Chapter 3955: The Rich and the Poor! I
Chapter 3955: The Rich and the Poor! I
In another Weaving of Existence, removed from the familiar territories where Living Existences pursued their endless struggles for advancement and dominion, lay a domain that existed according to principles that would have driven most conscious entities to madness with their profound wrongness.
This was an unknown place, a forgotten corner of Existence where the fundamental laws that governed Existence, life, and death had been twisted into configurations that served purposes too alien for normal comprehension.
The entire domain was crafted from obsidian that gleamed with inner light that somehow managed to convey both beauty and despair in equal measure.
The obsidian stretched in all directions, forming landscapes of impossible weavings where black crystal formations rose like the bones of dead titans!
The air itself seemed thick with the weight of accumulated sorrow, each breath carrying flavors that spoke to loss on an existential scale.
At the heart of this dreary magnificence lay something that defied every expectation of what an Early Veiled Shore should represent.
Where such domains typically embodied life and growth and infinite possibility, this Shore spoke only of endings and decay and the terrible finality of death given form.
Finality!
The waters that should have sparkled with crystalline clarity were instead murky and black, their surface reflecting no light as they lapped against shores of sand that had been ground from the bones of forgotten civilizations.
Each grain carried within it the compressed essence of dreams that would never be fulfilled, ambitions that had been cut short by forces too vast to resist.
The trees that dotted this desolate landscape stood as monuments to futility itself!
Their branches reached skyward with the desperate grasping of those who sought salvation that would never come, their bark scarred by wounds that wept sap as black as midnight.
No leaves adorned their twisted limbs, no fruit offered sustenance to those who might seek shelter in their shadow.
Sacred Totems that had once rung with the music of harmony lay shattered across the blackened sands, their bells cracked and silent.
The very foundations upon which they had been built showed signs of violence so profound it had left scars in the fabric of existence itself.
Shrines that should have housed the accumulated wisdom of ages stood as hollow shells, their sacred spaces defiled by forces that recognized no sanctity!
The plots of land that should have nurtured miraculous growth lay barren and poisoned, their soil so thoroughly corrupted that nothing would ever grow there again.
At the center of this nightmare landscape sat a figure that commanded attention through sheer presence alone, despite the terrible wounds that marked its form.
The Early Creature bore the unmistakable signs of one who had achieved the heights of power, its muscled frame speaking to strength that had once commanded the respect of Living Existences.
Its bare chest was a map of violence, each scar telling stories of battles fought against forces unperceivable to many!
But it was the head that drew the eye with horrifying fascination.
A massive gash split the skull nearly in half, running from the crown all the way down to the neck with surgical precision.
The wound gaped open like a second mouth, revealing depths that seemed to contain swirling darkness rather than the biological structures that should have existed beneath bone and flesh!
Yet despite injuries that should have resulted in immediate death for any normal being, the creature blinked with eyes that burned with terrible awareness.
Before it floated a flickering obsidian screen that pulsed with the same dark radiance that permeated the entire realm, its surface displaying information that remained hidden from external observation.
In this landscape of absolute desolation, where hope had been systematically eliminated and beauty existed only to emphasize the magnitude of loss, the Early Creatureโs voice echoed with authority that made the very foundations of reality tremble.
"Blood..." it said, each syllable dripping with hunger that transcended normal desire.
"All I want... is Blood!"
HUUM!
As it said so, behind him could be seen green gold grasses trying to pierce into thr black sand to give them some color, but the moment they did so, there was only a dim glow gained that seemed like it would be eaten up in a matter of hours!
Death...permeated here far too potently.
And in constrast...there were other places filled with the overabundance of life!
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In the Transcendent Origin Battlefront Folds, where the struggle between order and chaos played out on a stage vast enough to contain the ambitions of many powers, the magnificent citadel of Aeternitas Concordia rose against horizons that stretched beyond imagination.
Outside this monument to cooperation between forces of Living Existences, contained within a bubble of golden radiance that bent light around its surface like a lens focused on infinity, Noah floated alongside beings whose combined Existences were far too bright!
Sigrid stood beside him with the poise of one who had never doubted her right to command the attention of the most powerful beings in existence.
Altheon maintained his position behind them with the patient watchfulness. The Prime Living Originโs luminous form pulsed with barely contained energy, ready to defend his charges against threats that might emerge from any direction.
Three Honored Living Existences completed their immediate retinue, their presence adding layers of protection that would have made even Honored Living Existences pause before considering aggressive action!
The golden bubble that contained them existed beyond the reach of casual observation, its surface configured to deflect even the enhanced perceptions of Honored Living Existences.
Duke Gwendolyn had listened to the demands of Sigridโs with careful attention. When she had finally agreed, it was to provide protection for their journey into the Living Doorways of the Loom, and her acquiescence had come with conditions that reflected the true magnitude of the dangers they would face!
"If you are to truly traverse across the Doorways of the Loom," she had declared, "you will go with a team composed of entities I personally select to ensure your survival."
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