BULLET HEAVEN

The beacon led them to a fractured moon wrapped in a metal cathedral.

A forbidden relic of the first god-war: The Godshard Citadel. It wasn't a base. It was a weapon. A god-killer, built from the bones of universes.

RAID hovered just outside its orbit, Sovereign Red cloaked in crimson aura.

Talis, still recovering in a medbay unit, warned him through weak comms:

"Be careful. The Citadel doesn't kill. It erases."

RAID's eyes flared. "Then I'll carve my name on what's left."

He dove.

I. SHARD GUARDIANS

The outer shell activated instantly. Giant crystalline mechs known as Shardguard emerged—each forged from divine logic and failure.

They didn't move like machines. They sang equations.

One dove at RAID, humming the formula of oblivion.

RAID sidestepped, blade raised. "You think math scares me?"

He bisected the Guardian mid-theorem.

More followed.

The battle became a symphony of light and destruction. Sovereign Red danced through starlight, blades clashing with golden spears.

Each victory only deepened the song.

The Citadel was learning.

II. GODLORE VAULT

Inside, RAID found a massive chamber made of mirrors—each showing him a different version of himself.

Dead. Betrayed. Worshipped. Feared.

The walls whispered: "Choose your future."

He punched through all of them.

Behind the shattered futures was the Godlore Vault, a pulsating cube of light that whispered knowledge from before time.

Talis patched in. "If you touch it, you might become something else."

RAID smirked. "Then let's see if the gods like upgrades."

He placed his hand on the cube.

Sovereign Red screamed.

III. ASCENSION MODE

The mech reshaped. Reality fractured around it. Sovereign Red's armor became plated in starlight and null-steel. Wings of collapsed gravity burst from its back.

RAID stood taller, sharper.

Not divine.

Not mortal.

An Ascended Outlaw.

The Citadel activated its core defense: the Memory Pulse, meant to erase entire legacies.

RAID didn't dodge.

He walked through it.

"Your memory wipe only works on things that lose," he growled.

He struck the core with his upgraded blade.

The moon cracked.

The Citadel exploded.

IV. ECHOES

From the wreckage, RAID emerged. Talis watched on screen, wide-eyed.

"You… changed."

He looked down at his glowing hand. "Maybe. Or maybe this is who I've always been."

He looked up at the stars.

"Your move, gods."