Chapter 231: Destruction Of Divine Thrones
The Eternal Tree trembled. Its roots spread through the void, anchoring dimensions themselves, yet even it groaned under the strain of the war that raged upon its branches. Countless armies clashed beneath the canopy of eternity, angels with their blazing hymns colliding against demons that shrieked curses older than suns. Between these tides of faith and despair, two stood unwavering: Igaris and Seraphina.
Above, the heavens split open as the greatest of the Gods descended in their full glory. Sun God Helios blazed with the fury of a thousand burning stars, his radiance scorching legions of angels and demons alike in its overflow. The Goddess of Pride unfurled her tenfold wings, each feather gleaming with arrogance incarnate, her presence forcing even fellow deities to bow their heads slightly. The God of Dominion’s colossal frame towered above dimensions, his scepter sculpting laws of servitude that pressed down upon all existence. The God of Justice carried scales of eternity, each weighing the sins of creation itself, his gaze a blade sharper than any sword. The Goddess of War emerged clad in crimson armor forged from divine slaughter, her spear dripping with the blood of fallen worlds. And the God of Knowledge floated silently, his endless tome rewriting the battlefield’s laws with every turn of its infinite pages.
At the very center, the Demon God unfurled fully into reality. His form was a shifting abyss of horns, fangs, and void, his every movement collapsing entire star clusters. The sight of him caused angels to falter, demons to scream in worship, and mortals across countless realms to fall to their knees in dread. His laughter shook eternity itself.
"Igaris Vance!" the Demon God roared, his voice twisting galaxies. "You dare twist my pawns, my Seven, against me? You dare spit upon the thrones of the Gods? Then bear witness—your defiance shall be crushed beneath the weight of all creation!"
He raised his colossal hand. Power surged. Reality quaked. The Gods joined him, their combined radiance blotting out the void in an explosion of overwhelming law.
But Igaris only smiled.
"Come then," he whispered, his Architect’s Eyes glowing as they unraveled the tapestry of the battlefield. "Break yourselves upon me."
Seraphina’s emerald hair blazed as she raised her staff. "The Spirit Queen stands with him. Your dominion ends here."
And then the clash erupted.
Helios struck first, his burning body descending like a newborn sun, his voice a thunder of judgment. "Burn, heretic!" His spear of stellar fire hurled downward, tearing apart the branches of the Eternal Tree in its descent.
Igaris stepped forward, his Limitless Doppelgangers surging like a tide behind him. With a single gesture, he invoked Kinetic Redirection. The colossal spear bent mid-flight, its searing radiance turning back toward the God who had cast it. Helios’ eyes widened as his own sunfire speared into his chest, detonating in a cataclysmic inferno. The Sun God reeled, golden ichor spraying into the void.
Before he could recover, Droskar, Lord of Ruin, stepped forth. His molten great-axe cleaved downward, crashing upon Helios with the fury of collapsing worlds. The star-fire that once illuminated heaven dimmed beneath the shadow of despair.
The Goddess of Pride screeched in fury at the sight, her voice like crystal shattering across eternity. "How dare you raise your hand against divinity! Grovel before me!" Her wings unfurled, releasing torrents of radiant feathers, each blade sharper than a thousand swords.
Belmira, Lady of Temptation, simply laughed. "Your pride is but a child’s tantrum before me." She unfurled her six wings, her ruby gaze ensnaring legions of angels. The Goddess of Pride’s feathers twisted mid-flight, turning upon her own followers. Their cries echoed as they impaled each other, their faith unraveling under Belmira’s intoxicating whispers.
The battlefield roared with chaos.
The God of Dominion raised his scepter, his voice a booming command. "Kneel, all who breathe! None may resist my law!" The Eternal Tree groaned under the crushing force of his dominion. Angels, demons, even mortals across distant realms felt their knees buckle.
But Ithrael, Lord of Dominion, stepped forth, his black fire crown burning with sovereignty. His voice shattered the command, his authority older and deeper than the false god’s. "It is you who shall kneel." With a sweep of his scepter, the God of Dominion staggered, his divine laws unraveling, his body trembling as if under a greater throne’s weight.
The Goddess of War cried out, fury burning in her eyes. She lunged at Seraphina, her spear gleaming with wars won across eternity. "Spirit Queen! Today, your forests burn!"
Seraphina met her head-on, staff blazing. Spirit fire clashed with divine warlight, their duel shaking entire dimensions. For every strike the Goddess of War made, Seraphina answered with life’s wrath—roots bursting from void, spirit beasts leaping from her aura, flames of rebirth consuming the war goddess’s endless slaughter.
"You call this war?" Seraphina’s voice rang like thunder. "Then learn the fury of life defending itself!"
Her staff struck, summoning a tidal wave of emerald dragons that swallowed the Goddess of War whole.
The God of Justice stepped forward, scales of eternity raised. "All are judged, even you, defier of thrones. Your sins outweigh your worth." His scales blazed, projecting a blade of pure balance, slicing toward Igaris.
But Igaris met it with Soul Eclipse, shrouding the scales in twilight. The balance faltered, the blade of judgment wavering as despair and hope inverted. Then with World Destroying Finger, Igaris pierced the scales themselves, shattering them into fragments. The God of Justice screamed as divine blood poured from his hands.
The God of Knowledge floated silently, his tome rewriting laws. With a word, he silenced Igaris’s flames, with another, he erased the Doppelgangers, rewriting them out of existence. His eyes glowed with calm superiority.
"Your power is nothing before the written truth."
But Zarkon, Lord of Oblivion, stepped forward. His faceless void gaze fell upon the tome. Letters bled into nothing, words vanished, pages blanked. Knowledge itself unraveled under the weight of oblivion. The God of Knowledge gasped as his memories frayed, his very name slipping from existence.
And amidst it all, the Demon God roared. He towered above the battlefield, his abyssal maw opening wide. His roar devoured light, faith, law, even hope. Entire armies were consumed in a single breath. His colossal hand reached down to crush Igaris once and for all.
Igaris only raised his own hand.
The Architect’s Eyes glowed. Infinite Acquisition stirred.
"Your power is not yours alone. It is fuel. And fuel exists to be taken."
He clenched his fist. The void shuddered. The Demon God’s roar faltered as a stream of abyssal energy ripped from his colossal form, flowing into Igaris’s body. The gods gasped in shock. The Demon God’s own authority trembled, stolen by the very being he sought to annihilate.
"You dare—!" the Demon God bellowed, his voice cracking with fear for the first time in eternity.
"I do more than dare," Igaris answered coldly. "I take."
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The Seven Demon Lords moved in unison, their betrayal against their former master now absolute. Azgorth’s chains bound the Demon God’s limbs, dragging screaming souls into the abyss with every tightening link. Belmira’s whispers bent angels to strike their own kin. Droskar’s axe split the heavens. Nhyzra’s plagues rotted armies into sludge. Veythos’s hatred spread like wildfire, turning legions into berserkers who slew each other. Zarkon erased entire battlefields, and Ithrael’s command bent divine soldiers to kneel before Igaris.
Seraphina fought alongside them, her spirit flames burning bright, her voice steady. "Igaris! The moment is now!"
Igaris’s Doppelgangers surged, their sheer number blotting out the stars. Each carried fragments of his god-slaying might, crashing into angelic and demonic ranks alike. His own colossal form rose, Titan Transformation cloaking him in a body that dwarfed mountains. His sword, blazing with Godslayer intent, slashed through divine flesh as easily as silk.
One by one, the Gods fell.
Helios burned out under ruin and despair.
The Goddess of Pride choked on her own arrogance, enslaved by Temptation’s whispers.
The God of Dominion collapsed under Ithrael’s greater throne.
The Goddess of War was consumed by Spirit Queen’s wrath.
The God of Justice shattered under Yin-Yang Reversal.
The God of Knowledge dissolved into Zarkon’s void.
And finally, the Demon God himself faltered, chains of despair binding his limbs, his abyss bleeding into Igaris’s Infinite Acquisition.
The war of eternity tipped. The Gods of Mythraldor, who once ruled countless realms, screamed in defiance as their power was stripped away. The Demon God howled as his abyss turned hollow.
But Igaris only raised his voice, calm and unshakable, echoing across collapsing heavens.
"This is the end of your dominion. You fed on faith, you thrived on despair. But now, all of it belongs to me."
He raised his hand, Infinite Acquisition blazing. The cosmos bent. Divine power, abyssal essence, laws, concepts, faith, despair—all surged into him, torn from gods and demon alike.
The Eternal Tree pulsed in resonance, its roots spreading brighter than ever, supporting his ascension. Seraphina smiled through her exhaustion, eyes brimming with pride and love.
And in that moment, Igaris Vance ascended beyond them all.
The thrones of heaven shattered.
The abyss fell silent.
And for the first time in eternity, the stars had a new sovereign: The Overlord.