Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse

Chapter 4380: The Civilization of Mana! I

”My people.”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was heavy!

Every being heard him as if he stood beside them personally.

”My Civilization.”

He let the words settle, felt the way they resonated through the collective existence of everyone present.

”You have lived. You have waited. You have formed the backbone of our Civilization through perseverance that spans many years. Through isolation that would have broken lesser peoples. Through challenges I can only begin to imagine.”

His gaze swept across them all.

”And now... it is time to let it bloom.”

The surrounding Mana pulsed in response to his words.

”Your Civilization shall be isolated no more. At this moment, at this instant, I declare that our Civilization can finally bloom! The barriers that kept you contained are lifted. The restrictions that prevented your expansion are removed. What you have built in isolation will now spread across external existence, and the powers that thought themselves eternal will learn what it means to face a Civilization that refined itself through desperation and...Mana.”

He paused, and looked at all those here.

”You have exceeded every expectation. You have justified the faith I placed in you when I established this isolated pocket. And now, together, we will show existence itself what Mana truly means.”

...!

His body glimmered blue.

HUUUM!

And then his Infinite Mana...the foundational element of his existence...erupted.

An endless sea of pure blue Mana gushed from his form, cascading outward like an ocean that had been dammed for too long and was finally released!

It bloomed across the sky, washing over every being present, flowing through the vast structures of this isolated Civilization, painting everything in his signature authority.

Kael trembled as the mana touched him, his voice breaking with emotion.

”Ah, truly... as we theorized, as we hoped... The Ancestor’s mana is...Infinite!”

WAA!

The word echoed across the space with the weight of confirmed revelation.

BOOM!

Even Riya, floating beside Noah with her characteristic defiance, seemed to tremble slightly as his mana washed over her.

Her jewel-blue eyes widened fractionally, her rebellious expression faltering for just a moment as she felt the sheer endlessness of what he was offering!

Oh!

But she recovered quickly, her face settling back into its defiant glare as she harrumphed softly.

As his mana continued washing over the Civilization...over buildings and beings and the very fabric of this isolated realm, all those present responded with synchronized movement.

They straightened, every single being, their forms blazing with authority as they took their right hands and placed their fists over their hearts.

Hearts filled with Mana. Hearts that beat with his Way. Hearts that recognized their Architect!

And as one, millions of voices bellowed!

”ANCESTOR!”

...!

HUUM!

The word shook existence.

The surrounding space actually trembled, the collective authority of millions of powerful beings focused into a single declaration of loyalty and recognition.

Existential Trembling from the call!

Noah looked at his people as they all gazed toward him, paying respects.

This was acknowledgment of bond. Of connection deeper than words could convey!

He smiled and raised one hand in a calming gesture.

”There is much to be done,” he said, his voice booming with a quiet command. ”Get things in order. Organize yourselves. Prepare for what comes next.”

He paused.

”Soon, those who wish to explore external existence will be given that choice. The barriers are lifted. The isolation ends. For those who have been waiting to see what lies beyond this pocket...”

His smile widened slightly.

”Your patience will be rewarded.”

At such words, Kael stepped forward immediately, his authority exerting itself with practiced ease.

”You heard the Ancestor! Return to your duties! Organize your sectors! Prepare for the integration protocols we’ve been planning for centuries! Move with purpose!”

His commands carried the weight of someone who’d been leading this Civilization for many years, and the floating millions responded with disciplined efficiency.

They dispersed, flowing away like water finding its level, returning to the various structures and towers and floating rings that made up their home.

Within moments, only a small group remained floating near Noah and Kael.

The surrounding space flickered...

And forty-six additional figures manifested.

The other Original Seed Members, each one blazing with 50 Quintillion in both Complexity and Purity. Forty-six beings who had been there at the beginning, who had received Noah’s initial gift and then spent millions of years perfecting what he’d given them.

They bowed as one.

”Ancestor,” they said in unison, ”we welcome you home.”

One stepped forward, and he shared certain characteristics with Riya. His eyes were the same jewel-blue, though his carried more discipline, more control.

”Ancestor” he said, bowing deeply. ”I am the father to that troublesome Riya of mine. It is an honor beyond words to have you here.”

Another moved forward, a woman whose white-blue hair flowed like liquid mana.

”I am Laaphina. I have spent 600,000 years refining techniques for mana circulation across large populations. I am eager to demonstrate what we’ve achieved.”

They continued introducing themselves once more, each Original Seed Member offering brief identification and expressions of reverence.

Kael smiled with happiness, then waved them away with affectionate exasperation.

”Don’t suffocate the Ancestor! There will be time for detailed presentations later! For now, let me show him what we’ve accomplished without overwhelming him...”

The Seed Members laughed and began dispersing, though they cast frequent glances back toward Noah as if confirming he was real and not some shared hallucination.

Riya rolled her eyes dramatically.

”You’re all being too ceremonial,” she said,”Ancestor, you don’t want to see any of these old things, right? Let me show you one of the more cool places I helped design. Something actually interesting instead of boring weavings”

Without waiting for input from Noah, from Kael, from anyone...Riya appeared beside Noah in a blur of movement.

Her hand landed on his shoulder...

And they disappeared.

WAP!

”RIYA!”

Kael’s bellow of frustration echoed across the realm, his form blazing with impotent anger at yet another instance of her complete disregard for protocol.

Voltrax appeared beside him.

”Brother Kael, she’s taken him to that place. You know, the one she’s actually proud of. We should follow slowly.”

He paused, then added with genuine observation.

”You remember how The Ancestor is. Easy-going, adaptable. He won’t punish Riya for enthusiasm, even if it’s wrapped in disrespect. If anything, he probably appreciates the lack of ceremony.”

Kael’s expression hardened.

”Fine.” he muttered.

—

Noah’s vision cleared as the movement completed, and he found himself standing in front of a massive structure shining glorious blue.

Riya floated beside him, her form blazing with barely contained excitement as she executed an exaggerated bow.

”O Great Ancestor,” she said, sarcasm dripping from every word, ”I welcome you to the Mana Glyph Genesis Grounds! A place for the generation and storage of Mana Glyphs and Mana Arcana Glyphs that I helped design!”

She straightened, smiling broadly.

”Well... ’helped design’ might be understating it. I basically built the whole fucking thing with some assistance from Uncle Kael and a few others who knew theoretical framework better than me.”

...!

Noah’s eyes pulsed, expanding his perception to drink in every detail of what he was witnessing.

The structure was massive...hundreds of miles in diameter, shaped like a perfect three-dimensional representation of the Mana Glyph for Fireball.

The walls glowed with compressed Mana, each surface inscribed with millions of smaller Glyphs that fed power into the central structure.

Around the perimeter, a few dozen beings worked...Citizens of the Civilization who stopped their tasks to bow deeply toward Noah, their expressions showing awe and reverence that made the surrounding Mana ripple.

”You said the generation and storage of Glyphs?” he said slowly.

Riya’s expression transformed. She puffed her chest out, floating slightly higher as if her excitement was physically lifting her.

”Yes! This place was specifically designed to allow for the rapid elevation of those weaker than us by harnessing mana from more powerful beings and atmospheric mana to outwardly form Mana Glyphs and Mana Arcana Glyphs.”

Her eyes blazed with tendrils of Mana.

”The more fucking frustrating and intricate part that took me ages to figure out...” She gestured dramatically at various sections of the structure. ”...was allowing them to stay active in nature without being bound to anyone initially, and then successfully having them ready for merging and fusion with any compatible recipient!”

She grabbed Noah’s hand suddenly...this being with 61 Quintillion Complexity casually seizing his arm like someone excited and showing off their art project.

”Come on! Let me show you how it works!”

Noah couldn’t help but smile as he went forward.

His Isolated Civilization had exceeded expectations in ways he hadn’t even imagined to anticipate!

And there seemed to be much more in store!