[WARNING: THERE WILL BE SCENES OF BLOOD AND VIOLENCE READ WITH CAUTION]

  Aetheris slowly exited the Dyson sphere and

  Small levitating stairs of sand made by the Dyson sphere created a stairway that he would use to descend

  "Seeing my creations exceed my expectations never ceases to amaze me" muttered Aetheris with a sense of nostalgia

  Aetheris slowly descended from the Dyson sphere as he approached the altar with silence and anticipation

  "Ahhhh, it's so weird to constantly call you the Dyson sphere so let's call you Dyson and besides, everything created deserves a name…a sense of identity"

  With a silent gesture from Aetheris, the Dyson sphere began to shrink slowly losing its massive size

  The Dyson sphere compressed to the point where it looked like a tennis ball, with a silent wave of his right hand, the Dyson sphere disappeared into his [Inventory]

  Aetheris slowly approached the altar with curiosity as he saw the mark at the center

  The mark was similar to his mark of intemperance, the mark that allowed him to mark anything as his as long as he met certain conditions

  The mark has a maze spiral originating from the center but with an ANKH at the middle that has two snakes devouring its representation

  The maze spiral originating from the center represent the abyss which is the end of everything and principle of Nothingness, Null and The End

  The Ankh represents a bridge between finite, infinity and eternity, it is the fundamental complexity of eternity and incomprehensible enigmatic mysteries

  The snake represents the beauty of greed in a more abstract and ironic sense because the snake's ability to consume and devour its prey whole, without stopping to savor or enjoy, can be considered a metaphor for the all-consuming nature of greed

  The snake's constant hunger and desire for more can be likened to the insatiable nature of greed, which never feels satisfied or content

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  The snake's slender and graceful physique, its elegant movements, and its striking patterns can also be considered a representation of the seductive and alluring nature of greed

  The snake's beauty and charm can be considered a symbol of the attractive and tempting aspects of greed, which can lead individuals down a path of destruction.

  "Beautiful, it looks similar for some reason Remiel... TSK"muttered Aetheris with a sense of frustration.

  Aetheris slowly approached the mark in order to feel it, he had no instructions of what to do or what to expect, so he had to improvise his actions carefully

  Aetheris touched the mark, and it began to glow slowly according to its respective colors

  Mana was rapidly being drained from his body, the mark of intemperance was integrating with Aetheris and influencing his awakening

  "AARRRRHHH!!!!!, ROOOOAAAAR!!!!!!!"

  Aetheris roared as every orifice of his upper body bled, his eyes were itching and bleeding at the same time

  His fangs elongated and became sharper, but at the same time all of his teeth began to break and fell out of his mouth until he had nothing but gums.

  His beautiful and otherworldly black Noir hair began to lose color, turning ash gray, however it also fell to the altar.

  His bones were breaking at a rapid pace but his regeneration was so strong that there was no difference, but Aetheris still felt the pain of the continuous cycle of torture

  Aetheris was forming his pathway and to form a pathway one's body is rebuilt accordingly to accommodate that pathway

  Aetheris held his protruding horns and brutally ripped them off due to the pain

  He suddenly felt intense burning sensation in his chest as he groaned, what he doesn't know is that his heart is constantly exploding and regenerating to strengthen itself

  His origin core was expanding at a rapid rate as it was awakening, but his heart couldn't handle the massive energy flow, so it was adapting to the change

  His eyes exploded to the sudden change of his body, his eyes were also evolving according to the formation and evolution of his new body

  Strands of hair began to form at a rapid rate, and his hair regrew until it reached its previous length.

  Small in-curved dragon horns protruded from his head, but unlike before, these were refined and more sophisticated and elegant.

  Aetheris was not only forming a pathway, but he was also evolving from an infant to a young ling some might say even a toddler.

  Dragons have a long lifespan but the purer the bloodline… the longer the lifespan, however Aetheris is not a mere dragon but something more profound.

  The period of him reaching toddler can take him tens of thousands of years, but in order to accommodate his pathway his body forcefully evolved, which is why he is experiencing so much pain and suffering

  Golden blood with a slight tone of maroon was all over the altar, however it was reabsorbed and refined by his body.

  The mark of intemperance slowly began to manifest on the center of his back as he laid on the altar

  Aetheris was slowly losing consciousness as he felt the pain

  The breaking of his bone and exploding heart had ceased, but he was still feeling pain

  Since he's awakening, his cells are constantly being strengthened by his Mana

  and the circuits that will allow him to properly absorbed and convert Mana are being opened

  "F*ck, this is excruciating and exhausting"

  Aetheris felt a sudden manifestation of warmth and comfort as laid on the altar

  His body was now fully ready to accept the full integration of his pathway but unlike before, the process was smooth and painless

  His body levitated as he closed his eyes and accepted the pathway

  Aetheris lost consciousness due to the comfort of the successful integration of his pathway

  A portal of darkness similar to the hands that accepted him into the Formless Absolute Eternal Void appeared beneath him as he levitated

  The hands that accepted into the Formless Absolute Eternal Void manifested as they slowly dragged him into the portal but unlike before, this time they were gentle and respectful, as if they had accepted him as one of their own

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