Chapter 4309: The Birth of a Civilization! III
Chapter 4309: The Birth of a Civilization! III
He raised his hand, and the [Aegis of the Architect], in its necklace form, materialized in his palm.
"This is a magnificent tool," he mused. "But it is not yet... mine. Not truly."
He had the stolen Omnichalcum. He had the Tartarite. He had the schematics from RUIN/EDEN. And now, he had the Way.
"Reforge," he commanded.
His [Mana Heart] thrummed. He did not use his hands; he used his will.
Azure tendrils of pure Mana, now infused with the rule-breaking authority of [The Cheating Architect], erupted from his body.
They wrapped around the Aegis, and with a sound like reality itself being torn and rewoven, they began to change it.
The white-gold of the Omnichalcum was not destroyed, but infused, saturated with his boundless blue.
The Tartarite metal he had acquired was drawn from his storage, its volatile, obsidian-gold nature broken down and seamlessly integrated, not as a core component, but as a network of fine, dark veins that ran through the white-gold structure.
It was a masterpiece of controlled chaos, a perfect, stable fusion of indestructible defense and explosive, offensive power.
|[The Aegis of the Architect] is being reforged into a [Mana-Born Living Existential Armor].|
|All systems are being optimized for the [Way of the Mana Architect].|
|The [Keystone Modulator] is being fused directly with your [Mana Heart]. They are now one and the same.|
|Your Armor is no longer a separate tool. It is the external, physical expression of your [Mana Heart].|
|Forging Complete.|
...!
The necklace dissolved and reformed around his body, a sleek, skin-tight suit of white-gold and obsidian-blue, its lines a perfect, elegant fusion of his old Aegis and the raw, untamed power of his Mana.
It felt... right.
He had achieved Edict 7.
His [Mana Heart], now a perfect fusion of his own essence and the Omnichalcum Modulator, bloomed to become the [Living Mana Codex].
It was a Grimoire written on his very existence!
He breathed out as seas of mana lightning surged from him.
He was going fast.
And he did not want to stop!
So he kept going.
Now, for the first Arcana.
He smiled. He had always known what his first true Weave would be.
|You are about to forge your first [Mana Arcana Glyph].|
|This is a monumental act of creation, a single, high-cost, reality-bending Weave. Please select the core concept.|
He thought of that small, flickering flame. The [Fireball]. The spark that had started it all.
He reached into his Codex, into the very heart of his being, and he pulled upon the memory, the concept, the very soul of that first, defiant act. And he fueled it.
He fueled it with his boundless Mana.
He fueled it with the authority of his Glyphs!
He fueled it with the righteous, tyrannical fire of his Haki!
And he fueled it with the one currency this system demanded.
|Expenditure of [Everythings of Mana] initiated. As you are the source, the cost is a terrifyingly high amount of 0, but the authority being utilized is still that of an Everything.|
|A [Common] Rank [Mana Arcana Glyph] is being forged...|
|The [Principle of the Cheating Architect] has analyzed the process and finds the ’Common’ designation... insulting.|
|Rank is being forcibly upgraded...|
|Rank has been cheated from [Common] to [Primordial].|
...!
BOOM!
A new Glyph blazed to life within his Codex, a thing of terrible, beautiful, and nostalgic power.
It was a single, perfect, crimson-blue flame, and within its core, a nine-headed Mana Wyrm slept.
|[Mana Arcana Glyph: Annihilation’s First Spark]|
|School: Mana (Primordial)|
|Rarity: Primordial|
|Description: ’From the smallest spark, the greatest inferno is born.’ This Arcana summons a [Primordial Mana-Flame Wyrm], a being of pure, conceptual fire forged from your own, infinite essence. The Wyrm unleashes a single, guided torrent of annihilating azure flame.|
|Cost: 1 Unit of [Everythings of Mana].|
|Requirements to Cast: Must be the Architect of Mana.|
|Effect: Due to its rarity, it Deals 1.5 Quintillion in pure, untyped Mana-based damage that ignores all known resistances and authorities. The attack is conceptually ’true’ and cannot be dodged. It’s capabilities will advance and scale upwards as you progress.|
|Cooldown: 1 Second.|
...!
One second.
He looked at the description, at the terrifying, beautiful numbers, and he felt a profound, absolute sense of peace.
Peace!
He had done it. He had integrated every system, every power, into a single, cohesive, and utterly broken methodology.
But he was not done. He had Principles. He was already at Edict 8.
"RUIN/EDEN," he commanded, "Reforge my Principles. Integrate them into the Way of Mana."
|Affirmative, Master.|
A final, glorious surge of power. The fifty verdant-gold Glyphs of Perpetual Harvest and the fifteen multicolored Glyphs of the Cheating Architect, all blazed as one.
His blue Mana washed over them, not conquering, but claiming!
|[The Seed of the Principle of Perpetual Harvest] has been reforged into [The Mana Seed Glyph of Perpetual Harvest].|
|All capabilities are now fueled and amplified by your [Infinite Mana].|
|New Boon: [The Mana Harvest]. All endowments and boons granted by this Principle now also grant a significant infusion of pure, refined Mana, allowing you to instantly awaken the [Mana Locus] in others and accelerate their journey on the Way.|
|[The Seed of the Principle of the Cheating Architect] has been reforged into [The Mana Seed Glyph of the Cheating Architect].|
|All capabilities are now fueled and amplified by your [Infinite Mana].|
|New Boon: [The Architect’s Exploit]. Your Principle can now actively identify and exploit loopholes in other Mana-based systems, allowing you to bypass their defenses, steal their fuel, or shut them down entirely.|
WAA!
The transformation was complete. The entire region around him, once a landscape of ice and snow, was now a roiling, endless ocean of pure, azure Mana, a sea of his own, boundless power.
He floated at its center, a wonder in his own, newly forged heaven.
He smiled, a deep, resonant, and utterly tyrannical expression. He would, indeed, be walking the paths of Edict 7 and Edict 8 for a very, very long time. But at least now... the path was clear. It was his.
He waved his hand, and his Existential Command Interface bloomed before him, a testament to the being he had become.
|Noah Osmont – The Tyrant Architect of Mana (Age 10)|
|Primary Distinction: The Early Creature, Osmont; The Architect of Mana...many others|
|Complexity: 1 Quintillion|
|Purity: 1 Quintillion|
|System of Power: [The Way of the Mana Architect] (RUIN/EDEN Interface)|
|Heart: [The Mana Heart of the Tyrant-Architect] (Fifth Part: Forging...)|
|Atlas: The Early Atlas of the Folds (159/159 Towers at Stage 4: Resplendent Citadel)|
|Principles:|
| - [Perpetual Harvest] (75% Matured Seed)|
| - [The Cheating Architect] (25% Matured Seed)|
|Mana Glyphs: 445+ (Forged)|
|Mana Arcana Glyphs: 1 ([Annihilation’s First Spark])|
|Mana Seed Glyphs: 100 (Forged)|
|Legion of The Dead: [Arch Lich Ra’FuckingZan], [Primordial Stone Ape], [Abyssal Dullahan]...|
|Living Existential Armor: [Mana-Born Aegis of the Architect] (Purity: 920 Quadrillion)|
...!
He looked at the glorious, impossible numbers, at the culmination of all his struggle, all his pain, all his desperate, unyielding effort.
He looked at the path that now stretched before him, an infinite road of his own design.
And he smiled.
"Yes..." he whispered, his voice a quiet, satisfied hum that was lost in the endless, swirling sea of his own Mana.
"This is... MY Way of Existence!"