Amphoreus is a simulation of the real universe.
It was a statement that has never been any truer than now.
Everything that Phainon experienced, the Trailblazer did, but on a larger scale.
For Phainon, it was Amphoreus resting on his shoulders.
For Trailblazer, it was the fate of the universe doing so.
It is why she could perfectly fill in Phainon's role when he self-immolated and held back the Black Tide. She herself had gone through similar events.
Amphoreus' eerie accuracy towards the universe's grand loop also signified Zandar's knowledge of it. Since Zandar knew it, there are no reasons the Stellaron Hunters did not know of it. The dialogue from the game came from Firefly herself—that the Trailblazer is destined to be the Deliverer of the world's wishes. Black Swan also knew of it as one of the 'deviants' amongst the Garden of Recollection's extremists.
There were far more people who knew about it than I expected.
…
Damn.
I had to process this explosive truth for a while. I habitually rubbed my fingers on my forehead.
If this is the truth of this world, my Dao Integration opportunity lay on it. I will have to break this false infinity—the world's loop—through the Dao of Creation.
Then, do I…
…
No.
I don't need to break this entire thing apart.
The world is at a constant loop solely because the Trailblazer fails to deal with Finality's descent. It is a perfect loop as everything happens to be the same, if not slightly different. This loop builds upon itself like a tall jenga tower.
What happens if something different happens?
That would be the time the loop changes… or breaks altogether.
What can I alter to cause a huge change?
Amphoreus.
I can push it towards a different ending than the ones present on the loop. It was supposed to take a long time before it becomes 'true'. Speeding up its actualization will cause everything to deviate from the original trajectory.
Like a piece pulled out from a stable jenga tower, everything will collapse once one drastic event deviates from the loop.
Although the meaning of my future projection's words turned out differently, the things I had to do remained unchanged—just that I needed to add some extra steps.
Turning Amphoreus into reality…
Meddling with the "Past" and "Future" shrouded by two Aeons' influences…
I will take on these huge undertakings.
*****
The Black Sun is a product of Nihility's gaze. The Black Tide is similar to it—a product of Destruction's gaze.
With two out of four Finality Aeons gazing upon Amphoreus, it was doomed to a death sentence. Its fate is to wound up broken, or worse, obliterated without any traces of its memories remaining.
That was until Earth's cultivation world intervened.
Twelve of the fifteen who had entered Amphoreus on [Memetic Entity Vessels] with their [Divine Minds] jointly dealt with the Black Sun through their simulated paths.
When they found it to be insufficient, they burned off their lifespan, summoning forth their eighth-level Tao Hearts.
Every now and then, a brand new aura on the level of Aeons emerged from Amphoreus. The phenomena of twelve new Aeons emerging out of nowhere sent the entire universe in disarray.
Shi Tian's World Rendering Sword was one thing, but to see twelve other Tao Hearts emerging is another.
Immortal Cultivation, though different from this world's Aeons, possesses a distinct 'mark' that sets them apart.
The universe's reaction holds no meaning to the people of Amphoreus, however.
"The Black Sun…"
"It's gone!"
Trianne looked at the crimson-orange skies. Okhema's eternal day had turned into a normal sunset after the Black Sun's disappearance.
"The Vortex of Genesis."
Aglaea gestured towards her "arch-enemy".
"I will go check on the kid."
Anaxa hurried towards his destination. Hyacine, on the other hand, stared blankly at the vanquished Black Sun. She was supposed to have simulated the path of Preservation. Due to the twist of events, she was almost assimilated by Nihility instead. That experience, along with Seliose's thousand years of suffering, caused her mental state to collapse.
It wasn't until she had seen the sunset did her mind become better.
'Even a terrifying sun can be vanquished. Can I… do it too?'
On the front lines, the other Chrysos Heirs immediately felt the Black Sun's disappearance.
"They succeeded."
Hysilens swung her blade towards an incoming sea abyssal, splitting it cleanly in half.
"Mhm."
Cerydra's thoughts drifted towards her subject of concern.
'This should be enough…'
"...Imperator!"
A loud shout broke her internal monologue. She looked over at the messy battlefield and saw a half-naked man with golden hair.
"You have not forgotten about it, have you?"
"...The son of the tyrant."
Cerydra's conquest over the Titan of Strife was filled with blood. She fought against the ruler of Castrum Kremnos at that time. The man just now is his son, Mydei.
Due to a prophecy, he was almost killed at the time of his birth. Had it not been for his mother who intervened, he wouldn't have seen the light of day.
Cerydra wasn't interested in this family drama. She focused on the Titan of Strife, almost forgetting about him until now.
"We still have a score to settle for later. Remember that!"
She watched as the Prince of the Castrum Kremnos continued fighting against the swarm of Black Tide creatures. She expected he would be narrow-minded, but he was not.
Cerydra merely shook her head. She did not need the goodwill of others. So long as she saw that what she fought for was right, she would continue down this path until her destined end.
While the chaos at the surface took place, the Vortex of Genesis turned peaceful. The expected fight between the Flame Reaver and the Elysia-turned-Cyrene did not take place.
"Prove it to me."
After saying that, he disappeared. Without the threat, Mei followed forth, and then Griseo.
Before leaving, Griseo left behind a few words:
"The Herrscher of Origin… My teacher once inherited it."
"Teacher… Merlin?"
She nodded at her words.
"It holds power over wishes. Your wishes. See what you truly want. This power will respond to your answers."
Only Trianne and Cyrene were left. The latter looked at the constellation of the Worldbearing. She had a guess of Phainon's current situation inside. He did not need any help.
If so, where should she use her powers?
"My wishes…"