Was his Origin real or fake?
Such a terrifying question was posed to Noah as he looked at the entity who asked it. His eyes burned with rapid calculation of just how this ridiculous situation could unfold in the next few moments.
For now, he had to establish himself clearly.
And so Noah’s body pulsed with concentrated light before moments later, brilliance of white and gold erupted to surround him completely. The pure Civilizational Authority of Origin flowed across his figure in waves, manifesting through his command of Primus Mana.
It was simply the transformation of Living Existential Authority of Origin expressed through his foundational Way.
While burning with such brilliant light that rivaled THE Living Origin’s own radiance, Noah replied with absolute certainty.
"I am unfathomably real," he said with voice carrying conviction.
The scene was striking in its visual intensity. Two figures blazing with the same white-gold authority, one a THE entity who had walked this path for eons, the other an anomaly from another time entirely.
THE Living Origin looked at the brilliant light surrounding Noah with an analytical assessment. She shook her head with a sense of calmness mixed with barely veiled amazement before eventually speaking her observations.
"Origin innately loves to be where it should be," she said with measured thoughtfulness. "And yet you are demonstrably not where you should be. There are very few reasons why an entity would be displaced across existence to such a degree."
Her eyes gleamed with sharp intelligence.
"Either they are simply very bored with their current circumstances, or the weavings of existence where they originate from are not favorable to their continued survival. Someone weak like you relative to the powers here would not be so bored as to voluntarily come to a place where you could be crushed at any moment by passing entities."
She tilted her head with conclusion forming.
"So I can reasonably assume that Origin, or at least your specific Origin, considers the weavings of existence where you are from to not be favorable. Not good at all, in fact."
Her eyes shone with ingenuity and power as she arrived at this critical point with shocking rapidity.
Noah looked at her as this being seemingly waited for confirmation. He spoke calmly without elaboration.
"No," he said simply. "The Weavings of Existence are not favorable at this time."
The words carried weight that spoke to catastrophic futures.
THE Living Origin sighed with something resembling weariness and frowned with visible concern. When she spoke again, her tone carried warning alongside curiosity.
"Do not tell me more than what is necessary," she said with unusual firmness. "Or really, do not tell me anything at all beyond the absolute minimum. Origin exists here in this time, and Origin exists there in your time. If you were to say the wrong things, you could unravel Origin across existence itself and collapse things you cannot even begin to fathom."
Her expression became more serious.
"The violation of temporal causality would be the least of the issues such revelations could cause. But since you came all this way and endured so much to arrive here, what exactly are you looking for?"
What was he looking for?
Such a question was grand in its simplicity. Noah replied with equal directness and calm certainty.
"I am looking for the power of THE," he said without hesitation. "I need to attain THE Civilizational Scale."
His goal was unfathomably clear and unambiguous.
When she heard this straightforward answer, THE Living Origin actually smiled with something resembling amusement mixed with melancholy.
"In The Infinite Unfurling, there are many who have achieved THE," she said with philosophical observation. "And yet all of them have their own profound problems that power alone cannot solve. Do you really think your problems could be solved simply by obtaining the power of THE?"
The question cut to the heart of assumptions. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Could the problems that he faced be solved by achieving THE? Could The Fallout be survived if he possessed THE Civilizational Authority?
This was the only thought that had been driving him forward with relentless determination. To make absolutely certain that he and those he loved would not be collapsed into oblivion in the near future.
So he replied with decisive conviction.
"Yes," he said with absolute certainty. "What matters is the power of THE. That alone is a good starting point for addressing what must be faced."
At such a reply, THE Living Origin’s expression shifted subtly. She began walking toward Noah with measured steps while speaking words that carried unexpected weight.
"Okay," she said with decision made. "Since you carry the light of Origin within you and since the weavings of existence are not favorable in the future you come from, I can help you achieve what you seek."
"But before I commit to this, I need to see and verify the Conviction of your Origin. The strength of your determination. May I?"
Noah’s existence buzzed as he contemplated such an action. THE Organ of Civilization spun rapidly in his mind, processing risk and potential. He felt The Barrier of Hunger that Tor had placed upon him ready to activate at the first sign of lethal threat.
He could feel the terrifying potency of the white-gold light in front of him, saturated with THE Civilizational Authority of Origin at its absolute peak. He looked into the calm eyes of THE Living Origin and breathed steadily.
The moment the terrifying light of THE Sovereignty of Origin wrapped completely around his existence, Noah’s eyes began to flutter with sudden exhaustion. They closed in the next instant as if he had lost consciousness and fallen into impossibly deep sleep.
The figure of THE Living Origin moved with speed that defied perception. She appeared behind Noah’s falling form and gently caught him before he could hit the ground.
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