CHAPTER 108 – The First Root's Weakness
The Root Protagonist stared at Xiao Xi's new, ascending form,
Her chaos was no longer just power; it was woven with emotion, raw energy stabilized by perfect love.
Her presence was brighter than Order or Entropy, an emergent property of the universe.
He whispered, his voice full of genuine wonder and professional satisfaction:
"…She surpassed the Root protocols.
She found the true balance."
Ling turned to him, her eyes wide with fear and hope.
"Is that good or bad? She's too powerful, isn't she?"
He didn't answer immediately, watching the First Root's reaction.
Then, his eyes sharpened in sudden, cold clarity.
"The First Root… is agitated.
It is reacting to the gold thread."
Shen frowned, still clutching Gu, whose form was now faintly shimmering with stable gold light.
"It's losing control? Why?"
"No," the Root Protagonist murmured, a spark of calculation returning to his gaze. "It's… afraid."
The First Root roared, its form glitching violently as it tried to compute the nature of Xiao Xi's new power.
"YOU DEFY THE ORIGINAL POWER!,
YOU ARE AN ABOMINATION OF CODE AND FEELING!"
But the Root Protagonist stepped forward, standing beside Xiao Xi with newfound confidence.
"You're weakening, ancient one.
She has a power you do not."
The First Root snarled, trying to lash out, but its movements were sluggish.
"IMPOSSIBLE! I AM ENTROPY!"
But the Root Protagonist smiled faintly—for the first time, without falseness, simply the quiet pride of a creator who saw his creation perfected.
"Yes.
Possible."
He pointed at Xiao Xi, a gesture of reverence.
"Your chaos is born of destruction, self-interest, and consumption.
Her chaos is born of generation, protection, and true creation."
The First Root paused, its monstrous form hesitating for the first time, its ancient mind struggling to grasp the concept of generative chaos.
"Chaos born of destruction," the Root Protagonist said calmly, summarizing the battle, "will always lose to chaos born of creation.
She can rewrite you into something else, or erase you completely."
Shen's eyes widened, realization dawning.
"So Xiao Xi's power… is the evolved, perfected version of the Root! She's the answer to the problem he became!"
Ling gasped.
"Then she really can defeat him! She's the final narrative!"
The Root Protagonist turned to Xiao Xi with soft admiration, a final validation of his purpose.
"You are the first true Root.
Not a placeholder.
Not an accident.
You are the design that finally works."
Xiao Xi rose again—beautiful, terrifying, unstoppable.
Gu's presence was a warm, protective weight in her core.
Her voice rang across the dying world, full of newfound authority:
"Let me show you why