Location Update:
Vault Sigma-Null — Warped Judicium Instance
The world twisted.
Where once stood the underground Vault, there now loomed a cosmic courtroom.
Skies replaced with parchment etched in divine runes.
Pillars of law rose high, circling a single obsidian arena.
Floating holograms of the Spiral's ancient rules flickered overhead, breaking apart like shattered commandments.
And in the center stood Dælos, cloaked in justice.
And Yuto, wrapped in threads—and Seraphiel's shadow.
[System Override: Duel Format Initiated]
→ Judgment Duel: One-on-One System Authority Match
→ All outside interference locked.
→ Win Condition: Deconstruct enemy logic structure or force surrender.
[Caution: Losing results in total existence erasure.]
Nyx's voice echoed in his head.
[Reminder: You do not fight with raw power. You fight with contradiction.]
"So I have to out-logic a divine AI courtroom executioner. Fantastic."
■ Round One: Premise
Dælos raised its gavel.
A golden rule formed in the air.
LAW: All anomalies are to be erased for the preservation of Spiral Order.
"I invoke precedent: Article 001 of Spiral Purity."
With that decree, it nullified all of Yuto's passive skills.
His speed dropped. His durability fractured. Even his silk threads loosened.
"You're not even fighting fair!" he shouted.
"Justice does not require fairness," Dælos intoned.
Yuto grinned through the pain.
"Then I'll cheat with truth."
He raised his hand—and cast a custom-coded skill he had no right to use.
[Skill Unlocked: Contradiction Thread – Premise Inversion]
→ Allows one-time reversal of any absolute logic by introducing existential contradiction.
He took a deep breath.
"LAW: All anomalies are to be erased…"
"Counter-LAW: Without anomalies, evolution stagnates."
The courtroom shuddered.
The golden law cracked—fractured by its own denial.
Dælos paused, recalculating.
[Counter-Premise Logged: Acceptable. Proceed to next stage.]
■ Round Two: Evidence
Dozens of phantoms rose.
Visions of Yuto's past. His death by Truck-kun. His pathetic rebirth as a worm.
His failures. His fear. His rage.
Each a piece of "evidence" meant to prove he was unworthy.
Dælos spoke calmly.
"You hold no rightful strength. All you've done is leech from Seraphiel's legacy."
"Then let me speak on behalf of parasites everywhere."
He summoned a mental image—
—The Hollow Kin fighting back.
—The stitched beastkin's final grin.
—The little girl with the broken horn, laughing as the webs caught her fall.
"My proof?" he roared.
"I changed the world around me. Not by power. By survival."
A ripple surged through the arena.
[Emotional Logic Anchored]
→ +1 Resistance to Causality Collapse
→ +5 Thread Density
Dælos cracked for the first time.
A second law unraveled.
■ Final Round: Verdict
The Warden began to chant in binary—a final judgment, backed by Spiral Authority itself.
"You are incompatible with this world. You will destabilize everything."
Chains wrapped around Yuto, time itself slowing.
But Seraphiel whispered.
"Then become incompatible with the Spiral. Become its error."
He activated the Thronebreaker's Aegis, layered it with Rewrite Pulse, and screamed:
"I REJECT YOUR LAW!"
Reality bent.
The courtroom shattered.
Dælos was struck in the chest, its chains turning into ash, its form beginning to disassemble.
"This… shouldn't… be…"
"Guess what?" Yuto said, bleeding from every pore.
"I'm the Final Boss."
And with a final thread-lash, he overwrote the verdict.
■ Duel Ended
[System Message: Duel Complete – Winner: Anomaly Yuto]
[System Warning: Spiral Authority Fracture at 12%]
[Dælos: Exiled from Active Logic Threads]
As the courtroom dissolved into threads of light, Yuto stood alone.
The Vault below repaired itself slowly.
The Hollow Kin were safe—for now.
But in the back of his mind, something stirred.
Seraphiel.
Her thoughts were getting louder.
And something far above—beyond even the Spiral—had noticed the breach.