The ocean was quiet again.
Too quiet.
As if the world itself was holding its breath.
Adrian stood at the edge of the ruined island.
Lyra was gone.
Her presence—
Erased.
But something remained.
A feeling.
Pressure.
Not one.
Multiple.
"…So it begins," Adrian muttered.
System Warning
[Alert: Multiple Sovereign Signatures Detected]
[Warning Level: Extreme]
Adrian's eyes narrowed.
"…How many?"
The system flickered.
Then—
[3 Candidates Approaching]
A pause.
[1 Additional Presence: Unknown Classification]
Adrian smiled faintly.
"…Good."
Sky Distortion
The sky cracked.
Literally.
Space warped above the island—
Then tore open.
A rift.
Dark.
Endless.
From it—
They descended.
The Three Sovereigns
First—
A man surrounded by lightning.
Electric arcs snapping violently around him.
His eyes glowed gold.
"…So you're the one causing trouble."
Name: Raizen
Attribute: Lightning
Second—
A woman floating mid-air.
Hair flowing like water.
The air around her rippled like waves.
"…You've grown fast," she said calmly.
"…Too fast."
Name: Seris
Attribute: Water
Third—
A towering figure.
Massive.
Body like stone.
Eyes burning like magma.
"…You smell of death."
Name: Durog
Attribute: Earth
They landed.
One by one.
Encircling Adrian.
And Then—
The rift pulsed again.
Something else watched.
Didn't descend.
Didn't move.
Just observed.
Adrian glanced up briefly.
"…You're not coming down?"
No response.
But the pressure—
Overwhelming.
Different from the others.
"…So that's the 'unknown'," he muttered.
Standoff
The three Sovereigns faced him.
No one attacked yet.
Because they all felt it.
Each other.
The power.
The danger.
Raizen cracked his neck.
"…Three against one."
A grin.
"…You're dead."
Adrian stood calmly.
Black ash swirling slowly around him.
"…You talk too much."
Seris raised her hand slightly.
"…Don't underestimate him."
A pause.
"…He killed a Fragment."
Durog growled.
"…Then we crush him together."
Silence.
Then—
They moved.
3 vs 1
Lightning struck first.
Fast.
Blinding.
Adrian dodged—
Barely.
The ground exploded behind him.
Then—
Water surged.
A massive wave crashing toward him—
He countered—
Ash clashing with water—
Steam bursting outward.
Then—
Earth rose.
Spikes erupting from below—
He leapt—
Dodging again—
But now—
Surrounded.
Pressure Multiplied
"…This is new," Adrian muttered.
Three domains began forming—
Lightning crackling—
Water flooding—
Earth shaking—
All at once.
"…So this is how they fight."
Adaptation Begins
Adrian exhaled slowly.
"…Then I adapt again."
Black ash surged.
Wilder.
More violent than before.
"…Come."
His eyes darkened.
"…All of you."
Cliffhanger
Above—
The unknown figure watched.
Silent.
Interested.
"…He hasn't reached it yet…"
A pause.
"…But he's close."
The battlefield below—
Exploded into chaos.
Four Sovereigns—
Clashing at once.
And the world—
Would never be the same again.