[: 3rd POV :]
The moment the fusion between Daniel and the system stabilised, reality itself did not simply return to normal.
It evolved.
Not gradually, not subtly, but violently and absolutely, as though the very framework of existence had been forced to acknowledge the birth of something entirely new.
Within the endless void, Daniel's body hovered in silence, yet that silence was deceptive because beneath it, something immeasurable was taking place.
His existence was no longer singular, no longer confined to flesh, soul, or even identity.
It had become a convergence point, a nucleus where two fundamentally different entities had merged into one.
And then, the system began, the system continued.
[: Rewriting system abilities with the influence of Eternal Giver and Records of the System, utilising Boundless Systematic Energy :]
The voice no longer sounded detached.
It resonated within Daniel, as if it had become a part of his very thoughts.
