Chapter 17
The scenes displayed in front of Thorne gradually faded into nothingness along with the river as well. All that was left once again was an empty void.
Whoosh!
In a sudden flash, a giant mighty figure appeared in the void, casting golden light in all directions. In its chest was a flickering star with a silver orb revolving around it. It was Thorne's construct.
"Among the Synthetica there exist seven which are unique to their kind, the Syntheticon" The deep voice resounded again.
"They were created by the Geniuses to be leaders in the battle to come and so, they obtained from the great wizard Merlin, the seven cosmogems he had earned from his previous contests."
"They granted each Syntheticon a cosmogem. You posses the Cosmogem of Energy, a cosmogem favored by Tesla himself. With that you can access the purest form of energy available in this universe. This is the power they sacrificed everything to grant you."
Thorne gazed at the flickering star in the chest of his construct. He felt a heavy sense of responsibility envelop him. The expectations of all those people, he couldn't afford to let them down.
"The time has come. " The voice roared out
"Awaken the cosmogems"
A blinding light erupted from the flickering star in the chest of the construct, lighting up the entire void.
RUMBLE!
A loud thunderclap broke the stillness and silence of the entire universe. The people of Earth heard the deafening roar, so did the myraid races spread out accross the universe.. Even the Entities in thee depths of the universe heard it.
Thorne could still hear the voice roaring.
"We shall no be subtle lest our enemies take us for granted!"
Rumble!
"We will not hide and scheme like the cowards do"
Rumble!
"We shall let them know beforehand of our conquest"
Rumble!
"Give them a chance to grovel at our feet and beg"
Rumble!
"If not,we conquer!"
"Humanity will rise again!"
Rumble!
Even without a body, Thorne felt goosebumps from those declarations. Somehow, he instinctively knew everyone across the entire universe had heard. He knew that they they would conspire and plan to end humanity once and for all. However, he didn't care.
The challenge thrilled him. It excited him. There was a single conviction in his mind; They would win, no matter who came or what they came with. There was only victory, nothing else.
"Excellent" the voice roared out, laughing. "This is the spirit all humans must carry"
The blinding light dimmed down and Thorne was finally able to see the construct again.
Gasp!
He let out an audible gasp at the sight of the construct which had undergone a tremendous change.
It had grown way larger than than before, almost five times its previous size. The aura of majesty it emitted was even more profound, making Thorne feel he was facing a mysterious powerful deity just by looking at it. Its outlines had become way brighter and much more defined.
The biggest change happened to be in its chest. The previously flickering cosmogem core had undergone a huge metamorphosis and now become a transparent orb with a swirling nebula inside it. The silver starshard orb remained unchanged as it continued revolving around the cosmogem however, a new starshard had joined the fray in its own orbit. So,Thorne had two starshards now.
"Behold your mighty battle steed", the voice echoed out once more, this time, a bit wearily. "Your sword to slay your enemies, your shield against their attacks, your familiar, your partner and your friend."
In the void, Thorne felt the gaze of the construct fall on him. Looking into the deep golden glowing eye, he felt the sentience of the construct. It was alive.
"Today, you two shall become one."
Thorne felt hiis consciousness sink into the construct. Right before everything went black again, he felt something merge with him. There was only one word he could use t describe the feeling; complete. He felt complete.
Ding!
[Primary evolution complete.]
A new voice rand in his consciousness. It sounded much younger and wasn't as cold, mechanical and emotionless as the previous one.
[You have acquired the Infinitite starshard (Luminous)]
[Quarkite has been upgraded to Astral Glitter grade]
"Henceforth the Universe shall recognize you as Nova, the Boundless, the Everbright, Aether's most blessed."
And that marked the birth of Nova, The Boundless and Everbright, the legend whose terror would forever be echoed in the cosmos.