The Nexus stood still, bathed in the cosmic light of restored balance, but the silence carried an eerie tension. Nyra, now Infinity, stood at the precipice of something new and unknown, her senses more attuned than ever. Every pulse in the multiverse felt like a distant heartbeat, a signal from something vast and ancient, beckoning her toward a greater destiny.
Kaelen and Zayden, standing by her side, shared her unease but also a newfound resolve.
"We've won the battle, but the war is still out there," Nyra murmured, her voice low but steady, as she gazed into the endless stars.
Kaelen stepped forward, his eyes reflecting the same distant point of light that had captured Nyra's attention. "What is it you're sensing, Nyra? It feels... bigger than anything we've faced."
Zayden shifted beside them, his usual levity replaced with a rare seriousness. "We've fought for realms, against councils, and even reality itself, but something tells me we've just scratched the surface. What else is out there?"
Nyra turned toward them, the glow in her eyes intensifying. "I don't know. But I can feel it—there are others like us, scattered across realities, connected by a force even more powerful than the dimensions themselves."
She paused, closing her eyes. For a brief moment, the entire Nexus hummed with life, responding to her thoughts. As she focused, the symbol reappeared, suspended in the air—a circle encasing a bolt of lightning, pulsing with radiant energy. This time, the light was brighter, stronger, and more insistent.
Kaelen raised an eyebrow, his hand moving to his sword instinctively. "That symbol again... It keeps showing up."
Zayden frowned. "Why do I get the feeling this is about more than just us?"
Nyra's expression was solemn. "Because it is." She reached out to touch the symbol, and as her fingers brushed it, a surge of energy coursed through her, filling her mind with fragmented visions—a world different from their own, people wielding unimaginable powers, a conflict brewing on an unprecedented scale.
And then, a single word echoed through the silence of the Nexus, reverberating in her mind.
"Powers."
Kaelen stepped closer, worry flickering in his eyes. "Nyra, what did you see?"
She opened her eyes, her voice calm but carrying the weight of what she had just experienced. "There's a world out there, far beyond our realms. A world where beings possess powers unlike anything we've encountered. And they're waking up. Something is calling them."
Zayden crossed his arms, his face grim. "So, what do we do? Sit back and wait for whatever this 'Powers' thing is to come crashing down on us?"
Nyra shook her head. "No. We find them before they find us. We need to understand what this means, who they are, and why they're awakening now. If we don't, we could be caught in the middle of something far bigger than us."
Kaelen's grip on his sword tightened. "Then we start searching. But where do we begin?"
Nyra turned her gaze to the skies, her heart pounding with anticipation and a sense of purpose. "We start by following the energy. It's faint, but it's there. It's pulling us toward the source of this power."
Suddenly, the Nexus began to pulse with light, as if responding to her words. The energy intensified, and from the core of the Nexus, a portal began to form—a swirling vortex of colors and light, unlike anything they had seen before.
Zayden stared at it, wide-eyed. "That... doesn't look like any realm we've traveled to."
Nyra stepped toward the portal, her eyes filled with determination. "Because it's not part of the realms. This is something beyond the multiverse. This is where we need to go."
Kaelen and Zayden exchanged glances, then nodded in unison, stepping up beside her. "Together," Kaelen said, his voice steady.
Nyra smiled. "Together."
As they walked toward the portal, the glowing symbol—the circle and the lightning bolt—shimmered one last time before fading into the cosmic ether. But just before it disappeared, a final message appeared, written in glowing letters across the air:
Secret Message:
"The Age of Powers is upon us. In a world beyond the known realms, forces awaken that will shape the destiny of the universe. Seek them before the shadows rise, for the true battle is not for realms, but for the power to shape reality itself. Prepare for what is to come."
Nyra's heart raced as the message dissolved into the air. She knew they were stepping into a new chapter—one that would bring them face-to-face with powers beyond anything they had encountered before.
As the three of them entered the portal, the world around them shifted, reality bending and twisting as they were pulled into the unknown. The last thing Nyra saw before the light consumed them was the distant image of a world crackling with power, where the fate of all existence would be decided.
Epilogue:
The portal closed behind them, and silence fell over the Nexus. But far away, on a distant world, the skies rumbled, and the ground trembled as the first of the Powers awakened. Their eyes opened, and they knew: the Age of Powers had begun.
End of The Gatekeeper of Dimension Realms.
To be continued in...
Age of Powers: The Awakening.
