đź“– Chapter 46: Eyes Above the Sky
The air didn't feel the same anymore.
Heavier.
Like something unseen had entered the world.
Aren stood still.
His eyes scanning the empty sky.
"…So it wasn't just one."
No answer.
But he could feel it.
More than one presence now.
Watching.
Judging.
Measuring.
"…You said I'm visible now," Aren muttered.
A faint distortion appeared in the air.
Then another.
And another.
Three cracks in space.
Three figures stepped out.
Each different.
Each wrong.
One shimmered like glass.
One flickered like broken light.
One… didn't have a clear shape at all.
"…Multiple observers," Aren said quietly.
The first one spoke.
"Subject confirmed."
The second one followed.
"System deviation: extreme."
The third one whispered—
its voice echoing strangely.
"Value… rising."
Aren's grip tightened.
"…So I'm just a test to you?"
Silence.
Then—
"Correct."
The word hit harder than any attack.
The ground beneath Aren cracked.
Not from power.
From pressure.
Invisible pressure.
The three figures moved—
slowly—
surrounding him.
"…Then I'll break your test."
Aren raised his hand.
The air bent again.
Pulling inward.
A sphere formed—
smaller than before.
But denser.
More stable.
"…Collapse Sphere."
The observers didn't react.
"…Inefficient."
Aren vanished.
WHOOSH!
He struck the nearest one.
The sphere made contact—
And reality twisted.
CRACK—BOOM!!!
The impact shattered the ground.
But—
The observer reformed.
Instantly.
"…Damage: irrelevant."
Aren's eyes widened slightly.
"…So that's how it is."
The second observer raised its hand.
The space around Aren froze.
Not physically—
Conceptually.
His movement slowed.
"…You will be contained."
Aren gritted his teeth.
"…No."
His will surged.
The pressure cracked.
CRACK!
He broke free.
The third observer tilted its head.
"…Adaptation speed: abnormal."
Aren's breathing remained steady.
But his eyes—
Burned.
"…You're not gods."
Silence.
"…Then prove it," the first observer said.
The sky above them distorted.
Something massive—
watching from beyond.
Aren clenched his fist.
The Collapse Sphere formed again—
but this time—
It pulsed.
Stronger.
"…Then I'll start with you."
The air exploded.
And the real fight—
Finally began.
End of Chapter 46