In 2022, Elden Ring dropped like a meteor into the gaming world.

  From the creators of Dark Souls, it was brutal, beautiful, and endlessly mysterious. Within a week,

  streamers were raging, speedrunners were racing, and lore hunters were tearing every line of

  dialogue apart like it held the secrets of the universe. Forums lit up. Memes flooded every corner of

  the internet.

  Within a month, Elden Ring sold over 13 million copies.

  Within a year, it crossed 20 million.

  It wasn't just a game. It was a rite of passage.

  For a certain kind of player, it became home.

  Kai was one of them.

  He didn't just play Elden Ring. He lived it. Hundreds of hours. Every boss beaten. Every hidden

  dungeon cleared. Every ending seen.

  By the time he reached New Game Plus 6, he wasn't just experienced-he was transcendent.

  He didn't rage at Malenia anymore. He danced with her.

  He didn't dodge Radahn's meteors. He sidestepped them with style.

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  And when other players feared the Tree Sentinel at the gates of Limgrave, he two-shot it with a

  smile.

  Still, he'd seen it all. The thrill dulled. The mystery faded. The loop began to creak under its own

  weight.

  That's when he turned to mods.

  It started small. A quality-of-life tweak here. A cosmetic touch there.

  Then the cheat mods came.

  Infinite runes. Unlimited crafting materials. No item cost, no weight restrictions.

  At first, it felt wrong. Like breaking the code of honor.

  But once he tried it?

  Godhood tasted good.

  Kai laughed as he one-shotted bosses that once took him days to conquer. He crafted items

  mid-fight. Teleported at will. He wasn't playing Elden Ring anymore. He was rewriting it.

  Then, one night, after cleaning out Mohg's palace for the sixth time, Kai refreshed his favorite

  modding site.

  A new entry blinked at the top of the list:

  Limit Breaker v1.0 - "Transcend beyond fate."

  No author. No description. No download count.

  Just a single glowing button: Install.

  Kai tilted his head. "That's... ominous."

  Which meant he clicked it instantly.

  The file was small. Unassuming. Installed in seconds.

  He booted the game. Chose "New Game Plus 7."

  The screen went dark.

  Then glitched.

  Then froze.

  "The rune of fate cannot bind that which defies its weave."

  The line flashed for a heartbeat, then vanished.

  Kai blinked. "Wait... what was that?"

  His screen pulsed once with golden light.

  Then everything went black.

  At first, there was nothing. No screen. No sound. No body.

  Just weightless drifting.

  Then came the sensations.

  The cold of stone beneath his palms.

  The scent of dust and distant ocean wind.

  The warm hum of golden light-somewhere close, but not seen.

  And then-

  Level: 713

  All Stats: 99

  Runes:

  Limit Breaker: ACTIVE

  Kai's eyes snapped open.

  He wasn't in front of his screen. He wasn't in his chair.

  He was standing. Breathing. Seeing.

  And in front of him stretched a broken stone bridge...

  ...leading to a chapel wrapped in mist and silence.

  He was in the Chapel of Anticipation.

  The starting zone of Elden Ring.

  But this wasn't the game.

  This was real.