Chapter 4531: Chase! II

Light.

At its most fundamental level, light was electromagnetic radiation traveling through space as both wave and particle. Photons carrying energy across the void, moving at speeds that conventional understanding deemed absolute.

But that was merely surface understanding.

Light was also information made visible. The ability to observe and perceive one’s surroundings through electromagnetic interaction. It revealed truths while creating shadows that concealed them. It could be gentle warmth or searing devastation depending on concentration.

And at the deepest level, light was simply energy...Mana manifesting as electromagnetic force.

Which meant it could be understood and superseded.

When it came to Light as a Way of Existence, Noah had already superseded this path through his connection with Lumivara. Through the spark of Mana she had consumed, through observing how Light connected to his fundamental Way, he had gained understanding that allowed him to exert influence over this Sovereignty.

This was why even though a terrifying Pre-THE Existence had appeared with murderous intent, he did not consider the situation catastrophic. His Way of Mana and Hunger could exert tremendous effect against Light, even if the enemy was extremely advanced in her Sovereignty.

So the moment Stellara erupted with her Way, Noah responded.

Tendrils of purple lightning exploded from his body, but he was not forming anything long-ranged or close-ranged. Instead, he manifested extremely compressed concentrations of The True Expression of The Sovereignty of Mana and Hunger contained inside a weapon of mass destruction.

The concept of a nuclear warhead, reimagined through his Way.

A radiant purple statue materialized between them and Stellara. The statue resembled a rotund version of Noah’s current form with an enormous belly pulsing with compressed authority. Its expression mixed devilish malevolence with benevolent serenity, like some corrupted entity containing obliteration within stillness.

The statue’s eyes opened as white light washed over it.

And then it detonated.

This time, Noah was not containing the damage. He would unleash devastation without restraint!

BOOOOOOM!

The explosion was apocalyptic in scale. A sphere of purple lightning-infused Mana expanded outward with violent force, fracturing reality around the epicenter. The shockwave propagated for light-years in every direction, distorting space and shattering matter.

The two sides were pushed violently apart. Mountains crumbled, ancient trees disintegrated, and the ground collapsed into nothingness.

Noah patted Lumivara’s fur with measured urgency as he spoke. "Run far and run fast. Do not look back."

...!

Lumivara’s body transformed into pure light as she activated her Way to its fullest extent. Her form became almost intangible, moving at speeds approaching theoretical maximum of the very idea speed!

She was light! She was speed!

WAA!

Behind them, Stellara emerged from the dissipating explosion with shock transforming into fury.

"You would flee from judgment?" she called out, her voice carrying weight that pressed against existence.

She began a pursuit with terrifying determination!

Her body became wreathed in white brilliance so intense it seemed to burn away the space around her. She launched forward with speed that would have overtaken any normal Light-path entity instantly.

But Lumivara was no longer normal.

"Master!" Lumivara said with controlled tension. "Her Sovereignty is too developed! I cannot..."

Noah remained calm, his hands glowing with concentrated Mana that he channeled directly into Lumivara’s existence.

"Your Light is no longer solely yours," he said with measured certainty. "It is amplified by Mana’s infinite reservoir. Draw on what I provide without reservation."

Lumivara felt the surge of power- a surge of an utterly glorious Way of Existence flooding through her and her speed increased dramatically. Her Way of Light became supercharged by Noah’s contribution, surpassing her absolute limits.

Behind them, Stellara roared with frustration as the distance refused to close!

She was a Pre-THE Existence chasing weaker entities that barely had ties to their Sovereignties! What the fuck was this?!

They crossed through a region of floating crystalline formations that refracted light in dizzying patterns. Lumivara wove through them with instinctive grace while Stellara smashed through them with brute force, creating explosions of shattered crystal.

"You are merely delaying the inevitable," Stellara roared with cold certainty. "I have dedicated my existence to purifying the Way of Light from those unworthy to walk it!"

HUUM!

Noah glanced back with calculating eyes and spoke calmly to Lumivara.

"Continue as is," he said. "Take us toward that wormhole you mentioned. The passage leading to your Sanctuary of Perpetual Dawn."

Lumivara’s eyes widened with shock.

"Master, that domain holds immense unknown dangers..." she said while continuing to run. "Are you...sure?"

Noah’s voice carried absolute command. "She will pursue regardless of direction. At least in that domain, there may be variables we can exploit. Go."

Lumivara hesitated briefly before complying. If The Master commanded it, she would obey.

Mana and Light burned together gloriously as their figures radiated a profound purple white luster- especially the royal tyrannical purple as Noah kept the way of Lightning circling around him!

They crossed vast regions in compressed moments, traveling distances that would require even the Dukes of Living Existences in the current era days to traverse!

Through primordial forests, over mountains scraping the atmosphere, across valleys filled with mist concealing ancient dangers!

Across the murky and misty regions of The Infinite Unfurling, Stellara pursued relentlessly, her white brilliance a constant presence!

"You disgrace everything Light represents with your cowardice!" she said with righteous conviction. "If you possessed even a fragment of worthiness, you would stand and face judgment rather than scurrying like vermin!"

Noah remained calm as every now and then, he would stand atop Lumivara and throw back a radiant purple spear or a warhead, eventually forming an illusory bow to manifest behind him as it released bursts of purple mixed with white of His Way and The Way of Light!

All of it...infuriated and slowed down Stellara to no end.

Until minutes later, after having to utilize multiple Unquantifiable Units of Everything...

They approached a region where space shimmered with subtle distortion. Lumivara’s eyes locked onto a specific point that appeared empty to standard perception.

"There, Master. The wormhole entrance," she said with desperate hope.

Noah’s perception focused on the location and he could barely detect the spatial anomaly. It was extraordinarily well-concealed, almost invisible even to his enhanced senses.

Lumivara did not decelerate as they approached. Instead, she accelerated harder.

"Master, maintain your grip," she warned.

And then they plunged into the wormhole.

HUUM!

Reality twisted around them in configurations defying understanding. Space compressed and expanded simultaneously. They were moving forward and backward and sideways all at once!

The sensation lasted both an eternity and a single instant before they emerged in a completely different region.

Lumivara’s eyes blazed with focus as she searched for the specific frequency of light that would reveal the true entrance.

"Master, I need to isolate the exact wavelength," she said with strained concentration. "It shifts across temporal and light intervals and I need to... there!"

Her perception locked onto a unique oscillation invisible to standard observation. A doorway that existed only for those who understood precisely where to look.

A point of brilliant light.

She adjusted trajectory and passed through the frequency barrier.

POP!

The world transformed with jarring immediacy.

And Noah felt...an eruption of brilliance that caused his existence to pulse with euphoria!

They found themselves in a domain where light existed in its purest form. Brilliance blazed from every direction with intensity that would blind lesser beings permanently.

Even Noah’s eyes were acclimatint to be able to clearly see in this region of blinding light!

A sense pressure was immediate and oppressive, pushing down on their existences with crushing force.

"Master, we have entered the Sanctuary of Perpetual Dawn," Lumivara said with voice strained by effort. "I can only sustain my position in the outer periphery. Venturing deeper would be catastrophic for me. And that savage woman may or may not discover thst unique frequency of light as it took me some time, so we may only have a few minutes here!"

...!

Lumivara spoke with urgency.

Noah looked around with analytical fascination despite the dangerous circumstances. The domain...was unlike anything he had encountered!

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