Chapter 3938: A Twitch! III
The network of vessels that remained revealed blood cells that defied conventional understandingz they appeared as gray, lifeless Wheels of Existence, suggesting that even in death, the corpse’s circulatory system operated according to principles that transcended understanding.
The archaic air that emanated from the corpse created an atmosphere of wonder mixed with terror.
Its head retained features that might once have been noble or beautiful, though death had transformed them into something terrifying.
The eyes were blacked out, creating endless abysses that seemed to stare into dimensions that existed beyond current reality!
Its hair remained wild and untamed, dark gray strands that held their original configuration despite the complete absence of life!
Every Living Paradox present gazed upon this impossible sight with eyes that shone with mixture of hunger, fear, and desperate hope.
In the heavy silence that followed their collective observation, the voice of Duke Elagabalus echoed across the gathering with the weight of glorious proclamation.
He looked toward Diviticus with an expression that combined respect with calculation, his words carrying implications that would reshape the hierarchy of their entire weavings of existence!
“I do not think my proposition of making Honored Diviticus a member of the council and granting her the rank of Duke will meet with any complaints now. Through her aid, we were able to obtain something we could only envy for eons!”
HUUM!
All eyes turned to regard both the speaker and the subject of his declaration, the magnitude of what had been achieved finally settling into their weavings with proper weight.
Duke Elagabalus smiled toward Diviticus with satisfaction that bordered on pride. “Duke Diviticus, why don’t you be the first to study the corpse that the Coalition of Living Existences has been feeding from all these eons so they could match our power? The rest of the council will call for it to be veiled and hidden away soon!”
Duke Diviticus!
DUKE!
No longer merely Honored, but elevated to one of the highest ranks their weavings could bestow. She might not yet possess the accumulated strength that typically accompanied such position, but the title she now held carried authority that transcended mere power!
She nodded with eyes that shone with anticipation and calm glory.
As she approached the massive corpse, she felt waves of awe and veneration washing over her being.
The corpse lay motionless, yet her very existence pulsed with wonder and interminable glory at simply being in its presence. She moved forward with careful steps until she stood before the massive form, its scale making her feel insignificant despite her newly elevated status.
With trembling hand, she reached out and touched a single finger of the corpse…just the finger alone, which was itself larger than her entire torso.
It should have been something simple, a mere contact between living flesh and dead tissue.
And yet in the next moment, the impossible occurred.
HUUM!
The surface of the corpse instantly began buzzing and trembling!
…!
The finger she had touched twitched once…a single, involuntary movement that lasted no more than a heartbeat.
A twitch. Just one twitch.
Goodness, just one twitch!
But it was so terrifying in its implications that the instant this movement was seen and felt, every Living Paradox present was overwhelmed by primal terror. .
No matter what distinction they held, no matter how much power they had accumulated or how many conflicts they had survived…Prime, Honored, Royal, Duke…every single one scattered into lights of pure panic and fled for their existence.
Instantly!
From observing that one twitch!
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