Chapter 72:

The Apex of the Glitch

ATHOMIS - A HACKER'S JORNEY INTO ANOTHER WORLD


The cosmic void, a tomb of shattered worlds, pulsed with energy defying ATHOMIS’s laws. Pixelated cubes—fragments of Valthar, Celestara, Eldoria, Ironforge, and the Desolate Continent—orbited in glitched chaos, colliding and exploding into data cascades dissolving in darkness. The last silver moon, cracked and flickering in the infinite horizon, teetered on collapse, its faint light swallowed by black rifts tearing the spatial sky. Void lightning sliced the scene, and the thin air crackled with glitched electricity, saturated by a clash rewriting reality. Athos, his glitched armor blazing like a digital supernova, wielded the Primordial Chaos Blade, amplified by attributes boosted trillions of times (1,000,000,000,000x), his aura warping space into blue pixel vortices (010101). Error, the true Corruptor, in his black crystalline form with pulsing red runes, corrupted data wings, and black hole eyes, was an entity embodying the system’s chaos. The battle reached its apex, a symphony of cosmic destruction where each strike shook the void like ATHOMIS’s final code screaming.Athos, now stronger, moved with space-bending speed, his mind sharp as flawless code: He’s the supreme error… but I’m the glitch that annihilates him. His interface flashed: System Hacker: Attributes Amplified — 1,000,000,000,000x — Transcended Mode. He unleashed Infinite Singularity Slash, a glitched energy wave tearing the void, fragmenting pixel cubes into data explosions. The Primordial Chaos Blade, glowing with purple runes, sliced space in arcs warping distant stars. Error tried defending with Primordial Void Blade, his black crystalline sword blocking, but Athos’s force was overwhelming. The strike hit Error dead-on, cracking his crystalline armor and releasing an explosion of red runes dissipating in the void. He’s faltering, Athos thought, his interface confirming: Enemy Damage: 20% — Weakness Detected. Error, for the first time, went defensive, his corrupted data wings flapping frantically to retreat, as black rifts widened around him.Athos intensified, channeling more power. He summoned Absolute Data Maelstrom, a glitched energy vortex engulfing floating debris, turning pixel cubes into blue pixel cascades (010101). The vortex struck Error’s chest, further fragmenting his crystalline armor, red runes exploding like digital blood. I’m the hack rewriting the system, Athos thought, his Tear of Eryndor pulsing with violet light warping space. Error, his black hole eyes blazing with fury, countered with Eternal Chaos Tempest, a rain of black orbs exploding into miniature black holes, swallowing realm fragments. Athos dodged with Transcended Quantum Leap, his form flickering in pixel bursts, but Error’s pressure remained formidable, forcing him to recalculate each move.Error, now cornered, unleashed a red darkness aura warping the void, pushing Athos back with force shaking the scene. You can’t stop me, Error thought, his voice a distorted echo in Athos’s mind. With a snap of his fingers, Error summoned Corrupted Core Vortex, a massive black hole emerging in the void’s center, its gravity sucking pixel cubes, realm debris, and the last silver moon’s light. The black hole’s force engulfed Athos dead-on, pulling him into an abyss of absolute darkness. I see nothing… I can’t move, Athos thought, his interface flickering erratically: Integrity: 60% — Gravitational Collapse Detected. The void crushed him, an overwhelming weight threatening to erase his existence. He saw only darkness, the suffocating silence of a collapsed system.But Athos refused to yield. I’m the glitch that breaks the impossible, he thought, channeling power beyond comprehension. His interface glitched, numbers replaced by symbols: Attributes Amplified — ??????? — Limits Transcended. No numbers were visible, reflecting an absurd power level. A glitched aura exploded around him, warping the black hole into blue pixel vortices (010101), each fragment glowing with infinite energy. With a gesture, Athos extended his palm, grasping the black hole as a tangible orb. The colossal gravity yielded, the black hole shrinking to a pulsing miniature in his hand, a compressed darkness orb. Time to return the gift, Athos thought, a manic glint in his violet eyes. With a flick, he launched the miniaturized black hole at Error, its speed so immense space folded around it.The black hole struck Error dead-on, exploding in a black and red energy wave cracking his crystalline armor, red runes shattering into fragments dissolving in the void. Error staggered, his corrupted data wings trembling, as his invisible interface seemed to scream: Critical Damage: 40%. The impact created a shockwave pulverizing pixel cubes, widening black rifts, and making the last silver moon waver, nearly collapsing. He felt that… but it’s not over, Athos thought, his glitched armor blazing, the Tear of Eryndor pulsing like a digital heart. Error, his black hole eyes burning with fury, stabilized in the void, his crystalline armor slowly regenerating. The clash, now beyond conceivable levels, was far from over.

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