Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse (WN)

2561 A Path of No Return! III

The Apex Battlefield showed a hellish scene that left many wide-eyed and surprised at the sheer capabilities of an Absolute Dynamis of Extremity, but there were beings within the Apex Battlefield who didn't even feel like they were a part of it!

Like they didn't even need to be there, with some of them almost being in a sorry state had the abilities of Dr. Hall not befallen them as well.

These beings were the figures of Grand Primeval Elder Silas and the other Shadow Elders, as well as Roan and the few Apex Aeonic Lernaeans who followed him!

They were in the periphery of the battlefield as they watched blankly, a sense of silent fear ever present that the terrifying titanic figures of Emperor and King Tier Thanatos Vassal would at any time turn their burning verdant sockets towards them!

And through the eyes of Primeval Elder Silas and the few Hyperversal Extremity Shadows who had set off and brought the core Apex Aeonic Lifeforms of their Cult of Endless Shadows in the Haven of Dissolution….everything that was occurring was also being shared towards those who remained in the Haven of Penumbra.

Frankly, many of the watching eyes were recording what was currently happening and transmitting it to other locations as for the time before the Culmination Step of Extremity Sanctification began…there was nothing more exciting and worthy of their time than observing this shocking battle that held Absolute Dynamis of Extremity flying around!

In the Aeonic Haven of Penumbra.

Within the domain surrounded by darkness and shadows, the figure of Extremity Gabriella no longer held a playful smile as she stared at the images of scenes being transmitted from multiple sources that fed into the ranks of the Cult of Endless Shadows.

It showed the unbelievable prowess that had Apex Elders of the Avernus Clan and the Singularity Overseers on the defensive as one by one- they slowly fell!

All by the hands of the forces of a single being.

"You kept me waiting because you were waiting to see the results of the Apex War. What hidden backing I had. Whether the Adjudicator of Dissolution would truly step in to save me as my Lineage was being decimated. You sent less than a dozen Apex Aeonic Lifeforms from your Cult of Endless Shadows to assist as how many thousands do you have? From all of these actions, do you think the Cult of Endless Shadows has shown me any sincerity?"

…!

The voice of the being she was containing in a Shadow Domain within the Shadow Fortress rang out as vibrant Hyperversal Extremity Authority of Shadows pulsed from Gabriella.

She stopped looking at the illusory screens before her and turned towards Noah as her eyes pulsed with countless unknown thoughts, but the most obvious ones were those of scrutiny and caution!

Cautioning this being before him that no matter how magnificent he was, the one standing before him was still a Hyperversal Extremity!

Extremity Gabriella portrayed this emotion clearly as Noah shook his head with a sigh.

"I know I'm supposed to feel some sort of reverence and watch myself under the allure of a Hyperversal Extremity, but the vast majority of the ones I've met so far have just been so…disappointing. I do not see the greatness and majesty you all should portray as in fact, the vast majority of you just seem…

so little."

WAA!

Arcs of interminable shadows instantly erupted as the surroundings seethed, Noah's face seeming like a lonely boat in a tumultuous sea as he didn't even bat an eye!

He instead rose up and placed his hands behind his back as his body became suffused with the glorious multicolored light of Quintessence.

He glimmered of stellar and celestial luster as he gazed at a Hyperversal Extremity calmly amidst Hyperversal Authority pulsing around him.

"I came here because of an Oath. I have fulfilled my end of the bargain as any more delays in this oath, and will call forth the Adjudicator that acted as the witness. I take your actions as representative of the Cult of Endless Shadows as even with your recent malfeasance, I shall be the bigger being and leave the door open for cooperation."

…!

As he spoke, he took steps towards Extremity Gabriella without fear as he continued!

"I warned the Avernus Clan and the Singularity Overseers but they did not listen. You can now see me butchering their Elders in high resolution as…

what is the Cult of Endless Shadows compared to something like the Avernus Clan? If I dare to make myself an enemy of one of the Seven Clans, do you truly think I would fear a Hyperversal Extremity of an Inheritance like this? You need to look past your pride and magnificent achievements and not gaze at me like some junior who is playing tricks or making outlandish claims. When I receive a gaze like that, I tend to return it right back. "

WAA!

"Now, what shall it be?"

Silence reigned as the grandeur of Quintessence bathed Noah's Clone.

He stared at a Hyperversal Extremity head-on as the Hyperversal Extremity Authority of Shadows began to die down and fade around him!

Extremity Gabriella stared forward wordlessly towards this entity as this whole time, this pristine existence did not say a word…

Who was he?

What magnificent Lineage did he come from? What grand Inheritance was he a part of?

He was Ahpuch- a genius of the Avernus Clan who moved directly under a Hyperversal Extremity!

Very few beings would ever be taken as Direct Disciples of a Hyperversal Extremity- their path already outlined as they only had to follow it.

Ahpuch had followed it.

He achieved Vacuous Hyperversal Authority just like his Master.

He crossed the Boundaries of Destruction just like his Master.

And just like his Master…he would attain Hyperversal Extremity Authority as the enemies he faced now would only be fuel towards his path!

This was but a given.

BOOOOM!

Luminous crimson locusts of destruction rotated around him as they ground down the bones of Emperor Tier Thanatos Vassal every moment, cylindrical flames of Destruction erupting from them ever so often as his surroundings were only filled with chaos.

He had been destroying these Undead Entities with Soul Values a bit more than a fourth of what he held as this whole time, he preserved his power.

He used the reality of the destruction around him to regenerate the lost Soul Values as it felt like after forever…

His soul cried out as the capability of [Domain Expansion] he couldn't call out this whole time had finally returned and could be employed again.

This capability took a great toll to call out as it drained over half of one's Soul Value, with Ahpuch paying a heavy price to regenerate enough to finally be able to call out to it again!

And this time, he wouldn't allow it to be taken away as his enemy with much lesser soul values…would in no way be able to do something as magnificent as that again!

And so for the second time, just as he saw the face of the First Commander appear behind a bellowing Emperor Tier Thanatos Vassal, Ahpuch called out grandly.

"Domain Expansion…Interminable Destruction!"