Chapter 59
Dax sat in the depths of his isolation chamber, legs crossed in a perfect lotus position, back straight and unmoving. His eyes were sealed shut, face calm, almost meditative.
"Origin core," he whispered.
In an instant, the world around him collapsed.
He was pulled into pure, absolute darkness—endless, without boundary or light. Slowly, his perception adjusted to the void. Shapes began to resolve from the black.
Before him loomed a massive transparent crimson orb, vast enough to swallow entire chambers. Inside it floated countless smaller orbs—hundreds, thousands—each one perfectly round, perfectly empty. They drifted in slow, silent orbits, glowing faintly with latent potential.
Suddenly, a notification appeared directly in his awareness.
Converting world ki into Origin.
