The Ancestor showed no surprise…
But he was not at ease.
The energy around Ares was no longer a passing disturbance, nor the chaotic vibrations he was used to seeing in gifted newborns.
It was gathering.
Contracting.
Pulling toward an invisible point…
As if a new center of existence had begun to form inside that small body.
The Ancestor stepped closer.
His ancient eyes narrowed slightly.
Then he raised his finger… and tapped the child's forehead.
But this time — it was not just a push of will.
Something deeper slipped inside.
Heavier.
Older.
A part of his soul.
A will that could not be refused… and could not be resisted.
In the next moment —
Ares's consciousness shook violently.
Not like a sudden awakening…
But like an entire continent beginning to move beneath a calm sea.
The system's voice rang out, sharper than usual:
[ A strange energy is invading the host… ]
[ Analyzing… ]
Time stopped for a fraction of a second…
Then returned.
[ The gaseous energy is causing fluctuations that match the unknown region in the host's consciousness ]
Something deep inside… had been waiting for this energy.
[ A will has been detected within the energy ]
[ Activating the system's black hole ]
The will did not collide with anything.
It was not resisted.
It simply disappeared…
Like a drop vanishing into an ocean.
It was swallowed.
But not erased.
[ Analyzing information… ]
[ Processing… ]
[ Processing successful ]
Then the meaning appeared.
Clear.
Direct.
Forced.
The method to open the Sea of Consciousness.
[ The unknown part being opened by the host is the brain center — the Sea of Consciousness ]
Outside, Ares's body remained still…
Calm in a frightening way.
But inside —
The walls began to crack.
No sound.
No pain.
Only a sense of expansion…
As if his mind had been a narrow room, and suddenly remembered it was meant to be a sky.
[ Using the Ancestor's energy to repair damage to the brain walls ]
[ Beginning the opening process ]
One minute passed.
But for Ares…
It was an entire age.
At first — there was nothing.
No light.
No shadows.
Only dense darkness, so thick he could not even feel his own existence.
Then…
A point.
A faint light.
Far away… like a forgotten memory.
It approached.
Expanded.
Then —
An explosion.
Not a sound…
But the birth of sight.
Whiteness flooded him.
Endless whiteness… without direction… without limit.
The sense of distance disappeared.
As if perception itself had melted.
But the whiteness did not last.
Slow shadows slipped into it…
Then the scene cracked.
Above turned into a pitch-black sky — as dark as a night where stars had never been created.
Below…
Were seas of pure white.
Calm…
Yet no less terrifying than the darkness.
A primitive contrast…
As if existence had split into two poles at the very first moment of creation.
And at the center of those seas —
He saw it.
A seed.
Small…
Floating alone.
Yet its presence was overwhelming… in an illogical way.
Ares felt something tighten inside him.
Not fear.
Recognition.
As if he were looking at the reflection of his own essence.
He whispered without sound:
"What is this…?"
Before an answer could come —
He felt a hidden force pulling his gaze upward.
He looked up…
And froze.
The sky was not empty.
A massive black hole hung there.
Still…
Yet its stillness was more terrifying than any storm.
Its darkness was not the absence of light…
But its devouring.
Suddenly —
A thread of energy appeared.
Thin…
Taut like an unbreakable fate.
It connected the seed below to the black hole above.
At the point where the sky met the sea…
A spherical core formed.
Silent.
Stable.
Yet its existence felt like the declaration of a new law of the universe.
In that moment…
Ares felt something impossible to describe.
He was not inside this space…
Nor outside it.
It was as if he were the extension itself.
He was the sky.
He was the sea.
He was the void between them.
The system's voice came again…
But this time it did not emerge only from within him.
It came from the heart of the black hole.
[ Congratulations — the host has successfully opened the Sea of Consciousness ]
[ Congratulations — the energy core has been formed ]
Its voice echoed like a heavenly symphony across the space.
"System… are you that black hole in the sky?
And where am I?
Why do I feel… that I am everywhere?"
[ Answering the host's question ]
[ Yes, the black hole is the manifestation of the system ]
[ The system is part of the host's consciousness ]
[ The host is currently inside his Sea of Consciousness ]
Ares fell silent for a moment…
Then looked down.
"And the seed?"
[ The host's spiritual essence… the origin of his existence ]
"And the core?"
[ The energy core created by the host after reaching the fourth level ]
He observed them for a long time…
Then said:
"How strange… What is that seed below, and what is that core hanging in space?"
System:
[ Calculating… analyzing… ]
[ According to the readings and energy emissions, the seed is the host's spiritual essence and his origin ]
[ The core is the host's energy core, created after reaching the fourth level of the Natural Energy Control technique ]
Ares:
"Is this possible…? Then why don't I feel any gravitational force from this core?"
System:
[ This is a pure energy core representing the host's understanding of energy ]
[ After processing the Natural Energy Control technique and developing it, the system restructured and re-engineered the technique ]
[ Originally, the technique was designed for a newborn who had not yet formed awareness to perceive his energy or powers, allowing him to control them unconsciously until he became aware of their existence and could control them with maximum efficiency. However, it could only be practiced if it contained a forced will system, similar to a direct command placed in the newborn's consciousness to make him practice the technique. ]
[ It is similar to adding specific commands from a central computer to other computers so they execute instructions without fully understanding them. ]
[ The system has restructured and developed the technique based on the forced will embedded by the host's Ancestor within it. ]
[ After millions of calculations and readings, the system determined that the essence of this technique is the control of natural energy in its simplest form, without complexity, and reaching the highest stages of unconscious mastery over energy. ]
[ The system's ultimate goal is to help the host achieve absolute control over the black hole's energy and its source merged with the host, so that it does not collapse on itself. ]
[ Therefore, while developing the technique, and based on the system's understanding of the black hole and the fundamentals of its essence, the system found an implicit similarity between the foundations of the technique and the principle behind the formation of a black hole. ]
[ The system has therefore restructured the technique so that its final objective is the creation of a preliminary black hole model. ]
Ares:
"All this complexity… So according to you, this is neither the true manifestation of a black hole nor the final stage of the technique?"
System:
[ Correct. This is neither. This core is the host's energy core. According to current readings and analysis, the initial path will be to form four additional cores around this one, then merge them into the main core to create an actual manifestation of a black hole. ]
[ The four cores will be:
Gravity Core
Darkness Core
Density Core
Devouring Core
According to current analysis, these are the fundamental elements of a black hole. ]
[ The host can now begin forming the Gravity Core. ]
Ares:
"And what about the other elements? I don't possess any of them."
System:
[ Current readings indicate that as the host grows stronger, the remaining elements will gradually unlock. ]
[ After unlocking each element, the host will be able to form a corresponding core that represents his understanding of that element. ]
The white sea calmed.
The thread stabilized.
And the black hole continued to watch…
Like an eye that never sleeps.
Then the system spoke, as if reminding Ares of the need to move quickly:
[ The host can now begin forming the Gravity Core. ]
Outside…
The Ancestor was still standing there.
His eyes narrowed.
He could feel the expansion of the child's consciousness…
As if an ocean had begun breathing inside a small body.
And for the first time in a very long while…
A silent thought crossed his mind:
"This expansion… is not natural."
But he did not interfere.
Some beginnings…
Once they are born,
No force can stop them.