I opened my eyes and immediately saw Vivi’s body beginning to expand inside the pocket space. The change was sudden.
Too sudden.
"Vivi, control your body," I said quickly through our link, my focus sharpening instantly. I did not want even the smallest fluctuation leaking out of this place.
A low grunt came in response.
For a moment, her form wavered, unstable, as if the energy she had just devoured was trying to push outward uncontrollably. Then slowly, with visible effort, her body began shrinking again, compressing back down until she was once more the size of my palm.
The pressure in the space settled. The flow of energy stabilized. After a few moments of silence, I heard her voice again.
"Let’s go. I can finish the rest on Abor."
I nodded.
Without wasting any time, I activated my teleportation and pulled both of us back.
The transition was instant. The next moment, I was standing inside the guest suite again. The small portal I had opened earlier was still spinning quietly in the air, barely noticeable, its size no bigger than my palm. The moment we arrived, Vivi didn’t hesitate. She flew straight into it, disappearing inside without a word.
The portal flickered once. I raised my hand and closed it with a simple motion.
I let out a slow breath and walked toward the bed, then dropped onto it, staring up at the ceiling.
"That was... a little tense," I muttered under my breath.
Even for me.
After a moment, I raised my hand and pulled up my talent panel, focusing on the changes.
[Talent Panel]
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Talent Name: Generator Prime
Level: 4
Activation Command: Power Up!
Recharge Sources: Any form of energy
Upgrade Requirement : Level 5
Function 1 : Essence Generation
– Generates Essence from absorbed energy
– Essence : 1200 / 1200(+700) units
– Level-Up Requirement: 24,000 Essence units generated
– Progress: 19,200/24,000
Function 2 : Null Heart
– Generates Soul Threads from generated Essence
– Combines Soul Threads into a Soul Shackle
– Null Heart Charge: 700 / 700 Essence (1 Soul Shackle = 700 units of Essence)
– Soul Shackle : 7
– Anchored Soul : 6
– Soul Shackle Limit: 7
Function 3 : Awaken Dawn Core [Complete]
– Core quality : Medium
– Generates Energy from law conflicts
– Laws : 12
– Energy : Silver
Abilities:
– Essence Transfer : Can transfer stored Essence to an attribute. After use, 75% of the transferred Essence unit remains as a permanent boost
- Essence Infusion: Can transfer stored Essence to an attribute of another being. After use, 25% of the transferred Essence unit remains as a permanent boost
– Sovereign’s Imprint : Essence generated or altered by you no longer only bends to your will in the moment. It carries a lasting authority imprint that persists after separation.
– Soul Shackle: Anchors a corrupted Bonded Soul into the Null Heart, allowing control and shared evolution.
– Sovereign Absorption: Generates a violet vortex that devours energy and channels it directly into the generator core, bypassing the engraved channels. Scales with Talent Level and Psynapse strength.
– Verdant Extraction: Extract life force and distribute it throughout the body. Cannot be stored.
– [Star of Origin (Dormant)]: A lifeless celestial seed formed within the Dawn Core. Stores and condenses Origin Source gathered from external forces. Awakens gradually as more Origin Source is absorbed.
– [Abyssal Extraction Authority]: A stabilized black-hole construct within the Dawn Core. Devours law fragments, refines them, and converts them into new law volcanoes or strengthens existing ones.
– [Sovereign Link]: You gain a continuous, low-level awareness of your summons and can focus to experience their perception directly. A soul link exists between you and your summons, allowing you to transfer your awareness into them.
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Still at medium. I stared at it for a few seconds, then let out a quiet breath.
"That’s fine," I said to myself.
This was just the beginning. By the time this operation ended it wouldn’t stay that way for long.
I did not stay on the Elemental planet for long after that.
Once I stepped out of the guest chamber, the three generals were already waiting for me, as if they had not moved at all during that time. The moment they saw me, they straightened and bowed their heads again, their respect now far deeper than when I had first arrived.
"Lord Billion," the fire general said, "we are grateful for your help today. The speed at which you handled the rifts... we have never seen anything like it."
I waved it off lightly.
"Focus on finishing the cleanup," I said. "There is still work left."
They nodded immediately.
"Yes."
Without adding anything more, I turned and stepped toward the teleportation circle. The runes flared beneath me once again, and in the next instant, the world shifted.
I returned to Kaalseris.
The familiar weight of the planet enclosed around me as I stepped out of the teleportation hub. The movement here was still ongoing. Messages were being relayed, forces were shifting between sectors, and the operation had fully taken shape.
Aurora was already there.
She stood near one of the central projections, her attention fixed on the data flowing across it. The moment I approached, she glanced at me briefly.
"What’s the situation?" I asked directly. "Any response from the Eternals?"
She shook her head.
"Nothing yet," she said calmly. "So far, we’ve only closed twenty Grade 4 rifts."
Her eyes returned to the projection.
"It’s not enough to force a reaction yet. We hit them fast, but this was still just the opening move."
She paused for a moment.
"Let’s see how long it takes before they respond."
I nodded slightly.
"That’s fine," I said. "My side is done. The bigger Elemental rifts are handled this will free up lot of their forces."
She didn’t seem surprised.
"Expected."
I leaned slightly against the console.
"We can have the others take care of the remaining ones," I continued. "And start using the violet tokens."
She gave a small nod.
"They already are," she replied. "Everyone has been informed. Deployment has begun."
Her hand moved, and a new set of projections appeared.
"Targets are being selected across multiple regions," she added. "There’s five aqua planet, two planets under fire domains, one under the insectoids... and a few more."
She glanced at me.
"All viable."
I looked at the projections for a moment.
"Good," I said. "Let’s take as many as we can."
That was the real objective. Not the rifts.
My thoughts shifted.
"Kaalseris..." I spoke through our link.
Aurora turned her head slightly, catching the direction of my thoughts.
"That would be risky," she said immediately. "If something goes wrong—"
I let out a small chuckle.
"It won’t matter," I replied.
She frowned slightly.
"What if the Matriarch returns?" she asked. "If she finds out—"
I shook my head lightly.
"By the time she returns," I said calmly, "and understands what has happened..."
A faint smile formed.
"It will already be too late."
I looked at the projection of the galaxy in front of us.
Seven sectors.
Countless world and cores.
"Not just Kaalseris," I added quietly.
"The entire Blue Spiral will belong to me."