Cosmic Ruler - Chapter 517

Chapter 517: Fate XXXVI
And that made it all the more exciting.

No gods. No Elders. No rules. No limits.

This is exactly where I want to be.

The light in the distance pulsed, growing brighter as he approached.

It wasn’t just a destination.

It was a presence.

Something waiting for him.

Aiden grinned.

“Let’s see what’s next.”

And then—

The light engulfed him.

—𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘖𝘔—!

A New Reality

When Aiden opened his eyes, he was somewhere else.

No stars.

No void.

No realms.

Just an endless expanse of white.

Pure. Unshaped.

A place where nothing had yet been written.

Aiden exhaled, golden energy flickering around him.

So, this is it?

A reality that hasn’t even been created yet?

A blank slate?

His hands curled into fists.

He could feel it.

This wasn’t just an empty space.

It was waiting.

For him.

To shape it.

To define it.

To create it.

Aiden’s grin widened.

“Alright.”

“Let’s make something interesting.”

And then—

For the first time in all of existence—

Something new was born.

Aiden stood at the center of nothingness.

A place with no past, no future, no fate.

A realm that had never existed before this moment.

And now, it was his.

Not as a ruler.

Not as a god.

Not as a force bound by anything that came before.

But as a creator.

Aiden raised his hand, golden energy crackling.

Everything in existence had rules.

Even the Nameless Throne followed some kind of logic.

But here?

Nothing is set. Nothing is written.

He could feel the limitless potential stretching around him, waiting for a single choice to shape it.

A world?

A universe?

A concept that had never been imagined?

He could create anything.

And that made him grin.

“Alright.”

“Let’s have some fun.”

The First Creation

Aiden clenched his fist—

And the void responded.

Light exploded outward, forming the first spark of something real.

Not an imitation.

Not an extension of the old world.

Not a copy of what already existed.

Something truly new.

A golden sun ignited above him, casting light across the once-empty void.

But Aiden wasn’t done.

With a wave of his hand, the first land took form.

Not just a planet.

A foundation.

A place where things could begin.

The ground solidified beneath his feet, stretching outward, endless and untamed.

Aiden exhaled, rolling his shoulders.

“Alright. Now we’re getting somewhere.”

The Universe Awakens

The space around him shuddered.

Because this wasn’t just a world.

It was the first world of a new reality.

The ripples of Aiden’s creation spread outward, forming stars, skies, and possibilities.

And then—

Something stirred.

Not a god.

Not an Elder.

Not an old force from the past.

Something born from this new world.

The first being of a reality untouched by fate.

A figure began to take shape before Aiden.

Not as an enemy.

Not as a servant.

But as the first of the new era.

Aiden grinned.

“Looks like I’ve got company.”

The journey was far from over.

It was just beginning.

Because Aiden hadn’t just left existence behind.

He had just created something greater.

The newly formed reality trembled, its very essence stabilizing for the first time.

Aiden stood at the center of it all, golden energy flickering in his palm.

The world beneath his feet was solid now.

The sky above stretched endlessly.

The stars burned with their first light.

And before him—

Something stirred.

The first being of this new existence.

The Firstborn of a New Reality

The figure took shape slowly, its form shifting, stabilizing, becoming real.

Unlike the Elders of the previous world—

Unlike the gods, rulers, and ancient forces Aiden had encountered before—

This being had no history.

No past.

No expectations.

No fate.

It was born from the very essence of Aiden’s creation.

And as its body solidified, its eyes opened.

They were not like Aiden’s golden flames.

They were voidless. Empty. A canvas yet to be filled.

The Firstborn looked at Aiden.

It did not bow.

It did not speak.

It simply existed.

And then—

It mirrored him.

Aiden raised an eyebrow.

“Huh. You’re watching me, aren’t you?”

The Firstborn did not answer.

Instead—it copied his stance.

A perfect mimicry.

Aiden’s grin widened.

“So, you don’t know what you are yet.”

“You’re waiting for me to decide?”

That made sense.

This was a new world.

And this was the first life to emerge in it.

Without fate to guide it.

Without rules to define it.

It was waiting for direction.

Aiden exhaled, golden energy swirling around him.

“Then let’s find out what you can become.”

The First Battle in a New World

Aiden lowered his stance.

The Firstborn did the same.

A spark flashed in its empty eyes.

Not emotion.

Not awareness.

Just instinct.

You want to learn?

Then let’s do this the fun way.

Aiden moved first.

His fist shot forward, golden energy crackling as he aimed a simple, testing strike.

The Firstborn reacted immediately.

It moved the exact same way.

—𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒—!

The two collided, their raw forces cancelling each other out.

Aiden’s grin widened.

“Alright. Looks like you’re a fast learner.”

And then—

The Firstborn attacked.

Not as a reflection.

Not as a mere copy.

It adjusted. Adapted.

For the first time, it chose a movement that Aiden hadn’t made first.

And that was when he knew—

This was more than just a copy.

This was the beginning of something truly new.

Aiden dodged, countered, struck back—

And the Firstborn met him head-on.

Their battle shook the newly-formed ground, sending ripples through the still-developing reality.

A clash between the one who created this world—

And the first being to ever be born in it.

Aiden grinned, eyes burning.

“This just got interesting.”

The Firstborn didn’t answer.

It just kept fighting.

The battle raged across the newborn land, shaking the foundations of reality itself.

Aiden and the Firstborn clashed again and again, their strikes sending waves of golden energy and raw, undefined force rippling across existence.

This wasn’t just a fight.

This was a test.