The brilliant golden light of Paradox that had been surrounding his body, the protective barrier that had withstood millions of Primordial Fireballs...was instantly devoured by his own being as the accumulated hunger from 300,000 Primus Inevitabilities exceeded any threshold his existence could manage.
The terrifying scene that followed would haunt any observer who witnessed it.
This entity of immense power...1.5 Sextillion Complexity and Purity, bearer of Civilizational Authority of Paradox, Avatar of an Early Creature from THE Loom...lost his protections as his uncontrollable appetite devoured his own existence from within.
His defenses didn't break.
They were consumed by hunger that recognized no distinction between self and other, between friendly power and hostile attack.
And the moment that the influence of his Civilizational Authority was gone, the instant his golden barrier collapsed into nothing through internal consumption...
Protos took a single step.
