Lex vanished from his current position, and reappeared at the Blank Point, the most secure and sacred place in the universe.
Here, there was no matter, no time, no dimension—only stillness, a boundless white void untouched by the laws of the universe.
Lex could act freely here without disrupting the balance of the universe. It was the perfect place for his next task.
He sat cross-legged in the white void, calm and unmoving. With a simple wave, he summoned the Book of Laws. It appeared before him, hovering gently in the air, its form bathed in a soft golden light.
The cover was a pristine white, etched with intricate golden runes that shimmered faintly.
Lex reached forward, and the book responded to his will. It drifted closer, then opened with a whispering rustle.
Page after page turned, each one glowing with shifting glyphs and living runes; manifestations of the fundamental Laws: Time, Space, Life, Death, and countless others.
Lex brushed his hand over one of the pages of the book, his fingers brushing against the glowing symbols of Time. Instantly, he felt its weight, the unyielding flow of seconds and centuries, the infinite cycles of beginnings and endings.
With a mere thought, he could erase it, removing time from the universe entirely.
But what would happen then?
The universe might become timeless, its inhabitants frozen in an eternal moment, unaware of their suspension. Or, it might crumble, unable to sustain itself without the passage of time to regulate its existence.
He turned the pages, his mind racing as he considered other possibilities. If he erased Space, everything would collapse into a single point, a formless singularity.
If he tampered with Life and Death, the cycle would break, leaving energy stagnant, unable to create or renew.
To alter one was to alter the universe itself, for better or worse.
He closed the book slowly, sealing it with the Pen of Binding. Some truths are not meant to be tampered with—at least, not yet, Lex thought.
He, then reappeared above the Origin Ocean, his figure suspended in the vast stillness. Beneath him churned the infinite expanse of Origin Energy, the primordial force from which all things were born.
Its raw power was unparalleled, capable of elevating even the weakest existence into a being of overwhelming strength. But its unrefined potency posed a problem.
If I allow this energy to flow freely, it will bring chaos to the universe, Lex thought. Even a single drop could create a being too powerful for the natural order.
He needed a solution, a way to regulate Origin Energy, to dilute its overwhelming purity without compromising its essence.
He closed his eyes and projected his will into the void. From his vision emerged a structure—a Cosmic Millstone.
Lex began to construct the millstone, a colossal structure so vast it dwarfed galaxies. Its purpose was simple: to grind raw Origin Energy into a more stable, accessible form.
The lower stone of the millstone was stationary and eternal. Lex etched it with rune laws, symbols of immense power that defined its purpose:
The first was the Law of Indestructibility, which ensured the millstone could never be destroyed, no matter what forces attacked it.
And in case it was somehow damaged, Lex etched a second law: the Law of Regeneration. With this, the millstone could repair itself in mere seconds, perhaps even instantly, depending on the extent of the damage.
Next, the runner stone, the upper stone, materialized above the lower stone. This stone was designed to rotate indefinitely, its motion powered by Lex's mastery over perpetual energy.
He etched it with additional laws to ensure endless rotation, forging a seamless synergy between the two stones.
At the middle part of the millstone, Lex shaped a funnel-like structure, designed to channel raw Origin Energy into the grinding mechanism.
The energy, pure and raw, would be drawn through the funnel and ground between the two stones.
As it passed through, the overwhelming potency of the energy would be stripped away, its purity refined into a more manageable state.
Lex injected a single strand of Origin Energy into the funnel as an experiment. He watched it as it flowed into the millstone.
The runner stone began to rotate gradually till its speed was at the optimum rate, an endless motion powered by the universal laws he had etched into its surface.
As the energy passed between the stones through the tunnel it was grounded down, its raw, chaotic essence tempered and weakened.
From the edges of the millstone, refined energy began to flow, radiating outward in shimmering waves. It spread across the universe like a gentle tide, its potency no longer overwhelming.
This refined energy would permeate every corner of the universe, fueling life, growth, and evolution without threatening the balance.
Standing at the top of the Cosmic Millstone, Lex observed the steady flow of energy from the cosmic millstone. What had once been unrefined, overwhelming Origin Energy now radiated as a gentler, refined energy that he decided to call Cosmic Energy.
Its strength was significantly lowered, and its purity diminished, but it retained its nurturing essence.
The energy moved outward, spreading across the universe, "This energy will allow even the weakest creatures with the potential to grow to become stronger," Lex thought, his eyes narrowing. "But what about those already strong? What will challenge them, push them further to evolve?"
For the strongest beings, this Cosmic Energy would be a little too weak, incapable of igniting their growth or aiding them. Without a system to regulate its accessibility and potency, the universe would stagnate.
A balance was needed as a way to distinguish the weak from the strong, ensuring the energy's purpose was fulfilled for all.
After contemplating for some time he came up with a new idea," What if I create realms where only the strongest could stay and these realms will have different concentrations of Origin Energy, the higher the concentration of Origin Energy the stronger its inhabitants and vice versa. These realms would serve as a holy place for the strong, places where they could thrive, increase their strength, and test their mastery of laws."
But access to these realms would not be given freely only those whose strength reached a specific threshold would be allowed to enter after tests and trials.