In the depths of Nexus Core Prime, the air itself seemed to vibrate.
Kairos stood at the central platform as system-wide alerts echoed through all major trade-linked star systems.
The arbitration had been triggered.
Not a metaphorical war.
Not political brinkmanship.
But a literal conflict—fought not with fleets and plasma, but with influence, valuation algorithms, sovereign trade laws, and quantum-scale contracts.
Divine Arbitration.
A relic from the First Trade Era. Ancient. Forbidden. Dangerous.
"Prepare the arbitration field," Kairos said.
The Nexus Core glowed blood-orange.
[Arbitration Format: Market-War Protocol]Arbitrator 1: Kairos Vant – Nexus SovereignArbitrator 2: Vallorin the Gilded – Divine of the Unseen LedgerVictory Conditions: Collapse of opposing system integrity OR sovereignty override by trade volume.
Time Limit: 7 Cycles (Approx. 168 Galactic Hours)
External Interference: Prohibited
Day 1: The Challenge
