Kai awoke to a pulse—not a dream, but a signal, sharp and rhythmic, echoing deep within the core of his Trade Interface.
"Echo," he muttered groggily, "what is that?"
"A Realm Break Request. Class: Interdimensional."
"Sender identity: Unknown. Verification bypassed. Protocols: Broken."
"This should not be possible."
Kai sat up fast.
"Then why is it happening?"
Echo paused.
"Because someone—or something—wants to trade from a world not mapped by the Cosmic Chain."
The request file opened with no warning. A holographic glyph spiraled into form—a symbol that looked like a shattered sun bleeding lines of power.
Trade Request from: "Isle of Forgotten Stars"Origin: Sector—Unknown | Realm Tier—Unclassified
Item Request: 1x Industrial Synth-Flame CoreOffered Exchange: 1x Riftborn Cloak [Dimensionally Phased Artifact]
Warning: Accepting this trade may incur:– Spatial instability– Memory bleed– Entity tracing
Fee: 100 C.U. (dimensional tax)
Kai stared.
The Synth-Flame Core was cheap. He could buy three right now from a trader in Orion's Belt for 10 C.U. each.
But the Riftborn Cloak…
Yena leaned in. "That's a dimensionally shifted item. Near-mythic. Chain banished them centuries ago."
Kai cracked a grin. "Then we're definitely accepting."
The trade executed in a flash.
As soon as the Riftborn Cloak materialized, the room dropped in temperature. It shimmered like moonlight caught on shattered mirrors—its surface constantly shifting.
But there was more.
The Trade Interface glitched.
New symbols appeared, rearranging his UI. A message blinked:
"You have been seen by the Rift."
For a moment, the warehouse lights dimmed. Something—something old—pressed briefly against the edge of reality… and then vanished.
Kai sold the cloak on the rogue node to a mysterious buyer who went only by "Black Wind."
Sale Value: 310 C.U.Dimensional Fee: -100 C.U.Net Profit: +210 C.U.
Later that day, Mynor contacted him again via private holo:
"I heard what you did," he said, half-impressed, half-terrified. "You broke a law older than the Chain itself."
Kai smiled. "I'm not here to follow the rules. I'm here to create new ones."
Mynor sighed. "Just remember, trade across dimensions comes with watchers. The Rift remembers… and it owes no one mercy."
As the day ended, Kai returned to his terminal.
New requests had begun flowing in. Traders asking for Rift trades. Others seeking to join his network. He was no longer a small-time operator.
He was the gateway to another reality.
Current Status:
Kai completed his first interdimensional trade, earning +210 C.U. after processing a high-risk transaction with an unknown realm called the Isle of Forgotten Stars. He now possesses tools and contacts outside the scope of the Galactic Chain.
His balance now stands at:Cosmic Units: 553.4 C.U.Earth Credits: 377.2
But with dimensional trading unlocked, new dangers loom—as well as new paths to wealth, power, and enemies beyond space and time.
And in the shadows of the Chain, silent factions whisper of a Rift Trader awakening.
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