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.

Hephaestus's palace, a fortress carved from obsidian

stood at the heart of his domain. His eyes, usually a molten orange, now burned

as the announcement reached his

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

considering that Felix was one

the upper celestial echelon and recovered my

resources Hephaestus had invested in his plan to open up the spirit realm to the eternal

had invested an unholy amount of

Hades injured, punished, and weakened, the celestial energy required to open up any gate or portal outside of the eternal

either stealing it from his nemesis Poseidon's

of his absence and

and the only way for unigins

neighboring territories...Poseidon and Hephaestus were always at each

perfect rebounce opportunity...He had both a chance for revenge and another chance to

Hephaestus clenched his fist, the air around him shimmering with heat. He growled, his voice like the rumble of an earthquake,

with Felix, but the bounty's reward was simply too

eyes affixed on

****

thousand years later

wooden bed above a cozy

stark contrast to the

had genuinely slumbered for more than five thousand years even when

to avoid the consequences of his decision or if his mental health

his eyes fluttered open,

gradually — the rustic wooden walls, the simple furnishings, and the warm light spilling

'Where am I?'

to piece together the fragmented memories of his

the battle with Nimo's alter ego played back in his

intervention of the Paragon of Sins, and the descent into the

flooded back, each one more

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

of the hatch and

"Little darling, awake at last? You sure had me worried for a second there. You slept

'No...'