Reborn with the Devil's system-Chapter 37: The Vault and the Void

The wind howled as the Crimson Rebellion moved—no longer a scattered band of survivors, but a rising army of the damned. With Elias now bearing the mantle of the Bloodbound Sovereign, the very land bent to their cause.

And ahead of them, hidden beyond the Obsidian Ridge and cloaked in divine shrouds, awaited the Prime Vault.

The final bastion of the old system.

The origin of everything he now sought to destroy.

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A Night Before the War

Inside the ruins of an old sanctuary, flickering torches threw shadows against blood-cracked walls. Elias stood alone in the war chamber, his hand resting on the black crystal embedded in his chest. His reflection stared back in the obsidian mirror—more demon than man now.

He heard footsteps.

It was Myra.

"You haven’t slept."

"Can’t," Elias replied, eyes fixed on the red mist seeping from his fingertips. "Every time I close my eyes... I see it."

"The Vault?"

"No. The Creator Protocol. It’s awake. And it’s hunting."

Myra lowered her head. "Then we don’t have much time."

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> [System Alert: Incoming Threat Detected]

Target: Elias Black – Bloodbound Sovereign

Threat: First Enforcer – Protocol 0

Estimated Arrival: 48 Hours

All abilities against Protocol 0 reduced by 70%.

Prepare accordingly.

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Across the Mountains – The First Enforcer Advances

It didn’t walk. It glided—fracturing time and terrain in its wake.

Forests died.

Water evaporated.

Entire villages vanished without screams, without struggle.

Its voice was data turned to thunder.

> "Sovereign class registered. Code error: existence violates divine law. Reformatting required."

As it moved, it left a path of unmaking behind it—code unraveling, erasing what once was. Those corrupted by the Devil’s System simply ceased to be.

It was purity incarnate.

And it would not stop.

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The March Begins

Elias, Kael, Myra, and the newly reforged Crimson Rebellion crossed the Obsidian Ridge just after nightfall. Blood flags flapped in the wind, their tattered edges humming with enchantments.

Before them lay the Sanctified Plateau, the last stretch before the Vault.

Ceryn rode up beside Elias on a mutated bonebeast. "Scouts report light resistance."

"They’re not guarding it," Elias muttered. "They think I won’t get that far."

"And will you?"

Elias smiled—a slow, dangerous grin.

"I’ll break their world."

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> [System Quest Updated: Prime Vault Infiltration]

Phase 1: Reach the Vault’s Threshold

Status: In Progress

Phase 2: Breach the Inner Seal

Locked – Requires Sovereign Core Fragment x3

Reward: Forbidden Access to the Devil Codex

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Unexpected Ambush

Just as dawn broke, the skies cracked open—not with light, but with a rain of burning white feathers.

The Seraph Host had returned.

From the clouds descended thousands of winged assassins, eyes glowing, blades drawn. Leading them: Seraphiel, still bearing Kael’s blood on her robe.

"Sovereign!" she bellowed, voice like splitting mountains. "Your sins end here!"

Elias stepped forward, his hand erupting in molten black flame.

> [Skill Activated – Sin Incarnate Lv. 2]

Converts all incoming damage into AOE hellfire retaliation for 15 seconds.

"Come, then," he said, lifting both arms. "Let’s see if heaven still bleeds."

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The Battlefield: Fire and Wings

The rebels clashed with the host in a storm of flame and shadow. Kael rose into the sky, horns blazing, matching Seraphiel blow for blow. Myra vanished into the mist, striking from below. Ceryn unleashed traps that warped time and space.

And Elias—

He unleashed.

His domain expanded, turning the ground beneath him into a seething field of souls. Every fallen enemy fed him. Every wound only made him stronger.

One seraph tried to strike from above.

Elias caught him midair... and ripped his wings off.

"You came for war," he growled, "but you brought prayers to a funeral."

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System Stat Update

> Name: Elias Black

Title: Bloodbound Sovereign

System Level: 41

Skills:

– Sin Incarnate (Lv. 2)

– Sovereign’s Edict (Lv. 1)

– Hell’s Pact (Passive)

– Crimson Domain (Expanded)

New Trait Unlocked:

Devil’s Will (Passive): Immune to mind control, charm, and divine fear. Aura infects nearby divine with instability.

Core Fragment Count: 1/3

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Aftermath

When the dust settled, the plateau was slick with divine blood. The seraphs had retreated—shattered and leaderless. Seraphiel was missing.

Kael staggered, barely standing. "We won."

"No," Elias said, his voice distant. "We’re just getting started."

He looked ahead.

The Vault loomed—colossal and ancient, its gates pulsing with codes older than time.

Behind them, the sky cracked.

The First Enforcer had arrived.

And this time... it brought no army.

Just certainty.

The Prime Vault loomed like a dead god’s tomb—an ancient structure veiled in shifting light, as if reality refused to accept it. Towering spires of obsidian bones circled the entrance, and ancient runes danced across the air like burning insects.

And behind Elias...

The sky split open.

The First Enforcer descended.

No wings. No face. Just a smooth obsidian shell leaking divine flame, its voice vibrating in truth.

> "UNLAWFUL EXISTENCE. SOVEREIGN CLASS. DEVIL-LINKED.

ORDER: FULL SYSTEM REWRITE.

RESPONSE: TERMINATION."

The earth cracked as it landed.

Not with weight—but with intention.

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The March Becomes a Stand

Ceryn looked back, terror painting her face. "Elias. We can’t outrun that."

"We’re not running anymore," Elias growled. "Everyone—inside the Vault. Now."

Kael stood his ground beside him. "You’re staying?"

Elias smiled faintly. "Go. I’ll buy you time. And besides—this thing came for me."

Myra clenched her fists. "You die, I bring you back just to kill you again."

"Fair enough."

The rebellion surged into the vault. The gates screamed as they opened, ancient locks shattering one by one.

And Elias turned to face the rewriter of worlds.

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> [Final Warning: Engaging the First Enforcer outside the Prime Vault limits Sovereign Skill Usage]

Do you wish to proceed?

YES ☑

NO

> [Skill Override Granted: Sovereign’s Edict – One Command Left]

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Elias vs. The First Enforcer

The moment the gates sealed behind his friends, Elias took a single step forward, the red mist swirling around his frame.

> "I command you—bleed."

The edict carved through code.

The Enforcer—pure logic, untouchable—shuddered.

Cracks appeared across its flawless surface. Glowing ichor leaked from its side.

> **SYSTEM ERROR: PARADOX DETECTED.

REWRITING... FAILED.**

Elias charged.

Each strike of his blade wasn’t just steel—it was fueled by rage, by loss, by devil’s will. His aura flared, domain expanding even without the vault’s amplification.

But the Enforcer adapted.

Its hand turned into a blade. Its form split and remade itself endlessly. Elias landed hit after hit—but each wound disappeared seconds later.

Then—

It struck back.

One blow sent Elias crashing into the ridge, bones cracking. Another shattered his left gauntlet.

His nose bled. His vision blurred.

But he laughed.

"Finally... something worthy."

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Inside the Prime Vault

Myra sprinted past the core hall, her eyes fixed on a single terminal—the Devil Codex hovered above it, glowing black with forgotten power. Ceryn touched the glyphs gently.

"This thing... it’s alive."

"Then we wake it up," Kael said. "Before that bastard out there erases us."

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Three core fragments. Three pulses of ancient devil magic. The Codex shimmered.

Then spoke.

> "Bloodbound. Sovereign. You come to rewrite what Heaven forged."

"Give me your name... and I will burn the rules for you."

Myra hesitated.

But Kael didn’t.

He looked up. "Elias Black."

The Codex absorbed the name. The room exploded in red light.

And outside—the sky shattered.

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Last Stand

Elias coughed blood, forcing himself upright.

> [HP: 13%. Core Stability: 40%. Sovereign Edict: Spent]

The Enforcer hovered above, hand morphing into a spike of pure deletion.

Elias staggered, sword dragging behind him.

"Gonna... take more than that..."

> "NO," the Enforcer intoned. "IT WILL TAKE NOTHING. THAT IS ENOUGH."

It struck.

A spear of white code lunged forward—unstoppable.

Until—

The vault doors exploded.

Crimson lightning fired from within.

And out walked Kael and Myra—empowered by the Devil Codex.

Their eyes glowed. Their skin shimmered with shared traits of sovereignty. Behind them, Ceryn dragged the relic of Sinfire—a blade that could kill anything.

"Hey, freak," Kael growled. "You forgot we don’t die easy."

The Enforcer turned.

It was no longer just a Sovereign it faced.

It was a rebellion ascended.

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> [Final Battle Begins – The Sovereigns vs. First Enforcer]

Victory Conditions:

– Survive the First Enforcer’s final form

– Unlock full Codex rewrite

Reward: Rewrite one core law of the System.

Failure: Absolute deletion.

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