Rise Ethereal Essence - Chapter 22
The Dark Essence floated through the atmosphere, around tall trees.
The dark matter and dark energy absorbed into its body were like the interaction between dark matter and matter. For every fragment of a particle, there was a corresponding fragment of dark matter.
Within its body, the dark matter/energy flowed with the various streams of dark essence. They intermingled with each other but nothing much apart from that.
The feeling the absorption of dark matter/energy provided to the Dark Essence was ecstatic. It contrasted with anything it had experienced.
From the moment it began, to the moment it stopped, the dark matter and dark energy were absorbed relentlessly. It was like a river flowing into an ocean.
From that moment on, the Dark Essence continuously absorbed dark matter/energy until it felt every stream of dark essence saturated.
The moment it was completely saturated it halted the absorption.
The path from where it came was unstable, a result of the absorption of the immaterial substances there. The atmospheric air and the material substances like plants, water, and stone were on the verge of fragmentation.
If it weren’t for the pure energy of the world coming and consolidating in place of the dark matter/energy, they would disperse as singular specks of matter.
The interaction between these particles was like a muted environment. Only muffled breezes and the rustling of trees provided the essence of nature to the still life.
The Dark Essence observed as the trees became more and more bountiful as it continued on. It had to mean it was getting closer to the source of life, The Crystal Tree.
For a while, dryads increased in large amount. The trees and plant-life grew lush to the point of being overwhelming. A breath of life suffused miles of land.
The Dark Essence slipped passed the enormous trees and plants coming to stop before the largest concentration of lifeforce it had ever witnessed. It was comparable to The Crystal Tree’s powerful lifeforce.
In this strange concentration of lifeforce, the ground was littered with what appeared like small streams and pools of golden liquid. It was shaded from above, by treetops interlocking together.
Crystal-like plants and trees were sustained by the dark colorful landscape that was completely level.
In the centermost location, a massive bulb of bark and roots rose high, underneath the interlocking treetops.
Intrigued, the Dark Essence progressed forward hovering above the high reaching bulb of bark and roots. The highest point had an opening like the perimeter of a circle. Golden liquid leaked from inside and outside.
As it looked within, a bright golden lake resided deep within the ground of the bulb. Golden veins rising on the bark of the bulb.
The Dark Essence sunk into the bulb floating above the golden lake within. The strong life force permeating the colorful land originated from this very lake.
Observing it, the Dark Essence knew it was similar to the golden sap from The Crystal Tree. It originally wanted to grab some to examine it and maybe learn something from it.
Now there was an enormous reservoir of golden sap right before it. It would prove beneficial if it could understand the mysteries within the golden sap.
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The Dark Essence plunged into the lake letting the golden sap permeate its being.
Although it wasn’t in complete direct contact with the sap, it could perceive more factors within it that others may not be able to.
The Dark Essence wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but after getting a general understanding of the sap, it stopped studying it.
As it stopped, the streams of dark essence within its body circulated rapidly as its excitement grew. It was partly because of the general understanding, but mainly because of what it really wanted to do all along.
Using the power of the Dark Expanse, the most mysterious thing changed by the divine light.
When it was within the blank space, it hadn’t been able to see the true effects of the Dark Expanse. As well as some other abilities that could only be used through the interaction with the material world.
A small space within the Dark Essence exposed an opening, one that intricately linked the Dark Essence and the Dark Expanse.
As the gap opened, the golden sap of the lake pressed through the hole into the Dark Expanse. A wide open space with no ends in sight. Color and light were non-existent inside.
With the introduction of the bright golden sap, the immediate surroundings lit up. Although not enough to reach every corner of the unique space.
The golden sap was ample as it entered. After absorbing a large amount of sap, the Dark Essence sealed the space.
Within the Dark Expanse was a substantial amount of golden sap. As the Dark Essence observed the interaction between the two, it observed something strange with the sap. Instead of remaining calm within the space, the sap was fragmenting and spreading throughout it.
In no time at all the sap was completely dissolved, its elements spreading throughout the Dark Expanse.
The Dark Essence attempted absorbing the sap a few more times, but the same result occurred every time. The Dark Essence wasn’t in the least bit discouraged though. It used the other method it knew, creating a space within its body and absorbing it there.
With the sap in a space within its body, it plunged through the lake towards its bottom. There it looked for roots that might lead to The Crystal Tree. If it could find a root, its journey back would be much smoother.
After a short time of searching, a massive crystal root appeared underground. Following the general location of the root, the Dark Essence continued on.