Chapter 56: Provisional Governor
The combined rage of three factions surged towards Ryan like a tidal wave. Energy bolts sizzled through the warped air, power axes hummed with killing intent, and the floor shook with the thundering footsteps of charging warriors.
They were throwing everything they had at him, a final, desperate gamble to stop him from claiming the ultimate prize.
But they were too late.
Ryan, now at Level 9 and directly linked to the god Weaver, felt an incredible sense of power and clarity. The machine wasn’t just a machine anymore; it was an extension of his own will.
He could feel the energy flowing through every conduit in the Core Chamber as if it were his own circulatory system.
"You want a storm?" he said to the empty room, a grim smile on his face. "I’ll give you a storm."
He didn’t move from the console. He didn’t need to. He placed his hands flat on its surface and pushed his will into the Weaver. In response, the massive machine hummed, and the chaotic energy of the Resonance Cascade, which had been washing over the room, suddenly coalesced around him. He didn’t stop the Cascade; he focused it.
From the console, he projected a localized "Dampening Field." It wasn’t a wall or a shield. It was a bubble of pure, enforced calm. The shimmering, distorting energy of the Cascade in his immediate vicinity was instantly quelled, creating a small island of stability in the middle of the raging temporal sea.
Inside his bubble, the air was still, the light was clear, and he could think perfectly. Outside the bubble, the chaos continued to rage, hampering his enemies.