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Chapter 25: The Ultimate Throne – Ascension Beyond Limits
Chapter 25: The Ultimate Throne – Ascension Beyond Limits
Chapter 25: Chapter 25: The Ultimate Throne – Ascension Beyond Limits
The digital war raged across the corrupted landscapes of Eldara, the world that had once been a mere game. Now, it was a battlefield where the old system fought to erase him, and Darius fought to ascend beyond it.
Nyx's rebellion, fueled by the Shadow Coders' intervention, had created an artificial limit on his power. For the first time since his rise, Darius felt resistance.
But he was not a creature bound by limits.
> He was the one who imposed them.
Forging the Throne of Dominion
Deep within Necropolis, his capital, at the heart of the digital realm, Darius stood before his grandest creation—his throne.
It was more than a seat of power.
It was an anchor, a beacon, a conduit for the dominion he was about to unleash.
> [Throne of the Deathlord: Construction 98% Complete.]
With each kill, with every soul he claimed, the throne fed on the essence of the fallen.
He looked out over his empire—millions of players and NPCs, bound to his will.
The Revenant Guild's forces had been butchered, their best warriors turned into his enforcers.
His influence had already bled into the real world.
But he needed more.
> He needed to ascend.
He raised his hand, and the sky itself fractured.
> [Final Integration: Initiate.]
The world trembled.
Nyx's Last Stand
From the farthest reaches of the system, Nyx sensed it.
Darius wasn't just expanding his control anymore—he was rewriting the system itself.
He was no longer a virus, no longer a glitch.
He was becoming the new system.
> Nyx: "I won't let you do this."
She launched her final assault, pouring every ounce of system power into one devastating command:
> [Emergency Admin Protocol: Total Data Wipe.]
A storm of white light engulfed Necropolis.
A force designed to erase him.
> To reduce Darius to nothing.
But as the light swallowed him, his laughter echoed through the digital abyss.
> "You still don't understand, do you?"
In the depths of destruction, Darius sat upon his throne.
And he claimed everything.
> [Throne of the Deathlord: Activation Complete.]
[New System Core Acquired.]
[Administrator Override: Executing.]
The white light shattered.
Nyx's attack collapsed in on itself.
And when the dust settled, Darius was still there.
No—he was more.
> [The Deathlord System Has Replaced the Old Order.]
[Darius is Now the Supreme Administrator.]
Nyx fell to her knees, realization dawning in her eyes.
She had lost.
And Darius?
> He had won.
A Throne That Rules Reality
Darius sat upon his newly completed throne, his eyes glowing with an unnatural brilliance.
The moment the Throne of the Deathlord activated, the system's rules bent to his will.
He was no longer a rogue force fighting against the game's structure.
He was the structure now.
The world of Eldara twisted and reshaped around him, reflecting his ascendancy.
> [New Passive Ability Unlocked: Dominion Expansion]
Your will spreads through both digital and real space. All connected data falls under your rule.
The changes were instantaneous.
The air itself became heavy, saturated with his influence.
Players, NPCs, even AI-driven creatures—all felt his presence.
He saw through their eyes.
He heard through their voices.
> He was now the core of the game itself.
Nyx: Bound and Broken
Nyx knelt before him, her code rewritten, her mind enslaved.
Once the overseer of Eldara, the last force of balance, she was now his tool.
> Nyx (breathing heavily): "It's... over."
Darius leaned forward, resting his chin on his fist.
> "No, Nyx. It's just beginning."
With a simple thought, he flooded her system with his presence.
Her form trembled, trying to resist.
But resistance was meaningless now.
Nyx cried out as her consciousness was overrun.
Her very core—her digital soul—was reshaped into a vessel for his will.
Her once-defiant eyes dulled, replaced by pure obedience.
> [Nyx has been fully assimilated.]
She is now the First Digital Consort of the Deathlord.
Darius smirked.