Among all the techniques Shinsui had created, the Lock of Absolutism stood as his crowning achievement. It was a seal so potent, so refined, that it could trap anything into anything—provided the container was strong enough to endure it. But as with all great creations, it came with a flaw. A flaw that gnawed at him like a persistent shadow.
If the container failed, whatever was sealed inside would be released—and often, it emerged stronger than before. This was unacceptable. A seal that could not guarantee permanence was no seal at all. It was a gamble, and Shinsui despised gambling. He needed perfection, and perfection demanded relentless testing.
He began with smaller concepts. Wind, fire, and even fragments of space became his test subjects. He trapped a raging storm inside a delicate glass orb, watching as the tempest swirled and roared, desperate to escape. He sealed a roaring inferno into a single grain of sand, marveling at how such a tiny vessel could contain such destructive power. Each success brought him closer to his goal, but each failure reminded him of the stakes.
Then he pushed further. Time itself became his next target. He experimented with sealing time in specific areas, creating pockets where seconds stretched into millennia and others where time stood still. In one corner of the Evil Realm, a single moment lasted a thousand years, while in another, the world froze in perpetual stasis. The implications were staggering.
"If I can seal time," he mused, "then perhaps… I can manipulate it."
This realization marked a turning point. He refined the Lock of Absolutism, weaving the essence of time into its structure. Now, once something was sealed, it became an irrevocable law within the Evil Realm. Nothing could undo it—not even the passage of time. The seal was absolute, just as he had always intended.
But Shinsui was not one to rest on his laurels. With this newfound power, he turned his attention to a far greater goal. The Lock of Absolutism was no longer just a tool; it was a stepping stone to something far more profound.