Over a million years later.
Having completed the final epoch of the Trial of Origin, Maximus began to undergo another transformation.
Bombarded by the will of all beings, his core of origin, freshly baptized by the source of chaos, underwent another evolution.
With the revolving power of will that could refine everything, its color turned deeper and deeper.
The surrounding chaos energy began to blend, attaching itself to his core of origin.
Hammered by the experience of hundreds of trillions of epochs, his core of origin underwent a final change.
Unlike the reaction of the source of chaos, this change was silent, deep, and indistinguishable to everyone but Maximus.
Feeling his core of origin reach its peak, it finally shifted, turning pitch black with occasional flashes of chaos.
Calmly opening his eyes, Maximus turned his attention outside the void.
"I still have some time left…"