Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 4888

Chapter 4888: Adversity! II

No one who had been a mere Fundamental Depth entity minutes ago should be able to afflict him with a curse that his own authority couldn’t counter!

And yet here he was, on his knees, feeling his existence being slowly dismantled!

Brought to his knees, Elemental did everything to focus. He gathered his authority, drew upon the weight of his foundations, and uttered another Embodiment with desperate determination.

"I am beyond the reach of curses and afflictions! My existence rejects all that seeks to harm it!"

BOOM!

The Embodiment erupted outward.

It did nothing.

The burning continued. The deterioration continued. The pain continued without the slightest reduction in intensity.

Emotive’s eyes widened with awe and...fucking excitement at this predicament?

Elemental roared out another Embodiment, louder this time, more forceful, pouring everything he had into the declaration.

"I am THE Living Elemental! The fundamental forces of existence are mine to command! I declare that this affliction holds no power over me!"

BOOM!

The Embodiment shook the mountain itself with its force.

It still did nothing.

The curse had been written with precision that his Embodiments couldn’t address. No matter how loudly he declared his immunity, no matter how forcefully he rejected the affliction, the underlying truth remained unchanged: his foundation did not exceed the foundation of the one who had written the Inscription.

Until that truth changed, nothing would stop the curse from running its course.

Elemental was shocked and horrified at this realization.

And he could feel his Civilization starting to deteriorate, could feel the structure of his existence being slowly but surely compromised by an attack he had no defense against.

At such a time, the surrounding reality shifted.

The two of them had been climbing the mountain toward the temple at its peak, but now they found themselves much closer than they had realized. The temple that had seemed so distant moments ago was now visible just ahead, its multicolored stone architecture gleaming in the twilight.

And at the doorway of the temple, a figure appeared.

THE Creature.

His form was shrouded in multicolored flames of Existence that burned with every color simultaneously, his face barely visible behind the fires that comprised his being. Eyes of immense calm looked out from within those flames, observing the scene before him with ancient patience that had witnessed the turning of ages.

THE Living Emotive’s eyes pulsed with a light of fanaticism and fascination as she looked toward THE Creature. Her entire existence seemed to lean toward him, drawn by whatever relationship or obsession connected her to this being among THE Four. She opened her mouth to speak, to offer greeting or reverence or whatever words rose naturally to her lips.

But before she could say anything, Elemental spoke first.

"Sir."

His voice was strained with pain, each word an effort that cost him dearly.

"If you could lend a hand."

...!

He could barely raise his head to look at THE Creature as he said this, his existence trembling with agony that continued without pause. The proud Absolute who had laid curses upon others was now kneeling before one of THE Four, begging for assistance against a curse that had been laid upon him.

THE Creature surrounded by multicolored flames looked toward Elemental with eyes that held no judgment and no mercy in equal measure. His voice was calm, almost gentle, when he spoke.

"What you have been afflicted with connects to your foundation. An Apophasis was laid out with a condition tied to the comparative weight of your Depths. No matter what others do, it will be useless unless you change your foundation."

Elemental’s face grew more ashen as he processed these words.

"And for others to do it for you..."

"That is not possible. The curse targets you specifically. It measures your foundation specifically. Nothing I could do would alter the truth upon which the Apophasis operates."

"I will give you my Everything."

"All of it. Everything I possess, everything I am, if you would only lend your aid in this matter. Please."

"This is a type of adversity and hardship for you unlike any other you have faced."

"If you actually overcome it through your own efforts, you will likely be distinguished amongst Absolutes. Your foundation would grow in ways that comfortable existence never permits. The Vakochev Scales favor those who have weathered genuine hardship."

"Another path you can take is to seek forgiveness from the one you wronged. They may let you off."

BOOM!

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