Chapter 130: The Void Walker’s Intelligence

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Chapter 130: The Void Walker’s Intelligence Omniscient POV The ground shook so hard that Lily stumbled into Caleb’s arms. Behind them, the cave walls cracked as something huge pushed against them from outside. The hints of failed timelines grew louder, more desperate, like a thousand voices screaming warnings. "It found us," Original Caleb said, his face pale with fear. "The Void King knows we’re here." A new sound joined the chaos - deep, booming laughter that seemed to come from everywhere at once. But this wasn’t the mindless roar they’d heard before. This laughter had thought behind it. Purpose. "Run deeper into the cave," Elder Iris shouted, but before anyone could move, the cave opening exploded inward. Instead of the huge shadow they expected, three smaller figures stepped through the dust and falling rocks. They looked almost human, but their skin was gray like storm clouds, and their eyes glowed with the same terrible light as the dimensional tears. "Void Walkers," Dmitri breathed, backing away. "Hello, little wolves," the middle figure said in a voice that sounded like breaking glass. "We’ve been looking for you." Lily’s blood turned cold. The Void Walkers could talk. All this time, everyone thought they were just mindless monsters from another world. But they had brains. They had been planning. "Surprised?" The lead Void Walker smiled, showing teeth like black diamonds. "You thought we were just hungry beasts, didn’t you? That made it so much easier to get close to your world." Aiden stepped forward, trying to cover the group. "What do you want?" "Oh, brave little Alpha," the Void Walker laughed. "Always trying to help others. We want what we’ve always wanted - to go home." "Home?" Sage asked, confused. The second Void Walker, this one with long silver hair that moved like it was underwater, nodded sadly. "We weren’t always like this. Once, we were just like you. We had families. We had hopes and dreams." Lily felt her heart skip. "You’re saying you used to be human?" "Not human," the third Void Walker amended. His voice was younger, almost familiar. "We used to be dogs. Just like you." The cave fell silent except for the faraway whispers of failed timelines. Even Original Caleb looked shocked. "That’s impossible," Brock said, but his voice shook with doubt. The lead Void Walker pointed to the walls covered in symbols. "This place exists between realms, where broken timelines come to die. Every time your story fails, every time the Void King destroys another option, the lost souls end up here." "But some of us," the silver-haired one continued, "found a way to leave this prison. The spatial magic changed us, made us into what you call Void Walkers. We’ve been trying to find our way back to our own times ever since." Lily’s mind raced. If the Void Walkers were lost souls from failed realities, then maybe they weren’t the real enemy. "How many of you are there?" "Thousands," the young-sounding Void Walker said. "Every version of every person who ever died when their timeline fell. We’ve been wandering between worlds for what feels like forever." "Then why are you attacking our world?" Caleb demanded. The lead Void Walker’s expression got dark. "Because someone has been lying to you about who the real enemy is." Before anyone could ask what that meant, the cave shook again. But this time, it wasn’t from the Void King outside. The trembling came from deeper in the cave, from whatever lived in the darkest places where even the whispers feared to go. "She’s coming," Original Caleb whispered, looking frightened. "The first Void King. She must have felt us talking to them." "Who is she really?" Lily asked the Void Walkers quickly. The silver-haired one looked at her with something like sadness. "She’s the version of you that became too strong. The one who chose to destroy every other scenario rather than let any version of herself be happy." "But why?" Lily felt tears burning her eyes. "Why would I do that?" "Because," the young Void Walker said, stepping closer, "in her timeframe, she lost everyone she ever loved. Her Caleb died. Her friends died. Her pack was destroyed. When she got the power to save them, it was too late. They were already gone." The truth hit Lily like a punch to the gut. The Void King wasn’t evil - she was sad. She was a version of Lily who had lost everything and couldn’t bear the thought of other versions of herself having what she couldn’t. "So she goes backward through time," the lead Void Walker explained, "destroying every timeline where Lily Carter might find happiness. She believes that if she can’t have love, no form of herself should." "That’s insane," Aiden said. "That’s grief," Elder Iris corrected quietly. "Loss can twist even the purest heart." The ground cracked beneath their feet as something big moved in the deeper darkness. The whispers of failed timelines grew frantic, warning of coming danger. "We have to go," Original Caleb urged. "When she finds us here with you, she’ll think we’re plotting against her." "We are plotting against her," Brock pointed out. "No," the young Void Walker said, turning to face the darkness. "We’re trying to save her." Lily stared at him in shock. There was something about his voice, something familiar. "Who are you?" The Void Walker reached up and pulled back his hood, showing a face that made Lily’s heart stop. It was Caleb - but not her Caleb. This was a version from a scenario where he’d died young, where he’d become a Void Walker to escape the prison of failed timelines. "I’m the Caleb who couldn’t save you," he said softly. "I’ve been looking through dimensions for a timeline where we both survive. Where we both get to be happy." "Caleb?" Lily whispered, reaching toward him. But before she could touch his face, a roar of pure anger echoed through the cave. The Void King had found them. "She knows," Original Caleb said, grabbing Lily’s arm. "She knows we’re trying to change the story." The dead Caleb looked at Lily with desperate eyes. "There’s something else you need to know about the Void King. Something that changes everything." "What?" Lily asked anxiously as the roar grew closer. "She’s not the only one," he said. "There are others. Other forms of you who became gods, who lost their humanity. And they’re all coming here." The cave walls began to crack and crumble as multiple strong presences approached from different directions. Not just one Void King, but several. All different forms of Lily who had gained power and lost themselves. "How many?" Caleb asked, pulling Lily protectively against him. The dead Caleb’s face was grim. "Every version of you that ever picked power over love. They’ve been watching this timeline, waiting to see if you would make the same mistake." "And if I do?" "Then they’ll welcome you into their ranks," he said. "And every timeline where love exists will be destroyed forever." The roaring grew so loud it blocked out even the whispers of failed timelines. Light began to seep through the cracks in the cave walls - not warm light, but the cold, awful light of godlike power. "They’re here," Elder Iris breathed. As the cave started to collapse around them, Lily realized with growing horror that this wasn’t just about saving her timeline anymore. This was about stopping every possible version of herself from becoming a monster. And looking at the fear in everyone’s eyes, she wasn’t sure they could win against an army of gods who all wore her face.

Chapter 130: The Void Walker’s Intelligence

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