『 You have learned the existence of the Variables! 』
"Variables?"
『 Variables are different from concepts and aspects. They are of different meaning and existence of essence. The origin and source that they belong to itself... In other words, variables are the concept, in simpler terms, that are needed to make something whole 』
"..."
『 It is also a requirement that gives you permission regarding certain conditions. I won't reveal more until you obtain all the variables 』
"Variables... Different from concepts and aspects..."
『 Correct 』
"Then that means there are no divine beings, laws, rules, and principles bounding them?"
『 Yes, they are what they are. Nothing represent them, nothing dictates them. They also aren't beings, nor existences, nor essences 』
"Then... Why are they here? Why am I receiving them?"
『 Heh... Think of them like tickets for something that you could go to... Or fragments of one whole ticket 』
"To where?"
『 C'mon now... You can't be asking all the questions you can... I could answer it, but it's up to you to discover it 』
"..."
『 Alright... In total, there are 55 variables that I know of... There could be more, I'm not too sure, but according to the records, there should only be 55 』
"..."
『 According to the records and memory of the system here... You have at least earned 18 variables... Surprising! Your earned the mark of 13 of them while you received the other 5 from the moment you were born until now 』
"What?!"
『 The marks that you've earned are the variables of Realm, Universe, Time, Space, Life, Death, Gravity, Energy, Measurement, Force, Dream, Nightmare, and Destruction 』
『 The mark of these variables means that you have achieved and met certain standards or condition from witnessing beyond extreme conditions that these variables are present in 』
『 If you want me to list how you earned them, I'll gladly do it 』
"I don't understand, but please, tell me..."
『 You have earned the Mark of Realm by entering and glimpsing through at least five realms within the universe and several Plane of Existences 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Universe by being able to destroy one universe and bearing witness to the multiverse 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Time by being able to travel through time, breaking Chronostasis, and jump timeline to timeline with ease 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Space by being under the influence of space and being isolated by space 』
『 You have earned both Mark of Time and Mark of Space by experiencing time dilation and ripples in space-time continuum 』
『 You have earned both Mark of Time and Mark of Space by possessing the Curse of Relativistic Time Dilation and the Curse of Overwhelming Timeline Projection 』
"Curses?!"
『 You have earned both Mark of Time and Mark of Space by meeting the Time Felon of this universe 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Life by learning the truth behind the reality of mortal life and being able to live three lifetimes 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Death by dying two times, due to the Curse of Death, and being unable to be taken by Death himself 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Gravity by being under the influence of a newborn black hole, possessing a singularity, and experiencing the power of gravitons 』
"The Blood Singularity and Fěnsuì!"
『 You have earned the Mark of Energy by being able to resist and absorb all kinds of energy, as well as being in the presence of the Swirlonic Agent 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Measurement by being able to see all measurements and dimension in all existences 』
"The Supreme Sense of Measurement and Calculation abilities..."
『 You have earned the Mark of Force by experiencing the most powerful forces brought into you body, as well as bringing these forces out of your body 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Dream by meeting the Harbinger of Harmony, Messenger of Insanity, also known as the Dreamcatcher or simply the Songstress or Sonar 』
『 You have earned the Mark of Nightmare by experiencing all kinds of nightmare from a young age and surviving 』
"..."
『 You have earned the Mark of Destruction after being able to bring destruction whenever you like 』
『 That's all of the mark of the variables that you gave earned for now... Also, granted that the terms of these variables seem familiar to you, they are different for what they are. For instance, the concept of destruction, Destruction Concept, and destruction itself is very different from the variable of Destruction 』
"So... What does these marks do for me?"
『 Since these are just marks of the variables... Concepts, aspects, existences, essences, origins, sources, and signatures that are synonymous to these variables will be hesitant or wary to your presence without their awareness. At best, you won't be affected by them as causality has been removed 』
"What the..."
『 Yup! These are only marks, imagine if you obtained the variables itself 』
"Then, if I have the Mark of Destruction... Will the Goddess of Destruction be able to do anything against me?"
『 The Goddess of Destruction and her existence and essence is one of the peak in that universe. You having the Mark of Destruction will only make her confused, but you won't be in any shape or form more powerful than her 』
"I figured..."
『 Though, with the Mark of Destruction, it will be easier for you to cause its variable... The same as the other marks of the variables 』
"..."
Philip was worries for the first time in a while because he's becoming drastically poweful. The power that he received can almost put him the highest ranks within the universe. Just a little closer more and he would reach the ceiling of the universe
『 Moving on... The five actual variables that you earned are Omega, Fate, Temperature, Origin, and Logic 』
"Logic?! Origin?! Wait... Can I know the list of all variables?"
『 You absolutely cannot 』
"What?! Why?"
『 If you learned all the variables, you'll do everything that you can to achieve it, won't you?! 』
"No... I'm just curious about one thing..."
『 Then ask! 』
"The variable of Origin... The previous marks of variables that I received... They all seemed random, but they seem to be following certain categories?"
『 ... 』
"If they are categorized... Then there should be ranks or levels?"
『 I now understand why the system is acting this way like never before... I also understand why you received the variable of Logic... 』
『 Yes, there are categories, but I won't tell you anything about it... Don't try me 』
"..."
『 Do you want to know how you obtained these variables or not?! 』
"Yes please"
『 You have earned the variable of Omega by obtaining the Omega System 』
『 You have earned the variable of Fate by being able to control fate itself 』
『 You have earned the variable of Temperature from your immunity on all levels of temperature and being able to control them with your body 』
『 You have earned the variable of Origin by being able to directly witness the origin of everything 』
『 You have earned the variable of Logic by being to analyze, assess, infer, and conclude situations with the absence of crucial information or data 』
『 With all of these variables that you have earned... You now have complete control over them as they will recognize as something that's absolute. The control that you have is not the same as manipulation or authority... It's on the level of activation with conditions. These are also tickets or keys for a door that you shall encounter in the future! 』
"..."
『 Do you have any more questions before I move on?! 』
The entity that possessed the system seemed like it's trying to leave quickly
"What will happen when I obtain all variables?"
『 Since I gave a hint that it's like a ticket or a key... You'll be able to go somewhere else that you can't normally go to... We're going in circles here! 』
"Alright then... I have no more questions..."
『 Right... Since you obtained five variables, you will receive specific weapons, items, tools, or equipments that corresponds to the specific variable. This includes the other variables once you obtain the full variables. Unfortunately, you won't be receiving anything from the marks of the other variables... 』
"..."
Philip became slightly excited by the thought of him receiving equipment. He has never received any equipments before, not to mention personal equipments, that only he can use and only exclusive to him
『 You have received the Duality Thermometer Spectrum from obtaining the Temperature variable 』
"A thermometer? Huh?"
『 Of course! What else would you receive from obtaining the Temperature variable? 』
"You're right... I should expect better"
『 Well, here's your thermometer 』
The thermometer manifested next to Philip and hovered in front of his face. A cylindrical rod spun and rotated in front of him seemed to defy gravity and resistance
The rod then slowly spun until it revealed the its intricate design. The thermometer showed a spectrum of temperature that reaches Absolute Zero and a limit of 9999°C of heat
It has an intricate design of a patterned snowflake that amalgamates in ten directions and Philip could look at it all day. This is where the Absolute Zero temperature reaches. On the other end of a spectrum is a white sparkling and blazing harmless flame
The thermometer looked ethereal and it doesn't look like it's supposed to be an object in the universe. What's also bizarre with this thermometer is that the spectrum seemed to be wither expanding or shrinking
The meter sometimes show a range of 0 temperature to 5°C in conversation on both positive and negative spectrum, sometimes it reaches to -273.15°C and its positive opposite, and surprisingly, the negative temperature can reach past Absolute Zero, which should be absolutely impossible because all atoms would stop and kinetic energy would reach zero. There's no such thing as beyond stopping or negative stop
『 Do you now understand the power of the Temperature variable? Not only it could break through past Absolute Zero, it could even reach past the hottest temperature since the explosion and release of the Genesis Singularity through fission. Imagine what the other artifacts of the variables can do once you obtain them! 』
"This thermometer... It's like an artifact of the universe itself if it can do this much?"
『 Uh huh... 』
"Also... This looks too intricate and important and it will attract too much attention when this is revealed to the world... Do I have to carry this all around?"
『 Well, first of all... It can be hid inside of you, just like the Mobiüs Trinity, and you can manifest it into the material world whenever you can. Secondly, I have given the system the permission... You will be receiving a special feature from the Regenerative Ivory once you have reached its tree growth 』
"Oh, okay, I understand"
『 Next artifact... 』
『 You have received the Shades of Logicity from obtaining the Logic variable 』
"Shades?"
A sunglasses manifested in front of Philip's face and it rotated around to show its entirety. The shades looks like a normal sunglasses and it hovered into his eyes until he wore it
As soon as Philip wore it, he looked cool or swag from the outside, but what he see through the shades could easily make his eyes bleed and hurt his brain
Fortunately, he's able to bear with all the information that he's seeing, especially after he got used to seeing all figures, numbers, and formulas from the ⟨⟨ Supreme Sense of Calculation ⟩⟩ ability, including getting a glimpse on being nigh-omniscient
With the shades on, he could understand how the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩ works, but he could only understand that much since he feels like something was missing
He then looked at the representation of the system and observed it
『 ... 』
"I see... You're not a higher intervention or being that controls the Omega System... You are another personality of the system in another reality, just like Emily. You happened to come here because the Omega System in all realities are interconnected and you decided to provide assistance the moment it called for it... It certainly makes sense..."
『 ... 』