Chapter 66 – Eclipse Rising: Duel with the Moonblade

The Moon of Ruin hovered in the void like a scar across the stars, bathed in a pale, silver glow. Dead silence blanketed its surface… except for the quiet hum of a blade slicing the air in perfect arcs.

Kael, the Sword Eclipse, moved like a ghost through the ruins. Every strike of his blade carved trails through gravity itself, altering the flow of space around him.

And then—he stopped.

A ripple. A tremor. A presence.

Ren stepped onto the moon’s cracked surface, the Void Monarch System pulsing within him.

“Kael,” Ren called out. “I need your blade.”

The swordsman turned slowly, one eye glowing like a dying star.

“You want my blade? Prove you deserve to stand beneath its shadow.”

The duel began.

Kael moved like a meteor, his strikes silent but devastating. Ren countered with Void Step, slipping through space to dodge. But Kael’s blade didn’t just cut flesh—it severed concepts. Momentum. Direction. Even time.

Ren was driven to his knees, blood trailing from his mouth.

[System Warning: Dimensional Stability Failing.]

Kael stood over him, unimpressed.

“You fight with desperation. But desperation is not dominance.”

Ren’s fingers clenched into the moon’s dust.

“I’m not here to dominate. I’m here to rebuild a broken world.”

The Void around him flared. Shadows wrapped around his arms like tendrils, and a second blade—formed from pure Void essence—solidified in his grip.

[Skill Unlocked: Eclipse Veil – Dual Wield Phase Initiated.]

Ren launched forward, this time matching Kael’s strikes, creating aftershocks with every clash. The moon beneath them cracked. Stars blinked. For a brief moment, Ren’s blade caught Kael’s mid-air.

“Good,” Kael whispered, smirking. “You might just be worth it.”

With a final clash, Kael leapt back and sheathed his sword.

“You’ve got heart, Void Monarch. I’m in.”

[Project Nova – Member Recruited: Kael, the Sword Eclipse]

Next: Chapter 67 – Timestream Gambit: Into Sylvaen’s Domain