Chapter 4728: All Things Live And Die II

Muspeli Lifeforms were ancient beyond measure, their origins stretching back to the time of differentiation itself when The First Tongue was still settling into the patterns that would define it for eons to come.

They were akin to an idealized blueprint of The First Tongue during that primordial era, their very existence shaped by the linguistic foundations of reality in ways that made them uniquely sensitive to its nuances and fluctuations. They held just as much if not more connection and sensitivity to The First Tongue compared to Ginnu Lifeforms from Ginnungagap, their Phonemes resonating with frequencies that other entities could barely perceive let alone replicate.

Where Ginnu Lifeforms had developed in the depths of Ginnungagap, Muspeli Lifeforms had emerged in the eternal flames that burned before fire learned to consume, their forms shaped by heat that was less combustion and more pure expression of primordial energy.

And Muspelheim itself was unfathomably vast.

The realm stretched across distances that defied conventional measurement, gigaparsecs upon gigaparsecs of burning landscape that had existed since before differentiation separated the realms and would likely continue burning long after the current conflicts had faded into forgotten history. Obsidian plains gave way to crystallized mountains of magma, which gave way to rivers of molten gold, which gave way to forests of flame that grew and spread and consumed and regrew in cycles that had been repeating since time learned to flow forward.

The Muspeli Giants lived in scattered clusters all over this incomprehensible expanse, each cluster forming its own domain with its own traditions and its own interpretations of The First Tongue’s sacred teachings. They were not unified under a single ruler or governing body, but rather existed as a confederation of powers bound together by their shared heritage and their mutual commitment to preserving the linguistic foundations that had given them existence.

They had elected Protectors to stand over each domain cluster of Muspeli Lifeforms, beings of immense power who had proven themselves worthy of guardianship through trials that would have broken lesser entities. Surtra THE Esteemed Whisperer was one such Protector, her authority over her domain cluster absolute and her dedication to The First Tongue unwavering.

Some Protectors were similar to her in power, standing at THE Fundamental Depth of Absolute Sovereignty with Ways that had been refined over eons of careful cultivation. Others were even grander, having pushed beyond Fundamental into the rarefied heights of Half-Step Absolute where the gap between themselves and true Absolutes became measurable in ways that mattered.

But each one was astonishing in their own right!

They preserved and protected what they knew of The First Tongue, maintaining libraries of Phonemes and repositories of linguistic knowledge that had survived THE Fallout and all the chaos that came before it. They took care of this sacred place burning with the glorious allure of The First Tongue, ensuring that its flames never dimmed and its language never fell silent.

For eons, they had waited.

For eons, they had protected.

And now, the Bells of Muspelheim were ringing because The One Who Laid The Claim had finally appeared.

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At this time, an unknown gigaparsecs away from the region where Noah was facing down THE Living Spirit, a very different scene was unfolding.

There was a region where the obsidian flames that characterized most of Muspelheim transformed into something else entirely, where the fire shifted from black-gold to brilliant neon that painted the landscape in colors that seemed to exist outside the normal spectrum. Neon flaming mountains rose toward skies that burned with the same impossible hues, their peaks wreathed in fire that was less heat and more pure concentrated essence of The First Tongue itself.

A massive floating continent burned with glory in the skies above this neon realm, its underside dripping with molten light that fell like luminescent rain toward the mountains below. This was a sanctuary!

And currently, an immense war was erupting across this peaceful place.

THE Civilizational Authority scattered all around as varying Depths of Absolute Sovereignty clashed with violence that reshaped the neon landscape with every exchange. Declarations bloomed and shattered. Principles collided and annihilated each other. Ways pressed against Ways in contests of will and weight that left permanent scars on reality itself.

The corpses of neon flaming Muspeli Lifeforms lay scattered across the burning mountains and floating platforms, their bodies still burning brightly with the flames that had defined their existence even though the very concept of existence had been destabilized within them to force their collapse. They had died defending their home, died protecting the knowledge they had preserved for eons, died fighting against invaders who sought to claim what did not belong to them!

But alongside their corpses lay the corpses of the invaders themselves.

The forces of THE Living Concept had paid dearly for every inch of ground they had claimed.

Hundreds of Pre-THE entities lay dead, their forms dissolving into conceptual fragments that scattered on winds that should not have existed. Dozens of THE Surface Depth Early Creatures and Living Concepts had fallen as well, their sophisticated Ways and carefully cultivated Principles proving insufficient against the ferocity of Muspeli Lifeforms defending their sacred ground.

The dead of both sides numbered in the thousands.

But above, the war continued to be waged with intensity that made everything below seem like mere skirmishes.

Intermediate Depth entities clashed in formations that wheeled and struck and retreated and struck again, their Declarations creating zones of altered reality filled with Impositions that overlapped and contradicted each other in ways that made navigation impossible for lesser beings.

Fundamental Depth entities engaged in duels that reshaped the geography of the floating continent itself, their exchanges measured not in seconds but in femtoseconds, their power sufficient to annihilate everything around them if not carefully contained, multiple Declarations burning!

And at the very top of this hierarchy of violence, two titans faced each other with power that dwarfed everything else on the battlefield.

THE Living Concept hung in the burning neon sky like a nightmare given form and purpose, his body composed of countless concepts compressed into a singular presence that defied easy comprehension. He was tall beyond tallness, his form shifting between states of meaning as different concepts rose to prominence and faded away. One moment he seemed to embody destruction, his limbs wreathed in the idea of ending. The next he embodied inevitability, his presence suggesting that all resistance was futile. The next he embodied hunger, and everything around him seemed to lean toward his form as if drawn by conceptual gravity.

He burned with the glorious allure of Half-Step Absolute Depth, his authority pressing down upon the battlefield with weight that made reality itself groan in protest.

THE Living Concept, another living Legend...was also in Muspelheim!

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