Extinction Event

## Summary

Extinction Event is a D-grade skill Zac created from the half of the skill fractal for Cyclic Strike that had been warped by Oblivion energy. It imbues his weapon with an Annihilation blade.

## Origin

* He had considered manually adding new Mental Energy pathways to the two energy highways formed from the remnants of **[Cyclic Strike]**, using the Dao Molds as inspiration. Installing something like that would hopefully allow him to fully control at least the refined Creation- and Oblivion Energy. **Chapter 1,036**
* The need for a stronger ace had loomed in the back of Zac's mind for a while. The **[Annihilation Sphere]** and, to a lesser degree, **[Origin Mark]** had been his fallbacks since the Tower of Eternity. They let him turn things around whenever he found himself at the edge of ruin. Unfortunately, they were increasingly coming up short. **Chapter 1,137**
* The strength of the remnants was still enough to deal with his opponents, but the delivery method was simply too crude. His battle with Valsa had acted as a proof-of-concept for the path forward, but he needed a solution that wouldn't harm his Dao Stamps. It had taken years for his Inexorable Stamp to recover after channeling Oblivion. **Chapter 1,137**
* Zac had been working on a permanent solution every chance he got, even using the weak wisps of inspiration from his **[Court Cycle Token]** to speed up the process. Unfortunately, he ran out of time and was forced to settle for what he had. He'd felt that the frontlines were too dangerous without powering up first. And since his attempt to make Haro battle-ready failed, he could only turn to his incomplete blueprints. **Chapter 1,137**
* The original Pathways [*sic*] of **[Cyclic Strike]** had already been transformed, or rather scarred, by repeatedly using the remnants. Forcibly redrawing the imperfect pathways had left an even deeper mark. **Chapter 1,137**
* It would be decades before he could make any significant modifications again, and that was only thanks to his unusually malleable constitution. **Chapter 1,137**

## Skill Fractal Location

**Right Shoulder**

* Zac's right shoulder blade exploded at this exact moment, releasing streaks of utter nothingness that tore right through **[Ossuary Bulwark]**. **Chapter 1,155**

## Proficiency

* Every skill in his repertoire had been used to create this opening, and he'd crammed most of his Oblivion Energy into the skill fractal he'd named **[Extinction Event]**. **Chapter 1,156**
* The sudden eruption acted like a booster that pushed Zac forward as the refined mix of Oblivion Energy, Miasma, and Cosmic Energy poured into **[Verun's Bite]**. A blade of condensed Annihilation formed, and it was as though time had stopped when it descended on Yselio's forehead. **Chapter 1,155**
* Luckily, **[Extinction Event]** wasn't a physical manifestation. It was directed Annihilation unfettered by shape or form. The Oblivion Edge cleanly split in two, passing the sword by when it couldn't destroy it. **Chapter 1,156**

## Commentary

* **[Extinction Event]** was already an experimental skill, and the sudden collision made Zac lose 20% of its energy. **Chapter 1,156**
* Even his **[Origin Revolution]** and **[Extinction Event]** would benefit if he could use the Void in this more stable form. **Chapter 1,173**