CHAPTER 193: CHAPTER 192: GODDESS RETURNS & MULTIVERSE BRIDES

The world lay in eerie silence after Love Armageddon.

The Demon Castle was rubble on rubble, barely standing like a drunk leaning on another drunk. The sky still glowed faint pink from leftover holy firestorms. Entire oceans floated in the air, unsure if they were supposed to fall down again.

Rei lay face-first in the dirt, unconscious, drool smearing the stone. Six brides hovered around him with expressions somewhere between guilt, panic, and the very definition of "If anyone asks, he tripped."

And then...The air shimmered. A noodle cup fell from the heavens. Followed by a smug laugh.

"Guess who’s back, my little chaos magnet~?"

The Goddess Eris descended slowly, bathed in divine light that was entirely outshone by the greasy sheen of her chopsticks. She slurped her noodles mid-entrance, waving to the stunned brides like an idol returning to her stage.

Rei groaned awake, blinking through dust. "Oh, come on. Why is it always you?"

[System Notification: Administrator Detected. Attempting to reboot core modules...]

The Goddess winked at the flickering hologram above Rei’s head. "Nice to see you still alive, System-chan. Though barely."

[System Response: Bite me.]

The brides stiffened. Velveria hissed under her breath. Drakana’s claws sparked against the stone. Lilia’s contracts trembled in midair, eager to bind a goddess herself.

"You—!" Seraphina snarled. "This is all your fault, isn’t it?!"

Eris slurped another noodle. "Oh, partly. But really, you girls handled the destruction just fine without me. Ten out of ten chaos, would watch again."

"Why are you even here?" Rei croaked, trying to crawl away.

The Goddess clapped her hands, eyes sparkling. "Because, my dear little pawn—ah, I mean husband candidate—Arc Four has begun! And I’ve brought friends."

Reality groaned. The sky folded in on itself like origami. Space rippled, colors inverting and reforming.

Rei’s stomach sank. "N-no... don’t you dare—"

Eris beamed. "Let me introduce... the Multiversal Yandere Fanclub!"

The castle floor cracked and from that glowing rifts, they emerged.

The first was regal beyond belief. A tall figure in a flowing gown of crimson and black stepped through the void. Pale as moonlight, her golden eyes gleamed like molten hunger. A jeweled crown perched upon her head, and her lips curved in a smile both elegant and terrifying.

She curtsied gracefully before Rei.

"My beloved," she whispered, her voice like silk draped over daggers. "In my world, you were already mine. You offered me your blood every night, calling it your true love confession."

Rei turned white. "W-wait, what?! I did WHAT?!"

The Vampire Princess glided forward, fangs flashing. "Shall we resume our vows?"

She grabbed his wrist with icy fingers, lowered her lips, and bit delicately. Blood welled. She sighed blissfully.

"Mmm... the taste of eternity."

Rei shrieked. "STOP DRINKING ME LIKE A SMOOTHIE!!"

[System Alert: Blood Drain Detected. Current Volume Remaining: 97%. Please hydrate immediately.]

The ground shook again. From the next rift stomped something that was half-dragon, half-machine, and all obsession. Her wings were metal plates glowing with plasma. Her eyes glowed neon red. Cables wrapped around her arms like serpents.

She landed with a thunderous crash, making the Demon Castle collapse another 5%.

"Target: Husband. Locking coordinates." Her voice was mechanical, yet dripping with possessive hunger.

Drakana blinked, scandalized. "Wh-what the hell is that?!"

The Cyber Dragon Bride snapped her wings open, cannons glowing. "Designation: Cyber-Drakana. In my world, I upgraded my scales for eternal pursuit. Husband cannot escape—ever."

She stomped toward Rei, tail sparking with electricity.

Rei backed away, waving frantically. "N-nope! NOPE! I didn’t sign up for a robo-yandere!"

The Cyber Bride extended a claw that transformed into a grappling hook, snatching his ankle.

"Acquisition successful."

Rei screamed as she reeled him in like a fish.

[System Alert: Mechanical Restraints Detected. Escaping chance: 0%. Congratulations, you are property.]

Then... silence. The third rift pulsed. From it oozed a shape not bound by mortal geometry. Her silhouette constantly shifted—sometimes a woman, sometimes a mass of wings, sometimes a shadow dripping with stars.

Too many eyes blinked across her body. Each eye, without exception, focused on Rei.

He froze, his soul froze and his blood froze.

"Beloved..." the Eldritch Waifu cooed, her voice echoing in every possible language at once. "Across infinite dimensions, I remain. You are the hymn carved into my core."

Her form melted down, reforming into a strangely beautiful woman with long hair woven from galaxies. Her smile was kind. Her pupils, however, were spirals leading to madness.

She held out a hand. "Shall we continue our courtship... under the collapse of all things?"

Rei’s nose exploded in a geyser of blood. "W-what kind of cosmic horror romance novel is this?!"

[System Alert: Sanity Integrity = 12%. Recommend: Screaming.]

Rei obeyed. The courtyard cracked under the weight of their collective obsession. The multiversal brides glared at the originals.

"Pathetic copies," the Vampire Princess hissed.

"Unoptimized flesh models," the Cyber Dragon sneered.

"Temporary echoes," the Eldritch Bride sang.

The original six flared with killing intent.

"How dare you," Seraphina spat.

"HE’S MINE!" Drakana roared.

"Die twice," Rosette hissed.

Rei threw his hands up. "WAIT, WAIT, STOP! NO MORE FIGHTS! LAST TIME THE SKY EXPLODED!"

The castle trembled, reality itself bending like glass about to shatter.

[System Alert: Cross-Dimensional Romance Detected. Reality Integrity = 37%.]

[System Update: If Integrity Reaches 0%, Multiverse will collapse into "One Giant Yandere Dating Sim."]

Rei clutched his head, sobbing. "I’M ALREADY LIVING IN ONE!!"

The Goddess slurped her noodles, watching the chaos escalate. "Oh, this is delicious. Literally multiversal ratings. My producers are going to love this."

"You’re not producing a TV show!" Rei screamed.

Eris winked. "Aren’t I?"

The Chapter ended with Rei standing in the ruins of his life, surrounded by:

Six original wives sharpening their weapons. Three multiversal brides oozing obsession. A Goddess giggling into noodles.

And a system desperately trying not to blue-screen again. The castle trembled harder, reality cracks spreading wider. Rei covered his ears and wailed into the heavens:

"STOP ADDING WIVES!!"

[System Notification: Request Denied.]

To be continued...