The point mass ignited.

It was like an explosion of rainbows as the concepts surrounding John were pushed back. Provenance was a place designed to house concepts.

So what exactly would happen when it was destroyed? Nothing good! This point mass wasn't some ordinary bomb. It was made with the lives of Deathless, John's skill, and endless opportunity.

It had half the energy of a concept in itself. But... was that enough?

The odds were against John. But he used the blessing of Calamity to make the probability 100%. Through Deathless. John's existence had become quite a cheat.

He could manipulate fate.

Things that were beyond his control. Things that were impossible...

John had Blasphemy! He could bend the rules.

His blessings had become weaker as he had manifested them into a point mass that served as a 'bomb'.

If you think such a bomb was enough to destroy the very concepts of reality. You would be wrong! But it was enough for John to eject them.

Provenance collapsed as the concepts were scattered across endless multiverses.

John's body was vaporized as he did something unthinkable.

He had already begun to construct his Origin. He had a few rules for it that would keep other entities like 'Zero' from invading it.

The explosion from his point mass was strong enough to destroy John. But he had a blessing called 'Life'.

He literally couldn't die!

He had lost soul.

He had lost body.

He had lost will.

He had lost his calamity system.

But he was blessed by various concepts! He was using their power for himself. A rarity in the cosmos.

There was one thing John didn't lose! Consciousness!

He felt enlightened.

"That's it! Consciousness itself is the key!"

"Hahahahaha!!"

John somehow kept consciousness despite lacking a carrier for it. He was currently existing where he couldn't. He could go where he shouldn't.

His true existence was gone.

He had no global existence.

He had nothing...

But he had gained... EVERYTHING!

How so?

John manifested his consciousness.

"Did you think I would stop here?"

He snuffed out his very last thread of consciousness!

He grasped infinite opportunity again. He had Inspiration.

He should of been wiped out. But who was he? He was John Destinatus! He had the blessings and powers of multiple concepts. He was using Blasphemy itself to rewrite the rules.

It hadn't even been a millisecond since he ignited the point mass.

"If my fate is to die here... I will simply change it!"

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In the shattered Cosmos of Provenance.

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A whirlpool of energy was rotating creating a tornado of information.

It was made of colors that didn't even exist.

It formed a picture incomprehensible.

Within this...

John was thinking at speeds impossible.

His brain itself had became the collapsed Provenance. But this was a temporary thing. He was burning through the last bits of energy here. He didn't have long.

Nine seconds.

That's how long he has to make his 'Origin'.

"A soul is stored in the Otz Room."

"An overgod is the renderer of reality."

"A god has a body made of laws."

"A rank 7 is the threshold of becoming a supreme being."

"There are various levels to Destiny."

"A law is the key to being a supreme being."

"A idea is the key to being a concept."

"The key to becoming an Origin?"

"It is to have a quality that cannot be described. A soul? Rubbish. A will? Useless. A spirit body? Pathetic."

"A body is useful as it allows us to interact with reality. But what is it that makes 'me'... me?"

"I started as a normal mortal."

"There are others that have become immortal in various ways or another."

"What gives me the right to create Origin?"

John laughed as his thinking began to slow down.

"I already know this answer."

"For it is my curse and blessing."

"The Curse of Calamity."

"I must surpass myself... no matter the cost."

The tornado collapsed as the Cosmos of Provenance fell apart.

His time was up.

"I win..."

John lost consciousness.

He now lost the one thing he had. Even his consciousness was gone!

Billions of years passed...

His consciousness woke up.

"How is it possible?"

John looked at his consciousness.

"Life."

"I cannot know death..."

John felt full of energy!

"That was a good nap."

John had no idea he had slept for billions of years. But he felt absolutely amazing.

"My Origin? I can feel it!"

Just like when he had an Emergence Point. He felt a connection... this time it was different though. His existence wasn't tied to his Origin at all.

His consciousness could now exist without any carrier at all. He had achieved this in the past by making his 'will' carry his consciousness.

But now he didn't even need to do that. His consciousness had become fundamental.

That wasn't the end of the benefits of Origin.

He now had complete control over his consciousness. This including his 'sea of consciousness'. He began to do a few test.

Soon his sea of consciousness was manipulated. It now looked like his Infinite Maze from his universe.

In the center of it, he reconstructed his private consciousness phantom soul.

That's right! John now had complete control over soul. He could make them and the rules for them from scratch.

This was just a tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ability of his Origin.

First you must understand the name of his Origin.

'Calamity'.

What exactly were the functions of this Origin?

There were a few:

1.) Consciousness Manipulation.

2.) Existence Permanence.

3.) Burden.

4.) Misfortune

5.) Fall.

6.) Ruin.

7.) Adversity.

Consciousness Manipulation - This is allows John to fully control his consciousness.

Existence Permanence - John's existence exist indefinitely.

Burden - This allows John to place his mental burden on others.

Misfortune - John can transfer his 'misfortune' to others.

Fall - John can 'trick' other peoples consciousness.

Ruin - John can cause the breakdown of another persons existence.

Adversity - John grows stronger from stress.

John also still had the blessings of Life, Blasphemy, Vitality, Intuition, Knowledge, Fate, Curse, Mystery, Calamity, and Inspiration.

His Origin didn't exist in the cosmic order nor some sort of emergence point.

It also 'didn't not' exist in the abyss as well.

It existed nowhere! It was illusory. The only thing 'real' was his consciousness. The carrier was his Origin itself.

Even a rank 10 wouldn't be able to reach it.

But this left John in a weird situation. He still lacked a soul, will, body, and spirit body.

While he could mess with probability, fate, and bend the rules of reality. He no longer existed! He didn't have a body anymore...

He was an Origin though! Trapped? Bullshit!

He wasn't trapped in his mind... his mind was trapped with him!

He now has to figure out how to bring his consciousness into a world. His skeletal body's true existence had already shattered.

He could manipulate his consciousness and soul. But his Origin didn't have anything to do with space... He would need some way to connect with a world.

"It looks like I will need to reincarnate if I want a body..."

"But I can't just do the same thing I've done in the past. I will make a new golden finger! What shall it be..."

"I will use my existence permanence. Even Zero himself would find it impossible to shatter my soul."

That's right! John was going to rebuild a will and soul again. But this time it would actually be unbreakable. But his consciousness wouldn't be bound to either of them. He would in truth be relying on his Origin.

Even though he was a Origin. He was still no match for Zero. He couldn't beat him, but now... neither could Zero wipe him out.

He was on an even playing field now... all he needed was 'power'. More of it.

John remembered that he wanted to walk his own path... a legendary path of the global existence! Remember how he was disappointed in how fragile everything was? Well, because of his Origin. He could now remake his global existence.

Soon. He had reconstructed his Emergence Point!

But he changed the name of it. As it had evolved entirely. It was not a physical place one could visit. It was like a spiritual castle.

John called it his 'Origin Realm'.

He could visit it with his mental body.

Originally. His emergence point had seven layers.

The first three were unused. The fourth was the nexus... the seventh was where he stored his global existence.

His Origin Realm had a similar layout.

In the nexus... was the place that had the representation of the universes he had been to. It had rows of podiums.

They were empty.

"I have my Origin. As well as my Origin Realm."

"Now it is time to make my golden finger! Then I need to find a way to be reborn..."