Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 4003

Chapter 4003: The 10 Living Existences! III

Duke Valen’s blind eyes seemed to focus on something none of them could see. "And now they wish to use the very crisis they created as pretense to assert themselves among the Living Existences again. It’s brilliant in its simplicity...create a problem only you can solve, then demand recognition for solving it."

"The threat of Dead Existences is very real," Gwendolyn continued, her voice heavy with the weight of recent memory. "If we deny the Paradoxes their seat at the table, they’ll likely open more tears in existence, make the situation increasingly dire until we’re forced to call upon them. Since Paradoxes..." she paused, seeming to taste something bitter, "are mainly the ones effective against Dead Existences."

Duke Whisker’s whiskers twitched in what might have been amusement. "But then... another party has appeared that seems to also be effective against Dead Existences."

All four Dukes turned their attention to Noah with synchronized precision that spoke to planning or instinct honed over eons.

Duke Valen’s blind eyes seemed to pierce through him despite their lack of function. "You aren’t a Paradox, are you?"

Noah’s smile deepened as he turned toward Duke Whisker, recognizing the mouse’s apparent ability to discern truth from falsehood. "I am not truly a Paradox."

The words were carefully chosen. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

He wasn’t truly a Paradox...he was many things beyond Paradox, and fundamentally, he was an Early Creature. The statement was true from a certain perspective, which was all that mattered.

Duke Gwendolyn leaned forward slightly, her ancient eyes searching his face for clues. "Are you someone stemming all the way back from the Earliest Folds? Someone who served... Early Creatures?"

Noah turned to her with that same enigmatic smile. "No."

Duke Pyralis’s flames flickered with increased intensity as she voiced her own theory. "Are you a Mutated Living Existence affected by a Lost Forgotten Principle?"

He shifted his attention to her, finding her theory particularly interesting even as he denied it. "While that would be fascinating, no."

The silence that followed was dense with calculation as four of the most powerful beings in existence tried to categorize something that refused to fit their understanding.

Finally, Duke Whisker floated forward, his tiny hands still clasped behind his back, and asked the question that made the other Dukes visibly tense.

"Are you...an Early Creature?"

BOOM!

The question seemed to make reality itself pause, as if Existence was holding its breath waiting for the answer. Even the other Dukes showed alarm at such a direct inquiry...the implications of a positive answer would shatter every assumption about the current order of existence!

Noah laughed, the sound genuine and amused. "If I was a genuine, full-fledged Early Creature, would I be here playing along with all these games?"

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