Metaverse of Mechas

📘 Chapter 22

🌌 Scene 1: The Mecha Deity

Zeron floated in an endless black void.

He wasn't dreaming—he was summoned.

A radiant figure appeared before him. Twelve arms made of stardust. No face. Only a voice echoing through thought.

"I am Axiom, the Mecha Deity."

"Long ago, I created Krono—not as power, but as balance."

A vision appeared: Krono used to nurture worlds, not destroy them. Then came Spiral—born from unbalanced Krono used selfishly.

Zeron's voice trembled.

"Why me?"

Axiom extended a palm. A purple flame danced in it.

"Because only the Unchosen One can choose a new fate."

A blade of light formed. Purple Krono crystallized along its edge.

"If you take this sword, you will cease to be Zeron the Boy. You will become Zeron the Catalyst."

"Will you bear that burden?"

Zeron reached out—hesitant—but gripped the blade.

And the void exploded in light.

🌀 Scene 2: Zui and the Spiral Queen

Zui awoke in a floating temple, her hands bound in soft Spiral threads—not tight, but pulsing with life.

Lyra approached her.

"Zui… you could've been my heir."

Zui snarled, "You're not a queen. You're a parasite."

But Lyra didn't flinch.

"I remember what it felt like to be human. That's why I pity them."

She knelt.

"If I don't do this… the Spiral War will consume everything. I am controlling it."

Zui stared. "Controlling...?"

A flash of doubt hit her.

Lyra offered her hand.

"I will set you free. Let you walk out. But if you stay—if you join me—you can rebuild Nexaris, not just defend it."

Zui's Spiral-infected arm throbbed as if reacting to the choice.

She didn't take the hand—but she didn't reject it either.

⚙️ Scene 3: Zake's Gamble

In the ruins of Old NexaCore City, Zake infiltrated the data spine controlling the Main Spiral Gate's unlock protocol.

Behind him, alarms blared.

Guards approached.

He pulled out a Krono disruptor—unstable, barely tested.

"Let's hope you work, old toaster."

He jammed it into the terminal—and triggered the overload.

The disruptor pulsed violently, sending feedback into the Spiral Gate system, halting the countdown at 12%.

But at a price.

The machine exploded—throwing Zake across the room.

Blood dripped from his temple.

"Did I… buy us time?"

From the shadows, Minari stepped forward—Spiral runes glowing.

"You did. But not for long."

🚨 Scene 4: Council's Final Order

The Planetary Council, in panic, initiated Project Skyfall—the use of a forbidden, ancient weapon: the Neural Collapse Cannon.

"We launch it at the Spiral Gate."

"But millions will die."

"Better dead than Spiral."

Not all agreed.

Councilor Verin, Zeron's old boss, resigned on the spot.

He secretly contacted Zeron through an encrypted channel:

"They're planning to wipe out the capital. Stop the Spiral Queen, or we all burn."

Zeron looked up from Titan-Omega's cockpit.

"Then I'll need Titan's true form."

💥 Scene 5: Titan-Omega Phase 2

Zeron activated the second protocol.

"Engage: Phase Two — Genesis Armor."

Titan-Omega's limbs split and refolded, revealing a second exoskeleton of ancient alloy.

Krono surged into rotating halo-rings over its back.

Wings of pure data formed.

The city below gasped.

Zeron levitated Titan, now glowing with indigo lightning.

"This isn't war."

"This is redemption."

He took flight, soaring toward the Spiral Gate that hung like a storm in the sky.

And for the first time… Spiral forces retreated in fear.

👁️ Scene 6: The Arrival of the World-Eaters

But just as hope stirred…

The Spiral Gate above Nexaris fully bloomed.

And something emerged.

Not mechs. Not Spiral foot soldiers.

World-Eaters.

Planet-sized lifeforms with machines built into their bodies.

Creatures from other timelines and dead civilizations that Spiral consumed and remade.

One opened its maw.

Inside it… floated a city, still breathing.

Zeron whispered, "That's not a monster. That's a… graveyard."

And Nexaris was next.

🔮 Preview – Chapter 23: "World-Eater's Song"

The World-Eater descends, and the first capital falls in minutes.

Titan-Omega attempts its most powerful Krono weave yet—but it may cost Zeron his mind.

Zake and Minari battle in the ruins, where the truth about Spiral's origin is revealed.

Zui must choose: escape, or join Lyra in confronting the World-Eater with Spiral tech.

The Spiral Queen speaks to something far older than her... and it responds.