Origin Revolution

## Summary

Origin Revolution is a D-grade skill Zac created from the half of the skill fractal for Cyclic Strike that had been warped by Creation energy. It imbues his weapon with an Origin 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

**Left Shoulder**

* **A/N: Small error in last chapter worth mentioning here: the fractal he activated is on his left shoulder blade, not right. Chapter 1,135**

## Proficiency

* Zac's left shoulder blade promptly exploded, unleashing a storm of opalescent Creation unsuccessfully caged by his Evolutionary Path. ... The sudden eruption almost blew his arm off, and he felt like a jet engine had been fastened to his back. ... Having completed the journey, the torrent of finely woven force poured into **[Verun's Bite]**. The Tool Spirit yowled with pain as the energy entered the wooden haft, but it willingly accepted the dangerous payload. This was only possible thanks to Verun officially stepping into the path of Life and discarding conflicting elements. Even then, **[Verun's Bite]** couldn't endure for extended periods, and Zac was not much better off. **Chapter 1,135**
* A shimmering energy blade appeared, barely reaching beyond Verun's true edge. It was incredibly crude, a mockery of his old skill **[Chop]**. The blade flickered like a dying flame, utterly incapable of maintaining a solid form. ... The blade was small and chaotic, but Zac could see a glimpse of his lofty aspirations within. Creation was joined by three forms of fuel; Divine, Cosmic, and Void Energy, where Creation was the outsider who broke the deadlock and breathed new possibilities into his path. The Daos of Life and Conflict joined the Void of Death to keep order and give direction. **Chapter 1,135**
* He didn't try to mold the Origin Blade into something greater. Just keeping it together as he finished his swing pushed his Soul and Heart to their limits. There was only one thought in Zac's mind as he gazed upon the incoming web of inescapable death. *'Open!'* **Chapter 1,135**
* The opalescent edge tore into reality and carved open a wound to expose its secrets. **Chapter 1,135**

## Commentary

* His body was parched like a desert after forcing everything into his ultimate attack, and large sections of his pathways throbbed painfully after being overloaded. Adding the telltale hollowness of using large amounts of Creation Energy, Zac felt like he would be better off on a sickbed than traversing ancient Dao storms. **Chapter 1,136**
* Thankfully, activating the successor to his **[Origin Mark]** had only drained the free energy in his body and not all his reserves. **Chapter 1,136**
* Even his **[Origin Revolution]** and **[Extinction Event]** would benefit if he could use the Void in this more stable form. **Chapter 1,173**