The Nexus Chamber existed at the conceptual heart of the artificial universe, a space where all laws converged and the fundamental nature of reality became malleable. To reach it, one had to pass through increasingly intense fields of compressed space-time, each layer a test of a challenger's commitment to their purpose.
Elias found the journey educational rather than challenging. The spatial distortions that would have shredded lesser beings instead provided fascinating data on the universe's construction. The gravitational anomalies that could crush mountains were excellent tests for his Reality Law comprehension. When he finally reached the center, he discovered something that made him pause in genuine appreciation.
