As existence churned and trembled in the face of two entities at the level of THE expressing their Sovereignties, Tor walked deliberately in front of Noah and began to take measured steps toward THE Time Surfer.
As he moved forward with calm certainty, the expanse of space behind him turned obsidian-crimson as if his Hunger covered everything in that direction. The color spread like spilled blood across reality itself, staining the very fabric of existence.
And Noah continued to hear the voice of Tor echoing in his mind even as this being fearlessly walked toward another THE entity.
"A river that carves through stone does not succeed through strength, but through relentless focus on a single path," Tor’s voice resonated with teaching intensity. "My Hunger has been honed again and again across eons, Outsider. It has tremendous Depth."
His mental voice carried weight.
"And remember what I taught you before: Depth is how thoroughly one can alter and rewrite existence through their Sovereignty. THE Surface Depth of Absolute Sovereignty is just that, scratching the surface of what is possible. And yet many entities will only ever stop there, unable to progress further."
The obsidian-crimson light that shone behind Tor and encompassed Noah and everything else became even more intense as he continued speaking.
Opposite him, THE Time Surfer radiated vivid purple luster that also painted everything behind her with that color. The two expanding domains met in the middle, creating a boundary where obsidian-crimson clashed against purple in silent contest.
And yet Tor continued calmly inside Noah’s mind with his teachings.
"Apart from Depth, there is also Breadth," he explained with measured words. "Breadth is exactly how many Sovereignties one can claim simultaneously. When Depth becomes significant enough, when one has truly mastered their primary Way, they can proceed to claim Sovereignty over another Way if they are capable enough."
His voice carried profound meaning.
"Such a thing is only possible much further down the path, with tremendous Depth already established. And yet you, Outsider, currently hold two Ways of Existence running parallel within you. I will tell you honestly that you are way out of your depth attempting such a thing at your level."
There was approval in his tone despite the warning.
"And yet you are doing everything seamlessly somehow. You have taken a semblance of my Hunger and proceeded to do something unfathomable with it, making it walk hand in hand with Mana in the same Way and Civilization that you are forging. This makes you an anomaly among anomalies."
His voice became stern with advice.
"But make sure that you do not branch yourself out too much in the future. After all, a single blade sharpened ten thousand times will cut deeper than ten thousand blades sharpened once. Observe everything through the lens of your Civilization of Mana and Hunger as unified concepts, and you will not go wrong."
Noah absorbed these words with analytical focus as Tor’s mental voice shifted to more immediate concerns.
"For now, I wish to tell you to observe what is about to occur if you can," Tor said with slight regret. "But it seems that even this may not be a possibility for you. You would need significant time to adapt your perception just to be capable of seeing us properly when we clash at full intensity."
His voice dropped with finality.
"And it does not look like you will be given that time."
The moment after Tor said this, his physical figure disappeared from Noah’s perception entirely!
The figure of THE Time Surfer also vanished simultaneously, as if both had simply ceased to exist in observable space!
And then...
BOOM!
Instantly, Noah observed the utterly ridiculous scene of reality itself in front of him being torn open like a page in a book. A massive rift spread upward and downward for countless Gigaparsecs, splitting existence into two distinct halves.
And Noah felt existence trembling even more violently than before, but shockingly, he could not see either of THE entities that were supposedly fighting right in front of him!
BOOM!
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