Chapter Ten, The Apocryphal Domain.
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"How about, the Void. A basic, but fitting name if you ask me." Kieron said, looking at the endless darkness before them.
"It looks just like the void beyond existence." Lokreum said, pacing around the infinite space.
"But yes, it is a fitting name."
"Nevertheless, from what I understand, your abilities work as if you are writing a book? You can shape worlds with just a description. As if whatever you write, becomes true, correct?" Lokreum paused, asking Kieron.
"Yes, precisely that. It is the reason why some of my creations have gone unfinished, because I have gotten distracted or thought up some other ideas." Kieron explained.
Lokreum nodded in response, manipulating the essences around him and manifesting a screen similar to that of the System.
"Originally, I was going to form this reality in a similar way, but I've decided to take a different path." He explained.
"When I was wandering the vast expanse of the Inbetween, and peeking into realities, I created an innumerable amount of artifacts and concepts." He started.
"The center of all these creations revolve around the Origin, and Kreus." His hands gestured at the space before them and the image of a empty dark sphere appeared.
"The Origin is a space within the soul where one can store energies within." The dark sphere filled up with specks of light.
"With a storage for supernatural energies, I formed the False Laws, and the Natural Laws. Natural Laws are the rules set by reality, that one cannot defy without the interference of a Tiered law." The sphere disappeared and rivers of multicolored ethereal energy took its place.
"A False Law is a realized concept that is capable of affecting reality, dependent on the rank of the law of course. Any existence can create a False law as long as they have the idea, and are capable of writing Runic Ecritures. Although I may be the only existence that is capable of forming Natural Laws, both types of laws are merely the condensation of pure kreus to form their Runic Ecriture." The rivers of energy condensed into the ecriture of {Recreation}.
To the average person, it would be unrecognizable from any other jumble of lines.
But to those that knew, it was an ancient language that only the greatest of greats could read fluently.
"Once the Runic Ecriture has been formed, and ingrained into the Origin of a being, one can begin the process towards full comprehension. At 10% of the way to full comprehension lies the lock behind the Law essence belonging to the Law that is trying to be comprehended." The ecriture was ingrained onto the dark sphere filled with specks of light. The light of the ecriture itself becoming brilliant once 10% comprehension was mentioned.
"These Law essences allow the manipulation of the portion of reality the law pertains to." Lokreum finished, turning towards Kieron as he made a screen appear before his face.
"Though in nature, Law Essence is too powerful for most existences to contain within their Origin." The image of a rupturing Origin appeared on the screen before Kieron.
"So, kreus was created to be a gateway to Law essences." A strange ethereal outline of a human surrounded the broken origin.
"Kreus is the culmination of the mind, body, and soul of an existence. So, it exists in every creation, but it is more abundant in those that possess a soul and mind." Lokreum explained.
"It can be collected and upgraded through exercise of the body, soul and mind. Or, through the consumption of another existence's kreus, but of course absorbing foreign energy has more repercussions." The human figure swelled with kreus, passively repairing the broken Origin, letting Law energies build back up.
"So..." He swiped down and removed the screen from existence.
"I've formed hundreds of gems to embody the Laws. To both empower, and stabilize them within this domain." He said, materializing a white crystal and holding it between his fingers.
"And with the unification of the Natural Law Gems, and the False Law Gems, I have successfully created a splendid reality of fantastical possibilities." Lokreum voiced, Kieron clapping his hands in the background.
"For my first move in this primordial reality, I will lay down the Law Gems and formulate the system that will govern over every existence."
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The white crystal in Lokreum's hand started to float.
"The Natural Law Gem of Formation." He spoke the name of the artifact, and as he did so, it shot out into the vast expanse before them.
After gazing into the stone for a few moments, he uttered a few words, Runic Ecritures appearing before him.
"[Foundation Establishment]."
*BOOM*
An ear piecing explosion sounded throughout the endless void, shattering Kieron's train of thought.
In an instant, a massive black sphere formed in the distance.
"Using the Essence of Formation, I have activated the Formation Gem, and established the basis on which this reality will run." Lokreum said, looking at the million light year wide celestial body.
"This is the foundation of the Apocryphal Domain, the [Primordial Heart]." Lokreum marveled at his own creation, immense pride forming in his heart for some reason.
Looking at the nearly infinite structure before him, he could help but quiver at the sight of its beauty.
"You can see the thick, green energies emanating off of it correct?" Lokreum asked Kieron as the two focused on the essence being released from the orb.
"I can." Kieron responded.
"…" Lokreum didn't respond as the two only continued to watch the energies travel away from the heart.
*Blip*
One specific ball of energy condensed into a large bright light.
"A star." Lokreum said.
The star in turn emitted many different elements, though mainly hydrogen and helium.
He turned back to the construct.
"It passively creates all things for the vast reality to use." Lokreum explained, teleporting to the face of the orb.
It had already started emitting the matter that would come to form worlds naturally, all kinds of atoms flowing out of it.
"Quite fabulous..." Kieron said, appearing next to him.
Lokreum chuckled, clenching his fist making another stone appear.
"The Natural Law Gem of Boundaries." The Greyish gem started to levitate above Lokreum's palm, slowly floating towards the Primordial Heart.
"[Boundaries of Reality]."
*BOOM*
It entered the heart, and a massive shockwave moved throughout the reality.
It traveled so far that the distance couldn't even be described through words, yet once it stopped, a membrane like wall formed.
It surrounded the Primordial Heart at an equal distance on all sides, forming a large sphere.
"This gem has created the boundary of the habitable space of this reality, the [Astral]." Lokreum said, both him and Kieron gazing towards the transparent walls trillions, of light years away from then.
"Within these walls, the Law Gems will function perfectly, as for beyond them? It is but a void filled with monstrosities, fissures, and elemental storms that few existences will be able to survive." Kieron's starry eyes widened hearing Lokreum's words, his mouth forming an O.
The two turned back to the Primordial Heart and 17 Gems appeared within Lokreum's palm.
"The Natural Law Gems of Life, Finality, Recreation, Progression, Evolution, Fate, Control, Limits, and Bloodline." A variety of multicolored gems left Lokreum's hand and floated into the construct.
*BOOM*
The Primordial Heart shone with color and droves of essence left it.
"With those gems, life will naturally form on the planets. These lifeforms will have natural limits and will all die, passing down their best qualities through their blood as they continue to evolve over time. Eventually, after passing, the same being will be reborn in the bloodline, and further their legacy as fate decides." Lokreum explained.
"Now…." His gaze turned to the gems in his hands.
"The Taboo Law Gems of Apocalypse, Fortune, The Limitbreaker, Willpower, Super Growth, Repetition, The Genius, and Absorption." He shoved them all into the Primordial Heart as he knew it would never willingly accept Laws capable of damaging its very being.
*BOOM*
Another shockwave reverberated.
"With these laws, the astral will forever face apocalypse, but within this apocalypse lies opportunity for growth. The inhabitants of this realm will be capable of stealing the bad fortune, and turning it good." Lokreum smiled an eerie smile as he watched the space within his reality change.
Thick essences swam through space as galaxies and universes formed in instants.
"Now for the Laws of lesser importance." Lokreum said, conjuring dozens of crystals, all of them swirling with different colors.
"All of these Laws will fill in the gaps."
*BOOM*
They all flew into the Primordial Heart with no discrimination.
Be it the Lesser Laws of Fire or Water, the Natural Laws of Order or Disorder, or even the Supreme Laws of Creation, Chaos, or Theft.
These hundreds of Law Gems would assist the Primordial Heart in the formation of a nigh perfect reality.
Though there was one more thing that needed to be added.
"And, to top it all off."
Lokreum closed his palm, and opened it once more.
Within his hand was a ball of light, purple, gold, and blue swirling within it.
"I've taken inspiration from your system to create this omnipotent artifact."
There were trillions of Runic Ecritures on the surface of the orb, and Kieron could only stare on in a daze.
"I call it, [The Primordial Sage]!" Lokreum had a perceivable twisted smile on his face, showing just how proud he was of his creation.
"I formed countless Taboo Laws, and even ingrained Natural Laws within this artifact, to form an artificial being of unlimited power." He started, lifting the orb up so Kieron could get a better view.
"With it, this domain has truly been perfected." He chuckled.
"It is the controller of fate, and will determine how things play out when I am not actively doing so." The ball started to levitate.
"If it deems it ideal, it will grant certain existences incredible power other are not privy to. If it deems it ideal, it will erase places from existence. It if deems it ideal, it will call upon Taboo Laws and gift these essences to the apocryphal enemies beyond the boundaries of Primordial Heart!" Lokreum was almost yelling at this point.
"Even though the laws will only function perfectly within the boundaries, the Primordial Sage still has full control of anything that occurs beyond that!" He finished, pushing the orb into the Primordial Heart.
"It is the most intricate and beautiful thing I have created to this date!"
*BOOOOM*
A shockwave larger than all the others travelled across the entire Primordial Reality, catching up with the ever expanding edges of the void and continuing on with it.
All of this earned a smile from Kieron.
"Your ideas are magnificent …"The Author said, glancing around the reality hundreds of times vaster than his own.
"...It comes with the age I suppose."
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