The air was thick with dust and lingering golden light. The dungeon walls, once ancient and unyielding, now bore cracks, like reality itself had been rattled. Faint blue torches flickered, struggling to hold their glow.
And in the middle of it all—
Kieran.
Still gripping his dagger. Still trying to wrap his head around what just happened.
No Guardian. No loot. No remains. Just... nothing.
His mind raced. Who the hell was that guy? That wasn't a skill. That wasn't even a cheat. That was something else entirely.
And then—
BOOM.
The dungeon doors burst open.
A gust of cold wind swept through the chamber as five figures stepped in, their silhouettes backlit by the flickering torches.
They didn't look like normal players.
They felt different.
Jack was the first to step forward, golden staff resting lazily on his shoulder. His grin was sharp, almost amused, like he had walked in on something interesting. His tail flicked behind him.
"Well, well… What do we have here?"
Elamenor was right behind him, cracking his knuckles. The guy looked like he lived for a good fight. "You see that light show just now?"
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Erren, scanning the dungeon with sharp silver eyes, tapped something on her interface. "No Guardian remains. No loot. That's… not normal."
Arianna, calm as ever, let out a quiet hum. Her celestial glow softened the eerie dungeon light, but there was something sharp in her gaze. "Someone erased a raid boss."
Jameson, silent but watchful, exhaled slowly. "And left behind one witness."
Five sets of eyes locked onto Kieran.
Kieran stiffened.
Great. Now this?
Jack stepped closer, tilting his head. "You look like you just saw a ghost."
Kieran licked his lips, mind still spinning. "Something like that."
Elamenor's eyes narrowed. "Who did this?"
Kieran hesitated. The smart thing would be to lie. Play dumb. Say he didn't know.
But his mouth moved before his brain could stop it.
"Some guy. Called himself Chaosgod."
Silence.
The air shifted.
Arianna's expression didn't change, but Kieran swore he saw a flicker of something—recognition?—in her eyes.
Jack whistled low. "Chaosgod, huh?"
Erren frowned. "That's not a player name. That's not even a title."
Jameson's fingers tapped against his sword hilt. "And yet… someone just used it."
Kieran exhaled sharply. "Yeah, well, whoever he is, he's not normal. He didn't kill the Guardian—he erased it. One touch, and boom. Gone. No animation, no loot drop, nothing."
Elamenor crossed his arms. "That's not how the game works."
"Tell that to him," Kieran muttered.
Jack suddenly grinned, eyes gleaming with excitement. "This is getting fun."
Kieran blinked. Fun?
Arianna finally spoke again, voice soft but firm. "Where did he go?"
Kieran swallowed. "He just… disappeared."
Jameson's gaze flicked to the deeper tunnels. "Then we follow."
Jack spun his staff in one hand, the grin never leaving his face. "Let's see what this 'Chaosgod' is really about."
Without another word, they moved.
And Kieran?
He clenched his jaw.
Against every ounce of common sense he had—
He followed.
The dungeon was silent except for the steady footsteps echoing through the stone corridors. Blue torches flickered on the walls, casting long, twisting shadows.
Kieran stayed a step behind the group, watching them carefully.
They moved like they belonged here—like they weren't just playing a game but living in it. No hesitation. No second-guessing.
And that bugged him.
A lot.
Jack was still leading, spinning his golden staff absentmindedly as he walked. His posture was relaxed, but his eyes? Sharp. Like a predator sniffing out something interesting.
Elamenor cracked his knuckles every now and then, as if he was itching for something to punch. Erren stayed quiet, scrolling through her interface while Arianna and Jameson exchanged glances like they were already figuring things out.
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Finally, Kieran exhaled sharply and decided to ask the one thing that had been nagging at him since they showed up.
"Alright, I gotta ask," he muttered. "Where the hell did you guys get Divine-tier artifacts?"
That got their attention.
Jack's grin widened, and he turned his head slightly. "Oh? You noticed?"
Kieran scoffed. "Noticed? Dude, your staff is glowing like a damn mini-sun, and she—" he pointed at Arianna "—looks like she walked straight out of a celestial-themed expansion pack."
Elamenor chuckled. "Nice catch."
Erren gave Kieran a sideways glance. "Most players wouldn't recognize Divine-tier gear this early in the game. You a veteran?"
Kieran shrugged. "Let's just say I know my way around the system."
Jack laughed. "Well, good news, rookie. We didn't get these from grinding or loot boxes."
Kieran narrowed his eyes. "Then how?"
Jameson was the one who answered this time, his voice calm and measured. "We brought them with us."
Kieran stopped walking.
"What?"
The group didn't stop. Jack just waved a hand over his shoulder. "C'mon, man. You wanted an answer, we gave it to you."
Kieran hurried to catch up. "You brought them? From where? That's not possible. You can't transfer gear from other games into Elysium."
Arianna glanced at him, her expression unreadable. "Who said we transferred them from another game?"
Kieran's stomach dropped.
What the hell did that mean?
Elamenor smirked. "You're thinking too hard, man."
"Yeah," Jack added. "Relax. Just accept that we're built different and move on."
Kieran ran a hand through his hair. "You guys are insane."
Jack's grin widened. "And you're curious. Otherwise, you wouldn't still be following us."
Kieran wanted to argue. Wanted to say he was only here because Chaosgod was a threat to everyone.
But deep down?
Yeah. He was curious.
He exhaled. "Fine. Whatever. But if you guys are carrying Divine-tier gear like it's nothing, I really don't want to know what this Chaosgod guy is packing."
Arianna's eyes glowed faintly. "We'll find out soon enough."
Then—
BOOM.
A shockwave rattled the dungeon, shaking the walls.
They all stopped.
Up ahead, the tunnel split into three paths. But from the middle one—
A faint golden glow.
Jack whistled. "Well, that makes things easy."
Elamenor grinned. "Time to meet our mystery man."
Without hesitation, they moved toward the light.
And Kieran?
He tightened his grip on his dagger and followed.