The Crimson World was still the barren place it always was, the only difference from the rock and the moon was the new additions of almost a dozen square meters peak level soil and the same amount of Darkness Herbs that were growing at a pace 10 times faster than normal.
Without intervention from Lucien, this World would never prosper and develop, as no changes happened on their own, even if the Herbs continued growing with the current soil at normal speed Rank 4 would take astronomical amount of time and it probably wouldn't be able to support the growth after that.
As the mists were mingling and rolling about in the space, the herbs were absorbing energy preparing to complete another cycle, the crimson light was shining over the whole world, a small change occurred.
On the surface of the Crimson Moon, a small black dot appeared and started growing at an incredible speed, only stopping when it was visible all the way from the rock. It was nothing stunning, but the shocking part was that Lucien had not done anything to cause it.
Back in the real world, Lucien was preparing to execute his plan and start amassing his minions, when all of a sudden, he completely disappeared. He felt the connection with the Crimson World pull him in without his consent, but couldn't do anything.
When he appeared on the rock inside and looked around, he immediately noticed the black dot and frowned, this change was not something he wanted to see, anything that had random factors was a dangerous element in his plans.
-To….-
'Is it awakening a consciousness?'
-To defy… what is not… meant to be defied…-
'What has caused this, what is the purpose of it?'
-To defy what is not meant to be defied, my….. You shall trust All Existence.-
Lucien couldn't process what was happening anymore, it was missing parts that were crucial and it was driving him crazy, it was as if he couldn't remember something, that he should have remembered.
-To defy fate and break away from the mortal dust, My Chosen One. All Existence is the only way.-
'Chosen? By whom?'
"Why is that the only way, give me one reason I should listen to anything you are saying?"
-Ohh, so you don't remember... As weak as you are, it doesn't matter.-
-The only thing you have to know is… You don't have a choice… that is if you want to reach Rank 6-
-Once you are strong, you will remember.-
-I will give you one more advice, use clones… simpleton-
-I will leave now, All Existence can't support me in its current state, so use it properly, you weakling-
The black dot immediately shrunk and the moon was back to normal.
'This is not going to do, I was right to not trust All Existence, if it was given by someone, it can be taken back, but…'
'Since he said I'm his chosen, I can take the risk that he won't harm me until I'm strong enough for him to contact me again.'
'All Existence, what are clones?'
-10 existence points deducted-
-Clones are a special existence. To make a clone normally, the practitioner would have to create or use a body that is the same as himself and split his Soul to put in the body. The potential of the practitioner is higher that way, because he could practice two paths with two bodies, and once a clone breaks through all the experience is shared.-
-Once the clone is merged back with the main body, the breakthrough in the Path is immediate-
-Depending on the method of creation and the body used, the potential of the clone is decided. Rank 1 Clone Method would give you a clone that can reach peak Rank 1 in one Path and it will get stuck there, if it's refined with a Rank 2 Clone Method, its potential is enhanced.-
-Clones start their training at Rank 0, but they can be enhanced by All Existence-
-The creation of the clone means that your Soul is halved until it merges back with the main body. If the clone dies, the loss is permanent.-
-To create a Clone with Rank 1 potential that can train in any lower Path is 1000 existence points-
-To create a Clone with Rank 2 potential that can train in any lower Path is 10 000 existence points-
'This is incredibly convenient, it would be much cheaper to enhance All Lower Path to Rank 1. Can they gather existence points for me?'
-All Existence is unique, no other clone will have the crimson eyes, and no other clone can carry All Existence.-
'Right now it's almost not worth creating a Rank 1 Clone, it would have half my Soul, but it would be stuck at the peak of Rank 1 unable to breakthrough to Rank 2 in the Path, even though the Soul would already be in Rank 2.'
'I can imagine, by potential, it doesn't mean it would work with effort, the doors he would need to open would be unbreakable and unshakable, no matter what method you use.'
'What about the other stats?'
-Except the Soul, the body is created at low Rank 0, no matter what kind of clone you are creating, so that it can experience the Path to the fullest.-
'After the war, I will make a clone or two and restore my Soul with existence points, I will make full use of All Existence in any possible way to get stronger as fast as possible.'
'As for now…'
'The plan will have to change a little bit, I can't take it slow and careful with all the changing factors, I need to get stronger faster.'
'I'll use points to enhance myself as fast as possible and make some Rank 2 Blood Slaves. I'll use them to capture some weaker fodder and turn them as well, I'll have a walking buffet that can regenerate from now on. This army will be a lot weaker by the time I'm finished with it.'