Cosmic Ruler - Chapter 482

Chapter 482: Fate II
“You saw something, didn’t you?” Nexus asked. His voice was calm, but Aiden could sense the underlying tension.

Aiden didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he lifted the Codex of True Sovereignty and ran a finger across its ancient cover. The knowledge inside was vast—too vast. Even with his Lord of Information authority, it felt like trying to grasp an ocean with bare hands.

He finally spoke.

“The Architect of Fate. I met them.”

Nexus’s eyes narrowed slightly. “And?”

Aiden hesitated, then relayed the conversation—the anomaly, the lack of control fate had over him, and the warning.

By the time he finished, Nexus had pushed off the wall, his usual laid-back demeanor replaced by something more serious.

“So it’s finally happening.”

Aiden’s gaze sharpened. “You knew?”

Nexus sighed, rubbing his temple. “Not exactly. But I suspected.”

Aiden remained silent, waiting.

After a brief pause, Nexus met his eyes. “You’ve been walking a path that defies every established order—mortals, gods, even the Heavens themselves. But the moment you met the Architect of Fate, it confirmed something dangerous.”

Aiden’s fingers curled around the Codex.

“That I’m a threat.”

Nexus nodded. “And not just to fate.”

The air grew heavier.

Aiden understood. If fate itself couldn’t control him, then what about those who relied on fate to maintain their power?

The Gods. The Heaven Inspectors. The beings who shaped the very structure of the cosmos.

He wasn’t just an anomaly.

He was a problem.

Aiden exhaled. “So what now?”

Nexus’s lips curled into a smirk, but there was a dangerous glint in his eyes. “That depends on you, Aiden.”

He stepped closer, voice lowering.

“Are you going to keep running from fate? Or are you going to break it?”

Aiden’s heart pounded.

He had always fought against the chains of destiny, carving his own way forward. But now, he realized—

It wasn’t just his own fate at stake anymore.

It was the entire system.

A slow grin formed on his lips.

“I don’t run.”

A surge of power radiated from him, the Codex of True Sovereignty reacting to his resolve. The chamber trembled slightly, as if the very laws of reality were bending in anticipation.

Nexus chuckled. “Good answer.”

Then, his expression turned serious once more.

“Get ready, Aiden. Because from this moment on—

—you’re no longer just fighting for yourself.”

Aiden’s fingers tightened around the Codex of True Sovereignty, his golden eyes flickering with determination.

“If fate can’t control me, then what happens next?”

Nexus tilted his head, his smirk returning. “Simple. The ones who depend on fate will come for you.”

Aiden’s brows furrowed. “The Heaven Inspectors?”

Nexus let out a short chuckle. “Them? Of course. But they’re just the first wave. There are far worse things in this reality that rely on fate being absolute.”

Aiden’s grip on the Codex tightened. He had already fought a Heaven Inspector and barely survived. If they were just the beginning, then—

“So what’s the play?” Aiden asked, eyes narrowing. “I doubt hiding is an option.”

Nexus shook his head. “It never was.”

He stepped forward, standing face to face with Aiden. “If you want to survive, you need to do more than just resist fate. You need to reshape it.”

Aiden blinked. “Reshape it?”

Nexus smirked. “Fate is a web, Aiden. And right now, you’re a thread that refuses to stay in place. That’s why everything is converging on you.”

He crossed his arms. “But what if instead of resisting the web, you became the one weaving it?”

Aiden’s heart pounded.

Weaving fate itself?

It was an absurd idea. Yet, as he held the Codex of True Sovereignty, he felt a strange resonance with those words.

The book of all dominion. The record of true rulers.

Could it grant him the power to bend fate to his will?

Aiden exhaled slowly, staring down at the ancient tome in his hands.

“How do I start?”

Nexus grinned. “That’s the fun part. You already have the tools.”

He gestured toward Aiden’s chest.

“Your authorities. Your martial spirits. The knowledge in that Codex. Everything you’ve gathered so far—it’s time to put it all together.”

Aiden frowned. “That sounds vague as hell.”

Nexus shrugged. “It is. Because no one’s ever done this before.”

Aiden scoffed, but there was a fire in his eyes now.

“Fine. Then I’ll be the first.”

A spark of power flickered through him, and he felt the Codex of True Sovereignty respond.

Nexus watched him for a moment before nodding. “Good. Because the ones who control fate?”

He turned toward the doorway, his voice carrying a dangerous edge.

“They’re already moving.”

Aiden’s grip on the Codex of True Sovereignty tightened as he felt an invisible weight settle over him.

A subtle shift in the air.

A presence.

“They’re already moving?” Aiden repeated, his tone sharpening.

Nexus gave him a pointed look. “Do you really think the overseers of fate will sit idly by while you tamper with their web?”

Aiden’s eyes narrowed. His Spirit Sense stretched outward, scanning for disturbances.

Nothing.

Not yet.

“Who exactly are they?” Aiden asked.

Nexus smirked. “You’re asking the wrong question.”

He turned toward the door, his fingers tracing invisible symbols in the air.

A moment later, a ripple in space appeared—a fracture in reality itself.

From within, something stirred.

Nexus glanced back at Aiden, his expression unreadable. “The right question is—how much time do we have before they arrive?”

Aiden’s pulse quickened. “And the answer?”

Nexus stepped aside, revealing the shifting void within the fracture.

Beyond it, shadows loomed. Figures. Entities. Something watching.

His voice was calm, but his next words sent a chill down Aiden’s spine.

“We’re already out of time.”

At that instant, the fracture shattered—

And the first of fate’s true enforcers stepped through.

Aiden’s body tensed as the first enforcer emerged.

A tall, hooded figure, draped in flowing robes of ink-black mist, stepped forward. Their presence was suffocating, as if reality itself struggled to accommodate them.

Their face was absent—only a smooth, featureless void resided beneath the hood.

But Aiden could feel them watching him.