Division

Before Alex thought of anything else, he tested the Origins to confirm what he understood, mostly to make sure that he wasn't getting ahead of himself.

He willed two of the Origins on the left to collapse back together. They fell back, returning to the same tiny Origin they always were. Alex paused for a long moment before giving them the command again.

"Divide!"

The Origin separated into two, returning the total number to four. Alex breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried for a second that the secondary Origins wouldn't separate again after joining together. He tested the other one as well and was satisfied to learn that the Origin had no issue either.

Then, he tested them all together. He conjoined them all back into a glowing sphere the size of a marble. It remained in constant flux, and Alex could tell that all four different Origins were in the single swirling orb of light.

He split them all back into four Origins and got back out.