In the year 3147, humanity has reached an era of unparalleled advancement, where cities stretch beyond the clouds, space is colonized, and technology allows the impossible. But this progress was not achieved by science alone. Millennia ago, the Pantheon War saw gods and goddesses waging battle for control over the mortal realm. To prevent total annihilation, the Supreme Deity sealed away all divine beings, leaving only their fragmented power—Divine Cores—scattered across the world.

Now, humans wield these Divine Cores to harness godly powers, becoming Ascendants—individuals who inherit the might of gods and goddesses, reshaping society as both protectors and rulers. But not all Ascendants are noble. Some seek ultimate power, aiming to unseal the Eternals, the gods locked away in a realm beyond time.

One fateful day, an ordinary scavenger named Kael Drayden discovers a lost Divine Core—the Primordial Core, containing the power of an unknown god. The moment he touches it, he is marked by an ancient will, making him the target of the world’s most powerful factions. With entire nations, corrupt Ascendants, and forgotten deities hunting him, Kael must uncover the truth behind his power before it consumes him—and the entire world.

Divine Cores are fragments of gods’ essences, granting humans supernatural abilities based on the original deity’s domain. Once a person fuses with a Core, they become an Ascendant, developing divine traits, immortality, and overwhelming strength.

Manga Title: Divine Nexus

Prologue: The Forgotten War

Long before human civilization reached its golden age, the gods ruled not as benevolent creators, but as warring factions. Rivalries between deities led to the Pantheon War, where gods and goddesses clashed for absolute control over the mortal realm. The war lasted centuries, devastating the world until the Supreme Deity, Elyon, the All-Father, sacrificed himself to imprison all gods in an unbreakable dimensional void known as the Divine Veil.

Before their imprisonment, the gods left behind their power in fragments called Divine Cores, ensuring their influence would remain. Over thousands of years, humanity used these Cores to build civilizations, eventually creating a technologically advanced world infused with divine energy.

The High Council, an elite group of powerful Ascendants, emerged as the rulers of this new world, maintaining balance between technology and divinity. But beneath the surface, a rebellion known as The Hollow Creed secretly worked to break the Divine Veil and bring the gods back—no matter the cost.

This delicate balance is shattered when a young scavenger named Kael Drayden discovers the Primordial Core, an artifact lost to time, tied to an unknown force greater than the gods themselves.

Act 1: The Awakening of the Primordial Core

Kael’s Discovery & Transformation

Kael is a scavenger living in the ruins of the old world, a place abandoned by the High Council. While searching for valuable relics, he stumbles upon a massive underground temple. In the heart of this forgotten place, he finds an ancient crystal containing the Primordial Core. The moment he touches it, a mysterious voice speaks in his mind:

“At last… the Nexus awakens.”

A surge of energy tears through his body, marking him with an ethereal sigil on his chest. His abilities begin manifesting unpredictably—shifting between destruction and creation, matter distortion, and glimpses of past and future events.

Kael Becomes a Target

News of Kael’s awakening spreads quickly. The Divine Council labels him a threat, fearing the unknown power he wields. They send Elara Voss, the Solar Ascendant, to capture him. Meanwhile, the Hollow Creed seeks him out, believing his Core is the key to breaking the Divine Veil.

Kael is hunted through the city, narrowly escaping an assassination attempt by Tiberius Cael, an Ascendant who controls the power of storms. In the chaos, Kael meets Nyx, a shadowy figure who seems to know the truth about his Core.

Nyx reveals that the Primordial Core does not belong to any god—it is older than them. Its power could either erase divinity from existence or ascend Kael into something beyond gods.

Act 2: The War of Ascendants

Kael’s Struggle for Control

Kael travels with Nyx to an underground city where outcast Ascendants, those who refuse to serve the Divine Council, live in hiding. Here, he meets Dante Valis, a rogue warrior who wields the Core of Hermes, granting him speed and time manipulation. Dante helps Kael train to control his unstable abilities, but Kael’s power begins consuming him, manifesting a second, darker personality—one that speaks in a distorted, god-like voice.

Meanwhile, Elara begins questioning the Council’s true motives. She learns that Kael’s Core is feared not because it’s dangerous, but because it holds the truth about why the gods were sealed.

The Hollow Creed’s Invasion

Osric Cain, the leader of the Hollow Creed, launches an all-out assault on the Sanctuary, the High Council’s floating citadel. His goal: steal the Prime Cores, which hold the essence of the Supreme Gods. If he succeeds, he will have the power to tear open the Divine Veil.

Kael and his allies are forced to intervene, leading to a brutal war between Ascendants. In the battle:

• Kael fights Tiberius Cael, unlocking a new ability that allows him to rewrite matter itself.

• Elara betrays the Council to protect Kael, fighting against her former comrades.

• Osric absorbs the Prime Core of Ares, transforming into an unstoppable warlord.

Despite their efforts, Osric succeeds in opening a rift in the Divine Veil—and the gods begin to return.

Act 3: The Return of the Gods

The Gods Reclaim the World

From the rift, ancient deities emerge, led by Zephiron, the Tyrant God of Dominion. Rather than thanking the Hollow Creed, Zephiron declares humanity unworthy of divine gifts and begins the Reclamation, a purge of all Ascendants.

Even Osric, the man who freed them, is struck down by the gods, revealing that they never intended to share power with humanity.

Kael, now wielding full control of the Primordial Core, stands as the last hope against the gods. Nyx finally reveals her true identity—she was Elyon’s final creation, a being meant to stop the gods if they ever returned.

Realizing the only way to stop the gods is to use his Core to either erase or remake reality, Kael faces an impossible choice.

Final Act: The Fate of Divinity

Three Paths to the Finale:

The Godkiller Path: Kael uses the full power of the Primordial Core to erase all gods, including their influence on humanity. Ascendants lose their power, civilization collapses, and Kael disappears, becoming a myth.

The Ascended Path: Kael embraces his power and evolves beyond both gods and humans, reshaping reality so that gods and humans coexist as equals. This leads to a new era where divine power is no longer controlled by a select few.

The Eternal Tyrant Path (Bad Ending): Kael, overwhelmed by his power, becomes the new Supreme Deity, ruling over both gods and humans with absolute authority. Elara and Dante lead a rebellion against him, mirroring the cycle that began with the first Pantheon War.