Chapter 5004: Infection II

Eight others shone with incandescent blue light around him, each one equally vast, each one carrying Infinity compressed into shapes designed for singular purpose.

Destruction.

They began to move toward the stretches of Jotunheim below far faster than Planck speed, and the transition was so instantaneous that Eckert’s perception could not track the journey. One moment they were high above in those churning obsidian skies. The next moment they were directly above the citadel, positioned for impact with precision that spoke of absolute control.

Eckert enjoyed such an exhilarating ride as the descent continued without deceleration.

In the next moment, boundless waves of Chaos erupted from below to meet the Infinity warheads. THE Entity had sensed the assault, and its response came with speed matching what was descending upon its domain. Obsidian rivers of Chaos surged upward to intercept, to consume, to unify whatever was attacking into its collective consciousness.

But Infinity and THE Entity were like water and oil.

They could not mix.

BOOM!

The first warhead detonated.

A mushroom cloud of blue exploded outward and permeated everything within Gigaparsecs the impact point. The Chaos attempting to consume it was not consumed but scattered, pushed aside by force that refused to become part of anything else. Blue fallout spread across the skies of Jotunheim with radiance making the obsidian clouds seem dim by comparison.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Multiple others detonated in sequence, each one producing its own mushroom cloud of endless blue, each one scattering THE Entity’s defensive Chaos in directions it had not anticipated. Momentarily, the skies of this region of Jotunheim shone with blinding fallout of endless blue, and the impact was so heavy and terrifying that it surged to encompass everything within perception.

Eckert felt his Idle Weavings rapidly spread out across Jotunheim on the waves of that nuclear fallout.

The mechanisms were those of fission, of atoms splitting and releasing energy that caused other atoms to split in cascading chain reactions. But instead of radioactive particles, his weavings rode the fragments of Infinity as they scattered across the Primordial Realm.

Each detonation produced countless pieces of endless blue light, and each piece carried fragments of his consciousness to new locations.

His weavings landed on shocked Jotuun Lifeforms who had been going about their unified existence moments before, their massive forms now reeling from the assault of authority they could not integrate. His weavings landed on Chaos Giants who cried out and clutched their heads as if the fallout of Infinity was interfering with their unity, their connection to THE Entity flickering under the pressure of something that refused to be consumed.

And at such a time, Eckert allowed his weavings to flow into them without resistance.

BOOM!

He sensed himself becoming connected to something unfathomable.

The vibrant warm consciousness of THE Entity pressed against his awareness with welcoming embrace that sought to unify everything it touched. He could feel it treating Infinity like water and oil, the two unable to mix, the endless blue authority of Osmont’s assault being rejected by the collective consciousness even as it tried to spread and consume.

Was this the unity of THE Entity?

It felt warm. It felt accepting. It felt like belonging in ways that Eckert’s existence had never experienced before, like being part of something greater than individual awareness, like finally coming home after eons of wandering alone.

He understood in that moment why so many beings had fallen to its influence.

But Eckert allowed his weavings to flow into it calmly, maintaining his Idle nature even as that warmth pressed against him with promises of unity and purpose. The way his weavings worked, absolutely nothing should be sensed, and he should only be considered the same as that consciousness. His Idle methodology made him invisible to detection, made him seem like just another part of whatever system he infiltrated.

And he melded in seamlessly.

The vibrant and warm consciousness was too busy fighting back against Infinity to notice one more awareness joining its collective. Rivers of Chaos raged all around as THE Entity focused on pushing away Osmont’s assault, on rejecting the endless blue fallout spreading across its domain, on protecting the unity it had built within Jotunheim from authority that could not be consumed.

Eckert slipped in while it was distracted.

But for now...

’Very good. Very good!’

Eckert was in an excellent mood as his consciousness settled into its new position within THE Entity’s collective awareness. Osmont’s ridiculous usage of Infinity had spread him across Jotunheim far more effectively than any subtle infiltration could have accomplished, and his consciousness had already integrated with many Chaos Giants silently. Now he simply had to ensure that he would remain invisible as he stretched out and usurped this vast and unfathomable consciousness piece by piece.

As long as he was not found out and consumed or unified in the end, he should be okay.

He was slightly apprehensive about what he was attempting. Fear existed within him, though he would never admit it aloud. THE Entity had consumed Absolutes far more powerful than himself, had unified beings who had existed since THE Infinite Unfurling, had proven itself capable of spreading across Observable Existence despite opposition from the most powerful forces in all of reality.

But he felt like he had to do this.

This was his risk and adversity, and he could not be Idle for all his existence. That was not living. That was simply existing without purpose, without growth, without the struggle that made advancement meaningful.

It was also a matter of pride.

He wanted to prove that he could do what THE Entity could do. He wanted to demonstrate that his Idle Weavings were capable of usurping even the most vast consciousness in Observable Existence. He wanted to show Osmont and everyone else that THE Great Usurper was not merely a title but a description of what he would accomplish.

If THE Entity could unify countless beings into singular awareness, then Eckert could usurp that unity and claim it for himself.

If not more.

So with the lands of Jotunheim being bombarded with nuclear warheads of Infinity as Osmont began his tests from THE Primordial Archive, Eckert dangerously proceeded to his own tests within the warm and welcoming consciousness that did not yet know it was being infiltrated by something it could not consume.

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