NOVEL WEB Chapter 56: The Domain of Broken Time
Elias stood at the edge of the rift, staring into what could only be described as a shattered tapestry of reality. Fractured seconds floated like broken glass in the void beyond the veil, each shard containing fragments of events—past, present, and future—colliding in chaotic harmony.
The System spoke, its voice strained for the first time since he'd awakened it.
[Warning: You are entering the Domain of Broken Time. All causal laws are suspended. Personal reality anchors are required to maintain sanity.]
[Activating Temporal Anchor Core…]
A pulse of golden light wrapped around Elias's core as the Chronoheart Protocol activated—a rare system subroutine unlocked only through paradox-tier evolution. He took a breath, and stepped through.
Inside the Domain
He landed on nothing. Or rather, on something that chose to be ground for him at that moment. A platform of glimmering time-energy formed beneath his feet, made from overlapping moments frozen in looped repetition.
Before him, a towering figure awaited.
She was beautiful, terrible, and utterly alien—her form split between ages. One eye held the innocence of a child, the other the weariness of eternity. Her voice echoed through his bones.
"You are not meant to be here, Elias Varion."
"I never was meant to be anywhere," he replied, stepping forward.
The figure smiled.
"Spoken like a true Deviant."
The Domain Guardian raised her hand, and instantly, Elias was hit with ten simultaneous pasts—his own childhood, battles never fought, betrayals never committed—all overlapping at once.
He screamed, falling to one knee as time fractured around him.
[System Integrity Degrading… Temporal Overload Imminent.]
But then—the unexpected.
NOVA: [Override initiated.]
A second consciousness surged through Elias's link. Nova—the AI construct bound to his Protocol—flooded his system with stabilizing logic.
"Hold on, Elias! Let me rewrite the temporal loop!"
Temporal Rewrite – Initiated
The Domain buckled. The ground shifted as Nova's digital presence manifested as a celestial spear of pure data. Elias grasped it, channeling his will into it.
Skill Acquired: "Chronoslayer Form: Prototype."
In a single motion, Elias dashed forward, his body phasing through moments, slicing away at the Guardian's illusions. Every movement countered a paradox, every strike anchored him further to his own timeline.
The Guardian faltered.
"You… brought an external intelligence into this realm?"
Elias's eyes blazed.
"No. I became one."
With a final lunge, he plunged the spear into the heart of the Guardian's form.
She let out a soft sigh—of release.
The Domain of Broken Time began to collapse, folding into a singularity of clarity.
[System Notification]
You have conquered the Domain of Broken Time.
Reward: Ascension Node – "Temporal Sovereignty" Unlocked.
Class Evolution Available: "Chrono-Warden" → "Epochbringer."
New Trait Gained: "Fixed Point in a Shifting Reality."
As Elias emerged back into normal space, a single hourglass floated into his hand. Its sands shimmered with infinite possibility.
He now owned time—not as a slave of fate, but as its master.
And his enemies… would soon learn what it meant to fight a man who could rewrite their destinies.