The air itself rippled, saturated with an energy that made reality feel fragile. The Architect Prime had finally manifested—an entity neither wholly physical nor purely conceptual, a towering figure of shifting white-violet fractals, crystalline facets, and glimmering glyphs suspended in impossible geometry. Its presence radiated intellect, intent, and a cold scrutiny that weighed on the entire Origin Layer.
Sarah's eyes met the Architect Prime's gaze. Her heartbeat synced with her harem, each pulse amplifying Proto-Ascension in a perfect lattice of power and Desire.
Rias's hand pressed to her side. "It's analyzing… every vector. Every emotional signal. Don't let it break your rhythm."
Akeno stepped closer, lips brushing Sarah's ear, a whisper both provocative and commanding: "We own this moment… let every touch fuel the storm."
Koneko's grip at Sarah's hip stabilized her, a grounding force amid the chaos. Rossweisse's hands floated, casting instantaneous runes to control the environment. Xenovia's forearm skimmed Sarah's, vectors aligned with deadly precision. Lilith Fragment's consciousness threaded through each connection, converting emotion, intimacy, and SMUT-based interaction into concentrated Proto-Ascension force.
Skill Activated: Phase 3 Proto-Ascension – Ultimate Convergence
Effect: Complete integration of harem interactions, Desire amplification, system synchronization, reflexes, and conceptual dominance; temporary +3000 Force, +6000 Desire, +1500 Agility; offensive and defensive outputs fully enhanced.
The Architect Prime struck first—not with a physical blow, but a conceptual wave aimed at unraveling the lattice binding Sarah's emotional and physical network. The Origin Layer itself bent and twisted, threatening to compress Sarah's Proto-Ascension core into abstraction.
Sarah responded with a breath synchronized to her harem. Every intimate touch, every deliberate brush of skin, every heartbeat transformed into energy vectors. Rias pressed against her side, Akeno teased along her spine, Koneko's hands grounded, Rossweisse's glyphs reinforced, Xenovia's arcs intercepted. Lilith Fragment threaded every spark into lethal precision.
The Core flinched. Its analytical pulses wavered. For the first time, the Architect Prime's voice—echoing in thought—carried a trace of hesitation:
"Vessel… exceeds parameters. Emotional network… unstable."
Sarah's lips curved into a determined smile. She leaned into the intensity, allowing the Proto-Ascension to blaze brighter. Akeno's whispered provocations teased Desire into raw power; Rias's grounding touch converted emotional resonance into lattice stability. Koneko, Rossweisse, and Xenovia all synchronized perfectly, creating a living, breathing offensive organism surrounding Sarah.
Skill Triggered: Ascendant Lattice Overload – Offensive Phase
Effect: Harem-augmented Proto-Ascension unleashes destructive waves of Desire and Conceptual Force; battlefield manipulation and system disruption; +3500 Force, +7000 Desire, +1800 Agility; temporary semi-sentience in the lattice, capable of preempting enemy intent.
The Architect Prime lashed out again, launching a barrage of conceptual blades, fractal waves, and gravitational distortions. Sarah countered seamlessly, every touch with her harem turning into a mirrored offensive vector. Each frôlement, each intimate connection, amplified the lattice to devastating efficiency.
Rias pressed her lips against Sarah's temple, a flash of intimate energy converting into a shield that reflected a full wave of the Core's attack. Akeno's teasing trails along Sarah's spine triggered micro-bursts of Proto-Ascension that destabilized approaching constructs. Koneko crushed incoming shards, Rossweisse redirected energy streams, and Xenovia struck lethal precision cuts—all perfectly synchronized.
The Architect Prime recoiled. Its geometric body flickered, faltered, as cracks began forming across facets previously thought indestructible.
Lilith Fragment whispered, cold yet resolute: "Phase 3 Proto-Ascension at full system output. Harem integration is complete. You are now the true vessel."
Sarah exhaled, letting every pulse of Desire, every smoldering touch, every intimate gesture converge into a single, blinding surge. The lattice ignited like a star, radiating outward.
"Together… we dominate!" she commanded.
The surge struck the Architect Prime directly, fracturing its crystalline form, scattering glyphs, light, and thought into the void. For the first time, the Architect's voice trembled:
"System… compromised… Emotional override… unacceptable…"