The sky split open.
Kael Veyron didn't understand what he was seeing.
One moment, everything was normal—the quiet street, the dim lights, the calm night.
The next—
The sky cracked like glass.
A golden light poured down from above, distorting the air itself.
Kael froze.
"…What… is that?"
Then—
A presence descended.
Heavy.
Overwhelming.
Unnatural.
His body refused to move.
His heart pounded violently as a figure stepped out of the light.
Not human.
Never human.
Tall. Radiant. Terrifying.
Eyes glowing like burning suns.
Kael couldn't breathe.
"…A god…" he whispered.
The being looked down at him.
No emotion.
No hesitation.
Only judgment.
"You shouldn't exist."
Kael's mind went blank.
"What…?"
Before he could react—
A force slammed into him.
BOOM
He was thrown across the ground, pain exploding through his body.
"Kael!!"
A voice.
His mother.
Elara.
She rushed forward, standing between him and the god.
Her body trembled—
But she didn't move.
"Leave him alone," she said.
The god tilted its head slightly.
"…You know what he is."
Kael coughed, struggling to sit up.
"What… are you talking about…?"
Elara didn't turn.
"…Run, Kael."
His heart stopped.
"No—"
"RUN!!"
The god raised its hand.
Energy gathered.
The air screamed.
Kael tried to move—
But his body wouldn't listen.
"Elara Veyron," the god spoke.
"You were warned."
Silence.
Then—
Light exploded.
BOOOOOOM
Everything disappeared.
Sound.
Light.
Time.
Gone.
---
Kael opened his eyes slowly.
His ears rang.
His vision blurred.
"…Mom…?"
Smoke filled the air.
The house…
Was gone.
Destroyed.
He forced himself to stand.
His legs shook.
"Mom…!"
Then—
He saw her.
Elara.
Lying on the ground.
Blood.
Too much blood.
"No… no no no…"
He ran to her.
Dropped beside her.
"Mom—stay with me—please—"
She smiled weakly.
"…You didn't run."
Tears streamed down his face.
"I'm not leaving you!"
Her hand reached his face.
Warm.
Shaking.
"You've grown…"
"Stop—don't say that—"
Her eyes softened.
"They found you…"
Kael froze.
"What… do you mean…?"
Her voice became weaker.
"You're not… normal…"
"…Kael…"
A pause.
Then—
"You were born to kill gods."
His world shattered.
"What…?"
Before he could understand—
Her hand fell.
Lifeless.
"…Mom?"
Silence.
"…Mom?"
No response.
"…MOM?!"
His scream echoed into the night.
Something inside him—
Broke.
---
The air changed.
Dark.
Heavy.
Unstable.
The god looked down at him again.
"…So it begins."
Kael's body trembled violently.
Not from fear.
From something else.
Something rising.
Something… awakening.
A faint blue glow appeared on his chest.
Then—
It spread.
"…What… is happening…?"
The ground cracked beneath him.
Energy burst outward.
Wild.
Uncontrolled.
The god's expression changed for the first time.
"…Interesting."
Kael looked up.
His eyes—
Glowing.
Different.
"You…"
His voice was no longer steady.
"…killed her."
The energy surged again.
Stronger.
Darker.
More dangerous.
The god stepped forward.
"Then show me…"
"God Slayer."
Kael clenched his fists.
The glow intensified.
Something inside him—
Moved.
Like a blade trying to form.
Then—
Everything exploded.
---
Far above—
In the unseen heavens—
Ancient beings stirred.
"The weapon…"
"It has awakened."
---
And on the broken ground below—
Kael screamed.
Not in pain.
But in rage.