Vlad stood atop the shattered peak, unflinching in the face of an ever-rising pressure. His gaze remained resolute, and his posture steady, even as the ground beneath him cracked and chunks of rock began to levitate—evidence of a power so overwhelming that its mere emergence distorted reality.
At last, the sky above him turned a brilliant gold, its radiance flooding the firmament and casting shadows in every direction. Silence hung heavily in the air for a few seconds as though the world had paused to witness the moment.
Then, an imposing voice echoed across the sky, its resonance like a thunderclap in Vlad's ears.
"Singularity. Why have you summoned me?"
The vibration of those words struck like a colossal bell ringing inside Vlad's ears. Blood would surely have trickled from his ears if he had not possessed a Sage Tier body and overwhelming vitality.