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Chapter 1,316.
🕑 Added 2024-12-13 18:33:25 +0000 UTCZac leaned back into the plush armchair, looking at the ornate figurine a few more moments before putting it away. The city was silent save the rain patter against his suite’s windows, leaving him alone to his thoughts. His other half had emerged from the Dipper Mountains close to three weeks ago, and he’d finally gone through the last of the engraved figurines brought out by Ogras.
As expected, Daoist Hidden Earth advancing multiple stages and becoming a Void Cultivator wasn’t related to his clan or a bout of inspiration. After surviving the calamity that eradicated his Clan, Hidden Earth became a wandering cultivator. A Middle Monarch was strong enough to get a decent position almost anywhere, even in the Limitless Empire.
Hidden Earth rejected the easy path. The thought of revenge consumed him, and becoming an external elder of some faction would restrict his freedom. Only a stroke of fortune could make his dream come true. He trekked into the vast stretches of unclaimed wilderness in search of rare treasures or ancient ruins—anything that could reforge his fate.
His opportunity came in the form of an abandoned ruin not unlike the Hidden Earth Abode—the home of Gelzryraynth, the original Void Cultivator behind the [Inverted Vestige Scripture]. Despite being from an ancient race long gone before the Limitless Empire appeared, Gelzryraynth had also borrowed from his predecessors. He’d stumbled onto one of the First People’s inheritances. Hidden Earth’s contribution was limited to adjusting the scripture to suit humans and incorporating his Dao of Stone.
The original [Inverted Vestige Scripture] was long gone. The figurines only held Hidden Earth’s reworked method and transcripts lacking the original depth. The manual created by Gelzryraynth was recorded on tablets holding a modicum of Void, and they’d all been damaged beyond salvation because of Hidden Earth’s inexperience.
Hidden Earth never managed to bring out the final chapters, which to no small degree contributed to his early demise. As for the First People’s inheritance, it disappeared with Gelzryraynth. Even so, Hidden Earth actually kept a copy of the Book of the First People in his repository, and it was identical to the one Zac got when receiving Dasorm’s inheritance.
What little Zac had managed to gather from the watered-down notes made Zac’s insides twist with regret. The original method also had vestige in its name, but it had little to do with the Lowest Plane or Gelzryraynth’s scripture. It was called [Nine Outer Vestiges] and was a supplemental technique very similar to certain Specialty Cores or his Dao Molds.
The creator had erected nine ‘vestiges’ surrounding his cultivation. Passing his energy through them would compress and amplify. Sending a normal skill through all nine vestiges would drain the user to the point they'd die without a shadow of a doubt, but the power they’d bring out was earth-shattering. Zac suspected he could have killed Ivar Serpico with one swing of [Evolutionary Edge] if he had practiced the method to perfection.
Gelzryraynth had spent hundreds of thousands of years trying to replicate the effect. It failed spectacularly, and the failure became the root of the [Inverted Vestige Scripture]. The heritage was based on the idea of the Void being an untamable force that played by its own rules. One couldn’t directly borrow its power, but it could be manipulated to do one’s bidding.
The retooled scripture was primarily split into two sections: inner and outer manipulation. Ironically, it was the inner manipulation that heavily relied on the [Nine Outer Vestiges]. The user needed to create oversized Void Vestiges inside their Inner Worlds. These vestiges had lost their original purpose, instead acting as plugs that blocked the Inner World’s imperfections.
An Inner World was flawed until defending one’s Dao, and each flaw was a crack that leaked the Monarch’s cultivation. Most C-grade cultivators spent more time replacing the lost spirituality than advancing toward the next stage. Monarchs on the frontier were the best example of this. Because of the inferior environment and their flawed paths, they had to consume tremendous amounts of D-grade resources to even maintain their grades.
Gelzryraynth focused on why spirituality leaked and likened it to the vacuum of outer space. An Inner World was connected with the Cosmos, and even the worst Monarch would have a drastically higher energy density than the Cosmos at large. With the pressure being so much lower outside, energy would naturally seep out.
Installing a wall made from pure Void Energy greatly weakened the connection between Inner World and Cosmos, consequently reducing the drainage. Technically, you didn’t even need to use the bastardized amplifiers of the [Nine Outer Vestiges] to achieve this goal. The complex vestiges were simply used because following their blueprint was the only stable Void structure Gelzryraynth managed to construct.
The more Vestiges you managed to install, the greater the effect. The less energy you lost, the more time you could spend on actual cultivation. Hidden Earth had lowered his time needed on maintenance from 95% to 80%, effectively quadrupling his cultivation speed. By seizing greater Daos and advancing to higher stages, the loss would be further reduced. In other words, the [Inverse Vestige Scripture] helped break the status quo that kept most Monarchs trapped in their stage.
Zac had seen a glimpse of the Void Vestiges inside Ivar’s Inner World as it collapsed, but he was still more familiar with the outer part of the scripture. Outer manipulation was the source of the “Hidden Earth Energy” that briefly mixed Inverse Dao and Void Energy. Its nature mostly matched the insights Zac gained inside the Hidden Earth Abode.
The method extracted Void Energy from the Void Vestiges to create an unstable river of pure Void. Dao was used to dig trenches, giving the river direction and shape. The canal wasn’t designed to last, only to reroute the water where it needed to go before collapsing on its own. It left no traces, and Zac knew first-hand the Void’s power and element of surprise.
Naturally, such immense borrowed power came with hefty drawbacks. The method was incredibly inefficient from an energy perspective. You’d have to spend at least ten parts Cosmic Energy and an equal amount of Void Energy to unleash an attack holding one part Void. In addition, it wounded the user since they didn’t truly cultivate the Void—the cracks Zac had seen on Ivar’s arms.
The damage wasn’t just external. Having a large structure of Void Energy inside your inner world was about as safe as using a bomb for a pillow. The vestiges were always unstable from their perpetual war with their surroundings, and extracting energy risked excessive leakage. This very thing happened to Hidden Earth while taking revenge, according to his biography.
He’d drawn too much Void Energy, causing one of his four vestiges to collapse. The explosion had torn open a massive scar in his Inner World, creating leakage far worse than the imperfection the vestige was meant to block. It had permanently weakened his foundations, making his Dao Confirmation more difficult.
Speaking of breakthroughs, the Void Vestiges created a huge problem during tribulations. They didn’t seem to draw as much hatred as Zac’s bloodline, but they definitely kicked the challenge up a notch. The solution was part of the missing upper layers—sacrifice the nine vestiges to consume the Heavenly Lightning and emerge from the tribulation unscathed. Hidden Earth never reached that level of control or number of vestiges. Each additional vestige was harder to build than the previous, and the first one was already a dance with death.
The biggest headache was sourcing Void Energy. Different from Zac’s natural recovery, the Hidden Earth inheritance was fully reliant on the Lowest Plane to feed the vestiges. Ivar Serpico was no different than the [Eclipse Twin], dependent on realmgates to survive. He probably couldn’t go more than a few days without refueling his vestiges, or they’d destabilize and blow up his Inner World. Hidden Earth and his predecessor had regained some autonomy by installing Void Gathering Arrays inside their Inner Worlds, though there were caveats to even that statement.
The Lowest Plane was one of the realms farthest from the prime dimensions. The energy demands from maintaining a connection were exorbitant, enough to be a huge burden for a Peak Monarch. Long-term, Hidden Earth needed to rely on his abode to resupply. Connecting with the Lower Planes also had all kinds of restrictions. Some required complicated rituals to bypass the realm’s natural barrier. Others could only be reached at a specific time and place.
The Lowest Plane needed specific positions and ambient energy. Hidden Earth had only managed to find two such spots after years of searching. The first was the remote region where he found the inheritance, which had lost most of its spirituality already. The second was the Dipper Mountains.
With its many drawbacks and restrictions, the [Outer Vestige Scripture] didn’t seem too impressive to Zac. Part of that verdict was the result of his unusually high vantage. Zac might just be a frontier Hegemon, but even Heartland cultivators would be shocked at the number of peak heritages in his possession.
The [Nine Reincarnations Manual], [Boundless Vajra Sublimation], [Warbringer Dharma], and his Draugr manuals could all be practiced to the Peak of Autarchy. Even the reference materials he used were that good, from the Eidolon and Izh’Rak Reaver manuals to [Stellar Dominion] he found in the Centurion Base. Meanwhile, [Outer Vestige Scripture] was a Peak C-grade bastardization of a Divine Monarch’s accidental invention.
The manual in its current form was only useful for a very specific subset of cultivators: Low to Peak Monarchs with limited foundations, insufficient resources to advance on their own, and significant affinity with the Inverse Peak. Then you added the huge dangers and the need to find a suitable location to build an abode. Daoist Hidden Earth took the risk because it was his only chance at getting revenge.
Of course, the method was only mediocre for the general population. For Zac, getting it was like finding water in the desert. Beyond the scripture itself, the figurines contained a large amount of information on Inner Worlds and how to form, transform, and upgrade them. All of these were things Zac lacked.
C-grade information was tightly guarded on the frontier, monopolized by the Peak Factions. The general information one could buy from Information Merchants was useless. The library in the Empyrean Chalice training base also had very little information on the subject. The trainees were expected to graduate at Late to Peak Hegemony. They would have to take the oath and continue their training elsewhere to get their hands on higher-grade information.
Better yet, the information was penned from the perspective of a normal Monarch who began dabbling in the Void. It gave Zac a lot of insight into how Void and Dao interacted in general.
Even the method of opening a portal to Lowest Plane could come in handy down the road. In some ways, Zac was more eager to explore the Lowest Plane than the Hells and Gardens. Both Zac and the [Fuxi Mountain Gate] had greatly benefitted from consuming one of its treasures.
Most of all, the Void Vestiges were extremely promising since most of their downsides shouldn’t apply to him. Even if they didn’t become a permanent part of his cultivation system, they could work as a temporary aid while he advanced through the stages of Monarchy. Energy leakage as a Mortal was one of his greatest worries, and he was already facing insane tribulations anyway.
Zac spent the next thirty minutes writing down his deductions and future directions for research. While his high Intelligence had given him a photographic memory, putting words to paper helped Zac organize his thoughts. He had terrifying amounts of knowledge crammed into his brain, and it was impossible to intuitively make certain connections unless he was in a state of epiphany.
Night had just descended on the memory domain, so he moved to the hotel room’s cultivation chamber to practice a round of [Void Emperor Apotheosis] while waiting for morning to come. The sun shone through the windows when he emerged, and the lounge was no longer empty.
“There you are!” Esmeralda said. “I was just about to drag you out.”
Zac glanced out the window as he sat down. Even now, Terren’s Loom missed the expected bustle of a late C-grade city. Seeing the empty streets felt more jarring now than in the middle of the night.
“Sorry about that. Looks like you have good news?”
After witnessing the change to his identity seal and the Wendimal Token, Esmeralda agreed they needed to put more effort into exploring memories. There was no point in reaching the Mercurial Court early if they lacked the fate necessary to achieve their goals. The desolate town was their second memory domain since changing their approach.
Terren’s Loom was situated inside a lush basin with extraordinary levels of energy. Not only that, it had two unique resources: a lake whose water greatly assisted in growing Spiritual Herbs. The other was the basin itself. It was the mouth of a dormant super-volcano. Its eruptions in ages past had left the soil incredibly fertile. The volcano’s depths were also known to produce a unique type of Spiritual Flames, some better than the one in Zac’s possession.
Spiritual Flames were incredibly rare, but special D-grade flames could be regularly harvested and brought out. When used in crafting, they could add a Soul-nurturing effect. The lucky combination had led to Terren’s Loom becoming a local haven for craftsmen. A few forges were built below ground, though the mainstay was alchemy as the flames proved more useful during pill concoction.
A council of artisanal factions like Zecia’s Zethaya Clan ruled Terren’s Loom, working together to protect their valuable land and skilled craftsmen. Zac suspected they relied on some hidden faction to stay safe. Otherwise, Zac couldn’t see such a valuable location staying in the hands of a group of Late D-grade factions. The region was flourishing, with countless merchants visiting to stock up on pills and remedies.
That was, until recent events.
“I’ve got two pieces of good news, in fact,” Esmeralda grinned as she produced a jade box. “First off, I finally know what we’re dealing with.”
Different from the hidden plot of Dipper Seven, the issue plaguing Terren’s Loom was right in the open. Close to ten thousand citizens had recently disappeared under mysterious circumstances, both locals and visitors. It took some time to notice the pattern because of the high turnover and a slow start to the troubles, but the problem became public knowledge two weeks before Zac entered the domain.
One of the Green Band Pill House’s chief researchers had disappeared. Considering the priceless knowledge he held, the Pill House suspected foul play by a competitor. They went crazy during their search, which unearthed dozens of similar cases. Days later, the cases numbered in the hundreds, including more than a dozen important personages among the ruling families.
Some still believed a rival artisanal faction was to blame and that the large number of disappearances was just a smoke screen. This theory grew weaker as the number of victims ballooned. People seemed to be targeted at random. Thousands of F-grade mortals had been taken, as had a Middle Monarch in Terminal Seclusion.
No one could recall how they disappeared, even when staying together, and the only clue left behind was a goop that dispersed in seconds. The streets weren’t because so many had been taken. People were afraid to leave their homes since they had no idea what would trigger a disappearance. Zac had initially worried getting a room would become a problem, but the hostess was more than happy to let him stay at a discounted price. She figured the more guests she surrounded herself with, the safer she would be.
By now, the two had stayed inside the memory for five days. Zac had spent most of that time gathering clues with Esmeralda. They hadn’t accomplished much beyond confirming the issue was related to the Dao of Space. The Mercurial Court was related to the Peak of Continuum like the Hollow Court was connected to the Inverse Peak. Consequently, the threads of missed potential leading to the court had a decent chance of having matching issues.
Neither Zac’s Luck nor Esmeralda’s insights into the Dao of Space allowed them to get to the bottom of things. Zac could almost feel an invisible barrier that kept them away, preventing the two from inserting themselves into the ancient mystery. They weren’t fated with the root cause, possibly with the Mercurial Court itself.
This wasn’t the first time they experienced this problem. Terren’s Loom was already the second memory domain they’d visited since the events in Dipper Seven. The previous one depicted a trading post suffering from nightly raids of mysterious bandits who came and left without a trace.
Investigations yielded nothing, and brute force was useless. New bandits reappeared the next day, no matter how many Zac slaughtered. They eventually left after claiming some minor rewards, and Zac was ready to do the same with Terren’s Loom. Zac had already purchased a couple of sets of Soul-Nurturing pills that were no worse than Moss Crystals.
They weren’t the highest-grade pills available, but the better ones only appeared on auctions. Because of the disappearances, the auction house had canceled all upcoming events and shuttered its doors. Esmeralda had refused to leave empty-handed twice in a row. She’d told Zac to stay put one more day before setting out, and her efforts actually yielded results.
“You managed to secure some of the residues? I thought it was impossible to store?” Zac asked after opening the container.
“How can some goop escape my clutches?” Esmeralda haughtily said. “If I want to steal something, it can only let itself get stolen.”
Zac noticed the residual Temporal Energy covering the substance and realized she’d borrowed a bit of power from her curse. As for the goop, Zac couldn’t uncover a thing from an inspection—it looked like lilac slime sprinkled with glitter. It didn’t seem to hold any energy, though that was clearly not the case. There was a slight sense of danger coming from it.
Zac turned back to Esmeralda, who clearly waited for him to say the magic words. Zac rolled his eyes and complied. “Oh, Great Esmeralda, please share your profound knowledge!”
The toad nodded in satisfaction, unbothered by the tone. She looked left and right before leaning over and whispered two words.
“Natural Curse.”
Comments
Shmeb
Busy
David Ballantyne
The streets weren’t because so many had been taken. - weren't what?
Aris T.
LOL
Mike Naka
Yeah, especially if Zac comes across with something he can blackmail him with like an ugly photo or something. LOL
Aris T.
How cool would it be if we somehow come across Yrial in on of the memory domains ?
Dro
That C-Grade technique is a horrible bastardization of a better technique that is likely at least B-grade. And that B-grade technique was just a failed/rough inefficient copy of one of the 229 Techniques passed down from from First People (who would be peak of the peak of A grade). I don't think even the best version of the technique is higher than Peak Supremacy/Utmost Authority, but it's likely at the same level of skills used by people at the Emperor Limitless-level.
Jarrett Glass
Curious what he would put in place of his skill fractals then - pathways that only generate more energy?
Jeff McCulley
Shh. He has PoE to play, let the man enjoy himself! I mean, clearly The First Defier is in exile from the Multiverse, and writing books about it.
Jeff McCulley
As Wal’Zo told us, Laondio just borrowed Ultom for this Pillar.
Michael
There are 17 peaks to the Dao split between Seals and Thrones. The pillars are rising up to support the 8 seals. The systems path is to perfect all 17 peaks, while heavens path is following one of the Daos that is already completed and under heavens purview. Also Ultom itself is not a creation of the Limitless Empire. They only created the outer courts. The main heritage is from the 1st Era
GMO pineapple
Real
Borbino the great
Yeah he’ll be one of if not the only person in the era who can use this method to hopefully get a crazy decrease in the energy it takes to keep his inner world developed
Borbino the great
Yeah I like how it’s gone more into how crazy valuable all his techniques and refinement techniques are really shows how far he’s come from some random progenitor to this absolute crazy warrior
Mike Naka
A C-grade technique pointing a path past Supremecy is an interesting stretch. I'll buy that for a $1! So are you saying each contestant has a chance to get some kind of technique from each Court that would lead to the 9th step? I think that might be true for just Zac. The System really is laying down the honey for him with all these unique opportunities. I think only the other Eonic seeds might have opportunities even closely compared to Zac but I doubt it. But there are other Flamebearers that have some fate. Zac's outweighs them all combined IMHO. But yeah...I'm wit ya so far LOL
Dro
Also, this might help explain Ultum itself and how/why it was created by Limitless. Ultum (and coincidencally the System) each attempt to imitate eternity/Heavens through a system of 8. Ultum has its 8 courts and the system has its 8 pillars (of which Ultum is the 5th pilliar and is recognized as the Zenith of the era's pillars). The 8 pillars support the "Heavens" in each case but true eternity likely requires a 9th since Iz mentioned "Heavens Path" currently has 8 steps but it might actually have a hidden 9th step. The core technique Zac just found requires 9 Void structures (9 steps????) to give it the strength to attack above it's own A-grade strength. Top tier Supremacies would give up literally anything to reach that 9th step and Limitless offered them that exact thing through his Limitless project which is why all the best loot can be found inside Ultum ...
Mike Naka
Ho Ho Ho TFD I think we've been good this year! Hint, Hint for any bonus chapters...Thought you said we'd get at least 1 a while ago. Or am I misremembering?
Mike Naka
Level Up! Dig the 9 Vestiges theory.
Dro
Theory time!! - "Eternity" is S-grade and the goal of cultivators at the terminus (either trying to cultivate longer [Creation-related] or ending the universe faster[Oblivion-related]). But even the strongest A-grade civilization cannot survive the end of Everything. The "First People" were among the strongest of the strong but didn't make it to eternity/through the terminus. They left 229 peak pieces of their heritage (semi-eternal-level techniques) when they died. All 229 would be peak of the peak of A-grade. [Nine Outer Vestiges] is a void technique that was likely one of the original 229 methods (the First People definitely had void cultivators so this could be the core cultivation style for their strongest members). If Zac can reverse-engineer it, the method would give him the foundation to reach the peak of Supremacy/almost to Eternity (and giving his faction a Peak A-grade foundation). This chapter basically explains how Hidden Earth's technique was C-Grade because it's a poor copy of a B-grade technique [Inverted Vestige Scripture] which, itself, was a poor copy of the original peak A-grade technique (coming from the First People). Zac just needs to use his abilities to back into the original peak A-grade technique - (then somehow improve upon it to make his push toward 'Eternity' ) Also stages in Autarch are them taking 'steps' on the Path towards Eternity (e.g the weakest Autarchs are 1-step Autarchs). 8 steps was the peak of what Iz Tayn knew about "Heavens path" as an A-grade prodigy.... But she does specifically mention the *possibility* of a 9th step (which would be superior to her family's path). If Zac can use his bloodline to create 9 vestiges and take the 9th step toward eternity, then his path would literally be closer to 'Eternity' then almost every other Autarch. Leandra also directly mentioned that if Zac cultivated until he reached 'Eternity' then killing her wouldn't be hard at all.. so she and the technocrats are obviously counting on him successfully reaching eternity..
Omiso
Look at the bright side even Zac knows his cultivation is getting complicated. That's why he got the [Void Emperor Apotheosis] method to combine all his cultivation techniques into one cohesive system. He still needs to do a lot of adaptations but the plan is to simplify the whole thing.
liquid_helix
“If I want to steal something, it can only let itself get stolen.” Favorite line of the chapter. Thanks for your efforts TFD.
Mike Naka
great series!
Timothy Dana
Yes
Shivam
We are are already slowly moving towards the system skills becoming slowly irrelevant with time. The reason is that it is likely that once Zac gets really setup with void cultivation , he could keep increasing his void affinities and with those affinities he would most likely freeform skills. I am talking something like Peak C-grade Zac. But we moving towards Life, Death , Creation and Oblivion being empowered purely with void. We have seen Iz Tayn freeform skills using her absurdly high Dao affinities. So Zac should be able to do something similar with void. When that happens , Zac is likely to just remove his skills altogether.
Steven McNeeley
Honestly I'm kind of lost, these recent string of like arcs have been hella convoluted. I understand these arcs are important but for some reason they feel like fillers. Maybe I need to go back a few books and get reread up I guess , but a lot of the stats and benefits Zac has been getting kind of just blurred all together and don't really feel special.
Chewbacchus
Nah, my favorite Krewe during NOLA Mardi gras, shamelessly stolen, though now I have something to look up, so thanks internet friend!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
NiceTryMate
Well, if you’re going to die, might as well have som void bombs packed into your inner world. Got to go out with style!
Lex Luther S
Zac didn't really delve into that theory. I've re read from zacs breakthrough to middle hegemony to now two times, and he never had that thought until he started delving into the void more, which didn't really happen till the Imperial graveyard arc anyways. Now zacs initial thought process was having an unprecedented Peak core being tempered by the laws two more times as well as a freshly formed inner world tempered by laws to bring the drain to being almost negligible but the void being used to fully seal off his inner world and stop the drain wasn't a thought until now. Especially since the research, time, and resources he'd have to put into developing such a technique from scratch would have likely bankrupted even his wealth. With the hidden earth repository, he got ahold of the theories and knowledge he was sorely lacking as well as the techniques that can be of great help.
Andrew P
Sounds like he's found a way to separate his future inner world from the cosmos, on a personal sea of void. Good thing his core produces void energy.
Michael
Im pretty sure Zac already thought about using the Void to plug his inner world’s leaks before. The issue is that if he takes without giving back he is violating one of the core tenets of the multiverse. There has to be some downside otherwise he’ll leave everyone else in the dust.
John
Is the second half of your name inspired by bacchuc from The Perfect Run?
NiceTryMate
Haha, can imagine him demanding something ludicrous.
NiceTryMate
Luckily, the Mercurial court is focused on the peak of Continuum, and Esmeralda has got a dao of space. That should alleviate some issues. The 9 vestiges also seems to be handy as backup assets during the dao confirmation. At the monarchy breakthrough, Zac will be hit by two tribulation rounds (6 bolts), while when confirming his dao, it will be 3 rounds. The technique mentions sacrificing the void vestiges to come out mostly scot-free.
Omiso
First Zac says the [Outer Vestige Scripture] is an incredible dangerous technique in which a single vestige can draw more anger from the heavens and if it goes wrong it can blow a whole in your inner world and then he goes it can be incredible useful... is like his inner Michael Bay thinking how big can I blow something up, which means he's setting these up in his Inner World. Zac sometimes forget that for all his "High Intelligence" he has 10 times more strength and at this point his brain is probably filled with biceps flexing their might, which would explain why he always shush that little voice of reason that springs up every time something really dangerous is about to happen. He'll need to review his plans with the Ultom's token to add this into his Void God Apotheosis before blows himself up again.
Omiso
Don't forget Krav, that malevolent little goblin was a late monarch before he kicked the bucket.
Tommy
TFTC! I’m enjoying all these mini arcs with mysteries to solve, rather than just smashing through enemies like in the war. Don’t get me wrong, I like the fighting too. But this is a different flavour and it’s fun!
Han Pol
I kind of like these type of chapters going over the cultivation system overall this story is a bit hort on that compared to other cultivation stories. (much more focus on the techniques overall) Also if Zac finds a more stable method he may be able to share such a void cultivation technique later on with some of his followers. I'm sure some more ultum inspiration can help him to make this technique better and give him a better grasp on the void.
Michael
Esmeralda really is the best thief in the multiverse. Every other supremacy is watching and failing to get any clues about the trial, and she’s just hopping around inside taking what she wants.
Blake N.
Is that a typo or are you saying “DZac” as Dead Zac or Draugr Zac?
Frederik
if all else fails he just chops the fate into complience
Matthew Hay
Zac met Joanna in a memory domain. She didn't appear any different, so I don't think they take on an appearance of the identity like they do in the lanterns. Of course, Joanna hadn't used an identity since her own was stronger, so perhaps that changes things. Though Ogras and Ventus joined Zac in the last memory domain and there was no indication they had to hold hands to remain as a party or something. I think this implies you appear as yourself and your identity only affects the memory. If someone knows you're not who you say you are, then the identity is useless to other trial takers, outside of being able to leverage the memories to your advantage against the other party.
Tyler
That's what I've been thinking too. Do we know exactly what happens when you meet another trial taker in a memory? Have they discovered if it's even possible or the rules governing it? I can't recall.
NiceTryMate
Tftc! This heritage, along with some guidance from Yriel and maybe the Omnilord will set Zac up nicely for creating an inner world.
Chewbacchus
Wendimal Token should be Wendimar, right?
Mike Naka
i've been slimed! "lilac slime sprinkled with glitter" could it be another contender, possibly an edilon from the UE team? the glitter makes me think it's a girl! lol
Mike Naka
dang...that chapter seemed longer than usual. dig how tfd is prepping zack for monarchy. nice to learn more about it. between the 4 laws and this technique, zac might not have any energy loss and just be able to suck in and store energy like a black hole. he'd be able to go places other monarchs can't. wait why does that sound like star trek. lol
Lex Luther S
Hmmmm. It's a bit of an info dump, but the chapter gave us insight into zacs gains. While the heritage isn't anything truly groundbreaking, the knowledge of how to form an inner world as well as cultivate and advance are BIG. Especially how the void and an inner world interact with one another. An even bigger boon is those "Nine Outer Vestiges". If zac can figure out how to properly set them up, then the already low drain his inner world will have thanks to zacs experience with the 4 laws will be nigh on negligent. Adding on the power they give and zac is looking to be an even MORE busted monarch than he already was gonna be. Truly can't wait for Monday. A tad worried zac can't get any fate with thr court esmeralda needs but they should be able to through solving this issue.
Alexander Dupree
lol Esmeralda deserves the support. DZac is dropping the ball.
Andrew
Thank you!
Unlisted Pokémon Hudson
You got it
Unlisted Pokémon Hudson
Second
Calaaj
First? Probably not
