Absorbing many planets and stars, the TON618 quark gradually gained not only energy but also awareness.
Its consciousness formed with each new object that disappeared into its gravitational field. As several smaller quarks came within his radius, he felt an unusual pain and humming in his center. His consciousness continued to expand, and he began to feel like he was part of something bigger than just a force destroying worlds. This feeling changed him forever.
With the new knowledge and energy he was absorbing, the question came up, 'Who am I ?'.
Those words permeated his mind, reflecting the uncertainty and mystery of his existence. Now he was not only a powerful being capable of absorbing entire worlds. He had become the first and most powerful intelligent quark to gain consciousness. The question 'Who am I?' became his guide, a challenge to which he had to find an answer. After absorbing many planets and stars, his power increased dramatically. His ability to absorb was now up to 100 light years away, making it easy to absorb larger objects in the universe. With each new object, Quark's consciousness grew, giving him more control over his own mind and over the cosmos itself. Subconsciously, he began to seek out the strongest objects in the cosmos, drawing them to him to gain their energy and knowledge. With each new world he absorbed, he came closer to the answer to his question. TON618 was no longer just absorbing matter - he was seeking to understand what it meant to be conscious. His journey through the universe continued, and with each new star or planet, he grew stronger.
Where did TON618 get his knowledge from ? Its energy came from absorbed objects, but the knowledge had another origin. The universe was populated by intelligent beings who left traces of their technology and resources on planets. Exploration and space missions preserved the accumulated knowledge. When the quark consumed these planets and objects, it took with it not only the energy, but also the knowledge that these beings had accumulated over millions of years. It moved swiftly, consuming these intelligent civilizations, leaving no chance for them to recover. The knowledge gained from the absorption process expanded his mind, helping him to evolve further. This made him not only powerful, but also extremely intelligent, capable of learning new horizons.
The more TON618 internalized the knowledge, the more his consciousness grew. He found a balance between energy and knowledge, which was the key to answering the question "Who am I ?". With each new object absorbed, he grew closer to this realization. The energy accelerated his movement through space. He began to move almost instantaneously, crossing space at an extraordinary speed. Knowledge, however, opened up new possibilities and ideas for him, allowing him to understand more about the universe and himself. Each new step in knowledge brought him closer to a harmony between power and knowledge. And this balance was the key to understanding his true self.