Chapter 2359
Devicks image tugging on all the Grand Fates in the Nexus had kicked the hive of the Upper Sonara Society. The area around the Engraving buzzed with activity. Only a token group remained behind to guard the members of the Xyrt Brigade. The rest chattered about this newest threat.
Tuthak Eloise gestured with its long appendages as his subordinates hurried around. Randidly was almost impressed by how he seemed to be instigating such chaos. Quickly! So long as we create a shielding array around our project, we will be able to continue the process despite the interference. Because of how disparate the efforts are, a common shield will be enough for now!
The nephew Nathaz looked extremely nervous, looking between the grimacing Lyra and the uncle. But ancestor, the Engraving- the whole point is that the size will continue to grow. Depending on how many individuals choose to accept the distinction of becoming a Patron, such growth with be accelerated. How can we guard-
Create a variable shell, one which we can expand to accommodate the work! Tuthak replied as if it was the most obvious answer in the world.
Completely obvious, but probably impossible, right? Randidly glanced at Neveah.
Well, am I the one making it, or are they? Came Neveahs confident reply.
Nathaz floundered for several seconds. Randidly could practically see him picking from a dozen objections for the one most likely to sway his ancestor. A variable-size shield array will require at least the active manpower without more bodies to protect and fuel the Engraving-
Randidly looked sideways from the arguing family members when Neveah patted his shoulder. Looks like this bit is going to be a bit messy. Ill sort things out, but this only solves one of the problems. The real issue
Yea, Randidly said. He raised his gaze and peered toward the source of disturbance, tucked away in a deep alcove of the Nexus. ...their side is going to finish first, even without our Engraving stalling out trying to handle this. RêAd lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only
Of course, that was just Randidlys instincts. Also, common sense screamed at him that he was being completely unreasonable; how could Devick forcefully drag all these opposing Grand Fates, from people who were powerful enough to condense a Grand Fate, rivaling the speed at which they made an array to provide a single notification to everyone in the Nexus?
It was the equivalent of a single woman tying a rope around the mountain and dragging it around the world before a team of individuals erected a skyscraper on her starting location.
And yet
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Randidly felt confident that Devick would manage it. Especially because he could already feel her attention shifting away from the more powerful individuals her strange labor affected. Although everyone here had become panicked, they were no longer being affected. Even Lyras expression had eased. But this only made Randidly more certain.
The Actus Suprem was, before everything else, a gleeful bully. He had no doubt that the weakest individuals with Grand Fates suffered under her attention at the moment. When they capitulated, she would shift to focus on slightly stronger individuals.
She would move the mountain across the world, even if she had to carry only one boulder at a time.
Randidlys heart ached to think of it, but Lyra and her mediocre image were an asset at the moment. She served the role of a canary in a coal mine. When she began to suffer, they would know they were running out of time.
He pushed those thoughts to the side and moved on from the drops of liquid Aether. Instead, he proceeded into the depths of his body and found the whirling Nether Core. He hadnt really appreciated it until he left the memory, but the rotations of his Nether Core had been smoothed out those long stretches when he supported the phantasm really helped streamline his own process. Now, huge amounts of incredibly pure Nether gushed through his veins every moment.
He still couldnt rival the weighty depths possessed by Deganawidah, but Randidly suspected that individual was a unique existence. As it stood, he would soon rival Lowannas Nether in potency, although her energy also seemed to be going through changes.
However, Randidly pushed deeper. Beyond the impressive operations of the Nether Core lay a series of floating grey bubbles. When he counted them, he had to laugh; unlike the drops of liquid Aether which formed by expending immense amounts of mental energy and emotions, the Nether bubbles formed naturally as he accumulated significance. Randidly suspected he could have helped the process along with certain Engravings, but to his delight he found that thirteen grey Nether bubbles waited for him, matching the amount of liquid Nether he had.
He rubbed his chin. Now, lets see what I can do with both forms of this energy. From that time I took the Glimpse of the Shallah Path and I saw the majestic flows of energy through that grey chrysanthemum of Nether sitting at the core of a gorgeous pattern I havent forgotten how much more I need to learn.
Besides Ive also seen the death and the birth of Pine. Hopefully hopefully I can catch just a little bit of that alchemy.
So he began to experiment. Randidly pulled the grey bubbles and the gleaming drops of liquid Aether together. Crackling bolts of energy discharge leapt from one side to the other as they grey closer. Chewing his lip, he began to spin the two groupings of energy, forming two opposing wheels. The process almost resembled the purification he had done earlier, but this time he didnt hold anything back.
And this time, he fueled the process with the condensed versions of energy, not just the base form.
Instantly, the energies in his body rushed forward to support their energies. Friction raged into infernos up and down his spine, the tides of Aether and Nether contained within his body grinding against one another. Nether responded by tightening its wheel, condensing its force into a dense heart. Meanwhile, Aether expanded, becoming rigid and uniform to resist the pressure. His shoulders started to steam-
No, its not like this, Randidly frowned and slowed the two wheels he had created. Energies sloshed back and forth in his body, worsening the steam pouring off of him. Randidly wondered where all the water vapor came from, and whether he could just lose it continuously like this without consequences.
He focused on the results and rubbed his chin. Maybe maybe if I continued like this, those pressures would generate the results Ive seen But I dont think thats what I want. Not for the energy in my body. Anything forged from such pressure will be powerful but arent the two energies at their best when they cooperate? Not forces at odds but energy working together to build the future.
Randidly chewed on his lip, structuring and restructuring the arrangement of energies. He pulled and pushed, but ran up against problem after problem. His instinct was to use the grey Nether bubbles as the foundation, but they wouldnt move too near to each other without external pressure; they acted like magnets.
He tried to use the liquid drops of Aether as the foundation, but they had an entirely different problem. Depending on the external pressures, they would expand. Which quickly destabilized any arrangement of energy Randidly tried to make.
Randidly possessed a great deal of experience with both Engraving and Nether Rituals, but the higher forms of the energy possessed a lot of nuances he hadnt encountered before. Each trial just left him frustrated.
After five minutes of effort, Randidly sighed and rubbed his eyes. Neveah appeared again by his side. For now, the protection Engraving shouldnt trip us up, at least in the short term. In addition, I communicated with Alana and your other subordinates' presence in the wider Nexus; they will come to support you. This is going to be a confrontation, right? do you want to pull more people from the Alpha Cosmos?
Randidly considered it, then shook his head. I dont think this will require an army.
If you say so, Neveah looked down and then clicked her tongue. A different sort of echoing image spread throughout the Nexus. This one, too was familiar. Did you feel that?
Randidly frowned down at the distant sight of the Nexus. Another faint pulse came from its base. He felt tension building up in his back. ...looks like Solomon Rex wants to talk.