Cosmic Ruler - Chapter 507

Chapter 507: Fate XXVI
The Gathering of the Eternal Council

The moment Aiden entered the city, figures materialized before him.

A group of twelve beings, each more imposing than the last, appeared in a perfect semi-circle around him.

Their presence was absolute.

Powerful.

Not oppressive, not hostile—but undeniable.

One of them stepped forward.

This being was different.

It was taller, cloaked in flowing threads of midnight and starlight. Its face remained obscured, but its presence was so overwhelming that Aiden immediately knew—this one was important.

And when it spoke, its voice was layered, as if a thousand beings spoke in unison.

“You are not the one we expected.”

Aiden grinned.

“Yeah? Well, I wasn’t expecting this either.”

The figure tilted its head.

“Tell us, outsider—”

“By what right do you stand here?”

Aiden rolled his shoulders, his golden aura flickering around him.

“By my own.”

The twelve figures stirred.

For the first time, something shifted in the air.

And then—

The ground trembled.

Not in hostility.

Not in danger.

But in acknowledgment.

Aiden’s presence was being recognized.

Whatever this place is…

It’s testing me.

And Aiden?

He was ready.

He took another step forward.

“Now—”

“How about you tell me what this place really is?”

The twelve beings looked at one another.

And then, at last—one of them answered.

“Welcome to the Eternal City.”

“The Throne of the Unwritten.”

“The Seat of Those Who Ascend Beyond the Divine.”

Aiden’s smirk widened.

“Now we’re talking.”

Aiden stood tall, his golden aura flickering as the twelve beings of the Eternal Council regarded him with silent intensity.

The Throne of the Unwritten?

The Seat of Those Who Ascend Beyond the Divine?

He had climbed the Divine Ladder, broken fate, and shattered all limits.

But now?

He was standing in a place that shouldn’t exist.

A place beyond gods, beyond fate, beyond reality itself.

A place waiting for someone to claim it.

One of the twelve stepped forward.

This one’s form was more defined, draped in flowing robes of shifting starlight and void energy. Its face was still obscured, but its voice carried a weight that resonated through the very fabric of the city.

“You have stepped into the Eternal City.”

“A place beyond the reach of mortals, gods, and even fate itself.”

Aiden crossed his arms.

“Yeah? And why am I here?”

The being paused.

Then, it raised a hand—

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

The sky split apart.

And suddenly—

Aiden saw them.

The Unwritten Thrones

Far above the city, suspended in an endless void of shifting stars—

There were twelve thrones.

Each one was massive, forged from materials that defied description.

Some burned with celestial fire.

Some pulsed with an energy that felt older than time itself.

Some were wrapped in shadows so deep they seemed to consume light itself.

But one thing was clear—

Every single throne was empty.

Aiden’s eyes flickered.

Twelve thrones.

Twelve beings standing before me.

And yet… none of them are sitting on those thrones.

The robed being spoke again.

“This city was once ruled by those who surpassed the Divine.”

“But the Thrones of the Unwritten have remained vacant for eons.”

“Those who seek them must prove they are worthy.”

Aiden grinned.

“Is that what this is?”

“You’re testing me to see if I get a throne?”

The being paused.

Then—

It lowered its hand.

The sky sealed itself once more, and the thrones vanished from sight.

“You misunderstand, outsider.”

“We are not testing you.”

“We are testing if you belong here at all.”

Aiden felt it before he saw it.

—𝘍𝘞𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘚𝘏—!

The twelve beings moved simultaneously, their forms shifting, twisting.

The air itself ignited, warping as energy older than reality itself condensed.

Aiden tensed.

They’re serious.

One of the beings, now wielding a spear forged from collapsing stars, pointed its weapon at him.

“If you cannot withstand the weight of this city, then you are not worthy to even walk its streets.”

Aiden grinned, cracking his knuckles.

“Heh.”

“Then come on. Let’s see if you can make me leave.”

The entire Eternal City trembled as the Twelve Elders of the Council unleashed their power at once.

Aiden grinned, his golden aura flaring as he faced twelve beings who had long surpassed gods.

They said I don’t belong here?

Guess I’ll just have to prove them wrong.

The first elder moved.

A figure draped in a cloak of shifting stars raised its spear—

—𝘍𝘞𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘚𝘏—!

A single thrust collapsed the space between them, a strike that should have erased Aiden from existence.

But Aiden?

He sidestepped.

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!

His counterpunch tore through the spear’s path, shattering the laws of distance itself.

The Elder hesitated.

Aiden grinned.

“What’s wrong?”

“Not used to someone breaking the rules?”

The second Elder attacked—

A being woven from pure time, wielding a blade that cut through past, present, and future simultaneously.

“You cannot evade me.”

Aiden felt it.

His future had already been severed.

His past erased.

The moment the blade touched him, it would be as if he had never existed at all.

A perfect attack.

But—

Aiden smirked.

“Nice trick.”

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

His golden energy condensed, and in a single move—

He rewrote the outcome.

The Elder’s attack never happened.

The future in which Aiden was erased? Gone.

The moment in which the Elder struck? Never existed.

And for the first time in countless eons—

The Council staggered.

Aiden rolled his shoulders.

“You’re strong.”

“But I didn’t climb all this way just to be erased by old men afraid of change.”

The air vibrated.

The Elders of the Eternal City—beings who had never been challenged in untold ages—

Felt something new.

Something impossible.

Doubt.

And Aiden?

He charged forward.

“Now sit down and watch.”

“I’ll show you why I belong here.”

Aiden launched forward, his golden aura igniting the sky as he clashed against the Elders of the Eternal City.

The air cracked, space twisted, and entire laws of existence unraveled beneath the weight of their battle.

Twelve against one.

But Aiden?

He grinned.

They think I don’t belong here?

Then let’s see who falls first.

The First Elder—The Spear of Constellations

The first Elder attacked again, his spear of collapsing stars extending across infinity, aiming to skewer Aiden through time itself.

—𝘍𝘞𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘚𝘏—!

Aiden twisted his body, weaving past the thrust, and in a single instant—

He caught the spear.

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!

The cosmic weapon shattered.

The Elder staggered, disoriented.

Aiden smirked.

“That’s one.”

The Second Elder—The Time Blade

The second Elder, the master of time, swung his blade of temporal severance once more, aiming to erase Aiden’s very existence from the fabric of reality.

“No being can defy time itself!”

Aiden laughed.

“Then let me be the first.”

Instead of dodging—he stepped forward.

And caught the blade with his bare hand.

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘔—!