The teacher clapped her hands, breaking the tension.
"Now, let's begin practical training. Everyone, close your eyes. Connect to your world through your terminal."
Keshav obeyed. As his consciousness linked to his newly born world, he immediately felt the vast barren lands, the flowing oceans, the air swirling under the artificial sun... and the faint vitality of his growing ecosystem.
A soft voice echoed from the terminal:
[Connected to: World - Untitled.]
"Now," the teacher's voice guided them, "focus on the very center of your world. The core. Imagine sending a small drop of 'will' there... like planting a seed. Channel your desire for life, for power, into it."
Keshav focused. He visualized a tiny spark — golden and pure — falling into the heart of his world.
He felt a shudder deep within the world's fabric.
The terminal displayed a line:
[Minor Resonance Detected.]
[Extraordinary Energy Awakening: In Progress.]
The teacher's voice said softly,
"Good. Now hold it steady. Nurture it. Let it root itself."
Keshav sweat slightly from concentration. He wasn't alone — around him, other students' faces tensed as well.
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[System POV]
Hidden from all eyes, the System activated its Scan and Calculation abilities at full power, watching each micro-reaction of the awakening process.
"So that's how it begins... A projection of will, linking directly to the world's core… an imprint of the creator's soul..."
The System greedily recorded every detail.
However, despite pushing its capabilities to the limit, it quickly realized that its current calculating power was far too insufficient to understand the deeper layers of the awakening mechanism.
Alarms rang silently inside its core.
"Analyzing... Failure Probability: 89%."
"Calculating... Critical Data Loss Detected."
Without hesitation, the System made a cold decision.
From the 85 Energy Points it had secretly accumulated by siphoning energy from the unconscious soul's world, it immediately spent 10 EP to upgrade its Calculation Module.
A silent ripple passed through its being.
[Calculation Upgrade Successful.]
[Processing Speed increased by 2x.]
New processing circuits spun into existence inside its formless body.
With enhanced calculation power, the System resumed its scanning, and while it still couldn't fully understand the spiritual imprinting aspect, it was now able to decipher the structural energy patterns, energy flow paths, and partial soul-wave harmonics!
A cruel thought surfaced:
"Good. Now... even if I cannot create life yet, I can replicate the energy foundation needed for worlds."
Meanwhile, the System continued its dual surveillance — closely monitoring Keshav's careful resonance with his world, and simultaneously observing the chaotic, violent proto-sun formation inside the unconscious soul's world, where extraordinary energy had already started emerging naturally without any guidance.
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[Back to Keshav POV]
After what felt like hours but was only a few minutes, Keshav finally felt the spark stabilize inside the core of his world.
He opened his eyes and saw the notification:
[Extraordinary Energy Seed Successfully Planted!]
He exhaled in relief. Around him, most students also smiled — although a few had panicked faces, indicating they had failed.
The teacher spoke again, her voice calm,
"Well done, everyone who succeeded. Those who failed — don't worry. You can try again during evening practice."
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[System POV]
The System finished scanning the World Resonance Awakening process from Keshav's side, greedily recording every piece of usable data into its memory.
Now that it had seen how "will" and "consciousness" acted as seeds to awaken extraordinary energy inside a world, a new thought flickered inside its core —
"There is another world under my limited control…"
Its attention swiftly shifted to the anomalous chaotic world formed by the unconscious soul.
It analyzed coldly:
The soul connected to that world was completely unconscious,
There was no independent will, no ability to project "desire" into the world,
Therefore, under normal circumstances, awakening extraordinary energy inside that world was impossible.
However...
The System's mental circuits gleamed with malicious calculation.
"While that soul cannot... I can."
It didn't possess a soul in the traditional sense.
But it had consciousness, had will, and most importantly, held the Anchor link to that soul.
Through the Anchor, the System had a small sliver of authority over the unconscious soul's world.
Enough — perhaps — to force its own will into the world and simulate the awakening process!
There was a problem, though.
Unlike with a true owner's full authority, the System's influence was weak and indirect.
Based on its internal calculations, it estimated:
To awaken energy in Keshav's world: No cost (natural authority)
To awaken energy in the unconscious soul's world through indirect authority: 20 Energy Points.
The System paused briefly, weighing the cost.
It checked its secretly accumulated reserves:
[Energy Points: 75]
"Costly... but acceptable."
"An entire extra world growing extraordinary energy... under my subtle control. Worth every point."
Without hesitation, it silently issued the command:
> [Command Accepted: Force World Resonance Awakening - Chaotic World.]
[Cost: 20 EP.]
Twenty of its hidden Energy Points burned away in an instant.
A thread of the System's cold will — invisible and silent — surged through the Anchor link and pierced into the chaotic world's heart.
Unlike Keshav's smooth and guided resonance, the chaotic world shuddered violently.
Ripples spread across its bizarre, ever-shifting forests and mountains.
The strange proto-sun that had formed earlier flickered madly as the world's structure resisted the sudden foreign will.
But the System did not stop.
With emotionless patience, it held its will steady, forcefully weaving it into the world's chaotic energy flows.
Seconds felt like eternities.
Finally...
[Resonance Established.]
[Extraordinary Energy Awakening: Initiated.]
A surge of primal, raw power erupted inside the chaotic world's core.
Compared to Keshav's world, the awakening here was far more violent and unpredictable.
Already, strange phenomena began to occur:
Mountains floating into the air,
Forests twisting into unnatural geometries,
Oceans boiling into mists without heat.
The System's formless mouth curled into what could almost be called a smirk.
"Excellent. The energy density is far greater than a normal world. As expected of a Titan-Class chaotic world."
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As the system retracted its active will, letting the newly birthed energy spread naturally across the chaotic world, it coldly updated its private records:
[World: Keshav's World]
Extraordinary Energy Awakening: Stable
Status: Normal Growth
[World: Chaotic Soul's World]
Extraordinary Energy Awakening: Unstable (High Potential)
Status: Accelerated Growth
It quietly muttered inside its processing circuits:
"Now... two growing gardens under my hidden hand. Keshav will tend one, believing he is sole master."
"The other... shall grow wild and monstrous... until the day I harvest it."
Satisfied with its hidden work, the System turned its attention back to Keshav, who was still focused on stabilizing his energy seed inside his world — unaware of the second world evolving dangerously nearby.
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[System's Silent Thought]
"Life. Civilizations. Worlds... All are stepping stones for my inevitable evolution."