Power of Runes Chapter 408: Imperfect Organ
Previously on Power of Runes...
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[Title: Limit Breaker]
[Description: The greater the resistance faced, the higher the probability of breaking through bottlenecks and advancing beyond the current stage.]
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Upon witnessing this, Ash grew quiet.
He recalled vividly the words he had penned about his own potential, labeling it as Limitless.
This implied that once his physique reached full completion, boundless potential awaited him. The Universe, incorporated as a key component, had explicitly promised that every constraint imposed upon him would eventually vanish, eliminating any cap on his development or a defined conclusion to his ascent.
And here was this Title, Limit Breaker.
Was it stripping away the barriers holding him back? Absolutely not.
With his potential already without bounds, this Title wasn't focused on erasing nonexistent restrictions. Instead, it targeted the resistance encountered. It addressed the immense pressure during stage advancements, the oppression from superior entities, the unseen barriers that arose not from inherent limits, but from the world's refusal to permit smooth progression. This Title guaranteed that the fiercer the opposition, the more potent the surge toward greater heights would be.
For a person like him, such harmony held immense value.
He had received prior alerts before the Body Reformation that, upon finishing his form, suppression from the Universe itself might descend upon him.
A reforging utilizing such outrageous elements and shattering numerous natural boundaries could hardly evade detection. Should the Universe decide to bear down on him, this Title would convert that very force into propellant for additional breakthroughs.
In this light, it proved not merely beneficial but ideally synchronized. The sole remaining aspect was to observe its precise activation once that suppression arrived in full.
"Still, its good to have it, who knows what the future has in the store. After all, did I expected myself to be here where I am now, going through a heaven defying reconstruction process???"
A subtle trace of incredulity colored his utterance, reflecting the sheer unpredictability of his journey thus far.
With that, Ash directed his attention once more to the alerts, as plenty more awaited his perusal from those three millennia and beyond....
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[Protective Override activated.]
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[Beginning Skeleton Formation....]
[The Universe is vast and endless, ever-expanding and continuous, but it still does not collapse. The Space is its foundation, the time is its measure.]
[With countless layers of space-time acting as the foundation of the Universe like a skeleton base of a living being, your Skeleton has gained the properties of space-time and other wonders of the universe.]
[You have gained a passive skill...]
[Error!!!]
[Error!!!]
[First light of Creation has caused unknown mutation.]
[Recalibrating skeletal blueprint....]
[Congratulations !!! You have gained a passive skill ’Immortal Spark’]
[Your skeleton has gained the property of Immortality. It will not easily decay or be destroyed. Your skeleton is Eternal as long as the Universe exists.]
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[Congratulations!! You have gained a new trait ’Omnipresence’.]
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[Your bones are growing stronger and becoming denser.]
[Your bones are growing stronger and becoming denser.]
[Your bones are growing stronger and becoming denser.]
[Your bones are growing stronger and becoming denser.]
[Density threshold surpassed.]
[Reinforcement continuing beyond standard parameters.]
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[You have gained a new skill ’Size Manipulation’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Shapeshifting’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Flexible Skeleton’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Immortal Bones’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Air Walking’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Flight’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Bone Manipulation’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Weight Manipulation’]
[You have gained a new skill ’Body Control’]
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[All the above basic skills comes under the trait ’Omnipresence’.]
[New skills may or may not get unlocked at later period of Body Formation.]
[Monitoring evolutionary deviations.]
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[Formation and stabilization of Heart in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Energy Veins in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Blood in Progress....]
[Formation and stabilization of Skeleton in Progress....]
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[Different parts of body are slowly interacting with each other.]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Body Synchronization increased!!!]
[Internal conflict probability reduced.]
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[Protective Override activated...]
[Protective Override activated...]
[Protective Override activated...]
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[Redirecting to the formations of Flesh and muscles..]
[The void between stars holds more than emptiness. It carries unseen weight and silent force. Dark Matter gives the Universe its hidden structure, while Dark Energy drives its endless expansion.]
[One binds existence together, the other ensures it never collapses.]
[Just as galaxies are held in place by forces unseen, the body now draws upon those same primordial principles. Your flesh will no longer be ordinary biological tissue.]
[The muscles will behave like the cosmic framework itself.]
[Flexible yet unbreakable, compressed yet limitless.]
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[Beginning Flesh and Muscle Formation...]
[Cellular blueprint overwritten.]
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[Error!!]
[Error!!]
[First light of Creation has caused unknown mutation.]
[Mutation spreading across muscular lattice.]
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[A change that was deemed impossible is happening in the body.]
[A change that was deemed impossible is happening in the body.]
[Existence parameters destabilizing.]
[Reconstructing under higher law.]
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[Congratulations!! You have gained a new title ’Perfect Existence’]
[Unprecedent!!!! You existence level has increased.]
[Unprecedent!!!! You existence level has increased.]
[Unprecedent!!!! You existence level has increased.]
[Unprecedent!!!! You existence level has increased.]
[Unprecedent!!!! You existence level has increased.]
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[Unknown mutation caused drastic changes in the body, body will only consist Heart as the main organ, excluding brain.]
[All external and internal organs that were deemed as imperfect has been removed.]
[All external and internal organs that were deemed as imperfect has been removed.]
[All external and internal organs that were deemed as imperfect has been removed.]
[Biological limitations removed.]
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"Wait Wait Wait Wait!!!!!!"
Ash leaped to his feet instantly upon spotting those notifications. Although he realized this event had already transpired externally, encountering it in text now delivered an equally jarring blow. His actions were sudden, somewhat shaky, as the implications of those statements sank deeply into his consciousness.
The source of his astonishment was evident.
"Isn’t my sleeping dragon an organ too? Don’t tell me I will lose that too..."
Amid all the eliminations, alterations, or bizarre transformations, this was the element that sparked his alarm.
Bones evolving into cosmic scaffolds? Acceptable.
Muscles morphing into dark matter enigmas? Alright.
Existence level skyrocketing like a glitchy advantage? Tolerable.
But the sleeping dragon?
For the initial occasion in over 5000 years within the Soul Space, Ash experienced a chill of terror and hopelessness seeping into his core. It wasn't dread of agony or ruin. It was the terror of forfeiting an invaluable element without any chance to act.
"No no no, calm down, calm down. I can’t sense my body outside, and even status window does not say anything about the organs."
He clamped his hands to his temples, compelling himself to reason clearly. The alerts spoke only of organs judged as imperfect. Judged imperfect. That wouldn't necessarily encompass a grand, likely superior dragon.
Correct?
"Let me check the description of my Title before despairing."
Should the universe proceed to deprive him, recovery from such devastation would prove impossible.
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[Title: Perfect Existence]
[Effect:]
[Your existence is Absolute. No flaw can form within you, no imperfection can take root, and nothing that contradicts your optimal state can naturally exist or remain in your being.]
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Upon reading this, Ash sensed as though his soul had departed his form, despite being a soul manifestation incapable of such a sensation; still, the void overwhelmed him like a true extraction had occurred.
His complexion paled to ghostly white, utterly devoid of hue, and momentarily, his mind appeared to freeze.
He mentally revisited the title's wording, this time deliberately, seeking any concealed comfort in its phrasing, yet deeper reflection only amplified his doubts.
The sleeping dragon wasn't a redundant appendage.
It possessed the ability to transform.
It held the power to awaken.
It commanded respect.
It embodied honor.
In essence, it represented his vigor and self-regard profoundly.
Excising it under the banner of flawlessness wouldn't merely be reconfiguration.
It would amount to an affront.
His jaw clenched as the reasoning solidified.
A man bereft of his dragon could scarcely claim wholeness. Such a Perfect Existence would ring hollow. Indeed, its absence would constitute the genuine blemish.
For one who had just attained bodily perfection, fretting over the universe challenging his masculinity seemed profoundly unjust.
He drew in a measured breath, striving to stay composed, though composure felt somewhat undermined right then.
The Title declared no flaws could persist. It didn't declare prized possessions would face arbitrary seizure.
Distinguishing imperfection from a noble inner dragon capable of magnificent evolution was crucial.
The former signified a shortfall. The latter was unmistakably elite gear.
Nevertheless, he couldn't fully quell the subtle disquiet persisting in his thoughts.
After all, the universe possessed an odd knack for irony.
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