MTLNOVEL Chapter 10: Chapter 9: Abyssal Descent
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Kael stood at the edge of the Abyssal Citadel, the void stretching endlessly before him. Sylva, the last Void Dragon, silently followed him like a shadow.
Her gaze remained fixed on the man who had freed her from eternal imprisonment.
She couldn't understand.
Why would a Voidborn, a race that defied the very concept of fate and existence, still exist?
More terrifyingly...
Why was her ancient bloodline instinctively submitting to him?
Kael paid her no attention. His mind was focused on one thing — revenge.
The memories of his past life's betrayal burned within him.
His comrades.
His brother.
The woman he once loved.
All of them… turned against him.
But Kael was no longer the weak mortal they had cast aside.
He had awakened as the Abyssborn Sovereign, inheriting the power of the Void itself.
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As they walked through the decaying lands of the Abyss, Kael felt an ancient pull within his soul.
[『Abyssal Codex』 detecting a familiar soul fragment nearby.]
Kael's eyes narrowed.
"A soul fragment...?"
The Codex's voice echoed in his mind.
[Affirmative. The fragment belongs to the Primordial Abyss Empress, who fell during the War of Eradication. She... is your mother.]
Kael's expression stiffened.
"My... mother?"
[Correct. Your birth as the last Voidborn was sealed by her sacrifice. Her soul was shattered and scattered across the multiverse.]
A strange, unfamiliar emotion surged within Kael's heart.
He had no memories of a mother.
In his past life, he was an orphan, raised in bloodshed and betrayal.
But now...
A fragment of the woman who birthed him existed in this very world.
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Kael's steps quickened as the Abyssal Codex guided him through the endless void plains.
Sylva, sensing the shift in Kael's emotions, silently followed.
She didn't understand why she felt this irresistible pull toward him.
Perhaps…
It was the ancient fear ingrained in her bloodline — the fear of the Voidborn Sovereigns who once ruled above all existence.
Or perhaps…
Something more terrifying.
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After hours of traversing the ancient void, Kael reached an ancient ruin.
Before him stood a colossal, black obsidian throne, cracked and decaying from the erosion of time.
Chains forged from the Laws of Fate bound the throne, and in the center...
A woman lay asleep.
Her body was ethereal, like a soul trapped between reality and illusion.
Her long, midnight-black hair flowed like ink, and her pale skin glowed faintly with abyssal runes.
Even in her sealed state, her peerless beauty seemed to shatter the concept of mortal and divine.
Kael's heart trembled.
For the first time...
He felt something foreign.
Longing.
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[『Abyssal Codex』 devouring fate-bound chains...]
Black mist surged from Kael's body, consuming the celestial chains that bound her.
Crack—
Crack—
With a shattering sound, the seal broke.
The woman's eyes slowly opened, revealing abyssal purple pupils, identical to Kael's own.
Her gaze fell upon Kael.
Tears flowed down her pale cheeks as she murmured weakly,
"...My son."
Kael's soul trembled.
Something ancient and forgotten within him awakened.
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Without hesitation, Kael stepped forward and embraced her fragile, ethereal body.
The woman, the Primordial Abyss Empress, held her son for the first time in countless eons.
Her body trembled as ancient memories flooded her soul.
"You... survived," she whispered.
Kael's eyes burned with cold determination.
"I will destroy everything that dared to erase us from existence," he vowed.
The Abyss Empress smiled weakly.
"My son… your destiny is beyond this world. But before that… you must devour the Abyss itself… and reclaim your true throne."
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At that moment, Kael felt an overwhelming surge of Abyssal Energy rushing into his soul.
[『Abyssal Codex』 has absorbed the soul fragment of the Primordial Abyss Empress.]
[Unlocking the first layer of Voidborn Bloodline.]
[Abyssal Authority: 3% Awakened.]
Kael's body trembled as black runes of the Abyss Sovereign Lineage etched across his skin.
His aura surged, distorting reality itself.
Even Sylva, the Void Dragon, collapsed to her knees in submission.
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In that moment...
Kael had partially awakened the bloodline of the Abyss Monarch, a power that once ruled over the Primordial Era before the birth of the multiverse.
But this...
Was just the beginning.
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Kael turned to his mother's fading soul.
Her body was too damaged to fully revive in this world.
But…
Kael smirked coldly.
"Mother… I'll devour the heavens themselves and tear apart fate to bring you back."
The Abyss Empress smiled, her soul dissipating into Kael's Codex.
"My son... become the sovereign that even fate cannot control."
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As her soul fully merged with Kael's Codex, an ancient will spread across the multiverse.
In distant celestial realms, divine beings trembled.
In hellish dimensions, demonic emperors fell to their knees.
And in the heart of the multiverse, the Cosmic Will awakened in fear.
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Kael turned, his cold, abyssal eyes burning with ancient rage.
"Let the multiverse know...
The Voidborn Sovereign has returned."
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Sylva, who had been watching in silence, felt her ancient bloodline surrender to Kael's abyssal presence.
In her eyes...
This man was no longer just her master.
He was her eternal lord.
And she...
Would be his first woman in this endless conquest of realms.
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Far in the future, when Kael would sit on the Throne of the Multiverse,
His wives... his enemies... the divine... and even fate itself...
Would all submit to him.
But this...
Was only the beginning of his legend.