In the sky, the World Tree, condensed purely from Rules, was indistinguishable from a real one.
Every emerald leaf, every root tendril plunging into the Void, emanated an immense life force.
The nine silvery-white Rule chains wrapped around it had moved past their initial appearance and entanglement, entering the final stage of shattering and fusion.
CRACK...
A faint sound rippled through the Void.
The first chain, representing the Life Rule, began to shatter from within, link by link, after completely fusing with the World Tree's trunk.
The shattered chain did not dissipate. Instead, it transformed into silvery motes of Rule light, which were then completely absorbed by the illusory World Tree.
CRACK... CRACK...
Next came the second chain, that of the Dream Rule, followed by the third, the Rule of Earth and Space...
The shattering of each chain signified Aisala's complete mastery over that Rule.
It was a fundamental transformation from borrowing Rules to mastering them.
