Hours—or what felt like hours—passed. Blade's body moved with perfect rhythm, mind operating on multiple levels. Silver filaments wrapped into larger, interlocking machines, some hovering, some rolling, some floating with autonomous purpose.
> "Patterns within patterns… chaos becomes structure," Blade said and
> [Progress: Hidden Class Quest – Machine Monarch 58%]
The Core Heart began projecting fragments of a larger design: a machine network capable of self-repair and independent decision-making. Blade realized the Core wasn't just testing him—it was teaching him how to think like a Machine Monarch.
Jack leaned against a monolith, impressed but wary.
> "He's… evolving faster than the system can adapt," Jack said and
> "Good thing he's on our side," Cyberius said and
'If I fail now, the Core could retract everything I've built… but if I succeed… I might actually become more than any player has ever been' Blade thought
Every construct now required him to anticipate multiple outcomes at once, balancing logic, energy transfer, and autonomous behavior. The Core pulsed, sending out its approval in waves of silver energy.