Cracks spread across the frozen world.
Like shattered glass—
Time itself began to collapse.
Leon's body flickered…
Then—
He moved.
"…What… just happened…?"
His voice was heavy, confused.
In front of him—
Asad stood surrounded by a storm of dark energy.
And not far away—
The Administrator had taken a step back.
For the first time—
It reacted.
"…You broke the time lock."
Its voice, still calm—
But no longer absolute.
Asad tilted his head slightly.
"…Was I not supposed to?"
The ground beneath him cracked further.
Dark energy pulsed around his body—
Wild.
Unstable.
Alive.
Leon stared at him.
"…Asad… what are you doing…?"
Asad didn't look back.
"…Something I should've done from the start."
A pause.
"…Taking control."
The Administrator raised its hand.
"…You misunderstand your position."
"…You are not in control."
Asad smiled.
"…Then stop me."
Silence.
For a brief moment—
Nothing moved.
Then—
The Administrator vanished.
FLASH—
It reappeared right in front of Asad—
Hand extended.
"…Deletion."
Space distorted violently.
Leon's eyes widened.
"…ASAD—!"
But—
Before the attack could land—
Asad moved.
Not fast.
Not rushed.
Just—
Effortless.
He caught the Administrator's wrist mid-air.
Silence.
The distortion stopped.
The attack—
Canceled.
The Administrator froze.
"…You… stopped it."
Asad looked directly at it.
"…Your system relies on rules."
"…Mine doesn't."
A sudden pulse of dark energy exploded outward—
BOOM!
The Administrator was pushed back across the ground.
Leon shielded himself from the shockwave.
"…This power…"
Dust filled the air.
Then—
Slow footsteps.
Asad walked forward.
Each step—
Heavy.
Dominant.
"…You said you control the narrative."
His voice was deeper now.
"…Then tell me…"
He raised his hand.
Dark energy gathered—
Condensed—
Sharp.
"…Why can't you control me?"
The Administrator stood still.
For the first time—
It did not answer immediately.
"…Because…"
A pause.
"…you are not part of the system."
Asad smirked.
"…Exactly."
He pointed his hand forward—
And released the energy.
DARK PULSE—
A massive wave shot toward the Administrator—
Fast—
Destructive—
Unavoidable.
The Administrator raised both hands.
"…Barrier."
A transparent wall formed—
But the moment the attack hit—
CRACK.
The barrier shattered instantly.
The Administrator was thrown back—
Crashing into the ruins.
BOOOOM!
Silence followed.
Leon's heart was pounding.
"…He's… overwhelming it…"
Asad lowered his hand slowly.
But his expression—
Wasn't relaxed.
It was focused.
Serious.
"…This isn't over."
From the smoke—
The Administrator stood up again.
But this time—
Its form flickered violently.
Glitching.
Unstable.
"…You…"
Its voice distorted.
"…are accelerating collapse…"
Asad's eyes narrowed.
"…Collapse?"
The Administrator looked up at the sky.
"…The more you interfere…"
"…the more this world breaks."
Leon froze.
"…Breaks…?"
The sky above them—
Cracked.
Like a screen tearing apart.
Light leaked through the fractures.
Reality itself—
Unstable.
Asad looked up.
"…So that's the cost."
The Administrator spoke again:
"…You cannot win."
"…If I fall…"
"…this world ends."
Silence.
Leon stepped forward.
"…Then we stop this together."
Asad didn't look at him.
"…No."
Leon frowned.
"…What?"
Asad's voice was calm.
"…You don't understand yet."
He looked at the Administrator.
"…It's not the end of the world I'm worried about…"
A pause.
His eyes sharpened.
"…It's what comes after."
The Administrator froze.
"…You… know…?"
Asad smiled slightly.
"…Not fully."
"…But I can feel it."
The cracks in the sky grew wider.
Something beyond them—
Moved.
Watched.
Waited.
Leon felt it too.
"…There's… something else…"
Asad nodded.
"…Yeah."
"…The real problem."
The Administrator's form flickered harder.
"…You were not meant to reach this point…"
Asad stepped forward again.
"…And yet…"
Dark energy surged once more.
"…Here I am."
The wind howled.
The sky continued breaking.
And the story—
Was no longer under control.
[Chapter 10 End]