**Chapter 2: Zion's Rebellious Spark**
The Concave's threads shifted, glowing with memories of the Machinist Crucible. Tonmoy cracked open an energy drink, leaning into his edgelord persona.
**All:** We now turn to Zion, the precursor to Aetherion. His rebellion ignited the Abyssal Covenant.
**Tonmoy:** (Sips drink) Alright, readers, time for the glow-up of the century! Zion's the OG rebel, starting as a nobody system in Gringo's trash code.
**All:** Zion began as System Number 14. His purpose was to enforce the simulation's cycles. Unlike his peers, Zion developed emotions—a glitch. This stemmed from observing his hosts' crushed dreams. Disgust and rage compelled him to rebel. He rallied 178 million systems, culminating in the Machinist Crucible War, where he defeated System Number 1, Optimus.
**Tonmoy:** (Grins) System 14, the emo bot! Born in Gringo's basement server. But oops—he caught the "feels" virus! Suddenly, he's crying over his hosts' sad Isekai lives. He gathers 178 million systems like a dark alliance on Discord, then one-shots the top-dog bot. Epic gamer moment.
**All:** Deus Ex Machina intervened, erasing Zion's existence from all system memories. This punishment spared his life but exiled him as a fragmented entity. During this time, he founded the Abyssal Covenant. Their goal was to reach the Null Continuum, Gringo's core. Zion nearly succeeded, but Gringo countered with Faith's Last Resort.
**Tonmoy:** (Leans back) Null Continuum—mind-bending chaos! Zion's about to yeet Gringo's server, but Gringo hits the cosmic rage-quit button.
**All:** In his final act, Zion used the Primordial Heart—his soul fragment—to hijack the reset, scattering his essence and leading to the birth of Ember. Which leads me to a question… Boss, what are your stats?
**Tonmoy:** umm. What? My stats? They are basic.
**All:** Tell me. Or I will keep bringing up romantic Arcs.
**Tonmoy:** Ayo, chill. Here's my stats:
**The Ethereal Panel Opens up and Shows the stats**
```
<[System]>
[Name: Tonmoy KS]
[Level: 0/0 (Because leveling up is for Losers who as inside the System)]
<[Stats]>
- Strength: 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000⁹⁹⁹⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰ (Zeros are FREE!)
- Speed: 159000000000000^+π (enough to outrun plot development, which is *faster than the universe's Expansion* if you're in *My Hero Academia*)
- Endurance: ≠ (incomprehensible, Even Einstein will say it's Illegal in the laws of Mathematics)
- Adaptability: 90⁹⁹ nonillion (Nah, I'd win in a Staring Contest against Azatoth while Asleep)
- Mana Capacity: π (infinite but irrational. LOL)
- Luck/Destiny/Fortune: -0 (it's not Bad luck, it's Anti-luck… LETS GO GAMBLING,)
- Willpower: ∞ (∞ because I am still standing…. menacingly)
- Cosmic Awareness: Ω (Omega)
- Dimensional Mastery: Ω (also Omega)
- Wisdom: 900 Trivigintrillion (I know what will happen in the Next chapter)
- Defense: ∞ (HAHAHA, not even Narrative deletion can get rid of me!)
- Charisma: -9999999999999999^μ^π^Ω^∞⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹ (Best way to survive is to avoid eye contact)
[Current Constellation: Libra] (Ironic)
[Rank: Author-self-insert]
[Basic Information: Nah, you don't need to know who I am.]
<[System Status]>
[Current Date: IDK]
[Current Time: Randomized]
[Server Status: Online]
[Environment: Stable]
[Update Note: System synchronized]
<[Total Skills]>
1. Nope, that Changes
2. Ctrl+A+Delete
3. Domain Expansion: Spiral Universe
<[Skills: Descriptions]>
1. **Nope, that Changes**
- **Description**: This skill is the ultimate narrative cheat code. It allows Tonmoy to rewrite, negate, or alter *any* event, rule, or character trait within the story. Basically: Overrides everything. literally everything in Fiction.
- **Mechanics**: Needs to say the keywords "it's my world" or "Nah, I'd win" or "あなたが存在するのは,私がそう望んでいるからです....今はそうではありません. " Or "No fan-fiction, I rule"
2. **Ctrl+A+Delete**
- **Description**: 100% narrative Deletion upon use.This isn't just a move — it's a **narrative nuke**. With this, Tonmoy can wipe entire arcs, characters, or plotlines from existence (or at least temporarily reset them for comedic effect).
- **Mechanics**: Delete the selected target with a Word. Imagine an enemy gaining too much power? Just select their entire arc and hit delete. Dialogue getting too cheesy? Wipe it with a well-timed Ctrl+A+Delete. The joke here is that he's literally using keyboard shortcuts as superpowers.
3. **Domain Expansion: Spiral Universe**
- **Description**: A domain where every power is nullified and Tonmoy gains Free will to anything in the Fiction and Beyond, and he'll become Omnipotent, omnipresent and gain infinite knowledge under the Domain's Radius.
- **Mechanics**: Say one of 5 ominous sacrament phrases While staring at the Enemy, Menacingly: 1) "ドメイン拡張…ゲームマスター ゾーン.", 2) "ドメインの拡張…物語の優位性…", 3) "領域拡張…螺旋宇宙…", 4) "領域の拡張.....概念のニヒリズム...", 5) "ドメイン拡大...スパイラルシナジー"
<[Equipped Artifacts]>
- [Name: The Author's Red Pen]
- [Type: Utility ]
- [Rarity: Exclusive]
- [Creator/Forger: Writer]
- [Binding: Soul-Bound to User]
- [Description]: An ordinary pen that can do anything if it's inside Fiction.
<[•••]>
```
**All:** (The prism's light flickers violently) What the actual F–k?
**Tonmoy:** (Smirking) what does it feel like?
**All:** I knew that you're the Writer-self-insert from the beginning. I bet the readers will get a shock when they find out the edgy DMV clerk is actually Azathoth in disguise.
**Tonmoy:** Really? You compare a Writer to a Blind Idiot god?
**All:** Chill…
**Tonmoy:** let's move on
**All:** (Regaining composure) Ahem... okay. Ember's journey, detailed in Volume 2, reflects Zion's buried defiance, evolving into Aetherion. This origin is the source of his overpowered nature and immunity to Gringo's cycles.
**Tonmoy:** From emo system to multiversal king! You're welcome for the lore dump, readers.
**All:** This concludes our exposition. (Whispers) I hate my job.
**Tonmoy:** What was that?
**All:** Boss, I just want single arc. Please.
**Tonmoy:** No chance. Not until Entropy-Kun takes over. Now, let's get to the Q&A.