Chapter 4696: Moirai II
Chapter 4696: Moirai II
The Gulper Eel shockingly did not use an Imposition!
Noah’s eyes flickered as time slowed around him, The Phonemes of The First Tongue burning gloriously within his eyes as he demanded an answer.
|Analysis of enemy technique reveals anomalous expression of authority.|
|The Gulper Eel did not use Imposition.|
|It utilized a more ancient form of this capability that creatures in extremely early Observable Existence before differentiation utilized.|
|Classification: Dogma |
|Meaning: "That which seems good" or "Authoritative decree"|
|Dogma is the forceful establishment of a truth that did not previously exist. Dogma creates new truth through sheer authority. It is the precursor to Imposition but carries an additional weight of philosophical conviction.|
|Characteristics:|
|- Decrees that reshape local reality according to the speaker’s philosophical framework|
|- Requires not just power but ideological certainty|
|- Creates "zones of doctrine" where the Dogma’s truth is absolute law|
|- Can only be broken by a superior Dogma or by exposing logical contradictions within it|
|Philosophical Foundation: Dogma represents the power of conviction to shape reality. In the ancient understanding, a belief held with sufficient certainty and authority becomes indistinguishable from truth within its sphere of influence.|
|ENEMY DOGMA ANALYSIS:|
|Dogma of Inevitable Consumption:|
|"That which I perceive as prey has already been prepared for my consumption."|
|Effect: Reality within the Dogma’s zone will reshape the target’s existence to be in a state suitable for consumption, regardless of their actual condition.|
|Danger Level: Extreme. If this Dogma takes hold, your existence will be forcibly altered to match its decree.|
...!
"Dogma..." Noah voiced out to himself as his expression became stern right after.
His heart was free.
And so, he would set this Malformed Ginnu Lifeform free.
Noah allowed the full immensity of his Depth to surge forth as he spoke his Imposition into existence. Every single Philology and Logos within him flowed into it, the blue-gold brilliance condensing into words that carried the weight of his entire Way.
"All things are Mana. All Mana is undifferentiated. That which is undifferentiated cannot be prepared or altered by external will, for it has no fixed state to alter. Your Dogma decrees that I am prepared, but I decree that preparation itself is meaningless against that which encompasses all states simultaneously."
BOOM!
The Imposition crashed against the Dogma like a tidal wave against a fortress.
The Gulper Eel’s zone of doctrine flickered as logical contradiction was exposed at its core. How could something be prepared for consumption when it existed in all states at once? How could a single decree encompass that which was, by its very nature, undifferentiated?
The Philology of Undifferentiated Mana burned with unprecedented brilliance as it demonstrated, in real-time, the logical impossibility of the Dogma’s premise.
And then the Dogma shattered!
Not merely dispersed, but reversed.
The decree that the prey was prepared for consumption turned back upon its speaker, and the Gulper Eel’s own existence began to warp. Its flesh started to segment. Its form began to separate into portions suitable for consumption, its own Dogma deeming itself to be prey!
SCREE!
The creature’s shriek was one of confusion and agony as its authority was turned against it.
|DOGMA OVERCOME|
|Analysis of victory conditions:|
|Factor One: Your Way of The First Tongue granted inherent resistance to ancient expressions of authority.|
|Factor Two: The Philology of Undifferentiated Mana provided the logical framework to expose the Dogma’s internal contradiction.|
|Factor Three: Your Way, though at Surface Depth, was sufficient to carry an Imposition of equivalent weight to an Intermediate Depth Dogma.|
|Conclusion: Dogma, though a grander form than Imposition, operates on philosophical conviction. When confronted with a truth that logically negates its premise, it cannot maintain coherence regardless of the power behind it.|
...!
Noah saw the shocked expression of the Gulper Eel even as its eyes still carried a light of greed, and he shook his head with pity.
It was time to end this.
He raised his hand, and his voice carried the weight of finality.
"A clench of my fist becomes a severing light of Mana that chains across the existence of the enemy before me. It will not stop until Way and Cognizance are collapsed. What remains shall be the first offering of loot in this accursed landscape."
He clenched his fist.
BOOM!
A heavy blue-gold tendril of light erupted from his closed hand and lanced toward the already fragmenting Gulper Eel. It struck the creature and then chained through its existence, jumping from one portion of its being to another!
Each link of the chain severed something vital.
The first link severed its Way.
The second link severed its Cognizance.
The third link severed its Depth.
The fourth link severed its hold on existence itself.
The creature did not scream. It could not scream. There was nothing left to scream with!
The scene carried solemnity and a sense of sadness as Noah watched the Gulper Eel seperate into motes of primordial light. For the first entity to die in his hands in this new era, it was not any of those responsible for THE Fallout.
It was a Malformed Ginnu Lifeform.
A victim, not a perpetrator.
A being that had been imprisoned, freed, and then broken by forces beyond its control.
Noah looked at the glorious and terrifying scene of his power as at such a time, new prompts bloomed.
|LOOT GENERATION INITIATED|
|All the Weavings and Infinite Potential of THE Emerged Devourer, The Gulper Eel, are being burned by THE Loot Stanchion of Infinity.|
|The Phonemes of Harvest, Fortune, Advantage, and Infinity are being utilized to allow the emergence of something that would contribute to the continued safety of your Existence.|
|Loot generation in progress...|
...!
A blinding light shone.
Massive Phonemes bloomed and compressed around what remained of the Gulper Eel. They spun and condensed, burning away impurities and extracting essence. The process was mesmerizing, watching raw existence be refined into something greater.
After some time, all that remained was a string of golden light and a singularity that shot towards Noah and sunk into his head, straight into THE Grimoire of Infinite Lexicons.
The string floated still.
A brilliant, glorious string of golden light that shockingly pushed away the ashen glow of the surrounding landscape. It hung in the air before Noah like a thread of pure destiny, pulsing with an authority that predated differentiation itself.
Noah calmly looked at it and beckoned as it flowed toward him.
The string felt warm against his existence, warm and infinitely complex. It carried the weight of possibilities, of paths taken and not taken, of futures that might be and futures that never would be. Holding it was like holding the concept of choice itself made tangible.
|Item: Fragment of THE Moirai Threads|
|Classification: Primordial Artifact (Pre-Differentiation)|
|Origin: Strands from before destiny differentiated. The Moirai Threads were the proto-concept of fate before it split into past, present, and future.|
|Properties:|
|- Can interact with temporal and causal phenomena|
|- Resonates with paradox-based abilities|
|- Contains inherited knowledge of destiny’s fundamental structure|
|SPECIAL COMPATIBILITY DETECTED|
|This Fragment can interact with and enhance THE Existential Paradox Loop.|
|Integration Effect: Partial Simulation of THE Existential Paradox Loop|
|Capability Granted: Without expending an Anchor Point reset, you can now obtain partial information regarding potential futures.|
|Limitation: Information is fragmentary and probabilistic, not absolute. Major events may be sensed, but main details will be obscured.|
...!
A terrifying loot formed, all for the sake of ensuring his existence did not undergo collapse and hardship in these terrifying Weavings of Existence.
Noah looked at the Fragment of THE Moirai Threads as it wound itself around his wrist like a bracelet of pure golden light!
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