First, I focused on my minor Law of Resonance. It was still at level three.
I drew in a deep breath and began channeling Essence through my channels. Then, I dumped four hundred points straight into my Psynapse.
The rush hit instantly. A tremor ran through my mind, like a thunderclap inside my skull. For a moment, everything spun, the sea, the air, even my thoughts. But I held firm, grounding myself as the surge of perception sharpened every sound, every pulse of the world around me.
Slowly, I closed my eyes and let the outside world seep into my awareness. The soft crash of waves against the island’s edge became my rhythm.
The ocean rose and fell like a living heart, and I tried to sync my breathing to it, inhale when the tide reached its crest, exhale when it pulled back into the deep.
Then came the whisper of the wind brushing through the leaves. A faint hum of energy ran beneath that sound. I extended my perception outward, reaching for that frequency. The faint chirping of distant birds joined in, layering gentle harmonies over the pulse of the ocean.
And then, there was light. I could feel it, rays of golden sunlight dancing on the ocean surface, each particle vibrating at its own tone. Everything had a rhythm. The world wasn’t chaos; it was a symphony. And I was learning to listen.
Resonance wasn’t just vibration, it was connection. The flow of one thing into another. The harmony between breath, sound, and Essence.
I remained seated for another hour.
I adjusted my pulse, matching the ocean’s beat, the wind’s hum, the bird’s song and something within me clicked.
[Minor Law of Resonance Level 3 -> Level 4]
I closed my eyes again and let the wind move past me. The ocean below was calm now, breathing in slow rhythm, waves swelling and retreating. The air carried the faint scent of salt and warmth, and I allowed it to fill my senses as I focused inward.
Polarity.
Until now, I had only used it to destroy, to push or pull, to repel or attract. It was raw, brutal, and direct.
But as I sat on that floating piece of land surrounded by endless blue, something in me shifted. Maybe polarity wasn’t just about opposition. Maybe it was balance... about reshaping through equal force, not breaking.
I placed my hand on the soil.
It was rough, uneven, full of cracks from time and tide. My Essence seeped through it, feeling the tiny spaces between particles, the minute difference in charges within matter. Everything had its own rhythm, each grain of sand tugged toward or away from another.
For a long time, I simply listened. The hum of the law of Polarity vibrated faintly through my Psynapse, syncing with the heartbeat of the ocean around me.
Then I stood and rose into the air. The island floated below me like an imperfect lump of clay waiting to be shaped. I extended my hand, letting threads of Essence pour from my fingertips. The air trembled.
The land shuddered as my will spread through it.
I reversed the pull of its center, first attracting every loose grain of soil inward, then pushing the harder stone layers outward in controlled bursts.
The edges that had once been jagged started folding in, compressing and fusing with perfect tension. The polarity within the material began to harmonize, each force balancing the other, smoothening what had been broken.
Soon the entire island began to glow faintly, its uneven shape melting into itself. The trees, rocks, and ground flowed like molten glass until, at last, the mass took form, a perfect sphere, polished and gleaming.
It floated just above the ocean surface, its reflection rippling on the water like a second moon.
I hovered there, breathing slowly.
[Minor Law of Polarity Level 4 -> Level 5]
I smiled seeing the effect of the law when applied this way.
Resonance. That was my next focus. Level four had taught me to listen, to match rhythms, to understand the pulse of the world. Level five... that would require more. I needed not just to hear it, but to become part of it, to weave myself into the world’s symphony and let it respond to my will.
I closed my eyes, feeling the sphere beneath me as if it were an instrument.
The hum of the ocean, the rise and fall of the waves, even the faint shimmer of sunlight dancing across the water, every vibration, every rhythm became a note in a massive composition.
I allowed my will to spread outward, reaching toward each subtle pulse.
The sphere responded almost instantly, vibrating gently in harmony with my will.
I could feel the energy of the waves resonating through its core, the warmth of the sun syncing with its surface, the faint resonance of wind and birds threading through its form.
At first it trembled violently, oscillating like it might shatter, but I adjusted the flow, channeling Essence to smooth each beat, amplifying the coherence.
It was... beautiful.
Every particle of the sphere hummed now as one.
I extended my senses further, letting my heartbeat merge with the rhythm, feeling the currents of energy flowing through.
The sphere pulsed with life, responding to even the tiniest modulation of my mind, rising slightly above the water as if floating on invisible waves of pure energy.
And then, finally, it clicked. My Psynapse aligned perfectly with every vibration around me. The world was a symphony, and I was its conductor. Every sound, every movement, every pulse of Essence, completely coherent.
[Minor Law of Resonance Level 4 -> Level 5]
I opened my eyes and snapped my fingers. A new vibration surged through the sphere. It shivered once, then crumbled into fine dust, leaving no trace of the floating island behind.
Almost immediately, Silver’s voice echoed in my mind. I didn’t hesitate. I shot through the sky, tearing across the ocean, and within moments, I landed softly back at the camp.
Silver, Lyrate, Knight, and Ragnar were already there, standing as if waiting for me.
"Are you guys done?" I asked, walking toward them.
"Yes," Silver replied. "Only some small fry left, apparently they left them intentionally, something about training the next generation. Oh, and Dante’s waiting for you inside."
I spread my perception around and immediately found Dante sitting calmly inside my hut.
"All right, thank you, everyone. Go and rest. I’ll call you when we arrive at Sukra," I said, sending them back to the core. Then I walked toward my hut, my mind already racing with what lay ahead.