After the Creator Fell

Chapter 15 — After the Creator FellAs Ren fell from the sky, his body vanished beneath the oceans of Kemora, sinking into the endless darkness below.The sea closed over him.Far above, Omega stood in silence. With the aid of the shadow beside him, he summoned all of his forces back from Paradise. Then, without hesitation, Omega activated his power and erased Ren’s existence from the world.The shadow spoke, its voice calm but wary.“Why did you erase Ren’s existence? This could be dangerous for us. Who will oversee the nine planets now?”Omega answered without emotion.“Did you forget what this ring can do?” he said. “You should know—after all, you were the one who gave it to me.”For a moment, it felt as if the shadow smiled.“So,” it said, “you intend to replace Ren’s memory with someone else.”Omega turned toward Paradise, stepping through space itself. The shadow followed.“I have someone better suited,” Omega replied. “Takashi. In the end, he was the one who defeated my strongest warrior.”Raising his hand, Omega activated the ring once more.The role of God of Creation was rewritten.Ren’s place was replaced by Takashi.Paradise itself reverted—restored to the state it had been in before the war, as if the destruction had never occurred.The shadow began to fade.“You are doing well, Omega,” it said. “You’ve resolved this problem… and removed the possibility of any future war caused by Ren.”Just before Ren’s existence was erased—Takashi, resting alone in the forest, suddenly stood up. Fear flashed across his face.“What…?” he muttered. “Why can’t I sense Ren anymore?”Elsewhere, Aiyumi and the others felt the same dread. Something fundamental was wrong.Then—Everything froze.Time itself stopped.In that frozen instant, Omega’s forces were removed, Paradise was restored, and the memories of all who knew Ren were rewritten. Every trace of him was erased—from history, from records, from thought.Takashi was seated as the leader of the entities.When time resumed, no one realized anything had changed.Beneath the sea of Kemora, just before losing consciousness, Ren’s fading thoughts stirred.That shadow…I’ve seen it before… during the Great War…I thought it disappeared before the war even began—Darkness claimed him.The world Omega created—one without Ren—remained unchanged for ten years.During that time, Omega took no action. Perhaps he was waiting. Perhaps he was planning something far greater.In those ten years:• Discrimination in Eryndor ended.• Prince Aldrich ascended the throne of Valmor, reforming the nation and strengthening relations with Kemora.• Magic itself evolved, becoming more refined and stable across the nine planets.The world prospered.Built upon a lie.Ten years later—Ren’s body, preserved by pure magic, was carried by the ocean’s currents to a remote island. The water receded, leaving him lying on the shore.His body was unharmed.Slowly, Ren opened his eyes.He remembered nothing of the past ten years.Nothing of Paradise.Nothing of Omega.The world before him felt unfamiliar—like a place he had never belonged to.As Ren rose to his feet, the wind brushed past him gently.A new journey had begun.