Noah looked at Ozymandias, whose form had remained silent throughout the revelation.
His other self's body was changing, transforming more completely into The Way of Hunger, tentacles of obsidian-gold writhing with barely contained appetite.
He turned to Kael and the assembled Seed Members, his voice carrying command.
"Keep watch over things here. Maintain order. Do not let anyone leave the Isolated Civilization until I return."
He prepared to depart when Riya materialized beside him, her expression showing confusion mixed with determination.
"What the fuck is going on, Ancestor?" she demanded. "Whatever it is, I'm coming with!"
Noah didn't even reply.
Blue-gold Primus Mana erupted around both of them, wrapping their forms in concentrated authority as they vanished from the Isolated Civilization.
Behind them, Kael and the others stared in stupor at the titanic body of Ozymandias, which now dominated the sky with its impossible fusion of Mana and Hunger.
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