The moment Karam spoke—
The void responded.
Not with sound.
Not with light.
But with presence.
Heavy.
Endless.
Unavoidable.
Karam stood still.
His eyes locked upward into the infinite darkness.
"So… you heard me."
Silence.
But it wasn't empty.
It was watching.
The figure beside him took a slow step back.
For the first time—
There was fear in his expression.
"...You shouldn't provoke them."
Karam didn't look at him.
"Why?"
A pause.
"Because they don't see you as a person."
The figure's voice dropped.
"To them… you're just a variable that broke its limit."
Karam smiled faintly.
"Then I'll go beyond their limits too."
The space trembled again.
Stronger this time.
Then—
Something happened.
The darkness above… opened.
Not like a crack.
Not like a gate.
Like an eye.
Watching.
Karam's body froze for a split second.
Not by force—
But by instinct.
"...So this is them."
The presence deepened.
And then—
A voice.
Not heard.
Felt.
"Anomaly detected."
The words echoed inside his mind—
From everywhere.
Karam clenched his fists.
"Call me whatever you want."
The voice responded instantly.
"Subject has exceeded narrative boundaries."
The figure beside Karam whispered—
"...They're analyzing you."
Karam didn't care.
"Then analyze this."
He took a step forward.
The moment he moved—
Pressure descended.
Stronger than anything before.
Not physical.
Existential.
Like reality itself was rejecting him.
His body trembled.
But he didn't stop.
"You think I'll kneel too?"
The voice spoke again—
"Correction required."
The void twisted.
And suddenly—
Something appeared.
Not like the system units.
Not like the Guardian.
This was different.
A shape without form.
A presence without body.
Pure existence.
The figure stepped back instantly.
"...That's not something we can fight."
Karam stared at it.
"Everything can be fought."
The presence moved.
Not fast.
Not slow.
Just… inevitable.
Karam felt it.
His thoughts slowed.
His body resisted.
His existence—
Flickered.
"...What is this…?"
The figure answered quietly—
"They're rewriting you."
Silence.
Karam's eyes widened slightly.
"...Rewriting?"
"Erasing the anomaly."
The presence got closer.
And Karam's body began to fade.
His arm—
Glitched.
Like he wasn't fully real anymore.
"...Tch."
For the first time—
He felt it.
Not pain.
Something worse.
Loss of existence.
"So this is your answer…"
His voice remained calm.
Even now.
"Erase what you don't understand."
The presence reached him.
And touched his chest—
Everything went silent.
For a moment—
Nothing existed.
Then—
A pulse.
From inside him.
Not the system.
Not the world.
Something deeper.
Something… his.
Karam's eyes snapped open.
Now glowing brighter than ever.
"No."
The presence froze.
For the first time—
It stopped.
Karam raised his hand slowly.
"You don't get to decide…"
His voice echoed.
"If I exist or not."
The void shook violently.
Reality bent.
And the presence—
Cracked.
The figure's eyes widened.
"He's… resisting THEM?"
Karam stepped forward.
Each step stronger.
More real.
"I broke your system…"
"Now I'll break your rules too."
The presence began to collapse.
The eye above flickered.
For the first time—
It reacted.
[End of Chapter 32 – War against higher beings begins]