Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 3973

Chapter 3973: The Second Land Lifeform! V

The words dropped into the space between them like stones into still water, creating ripples of shock that spread outward through every consciousness present!

Even Moiraine, who had been listening with the careful attention of one trying to absorb knowledge far beyond her usual scope, felt her existence pulse with disbelief.

Noah’s eyes widened with genuine astonishment. "You killed an Early Creature?"

"Indeed," Yoshinami confirmed, her voice carrying the cold satisfaction of absolute certainty. "It was a being who called itself the Harvester of Delights, one who took pleasure in collecting the screams of the dying. It had come to the Wandering Territories seeking new forms of entertainment, and it chose poorly when it decided to make sport of those under my protection."

She paused, her expression growing distant as she accessed memories carved in blood and shadow.

"The battle lasted for what you might consider years, though time itself became meaningless within the scope of our conflict. Reality warped and twisted around us as we fought, entire regions of the Wandering Territories reshaped."

Noah found himself leaning forward, drawn by the magnitude of what she was describing.

"In the end," Yoshinami continued, "I bound it in threads spun from its own hubris, weaving its destruction from the very arrogance that had brought it to my domain. Its death scream echoed across Folds, warning others of its kind that the Wandering Territories were not undefended playgrounds...for there were many like me, and some even more radiant than me."

HUUM!

The silence that followed her words was heavy with the weight of impossible achievement.

To kill an Early Creature...was something that should have been beyond possibility!

"What happened to your power from then?" Noah asked, his voice carrying gentle curiosity.

Yoshinami’s smile took on a different quality, touched now with something that might have been regret.

"This, Master, I cannot say. Not because I choose to withhold the information, but because it was carved from my memory by forces I no longer recall. I know that I was once far more than I am now, but the details of my diminishment have been sealed away by methods that transcend my understanding."

...!

She touched her temple with one pale finger, her expression growing contemplative.

"There are gaps in my consciousness, spaces where knowledge and power once resided. I suspect that my reduction from true Kleos status to Quasi-Kleos was the price paid for survival, though I cannot recall the circumstances that necessitated such sacrifice."

...!

Noah nodded, understanding the frustration that such enforced ignorance must bring to a being of her intelligence and power.

"Not all Early Creatures are the same," Yoshinami continued, "The Harvester of Delights was a creature of pure malice, but there was another..."

Her expression softened almost imperceptibly, coldness giving way to something that might have been fondness, though it remained wrapped in layers of protective ice.

"She called herself the Architect of Sanctuaries, and she was everything the Harvester was not. Where he brought destruction, she offered protection. Where he sought to dominate, she chose to nurture."

Yoshinami’s crimson eyes grew distant as she accessed memories that clearly held deep significance.

"When the Harvester’s death brought retribution from others of his kind, when Early Creatures descended upon the Wandering Territories seeking vengeance for their fallen peer, she intervened. The Architect appeared, placing herself between us and destruction."

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