Infinite Mana in the Apocalypse - Chapter 3572

Bob clearly uttered that after all these years, Noah was the one who really got things rolling!

The thick air of turbidity in the surroundings became even denser as Noah and Bob continued staring at the distant silver white flame.

"Noah Osmont. What an oddity you were. Back then, my weavings remained fully in line with the flow of the Wheel as I was just entangling myself with another potential entity that was surrounded by a heavy flow. Dealing with those carrying the heavy influence of the flow of the Wheel is extremely difficult- and it was moreso with you than anyone else I became entangled with."

WAA!

"My routine was that even while being in line with the Wheel, I at least monitored those I was entangled with. I wanted to put pieces of myself into the Hearthraes I gave you. Into the Blancverse. And yet the moment I had that thought, my core weavings told me I would instantly have this newly forming entanglement severed as I would be ever further from my goal. How ridiculous was that? I held a powerful Source while you should have been a chickling who only just arrived in the Expanse, so how could you possibly have found out anything? And yet, my senses never lie, so I had to stop."

…!

The Hearthraes! The Blancverse!

Noah’s eyes became heavy at this as he thought about what could have been.

"On your end, would it have been intuition? Danger sense? Ankyras of Omniverses who are surrounded by a small flow have this sense. Ankyras of Frequencies surrounded by larger flows of the Wheel have it even keener. Yours…goodness, it was a frustrating one as my weavings had to dance delicately to not set anything off. But I danced. And boy, did you pay off. Sent to the Purgatory Lands not too long after we met- even I was shocked. It seemed too obscenely fast that I questioned just what a tremendous flow of the Wheel swirled around you. And then to meet your other self taking revenge on your behalf as the Change was initiated…man oh man."

Bob had finished chewing on the metal tray as he had nothing else to eat.

His gaze remained on the distant silver white flame as he shook his head.

The flame was roaring and raging as it was fully unearthed down below, more of its structure visible as waves of its heat radiated outwards for miles.

"It was fantastic. And the whole time, even I had no idea. After all, I had to truly and fully be Bob. My weavings had to remain in line. Even as everything was finally moving towards my goal, I still did not know. My weavings were to protect the Wheel. I was a Watcher. A Watcher descended from the First Watcher too! I did my duty. I went against the newly appearing forces as Persephael and the Little Great Sage betrayed Bob, the most influential Watcher. Those poor things had no idea they were helping me all along, even I had no idea. That is, until they sent me to Hell Terra Firma. Where I needed to be all along. Here, in these lands…"

Bob spread out his tentacle like limbs as he breathed in the air of Hell Terra Firma.

"Within this place, I finally began to remember. Oh, and speaking of poor Persephael and the little Great Sage, I cannot sense the shreds of my weavings I placed in poor Persephael. Did you or another part of the flow of the Wheel do her in this quickly? What a poor thing…"

…!

His eyes showed genuine sadness as he spoke of this, but he shook his head right after as at this time, Noah spoke out calmly. "So you were a mastermind behind many things even though you did not know. And your goal?"

WAA!

At such a question, Bob shook his head once more, a look of self-deprecation appearing on him!

"I am no mastermind, I am far too simple…I know that. I mean, can you think of a mastermind who lets it slip by floating when he shouldn’t have any authority? No. I…am just a simple creature. But in my simplicity, there is a shred of complexity. And even if I were to tell you right now what I wanted to achieve, you would not understand. We are…different people, you and I. Sometimes, we could be looking at the same thing and yet observe two entirely different viewpoints. You would not understand."

…!

He wouldn’t understand.

Noah heard such words as he replied coldly.

"Try me."

BZZT!

Turbidity blazed as a bald round head shook!

"Nah. Well, my immediate goal is clear. What all the bending to the flow of the wheel eventually led me to." Bob stated this as he nudged his head towards the raging silver white flame. The Prime Flame of the Wheel of Existence that was hidden in Hell Terra Firma for who knew how long!

"But you are something else. You’ve had me yapping my mouth this whole time and did not even let me know that you had another body of yours trying to eat up all that flame. That’s not something a good friend does."

WU!

The dull air of Hell Terra Firma crackled as in the surroundings, countless Armored Carriers and Satellites converged, seeking to leverage any gaps in the usage of authority as they were pointed towards a single target!

Noah’s weavings burned with unbelievable radiance at this moment as his other body was withstanding scorching heat to take the silver-white flame into his Pathway to the True Source of the Singed- the Prime Flame of the Wheel of Existence!

He shook his head with a thread of disappointment as he let go of what could have been.

"That is not something a good friend does indeed, but I don’t think we can be considered friends."

He spoke words that made the singularities of Bob grow a little bit dimmer.

A smile bloomed from one end of the round face to another as a terrifying sense of unease spread.

"You are the only one I have been this truthful with since I arrived here. You are the closest in these weavings that I have…to a friend."

WU!

"Now."

WU!

"Are you ready, friend?"

WU!