Abyssal Sovereign: The Demon's Dominion

Caius was aboard a spaceship with Mai, and they had finally reached their destination. That's right....

they had arrived in his mother's homeland.

It was a universe renowned for trade and commerce, home to one of the wealthiest resource reservoirs in the multiverse.

At its center was a grand hall where trade, buying, and selling took place. But Caius and Mai weren't here for business.

They had come to meet his mother's family, perhaps even the family head or the ancestor, if he wasn't currently in seclusion.

"This is my home. The place where our family resides....the Brojik Family. An ancient clan built on trade and wealth," Mai introduced proudly.

Caius and his guards stood in awe, their mouths slightly agape.

What defines wealth and class? Many would say the royal family, but they were wrong.

The royal family's architecture focused on awe and reverence. Their mansions and structures carried an air of nobility.

But the truly rich? The truly wealthy?

They flaunted it,unapologetically. And that's what Caius and his party were witnessing.

Intricate buildings, designed with rare and precious materials woven into every structure.

Even a small piece of stone here would be priceless elsewhere.

You could only imagine the cost of the entire estate..no, the entire compound.

Their spaceship docked at a distance, and they had to walk separately to the main mansion.

An ordinary person would've collapsed from fatigue just crossing the grounds.

But they were all powerful beings. The distance was nothing to them.

Another thing that struck Caius was the aura.

On their way to the main building, he sensed dozens of eyes watching him.

Trained guards with sharp killing intent. Their strength wasn't trivial,many were at the Galaxy Realm, and some perhaps even at the Universal Realm.

Of course, an ordinary family even an ancient one couldn't afford such forces.

But the Brojik family wasn't ordinary.

They were the Gods of Wealth.

Money could buy anything..resources, power, even loyalty.

The only difference between them and the royal family was the blood of royalty.

Though richer, the Brojik family couldn't match the power of the royal family. Not yet.

"Come on in," Mai invited them.

There were quiet gasps and murmurs from Caius's group.

"…Oh-kay," Caius finally replied, still stunned.

Despite being raised in the royal household and surrounded by riches all his life,

what he saw here still shook him.

Money really could buy anything.

"Who's there? State your name and reason for barging into the Brojik Family's main mansion," a deep male voice echoed.

A terrifying Universal Realm aura burst forth.

Caius paused, scanning for the source, but he saw no one.

He was confused. Why now? They had been allowed in. The guards had watched them but hadn't moved.

Why the intimidation now?

"Wait…" Caius turned around and saw a man sitting behind Mai.

"You little rascal... Your brother misses you," the man said, and the aura around him faded.

His intimidating presence and pressure melted away, replaced by warmth.

"Brother? Makes sense," Caius thought with a faint smile.

"Ah, Brother, stop! We have a guest. Do you even know who he is?" Mai said with an embarrassed laugh, trying to wiggle free from his grasp.

"How would I know? Tell me, little sis," the man replied, now smiling as he turned to look at Caius.

Sharp features. Handsome. Radiating noble charisma.

"Eldest Prince… Caius," Mai said simply.

The moment he heard that, her brother let her go and bowed respectfully toward Caius.

"She really did it. She brought the Eldest Prince to our side," the man thought in amazement.

This was the opportunity the Brojik family needed to rise to the top.

To be allied with royalty... To stand at the peak.

To rule with wealth and power.

"Please, let's proceed. I'd like to meet with your family head," Caius said politely, smiling.

"I believe there are things he wishes to discuss with me."

"Yes, yes! My apologies. I'll take you there now," the brother said, and they vanished into the estate.

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Meanwhile, in the Dark Realm…

"Middle Rank 3… That's the current limit I can reach in here. Any further, and I'll be noticed by them..." a shadowy figure muttered before disappearing.

It was Shen Ye and he had done it.

He had reached Middle Rank 3.

But at what cost?

Behind him lay devastation: ruined universes, hollow shells of existence, nothing left but death and silence.

Shen Ye had devoured them absorbing not just energy, but fragments of laws.

He wasn't just a wielder of the Devouring Law anymore.

He was becoming the Devouring Law.

But the power came with a terrifying price.

He could feel himself unraveling. Insanity creeping in. He was losing control.

Devour. That was all his mind screamed now.

He remembered the first wielder of the Devouring Law split in two, reduced to a monster who devoured without thought.

He was walking the same path.

To witness your own sanity slipping... to know you're becoming something mindless… and to be unable to stop it…

It was horrifying.

The only thing anchoring Shen Ye was hatred.

His burning thirst for revenge.

Void.

He would destroy Void, even if it cost him everything.

"It's time to return to the outside world," Shen Ye murmured, his voice cold and empty.

Before him, space shattered.

A swirling portal opened, stars, galaxies, vibrant existence. A sharp contrast to this cold, dead realm.

Creatures born in the Dark Realm were not meant to survive outside. Why?

Because they brought only destruction.

And Shen Ye… was now no different.

Wherever he went next… Destruction would follow.

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THE CRYPTIC POWERS

In the wake of the Energy Tide, the world changed. Not just the earth, but reality itself began to bend. And from that fracture rose the Cryptic Powers — ancient forces that predate the stars, now reborn within chosen vessels..."

Each Cryptic Power is a Law, not just an element or magic. They govern reality itself — and those who wield them are walking anomalies, fated to shape or shatter the new world.

***Primordial Cryptics (The Core Forces)

1. Time – The Relentless March

Controls the flow of existence. Can slow, speed, rewind, or freeze time itself.

Wielder can relive moments, delay death, or erase events — at a cost.

2. Death – The Silent End

Absolute finality. Brings decay, rot, cessation.

Its bearer walks with the end — where he steps, life fades.

3. Life – The Eternal Flame

Growth, healing, creation. Can bring back the dying, restore what was broken.

Its user nurtures, but also holds the power to overwhelm through evolution.

4. Fate – The Divine Thread

Knows what will be. Sees the path, but cannot always change it.

Can predict outcomes, shape destiny, and bind others to prophecy.

Conceptual Cryptics (The High Laws)

5. Void – The Forgotten Nothing

Not death, but erasure. Destroys memory, form, and even meaning.

Terrifying. When it strikes, it's as if you never existed.

6. Chaos – The Roar of Change

Unpredictable, wild, and free. Bends rules, causes anomalies.

Often unstable, but devastating in battle.

7. Order – The Law of All Things

Imposes structure, control, and absolute logic.

Counters chaos. A world shaped by this will not bend easily.

8. Space – The Infinite Distance

Warps location, opens portals, bends dimensions.

Can fold land, trap enemies in warped zones, or phase through reality.

9. Reality – The Unyielding Truth

Determines what is real — and what isn't.

Can create illusions that become real or deny real things their existence.

10. Dream – The Voice of Imagination

Controls the subconscious, manifests inner worlds.

In the hands of a Dream-wielder, thought becomes power, emotion becomes weapon.

Elemental/Emotional Cryptics (The Inner Forces)

11. Destruction – The Breaking Force

Unstoppable and raw. Shatters worlds, rends armor, reduces everything to ash.

Pure violence incarnate.

12. Creation – The Builder's Grace

Gives form to the formless. Can manifest weapons, creatures, or structures.

Paired with intelligence, this becomes a godlike power.

13. Will – The Flame of Defiance

The power to resist everything—even fate.

Cannot be broken. Powers grow stronger the more the wielder refuses to fall.

14. Mind – The Thought Tyrant

Controls thoughts, memory, perception.

Can crush enemies from within, or bind them in mental prisons.

15. Soul – The True Self

Governs spirit, essence, and identity.

Can protect, bind, or destroy the very nature of someone's existence.

Forbidden / Divine Cryptics (Ultra-Rare/Mythic)

16. Nothingness – The Void Before Creation

Beyond even Void. This erases concepts, laws, and even powers.

Unstable. Dangerous. Nearly impossible to control.

17. Origin – The First Spark

The power from which all others came. To wield this is to rewrite laws themselves.

Unknown if anyone can awaken it.

18. Judgment – The Balance Blade

Measures sin, weighs karma. Delivers perfect justice—no more, no less.

Implacable and unrelenting.

19. Corruption – The Twisted Root

Warps other Cryptic Powers. Makes life rot, makes time loop, makes will shatter.

A parasite law that infects and amplifies darkness.

20. Echo – The Mirror Flame

Copies the power or ability of others, amplifies it, and throws it back.

Dangerous because it turns every battle into a reflection.