Chapter 7
In a far removed, dark corner of the universe, on the surface of a desolate planet, an incredibly small blinking mini-black hole literally 'spawned' into existence.
Unlike other such mini-black holes which would near-instantaneously vanish, it seemed to have a consciousness of its own as it stubbornly resisted and absorbed the matter in its surroundings. (AN: Mini-black holes were theorized by Stephen Hawking and include shits from Quantum physics which I won't introduce since I want to have (relatively) sane readers haha).
It began as a nano-sized blackhole, yet it grew to be the size of a water drop, with no signs of stopping. Instead, as it's size grew bigger, the speed of its absorption grew further.
At some point, when it devoured a third of the dead planet, a shift occurred inside.
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I don't know how long I've been inside this darkness. I can't seem to access any of my powers, yet it seems to be temporary since I can feel their presence 'inside' me.
While I tried to further assess my situation, I suddenly felt an intense tug that seemed to tear me apart. It was like the will of the universe wanted to exterminate me.
'I guess this is my equivalent of a tribulation. Then I'll have to seal the Heaven and walk my own path!' (AN: Special thanks to my boy Meng Hao! I miss the old days of ISSTH)
I used whatever I comprehended in my life of sword force, the way of the world (e.g. one with the world stage), as well as my will which I forged throughout my adventures to resist.
It took a while a but I gradually gained momentum, allowing me to overpower it and freeing me from that intense pain. At the same time, I felt like something just 'clicked' and I was suddenly, well, I was eating.
I just had this intense hunger that wouldn't go away, like a voice in the back of your head continuously calling out: nugget, nugget, etc… (I can't say no to fried chicken). So imagine my joy when I gradually begin to feel a faint contented, after-meal feeling.
I even gradually regained my powers one by one, so I decided to use my Tenshingan to get a feel of what truly lay beyond the darkness.
'Man, I don't think that's an apple I'm eating if the floating rocks are anything to go by'
A shattered planet laid before me, which I don't think will remain for long seeing as am currently absorbing it. I then activated Alfred's spell matrix, who then took a while but gradually boot up.
'See? I told you that I won't let you retire until you open your own cheesecake shop (He was very intrigued by the ones I made and decided to further research them). Anyway, help me assess the situation'
'Just as I thought, thanks for the confirmation Alfred'
Now, what could I do as a black hole? Since I'm alive and still have my powers, it means that my soul, energy and body achieved harmony, reached the 'unification of mind and body' and formed this singularity.
From this fact, It means that the heavier I grow as a black hole, the stronger I will be. A single problem remains, I'm really light for a black hole. In fact, I'm so light that I'm 'dissipating' right now, even if it's a really slow process.
This process, known as Hawking radiation in which a particle occasionally escape from the event horizon, is basically the only thing known to 'kill' a black hole, even if it takes far longer than the estimated lifespan of the universe.
So I tried escaping from this fate by reforming a humanoid body, which if my calculations are exact, means having a chance to reduce or even completely cut off this process.
'Alfred, show me my previous body DNA and help me optimize it.'
A screen interface 'appeared' showing my DNA before me, allowing me to modify it as I wish. Orochimaru's knowledge became a great boon for me.
'Man, I feel like that slimy bastard is a bit cuter now'
I felt like I was playing a game while modifying my genes and selecting which one should be activated or dormant (epigenetic). I naturally enhanced everything that could be enhanced and modified a few things to make life easier while proportioning myself according to the Golden ratio.
I also had this crazy idea in mind and decided to inscribe Sigils, the name I choose for the Kanji-Runes and any other magical languages I eventually add to the mix, into my DNA to exponentially increase my body potential and performance. (AN: shoot-out to AdrianVeidt for the Sigils'name)
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I don't know how much time it took but I'm finally done with that, and I'm quite proud of it. Now, I just have to control my 'body' to replicate it.
Since everything I was became 'one', it was easier to control than I thought. I took a few months with Alfred's help to precisely adjust the production of the new DNA and the production of my new body.
The first few 'stem' cells began to grow and multiplied and diversified and gradually took on their respective roles. Unlike the development of a baby, I first constructed my heavy-duty skeleton, which was reinforced by countless Reinforcement-kinetic dissipation-Compression-Lightweight-Regeneration-Adaptation Sigils to make them strong, ignore a certain amount of damage while allowing them to heal, decrease their weight effect on my body despite their extremely high density, and more importantly, to adapt and grow stronger from all kinds of stimuli.
My bone marrow was specially reinforced with Regeneration-Increased production-Enhanced capacity Sigils to never lack enhanced blood cells and to have a high regeneration.
My muscles and tendons were next. I already modified my genes to make them have the perfect ratio of white/red muscle and to make it easier to reach the 'pink' one. But more importantly, I inscribed the Adaptation-Compression-Regeneration-Fast response-Energy storage Sigils to make them adapt, increase their density, heal and react faster and to have access to a nearby source of energy to make them last far longer when using them.
My organs were completely inhuman since I could digest steel in my stomach, breathe in outer space with my lungs, probably filter the Styx river with my kidneys and sound like a KING with my heartbeat among other things. (AN: did you see that last pun 😉).
My brain and nervous system were like lightning, literally, since I inscribed Enhanced lightening-Increased speed-Fast response-Enhanced senses-Regeneration-Adaptation Sigils to have Lightning Mcqueen-filled nerve pathways which could heal and adapt.
This also implies that I tempered with my Tenshingan to increase the strength of its effects and reduce the requirement for its upgrade.
I also refined my Dantian and my Prana pathways to store my blackhole body into my inner realm and to be able to use it's energy, which couldn't be accessed by anyone else but me and secured my pseudo-immortality, since I could live indefinitely yet can sill be killed.
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Meanwhile, while floating in outer space, the mountain-sized Blackhole began to compress down and gradually reduce in size, finally becoming a 3-meter tall, egg-like oval sphere.
An unknown amount of time later, when the Blackhole began to 'dissipate', two unfathomable beings appeared near it.
One had a white shiny skull as a head, wearing a long raven-black robe. On the other hand, the second one had a weird body shape while seemingly having a reflection of the entire cosmos on his body. (AN: Can you guess who they are? 😉)
Both were silently looking on as the Blackhole finally vanished, leaving a handsome child behind.
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The end product left me both proud and confused. I could see my body perfect proportions and feel the power coursing through it as well as my platinum hair, beautiful Tenshingan and incredibly handsome features while standing at a towering four feet of height.
Yes, I became a child once again, around 7-8 years old by the look of things. This wasn't planned, but I guess it was the lack of 'nutrients' absorbed by my Blackhole.
'I guess I'm ready to leave now.'
Just as I completely transferred my Blackhole inside of my inner realm and stepped out, I registered two beings in my sight and used my Tenshingan to look at them.
'Fudge!'