What was the universal law?
Damien had been chasing it for so long, but had he ever truly dissected it?
It was common knowledge that universal law was the foundation of all things. It governed the way the universe functioned. Every little chanism that the universe held was governed by this mystical law, from the greatest Cosmic Rebirths to the smallest life cycle of an ant.
Earth's science defined the function of the universe as the product of interactions between several forces, four in particular holding the most weight. With the introduction of mana, this science was skewed, but it wasn't entirely wrong.
After all, humanity managed to get themselves in space with these laws as a foundation. Earth's human race achieved great feats using technology alone, sothing that wasn't ntioned often enough.
What they'd done was observe a portion of universal law. They defined these concepts using equations and math, an approach lost with the esoteric nature of practice.
They were correct about one thing. Universal Law was indeed the result of interactions between countless forces, however, the process reached an ethereal level earthlings couldn't perceive before the World Awakening.
The universe was birthed from nothingness, bearing its own children in that mont who took the form of planets and stars.
There were many things determined at the mont of genesis.
The function of World Cores and the worlds surrounding them, the foundational laws Damien had slowly been accumulating, and a few other things.
But without the first instances of life, without the first instances of death, without the "first instances" of everything that had ever occurred, those laws didn't hold much power.
Universal Law was what kept the universe alive, and every ti a new situation occurred, the law would evolve to accommodate it.
Uncountable eons passed since that ti, and the law that governed the universe now was far more complete, almost airtight and impenetrable by the senses of those residing within it.
Because of this, universal law was regarded as the Heavens, an untouchable existence, by most.
Damien was an outlier.
The Void pushed him in a direction even he couldn't imagine and made him pursue it as if it were normal without him even realizing it.
He was already close to the universal law, holding an inherent familiarity with the concept, but that wasn't what he needed right now.
If he wanted to gain control over such gargantuan concepts and utilize them for his own purposes, he needed to dissect them and thoroughly digest their parts.
Inherent familiarity could only support this goal!
So, what was Universal Law?
'Universal Law is a manifestation of the interactions between all things. As long as it has happened, Universal Law has accommodated and governed it.'
Why did Universal Law exist?
'For the maintenance and protection of the universe. Without Universal Law, chaos will reign and Grand Heavens Boundary will et its doom.'
Then, was Universal Law another term for the concept of Order?
'No. Order and Chaos both have a place in the grand sche of things. Universal Law can be considered the force above these two concepts, maintaining the harmony between them.'
What would happen if the Universal Law shattered?
'...'
Damien had to ponder for a mont about this question. If it completely broke down, the answer was obviously destruction, but what if it shattered, with so pieces still in motion and others broken beyond repair?
'Isn't that sowhat similar to the situation of the sub-universe? An incomplete Universal Law leaves room for anomalies and restricts the beings within in various ways. Overall, the world becos less complete.'
The Ghost King was a pri example. His range of action was limited, therefore, he felt more like a ga boss than an enemy to Damien.
The Impulse Wave was the sa.
The world had a complete destruction and rebirth cycle that included the living beings within. Such a chanism would be considered a "glitch" or a "bug" in a complete universe.
If the Severed World had proper laws, the first Impulse Wave would've destroyed all things living and nonliving, and the world that appeared after rebirth would be a completely new entity possessing the sa core.
So then, what laws did the Severed World have in place?
'I can't say for certain, but there is one thing I'm sure of. The foundational elents of this place mirror the true universe. This isn't sothing that can be accomplished naturally, unless…'
Damien's eyes shot open.
'...they were designed by a being that witnessed the formation of the universe.'
Flash!
A mory surfaced in Damien's mind, swallowing his perception.
The formation of a world; he'd seen it before.
Long ago, he'd been graced with a vision where he watched from start to finish in great detail as a stray World Core birthed its world.
Back then, he didn't have enough knowledge to gain much from the experience, but the current him was incomparable.
This mory finally found its place.
The creation of a world could be considered a microcosm of the Universal Law. It gave Damien a more digestible perspective to start from before he continued on to greater concepts.
And he realized it.
'All of these processes are not only supported by governing laws, but sothing greater as well.'
There was a trace of the Void in everything.
Even the very greatest chanisms of the universe couldn't escape it.
'In the end, it leads to the Void again. The more I learn, the more I realize just what kind of force is residing in my body.'
Damien's eyes suddenly widened.
'Wait…'
The Universal Law was a asure of interactions between everything, while the Void, in Damien's own perception, was the mother of everything.
By this reasoning, couldn't Universal Law be considered a record of the Void's actions?
If so, why?
Was it birthed by the universe not for such simple reasons like maintenance, but to try to find traces of its origin?
The conclusion ford in Damien's mind was downright nonsensical. Even he, as the one who had the thought, absolutely could not believe it.
'Does the Universal Law…' he thought, his body trembling.
'...have sentience?'
"ARGH!"
A splitting pain enveloped Damien's head and forced him out of his enlightened state.
'Damn, this is…!'
It wasn't the first ti he'd faced it, but it was the first ti he was aware of it happening!
A strange force was trying to invade his mind and wipe the mories of his understanding.
'It's pushing away from the Universal Law!'
Was this also a chanism of the universe?
Damien couldn't accept it!
If sothing like this was happening, then he was definitely on the right path to finding out secrets he wasn't ant to know!
'But what kind of secret is worth knowing more than the ones that were never supposed to co out?!'
VOOM!
Mana raged around him in a flurry. Damien encompassed himself in a thick cocoon of mana and got to work.
Black threads of Void Mana spread over his body and into his spiritual world.
He'd been trying so hard to figure it out monts ago, but now, he faced a far, far greater challenge.
Now, rather than comprehending it, he had to directly fight the Universal Law!
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