A Phenex livestream across the multiverse

[LIVE STREAM RESUMING…]

The screen flickered back to life, revealing Riser Phenex standing on a floating rock in the middle of a cosmic expanse, his golden hair slightly tousled from his latest misadventure. Beside him, Bellona, Goddess of War, stood with arms crossed, radiating battle-hungry energy.

Riser sighed dramatically and spread his arms.

"Well, chat, it's been an honor. A privilege, really. But this… this is probably the end."

The chat immediately exploded.

[Raijin_ThunderGod]: BRO, WHAT HAPPENED?!

[Odin_BigG]: NO WAY YOU'RE DYING ALREADY.

[Loki_ChaosKing]: WHAT DID YOU DO NOW?!

[Hades_UnderworldKing]: Don't tell me the devils caught on?!

Riser sighed and rubbed his temples.

"No, the devils are still blissfully unaware. My flawless robotic duplicate continues to handle my responsibilities, and somehow, Rias hasn't figured it out."

The chat buzzed with disbelief.

[Morgan_LeFay]: HOW HAVE THEY NOT REALIZED?!

[Poseidon_AquaDaddy]: Your robot must be doing a hell of a job.

[Zeus_LightningDaddy]: I bet the devils are just dumb.

Riser exhaled. "However! That is not why I'm doomed."

He turned dramatically, pointing at a massive, cosmic Wheel of Realities that hovered beside them, glowing ominously.

"The real problem," Riser continued, "is that Bellona decided we should let fate decide where our next destination is."

The camera panned to Bellona, who smirked. "A true warrior doesn't shy away from any challenge."

The chat exploded again.

[Ares_WarJunkie]: HELL YES! SHE GETS IT!

[Thor_HammerLover]: SPIN THE WHEEL AGAIN, I WANNA SEE MORE CHAOS.

[Hestia_Bestia]: Oh no, what did it land on?

Riser groaned and dramatically gestured to the glowing result on the wheel:

PREDATOR UNIVERSE.

Silence.

Then—

The chat erupted in pure madness.

[Odin_BigG]: YOU'RE DEAD. GG, BRO.

[Morgan_LeFay]: YOU'RE FIGHTING ACTUAL PREDATORS?!

[Poseidon_AquaDaddy]: LMAOOOOO HOW DO YOU HAVE THE WORST LUCK EVER?!

[Anubis_DeathJudge]: May your soul rest in pieces, Riser.

Riser dramatically flopped onto the floating platform. "I hate my life."

Bellona, however, looked excited. "This will be an excellent challenge."

Riser sat up. "Bellona. Do you know what a Predator is?!"

Bellona grinned. "A worthy opponent."

The chat was losing it.

[Raijin_ThunderGod]: SHE DID IT ON PURPOSE! SHE KNEW!

[Fenrir_WolfBoy]: BRO, YOU GOT SET UP.

[Loki_ChaosKing]: THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER.

Just as Riser was about to complain further, a new wave of messages flooded the chat—furious ones.

[Artemis_HuntressGoddess]: EXCUSE ME?! WHY IS BELLONA GOING AND NOT ME?!

[Skadi_WinterHuntress]: WHY WASN'T I INVITED?!

[Cernunnos_ForestLord]: A TRUE HUNTING CHALLENGE AND I WASN'T CALLED?!

[Ullr_HuntingWarrior]: BELLONA, YOU TRAITOR!

Riser blinked. "Oh… Oh, this is beautiful."

He turned to Bellona with a grin.

"You really didn't think this through, did you?"

Bellona smirked but remained silent.

The divine chat descended into chaos.

[Artemis_HuntressGoddess]: IF YOU DON'T INVITE ME TO THE NEXT ONE, I SWEAR—

[Skadi_WinterHuntress]: BELLONA, YOU HAVE STOLEN MY DREAM!

[Poseidon_AquaDaddy]: Damn, I've never seen the hunt gods so mad.

[Odin_BigG]: This is a level of pettiness I deeply respect.

Riser chuckled, leaning into the camera. "Chat, I think this might be the greatest moment of my life."

Bellona rolled her eyes. "Let them whine. You won the draw."

Riser waggled his eyebrows. "Ohhh, so you wanted to be here with me, hmm?"

Bellona smirked but said nothing.

The divine chat went absolutely feral.

[Artemis_HuntressGoddess]: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU BOTH.

[Ullr_HuntingWarrior]: FIGHT ME RIGHT NOW, BELLONA.

[Cernunnos_ForestLord]: THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

[Fenrir_WolfBoy]: I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

Riser stretched. "Welp! No turning back now. Bellona, my lovely war goddess, shall we depart for certain doom?"

Bellona cracked her knuckles. "Absolutely."

Riser turned back to the camera, his face deadpan.

"…Chat. GGs."

The chat lost it.

[Zeus_LightningDaddy]: THE ABSOLUTE DEFEAT IN HIS VOICE.

[Loki_ChaosKing]: THIS STREAM WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY.

[Thor_HammerLover]: HAVE FUN GETTING HUNTED, LOSER.

Bellona grabbed Riser's wrist and yanked him into the glowing portal leading to the Predator Universe.

Meanwhile, Back in the Underworld…

Back in the Phenex estate, Rias Gremory stood before Riser's robot duplicate, narrowing her eyes in suspicion.

Something… was off.

Rias crossed her arms. "Riser."

The robot smirked. "Yes, my dearest future wife?"

She frowned. "…Are you sure you're feeling alright?"

The robot continued smiling. "Why, of course! I am as magnificent as ever!"

Rias narrowed her eyes further.

Suspicion.

Nearby, Sirzechs Lucifer was sipping his tea, watching with amusement.

He leaned toward Grayfia. "I think she's catching on."

Grayfia nodded. "It was only a matter of time."

The chat from Riser's stream was dying.

[Raijin_ThunderGod]: BRO, SHE'S STARTING TO REALIZE.

[Morgan_LeFay]: SHE KNOWS. SHE JUST DOESN'T KNOW SHE KNOWS.

[Hades_UnderworldKing]: Riser, your days are numbered.

But Riser?

Riser was already in another universe, preparing to be hunted by the deadliest beings in existence.

[LIVE STREAM ENDING…]

Final Chat Messages:

[Loki_ChaosKing]: This is the greatest entertainment of all time.

[Hades_UnderworldKing]: I swear this is better than any war I've ever seen.

[Thor_HammerLover]: RIP Riser. Again.

[Odin_BigG]: He had a good run.

[Chat Rating: 10/10. Would watch again.]