Chapter 76 - Sage Maximus

The difficulty now lay in maintaining this absolute regularity and instantaneous flip between the two states, as Zephyr had to cycle between them in intervals, all while still focusing on what the Bit itself meant. The more he cycled between the states of pure presence and pure absence, he physically felt his mental energy drain rapidly, and just as he was about to give up before he lost his mind, he felt it. An intense feeling of rightness. Of approval. He felt his mana node thrum, like something tangible just settled into it. It was ecstasy. His mind sharpened into a focus like he had never experienced in his life. Making him feel like everything—every concept was almost at his grasp. So in this extreme state of clarity, Zephyr took a risk.