Chapter 4213: Weavings of Power! II

The Quadrillion threshold was a distant, mythical peak for many entities, a number so vast it was more a concept than a goal.

Now, Noah stood upon that peak, and the view was... clearer.

Existence, which had always been a chaotic, beautiful storm of competing authorities and tangled possibilities, now had a discernible grain, a texture!

He could feel the intricate weavings of the Radiant Shore. Truly feel!

The golden sands whispered their history, the Sacred Waters sang of their potential, and the very air hummed with the quiet, contented thoughts of his people.

This was the first lesson of a Quadrillion: power was not just strength; it was perception.

Before him, the newly born Dracolich, Nysterios, the Ashen Calamity, performed its first act of fealty.

It was not a bow or a kneel; such gestures were too mundane for a being forged from the bones of an Early Creature and the will of a Necrotic Architect.

Instead, the soulfire in its empty eye sockets, those twin vortexes of chilling blue-green flame, dimmed to a soft, respectful flicker.

Its colossal, skeletal form, wreathed in a miasma of necrotic frost and shadow, lowered its head, the gesture a silent acknowledgment of a higher authority. It recognized its Master!

Noah observed the magnificent creature, a calm, tyrannical satisfaction settling deep within his being.

As he stood there, a silent emperor surveying his impossible domain, his attention was drawn inward by a sudden, powerful rhythm.

THUMP.

It was the beat of his Heart. A single, resonant pulse that was not just a biological function, but a declaration of intent. The massive influx of complexity and purity from Nysteria’s corpse, a torrent of power that would have dissolved a lesser being, had not just been absorbed; it was now being put to work.

|The overwhelming surplus of existential materials has provided the necessary foundation for the next stage of cardiac evolution.|

|Construction of the Fourth Part of the Heart of The Early Creature, Osmont, has been accelerated.|

|Accelerated Forging: The Ascendran Nodule – The Living Principle of Complexity.|

HUUM!

Noah’s perception dove inward, into the internal weavings of his own existence. He saw the first three chambers of his heart...the Primal Root Atrium, the Arterial Convergence Core, and the Living Pump of Trembling Flow...pulsing in perfect, synchronous harmony.

And at their very center, where the three converged, something new had been taking shape!

It bloomed as a dazzling, crystalline lattice, a web of pure, informational light being spun from the raw fabric of his newfound complexity. It was not a physical organ, but the idea of complexity being given form, a singularity of pure data accreting within the core of his heart.

Billions of tiny, intricate connections were forming every second, each one a different pathway of thought, a different potential solution to a problem that had not yet been conceived.

It was the architecture of genius being built in real-time!

|The formation of The Ascendran Nodule is proceeding at an accelerated rate.|

|Current Progress: 7%... 12%... 19%...|

|Warning: Due to the nature of this component, representing the nascent Principle of Complexity itself, its full completion is far from your current grasp. It will require an amount of Complexity that has not yet been attained by this age.|

The prompts confirmed what he could feel: this was a long-term project, a cathedral of power whose construction would likely span eons...hah, maybe days for him!

And yet, even in its incomplete, embryonic state, the Nodule was already beginning to reshape the very nature of his power.

|Even before its completion, the Fourth Part of your Heart introduces a new system for the expression of your authority.|

|New System Unlocked: Existential Artifice.|

|This is a methodology of power that allows for the precise and controlled "weaving" of your own Complexity and Purity to produce specific, targeted effects.|

|Your True Sources, housed within the Towers of Osmont, now serve as conceptual reservoirs, or "Crucibles," from which you can draw specific authorities to weave.|

WAA!

Noah’s mind, already operating at a speed that made light feel sluggish, absorbed this information with a thrill of profound, intellectual excitement.

He received an inflow of a set of rules and principles for his otherwise boundless power. It was a language for his will, a grammar for his tyranny!

|Existential Artifice – The Weavings of Power|

|Fuel Source: Your own Complexity and Purity. By consciously "weaving" a portion of your own stats, you can manifest profound effects.|

|The Crucibles (Primary Towers):|

|- The Crucible of Tyranny:|

| - Weave of Imposition (Push): Directly enforce your will upon a target’s physical or conceptual state. (e.g., "That barrier is now a door." "Your existence’s durability is now that of wet paper.")|

| - Weave of Dominion (Pull): Draw a target’s will, authority, or even their very loyalty towards yourself, weakening their resolve and making them susceptible to your command.|

|- The Crucible of Infinity:|

| - Weave of Expansion (Push): Infinitely multiply a single action or effect for a brief, glorious duration. (e.g., A single fireball becomes a million+ simultaneous fireballs)|

| - Weave of Compression (Pull): Condense a vast amount of space, energy, or even time into a single, manageable point. (e.g., Condense a Wheel into a marble.)|

|- The Crucible of Quintessence:|

| - Weave of Resonance (Push): Amplify the "quintessential" nature of an object, ally, or concept, making them a more perfect version of themselves. (e.g., Make a an attack impossibly sharp.)|

| - Weave of Distillation (Pull): Strip away all superfluous aspects of an enemy, attack, or situation, revealing and weakening its absolute core. (e.g., Reduce a complex weaving to its core, fragile intent.)|

|Synergistic Growth: The act of utilizing Existential Artifice is a monumental effort. [The Principle of Perpetual Harvest] recognizes this. Every Weave cast will not only produce its intended effect but will also generate a harvest of Complexity and Purity, creating a self-reinforcing loop of power. This practice will also directly contribute to the advancement of your Early Atlas of the Folds and the Towers of Osmont.|

BOOM!

"..."

Noah had to pause.

What was this grand weaving of existence!?

It was...perfect!

It was a way to refine his immense, raw strength into something precise, elegant, and infinitely more dangerous!

He looked around the Radiant Shore, his eyes, now burning with a new, analytical light, seeing everything as a potential application for his new art.

He could use the Weave of Resonance on the Sacred Herbs to make them even more potent. He could use the Weave of Compression on the ores from the Depths, refining them into perfect ingots with a thought. He could use the Weave of Imposition on the very air, commanding it to form structures!

The possibilities were endless, a new, intricate playground for his tyrannical imagination. He felt like a child who had been given the keys to existence’s most complex and fascinating toy box.

He was ready to put it to the test!

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