Chapter 3932: Power Must Be Taken! I
Chapter 3932: Power Must Be Taken! I
The corpse of an Early Creature!
The moment Duke Gwendolyn spoke those words, the entire hall became eerily silent.
A hush that seemed to press against the walls themselves, as if Existence was holding its breath!
Everybody was silent. The six Honored Living Existences stood like statues carved from concentrated authority, their forms radiating power yet somehow diminished by the weight of this revelation.
Noah’s eyes buzzed with countless complex thoughts as he turned to look through the veiled window toward distant Concordia.
The golden pathways and crystalline towers that had seemed so magnificent moments before now appeared somehow smaller, less significant when measured against the implications of what he had just learned.
His mind moved with the swift precision of someone calculating variables that could determine the fate of existence itself.
The Living Existences had possessed the corpse of an Early Creature for eons. The questions that arose from this single fact alone were heavy.
How had this corpse come to be? How had one of his kind died? Where were the others who should have prevented such a catastrophe?
The very concept of a dead Early Creature seemed to violate fundamental laws of Existence, yet here was evidence that such an impossibility had occurred.
At this moment of profound contemplation, Duke Gwendolyn continued.
"Altheon brought us news of the Paradox that does not produce Inevitabilities. The one known as both Ozymandias...and Aetheron. We did not get the chance to eliminate this being, and now it is as if his capability has been shared with the most powerful Living Paradoxes."
Her voice carried the weight of someone delivering a report from a war that was already lost.
"In the lead of the assault was someone we know to be called Honored Diviticus in our records, with her authority parting the dense concentrations of Paradox and preventing the rise of Inevitabilities while she allowed other Paradoxes to move freely through what should have been an impenetrable barrier!"
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"The already powerful Living Paradoxes had gained something fundamental when they acquired the essence of the Paradox that produces no Inevitabilities, and now with the Corpse of an Early Creature, who knows what tremendous power they will wield. The Coalition of Living Existences needs THE Living Order as another weapon in their arsenal."
HUUM!
Another weapon in their arsenal.
The Living Existences still possessed depths of power that remained hidden, terrifying mysteries that could reshape the fundamental nature of existence.
Yet even they recognized the need for more weapons in the coming conflict.
Another silence descended upon the hall, heavier than the first. Noah continued to reflect on how events had unfolded, the chain of causation that led back to his own actions with uncomfortable clarity.
Because of him, a terrifying progression of events seemed to be accelerating beyond anyone’s ability to control.
He had inadvertently given Living Paradoxes wings. They were now more powerful than ever, all because Diviticus had obtained half a drop of his blood. Half a drop!
The magnitude of power contained in such an infinitesimal amount of his essence was both humbling and terrifying.
As he contemplated this reality, his mind flashed with possibilities. If half a drop could grant such capabilities to Living Existences...
"..."
Duke Gwendolyn observed Sigrid’s expression during this revelation, noting that the same determination remained etched across her features even after learning of these catastrophic developments.
She sighed with the weight of someone accepting an inevitable outcome.
"If you still wish to proceed even after knowing all this, then your safety will be paramount. If you are to move anywhere, you must have protection. Someone moving closely with you who will also help you understand how to best weave your existence. If you wish to move freely, I will have to form a team around you to traverse the Doorways of the Loom!"
Toward this proposal, Sigrid showed no complaints, her expression remaining steady as she contemplated the paths that lay ahead.
Noah continued gazing toward Aeternitas Concordia, his mind thinking about countless variables while simultaneously paying attention to developments of his existence elsewhere entirely!
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Elsewhere.
On his Early Veiled Shore, Noah’s main body experienced utmost peace and serenity while sitting upon the golden sands that pulsed with glory.
The crystalline waters lapped gently at the shoreline, their sound creating a symphony of tranquility that spoke to forces older than Living Existences.
But this peace was interrupted by a goat currently staring at him from mere inches away from his face.
"..."
A goat!𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Heidrun’s vibrant eyes blazed with fiery intensity as she gazed at him with an expression that clearly communicated her expectations.
She was looking as if saying.... Well? Where are the delicacies?!
Noah smiled at her imperious demand and produced the miniature wheel that the Living Elemental had used to compress his entire garden.
The compressed space contained the precious cargo that had drawn Heidrun’s attention across impossible distances.
The Auric Vitae Grass!
Noah gazed at the green-gold vegetation within the miniature construct, each blade shimmering with potential.
"I could give this to you to eat all of it, and then we would have to go through the trouble of looking for something like it again. How about planting it here so that you can have an endless supply?"
WAA!
Heidrun’s eyes pulsed with approval as the goat nodded her head with the regal satisfaction of someone whose wisdom had been properly acknowledged.
|Heidrun tremendously approves of this idea and knows the perfect plot for the Auric Vitae Grass.|
Her head whipped around across the Early Veiled Shore, the Budding Shore, as if she were inspecting what would be the perfect location for something like this!
A prompt had bloomed before Noah consciousness, and before he could process its implications fully, another appeared with information that made him pause.
|To plant something and grow it in the Early Veiled Shore, especially something as unique as the Auric Vitae Grass stemming from Doorways of the Loom, something critical is required to allow its anchor and eventual growth.|
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