Nova’s Ranking Day
The Ranking Hall stretched endlessly — a massive arena of floating platforms, glowing leaderboards, and roaring crowds from every corner of the Meh universe. Today wasn’t just any ranking day.
Today, a new name was being tested.
Meh sat casually on his throne at the highest platform, cape draped over the side like he owned gravity itself. KT stood beside him, arms crossed. Below them were the ranked fighters, heroes, rivals, and legends.
A digital chime rang.
“NEW COMBATANT DETECTED: NOVA”
Murmurs rippled through the crowd.
“A glitch character?”
“Are they even real?”
“Didn’t they come from the corrupted sector?”
Pixels flickered in the center platform. Nova materialized, hood up, compass floating beside them.
A giant holographic screen appeared in the sky.
RANKING TRIAL: SURVIVE THREE CHALLENGERS
Meh smirked.
“Let’s see what the universe’s ‘fixer’ can really do.”
ROUND ONE: Kevin the Rhino
Kevin charged forward with earth-shaking force. The ground cracked beneath his feet.
Nova didn’t move.
Kevin slammed—
—but passed straight through Nova as if hitting a ghost. Nova shimmered, desynced from reality. Kevin stumbled, confused.
Nova tapped the compass.
Data Sight activated.
Lines of hidden stats appeared over Kevin.
Nova flicked a finger.
Patch Rewrite.
Kevin’s strength bar dropped by half for ten seconds. One gentle push from Nova sent the giant rhino sliding off the platform.
ROUND ONE CLEAR.
The crowd erupted.
ROUND TWO: Sweet
Sweet soared in, wings blazing with radiant light. She fired a beam of pure energy.
Nova raised a hand. Pixels formed a temporary shield — the beam bent, warping into harmless sparkles.
Sweet blinked.
“…Okay that’s cheating.”
Nova stepped forward, lightly tapped Sweet’s shoulder.
Reality Glitch.
Sweet froze midair for three seconds — just long enough for Nova to walk past.
ROUND TWO CLEAR.
Whispers spread through the hall.
“Nova’s dangerous…”
“They don’t fight. They rewrite.”
ROUND THREE: KT
Lightning crackled. KT smiled.
“Alright glitch-walker. Let’s dance.”
KT launched forward faster than sound. Thunder shook the arena.
Nova’s compass spun violently. Sparks of code flew. Nova barely desynced in time — KT’s lightning sliced through empty air.
Nova exhaled quietly.
“High power. High instability.”
Nova raised both hands.
Patch Rewrite — Balance Lock.
KT’s lightning dimmed for one moment. Just one.
But one moment was enough.
Nova gently pushed KT back. Not violently — just enough to signal victory.
Silence fell.
RANKING COMPLETE.
The sky-screen blazed:
NEW RANK: NOVA — CLASS S (REALITY REGULATOR)
The crowd exploded in cheers and shock.
Meh leaned forward on his throne, eyes gleaming.
“So… you’re not here to replace us.”
Nova looked up at him.
“I’m here to make sure your story doesn’t collapse.”
Meh grinned.
“Then welcome to the team.”
The compass finally stopped spinning.
For now.
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