Chapter 6: (CH5)THE ASCENDANT REALM
Luis was halfway through a sad microwave burrito when reality ripped open around him.
One moment, he was in his apartment. The next, the air warped and—
FWOOOM.
He stood in an endless white void. Everything was silent, still, and impossibly vast.
Then came the voice, deep and thunderous, like a collapsing star.
"HOST LUIS MENDOZA."
Luis looked up.
And kept looking.
The being before him stood as tall as a skyscraper. Six wings hovered around its body, made of floating, shifting geometric shapes instead of feathers. Its face was a mosaic of light, constantly changing, never the same for more than a second.
"WELCOME TO THE ASCENDANT REALM," it declared. "HERE, YOU WILL CHOOSE."
The void around them twisted and shifted. A wide circle formed, filled with statues—hundreds of them. Each one represented a different warrior. Some were clad in futuristic armor, others wielded massive weapons or staffs glowing with power. A few weren’t even human. Below each statue, a plaque glowed with a title: