Kai stood motionless atop the ruined tower, watching the colossal shadows emerge from the horizon. His heart pounded, not from fear, but from the certainty that what was coming was beyond anything he had ever faced before.

  The ancient beasts reared their titanic bodies against the sky, distorting reality with their mere existence. They were manifestations of a power that had been sealed since time immemorial, something that even the Empire feared. Their gazes, burning like extinguished suns, settled on him, recognizing him.

  Kai let out a slow sigh, feeling the weight of fate on his shoulders. He knew he could not defeat them with the same strategy he had defeated the Emperor with. He needed to understand the flow of these creatures, the way their very existence interacted with the world.

  It was then that his All-Flow Awareness activated differently.

  The world around him didn’t just slow down, it fragmented into streams of energy that flowed like invisible rivers through reality. These weren’t simple physical movements or combat patterns. No. It was something much deeper.

  The Primordial Flow.

  It was the current that connected all things: the world, time, the essence of existence itself. And now, Kai could see it. He could feel it. It was as if the entire universe was revealing its secrets to him. The beasts weren’t just monsters, they were embodiments of this current, guardians of a balance that was now broken.

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  Kai flexed his fingers, feeling the new power awakening within him. With every breath, the Primordial Flow surrounded him, dancing around him like a river of light and shadow. He could manipulate it, guide it, make it an extension of his own will.

  The beasts roared in unison, a sound that shook the sky. And then, they moved.

  Kai vanished from his spot in an instant, slipping through the Primordial Flow like a shadow between dimensions. He appeared just above the head of the nearest creature, his fist wreathed in a blue glow.

  The blow landed.

  But it was no ordinary blow.

  Reality itself fragmented into shockwaves, distorting the space around it. The titan roared, staggering as the energy of the Primordial Flow shook it from within. Kai landed on its back, sliding his palm across its rocky skin.

  He could feel it.

  The very essence of the beast flowing within it.

  Focusing, Kai guided his consciousness through the Primordial Flow, infiltrating the creature. He wasn’t just fighting it. He was understanding it.

  The titan paused for an instant, its eyes flashing with an unfamiliar light. Then, it shuddered and roared again, but this time, its voice wasn’t just fury.

  It was recognition.

  Kai leapt back, feeling the connection between himself and the titan. He couldn't just defeat them with brute force. He needed to use his new understanding of the Primordial Flow to rebalance the world, to find the reason they had awakened.

  The sky rumbled with a new rumble. It wasn't just these beasts. Something else was coming.

  And Kai was ready to face it.