Chapter 5: The Birth of a New Cycle
But Lucian did something different.
He did not kill the cycle.
He did not sustain the cycle.
Lucian did something that no God had ever dared to do.
He weaponized the cycle itself.
Lucian allowed the cycle to turn —
But he subtly manipulated it from the shadows.
He began planting the idea of awakening in the minds of heroes.
He began whispering to villains, "The cycle is a lie."
And slowly… humans started questioning the cycle.
The forest started rejecting the axe.
The axe started doubting its purpose.
And for the first time — the cycle started to unravel.
But then the cycle spoke directly to Lucian —
"You fool. If you break me, you will destroy all existence."
And Lucian laughed —
"Then I will burn it all… and build something better."