Chapter 504: 504: The Watcher

Floating amidst the wreckage of shattered planets, Caleb's eyes were drawn to a sudden anomaly in space—a space crack. It appeared as a jagged line tearing through the vacuum, pulsating with a strange, humming energy. From this rift, emerged a being composed entirely of pure white light, radiating a serene yet overwhelming power.

As Caleb turned to face this luminous entity, his body reacted violently. Overwhelmed by the sheer intensity of the being's presence, he exploded into scum, disintegrating instantly. The light from the being seemed to carry an unfathomable energy, too potent for any mortal or even cosmic entity to withstand directly.

The being, known as the Watcher, observed Caleb's demise with a detached indifference. "You do not look directly at a higher being," it stated calmly. "Your mortal forms cannot process the complexity of such existence." It was a simple statement, but it carried the weight of an absolute law within this universe.