Composing, the latter half of the steps for advancing along the Pathway.
When William first heard this term from the Sick Servant, he immediately thought of the music that had played alongside the emergence of the frameworks when he faced the Pathway Achiever and the Plague Lord.
The Plague Lord's music had felt more epic, and could even directly create a scene that approached reality,
such as the Fish Source—Nashatar—that he had accidentally glimpsed after touching the Lake Bottom Giant Eye during the Gentleman's Assessment. That Epic Music had made William feel as though he were standing in an ocean lashed by raging waves, liable to sink at any moment and be devoured by some enormous creature lurking in the deep.
The Pathway Achiever, in other words, the Silver Circle Diseased,
although some of the music still possessed an epic quality, did not offer much immersion. The music was more about expressing the Silver Circle Diseased's characteristics and using music to display himself more effectively to his opponent.
The secrets and true effects of the music would be revealed during the composing process to come.
Composing Chamber
William had originally thought that a group of bizarre-looking musicians would be gathered in an open area resembling a concert hall.
In reality, he saw no musicians, but the 'thing' before William was far more shocking than any full orchestra.
The structure of the Composing Chamber was more like a church.
On the wide wall directly opposite the entrance hung rows of 'long half-humans'—Pure White Humans with their arms and legs removed, leaving only their torsos and heads, their bodies elongated. They were all hanging upside down.
Aside from the mouths and nostrils on their faces, these Pure White Humans had no other organs. They were as slender as bamboo poles, arranged according