RUIN/EDEN pulled up additional data, showing how the Heart was supposed to function versus how it was currently operating.
"The Heart of an Early Creature is designed to form in stages," she explained, her voice taking on lecturing qualities. "Each component builds upon the previous ones, creating a cascade of increasing complexity and power. Normally, this process is linear…you complete one part before the next begins forming."
The diagram showed a timeline, each component lighting up in sequence.
"But here's the issue," RUINEDEN continued, her expression growing more animated as she warmed to her explanation. "You're not a normal Early Creature. You're more than genuine…your authenticity rating is 127% of baseline. You've integrated Principles that Early Creatures of your developmental stage shouldn't possess. You've architected your existence using methodologies that didn't exist in the Age of Early Creatures. In the Earliest Folds."
