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Chapter 15 - The Cataclysm's Chosen

The Architect's domain was a masterpiece of crystalline spires and perpetual energy currents, a world born from the merging of order and chaos. He stood at the heart of it all, his figure illuminated by the glow of swirling, ethereal power. The Architect was a being of creation, his mind a boundless forge of innovation and ambition. He was "The god".

In his realm, he was revered as both a savior and a tyrant. He had constructed wonders beyond imagination— harnessed stars, dimensions bridges—but his hunger for perfection knew no bounds.

"This world," he muttered, his voice soft but filled with conviction, "is a prototype. Imperfect. Flawed."

The Architect's thoughts were consumed by a singular desire: to create the ultimate design, a world where every element bent to his will. But his experiments, no matter how explicit, never satisfied his relentless standards, with all his powers, he still couldn't make creatures and beings, let alone alter their free will. that was what he hungered, a world where beings roamed with the so called free will, to serve him.

It was then that he turned his attention to a forbidden artifact, one whispered about even in his realm—the Orb of Eternity. Legends spoke of its unparalleled power to balance and manipulate all forces. To the Architect, it was the missing keystone for his vision.

But to obtain it, he needed a way into the mortal realm, A quantum leap.

The Architect's, with all round preparation, understood the humans foolish wills and used it to his advantage, Eira's expedition, Tearing open the fabric between worlds, he unleashed a whirl of elemental energy, creating a bridge between his domain and the mortal plane.

The event was catastrophic. Waves of fire, torrents of water, and unrelenting storms engulfed the Architect's world as it began to collapse under the strain. The devastation extended into the mortal realm, where the delicate balance of the Orb was disrupted. Mountains crumbled, oceans surged, and the sky itself fractured. The mortal world was plunged into chaos as the elements clashed against one another, and the energy bridge burned brighter, threatening to consume both realms.

But the Architect was determined. As his own realm disintegrated, he stepped through the bridge, a being of pure determination and power. The mortal world was his to shape—or so he believed.

The Architect's emergence in the mortal realm was marked by destruction. Where he stepped, the earth shattered, and where his gaze fell, the elements bent to his will. Villages were swallowed by rising tides, forests ignited into infernos, and the sky wept ash.

He relished the chaos. "This world," he declared, "is the canvas I have been seeking. Its raw, unrefined energy shall fuel my design."

But the mortal world resisted. The Orb, though weakened, radiated negating energy. Its presence was a thorn in the Architect's grand vision, a relic of balance, preventing singular domination in the realm.

In the midst of the turmoil, three figures emerged: Pixes, Kreta and Jorge—the Three Sages. Each possessed unparalleled mastery of elemental magic, their powers twined into the fabric of the Orb's design.

The sages recognized the Architect for what he was: not merely a force of destruction, but a being whose ambition threatened all existence.

"We cannot destroy him," Elyria said, her voice heavy with resolve. "But we can contain him."

The Architect, though powerful, underestimated the sages' resolve and their bond with the Orb. Slowly, they turned his own strength against him, weaving a web of magic to trap him.

Channeling the Orb's essence, they forged an unbreakable seal, binding the Architect within a timeless prison, tying his seal with the most powerful entity they had at the moment, The Orb of Eternity.

As the seal closed around him, the Architect's voice rang out, cold and unyielding. "You may imprison me, but you cannot destroy me. I am the force of creation itself, and one day, I will rise again."

The sages, battered but victorious, stood in silence as the remnants of the cataclysm faded. The world began its slow recovery, but the scars left behind were a constant reminder of the Architect's ambition and the fragile balance of their existence.

Centuries passed, and the Architect's name faded into legend, his story buried beneath the sands of time. But deep within his prison, his mind racked, plotting his return. The Orb of Eternity still pulsed with life above him, a beacon of power waiting to be reclaimed.

And the Architect, patient and unyielding, waited for the day when the seal would falter, and the world would tremble once more.