novelzi Chapter 496 The Pulse and Spark
Chapter 496 The Pulse and Spark
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A beating pulse echoed in the void.
It made no sound, and it didn't disturb too much. In fact, the pulse was weak, barely present, yet it's there.
It's a little hard to believe that this kind of movement occurs in a place like this when in fact, there shouldn't be anything here aside from nothingness itself.
This is the Heart of the Void, also known as the Point of No Return to any living creatures of the Primordial Chaos. Continue your saga on My Virtual Library Empire
The Heart of Void lies at the very depths of the abyssal void. Actually, the space it occupies barely spans a hundred miles, yet this zone was the real 'danger zone' in the void simply because this is where the void originated.
...at least, that's what the ancients have told their descendants.
In reality, its size of 100 miles was just a generous estimation. Nothing in the void makes sense to living beings. If there's anything constant in it, it could only be change. Living beings should be wise enough to not measure the void's capabilities according to their logical standards because the void will only prove them wrong every time.
In truth, nobody knows just how massive the void is, including the Heart of the Void itself. Sure, the heart of the void might only cover a humble 100-mile distance, but in a place like that, even a kilometer distance would seem like worlds apart. The void has the special means to mess with people's perception of everything, after all.
And the closer one is to the Heart of the Void, the worse this gets. Even those cutting-edge Void Suits are unable to prevent their users from this.
But whether the Heart of the Void is as big as they said or bigger than they expected, smaller even, it doesn't change the fact that it's a place that no living being could trespass.
The appearance of it in itself was already a warning. The void is already weird, like an uncolored and unfinished page of a comic book or a nightmare-inducing kids' storybook. It's just filled with outlines and such, and it's also crawling with void creatures.
But the Heart of the Void? Well, nobody would miss it. Because it has a color being pitch black, the kind that swallows all light or color. Pure and utter darkness and nothingness. That's the Heart of the Void, the Point of No Return. A line that no living creature could cross.
Many have tried before. Each one was a unique and heroic figure of their era. Yet the only constant factor among them is that none of them lived to tell the tale. Once they entered the Heart of the Void, they were never seen again.
It is for this very reason that this place was dubbed as the 'Point of No Return.'. It is also why nobody doubted that this is where the void originated as well.
With all the known harmful things that the Void can do to a living being, it would make sense why some people would think that there's only nothingness in its heart, which makes the presence of that faint pulse unbelievable.
And obviously, it craves more. The Mother demands more of this nutritious ingredient to not only accelerate the birth of this creature but also make it stronger while it's still incubating.
Sadly, the supply obviously couldn't meet the demand. In fact, any additional nutrient sources of the unborn creature coming from the Primordial Chaos had seemingly disappeared for quite some time now. So much so that not even the puniest ones could be seen.
And since there are no living creatures to feed on, the growth and birth of this creature slowed down considerably. But again, due to the nourishing supplement it just consumed, most of the possible threats to its conception have already been eliminated.
Right now, it wouldn't be wrong to say that this was one of the most guarded places within the void. All of the monstrous creature here was considered as the loyal retainers of this unborn creature. Meaning that they've already dedicated their lives to whoever or whatever it is that's under that pulse.
Of course, one of these creatures was the gigantic blob of eyes and mouth, the very same creature that toyed with the Young Dragon Patriarch and offered him as a sacrifice to the still-growing Prince.
It had managed to join the ranks of the Void Prince's retainers and never felt so happy and fortunate to be here.
Dub Dub! Dub Dub!
Every single one of the creatures guarding the unborn prince was alerted. They hurriedly prostrated themselves in the general direction of the pulse, barely keeping their shit together.
Exhilaration, anticipation, impatience, and excitement flooded their veins. That pulse was certainly louder and more vigorous than before, which only means that the anticipated moment was about to arrive, and they could hardly wait for it.
Some of them could even already see the glorious future before them. They are already imagining scenes of their pilgrimage to the Primordial Chaos, following the Prince as he ushered the return of the Eternal Silence.
However, their daydreaming was cut short by something else.
BOOOOOOOM!!
Alarm and fright coursed through their entire bodies as they barely guarded themselves from the unexpected impact.
Amidst the pitch-black darkness of the void, traces of colors appeared. It was very brief since it was being swallowed by the pitch darkness of the void itself, but it was there too.
Even without words, they immediately knew where this came from. But what truly made them berserk is that these things appeared so close to their dear prince.
That alone was enough for them to bare their fangs to the sender of this explosion.
If only they knew that this was just the first salvo amongst the millions prepared by the alliance...