Across Observable Existence.
In a region filled with multicolored flames, the visage of Anaximander was sitting in an incandescent sea of a massive Embodiment.
The sheer magnitude and concentration of Existence itself was unfathomable!
Waves of multicolored radiance lapped against his ancient form like tides of pure being. The authority of Existence pressed down from all directions, not oppressively, but with the overwhelming presence of something that simply WAS in ways that defied comprehension.
And then came a terrifying contrast.
Anaximander was not sitting alone.
His back was actually facing the back of another entity also seated down.
But the size difference alone was nearly a million times!
Anaximander appeared as nothing more than a speck against the vastness of the figure behind him. A single grain of sand resting against a mountain that stretched beyond the horizon in all directions.
It was not because the other side wanted to show off how much grander they were.
No.
The Weavings of Existence simply at this moment in time did not make it easy for this entity to take their size down to a level that many beings could comprehend. The very Depth and Immensity of their existence would seemingly not allow it.
When one’s being was so fundamentally tied to the concept of Existence itself, reducing oneself became an act of self-contradiction that even THE Creature found difficult to maintain for extended periods.
This massive entity was swirling with incandescent flames all around!
Multicolored fire that contained every hue that could be perceived and many that could not! Flames that did not burn but simply EXISTED with such intensity that observation itself became a challenge!
A unique process was currently taking place between him and Anaximander.
Something that required proximity.
Something that required the ancient wanderer to sit back-to-back with one of THE Four.
At this time, Anaximander raised his head and looked around.
He sensed imperceptible changes in the fabric of reality surrounding them. Subtle shifts in how The First Tongue resonated within this domain. Alterations that most beings would never notice but that his scientific mind immediately began cataloging and analyzing.
And he also felt something from the entity behind him.
Even though THE Creature was so massive that his entire body was shrouded by multicolored flames that would make his entire figure hazy and barely observable... Anaximander could barely perceive a smile on this being.
On THE Creature!
One of THE Four was smiling!
This was notable enough to make Anaximander’s heart beat slightly faster.
So Anaximander looked around as his own scientific mind began to break down exactly what had changed in the Weavings of Existence.
"Your mood seems to be a little happier."
His voice came casual and measured, as if he was talking to any being rather than one of the most powerful entities in all of reality.
"What just happened?"
He asked such a question as if inquiring about the weather.
And behind him, the entity shrouded in such terrifying flames of dense Weavings of Existence was quiet for a moment.
The silence stretched.
The multicolored flames crackled with energy that predated most of the Observable Existence.
Then his deep voice echoed out.
It was like listening to the surrounding existence itself speak. Not loud, but resonant in ways that made every particle of Anaximander’s being vibrate.
"It seems that your friend has gotten a bit more serious."
The words were calm and heavy.
"And is tweaking that which he has laid a claim on."
...!
The words were simple in construction but vast in implication!
When Anaximander heard them, his eyes flashed brilliantly!
He seemed to think about all of it heavily. There were many things to be broken down from the simple words of THE Creature. Layers of meaning that unfolded the more one contemplated them.
Your friend.
THE Creature referred to him as Anaximander’s friend.
Has gotten a bit more serious.
This implied that previous actions had been considered less than fully committed. That what came before was merely preliminary.
Tweaking that which he has laid a claim on.
The First Tongue.
Anaximander knew exactly who the entity in question was.
The swirling maelstrom of Existence in the form of this humanoid made a simple motion a moment later.
Just a casual gesture.
But the force alone could crush THE Fundamental Depth entities into paste! The mere movement of THE Creature’s fingers displaced enough authority to collapse lesser beings simply through proximity!



"Can he also not be considered your friend?"
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