In THE Infiniverse.
One of Noah’s bodies stood beside Khor as at this moment, her figure was radiating a scintillating light of Hunger.
Obsidian crimson hunger that was now surrounded by Phonemes as she gloriously reclaimed her Way.
She floated near the Sanctuaries of Primus Inevitabilities while Noah floated beside her, and her gaze was serene. When Noah’s Civilization advanced to THE Level One Scale of Existence, Khor was actually the one who already had the way paved for her.
The addition of The First Tongue to her roster only allowed faster reclamation of her Way as she was grasping her Surface Depth at this moment. The obsidian crimson light pulsed with each Phoneme that wrapped around her existence, weaving themselves into her foundation like threads.
She smiled while saying, "Outsider, you have done many things for me that I cannot thank you enough for. As the end of Existence approaches, I will do my best to give back. I won’t be able to join your harem, but I can definitely continue to be your friend."
Noah smiled at this as he said, "A friend is more than enough."
After such words, Khor smiled serenely as Phonemes continued to surround her while her Depth slowly settled on THE Surface. She leaned closer to Noah and put her head on his shoulder.
Innocent and calm. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
The First Hunger, one of the ancient entities to have ever existed in The Earliest Folds, resting her head on the shoulder of someone she called Outsider. Someone she called friend!
But not too far from here, from this calm scene, behind Khor and this body of Noah, one could see another starkly different scene.
It was the scene of The Emperor Penguin getting a beating by The Goad from a furious Noah as this Spiritual Beast hadn’t managed to inscribe even a line of the Phoneme of Fire at this time while others had at least made progress.
WAP!
"How is it that Titano has managed to form a Phoneme and you haven’t even completed one line?"
WAP!
The Emperor Penguin squawked indignantly, his flippers waving in protest as the blue-gold Goad descended upon him with educational fury. His beak opened and closed as he tried to form the rising frequency required for the Phoneme of Fire, but what came out was something closer to a confused honk than primordial language.
WAP!
"Master, my beak may not be designed for fire sounds!"
WAP!
"Your beak has nothing to do with it! The First Tongue is written with existence, not with physical anatomy!"
WAP! WAP! WAP!
The Emperor Penguin waddled in circles, trying to escape the relentless discipline, but Noah’s Goad moved faster than Planck Speed. Every time the penguin thought he had found safety, another corrective strike found him.
Nearby, Titano watched with wide eyes while successfully maintaining a glowing Phoneme above his massive form. He wisely chose to say nothing, focusing intensely on his own practice lest the Goad find a new target.
Moiraine covered her mouth to hide her smile while Barbatos openly laughed, her demonic features twisted in amusement at the penguin’s predicament.
WAP!
"Again! From the beginning!"
"SQUAWK!"
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And far from all this, inside The Abode of THE Genesis Monarch of Infinite Lexicons.
Inside a domain spanning gigaparsecs wide surrounded by endless waves of blue-gold Primus Mana, Noah held Riya as she sat on his lap.
Her radiant blue hair and eyes were particularly shining at this time. She put her forehead against his, their breath mingling in the space between them.
She asked him slowly, "Why won’t you ask me what I see?"
At such words, Noah calmly replied, "I will make my own future. Regardless of what you see."
At such words, Riya pulled back and looked into his eyes as tears began to form in her radiant blue eyes. They shimmered like stars being born, each one containing glimpses of possibilities that weighed heavily upon her soul.
She said tenderly, "I see so much... work. I see Mana bearing unbearable adversity. To the point that even if Mana doesn’t dim, there comes a question... is it worth all that pain? Is it worth you bearing all that adversity on your shoulders? I sense Mana being so, so tired. I see Mana being put through so much that even the infinite seems finite in the face of such weight."
Seas of Primus Mana surged at her words, the blue-gold waves responding to her words with gentle turbulence.
Noah smiled as he cupped her face gently with one hand.
"My job is to shoulder adversity and weight for you and all others," he said with absolute certainty. "Every burden that would break someone else, I will carry. Every weight that would crush another, I will bear. I chose to take on this role not because it was easy but because I refuse to let those I care about suffer what I can suffer in their place. So I will simply continue. Continue shouldering. Continue advancing. Continue being the foundation upon which everyone else can stand safely."
His eyes burned with conviction as he continued.
"And when I am tired, I will rest for a moment and then continue again. When the adversity seems unbearable, I will bear it anyway. That is what it means to be the one who stands at the front. That is what it means to be the one others rely upon. That is my choice. My willing choice. And I will see it through to whatever end awaits."
Riya looked at him as she wiped her tears before she nodded slowly, her eyes softening.
"Okay," she said quietly. "Then for all the adversity... I will at least comfort you."
Far from this domain. In another portion of The Abode of THE Genesis Monarch.


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