WARRIOR OF LIBERATION

"You want to unchain the world?

Then break the gods who forged it."

— Voice of the First Flame

📍 Location: High Above — Sky Empire Capital, Judgment Spire

A circle of black-throned figures sat in silence.

Flame screens floated before each of them, showing the same name:

SEI

Mythic Class: Ashbound Vagrant

Suppression Failed. Soulbinder Failed. Pretender Failed.

A judge raised her hand.

"The boy must not reach the Core Ring."

Another whispered:

"He speaks. And people burn the flags themselves."

A final voice — deep, ageless — growled from the central throne:

"Then bring down what made those flags sacred."

📍 Location: Sector D – Lower Skygate Ruins

Sei sat alone, sharpening his focus as his flames flickered between his knuckles.

The Echo of the First Flame's voice still lingered faintly in his system.

"You've broken chains. But soon, you'll face what made them."

Mina approached quietly.

"Another flare from District 9. Liberation banners this time."

Sei nodded.

"Too fast. That many people don't rally this fast without someone behind it."

Then the sky cracked.

BOOOOOOOM!!!

A thunderous impact shattered clouds above Sector D.

Something descended.

Not flying.

Falling.

Flame pillars exploded outward.

Buildings collapsed from the pressure alone.

And from the crater rose a figure.

Not massive.

Not armored.

Just… wrong.

Pale. Burned. Glowing veins. Robes of chainmail etched with divine marks.

A brand over its heart — a six-pointed flame, inverted.

And its eyes were empty sockets, yet still glowing like a dying star.

ENTITY IDENTIFIED: "REVENANT-DEITY 0001: KALDRAX"

Designation: God-Killer Class | Type: Chained Flamegod (Revived)

Level: ???

Status: Bound by Empire's Divine Seal

Kill Count: 19 Rebellion Cores, 3 Mythics, 1 World Flame

Mina's system screamed.

"That's a GOD. That's a REAL GOD."

Sei didn't move.

But his flame flared automatically.

Soul-Sovereign Trait Reacting

Oppressor Signature: MAXIMUM

Liberation Chance: 0.01%

The god opened its mouth—

No words.

Only a sound that made the sky bleed.

And then it moved.

🔥 BATTLE ENGAGED: Sei vs. Kaldrax the Broken Flamegod 🔥

Sei dodged the first blow—barely.

A single punch cratered the block behind him.

His soulflame dimmed — just from contact with the god's aura.

Mina tried to assist—

A flame pulse burst toward Kaldrax—

It passed through him.

No effect.

WARNING: Deity Fire Immunity – Lesser Flame sources absorbed

Support Nullified

Kaldrax raised one arm—

A blade of soulmetal formed.

Chains wrapped around it.

A voice echoed — not from him, but from the Empire:

"This one cannot be unchained."

"You burn, or you break."

Sei wiped blood from his mouth.

His flames flickered low.

But his eyes were brighter than ever.

He raised both hands.

"Then let me show you…"

"…what happens when a chain tries to hold the sun."

🔥 MYTHIC IGNITION: MEMORY FLARE – FULL RELEASE! 🔥

Sei's flames turned silver-blue, then white, then clear — like heat waves over broken mirrors.

Behind him, flame-tinted echoes of every soul he'd ever liberated appeared, like shadows.

Kaldrax lunged.

Their fists met.

BOOOOOM!!!!

The world split at the seams.

Light. Fire. Memory. Impact.

Then—

Silence.

Kaldrax staggered back.

His blade — cracked.

For the first time… he hesitated.

Sei stood, barely breathing.

But smiling.

"Still here."

Memory Flare overloaded: Soul Exhaustion – 78%

Liberation Surge accumulating…

New System Prompt: FLAME ASCENT – Ready

But then—

Kaldrax laughed.

A low, inhuman sound.

And behind him—

Six more divine flamechains dropped from the sky.

TO BE CONTINUED…

🔥 Chapter 20 Tease: The War of Chains Begins

The Empire isn't sending soldiers anymore.

They're sending gods — one for each rebellion flame.

But the first cracks have appeared… and the Flame of Freedom just might become a wildfire.