Noah knew the full scope of his power as he did not delude himself into thinking that just because he killed an Absolute, he held the power to stand against another.
He didnโt have the raw power to do that, no.
But there were always musings of Existence that made things complicated for even Absolutes to move at times.
What he did with THE Weavers was a trick that one could say would be nigh impossible to repeat again, as all Absolutes now knew the result of trying to claim what they could not back.
No Absolute would be foolish enough to grasp his Heart after witnessing what had occurred. No Absolute would attempt to claim The First Tongue without knowing they possessed the Infinities required to bear its weight.
That particular trap had been sprung.
It would not work twice.
And also...
THE Agora of Primordial Judgment was a domain with its own rulings, and its Absolutes could not move against him freely.
There were protocols and challenges and rights that protected those who had earned standing within this place.
So he continued moving with the same Immensity and grandness his entire existence emanated, even though he knew that the Absolutes here may not be as powerless as they appeared!
So he asked how he could help them.
And a voice boomed out.
"You are grand."
The words came from Paradoxos, both faces speaking in rare unison with weight that pressed against everyone present.
"By all accounts you are deserving of the standing among THE Four purely from what you did here today."
A pause that felt like it lasted an eternity.
"But you... are not fully there."
...!
The booming voice of Paradoxos echoed out grandly as Noah finally raised his head to glance at this being.
An ugly and grand fucker he was with his two faces that contradicted each other even while saying the same words. Half obsidian, half gold, the division line between them constantly shifting as if reality itself could not decide which half should dominate.
Noah looked at this being, and then at Glossikos who stood between him and Paradoxos.
Had she finally come to a decision and stuck to it?
Because he had seen her greed for his Heart and Claim when he took it out during the battle. He had seen how she had nearly broken through the Arenaโs barriers to reach for what he was offering. He had seen the hunger in those obsidian-blue eyes.
And yet here she stood, positioned between him and Paradoxos as if protecting him.
He looked between the two of them as Paradoxos continued with a voice that carried the weight of someone accustomed to being obeyed.
"THE Weavers took something from me that was not theirs. As the one to have claimed their Tomb, you should have obtained it."
Four eyes fixed on Noah with intensity that would have crushed lesser beings into immediate compliance.
"THE Axiom of Absolute Denial. I wish to have this back."
...!
Noahโs eyes shone brightly as he looked over to Paradoxos!
When he used the Lens of Civilization on this being, it returned absolutely nothing useful as this entity was genuinely at the Absolute Depth, beyond the ability of his current perception to accurately assess!
"Oh? So you gave THE Weavers an Axiom that wasnโt theirs before the battle just to guarantee my collapse? Whatever did I do to you to deserve that treatment?"

"The Axiom of Absolute Denial. The one asking for it back is not me."
HUUM!


"Even if THE Creature stood where you stand and demanded such a thing from me, I would still say no."
"And regardless, Existence is so vast and filled with wonders that we should not place importance on items so much. Do not worry about a mere Axiom, O Great Strategos"
"And..."
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