His Nether Core spun churning out his potent translucent Nether He created a space with two sections separated by a powerful asymptote barrier in between them The areas became a reflection of the other with thin veins of significance creating interplay between them Above a delicate cage of manifested Engraving lines of written Aether to strengthen and fuel Below Randidly swirled together a dense whirlpool of his deepest significance a sort of foundation that would amplify and ground what would be created within
A frame of Aether to house and feature an Eternity A pool of pure Nether to stabilize and nurture a Truth Those two energies working in concert feeding through the asymptote to influence one another to condense a Grand Fate and a Penance
The pressure against him grew increasingly intense Lesser beings would have directly popped But in that inner sanctum of his soul his Aether and Nether were unperturbed He polished and carved with rapid strokes shaping the inner sanctum of his miracle The cage became gleaming and luminous The pool was so deep as to be unfathomable
As Randidly raised his arm for another strike those small orbiting moons around the tomes shifted They spread out to the exterior of the temporal vortex rotating around the whole rather than the individual sources
But most dangerously they began to whip around with malicious intent So while Randidly tried for another strike one moon swept past and crunched into the elbow joint of his right arm He hissed in pain noticing a second luminous moon curving around to shatter his jaw He jerked his head back just in time
He pressed just slightly deeper into PineÆs final barrier before rebounding with so much of his muscular power resisting the temporal forces he didnÆt have much to spare for this other opponent So instead of clipping his chin the moon smashed directly into RandidlyÆs cheekbone The eye on that side of his face ruptured
The Songstress of Absence let out another furious screech as RandidlyÆs effort to channel all these Truths wavered upon impact Randidly blinked and then spat out a bloody and shattered tooth to the side Warm life energy flooded up through his next and rapidly began to heal the wound But even that small distraction meant he could only endure as the growing vortex pressed a little bit more forward
He lost a little space just like that with his sanctum barely in a passable state
The Dread Homunculus hadnÆt lost its edge though It examined the advancing force carefully smirk still in place Well if this fucker wants to ignore reality I can do the same With all this distorted time I bet messed up thought experiments are extra effective You know you need to cross half a distance before you can cross the whole
If you Laplace are limited by halfs
I have almost an infinite amount of time to nail this emotional affect and polish the sanctum
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Even if he had the shape of a strategy that didnÆt mean Randidly had much time to execute it His lips twitched The only upside of Laplace being entirely silent is that the monster isnÆt making any time puns
Randidly felt his body being squeezed as the convoy pressed forward Another one of his ribs fractured and released bone shrapnel through his internal organs His jaw was as clenched as it could become without his teeth being fused together like an igneous rock He examined the temporal flows and quickly refined his idea into a workable solution
Trap Laplace in ZenoÆs Paradox Even if the Eternity would eventually tear its way forward it would give Randidly a chance
His Moiraes stirred finally discovering the opportunity to manifest their abilities They reached out and began to create curling temporal eddies with their long fingers Organic patterns began to swirl around his body even as he was forced into a smaller and smaller space between the tomes and PineÆs barrier
Weaving quickly Randidly created the basic shape LaplaceÆs world state image tugged at the stray threads he had gathered but just this much was possible for Randidly to resist Through most of his experience with the Nexus Randidly had possessed a superior ability to manipulate energy than his peers Recently it had manifested as a maelstrom of kinetic energy churning it way forward half a destructive aura and half a mobile battery that could be consumed at any moment to empower his abilities
However the power of the Eternity had completely invalidated that ability Randidly had barely managed to keep the energy within his body in line underneath the constant grinding of time against his skin While also maintaining his images any sort of relevant energy adjustment had been impossible
But now two of his images had reached the Pinnacle waiting for a third image to finish his TruthÆ So he could fully dedicate his energy to tugging and nudging the temporal maelstrom into an advantageous position He gradually arranged the minute details so they would fall into line
LaplaceÆs four tomes crossed half the distance from their starting point to the final barrier of PineÆs corpse Randidly twitched a finger weaving a temporal knot to add some extra oomph to the paradox When it immediately began to fray even with the reinforcement he flooded the connection with his dense significance
His Nether sizzled but held
The tomes advanced a little further The vice around his chest tightened his ribcage popping and collapsing on his organs The barrier behind him gave again just slightly unwilling to allow him to advance any further but even it couldnÆt rival the raw power of an Eternity Randidly trembled and spat blood onto the temporal wave in front of him
The frame pulsed with light The pool deepened becoming cloudy in the depths
He twisted and twirled a finger As the tomes advanced through the next half distance the air around them distorted Randidly showed teeth as he utilized all the broken flows of time against this fat snake The surrounding space continued to quake as his other two images continued through their own confrontations The situation hadnÆt exactly stabilized but it would be enough to grasp an advantage
RandidlyÆs eyes began to glow His work in the Sanctum accelerated Now he also had a few seconds to reflect on the Dread Homunculus and the shape it would become And it only took a split second for him to see the Path forwardù the image would continue to advance but what was important was the method And it was the same method the Grey Creature had used and then the Grim Chimera after it The image would use its powerful grasp to pry away the very tools that had built up this pyramid of oppression
And with the plundered weapons it would lead the revolution
RandidlyÆs eyes glowed even brighter Pain surged through his body a physical presence in his crushed torso but his fingers continued to work The convoy of tomes slowed further time becoming curiously stagnant under RandidlyÆs direction He pushed away the suffering his other images the waiting pool of Nether and Cage of Aether all Randidly focused on was his Dread Homunculus image and the sensation that would guide it forward
A change occurred immediately one he didnÆt expect
The Dread Homunculus for the first time in the fight paused in its struggles and looked back at Randidly If we continue to take their weapons to advance are we really offering our people a different Path
Recalculating Incorporating the image of Neveah
Congratulations Your image has evolved into Tiamat Dread Chimera and the Grey Fear (NeveahÆs Deviation)
Congratulations Your Skill GhosthoundÆs Cloak of a Thousand Lightless Horizons has evolved into TiamatÆs Veil of Death and Shadow (ND) Skill Levels will be maintained
Your Skill DragonÆs Fell Smite has evolved into Alpha DragonÆs Fell Smite Skill Levels will be maintained
Your Skill Wrathful Calamity Rends has evolved into the Chimera Reborn Unleashes Dread Skill Levels will be maintained