The Red King's greatsword came down.
Kai Ren could not move.
His body was too weak, his muscles too slow, and his mind too overwhelmed.
This was the end.
And yet—
🔹 [Override detected.]
🔹 [System interference in progress…]
🔹 [Incoming entity detected.]
Then—
The air cracked apart like shattered glass.
A new voice echoed through the battlefield.
🔹 [This one is under my domain.]
And the world trembled.
The Interference – A New Power Steps In
A force unlike anything Kai had ever felt surged through the Red Gate.
The very sky twisted, the blood-red eclipse flickering violently as if the world itself was being rewritten.
And then—
A figure emerged from the darkness.
It was tall, clad in tattered black robes, its face obscured by a hood as deep as the void itself.
Chains of shadow and bone coiled around its form, shifting and rattling with an unnatural rhythm.
But it was its presence that made Kai's blood run cold.
It was as if death itself had entered the battlefield.
The Red King froze.
For the first time since its emergence—
It did not attack.
🔹 [Intruder identified.]
🔹 [Entity: ???]
🔹 [High-Risk Anomaly Detected.]
The mysterious figure stepped forward, and in a voice that was both ancient and absolute, it spoke:
🔹 [Kneel, Lesser Being.]
And to Kai's horror—
The Red King obeyed.
The Red King Bows – A Being Greater Than a Boss Monster
The massive armored giant, the unstoppable force that had slaughtered their entire party, lowered its greatsword and fell to one knee.
The battlefield was silent.
Kai's breathing was ragged, his heart pounding like a drum inside his chest.
"W-What...?"
Hana, barely holding onto consciousness, stared in shock.
Even Min-Jae, who had tried to escape, froze in terror.
The Red King was kneeling.
Not to them.
Not to the system.
But to this unknown being.
The hooded figure slowly turned, and though its face remained unseen, Kai felt its gaze pierce through his very soul.
Then—
It spoke directly to him.
🔹 [You. The Forsaken One.]
🔹 [Rise.]
And for the second time—
Kai stood when he should have been dead.
The Domain of the Forsaken – A Moment Beyond Time
The battlefield vanished.
One moment, Kai was standing inside the Red Gate, staring at the kneeling Red King.
The next—
He was somewhere else.
A vast, endless expanse of black sand stretched beneath his feet. The sky above was a twisted mass of swirling dark clouds, and in the distance, a massive ruined citadel loomed over the landscape.
It was like stepping into the remnants of a forgotten empire.
And standing before him—
Was the hooded figure.
But now, Kai could see more.
This wasn't just some creature.
This was something far older.
Far worse.
And it was looking at him.
🔹 [You have been chosen.]
🔹 [Do you understand why?]
Kai's voice was hoarse. "Who… are you?"
The figure did not answer.
Instead, it raised a skeletal hand.
And suddenly—
Kai saw everything.
A Flood of Visions – A Truth Beyond Understanding
Images flashed through Kai's mind—
Ancient warriors clad in dark armor, marching beneath a tattered black banner.A throne of bones, abandoned in a ruined citadel.A war fought against beings that defied reason, ending in oblivion.A great power, shattered and sealed away.
And then—
A name.
🔹 [The First Necrolord.]
Kai gasped, clutching his head as pain surged through him.
"STOP!"
The visions ceased.
And the figure finally spoke its name.
🔹 [I am the Last Sovereign of the Fallen. The One Who Watches the Graves.]
🔹 [And you, Kai Ren, are now bound to my Will.]
Kai's Choice – A New Path Opens
Kai's legs shook.
His mind was spinning.
He had seen something impossible. Something that shouldn't exist in the system.
Something outside of it.
And now—
It was speaking to him.
🔹 [Will you accept my gift?]
🔹 [Will you take up the path of the forsaken?]
Kai hesitated.
He had spent his entire life being weak. Being ridiculed. Being looked down on.
But now—
A door had been opened.
Something beyond the hunters, beyond the system, beyond even the Red King.
And for the first time in his life—
Kai had the chance to grasp true power.
He clenched his fists.
He knew what he had to do.
"...I accept."
The hooded figure smiled.
🔹 [Then rise, Kai Ren.]
🔹 [Rise as the Harbinger of the Fallen.]
And with that—
The world shattered.
Kai gasped as he returned to reality.
The Red King was still kneeling.
The battlefield was unchanged.
But he was different.
And in his vision—
A new status screen appeared.
🔹 [Class Updated: ??? → Harbinger]
🔹 [New Abilities Awakening…]
🔹 [The Path Has Been Opened.]
Kai's fingers twitched.
For the first time in his life—
He felt something powerful stirring inside him.
And as he looked at the Red King, a new thought entered his mind.
"Kneel."