RUIN/EDEN’s illusory form appeared beside him, her voice carrying into his consciousness alongside detailed prompts:
|EARLIEST FOLDS CIVILIZATION SEEDING|
"Master, if marks of your Civilization begin to arise in the Earliest Folds, THE Living Existences and THE Creature and THE Weavers, all of whom already have established Civilizations, will sense it immediately," she explained, her tone clinical.
"The disruption would be obvious. The emergence of a new Way of Existence in an era when such things are being carefully monitored would draw attention you cannot afford."
Noah nodded slowly.
RUIN/EDEN continued, prompts flowing alongside her words
|POTENTIAL SOLUTION - HIGH RISK:|
"You shouldn’t do it at all," she stated flatly. "But if you must, the only potentially viable solution is to find a small, isolated group of existences. They cannot be Living Existences or Early Creatures, those are already connected to THE Living Existences through fundamental bonds that would expose any deviation in their cultivation."
|RECOMMENDED TARGET: Fold Dwellers|
"Fold Dwellers exist below the notice of the higher powers unless they do something noteworthy," RUIN/EDEN explained. "They are numerous enough that a small group disappearing wouldn’t raise alarms. They are weak enough that their growth wouldn’t register on the existential scales THE Living Existences monitor."
|CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS:|
"You would need to nurture this Civilization in absolute secret," she continued.
"Strict instructions must be given to those in this small group to isolate themselves completely. They cannot interact with others outside their group. Ever. Not once. Not for any reason."
"The moment they interact with outside forces, the moment their Way and power become exposed, they will all be killed," RUIN/EDEN stated with certainty.
"And the threads of their existence will lead back to you. THE Living Existences will trace the source. They will find you. And you will follow them into nonexistence."
The prompts were stark, allowing no room for misunderstanding:
|ISOLATION PROTOCOL REQUIREMENTS:|
- Zero external contact
- Hidden location unknown to all but Master
- Absolute obedience to cultivation restrictions
- No expansion beyond initial group size
- No demonstrations of power outside sealed territory
- Complete suppression of existential signatures
- Emergency dissolution protocols if discovery becomes imminent
Noah absorbed this information, his mind already working through the possibilities, the implications, the terrible potential and equally terrible risks.
"But if it works..." he murmured.
RUIN/EDEN’s voice softened slightly, acknowledging the possibility even as she outlined its difficulty.
"If it works, Master, the applications are profound. A small group of Fold Dwellers, given access to your Way of the Mana Architect, isolated from external influence, allowed to cultivate in secret for eons..."
"They would have time," RUIN/EDEN emphasized. "Eons of cultivation. Generations upon generations advancing along your Way without interference. If they procreate amongst themselves, if they maintain discipline, if they somehow avoid discovery..."
"Master could potentially foster a force of beings reaching Quintillions of Complexity and Purity," she stated. "Possibly higher, depending on how long they remain hidden and how effective they are. A secret army cultivating from the Earliest Folds to your current era, growing stronger with each passing age while the rest of existence remains ignorant of their presence."
Noah’s eyes gleamed with tyrannical calculation.
"And they would only emerge at my signal...when I wish for it in the current era...." he said.
"Exactly," RUIN/EDEN confirmed. "You impose an absolute command: they remain in isolation until the Leader of their Civilization sends a specific signal. Something only you can generate from the current era."

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