Chapter 106: Chapter 106 - The Survivor From the First Empire

Chapter 106 — The Survivor From the First Empire

The throne world entered full emergency lockdown.

Synchronization alarms echoed across ancient cities while orbital defense fleets surrounded the black empire vessel hanging silently above the planet.

Thousands of warships aimed synchronization weapons directly at it.

Watcher defense formations activated.

Vanguard fleets moved into combat positions.

Even the throne guardians throughout the planet awakened simultaneously.

Honestly?

The atmosphere became terrifying very quickly.

Interesting.

Very interesting.

The ancient ship drifted quietly in orbit while damaged synchronization pathways flickered weakly across its black metallic hull.

Massive fractures covered the vessel from bow to stern.

Entire sections looked partially consumed by void corruption.

And yet—

it still moved.

Barely.

The emergency signal continued repeating softly through synchronization space.

"...Help..."

The voice sounded exhausted.

Broken.

Lonely.

Interesting.

Very human.

Inside the central command chamber, the galaxy-wide strategy meeting transformed into an emergency military briefing almost instantly.

Holographic scans of the empire vessel filled the enormous room while officers shouted orders across synchronization channels nonstop.

"Outer orbital shields stable!"

"No detected Devourer signatures nearby!"

"Scanning for hidden void entities!"

Honestly?

Everyone looked one bad report away from collapsing emotionally.

Fair.

Kaiser entered the chamber alongside Elena while Astra expanded tactical overlays throughout the room rapidly.

The moment he arrived—

the atmosphere shifted slightly.

Interesting.

Very exhausting for him probably.

Admiral Veyron immediately pointed toward the ancient vessel projection.

"The ship emerged directly through a void fracture."

His silver eyes narrowed sharply.

"That should be impossible."

Seraphina nodded quietly.

"Nothing survives prolonged void exposure without corruption."

The projection zoomed inward afterward.

Ancient empire symbols covered the damaged ship.

Most were broken beyond recognition.

But one emblem remained visible near the center hull.

A silver crown surrounded by synchronization stars.

Interesting.

Very interesting.

Astraea appeared beside the projection silently.

Then froze.

Interesting reaction.

Very important.

"...That insignia..."

The chamber looked toward her immediately.

Astraea slowly stepped closer toward the projection.

Her ancient expression softened slightly afterward.

"It belonged to the royal escort fleet."

Silence spread throughout the room.

Interesting.

Very terrifyingly important.

Elena frowned slightly.

"...Royal escort."

Astraea’s voice became quieter.

"The ships protecting Caelion’s family during the collapse."

The command chamber became completely silent.

Honestly?

That changed everything.

Kaiser slowly crossed his arms.

"You think someone important survived."

Astraea remained silent briefly.

Then softly answered—

"...Maybe."

Interesting.

Very emotional answer.

The emergency transmission echoed again throughout the chamber.

Weaker this time.

"...Please..."

The synchronization signal distorted violently.

"...they’re coming..."

The chamber atmosphere immediately darkened again.

Interesting.

Very concerning.

Astra processed the signal rapidly.

"Void resonance detected within transmission."

Admiral Veyron immediately activated combat overlays.

"Prepare orbital engagement protocols."

Several officers looked uneasy instantly.

"You think the ship is infected?"

"We don’t know," Veyron answered sharply. "Which is exactly the problem."

Fair honestly.

The ancient vessel suddenly moved slightly in orbit afterward.

Every fleet throughout the throne world locked weapons instantly.

Synchronization cannons illuminated space blue.

The damaged empire ship slowly turned toward the planet.

Then—

its shields collapsed completely.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The entire vessel cracked apart violently.

The command chamber froze.

Massive sections of the ship drifted away into orbit while synchronization fires spread throughout the ancient hull.

And from inside the wreckage—

something launched.

Fast.

Way too fast.

The throne-world fleets reacted immediately.

"Unknown object approaching atmosphere!"

"Intercept trajectories active!"

The object crashed directly through orbital synchronization layers before anyone fully identified it.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Blue synchronization lightning exploded across the sky over the throne district.

The object slammed directly into the central synchronization plaza outside the command hall.

The entire throne world shook.

Interesting.

Very dramatic entrance.

Kaiser immediately moved.

Elena followed beside him instantly while Vanguard soldiers and throne guardians flooded toward the impact site.

The synchronization plaza outside the command district filled with smoke and glowing debris beneath flashing emergency lights.

Ancient silver stone cracked apart everywhere.

And at the center of the crater—

someone stood.

Silence spread across the plaza instantly.

Interesting.

Very interesting.

Honestly?

The figure looked barely alive.

Ancient black synchronization armor covered most of their body, but massive sections were broken or corrupted by dark void scars.

Long silver hair drifted softly around them beneath the synchronization smoke.

And one glowing golden eye slowly opened.

The other remained closed beneath blood and cracked synchronization marks.

A woman.

Young-looking.

But carrying the exhaustion of someone who survived impossible things.

Interesting.

Very important.

The throne guardians immediately surrounded the crater.

Weapons raised.

Synchronization barriers activated.

But the woman ignored all of them completely.

Instead—

she looked directly at Kaiser.

And the moment her golden eye focused on him—

she collapsed.

Interesting.

Very dramatic.

Kaiser reacted instantly before she hit the ground.

SYNC STEP.

Blue lightning flashed.

He caught her carefully just before impact.

The synchronization plaza became silent afterward.

Honestly?

Very cinematic image.

The mysterious woman weakly grabbed the front of Kaiser’s coat with trembling fingers.

Her breathing sounded uneven.

Painful.

Then softly whispered—

"...You really awakened the final throne..."

The synchronization pathways around the plaza flickered strangely afterward.

Astraea slowly stepped closer toward the crater.

And for the first time since awakening on the throne world—

the ancient throne keeper looked emotional.

Interesting.

Very important.

"...Lyssara."

The wounded woman’s remaining golden eye widened slightly.

"Astraea..."

Silence spread softly across the plaza.

Interesting.

Very emotional reunion.

Elena immediately looked between them suspiciously.

"...You know her."

Astraea nodded slowly.

Her voice almost sounded fragile afterward.

"She was..."

A brief pause.

"...the last princess of the first empire."

Absolute silence.

The synchronization plaza froze completely.

Even the throne guardians paused.

Interesting.

Terrifyingly important.

One Vanguard officer whispered weakly—

"...Princess?"

Lyssara tried speaking again, but violently coughed instead.

Dark synchronization corruption spread briefly across the broken armor around her chest.

The nearby throne guardians immediately raised weapons again.

Astra’s voice sharpened instantly.

"Void contamination detected."

The atmosphere changed immediately.

Vanguard soldiers activated synchronization restraints.

Several commanders stepped backward instinctively.

Because honestly?

Void contamination inside the throne world itself sounded unbelievably dangerous.

Interesting.

Very terrifyingly interesting.

But Lyssara ignored the reactions completely.

She kept staring toward Kaiser weakly.

Then softly said—

"...Caelion sent me..."

The command plaza fell silent again.

Kaiser slowly narrowed his eyes slightly.

"What happened."

Lyssara’s golden eye trembled faintly afterward.

And for one horrifying moment—

pure fear crossed her expression.

Interesting.

Very important.

"The Sovereign breached the outer empire."

Silence.

Absolute silence.

Lyssara weakly gripped Kaiser’s coat tighter afterward.

"The ancient fleets are falling..."

Her voice nearly broke.

"...and the First Monarch is dying."

The entire plaza froze.

Interesting.

Terrifyingly important.

Elena’s expression sharpened instantly.

"What."

Lyssara’s synchronization armor flickered weakly while void scars spread slightly further across her body.

Astra immediately began scanning corruption levels.

"Contamination increasing."

But nobody moved.

Nobody interrupted.

Because honestly?

The galaxy just heard the worst possible news.

The First Monarch—the man holding back the void for thousands of years—was losing.

Lyssara weakly tried standing again.

Kaiser carefully supported her automatically.

Interesting.

Very natural reaction.

The princess looked toward the synchronization skies above the throne world quietly.

Then whispered—

"The empire can’t survive another breach."

Her golden eye lowered slightly afterward.

"...We’re out of time."

Silence spread through the plaza.

Then suddenly—

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The sky cracked.

Every person throughout the throne district immediately looked upward.

A massive void fracture opened directly above orbital space.

The fleets instantly entered combat formation again.

Synchronization cannons illuminated the darkness.

But this fracture looked different.

Larger.

Much larger.

Interesting.

Very terrifyingly interesting.

The void itself seemed unstable around it.

Like something enormous struggled forcing its way through.

The synchronization pathways across the throne world flickered violently afterward.

Astra’s voice echoed sharply through emergency channels.

"Extreme void pressure detected!"

The fracture widened.

And then—

a gigantic skeletal hand emerged.

The entire throne world froze.

Honestly?

The thing looked absurdly massive.

Larger than cities.

Larger than orbital fleets.

Black emptiness spread around the gigantic hand while synchronization pathways collapsed instantly near it.

The Void Sovereign found the throne world.

Interesting.

Terrifyingly important.

Panic spread throughout the orbital fleets immediately.

"All combat groups engage!"

Synchronization cannons fired.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Blue synchronization beams slammed directly into the skeletal hand.

The void shattered violently.

But the hand kept moving.

Interesting.

Very bad sign.

Lyssara’s expression changed instantly.

"...No."

Her voice sounded genuinely terrified afterward.

"The Sovereign shouldn’t be this close already."

Kaiser slowly looked upward toward the gigantic hand forcing itself through the fracture.

The Human Network trembled faintly around the galaxy.

Fear spread.

But something else spread too.

Determination.

Interesting.

Very human.

The synchronization pathways throughout the throne world glowed brighter afterward instead of collapsing.

People across the galaxy watched the throne world through synchronization broadcasts now.

Entire civilizations held their breath simultaneously.

And somewhere deep within the Human Network—

Kaiser felt it.

Not dependence.

Trust.

Interesting.

Very important difference.

The gigantic skeletal hand forced itself further through the fracture afterward.

A second hand appeared.

Then massive glowing eyes opened inside the darkness beyond the void breach.

The Void Sovereign looked directly at the throne world.

Interesting.

Terrifyingly interesting.

The ancient entity’s voice echoed across synchronization space softly.

"THE FINAL THRONE GATHERS ITS LIGHT."

The throne world shook violently.

"GOOD."

Silence spread.

Then—

"IT WILL MAKE THE END BRIGHTER."

Interesting.

Very evil sentence honestly.

The orbital fleets continued firing desperately while synchronization storms exploded across space.

But the Sovereign kept emerging slowly from the fracture anyway.

And everyone understood something horrifying.

The war wasn’t approaching anymore.

It had arrived.

Directly at the throne world itself.

Interesting.

Terrifyingly important.

Then suddenly—

Lyssara grabbed Kaiser’s arm tightly.

Her remaining golden eye locked onto him desperately.

"You can’t fight it here."

Kaiser looked toward her sharply.

"What."

The princess struggled breathing afterward.

"Every throne-world synchronization pathway connects through the Heart Core."

Her voice shook slightly.

"If the Sovereign corrupts this world..."

Silence spread instantly.

Astra immediately processed the implications.

Then her hologram flickered sharply.

"Warning. Potential network-wide synchronization collapse scenario detected."

The command plaza became deathly silent.

Interesting.

Very terrifyingly important.

If the throne world fell—

the Human Network itself might collapse with it.

Exactly like the first empire.

The Void Sovereign slowly emerged further through the fracture above them afterward while entire orbital sectors darkened around its form.

The throne world prepared for war.

And for the first time since becoming monarch—

Kaiser finally realized something terrifying.

The final battle might begin much sooner than anyone expected.