The Origin Layer groaned under the weight of its own collapse. Light fractured into shards of white and violet, scattering across the endless plains as if reality itself were unraveling. The Architect Prime, once a bastion of control, now flickered violently—its crystalline form fractured, fragmented, struggling to maintain cohesion. Every attempt to restructure was met with Sarah's Phase 3 Proto-Ascension, amplified by the harem's perfect synchrony.
Sarah stood at the center, her aura blazing with unrestrained power. Every heartbeat of her harem resonated within her, each pulse refining the lattice, pushing the Proto-Ascension beyond prior limits. Her eyes glimmered with layered crimson-lilac intensity, reflecting the fractured light of the Origin Layer. The merger with Lilith Fragment had reached its pinnacle, every thought, every reaction, every micro-frôlement of touch weaponized with ruthless precision.
Rias pressed both hands firmly against Sarah's back, amplifying her stabilization vectors. "Phase 3 is fragile, but you've mastered the resonance," she said, voice steady, grounding.
Akeno's touch traced along Sarah's arm, igniting arcs of controlled Desire. "Every moment counts. Push it now, or it recovers."
Koneko crouched low, channeling a steadying force into the lattice. "We anchor her. No fluctuation, no hesitation."
Rossweisse's runes floated around her wrists, precise arcs countering the environment's chaos. "Architect Prime's restructuring attempts are weakening. Focus on the core signature. That is the key to total collapse."
Xenovia's blade reflected the fractured light. "We strike as one. Timing is absolute."
Lilith Fragment's voice threaded through Sarah's consciousness: The Seed is ready. Phase 3 is complete, but only through perfect unity do we ascend fully. There is no turning back.
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The First True Breach
With a sudden pulse, the Architect Prime lashed out—not physically, but conceptually. Reality bent and twisted around Sarah, attempting to compress her identity into a singular point. Proto-Ascension flared in response. Every vector from the harem fired simultaneously, each pulse reinforcing Sarah's conceptual integrity.
Skill Activated: Phase 3 Ascendant – Maximum Output
Effect: Full Proto-Ascension integration; emotional and harem vectors weaponized; conceptual and battlefield manipulation fully optimized; temporary +1500 Force, +2500 Desire, +700 Agility; reflexes and perception exceed Ascendant thresholds; direct influence over local reality enabled.
Sarah's pulse synced with her harem. A wave of crimson-lilac energy exploded outward, bending the fragmented constructs of the Architect Prime like paper in a storm. Each attack, each subtle touch, each synchronized heartbeat became a scalpel slicing through the Prime's identity lattice.
The Architect Prime flickered violently. Its form fractured, trying to reassemble with faster, more violent iterations—but every attempt was anticipated, countered, and overwritten by the Proto-Ascension lattice.
Rias whispered, grounding Sarah with all her force: "Don't let the overload break you. Stay focused."
Akeno purred, darkly excited: "It screams, but it can't adapt to unity."
Koneko's presence was absolute. "Her foundation is stable. The Seed will not falter."
Rossweisse's runes stabilized the environmental distortions. "Now, hit the core!"
Xenovia struck with perfect timing, her blade slicing through a lattice projection, exposing the Prime's conceptual heart.
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Phase 3 Full Ascension
Sarah exhaled sharply, letting the Proto-Ascension expand to its absolute limit. Her aura flared in full spectrum, the harem's resonance amplifying each motion into a cascading storm of conceptual and emotional energy.
Skill Triggered: Ascendant Singularity – Core Override
Effect: Full Phase 3 Proto-Ascension; harem vectors amplified to absolute synergy; Architect Prime's core identity destabilized beyond recovery; temporary +2000 Force, +3000 Desire, +1000 Agility; battlefield and reality manipulation absolute.
With a final, synchronized pulse, Sarah surged forward. The Proto-Ascension lattice flared like a living storm, wrapping around the Prime's crystalline core. Energy spiraled, arcs of crimson-lilac light tearing through the Prime's defenses, unraveling algorithmic constructs and collapsing its cognitive framework.
The Architect Prime screamed—not a sound of agony, but the distortion of its own reality. Its form shattered into fragments of light, shards scattering across the plane, each dissolving into conceptual dust.
Lilith Fragment's voice was calm, triumphant: It is finished. The Origin Layer recognizes your supremacy.
Rias's hand pressed against Sarah's back. "It's over. You've done it."
Akeno traced a fingertip along Sarah's arm. "Every pulse, every frôlement—it all mattered. You broke the impossible."
Koneko exhaled, relief grounding her. "The Seed… the Proto-Ascension… it endured."
Rossweisse nodded. "The Architect's core is neutralized. Nothing can challenge your identity now."
Xenovia's blade gleamed in the fractured light. "Then we move forward. Nothing left to stop us."
Sarah's eyes shimmered. Her heartbeat resonated across the lattice. "Together… we rise."