Endless Chaos — Chaos Void Plane: The Path of Time

  Chapter 3: The First Time Technique

  The Chaos Void was no longer completely still.

  Concept Seeds across the endless darkness were beginning to awaken.

  Some glowed like distant stars.

  Some pulsed with terrifying power.

  And among them all floated the Time Bearer, the one who had unknowingly started the flow of Time itself.

  Inside his chest, the Chrono Core continued to beat.

  Tick.

  Tick.

  Each pulse sent invisible waves through the Chaos Void.

  The Time Bearer slowly closed his eyes again.

  After witnessing the destruction of the timeline in the previous moment, he understood something important.

  Time was not just something he could see.

  It was something he could shape.

  But to control such power, he needed to understand it first.

  Inside his mind, the silver threads of timelines appeared once more.

  This time they were clearer.

  Brighter.

  And far more numerous.

  Thousands… millions… perhaps even infinite possibilities stretched across existence.

  The Time Bearer focused on a single thread.

  Within it, a small cluster of chaotic energy drifted slowly through the void.

  In its future, the energy would eventually gather enough power to form a minor Concept Seed.

  But that would take an extremely long time.

  The Time Bearer observed the thread carefully.

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  "If Time flows forward…"

  "Then it must also have speed."

  A strange idea appeared in his mind.

  Instead of destroying the timeline like before…

  What if he simply accelerated it?

  Slowly, he extended his hand.

  The Chrono Core pulsed strongly.

  Tick.

  The thread trembled.

  Then the Time Bearer pushed his will into it.

  Instantly—

  The timeline began moving faster.

  The chaotic energy within the thread started spinning violently.

  Thousands of years passed inside the vision within a few seconds.

  The drifting energy quickly gathered together.

  Compressed.

  Condensed.

  Then—

  A small Concept Seed was born.

  The Time Bearer's eyes widened.

  "I accelerated its future…"

  Excitement surged through his mind.

  This meant Time could not only destroy futures.

  It could bring them closer.

  The Chrono Core suddenly released a surge of energy.

  A strange symbol formed in his mind.

  It was the first technique born from the Path of Time.

  First Time Technique: Temporal Acceleration

  The ability to speed up the flow of time within a specific timeline.

  But as soon as the technique appeared, the Time Bearer felt a sharp pain in his chest.

  The Chrono Core dimmed slightly.

  He quickly realized the reason.

  Using Time required Chrono Energy, a mysterious force produced by the Chrono Core itself.

  And right now, he had very little of it.

  If he used too much power…

  The Chrono Core might temporarily shut down.

  "I need to grow stronger."

  As that thought formed, the Chaos Void suddenly trembled again.

  But this time the disturbance was different.

  It was not the awakening of a Concept Seed.

  It was something else.

  Something ancient.

  Something that had existed long before the Path of Time appeared.

  A massive shadow moved through the distant darkness.

  The Time Bearer instinctively focused his senses.

  Immediately, countless timeline threads around that area became chaotic and unstable.

  It was as if the presence itself was disturbing the natural flow of time.

  The Time Bearer's heart began beating faster.

  "What is that…?"

  Then suddenly—

  A gigantic creature slowly emerged from the darkness.

  Its body was made of shifting black mist, and countless glowing eyes covered its form.

  It looked like a living storm of chaotic energy.

  Within its presence, even the timeline threads began twisting and breaking.

  The Time Bearer instinctively understood what it was.

  A Chaos Devourer.

  One of the ancient predators of the Chaos Void that consumed Concept Seeds before they could grow.

  The creature slowly turned its countless eyes toward him.

  For a moment…

  Everything became silent.

  Then the Devourer roared.

  The sound alone shattered several nearby timeline threads.

  It had sensed something unusual.

  Something that should not exist in the Chaos Void.

  Time.

  The creature lunged forward, its enormous body tearing through the chaotic darkness.

  The Time Bearer felt a wave of fear.

  He had just been born.

  He barely understood his own powers.

  And now an ancient Chaos predator was charging directly at him.

  But then he remembered the technique he had just discovered.

  The Chrono Core pulsed violently.

  Tick.

  The Time Bearer raised his hand.

  "Temporal Acceleration."

  Time around him suddenly sped up.

  His perception of the world changed instantly.

  The charging Devourer appeared to move much slower.

  Not because it had slowed down…

  But because he had sped up.

  The Time Bearer's eyes shone with determination.

  "If Time is my power…"

  "Then I will survive."

  The Devourer roared again as it closed the distance.

  And for the first time since the birth of Time…

  A battle in the Chaos Void was about to begin.