five Thousand Years of Slumber.

A few moments later...

The three celestial rulers had announced the bounty, an unprecedented decree that sent shockwaves through the territories of the Unigins.

At the heart of this tumult was the target of the bounty: Asna's core, now residing within Felix.

In Apollo's territory, a magnificent city known as the Domain of Duality, the news of the bounty reached the god of light and darkness himself.

This city was a marvel of divine architecture, split down the middle — one side bathed in blinding, eternal light, and the other shrouded in impenetrable darkness.

The contrast was not just visual but symbolic, representing the balance between light and shadow, day and night.

Apollo, seated in his grand palace that straddled the two realms, received the announcement with a raised eyebrow.

His appearance was as striking as his domain: his hair shone like spun gold, and his eyes flickered with a light that seemed to capture the essence of the sun itself.

He was draped in robes that shimmered with a radiant luminescence on one side, while the other melded into the shadows.

As the proclamation echoed through his hall, a look of interest crossed his divine features.

"That boy has been the greatest source of entertainment besides the unigins' celestial promotion event. I would have never thought he would be bringing it home."

The prospect of capturing Asna's core was intriguing, but the involvement of Felix, a being who had endured and transformed so dramatically, piqued his curiosity even more.

"Should I join the bounty hunt? I am not too interested in becoming an upper celestial, but the hunt does sound fun."

A thoughtful smile played on his lips as he considered the possibilities, the gears of strategy already turning in his mind.

...

Meanwhile, in Hephaestus's territory, the reaction was starkly different.

This realm was known as the Inferno Dominion, a vast expanse that resembled hell itself. Fire and magma flowed freely, creating rivers and lakes of liquid flame.

The sky above was dominated by multiple suns, each casting an oppressive heat that kept the land in a perpetual state of smoldering fury.

a fortress carved from obsidian and magma, its walls

Hephaestus, stood at the heart of his domain. His eyes, usually a

as the announcement

of Felix, and by extension, Asna's core, being the target of a bounty

was one of the main culprits in his promotion plan

celestial

had invested in his plan to open up the spirit

he had invested an unholy amount of celestial

energy required to open

his nemesis Poseidon's territories by conquering them or

and invaded his

roaming freely across the entire realm and the only way for unigins to harvest it was through having a larger surface area than their

unigins and their neighboring territories...Poseidon and Hephaestus were always at each others'

this moment, Hephaestus understood that this was the perfect rebounce opportunity...He had both a chance for revenge and

shimmering with heat. He growled, his voice like the

rest of the unigins might not share a direct relationship with Felix, but the bounty's reward was

eternal kingdom, the majority of the unigins had their eyes affixed

****

later in the

a wooden bed above a cozy hatch nestled in the

hatch was a sanctuary of warmth and tranquility, a stark contrast to the void's cold, endless expanse

even when his soul

avoid

slowly seeped back into Felix's mind, and his eyes fluttered

room swam into focus gradually — the rustic wooden walls, the simple furnishings, and the warm

'Where am I?'

lay there, trying to piece together the fragmented memories of his last

played back in his

the overwhelming onslaught, the transformation, the intervention of the

back, each one more intense and chaotic

sheen of cold sweat formed on his brow as he thought,

the silence of the hatch and the turmoil of his thoughts, a familiar voice

Sins, her tone warm and filled with concern. "Little darling, awake at last? You sure had me worried for a second there. You slept for close to five

'No...'