Chapter 531 - Assassinate the 9th Infernal Lord!
In the many battles occurring throughout the Novus Galaxy, very few in particular were ones that many of the higher ups of both sides watched.
The battle taking place at the stronghold that was known as the Verittas Fortress was one of the few that took the center of attention for many!
Powerful beings from both sides were currently watching as two Celestial Legions led an assault towards this fortress, the eyes of many on the dominant 9th Infernal Lord as they prepared to watch just how extensive his abilities were.
The Grand Mage Edrusim was in the busy command room of the Mages Tower as he pulled the illusory feed of this battle in front of his eyes, gazing towards the tens of thousands of unique undead creatures that the Infernal Lord was summoning on top of the 5 World Rank beings.
His perceptive eyes caught the unique aura of fate and chaos on these undead as he shook his head incredulously, his eyes fully absorbed into the scene as the twelve Celestial Commanders did not mince any words and rushed forward, the two Legions behind them following along as the two sides clashed!
Edrusim was prepared to watch another blood pumping battle as he observed the scenes of the Verittas Fortress, and it was actually shaping up to be such a battle. The Celestial Legion clashed with the numerous undead, Infernals, Vampyres, and Mages as those with keen eyes could observe them being pushed back, their power visibly not being able to especially withstand the forces of Vampyres and modified Undead that held the aura of two Supreme Laws.
But the battle was shaping up to be a wild one as a majority of the World rank Celestial Commanders swarmed towards the 9th Infernal Lord who was surrounded by him summoned creatures.
The Infernal Lord had a calm smile on his face as he prepared to move, but it was at this time that something drastic happened!
Something that brought shock and horror to all those watching took place as all known and established norms of Wars were broken on this day!
In the starry expanse of space near the Verittas Fortress, 8 World Rank Celestial Commanders had surrounded the heavily protected Infernal Lord, the other Commanders going on to match the experts defending the Verittas Fortress.
If one was perceptive enough, they would notice cold smiles on the face of the Commanders at this moment, but none of this would matter for what was to come.
These 8 Commanders raised their hands in the air as if they were about to cast powerful abilities, many watching with rapt eyes to see what colorful skill the Infernal Lord would use to defend, but it was at this instant that something drastic occurred!
ZIING!
It felt like a droning sound that scratched ones ears, and it only registered a millisecond later as widening eyes watched the sudden appearance of a solid and piercing golden needle-like sword that had come to be so fast that nobody caught it, only seeing it a few inches away from the forehead of the 9th Infernal Lord.
With the appearance of this shimmering sword, the immense aura of a realm that they were familiar with descended, many having color drain out of their eyes as they felt the ridiculously powerful aura of a being at the Star Forging Realm!
Star Forger!
A Star Forger's aura had appeared out of nowhere, and now a golden needle-like blade was about to pierce into the head of the Infernal Lord!
Yet...it seemed that even this was not enough as behind the Infernal Lord's back, they could see the rapid materialization of a being stretching out a crackling red-gold palm, this individual actually bringing out another aura at the Star Forging Realm as many realized that to their horror, it was not just a single Star Forger that was actually sent here to attack- nay, to assassinate the 9th Infernal Lord.
Two Star Forging experts, one in front and one in the back. Two separate attacks that were sent out with the purpose to kill, the World Rank Celestial Commanders that had been even close to the region beginning to move back not to be caught in the impact.
It was coordinated, planned, and carried out perfectly!
The assassination of a being that was displaying a high level of power at the World Realm, the being that held great significance for the beginning of this Last War, was being carried out blatantly in the eyes of all as the attacks of the two Star Forging Experts reached this being.
RIIIIIP!
BOOOOM!
Space itself ripped and cracked, the needle-like golden sword carrying with it deadly vibrations and the immense power of an expert, the crackling palm coming from behind the Infernal Lord's back actually being reinforced by the law of fate and the law of fire.
Both attacks landed squarely on the target that was intended, immense fluctuations erupting out as the cold eyes of the Star Forging experts watched the target they hit explode in a sea of blood!
A sea of blood!
Many watched with unbelieving eyes as the entire body of the Infernal Lord was turned into a mess of blood, the reality of what just occurred dawning in on them as fear began to overtake them.
As time seemed to be moving in slow motion, only the truly powerful could notice the distinct fluctuations of this mass of blood that was supposed to be the dead Infernal Lord actually begin to wriggle and contort, the assassins that just appeared squinting their eyes as they saw the exploded pieces of the being that should have been dead collect themselves together into an enormous drop of blood, this blood drop blooming into the smiling figure of a devilishly handsome being that was looking at them with sparkling eyes!
"Two Star Forgers? You must think very highl-"
BOOM!
Space ruptured again as the assassins gave no time for a pause, the one that had thrown the strike of a crackling palm moving his hands forward as tens of such palms filled with immense fate and fire essence filled the surrounded, the golden needle-like blade actually transforming into the shape of a golden haired man who waved his hands forward and caused the appearance of thousands of extremely small golden swords that vibrated powerfully. They attacked without pause to complete their mission of assassination, not letting their first failure affect them one bit!
Noah looked at these scenes as a wide smile spread from him, his heart shaking in excitement as he called out calmly.
"Very well. {{Flame Lord's Authority}}."
RUMBLE!
...!
"{{Water Lord's Authority}}."
RUMBLE!
...!
Chapter 532 - So Damn Easy!
The Figure of Edrusim and multiple other Star Forging Mages beside him disappeared the moment the aura of two beings of the same power as them appeared on the battle field of the Verittas Fortress.
This was because an unwritten rule of the war was broken, with the Celestials choosing to send multiple beings in two realms higher for the single purpose of assassinating a rising individual that would possibly be a great threat to them!
Such a move from the Celestials was a great provocation as it effectively ripped away all rules of engagement for war, the powerful figures of Dark Expanse shooting towards the Verittas Fortress the moment the two experts entered the same battle field as the 9th Infernal Lord.
The Mages moved! The Vampyres moved! Even the 5th and 4th Infernal Lords moved!
They all rapidly adapted to the changing situation as they moved to save a singular being that they knew could be one of the major keys for this war.
Yet in the next instant as they teleported or streaked across space, whatever method they were using to watch the unfolding assassination displayed an even more shocking scene.
The being that should have been dead and only been a puddle of blood reformed, his bright face looking at the two Star Forging Realm experts as he actually muttered words which heald great meaning to those with great knowledge.
"{{Flame Lord's Authority}}"
"{{Water Lord's Authority}}"
WAAA!
The hearts of many being and even of the rushing Star Forgers shook as they heard these words, their indication being something grand that meant someone had comprehended more than half of a universal law, and had gained the ability to lay down its authority.
Very few of them had comprehended any laws past the halfway point, so seeing this newly rising Infernal Lord utter of the {{Authority}} of two separate laws, they almost had heart attacks!
RUMBLE!
Majesty and resplendence was the only thing to describe what happened next as the shining abilities that the two Star Forging Realm experts were throwing out became wiped away, a sparkling circle of red and blue beginning to expand from the Infernal Lord as it went to cover them and the 8 running World Rank Celestial Commanders in the surroundings.
Space crackled with immense energies as the authority of two laws spread out, the faces of 8 World Rank Celestial Commanders becoming ashen as the newly arriving Star Forging Celestials adopted hard expressions on their face.
The many experts rushing towards Verittas Fortress pushed their essence to erupt even faster, their hopes of saving this being shooting up even higher as they saw this ridiculous talent that could actually use the authorities of two universal laws. This talent was simply monstrous, and such a person could not be left to die! They wanted the 9th Infernal Lord to hang on just for a few minutes before they arrived and saved his life, but was such a thing even needed...?
On the battlefield at the Verittas Fortress, an arrogant penguin was watching a spectacular scene with shining eyes.
His heart had only shaken for a second when the assassins first appeared, but he then recalled just who his master was before he felt completely at ease.
This was his master, someone that did ridiculous things almost every single day. When it came to an impossible situation where two powerful Star Forgers, beings that actually forged an entire star within their Origins- when such powerful beings sneak attacked his master, the only thought in the Emperor Penguin's mind was exactly what ridiculous thing would he do to bypass such a situation?!
It wasn't fear, or worry that popped in the Penguin's mind, but it was an expectation for what his Master would do at this moment. And these expectations...were exceeded on all levels as the flippers of the penguin trembled while watching the authorities of two universal laws spread out!
Noah had simply thrown out his hands, covering all his enemies with an authority that erased their skills as he in the next moment, tongues of noble red flames began to cover his body.
Many did not know what this was, but under the possibilities of {{Authority}}, this was Flame Lord's Armament- flames made under the authority of the Flame Lord that could not be bypassed unless a being also holding an authority came to match him, or someone with exceedingly powerful force!
Noah's body seemed like the Incarnation of Flames as his outline was that of a man of fire, a spectacular crown of flames spinning above him as it released immense might which pressed down on all in the surroundings.
The beady eyes of the Emperor Penguin shone while he looked at this, him and the rest of the Harbingers staying put as they believed in their Master immensely. At this moment, the entire battlefield seemed to have come to a stop as only the events that seemed to be playing out in slow motion were capturing the gazes of all!
The penguin watched on as he could feel a smile forming behind the tongues of flames his master was under, his gaze on the two Star Forgers being that of delight as in the next millisecond, his figure instantly vanished in a flash of flames as he appeared in another location.
It seemed like teleportation, but this was even faster than that as it was an extremely rapid instantaneous movement that the Flame Lord could carry out in the area under his authority, instantly appearing anywhere in this region!
The place he appeared was not next to the Star Forgers to attack them, but he instantly appeared behind the party of 8 World Rank Celestial Commanders that were trying to run away, his palm lifting toward the head of one of the Commanders as he grasped onto it...and people watched in horror as it melted.
His hand that was covered in extremely scorching Noble flames just reached out to grab onto the head of a World Rank Commander, the extreme heat melting the head of the Celestial right away as his body soon became engulfed in wild flames!
The remaining surrounding 7 Commanders moved their essence to protect themselves as the Star Forgers angrily moved, many watching on in shock as the 9th Infernal Lord actually ignored the two powerful assassins a rank above him that had come to assassinate him, attacking the World Rank Commanders first as one was taken down in less than a millisecond.
Shock and stupefaction was the only thing spreading in the hearts of many, but in one particular Emperor Penguin, all he felt was pride!
This was his master! This was Noah Osmont!
Chapter 533 - Hepta Kill!
There are a variety of rare occurrences that very few beings get to experience in their entire lifetimes.
Falling in love for the first time, enjoying immaculate food unlike any other, or the feeling of being intimate for the first time. They were all experiences that one would remember and ingrain in their memories, and Noah was experiencing such a feeling right at this very moment as he used the {{Authority}} of two laws for the first time.
The feeling of strength and power that he sensed...was simply too exhilarating to describe!
He had to stop himself from instantly closing his eyes the moment he cast it just to enjoy that feeling of something unknown and powerful coursing through him, his gaze instead seeing every small detail over the area where he expanded the two Authorities.
In the areas he covered, he felt a feeling of control over them unlike anything he had sensed before. In this space, he was king!
He placed the focus on the {{Flame Lord's Authority}} as he encased himself in a terrible Armament, his body vanishing instantly as he turned into a flicker of flames that was faster than the speed of light, instantly appearing behind a World Rank Celestial Commander as his hand writhed in flames and grasped down.
Immense power was gathered in this palm as the authority of the law of fire disintegrated all defenses of the World Rank Celestial, his achievements in laws not being able to withstand the attack for even a little!
The body of the Commander then became inflamed as Noah saw the burst of light that represented loot entering his Expansive Space, an even more brilliant explosion of Fate Lines shooting out because of the ability of [Fate Stealer].
He had arrogantly moved to take down the World Rank Celestial Commanders first, knowing the Star Forging beings would be a much harder case on their own as he chose to power himself up even more with the Fate Lines and loot that was simply being delivered to him on a platter by these surrounding commanders.
They could only react a millisecond later as their bodies began to shine brilliantly, their faces that of dismay as even though the two Star Forging Celestials had begun shooting their way, their bodies seemed to move at a turtles pace as the two authorities Noah laid down were not just for show!
RUMBLE!
Noah felt the sensation of his hands that were covered with the authority of law that easily decimated the defenses of a being at the same realm him, fully beginning to understand why the palm of the Founder was so inescapable back then.
This feeling of simply the authority of the law of fire had made him this absent-minded, his heart not even beginning to appreciate the authority of the law of water as he closed his eyes while the Celestial Commanders near him were panicking.
He felt the flames he could control in this domain of authority as he stopped his original ways of thinking and ventured into a different direction. The use of an {{Authority}} was extremely taxing, both mental and in terms of mana. So very few could even use it for prolonged periods of time and utilize its efforts fully until they were in higher realms of power.
So at this moment, Noah stopped restricting himself as he went past just attacking a single being under his banner of authorities, his closed eyes focusing on the {{Flame Lord's Authority}} as he pumped the mana he had access to into this authority senselessly!
What he wanted to do was not to just focus on one point of attack or reinforce his body, he wanted the entire area that was under his authority to...burn.
WAAAA!
A feeling of freedom erupted from him as he senselessly poured out mana at a rate he never had before, where he could effectively confirm none of his previously cast skills and abilities had ever taken this much!
With him at the center, seven scrambling World Rank Celestial Commanders running away from him, and two Star Forging Celestials rushing towards him... his body exploded with scorching red flames that carried a deep orange hue, a hint of gold traveling within them as many watched with shocked eyes the grandiosity thereafter.
In the entire red and blue circle that represented Noah's two authorities, flames had permeated with him at the center as they filled every single inch of this glimmering circle, forming a resplendent aurora of red and blue as the beings in the surroundings could feel the face-melting and dangerously scorching heat of the flames as if the fire was right next to them!
BOOOM!
Countless implosions occurred within this world of flames as this modified essence filled with authority tried to rip apart any beings that were not Noah. The defenses of the World Rank Celestial Commanders were shredded over and over again as even while casting what could be considered a wide area of attack ability, its damage was so high that even those in the World Realm could not defend for long!
POP! POP! POP!...
He could feel the bodies of the Celestials get squeezed down by the scorching pressure of flames before they were imploded into fiery balls of fire, the flames sneaking into their orifices as they exploded them from the inside and shattered their Origins.
One, two, three...numerous pops that represented deaths rang out before Noah laughed in the world of flames, his eyes opening as he gave a command for the flames to clear away, his gaze locking toward the only two beings that were still alive within the area of his authority.
BOOM!
Two Star Forging Celestials neared him with their spectacular attacks, their bodies steaming and tan as luminous golden veils of light covered them. Their expressions were maddened with fury and anger as amidst all of this, they seemed to have forgotten that they were just acting as assassins!
The sight of the circular field under Noah's authority was gradually becoming visible as the beings watching had to blink their eyes multiple times to make sure they were seeing the correct scene...
Chapter 534 - Just Who Needs to be Saved?!
Kazuhiko watched the brilliantly shining domain of flames clearing up instantly, showing the expert control of the being causing this as the sight within it nearly caused his eyes to bulge out.
Only three beings remained in the area under Noah's authority! It was the two Star Forging Celestials as well as Noah, and that was it! Everything else was a burnt and unrecognizable mass of flesh...
The colors of the iridescent and dominating authorities shimmered in the starry expanse of space as the breath of many beings was taken away by it. Kazuhiko looked at this with an unbelievable gaze as he shook his head.
'F.u.c.k.i.n.g hell...that was seven World Rank experts, right?'
His thoughts could not help but comment as he observed the burnt and bloody remains around Noah, his body now being covered by a shimmering circle of water that deflected the attacks of the Star Forging Celestial Commanders. But the main point of what he just saw still stuck in Kazuhiko's mind!
7 World Rank Experts! Dead with a single move!
7!
These weren't just flies or common beings. They were monsters that had lived for hundreds of years to gone their skills and abilities.
Yet in the face of a single being using their Authority, they were wiped away!
"I'm gonna have to thank you for being nice enough to bring so many of you this time around."
Noah's clear voice could distinctly be heard as he stared at the two Star Forgers with a smile, using the authority of the Law of Water to build this defensive and illusory field to actually withstand their attacks.
His body was currently rapidly eating up the Fate Lines of the 7 dead Commanders, his percentage in the law of fate already reaching 40% as it continued to climb forward!
His gaze stood upon the two Star Forging Realm experts as he knew he could not let them go, the rewards they held with them being too abundant. With their defeat, it would mean that just today, he would possibly pierce through the halfway point in the Supreme Law.
His eyes looked at the faces of the two assassins as possible identities came to him because of their skills. These were two of some of the more powerful Commanders under the banner of Aldrich, their entrance here showing simply how much importance was placed on this matter.
Not just one of them was sent, but two! As Noah looked at them with a hungry gaze that wanted to devour, they looked at him with even deadlier gazes as he had effectively taken down powerful commanders they should have been protecting right under their eyes.
RUMBLE!
No words were spared as from one of the Star Forgers, numerous needle point golden swords erupted en masses while the other reinforced his body with essence of fate and fire to move towards Noah with out hesitation.
Even with the use of Authorities, these beings that were an entire realm above Noah had been able to withstand it with their powerful reinforcements, as well as the fact that they comprehended more of the law of fate than the dead World Rank Commanders!
They prepared to complete their mission even with the deadly power showed as in their beliefs, they knew the strain of using the Authority granted by laws was enormous, and already saw themselves being able to pierce through his defense in just a few minutes.
These few minutes would be crucial as they knew with their appearance here, they had set a precedent that would cause the war to become even deadlier as beings of high ranks could start moving at this moment.
Just a matter of minutes, and they believed it would be enough! What they didn't know was how wrong their assumptions were, and the fact that Noah was only just beginning to use all of his abilities!
As he kept the Authorities of the laws of water and fire active, Noah appeared and disappeared at light speed as he only became a wisp of a flame, dodging the many needle like golden blade and the crackling hands trying to tear his clone apart.
When it came to those a level above him, he saw that the use of Authority would allow him to restrict their movements while heavily boosting him, cutting the gap in their strength as his other skills would more than make up for it.
Even the Flame Lord's Armament he was adorning granted him a level of protection where very little damage that he could not dodge from the Star Forgers got to him!
Now, all he had to do was overpower them with his wide array of abilities! Using the boosts of the two Authorities, he began with the spectacular abilities of Herald of Flames and Herald of Water as scorching meteors began to shoot towards the two Celestials out of nowhere, droves of water also filling the circular area under his authority as his enemies were restricted even more.
Even with this, there was still his transformation skills that he could use, and abilities from the seven deadly sins! He had many choices, but he went with the one he liked the most for its destructiveness and splendor.
His hands crackled as the abilities of the Juvenile Terror began to crackle with wildness, his heart expecting the crazy effects of his Aether Rays that had gained the support of blooming a Portal of Terror with every hit on top of their ability to chain between enemies.
Now that he had two enemies, just how would this scene play out?
RUMBLE!
The many eyes watching this scene as well the beings of the Dark Expanse that were rushing towards the Verittas Fortress nearly wiped their brows at the deadly show of abilities that showed themselves on their illusory screen, some of them even coming to a stop as they saw the scene they were heading to rapidly changing, with a shocking thought arising in their minds!
'This...does he even need to be saved?!'
Chapter 535 - A Realm Above? So What!
In a fight against beings that were an entire realm above yours, what exactly would you do?
Others would either run for their lives, and those more proficient would use experience and genius to outsmart these stronger enemies. In the case of Noah, he had no need to run for his life nor even outsmart his enemies- he chose the most direct route of force!
Yes, they were more powerful than him, with their bodies covered by the immense energies one could only feel from an actual star. But as long as he could withstand this power, he could use something that they and nobody else in this Novus Galaxy had- immense reserves of mana unlike anything ever seen before.
With the use of two Authorities, he was able to withstand their dreadful attacks. Now, he would do the one thing that he could to slowly begin tearing down their defenses, and he would do it by no other way than fully utilizing his unique ability and simply spam his skills!
RUMBLE!
Aether rays released from him in a flash of dark color as they soon reached the body of the Star Forger that continued to release numerous golden blades of light, this ray that was a mixture of chaos and aether striking him as instantly after, a pulsating Portal of Terror bloomed right at his face before exploding with a horrendous force.
But this wasn't the complete scene as right after that ray of aether struck him and the portal bloomed, that same ray went to hit the other Star Forger that utilized the law of fate and fire, chaining onto him as the same scene repeated itself!
But ridiculously, the chaining ray of aether did not stop as it returned to smash again into the first being, going back and forth between the two beings rapidly until ten chains were established.
One must know that each time they chained and hit the figures of the Star Forgers, a Portal of Terror that released destructive energies would bloom and rip into the bodies of the powerful beings, this attack being extremely deadly and fast paced!
ZAP! ZAP! ZAP!
The chaining aether ray stopped as the destructive enemies of the Portals of Terror lingered a bit longer, their energies causing the bodies of the two Celestials to shimmer with light as they still protected themselves.
Their eyes looked towards Noah contemplative as to them, this deadly attack had actually caused their luminous defenses to dim, and thought that it should have been an ability which had a high cost of mana for it to be able to damage beings of their power. Thus, they became even bolder as they waited for this being to tire himself out in the next few seconds before they pounced, taking his life even before the powerful figures of the Dark Expanse could respond!
Yet as they began to move their essence to send out their attacks, their eyes expanded as they saw a similar ray of aether rush towards them. And another. And another.
ZAP! BOOM! ZAP!...
Every single ray came with it more than 10 Portals of Terror, the rays chaining between the two Star Forging Celestials as they didn't even have the time to separate, thus they received double the damage from the close proximity of the Portals of Terror that bloomed from each of them!
ZAP!
"..."
Many beings watched with agape expressions as the powerful Star Forgers were put in a constant defensive position, terrible destructive portals releasing close to them every half a second as they used their huge reserves of energy to reinforce their defenses, the constraints of Noah's two Authorities still around them as they believed this being would tire himself out of energy sooner or later.
This thought that Noah would be stopping these horrendous attacks that should naturally cost a lot of mana to use so frequently in order for them to retaliate...would actually be the nail on the coffin for these hundreds-year-old monsters at the Star Forging Realm!
This was because many watched in stupefaction as the 9th Infernal Lord did not even seem to be putting in all that much work, his body regal wreathed in flames and a bubble of shimmering water protected him, his hands spread out as chaotic rays of darkness left every second to smash into his enemies. Only a light smile and a look of anticipation was present on his face as this was the only thing he did.
No other attacks, no other ridiculously colorful abilities, just the constant spam of aether rays that had the attributes of chaining and summoning portals of terror every time they hit!
But just this...was actually more than enough as dark expression covered the faces of the two Star Forging Realm experts, feeling their energy draining lower and lower from defending against the terrible attacks as their enemy just continued to throw more of them.
I'm their minds as they could only defend against these terrible attacks without even being able to retaliate, they were only thinking how his energy should soon be expanded, right?
"..."
Yet many watched with disbelief as the grandeur of Star Forging beings was stripped away every passing second, the single Infernal Lord keeping them all at bay as their illusory golden defensive shields became thinner and thinner, their faces becoming darker as time passed!
At this moment, a few across the battlefield had actually begun to question their awareness as they actually began to wonder if the powerful auras of the two assassins really was at the Star Forging Realm.
Had their senses tricked them? Disbelief was spreading across the minds of many as the expected power and Domination that beings of such a realm should have been capable of causing was all but gone, the both of them left to simply defend as they could do nothing else!
Aside from the disbelief and stupefaction, the surrounding Celestials were already feeling deep fear as even these powerful beings were actually being dominated by this single Infernal Lord.
ZAP! BOOM!
The faces of the two Star Forging Realm experts became ashen at this moment as they sensed their nearly depleting energies while their enemy still had a calm smile on his face. Unbelievable thoughts began to spring in their minds at this impossible situation that went against everything they knew.
They were a realm higher, you know?
They had more energy, you know?
They...they...
They were lost for words as a shocking thought traveled across the minds of many watching beings.
'This Infernal Lord wasn't about to defeat two beings a realm higher than him this simply, right?!'
Right?!
Chapter 536 - You can't finish that fast!
The Emperor Penguin and other Harbingers were watching the scene playing out with bright eyes, this scene of domination being something they all strived to be able to do in the future!
BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions after explosions resounded as a ridiculous feature of Portals of Terror being summoned any time an Aether ray hit an enemy was abused, the chaining rays ravaging through the defenses of the Star Forging beings as they had unbelieving and unwilling expressions!
They were powerful experts that had trained for hundreds of years! They were Commanders that actually piloted one of the terrible Dreadnaughts of the Celestials! They were beings of immense positions that should not have been in a predicament like this...
They had expected to quickly assassinate this being an entire realm below them quickly, and they brought two of them to guarantee this reality.
Yet...yet...
The ridiculous scene where they could not even get a chance to fight back occurred. They could not realize their wide variety of splendorous abilities, not show the experience and smarts they had cultivated for hundreds of years.
All they could do was slowly watch with unwillingness as their energy reserves were being cleaned out by a being that seemed to have limitless energy!
ZAP! BOOM!
None of their unwilling thoughts were answered as Noah simply continued to throw out rays of Aether, the powerful defenses of these beings remaining paper thin as the one who could turn into a needle like golden sword was the first to falter.
RIIP!
The layers of energy he surrounded himself with for protection were ripped apart, a ray of aether and a subsequent portal of terror coming down to tear apart everything that made him as he exploded into a gory show of blood!
"OOOOOH!"
Seeing this ridiculous scene, the remaining Star Forger let loose as he burned his very soul for more energy, waves of gold and red erupting out as he rushed towards Noah for the first time since they began the defensive bout.
Yet it was at this moment that this powerful being took the most damage, as a feature of the support ability that allowed Noah's aether rays to chain simply showed its utter ridiculousness. There were no surrounding enemies in the circular field where he laid down his Authorities for the aether ray to chain to, so what it did was simply, repeatedly, and instantaneously smash into the body of this single Star Forger as it made him shake like his body was having an epileptic seizure!
BRRRRR!
POP!
Multiple rays of aether had actually chained onto a single body tens of times all once as they just utterly shredded any ounce of remaining defense raised from the burning of one's soul, even Noah watching on in stupor as he was blown back from the tens of portals of terror that erupted instantly and exploded, rupturing the space as the body of the remaining Star Forging Celestial Commander was ripped to shreds...
"..."
Silence reigned on the battlefield as many even forgot to fight against each other. The 4 World Rank Celestials that had gone to match the Commanders of the Verittas Fortress were shaking with a feeling of horror as the entire two Celestial Legions felt their bodies rumbling with fear, the reality of what just occurred in front of them being very hard to imagine!
Even Noah himself was asking if his skills were bugged, the chaining effect repeatedly smashing onto a single being as their defenses were utterly shredded being something even he did not expect.
Two Star Forging beings had come to assassinate the 9th Infernal Lord, and this target had somehow turned the tables around as he decimated them and eight World Rank experts in a matter of minutes.
It was such a short period of time that even the powerhouses that had been rushing over from numerous locations to gather here and save this Infernal Lord could not even arrive in time before this damsel ripped apart the high leveled assassins himself.
Not just assassins, but powerful beings practicing the law of fate, their bodies filled with immense power at the Star Forging Realm! This was a realm where one's Origin was actually transformed into a miniature star, the force behind such a thing being hard to comprehend!
As the battle between such beings came to such a quick and abrupt close, many were just watching with agape expressions as they did not even know how to process it all.
They glanced at the bloody remains of shining Celestials that had an overpowering aura when they arrived, and now they floated in a red and blue void of space where only a single being remained.
These beings were genuine powerhouses at the Star Forging Realm! They had such immense power compared to many others in the Novus Galaxy that the battle against them could have been described in another chapter or two!
But was it really needed? The answer was no! Noah's power was ridiculous enough that after the boosts and protection given by the Authority of two laws, he could effectively evade and defend against the attacks of the Star Forgers, all that was left being for him to spam his increasingly reinforced and boosted skills to tear away at the defenses of these powerful Celestials until their mana and essence could not keep up.
Maybe if they had achieved more than 50% in the law of fate, they could have turned the tides and even caused him to run. Maybe if they brought a few more Star Forging Celestials. Maybes and maybes and maybes!
But what occurred was the reality. All the conditions were met for Noah to wipe the floor with the newly appearing assassins, decimating them even with their realm of power as he pocketed loot and the even more valuable droves of Fate Lines rushing towards him because of [Fate Stealer].
A crescent smile spread out across his face as he watched streams after streams of fate lines descend down, the percentage of the Law of Fate seemingly trembling at the 49% mark on his stat panel before it soon broke through and smashed towards 50%!
50%!
Chapter 537 - Win Some, Lose Some
Across the vastness of space of the Novus Galaxy, a particularly powerful being was watching a singular illusory screen showcasing the quick battle at the Verittas Fortress.
Aldrich, the remaining Founder of the Celestials watched on with out so much as a change of emotions in his eyes as two Star Forging Realm Celestials were actually killed, and in a short time at that by the 9th Infernal Lord that had many mysteries surrounding him!
Yet at this moment, no anger or wrath was apparent on his face, only slight surprise as he closed his eyes and sent forth a telepathic message.
"Advance the Realm Dreadnoughts forward and pierce through the layers of defenses."
A terrifying command released from him and went towards Celestials Commanders already stationed and waiting at specific locations, the powerful vessels known as Realm Dreadnoughts that only Star Forging Commanders piloted moving forward!
The place they were stationed and hidden at were actually extremely important strongholds where the Star Forging experts of the Dark Expanse protected, and amazingly, a few of these experts had left their posts to quickly go towards the Verittas Fortress to save a certain being that should have been facing a certain death.
These Strongholds were now left unprotected, the forces that Aldrich had stationed in advance moving out as they began to rip through the defenses of beings which had no Star Forging leaders to protect them!
Aldrich's eyes shone with a golden l.u. as even though he has lost two Star Forging Golden Commanders unexpectedly at the hands of the 9th Infernal Lord, he still stood much to gain as things still went exactly how he expected.
"You win some and you lose some, hmm?"
His face had a widening smile as his eyes focused a whole lot more onto the Infernal Lord staying stationary while being surrounded by two Authorities of universal laws, the terrifying plan he hatched already taking form as even with a loss today, his forces would gain so much more as they would finally pierce through the important layers of the Dark Expanse!
"But you..."
A contemplative gaze was apparent on Aldrich as he stared at the illusory figure of the 9th Infernal Lord on the screen, many thoughts crossing his mind as a golden light of fate enveloped his location.
In the Verittas Fortress, the shocking auras of multiple Star Forging beings had made their appearance in succession within the minutes following the death of the two Star Forging Golden Commanders.
The Grand Mage Edrusim, the 4th and 5th Infernal Lords, and a single Vampyre Lord all stood in the periphery as they looked towards this being, their hearts seeing a bright future with such a creature standing with them!
They were about to go towards the red and blue circle of authority when each of them began receiving news from their forces, news that mentioned Realm Dreadnoughts with Star Forging Golden Commanders in the lead had actually made their moves at this exact moment!
"F.u.c.k.i.n.g hell."
Edrusim cursed under his breath as he turned around right where he was, his body beginning to teleport vast distances as the other Star Forgers were doing the same as they rushed to protect the command the post they left.
Only the four of them- Edrusim, the 4th and 5th Infernal Lords, as well as the single Vampyre Lord had rushed to this location at high speed, the other experts of the same realm turning around halfway through after they saw that the 9th Infernal Lord could somehow defend himself.
This was because they also understood how risky it was to leave their posts during times of war, so only Edrusim and the other three continued forward to the Verittas Fortress just to make sure another Star Forging Golden Commander did not pop up to target the 9th Infernal Lord while the rest rushed back to their posts.
They didn't expect the Celestial to still be plotting and actually exploit this period of time, powerful Celestial Legions actually moving on important locations that had yet to be attacked since the beginning of the war!
Even Noah with his position as a Celestial Commander did not know about this, the Legions being sent this time actually being under the Leadership of Star Forging Golden Commanders, with the release of three Realm Dreadnaughts to attack three specific strongholds with even higher importance than the Verittas Fortress.
So even though some of the Star Forgers from the side of the Dark Expanse had returned to their posts halfway through, they had still left them as the Celestials hiding in wait went forth and attacked, beginning to decimate their remaining forces as they worked to quickly take over these strongholds!
The Grand Mage Edrusim was receiving numerous communications of this plot as he gritted his teeth while streaking across the void of space, teleporting vast distances every now and then as he neared his Mage's Tower where he could see and command everything in just three minutes.
The Mage's Tower was hectic as reports flooded in, Edrusim resuming control as the situation across the Dark Expanse became clearer.
In just a matter of minutes and with the reduced defenses of some strongholds, more than five locations were pierced through and overtaken, three of them being those that faced the three Legions which had a Golden Commander leading a Realm Dreadnought!
Colossal losses were taken, the forces of the Dark Expanse realizing that the plot of Celestials today was not just the assassination of the unique 9th Infernal Lord, but to also use the chaos surrounding this to lay a siege which actually succeeded in capturing 5 locations!
Other strongholds were gradually fighting and holding on as their Commanders returned and faced the Star Forging Celestial Commanders, especially the locations where Vampyres were protecting being those that actually could not be taken over in time before all their forces returned.
But the damage was done! On this day, Celestials advanced further into the Dark Expanse than all the days since the war began, gaining a major victory even with the loss of two Star Forging Golden Commanders under the power of the 9th Infernal Lord!
Chapter 538 - Star Forger!
Noah was relayed everything occurring at this moment from Vladivostok, his body still experiencing and enjoying the impeccable sensation of his law of fate breaking past 50%.
The strongholds that had many Vampyres protecting them actually stood strong, the wisdom of Old Man Inuit directing them to keep their defenses even when he saw Noah being besieged by two Star Forging Celestials.
Only a single Vampyre Lord at the Star Forging Realm had left because Inuit still had a semblance of worry, but his intuition allowed for them to actually hold off three Celestial Legions under the banner of Golden Commanders.
Only the strongholds that were heavily protected by Mages and Infernals fell, all three of the powerful Realm Dreadnoughts being sent into these locations as if by a plan expecting the fearsome defense of the Vampyres, those three targeted stronghold falling into the hands of Celestials as well as another two similarly defended strongholds.
Tens of billions of beings were now under the Influence of Celestials because of this move, their forces advancing further into the Dark Expanse as the forces of the 5th and 6th Infernal Lord had to retreat, along with many commanding Mages and Wizards as they unwillingly left behind their homes to gather their power and not needlessly die before they tried to fight back for them!
If the Celestials so chose, they could obliterate these planets and kill billions, and this was the untold threat that allowed for them to smoothly take over the numerous planets cl.u. around these 5 strongholds the moment those defending them were defeated.
Thus, even though the plot of assassination failed, a hidden plot had succeeded! Noah rapidly collected his thoughts as his surroundings rapidly changed, multiple Star Forging beings appearing and leaving in a matter of seconds, the two Celestial Legions collapsing as the remaining four commanders were quickly defeated, the Verittas Fortress that was at the center of a huge plot today actually surviving with very few deaths or injuries to their people!
Seeing the many beings clearing the battlefield while looking toward his shimmering circle of Authority, he deactivated his Authorities as he sent out a few telepathic messages to his people and then...disappeared from the battlefield!
There were too many things currently occurring within him as he wanted some time to observe them all, [Fate Discernment] telling him that nothing else exciting would be happening around the Verittas Fortress today.
He could not change the outcome of the plot that the higher ups of the Celestials hatched, to the point that even his identity as Crixus did not grant him this information for the plot today. So he would leave it behind for now as he actually did something that would actually be of help- and that was to use the enormous amounts of loot he gained from the two Star Forging Celestials to power himself up even more!
Aside from his Fate Lines continuing to shoot past the five million point, he wanted to quickly begin the process of turning his Origin into a genuine Star as he stepped towards the higher realms of power. His clone teleported to a nondescript location in the Light Expanse as he threw a Blood World and a veil unto himself, waving his hands as he grasped into multiple rainbow colored Cores from his Expansive Space.
His eyes shone as the energy that signified the hard work and experience of hundreds of years that made a Star Forger begin to rush towards Origin of his Main Body, a unique phenomenon occurring as his clone continued to act like limbs to his original body, whatever they absorbed being sent directly to him and whatever energy they used also coming from him.
This meant that Noah's main body that was overseeing the occupied Witches Layer had hidden itself in his Command room as he also veiled himself and accessed the Expansive Space to bring out more Star Forging Cores, the energy rushing in even faster as it simply acted like multiple limbs on his body were absorbing the dense essence.
Even the second clone in the Time Space did the same as the potent Star Forging Cores that would have taken a day or two to fully be absorbed were becoming smaller at a rate visible to the n.a.k.e.d eye, Noah's bodies gaining a starry hue as his face shone with splendor!
All the essence rushed toward his Origin as it remolded it, the Domain energy and the essence of the World Rank beginning to transform into a genuine Star within him as the forging continued.
DONG!
Fluctuations were released every few seconds from his Origin as it became larger yet more compact, Noah accessing the abundant atmospheric essence of his Spiritual World through his second clone as the process went on with out a problem!
DONG!
His entire body seemed to be vibrating as time passed as it felt heavier and ridiculously stronger, a natural thin film of protective light similar to the ones that protected the 2 Star Forging Assassins beginning to wrap around him as it shimmered with an assortment of colors.
DONG!
His speed, strength, defense- everything was shooting higher and higher as a Star was gradually Forged within him, his eyes opening sharply as he stared at a blinking Stat Panel!
[Noah Osmont][Title(s): Infernal Lord(Variant)]
[Bloodline(s): Vampyre Progenitor]
[Fate Line(s) : 5,256,728]
[Chaos Particle(s) : 1,483,245]
[Origin Core(s) : Fire-5, Water-5]
[Domain(s) : Fate,Chaos, Space, Fire, Water]
[Vitality: STAR FORGER]
[Focus: - ]
[Strength: STAR FORGER]
[Law(s) : Fate-52%,Chaos-14%,Space-8%, Fire-52%, Water-52%]
[Authority(s) : Fate Lord, Flame Lord, Water Lord]
An additional {{Authority}}, vast advancements that would terrify the most powerful of beings in the Novus Galaxy, and a sparkling new addition that read Star Forger.
Because of this single battle and plot to take his life, he was actually given such a large amount of presents that his power had skyrocketed into the Realm right before the highest one in the Novus Galaxy, making an even grander advancement as he effectively comprehended more than half of a Supreme Law and gained the subsequent {{Authority}}!
Chapter 539 - Might as well make a Realm
Noah flew the still exploding strength of his body as he freely let the essence in his environment rush towards him, his eyes honing in on his Stat Panel that listed the newly gained Authority of a Supreme Law!
{{Fate Lord's Authority}} :: A right given to a being that is embarking on the path of understanding Fate. This Authority has the effects of Radiant Knowledge, Cast Disruption, Mana Interference, Fate Manifestation, Atmospheric Regulation, as well as increasing the effectiveness of all Fate related abilities by 1000% and reducing their mana cost by 95%.
The simpler description of the Authority given after passing the 50% mark in the Law of Fate was displayed on his eyes as he went over it. Nearly everything was the same as the Authorities of the Laws of Fire and Water, but the effectiveness of Fate Skills under this Authority were actually +1000% compared to the +500% of the previous two laws, with the mana cost being cut down by 95%!
The only thing else that was new was the addition of the ability called Radiant Knowledge. Noah's eyes twinkled as he didn't make himself wait before casting the Authority, his first clone that had the identity of the Infernal Lord and was currently hidden in space casting this Authority is a small range around him.
OOOM
Golden fluctuations erupted outwards as Noah closed his eyes and compared the feeling of this Authority.
In the few meters surrounding him, it had turned into a space tinged with a gold hue as abundant Fate Essence filled the surroundings, each of them dancing joyfully as they waited for Noah's commands.
He felt the stupendous feeling of strength this Authority brought him as the effects of the abstruse skill called Radiant Knowledge smoothly came in, his thoughts moving subconsciously as an idea seemed to suddenly strike him, his hands waving forth as he also cast the ability that cultivated the law of chaos, [Disciple of Chaos]!
RUMBLE!
It felt like oil being added to fire as the intrusion of Chaos Particles into the radiant field of gold fate essence that were abundantly swimming in the laid out Authority exploded out, this action causing a chain reaction as even more Chaos Particles manifested to rush down. It was similar to when Noah performed Dual Cultivation, but the reaction was much more intense as he quickly made calculations as time passed.
His eyes shook as he confirmed the effect was actually closer to being more than 5 times as effective as when he performed Dual Cultivation of the two Supreme Laws, this space under {{Fate Lord's Authority}} actually providing a way for him to increase his progress in the opposing Law of Chaos even faster!
His thoughts moved rapidly as he continued to test a few things, his Second Clone in the Time Space actually taking over the task as he released {Fate Lord's Authority}} in the region where he was surrounded by four different Law Spaces, not wasting any time thereafter as he cast the authorities for the Law of Water and Fire as well.
RUMBLE!
The very space around him shook at the immensity of the authorities as at this time, Noah also cast the skills that would allow him not to just perform dual cultivation, but quadruple cultivation as all the techniques of comprehending the laws of fate, chaos, water, and fire were cast!
His body was first covered in the respective law spaces of these elements that gave him access to their abundant energies, and he then laid out the {Authority} for each of them but chaos, gaining access to their purest forms of essence as the effects of his progress were multiplied.
He was actually cultivating by using his Authorities- something that nobody could do in this Novus Galaxy! Who had the capability to master three laws more than halfway? Who had enough mana to keep such Authorities active at all times? It was only him!
It was ridiculous, crazy, and unsustainable for anyone else but him as he visibly saw the numbers of Fate Lines and Chaos Particles changing rapidly, the Fire and Water Origin Cores also spinning rapidly within his main body as they ate up as much energy as they could before they spit even more out to reinforce his body.
Long story short- through the use of the Authorities of the laws that he had comprehended more than 50% of, he had increased his speed in law comprehension multiple times!
The norm of a being taking longer to advance as he reached higher stages was once again broken as while Noah achieved grander achievements and realms, his speed continued to accelerate even faster! What slowing down? What pacing? Taking years to make advancements?
Noah gave a big middle finger to all of this as he barreled forward, achieving things that would take others hundreds of years in a matter of days! Yet somehow, this speed was still getting faster...
It was ridiculous, to say the least, but Noah only nodded contently as his second clone continued this new cultivation method, the unique ability termed Radiant Knowledge under {{Fate Lord's Authority}} spinning again as all the ideas he had about the future and himself were laid out clearly in his mind, all these ideas coming together in a much cleaner manner as he was provided knowledge of how to use these ideas in a more optimum manner similar to how he stumbled to try his newest cultivation method.
His thoughts at this moment had revolved from the battles of the Last War, the mysteries he was still unfolding, and then they came to rest on a single topic amidst all of these- and that was his plan of forming a realm!
He had just broken into the Star Forging Realm and passed the 50% mark on three Universal Laws, and at this time he rose as he stared at the starry expanse before him as he said to himself,
'I might as well make my realm.'
...
A shocking and arrogant thought! Yet it seemed achievable to Noah as the Radiant Knowledge ability under the {{Fate Lord's Authority}} acted like an upgraded version of Fate Discernment, this new ability not showing him any abstruse concepts or hidden meanings he had to figure out as his own thoughts and ideas were filled to the brim with new information as any gaps were filled, wondrous new possibilities that Noah had not considered opening themselves up in his eyes!
Chapter 540 - Prepare for something beautiful!
To make a Realm, Noah had originally planned to go through the upgrading of tiers of the Spiritual World into a Spiritual Realm.
He wanted to observe this process before he fully committed to the grand undertaking of elevating his homeworld and the many other connected worlds into a singular Realm, this idea seeming feasible if he combined the status of all his connected worlds and fused it all together to create a Realm!
Yet now, he looked at the upgrade of his Spiritual World and his connected worlds in the same manner. His Spiritual World was also connected to him, which also meant it shared a connection with his Homeworld and all the other worlds. So why not use the upgrade of tiers into the Spiritual Realm as the conduit for the fusion of all his connected Worlds into an even grander realm...?
He had not even entertained this idea before because of many unknowns and because it involved the lives of beings that now passed a few hundred billion, but the advent of {{Fate Lord's Authority}} filled his gaps of information with a lot of knowledge that made him confident in this possibility!
It would truly be a great undertaking as it was not simply him tying the Spiritual World upgrade with his Homeworld and many others, it also signified that the wondrous things and the unique features of the Spiritual World would all be shared into a grand realm that would be nothing like any of the other realms out there.
Noah's eyes were shining with a gold light the more he thought about it, realizing that the outcome of such actions would be something that even he had yet to fully grasp, but the golden light of fate allowed him to infer just how grand it could be!
Thus, he delayed no longer as he committed to it and began sending telepathic messages to the Spiritual World Beasts, telling them to get ready for another round of upgrades as he pulled out the numerous World Rank Cores from the Celestial Commanders he had taken down.
The figure of his first clone disappeared from the starry void of space as he appeared near his forces still at the Verittas Fortress, waving his hands as all of them entered into the Spiritual World.
He could see Commanding Mage Turner and the others sending out numerous directions, their eyes shaking as they turned towards him.
Noah only gave a light smile as he knew if these beings could actually feel his hidden aura that was now at the Star Forging Realm, it wouldn't just be their eyes that shook. He sent commands for the Infernal Legion still at the Verittas Fortress to remain stationed as he disappeared again without even glancing at rest the masses of beings that were still moving to clear the battlefield.
Some were happy, but the Commanders were filled with worry as the news of multiple Celestial Legions using this opportunity to pierce through the defenses of the Dark Expanse reached them. Since Noah also could not change this at the moment, he continued forward for his grand goal of creating a singular realm unlike any other!
After collecting his subordinates, his figure actually teleported at the void of space not too far from his home world, glancing at the twinkling blue star far away from his gaze as he released the Spiritual World to become its full size.
RUMBLE!
A splendorous world that was a huge central continent surrounded by four floating continents appeared, sparkling essence seemingly overflowing from it and into the surrounding space as it grandly appeared.
Within it, multiple Domain Rank Spiritual Beasts had appeared in the time space where Noah's second clone was training, stepping into the vibrant Law Spaces filled with essence as they received multiple World Rank Cores from this clone!
The Emperor Penguin and others had already taken down a World Rank expert and gained such cores themselves in the first battle as they absorbed them and the herbs of the Spiritual World to improve their realm, but they weren't enough. With Noah freely distributing his loot though, and even releasing the few Star Forging cores he had not completely absorbed- the achievement of getting many beasts at the World Rank would be achieved in a matter of days.
Of course, they would be in the Time Space, so this would barely be more than a few hours in the outside world!
At this juncture, Noah actually prioritized the Spiritual Land Beasts, the Harbingers of Sin like Kazuhiko, the Kraken, and even Barbatos taking a back seat in upgrading their realms for now.
As the beasts worked to increase their ranks, Noah himself had to move to obtain the remaining Prime World Cores required to initiate the upgrade of the next tier.
This would require for extremely ruthless actions of displacing billions of beings into the Ancient Blood World while he devoured the cores of their Worlds, but even the devoured entities that were the world cores would simply be assimilated into the entity overseeing the Spiritual World, so he didn't see it as too much of a loss for them.
This was especially so since all of the displaced beings would soon be placed into a grand realm that their worlds went on to help create. There were many ways that Noah could go about justifying his actions, but his mind continued to flash with ideas as he moved to actually obtain these world cores!
The beings all over the Novus Galaxy continued to move at this time as the powerful forces digested the move of Celestials and their success into piercing deeper into the Dark Expanse, the seriousness of this situation overtaking anything else in the minds of these powerful figures.
So they focused on the continuing efforts of the war, none of them knowing that in an unknown corner of the Light Expanse, a single being was about to start the upgrade of a unique treasure that he found in a small world.
This unique treasure had grown so much that it was now about to enter the stage that nobody could have thought possible, but the result of this would not just be the creation of a grand realm as Noah expected!
Even he was about to be blindsided by the unexpected results that would come because of the formation of this Realm, something that was only ever on the back of his mind actually coming to fruition because of the actions he was about to undertake!
Chapter 541 - Her ability makes her fit!
Across the vastness of space, a few Golden Commanders, Celestials that had achieved the Star Forging Realm- were sitting with serious faces as a cold atmosphere over took the command room of the Realm Dreadnaught they were in.
This enormous Vessel that very few Star Forging Commanders got the chance to pilot was actually not alone, another Realm Dreadnought of exactly the same enormous size stationed not too far from it. The size of these vessels were nearing those of Continents, with them being packed by hundreds of thousands of Celestials with their exterior shimmering with deadly weapons that could easily decimate Prime Worlds.
Currently, this second Realm Dreadnaught was actually not occupied with any Commanders, only masses of Celestials moving within it as the Commanders that normally took its reigns were the two Star Forging Celestials that had been chosen to assassinate Noah!
Now with their death, a new Commander had to be chosen for this monstrous vessel of death, and it was why this meeting was taking place.
"I can take over to avenge our brothers. I will see to it that Verittas Fortress falls!"
A strong voice erupted from a Star Forger that had sharp green hair, his eyes wild with power as the elements of the Law of Earth and Fate shimmered around him.
The surrounding Star Forgers nodded at his words as they saw no issues, the green haired Star Forger looking at a single Celestial at the forefront of the command table they were situated around.
All the eyes of the room turned towards this being who was known as Golden Child, the Celestial that currently acted as the right hand man of Aldrich!
This being had eyes that seemed to constantly be shining with a golden light, his gaze calm as he voiced out.
"No."
Unexpected gazes locked onto the Golden Child as they wondered for the reason of the denial, silence overcoming the room as his face seemed to show a certain level of uncertainty before he spoke.
"The one to take control of the Realm Dreadnaught shall be the upcoming Commander Athena."
...!
Shocked faces were the only thing that met him as the powerful Celestials looked around the room in confusion, the green haired Star Forger known as Commander Verdant speaking out carefully.
"The War Princess? But...that makes no sense. Not to even talk of her merits, but she has only just bega-"
"This is not coming from me, but from the Founder himself."
RUMBLE!
Waves of essence tumbled out at this as everyone shut up, any misunderstandings or grievances they had wiped away instantly as they nodded!
Even though they had many questions, even though many of them did not follow the train of thought of why an upcoming Commander who was still at the World Rank would be given command of one of the few powerful weapons of the Celestials- they still agreed because it was the words of the Founder!
The Golden Child looked at the many faces before he sighed and spoke once more.
"It is because of her unique ability that allows her to see the movements of the enemy even before they happen- {Precognition}."
...!
"Our enemies are veiled in chaos where we cannot discern their future even with our techniques of Fate, which led to us losing two brothers today. This unique War Princess actually has an ability that will help counter that 9th Infernal Lord with all his surprises becoming things we can anticipate."
The Golden Child spoke of the ability of the War Princess as the listening Star Forgers adopted astonished expressions, their gazes agreeing as time passed while the Golden Child continued to speak.
"Brother Verdant and Lyle, you two will accompany Athena on the Blazing Realm Dreadnaught, along with the company of the other three geniuses that participated in the recent tournament. The Founder plans to create an enormous legion to specifically counter the forces stationed at the Verittas Fortress, and you will be at the forefront of it!"
RUMBLE!
A golden glow erupted from his eyes at these words as the surrounding Star Forgers nodded.
"For order!"
"For balance!"
Waves of change continued to spread out as the effects of the recent battle continuing, a being that should have taken months to show great battle merits actually being flung to the center stage in a short period of time!
Was this the meaning of one with a Noble Fate, or something else entirely? Nobody could say they knew as the preparations were made, the commands being related to Athena, Crixus, the Three-Eyed Fate Child, and Grandmaster Light.
It was at this time that Noah's main body received the telepathic commands, and he was actually performing a change at this time as his first clone that had been moving to acquire prime world cores all this time teleported into the expansive Prime Warship of the Celestials he was on, both these two bodies appearing at the same veiled location as Noah curiously stared at himself.
As this clone teleported into the Prime Warship, Noah teleported out as [Unique Origin] was initiated to make the first clone seamlessly adopt the identity of Crixus. This ability stemming from the Progenitor bloodline being something that even the eyes of the Founder had not bypassed!
His main body was switching positions with his clone as during the momentous event of upgrading his Spiritual World and his many connected worlds into a Realm, he wanted his main body that held the actual connections and his full Origin to be presiding over it.
He always veiled himself with a Blood World whenever he was making breakthroughs or making progress in the laws, and he did not know how wild the effects of this coming upgrade would be. Thus, his main body would now assume the identity of the 8th Infernal Lord while presiding over everything else, his figure teleporting is the quadrant where his home world and many of the connected worlds stood.
He absorbed the news of Him and Athena being thrusted into the forefront of the coming battles as his eyes shone with many ideas, seeing another bright opportunity open up in front of him as he pushed aside these thoughts for now.
This was because he was ready to get started on the project to transform many worlds into a singular Realm!
Chapter 542 - Realizing the dreams of many!
In the past day, Noah's first clone and been moving diligently as the required Prime World Cores were obtained, a shocking phenomenon spreading out across the Light Expanse where four Prime World had suddenly faced destruction!
Cries of horror and the state of war fully entered into the minds of the inhabitants of the Light Expanse as they became aware of this event, those who were apprehensive for this Last War fully committing to fighting and siding with the Celestials as they saw the events of Prime Worlds disappearing and not four of them shattering being something that could happen to their homes as well.
Everything had a cause and effect- Noah knew this as he carried out his actions. Even while he did not take the lives of any of the beings on these stars that had faced destruction after their Cores were taken, this action would still be received and exploited in many different ways by those who wished. Even though he carried out mass teleportation for the billions of beings on these planets he took the cores of, others would not know that! But he had no fast alternative for now, so this was all he could do as he continued to increase his power until all of these beings that were put in a state of war...did not have to fight anymore!
For him to do this, his strength must continue to grow to insane levels until even monsters like Aldrich could be taken down.
He pushed the thoughts of his actions out of his mind as his main body began to actively move, this time teleporting to the many worlds he shared a connection with as he used the device that was the [World Engine] to move these worlds near the area of his homeworld where he anchored the Spiritual Realm.
The Beast World, the Demon World, the Ancient Blood World...any worlds he shared a connection with were shifted across space to surround his homeworld and his Spiritual World in a circular manner, a majestic sight of numerous stars of varying sizes appearing in the small quadrant in the Light Expanse.
Noah had no worries about doing his realm upgrade near his home, this location being somewhere special where he had begun, and he had zero worries of the coming events being seen by anyone else. Even his covert skills would still be covering everything just in case, but he expected no issues as all that remained would be exactly how successful he could be to achieve his goal.
He had to allow for the realm upgrade of his Spiritual World, and then use his connection with this World as a conduit to include all his other connected worlds, fusing all of them together into something that would be too wondrous for him to even imagine!
There were many things to take care of, and he would need the cooperation of all the Systems of his connected worlds to ensure the safety of the beings within them would not be an issue while the worlds were fusing into a singular realm.
He would also need the cooperation of his powerful subordinates to bring order into an enormous realm that would contain a number of beings upwards of roughly 300 Billion, the billions of beings coming from literally different worlds and having their own cultures and understanding all suddenly being placed together in one location.
He was sending telepathic messages to Vladivostok and the Harbingers of Sin to be ready, all of these beings feeling a sense of wonder and slight apprehension while looking forward to whatever was to come as they followed this singular man that shone too bright!
The beasts in the Time Space of the Spiritual World were consolidating their upgrade into the World Rank, the requirement of beasts already being met a few hours ago as the Emperor Penguin as his brothers and sisters advanced forward.
RAA! RAA! RAA!
The Emperor Penguin was currently taking the role of a Big Brother as he lectured all the other Spiritual World Beasts to be ready, this upgrade being of even more significance to them as the original inhabitants of the Spiritual World which was known as the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land just a couple of months ago!
In the Beast World, Queen Adelaide was situated on a grand blue throne, the Shadow Guard Night who was currently at the Void Rank, her Father, as well as all of her many Frozen Generals all preparing as they received news of what was to come.
Very few of them even fully understood what was happening, but they all knew it was connected to their Queen who was connected to a very ill.u. person!
The Queen in question was staring out absentmindedly as never in her wildest dreams would she have expected the unique skill her mother passed down, {Golden Rule}- would have ever made something like this possible.
It only allowed her to find the being that would give her the brightest future, but she never expected for someone so out of this world! Her frozen gaze looked forward as their world took its position among many in surrounding a single Spiritual World.
Across the many stars that Noah was connected to, many beings were having their own thoughts as ideals out of their wildest dreams were becoming realized. In Noah's homeworld, Steel Mikhail was in the skies of the Blessed Empire, his wide figure accompanied by the Guider, Sophia, and many other higher ups of Noah's homeworld.
Sophia's eyes shone with l.u. as she spoke out with a smile.
"If we had been walking and stumbling in the darkness all this time, then we are about to start running forward at full throttle into a brand new era."
Simple words that were filled with hidden meanings erupted out, Steel Mikhail's calm heart shaking as he heard them, his thoughts tumultuous as he thought of the being that only an F Rank Hunter a few months ago!
"Be ready for what is to come, for we are stepping into an Era we had only thought to be possible, but never something we could realize."
Her words faded out as those around her gulped and nodded. Above them in the void of space, Noah had returned above his homeworld and Spiritual World, his gaze turning around to observe the many cl.u. of stars arranged in a circular formation all around him as he felt his heart beat remaining stable.
He felt the gravity of what he was about to do as [Unique Being] was activated, the effect of Apathy bringing him to utter calmness and serenity as he closed his eyes.
He felt the void of space and the stars around him. He felt his heart and thoughts that remained stable. He felt his very origin as he committed to advance forward, waving his hands as five sparkling Prime World cores flew out of his expansive space and rushed towards the Spiritual World!
The stage was set, the requirements met.
A grand realm full of possibilities was waiting at the other side as an event that would forever change the lives of an uncountable number of beings began.
From the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land to the Spiritual World. Now, it would be advancing into the...
Chapter 543 - Realm Formation!
An unbelievable scene was playing itself out in a small quadrant of the light expanse. There was an enormous shimmering floating land mass that was a size larger than most prime worlds. This landmass was made of a singular central continent and four floating continents mystically floating above it.
This was the spiritual world that was currently stationed above Noah's home world! The blue planet was floating mystically below the enormous spiritual realm, and not too far from it, there were the shadows of numerous planets with each of them sharing a connection with Noah.
All of them were stationed in a circular formation as an invisible line that connected each of them went towards a singular person. This singular person was floating above all the stars as his apathetic eyes looked down towards the spiritual world that had just absorbed five prime world cores.
RUMBLE!
The entire spiritual world was trembling as the transformation had started, blue light wrapping around it in a luminous fashion. Noah closed his eyes as he sensed his connection with the spiritual world and followed along its path of the upgrade into a Realm.
An immense amount of essence was already converging towards it, and he followed all of this essence towards the core of this world, his awareness noticing the formation of a thin archaic-looking illusory door.
Yes, a door!
As the process began with this spiritual world absorbing an enormous amount of essence, the thin outline of an archaic door had actually erupted out from the core of the spiritual world, this outline rising from the depths as it shot out of the expansive world and into the void of space, coming to rest at Noah's eye level!
His closed eyes opened with a flash as he stared at the illusory door that was shimmering with mystical lights.
RUMBLE!
The entire spiritual world continued to vibrate rapidly as Noah monitored everything while sending messages to all the planetary systems connected to him.
"Be ready."
The systems of all the worlds that he was connected to had to ensure the safety of all the beings living within them from what was about to happen next. The sight was a fantastical one to see as Noah observed the spiritual world to actually start becoming smaller and smaller while gravitating towards the illusory figure of the door that had continued to expand in front of his eyes.
This was the process that the spiritual world was taking to upgrading to a realm! After the initiation an illusory door had appeared, the landmasses of the spiritual world would all be absorbed into this door as they were placed in their own spatial plane, becoming a full fledged realm thereafter!
As Noah observed one of the continents of the spiritual world getting closer to the door and being absorbed into it, he focused on his connection to his main world- the connection that was the strongest, as this connection and his will were relayed to the spiritual world. Noah was actually using this connection as a passageway as it served to identify his homeworld with a similar status to his Spiritual World, the blue light that had been covering this unique treasure since its upgrade shooting out as it went to wrap around Noah's homeworld!
This phenomenon was something that only Noah would have been able to do, as only he possessed a Spiritual World with its unique features while also sharing a connection with it and many other worlds.
This light that signified the upgrade into a realm wrapped around his homeworld as it did not just stop there, this blue light going on to jump across the expanse of space as Noah's mind focused on more and more worlds. The blue light continued towards the distant stars that he was connected to, each of them gaining a shimmering glimmer that caused for the ecstatic scene of multiple stars glowing brightly in this empty corner of Light Expanse!
The inhabitants of all of these affected worlds felt the earth rumbling beneath their feet as each of them felt a movement they had never experienced before. It felt like their worlds were spinning out of control, and yet at the same time they weren't. It felt as if they're moving forward, but at the same time, they weren't. It was a feeling that could not really be expressed in words!
The phenomenon that was occurring to the Spiritual World was now happening to all the connected worlds, each of them becoming wrapped in the bright blue light as they began to be pulled towards the illusory door in front of Noah while they rapidly reduced in size.
Noah's eyes shone with l.u. as he observed the rapid movements of enormous planets shooting towards him only to disappear the moment they came within the bounds of the illusory door.
VOOM! VOOM! VOOM!
It was such a fantastical site to see as Noah felt the many connections that he had forming into a singular powerful, strong and more robust connection. The many stars he shared connections with all rushed towards the illusory golden door as each of them disappeared, going towards a different spatial plane that even Noah did not know how the formation of it would be nor what results would come out of it.
The central continent of the spiritual world was actually the last thing to fly into this illusory door, waiting until all the chosen planets had been sucked in before it acted like a final piece, disappearing into the doorway and initiating the rest of the process as the rumbling of immense fluctuations of essence ensued!
RUMBLE!
With all the worlds absorbed into a singular door that was gradually becoming more physical, Noah focused on his connection as his eyes peered into the formation of the Realm inside of this door, his hands landing on it as even he disappeared!
When he reappeared, he was actually above the skies overseeing a shocking transformation, his eyes watching as the central continent of the Spiritual World flew in to situate itself at an empty area that signified the center of this new Realm, the other continental landmasses already around it.
The more shocking things were the other landmasses that were connecting and fusing with the many worlds, the circular shapes of these worlds ridiculously unfolding in front of Noah's eyes as if they were some malleable material, a unique blue energy holding everything together safely as these worlds attached themselves into the landmasses of the Spiritual World!
It felt like he was watching pieces of a puzzle come together as while he was observing all of this with shining eyes, something unexpected happened deep within his Origin.
POP!
Noah adopted a painful expression as he brought his hand and clutched his chest, his face ashen as the connection between his very origin and the many stars he was connected to actually seemed to explode...and then rapidly begin to reform and expand!
Chapter 544 - Mana Manipulation!
It was a shocking feeling to go through, Noah experiencing something he always felt exploding within him, the connection that was established many months ago seemingly gone for a brief period of time before he felt it again.
He could not even describe it as feeling the connection again as he realized it was the same connection, but it was also extremely different as it was much more expansive!
If he could compare his past connection to a single thread of a line that was a few inches long, this current connection was an enormous column that was multiple miles long! That was how expansive and enormous it was.
RUMBLE!
Noah's body actually became bathed in the same blue light that the many fusing planets had, where one could trace a cylindrical column of immense amounts of essence shooting forth from the forming Realm below him, this light seemingly too vibrant as his body could not contain it.
This vibrancy made it shoot out above his head as a column of majestic blue right pierced through the newly forming clouds, a scene of fantastical elements playing out as Noah could not help but stretch out his hands and feet in the skies to take all of it in!
[Everything is proceeding smoothly.]
At this moment, he heard the voice of the System that seemed similar to the apathetic voice of his homeworld, his Spiritual World, and any of the other worlds combined as each of them seemed to be represented in this one voice.
[The living beings will briefly experience a period of extreme nausea. No other effects have been observed.]
Noah's body continued to be bathed in a glorious blue light as he listened to this voice, finding it much more apathetic and systematic than before, but he could not pay too much attention to it as he was also experiencing something profound within himself.
Because this new connection of an extremely large Realm was coursing through him, he could feel something that he had been actively using for the past months with the help of the System. The fuel that allowed for him to use the skills he learned from [Skill Books] or Inheritances, the one thing that he had a nearly infinite amount of.
He could feel...Mana!
Not just feeling it, his Origin was shaking excitedly as he realized that this immense amount of mana from this forming realm...he might actually be able to manipulate it!
It was an ecstatic thought, and something that he had always wanted to get his hands on ever since he first formed his connection. Previously, he had access to large reserves of mana, but he could not freely manipulate it in whatever order he required to bring the effects of skills he thought of or desired.
Even the beings of the Beast World that did not have high realms could manipulate mana in different ways to create new skills with their experience, yet someone like Noah was still not able to after all this time!
The reason for this was uniquely because of his own situation, his Origin and body not being able to withstand the torrent of Mana from the connection with a world, where him only accessing the connection when supplying mana to skills was the only way for him to use it all this time.
But at this juncture, he was forcefully exposed to a torrent of mana multiple times larger than any of the connections before, the reserves of a Realm being something that he could not even wrap his mind around. This exposure should have been extremely dangerous, and might have even caused for his Origin to fracture and explode. But he had achieved a realm only a single level below what the beings in this Novus Galaxy could achieve- he had become a Star Forger before his upgrading of a realm!
This allowed his Origin to expand this new connection, while his body was being shot up with so much mana that even if he did not want to be fully exposed to it and begin to learn how to manipulate it- he would be forced to!
[The Inherent Skill, {Mana Manipulation- Restricted} has been acquired.]
BOOM!
He felt an explosive force erupt out from him with the words of the System, the rowdy and expansive connection of a Realm slightly settling down and reigned in as his body felt ecstatic in ways he could not even describe.
At this time if one was observing Noah's expression, they would observe the blue light that was emanating from his body to be so potent for a release that his eyes actually shone with splendrous arcs of blue light, his gaze turning otherworldly as these arcs of light spread out to his surroundings.
His shaking eyes continued releasing gorgeous arcs of light as he could not even wait as he tried to look at his stat panel and observe exactly what the newly gained skill entailed!
{Mana Manipulation- Restricted} :: An inherent ability that allows the user to use mana in specific pathways in order to achieve the desired effect in terms of abilities. It includes the abilities of Mana Operation and Mana Perception. It is {Restricted} because the being, [Noah Osmont], is restricted from freely releasing Pure Mana externally.
...!
His thoughts churned as he read the somewhat different description of this new Inherent Ability, his eyes honing in on the so-called restriction as he seemed to understand. Only someone like him was specifically restricted from freely releasing pure mana, as it would mean he had the output and force of an entire realm to release upon his enemies if he wished!
Such a thing completely broke the scales of balance in the Novus Galaxy and in the Universe as a whole, and in an effort to maintain a similitude of balance- Noah was restricted from being able to do such a thing! Thus, he could only continue to release mana in terms of skills and abilities.
He had an unwilling expression as he thought about this, feeling it to be an injustice. Yet, his thoughts were stopped yet again as the voice of the System continued to ring out in his mind.
[Because of the required condition of having {Mana Manipulation}, the System function of [Skill Creation] is now available.]
"..."
...!
The wondrous upgrade into a Realm did not just come with Mana Manipulation, but it came with the ability that went hand in hand- the capability to forge the skills which could put the newly gained manipulation skill into practice!
[Skill Creation] had entered the stage!
Chapter 545 - [Skill Creation]!
As a ridiculous amount of essence continued to be sucked into a wondrous process of a Realm Formation, a single being was floating in the skies of the realm as his body was surrounded by a column of blue light!
His arms and legs were outstretched as his muscles spasmed, his eyes shimmering as they shot out beautiful blue arcs of light.
Even though this being looked to be in pain, a smile could be seen on his face as the surprises he was getting were too many!
First was the Inherent Ability of mana manipulation, and then came a feature of his System that many others could already do- the capability to create skills! The feature of [Skill Creation] was added on top of such things as [Skill Combination], Noah taking half of his attention from the forming of the realm and into his panel as he observed the details of this feature.
[Skill Creation] :: A feature that allows the user to create skills or skill trees. The tier of a skill or skill tree is dependent on the stage of the user. Multiple conditions are required for the successful creation of a skill or skill tree: The user is required to describe the intended ability in detail before a skill model can be computed for its feasibility. To bring the skill or skill tree into fruition, [Skill Points] are required. The amount of [Skill Points] needed is dependent on the type of skill being created.
The description of a feature that seemed to actually be shining bright gold in Noah's eyes appeared, this feature being a much-awaited one as he theorized all he could do with it! The only thing that put a damper on his thoughts was the requirement of Skill Points that he had very limited amounts of remaining, much of them being cl.u. and spread out into numerous Skill Trees.
Unless he found a new source of Skill Points in the near future, he would have to soon inactivate some skill trees as he took the Skill Points within to focus them onto a few specific ones, as he would soon be upgrading the stages of skill trees into the Star Forging Realm!
He would be faced with the situation where Skill Points were gradually becoming a scarce resource, and this was made especially so by the fact that he would need to spend them to create new skills or skill trees.
Thus, he looked forward to the day that he could obtain new Skill Points, but he also abhorred it because it would come with its own terrifying connotations!
[The Realm Formation is 80% completed.]
He locked this thought in the back of his mind for now as the voice of the System rang out in his mind, his awareness focusing on the expanded channel of mana that could intensely feel as well as the changes occurring in the expansive Realm before him. He would play with [Skill Creation] later as he now finished overseeing this realm upgrade.
The circular planets had all inexplicably unfolded into wide and flat land masses that would make for a grand paradise for anyone that believed stars were flat, these landmasses connecting together like pieces of a puzzle that had just been waiting to be fitted this entire time!
The vibrancy of all sorts of colors of essence was abound in this spectacular realm formation that even Noah did not know how to describe it all.
He could see the different regions that used to be the Spiritual World, his gaze seeing those that shone with colors of blue, red, gold, or dark depending on their different Law Spaces. In the location that used to be the Spiritual World, he could see the figures of beasts led by the Emperor Penguin, this arrogant penguin actually standing at the forefront as one could see its body trembling, tears actually coming out of its beady eyes!
This was because this event was simply too important for a few beings much more than others, and the Spiritual World Beasts that were first born when this was still just a small floating landmass in a corner of the Beast World were those affected the most! Thus, one could see the scene of emotions that would never be expected of the face of this arrogant Emperor Penguin as this achievement was simply too much for him!
The Harbingers of Sin that were nearby simply looked on with unbelievable expressions at the grandiosity of everything, Kazuhiko being one of the many that was pinching themselves multiple times to make sure what they were seeing was not a dream.
Noah moved his awareness out further as he could see the blood red Ancient Blood World that was now a landmass which was thousands of miles long, the figures of minuscule Vampyres and beings from the Dark Expanse that he had saved in prior battles looking around them with immense shock.
Even closer to the past Spiritual World was the place that he came from, the blue planet he called his home. Its land and seas were already situated peacefully as the Humans, Atlanteans, and Merfolk within were looking at all the splendor.
Noah gazes at all of these regions as he observed the completion of the Realm formation, sending his thoughts to the System of this new Realm.
"Can we already modify the geography?"
[Yes. What would you like?]
"Spread the different Law Spaces out, let every past world and land have access to fate, chaos, aether, fire, water, earth...all the currently available elements."
RUMBLE!
His words were followed with vast and spectacular changes as a flash of multicolored auras rose, particles of all colors literally washing over this soon to be completed realm as the function of law spaces was spread out everywhere!
It did not matter if it was the Supreme Law of Fate or the Law of Air, every land in this realm would have a region that would be populated with an abundant amount of numerous elements, such a thing making way for an unbelievable realm that was packed with not just dense essence, but also giving the beings dwelling within even more abundant elemental essence of any laws they wished!
The gorgeous display of colors only further made the already spectacular formation to become even greater in the eyes of all those watching, those who did not think they could be shocked anymore being proven wrong time and time again...
Chapter 546 - The Ridiculous Esteemed Person
Hello.
This would have been the 1392nd entry into the Journal of the best Shadow Guard, Night. Yet the times call for me to narrate what is occurring as it is happening, so if there is anyone listening, pay attention.
The day had begun unlike any other, with me going busily about my work looking after the Frozen Queen. It should have remained like that, but all that changed when the Queen received word from the Esteemed Person.
Out of the blue, this Person had said for us to prepare, mentioning that a change would be occurring to our world. Now in the past, such changes had occurred when the Beast World was elevated from a Middle and into a Large World, and even most recently into a Prime World.
With the words of the Esteemed Person, the Beast World was about to be elevated yet again. It was a shocking thing to hear, but what was even more shocking was my and the Queen's acceptance of it all without batting an eye.
This was because there had been just too many things that this esteemed Person did that broke all common sense, and we had learned to simply go along with the things he mentioned and only watch the show thereafter.
This meant that for the show that was currently playing out in front of us- we were wholly unprepared for it.
Within my stupor and surprise after the out of this world majestic scenes began, my eyes noticed the Frozen Queen float to the skies as she looked around us with just as much surprise, confirming my thoughts that even she was just as unprepared for this as we all were.
As I floated up with her, my trained eyes at the Void Rank were able to see the many lands of the Beast World that I had studied my entire life, but then my gaze saw as even more lands came to be, stretching out for miles and miles until even I could not observe where they ended.
My eyes shook as I confirmed the geography of a few of the lands I could observe. The Esteemed Person's Homeworld, the Demon World, and even a few of the worlds that the Esteemed Person only talked about when he came to visit the Queen during his night time rendezvous.
Such a sight had shocking meaning, the simple words of the Esteemed Person meaning something nobody among us could have ever predicted as we observed the many worlds we occasionally traveled to in portals that he created actually to be in the same...plane as ours.
It was a ridiculous idea to even imagine, yet when it came to the Esteemed Person, we were gradually becoming numb to unimaginable things.
...
It seems I have to bring my ramblings to a close as all the lands in my eyesight are all becoming engulfed in a storm of aurora colored essence that would be something you only see in protected Holy Lands where only the purest of beings could enter, but they were spreading out freely amongst all the lands my eyes could gaze upon.
Truly a Ridiculous Esteemed Person.
For any that were listening to my ramblings, I'll be sure to doc. them in my Journal for future generations. This is all for the sake of them understanding just how ridiculous the person my Queen found is.
Until then.
Across the many connected worlds that were now fully connected and fused together in a sense that none of their inhabitants could have imagined, many were having their own thoughts and amazements at the scenes playing out around them.
What was happening now did not just affect Noah, but billions of beings that each had their own stories, ideals, and lives. Whether it was those that chose to be connected to Noah or those that did not even fully know his identity, each of them were inextricably connected and brought together into one singular spatial space that was completing its formation.
RUMBLE!
The lands that the many masses stood on trembled for the last time during this process as the last piece of the puzzle fit in place, signifying the end of a wondrous transformation as a brilliant blue light went on to cover everything for the last time.
Atop the vast colors of essence spreading out all across the lands, the blue light overflowed as it all shot towards a place that could be considered the center of this new realm. It was the location where many special beasts were congregating and tearfully looking around them, the location where a single being stood in the skies as the blue energy all converged towards him in a resplendent pillar of light!
The eyes of billions seemed to focus on this being at this moment as they portrayed their amazement, their worries, and their hopes. A being encased in a shining pillar of blue light, his eyes shooting arcs of light as he luminously looked around him in just as much wonder as everyone else.
The mouth of this being opened as those nearby could hear his words with extreme clarity, and they were something that shocked each of them to their very cores.
"This...is my realm."
...!
RUMBLE!
The declaration seemed to be the final ingredient to complete this wonder as the brilliance of light all thundered towards him and disappeared, his figure appearing grandly in all its majesty as some beings could make him out clearly.
Eyes that shone with confidence, one releasing a deep red hue and the other releasing a splendorous blue. Luminous hair that was evenly split in half with colors of gold and black, streaks of silver barely being visible within.
A devilishly handsome face with a jawline that would make many tremble, all dr.a. in an exquisite dark gold robe that fluttered in the wind!
Regal. Majestic. Powerful!
The one known as Noah Osmont floated in the skies of a brand new realm that had just come to fruition in the Novus Galaxy. In the corner of the Light Expanse, one could now observe the appearance of an enormous and exquisitely archaic blue door.
The shimmering blue doorway led to a place full of wonder, a Realm that would be known by a name that would only be suitable to it alone!
Chapter 547 - My Infinite Realm I
[The Upgrade into a Realm has finished successfully, and no living beings were harmed in the process.]
[37 Worlds have been successfully integrated into the new Realm, with geographical changes currently underway...]
The words of the System continued to flow into Noah's mind as the essence that should have been settling after the completion of the upgrade into a realm was actually just as vibrant, widespread changes continuing to occur throughout the new Realm.
All around the newly formed Realm, Noah could see the formation of floating landmasses that shone beautifully, the scene becoming something that would be hard to see even in the wildest fantasy!
Among these newly forming floating landmasses, unique and unheard of plants and vegetations were spreading out along with new lands that many had not come across before. This was because Noah's simple words of spreading out all the unlocked Law Spaces freely across this realm were truly shocking, as one could have been living in an apartment and suddenly found their entire complex surrounded by the vibrant particles of fate, and others could have been living in the sea and suddenly found themselves surrounded by the luminous particles of Aether!
Even a dangerous element such as Aether which was unlocked after this upgrade could be turned into a Law Space, its particles turning docile as they flowed freely among the beings encased in them, this law that Noah still wasn't sure if it stood on the same level as Fate and Chaos or above them being one of the many wondrous things spreading out across the realm.
Noah continued to gaze at all of these changes as he felt the eyes of many beings land on him, his gaze watching the emotional spiritual beasts as well as the stupefied harbingers of sin that looked towards him with varying expressions.
A few thousand miles away, an area filled with Blood Crystals that signified the past Ancient Blood World was even more vibrant, masses of Vampyres beginning to shoot out in droves towards him as they knew his identity more closely than most.
"Progenitor!"
"Blood Progenitor!"
RUMBLE!
He felt the words of many being calling out his name as he felt the movements of a single being flying into the skies towards him from the direction of his past Homeworld. His luminous eyes caught the figure of Sophia, the being that was a figure that his homeworld chose as a representative, the same being who inexplicably had the same face as the 1st Infernal Lord.
Sophia flew towards Noah's position as her vibrant white hair and shimmering blue eyes lit up with happiness, her figure bowing towards him!
"Big Brother."
Noah smiled towards this unique being as she came close to him and turned around to stare at the vast landscapes that seemed to have no ends, her mouth opening up once more as its vibrations actually spread out to every corner of this new Realm.
"To all the beings lucky enough to be a part of this Realm at this very moment, I welcome you. In this Realm, you can live free of worries and fears, completely isolated from the horrors outside of it. A single being made this possible, and you will come to know and acknowledge this being as...the Overseer!"
RUMBLE!
Sophia's gaze shone with resplendence as she spoke out, a commanding tone spreading out across the lands of the Realm as those that heard it felt their very Origins shaking!
"...overseer.."
"...Overseer..!"
Across the wide realm, the sound vibrations of billions of beings began to spread out as they all built up in a crescendo of overpowering voices, the very air trembling as they traveled to reach Noah in the skies.
OOOOH!
"Overseer!"
"OVERSEER!"
WAAAA!
The skies were trembling as billions of beings spoke out, Noah glancing at all of this as it did not even feel like something real. His senses went towards the beings he knew and even those he didn't, his heart filling with an emotion he could not quite describe.
He glanced at the sparkling Sophia beside him as he put his hand on her shoulder, her mouth that was about to open once more turning towards him. She nodded with a smile as she stepped behind him, Noah overlooking the vast expanse of lands once more as he spoke.
"Let us all work together to create something beautiful. Let us all strive for peace and strength in this new Realm- In My...Infinite Realm!"
RUMBLE!
Noah called out these words as the corner of his eyes glanced briefly towards the skill that was now labeled {Spiritual Realm Management}, his eyes seeing the name of Frozen Plateau Spiritual Realm as he chose to change it at this moment, his gaze observing it actually begin to change in the Stat Panel as it adhered to his wishes.
Yes! His Infinite Realm!
From Spiritual World, it had normally gone to become named the Spiritual Realm. But as he looked at the vast landscapes around him and the fact that this Realm was made up of cl.u. of numerous stars, he called it the Infinite Realm!
This was because to him, it was a realm of boundless possibilities, and it became especially so after his eyes began to look towards the new features that were unlocked with this single upgrade.
It was not just the addition of one or two features, but multiple of them!
OOOOOH!
The shouts of the many beings that had heard his words reached him once again, their vibrant voices shaking him out of his reverie as he listened.
"Infinite Realm!"
"Overseer!"
"Progenitor!"
RUMBLE!
Waves of essence continued to spread around throughout as around Noah, the show of colors never seemed to end as the moment the Infinite Realm completed being formed, thousands of Fate Lines and Chaos Particles had also been descending down madly.
He glanced at all of this as he spoke out once more, this time in a jovial tone that seemed to forget any worries in the outside worlds.
"We have much to do, but first- let us celebrate!"
"OOOH!"
The formation of the Infinite Realm was completed as its Overseer called for a celebration. Multiple new worlds were integrated into this Realm as Noah knew an enormous amount of work would be required to actually oversee all of them and address the lives of billions of beings.
He needed capable beings from all Races to begin the road of this ordeal and actually manage the Infinite Realm, and this would all be initiated the moment the celebratory works finished. His figure and the figure of Sophia flew towards the ground where vibrant yells were abound, his heart set to enjoy this feeling for just a few more hours before he rushed back into a war.
Meanwhile, his eyes were looking through {Spiritual Realm Management} as he fully observed the detailed changes, just the descriptions of the new features being more of a celebration in his eyes more than anything else!
Chapter 548 - My Infinite Realm II
Across the expanse of space, a state of war was apparent throughout as tensions flared all around. Yet at this same time, a grand celebration was beginning in a newly established realm.
Noah had descended onto the center of the Infinite Realm as many of the beings he was close with were here, even the Frozen Queen that was a few thousands miles away being teleported here with her Shadow Guard as well as her father.
The Ill.u. King Roark now just looked like a proud father, following behind his daughter with a slight smile as he observed the things around them.
Barbatos was looking towards Noah while shaking her head at the ridiculousness, Kazuhiko and the other beings from Noah's homeworld sharing similar feelings as the celebration of this new realm fully went underway!
At this same moment, Noah was looking at the panel under the unique ability that was the {Spiritual Realm Management}, seeing all the new changes with amazement in his eyes.
{Spiritual Realm Management}
[Infinite Realm-11]
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Upgrade Conditions- ?
A similar panel he always observed under upgrades that were extremely different compared to the past ties was displayed in front of his eyes as he hungrily devoured the information. He would first try to fully understand the workings of this new realm before he experimented with [Skill Creation], his gaze going towards the unlocked features after this upgrade that actually amounted to four!
Four entirely new features were unlocked with this single upgrade, his eyes focusing on them as he looked through their details!
[Library] :: The skills of the Master of the Infinite Realm can be transcribed into a grand Library, capable of being passed down to later generations. All skills can be transcribed except Inherent, Unique, Ultimate, or Absolute Skills. Only the first stage of Skill Trees can be transcribed. Those wishing to learn from the Library of the Infinite Realm must be at the same level as the skills they seek to learn.
Noah had to bring himself to a stop just at the first unlocked feature, something that he never even thought about before actually coming to fruition.
The feature called Library actually allowed him to effectively make Skill Books for all his subordinates to learn as long as they were ranked F through the Star Forging Realm! This was such a shocking thing that even the limitations it listed seemed to pale in comparison to its benefits!
One of the biggest boons he saw was his ability to transcribe the skill trees, this being something that many being lacked. Just this single feature would have been enough to show the reward of this upgrade into a realm, but there were three more to go through.
[World Integration] :: The Infinite Realm has the capability to integrate new worlds and entities connected to its Master, being able to expand to unknown territories.
A short and simple description, but one that made the name that Noah had granted this realm be simply perfect! The ability of [World Integration] made it so that any new world that Noah connected could be brought in to be a part of the realm, continuing to ever so expand as it fit the name of an Infinite Realm perfectly!
[Realm Gateway] :: A shimmering blue archaic door of light is all that remains of the Infinite Realm to the outside universe as it exists in its own spatial space. This Gateway can be shifted under the will of the Infinite Realm Master, as well as set restrictions for the beings allowed in or out.
[Pocket Realm] :: A segment of the Infinite Realm can be taken and anchored to the Infinite Realm Master, granting access to its many features for the Master to use as they wish.
Each of the four new abilities seemed greater than the last, the last two making Noah's eyes light up even more because of their versatility!
When it came to realms, the doorways used to enter such locations were always stationed in a specific area in the vastness of space, this doorway not being able to move at all once the realm was established.
Yet, his realm had the feature where its Gateway could be moved, and he could even control who entered or left! It was unheard of as far as he knew, and the unlocked abilities even went as far as giving him something called a [Pocket Realm], its simple name showing shocking connotations as it allowed him to effectively carry a miniature realm with him wherever he went.
4 new features in a single upgrade, each of them more shocking than the last. Noah finished looking through the entirety of the panel under the {Spiritual Realm Management} as he lastly noticed how in front of 'Upgrade Conditions', a bunch of question marks were the only thing visible as even he was stumped as to what it could lead to.
Apparently, upgrading into a Realm was not the last stage of this wondrous unique treasure that he carried, and he could not wait to find out in the future what this next stage was whenever the question marks decided to reveal themselves.
For now, as the celebration of the formation of this Infinite Realm and the choosing of regional rulers that would establish order across it would soon go underway, Noah wanted to take the time to also look through [Skill Creation].
Just exactly what could he do with this feature, and what skill or skill tree should he first try to create?
Chapter 549 - Skill Creation Experimentation
As the celebrations and calibration of how the Infinite Realm would be looked after were underway, Noah was experimenting with the many newly gained features that came because of the upgrade of the Infinite Realm, and he was beginning with the newly added feature of [Skill Creation].
As this was a feature that required the use of Skill Points, he had to find out exactly how many it would take and how vast the difference was depending on the skills he wanted to create.
His eyes conjured up the Stat Panel as he focused on the blue-lit feature of [Skill Creation], an entirely new screen opening up in front of his eyes which allowed him to fill in the information of skill names and their descriptions!
The System would then look over what he placed down and judge its feasibility of being brought to existence, and exactly how much Skill Points it would cost to do so.
He thought for a moment before he tested out something he considered very small and low effort.
"Let's see...something called [Lightning Strike]...at the Star Forging Realm..."
He gave his specifications to the System as a vibrant blue light shone, everything being put together as a clearly defined skill with its usage as well as its cost appeared under the [Skill Creation] panel!
Lightning Strike] :: Lightning thunders down towards your enemy at a speed faster than the eye can follow. Cost of Skill Creation: 10 Skill Points
A very cost-effective and distinct skill appeared in front of him, the 10 Skill Points it would take to create such a Skill not being too much but not too little either. He waved his hands as the skill disappeared from the [Skill Creation] panel. His mind moved rapidly as he now wanted to test a variety of skills and see the difference in cost.
His thoughts were sent to the System as a list of multiple skills were assembled in the Skill Creation panel, his gaze shining brightly as he looked over them!
[Space Shattering Void Devouring Fist] :: Imbued with the power of space and void, destructive energies surround your fist which will shatter the location targeted while devouring anything weak enough to remain. Cost of Skill Creation: 50 Skill Points
[Soul Manifestation(Weapon)] :: Enables the user to create any weapon using their soul. The weapon deals soul attribute damage that cannot be blocked by essence or physical protections. Cost of Skill Creation: 2000
[Life Severing Chaotic Aether Strike] :: Connecting to the destructive essence of Aether and Chaos from the depths of the Unknown, a strike that will take the life of any being at the Nebula Realm or below thunders forth. Cost of Skill Creation: 10,000 Skill Points
[Galaxy Aurora Sword] :: A holy sword condensed from the will of the Galaxy forms and follows the will of the user to exterminate all those in the Nebula Realm or below. Ignores the protections of the Universal Laws even if the comprehension of the targeted being is at 100%. Cost of Skill Creation: 50,000 Skill Points.
"..."
He had thought of the most ridiculous sounding skills he could just to gauge exactly what he could do, and the possibilities were actually shocking as ridiculous skills were displayed in front of him!
Of course, they were ridiculous for a reason as their cost for creation was simply too unrealistic. One that took the elements of Aether and Chaos as it shattered and devoured space only cost 50 Skill Points, one that used the power of the soul being placed at a whooping 2000 cost, but he ramped up the ridiculousness with a skill that would take the life of anyone at the Nebula Realm. The corresponding cost for such a skill was 10,000 Skill Points!
But in the next skill, he went even further as he classified that even those with 100% law comprehension could be destroyed under the description of a skill that utilizes the energies of an actual Galaxy, this bridging the cost to 50,000...
One must know that Noah currently had a bit over 2000 Skill Points in total, and he currently had no way of obtaining more!
He gazed at the sweet sounding skills that would erase all of his problems as he sighed, waving his hands as they were all erased from the Skill Creation panel. He thought of what he could create realistically as he went out of the bounds of combat skills for a moment, knowing that he had more than enough of these and he simply needed to raise his rank and comprehension of laws to be able to match the biggest enemy he faced at this current moment.
His thoughts moved as he recalled his non-combat skills such as [Budding Farmer] or [Cook] which had made many things possible in their own right as he tried to design a skill tree at this moment with these types of skills!
This time around, he wanted to reduce the number of required Skill Points as much as possible as he set restrictions and definitions that would only apply to him or to specific areas, trying to see if he could create something wonderful that would not cost too much. His thoughts were relayed to the System as a skill tree was displayed in front of his eyes soon after.
[Versatile Farmer] :: A skill tree geared towards the most versatile agriculturist. Each of its abilities have an abnormally high energy usage to achieve their desired effect. Abilities included are Master Farmer, Automatic Planting and Harvesting, Advanced Inventory, and Five Star Chef. Cost of Skill Tree Creation: 25 Skill Points
[Master Farmer] :: The user can rapidly increase the growth and maturing rates of plants in all fields of the Infinite Realm simultaneously, a holographic display at their use allowing them to observe the areas affected.
[Automatic Planting and Harvesting] :: The user can automatically plant and harvest vegetation in the Infinite Realm, a holographic display at their use allowing them to select the required areas.
[Advanced Inventory] :: All plants harvested with the [Automatic Planting and Harvesting] function are placed in a spatial inventory connected to Noah Osmont's [Expansive Space].
[Five Star Chef] :: A farmer is nothing without the skill of a great chef. Any meal prepared by the user will have the splendor and taste of pure happiness while enhancing the essence contained in the ingredients by more than ten times.
An extremely cheap skill tree with abilities that held their own restrictions and wonders were displayed in front of his eyes, a smile appearing on Noah's face as he paid the 25 Skill Points and gave his confirmation to bring this Skill Tree into fruition!
As a war was continuing to escalate in the Novus Galaxy, Noah had overseen the upgrade of a new realm as he now used one of his newly gained abilities to create his first ever non-combat skill tree!
Chapter 550 - Unreal!
Noah knew that he had very little time before he had to thrust himself back into the ongoing War and training, so he was using this time where his mind wasn't occupied with constant battles and planning to enjoy the first-ever created Skill Tree.
His second clone that was situated in the Time Space of the Infinite Realm had his eyes on an expansive holographic display that was imitating the areas of the Spiritual World before it became a realm, all of these areas having numerous medicinal herbs and plants that held abundant essence!
Many of them were Fate's Orchard and Chaotic Amaranth, golden fruits that were filled with the essence of fate coming out from Fate's Orchard while the Chaotic Amaranth looked like a fantastical medicinal herb that glistened with the cold and dark essence of Chaos.
He had not just created the [Versatile Farmer] skill tree for fun, but because there was a huge aspect of his Infinite Realm that he was not using fully to his advantage, and it was the ridiculously overbearing plants he could grow within!
The plants' growth within the Infinite Realm were extremely effective in raising the level of the Beasts born in this realm, while he as the Infinite Realm Master could also heavily profit and strengthen himself from plants like Fate's Orchard and Chaotic Amaranth which had abundant essence of fate and Chaos which would go towards increasing his Fate Lines and Chaos Particles.
The idea of the Beasts born in the Spiritual Land and the exclusive effects they could enjoy from the plants grown within also brought forward a terrifying concept to Noah- Since all his connected worlds were now fused into this Infinite Realm, would all the different races of beings born in this Realm be given the same rights of strengthening and advancing as the naturally born Beasts?!
[Yes. Any beings born in the Infinite Realm that was formerly known as the Spiritual Realm will have all the benefits and rights given to them at birth.]
"..."
His question was answered the moment he thought of it as a terrifying reality made itself clear, this significance of this new realm being something that would change the lives of many in a spectacular fashion.
This new reality meant that newly born beings of all races would have perks of rapidly increasing their strength and ranks very rapidly, as they would be able to enjoy the 100% effectiveness of all the essence filled plants grown within which were extremely conducive to raising the strength of beasts!
It was such a stupendous perk, and the new Skill Tree that Noah created would go above and beyond to fully utilize this feature of the Infinite Realm.
He used [Master Farmer] as the holographic image of all the currently planted fields across the lands that used to be the past Spiritual World were washed over by a blue-green wave of essence, the vibrant particles of the law of earth and a hint of a law that Noah had yet to even come across permeating across the thousands of miles of lands!
RUMBLE!
Noah would not know the identity of the other law besides earth which was mixing to cause the growth rate of plants to explode to extreme degrees until much later, but it was the Ultimate Law of Life!
But such a thought was not currently in Noah's mind as he observed the holographic images of plants beginning to grow and expand rapidly, essence wildly flying around the center of the Infinite Realm one more as the celebrating beings were astonished at the scenes around them.
Noah then used [Automatic Planting and Harvesting] as a hologram of the expansive Infinite Realm spread out from his position and covered a mile around him. This holographic projection was the miniaturized version of the areas that he could designate as fields to plant on, each small area shown within signifying hundreds of miles of land!
It was such a mind-boggling concept that if Noah did not have multiple mind enhancing skills, he would have been overwhelmed! As he felt the strain in his mind of looking over such an expansive Realm, he glanced at the [Skill Creation] function once more as he sent his thoughts towards the System while beginning the process of planting a variety of plants across the Infinite Realm while using the [Automatic Planting and Harvesting] skill.
His thoughts were accepted by [Skill Creation] as a new skill was displayed in front of his eyes.
[Enhance Thought Process] :: The thought process of the user is passively enhanced to extreme degrees. Skill Creation Cost: 10 Skill Points
He paid the price right away as he felt the strain on his mind elevated, his eyes continuing their work as he looked through the many regions of different Law Spaces across the Infinite Realm and chose respective plants to grow.
In regions of fire or water he planted the Ice-fire Persimmon or the Ice Phoenix Fruits. In the areas where the essence of fate and chaos were abundant, the aforementioned Fate's Orchard and Chaotic Amaranth were planted!
He continued to freely release an exorbitant amount of mana to the [Automatic Planting and Harvesting] to plant many new medicinal plants and herbs, and then using [Master Farmer] thereafter to rapidly increase their growth process. He felt like he was playing the easiest farming game as he carried out actions that affected thousands of miles of land, shocking all the beings moving within them as to them, shocking scenes on top of shocking scenes continued to pile up.
Some were still reeling from the surprise of being in an entirely new realm when they felt their cities become filled with fate essence, and then soon after they found golden seeds shooting to the ground as a blue-green light quickly came to watch over it, beautiful trees that shone with gold leaves and glimmering fruits beginning to erupt out in front of their eyes.
It was such a fantastical scene that many were pinching themselves to make sure they weren't dreaming, the person responsible continuing using enormous amounts of mana as they became a farmer for a brief period of time, their goal on the particular plants that were filled with the essence of fate and chaos that would increase Fate Lines and Chaos Particles!
Chapter 551 - A New Age
In a small region that used to be in the United Federation of Noah's homeworld, a human was sitting outside a small house that showed his status to be one living a simple life in the countryside.
There was a small barn to the side as this man had a few fields around him, the sounds of terrifying animals who were scared at the newly arriving and overflowing abundance of essence still apparent.
This human farmer was sitting outside as he stared at the new world around him in shock, having heard the voices of two beings declaring the name of this new Realm as he prepared to accept this reality!
The atmospheric essence had already made him have a breakthrough to what would be considered a Rank D Hunter, his eyes looking at the abundant essence around him as he grabbed his hoe that he used for farming and went towards the fields he normally tended to.
He could feel the soil of his field brimming with vibrant energies as he prepared to do some work and continue his simple farming life even in the midst of these unbelievable events.
There was no threat of monsters from dungeons, no foreign armies or lands invading, nothing. This small farmer wanted to continue his simple life as he went to tend towards his fields.
But this was when the sight in front of him rapidly changed, his body coming to a stop as he watched with an agape expressions seeds fell from the skies and dug into the ground, a powerful light shining down thereafter as vibrant plants sprouted in front of his eyes!
He watched as all the knowledge he built over the years about farming was violated, seeing flowers forming and then fruits erupting in a matter of seconds as his hoe dropped to the ground.
He reached out towards the now glistening fruits that had appeared in a matter of seconds from plants that did not exist before, bringing a blue-colored fruit in his hands that he bit down into. An explosion of essence erupted from the fruit and went through his body as the simple farmer shook his head, going to sit back down near his small house as a wide smile was apparent across his face as he watched this unfolding ridiculousness.
'What a ridiculous being...'
Such a thought crossed the mind of this farmer and the minds of many beings from many worlds that were currently integrated into the Infinite Realm, billions of beings beginning their new lives in this area as they began changing their common sense into things they never would have believed before.
It was a life-changing day for all of them, and time moved on as they quickly adapted to the wondrous landscapes and vibrant essence as the first day passed since the formation of the Infinite Realm.
Noah got the chance to experiment with many things while spending some time with his people, discussing the ways of governing this expansive realm with his powerful subordinates thereafter as many Officials had to crowned to oversee the vast lands of the Infinite Realm.
The one at the forefront was Steel Mikhail, the being who had stayed back to look over Noah's homeworld with Sophia, being one of the few beings that could handle administrative tasks very well.
He would be continuing this role as he aided Sophia in delegating duties to many beings across the Infinite Realm, as Sophia now represented one of the few beings that held a connection with the System of this new realm.
The other being was the Blood Guardian of the former Ancient Blood World, this Guardian continuing his job of overseeing that region with the addition of many more.
The successful workings and future of this new realm did not just depend on Noah, but the many beings watching over things around him as he continued to do what he did best- rank up in power while creating the path forward.
His clone continued to play with the features of the Infinite Realm as his main body wrapped up the celebration and administrative tasks, letting the others carry on as he appeared in the skies of the Infinite Realm.
His eyes overlooked the colorful lands in this isolated space as he prepared to leave them, his right hand pointing out as he cast [Pocket Realm]!
RUMBLE!
Essence thundered forth as an illusory form of the large realm seemed to lift off the ground, coming towards him as it became small in size before solidifying on his palm.
He looked at this illusory realm as he could observe the formation of small floating landmasses within, each of them with their own colors as they signified a different Law Space.
This would be the [Pocket Realm] that he could carry with him as he moved around, being able to use features of the Infinite Realm like [Treasure Hunter], [Defensive Maneuvers], [Offensive Maneuvers], and many more!
Noah recalled the last time he used some of these features like the attacking capability of the Infinite Realm was way back when he was fighting against the Devilish Unveiler of the World of Cultivation, with him having not used these features for a long time as they continued to be upgraded with every upgrade until this point.
He looked forward to seeing the upgraded versions of all of these features as he continued forward, waving his hand as the Pocket Realm became minuscule and attached to his body, his figure disappearing from the enormous Infinite Realm!
It was a newly built expansive space that would take many days to fully be used to for many people, but he didn't have the luxury to slowly enjoy it as there was still a war in the outside worlds.
Even his second clone that remained in the Time Space of the Infinite Realm was getting back to training while playing with the features of [Master Farmer] and [Autonomous Planting and Harvesting] in order to create more plants filled with Fate and Chaos essence to further elevate his progression in these two laws, but that was it.
He left the long and arduous task of looking over these expansive lands which represented many worlds to his people, his main body disappearing as it flashed back to the battlefield above the starry void of space of the Verittas Fortress!
Chapter 552 - Formation of a Fearsome Celestial Legion
As his main body returned to resume the role of the 9th Infernal Lord, his first clone that he had switched with was now acting as Commander Crixus.
This Celestial Commander was currently leading his legion from the Witches Layer that had completely fallen under the influence of Celestials, and this was because he had received the command for him to join up with his Senior Sister who would soon be leading a Realm Dreadnaught!
The shocking news of the newly rising Commander Athena being thrust at such a spotlight confused many, but the moment they knew it was the words of the founder, they acquiesced as they welcomed this new change.
To them, it wasn't their job to question- but only to follow!
Thus, in a region in the Dark Expanse that had fallen under the control of Celestials, numerous warsh.i.p.s were congregating around an enormous one that shone with a menacing light.
This was the Realm Dreadnaught which was normally piloted by Star Forging individuals, and one could count Prime Warsh.i.p.s that made up multiple Legions being stationed around this enormous vessel.
This included the Legion of the Three-Eyed Fate Child, Grandmaster Light, Crixus, and even two more Legions under the control of Star Forging Celestial Commanders! These additional Legions made it so that another 2 Star Forging Experts on top of the two that the Founder had assigned to aid Athena would be joining the ranks of this new legion!
At this moment, Athena had stepped into the Realm Dreadnaught as she was surrounded by golden robed Celestials, her gaze going towards the two Star Forging Celestials that the being directly under the Founder, Golden Child, had assigned to help her.
The two powerful figures glanced at the World Rank Athena as they actually smiled towards her and spoke.
"We realize it is a bit of an odd situation, but you can trust in the wisdom of the Founder. If he says you are to lead us- you shall lead us to glory!"
RUMBLE!
Waves of power rolled out at these words as Athena adopted a strong look, stepping towards the two individuals as they pointed towards an exquisite octagonal shaped table built within this command room of the Realm Dreadnaught.
"This is the command center which you can use to relay all commands. Where you want the Prime Warsh.i.p.s, individual forces, the World Cannons attached to the Dreadnaught...everything is here. All that remains is for the two of us to provide energy at the Star Forging Realm to make sure it all runs smoothly."
The War Princess was guided towards the luminous octagonal table that was the command center, her hands playing with the things atop it as she familiarized herself with it.
If one looked deep in her eyes as she played with the commands of a fearsome weapon, they would see a shred of hesitation within them as even Athena did not fully believe in herself at this moment!
This was because she was thrust into the spotlight so quickly, where just after her first battle controlling a single legion, she was now about to control multiple.
"Per the words of the Founder, we are to heed your words and calls without question. We put our trust in you, War Princess!"
RUMBLE!
Behind her, the two Star Forging Celestials spoke as they placed their hands on their chest and bowed, everyone who was lesser than them in rank shooting to their knees as they paid respects to the new Commander of a Realm Dreadnaught!
Athena felt her heart shake at this scene as she hid the hands that were slightly trembling behind her, her eyes landing on the many beings paying respect towards her as she tried to adopt her usual cold expression.
She saw the blank-faced Three-Eyed Fate Child, the disbelieving Grandmaster Light, and then her eyes landed on a single man she knew too well.
She saw the calm and slightly playful gaze of Crixus as the trembling of her hands eased completely, her gaze gaining a confident light as she looked around the expansive room while speaking.
"I will not let you down!"
OOOOH!
Resonant yells greeted her as the Celestials rose, many of them reacquainting themselves as discussions erupted out.
Athena discussed a few more things with the Star Forging Commanders before she excused herself, looking towards Crixus as she sent a telepathic message and stepped out of the command room of the Realm Dreadnaught.
This enormous vessel was as large as a continent, numerous Prime Warsh.i.p.s being stationed on it as one could even get lost if they did not know where they were going.
Athena went towards the quarters meant for the Commander of such a Vessel where very few Celestials were located, the area being devoid of life as she stepped into a grand room that would put the castles of kings to shame.
This room had a one-sided mirror of walls that allowed those inside to see the beautiful starry space outside of the Realm Dreadnaught, which was now occupied by the small figures of moving Celestials and Prime Warsh.i.p.s.
Athena felt the door she entered through close behind her as the being she had been spending the most time with these past few months entered, his playful voice ringing out to reach her.
"I never expected you to advance this fast, Senior Sister."
"Hmph, stop that. Both I and you know this was purely on the whim of the Founder. Even right now I'm not sure I can..."
The gaze of the War Princess was hesitant as she stared out into the starry space visible from this room, the auras of hundreds of thousands of beings around her that she now held the control of fully weighing down on her!
Her hesitant expression eased as she felt the strong hands of Crixus wrap around her, his confident voice ringing out thereafter.
"You'll do just fine. After all...you have me by your side."
A red light that hid the many manipulative effects of the Sin of L.u.s.t was shining in Noah's eyes as he said this, the War Princess in front of him turning around as her gaze was more filled with valiancy and confidence!
Noah had never expected her progression of power to reach this level so quickly, but this being with the title of Noble Fate had gained a multitude of more uses because of it.
He would continue strengthening his control over her in the following days as he planned to make the full use of this War Princess that now controlled a Realm Dreadnaught occupied by two Star Forging Celestials!
Chapter 553 - A Terror Converses with a Founder
In the vastness of space, a myriad of beings lived with their own ideals as they looked for their purpose and meaning.
There was one such being, in particular, that was traversing the Letalis Expanse with a heavy weight on his shoulders, his eyes a mixture of colors as they were searching for a greater meaning!
The being looked aged as his figure rapidly shifted across the space of the Letalis Expanse, the space around him adopting a varying amount of dangerous elements of Aether.
His body was unconsciously pushing away these elements as he looked to be in a daze, his eyes only coming to focus after he reached a region where he found his body could actually not move forward anymore!
RUMBLE!
The body of the aged figure shook as he finally opened his eyes and awareness to his surroundings, noticing the chaotic elements of aether that danced around him as well as the opening of extremely red and enormously large eyes.
He could gradually see the iris and pupil of these eyes which reminded him of a memory of a long time ago, these oppressive eyes that shook one's soul being the size of planets!
OOOM!
The opening of the eyes gradually lit up the massive body which they were connected to, the aged man being able to see the roiling tentacles that crackled with Aether, each one more massive than the other as this terrible being in front of him seemed to be a wriggling moving mass of danger.
"Ahh...very sorry for disturbing you."
The aged man seemed to adopt an apologetic expression as he scratched his head and spoke, the enormous eyes of the Terror in front of him locking onto him as he felt an enormous amount of pressure!
The eyes shimmered with the power of Aether as they displayed utter coldness and brutality, seemingly deciding whether to wipe this being away from existence at this very moment for the disruption of his job.
"You did not come here accidentally, little creature. I remember your ugly face from a thousand years ago."
OOOM!
Sound waves that affected the very space itself rolled out as the aged man felt his skin tremble at it, even his power at the Nebula Realm not being able to grant him protection as all his senses told him- this Terror in front of him could wipe him out in a matter of seconds if he so wished!
Yet he had come here today! He had wandered until his figure reached the area where no beings were, one of the areas which released a fearsome aura that even the Ancients of the Letalis Expanse stayed away from.
"Are you searching for the sweet release of death, little creature?"
The voice of the Terror boomed out as the aged man rose his head up with an unshaven expression, this being- no, the third Founder of the Celestials, speaking out while in front of this terrifying being! Even though his figure seemed like a speck of dust compared to the Terror, he still brought himself to speak towards it without a shred of fear!
"I'm sure you know that my Brother is once more waging war against the Dark Expanse. His goal is very likely to be reached soon and I...I wonder why..."
His thoughts seemed to carry a sense of hesitation as he did not know exactly how to put everything to words, a silence descending briefly before the Terror spoke out again.
"Both you and Aldrich were shown the Truth. You lost all hope because of it, while he ignored it and continued on. That little creature should be more like you, as it would have saved him a whole lot of pain."
Words that seemed to carry profound wisdom and admonished at the same time rang out, the eyes of the Terror that were the size of planets actually beginning to close again after it found out the topic this being had raised forward. Its attitude actually said that it didn't find this topic worthy of its time, getting back to what it was originally doing!
"But...he nears completion of a Supreme Law because of his actions. Why don't you stop him once again like before...why won't you save the lives of billions...why sit here doing nothing?!"
RUMBLE!
BOOM!
The eyes of the Terror opened briefly once more as they released a shockwave which smashed the Third Founder back tens of miles, his body trembling with the residual destructive elements of Aether as he still looked towards the terror with an unwilling face.
"Careful of your words, boy."
OOOM!
A trace of coldness was carried in the words of the Terror as it continued.
"We can not act because of constraints placed on us because of our power. The last time we did, a heavy toll had to be paid! We do not act...because we do not need to."
The coldness faded as the enormous eyes of the Terror began closing once again.
"Whatever Aldrich aims to do, he will not succeed. She will not let him. She has made it so. All that will happen is the loss of billions, and She allows that as well. If She does not care for her own...Hmph, why should I? Just as you were shown it is futile, he will find out the same very soon."
The voice of the Terror shook in the Third Founder's mind as his words carried with them a mysterious meaning, his eyes snapping shut as the destructive Aether elements chaotically danced and permeated throughout.
The Third Founder looked at this as his eyes shook, unwillingness and despair floating within them as he continued to ask himself,
'Why? Why?! Why?!'
The question plagued his mind but held no answer, his body that had taken a single blast from the Terror beginning to move away as one could sense a deep sense of sadness within his figure.
This sadness stemmed from feelings of utter uselessness, of shame from his own actions, and of things he did not understand!
As he moved away from the overpowering area where a Terror resided he continued to ask himself repeatedly...
'Why...?'
Chapter 554 - Reinforcements, A Narrow Focus!
In the Verittas Fortress, a buzz of activity was going on as a large number of reinforcements were continuously arriving.
The Old Man Inuit had foreseen of what was to come as many pieces were moved towards the Verittas Fortress, the auras of multiple Star Forging experts being added as time passed. This arrival of multiple new Star Forging experts was not the most surprising thing to happen at the Verittas Fortress though, as many beings watched in a stupor when the realm of the 9th Infernal Lord was revealed the moment he returned!
His devilish handsomeness seemed to have increased as he reappeared next to his Infernal Legion, his aura actually standing stably at the Star Forging Realm as the Legion which waited for him at the Verittas Fortress welcomed this new level of strength with even more vigor.
"Ready to serve!"
"Ready to destroy!"
OOOH!
Soon after, the appearance of the powerful beasts that followed the Infernal Lord reappeared, with their realms shockingly being at the World Rank.
Many of the beings at the Verittas Fortress nearly doubted their eyes at this scene as they knew they saw these beasts at the Domain Realm just in the last battle, and yet now just a day later multiple of them returned at the World Realm!
Was it so easy for one to advance realms nowadays?!
Did World Rank experts grow on trees?!
They watched on with disbelieving gazes as an arrogant Emperor Penguin flaunted his aura at the World Rank, its beady eyes watching the newly arriving reinforcements with its beak raised high.
RAA! RAA! RAA!
Cries that seemed to foretell of future victories rang out as more beings packed the defensive stronghold that was the Verittas Fortress. Commanding Mage Turner who had been overseeing this stronghold for the past months was currently relinquishing his control over to the newly arriving Star Forging Grand Mage that Edrusim sent over, this powerful figure learning all about the defenses of the Fortress as they prepared for an attack unlike anything they had faced before in this war.
This was because they had received the crucial information that an enormous Legion was being formed on the Celestial's side made up of multiple Star Forging individuals, terrible beings like the War Princess Athena, Crixus the Destroyer, and even Special Existences joining this Legion!
This wasn't to mention the Star Forging Golden Commanders, two of which would be piloting a Realm Dreadnaught that was known for wiping away planets with ease while using the terribly powerful weapons on this vessel.
Thus, the side of the Dark Expanse was preparing as the defenses were reinforced, a Star Forging Vampyre Lord and the 6th Infernal Lord at the Star Forging Realm both leading their Legions to the Verittas Fortress.
OOOOH!
The fearsome chants of the Infernals could be heard as the mindset of many of the beings in the Verittas Fortress was actually not fearful, many of them feeling confident even with the news that a Realm Dreadnaught would be heading their way sooner or later.
This was because they all knew the single being who held too many surprises protecting them- the 9th Infernal Lord that had actually trashed two Star Forging Celestials when his realm was still at the World Rank!
Now that his strength seemed to have grown a whole other level, the confidence in the hearts of the defenders of the Dark Expanse was actually bolstered even more.
Noah saw the eyes watching him on the battlefield as they all emanated hope while looking towards him, his heart remaining firm as he continued to enhance his strength in order to remain confident himself. This was not turning out to be an issue as his second clone continued to work hard in the Time Space of the Infinite Realm, the first skill tree in his tool kit advancing into the Star Forging Rank.
As he continued to advance forward and saw the scarceness of the Skill Points with their increasing uses in both Skill Points and when unlocking skill trees, he was planning on focusing on a few specific skill trees! He was planning on focusing on the Skill Trees of the Supreme Laws, as well as the Skill Tree dealing with the abilities of a Terror!
Instead of raising multiple skill trees and spreading his scarce Skill Points across multiple trees that would just be at the Star Forging Realm, he planned to focus on two, or at most three- as he planned to raise them to the powerful Nebula Realm.
This led for his clone to fully shift his focus onto a single tree as its proficiencies were wrapped up efficiently, the first Skill Tree to step into the Star Forging Realm being the Lesser Cthulhu tree!
From the small stage of Lesser Cthulhu until reaching the World Rank Juvenile Terror, Noah chose the next upgrade of this skill tree to be...[Terror of Aether- Cthulhu(Young)].
RUMBLE!
As soon as the requirements were met and the sacrificial skills required given, a unique energy signature erupted out even though he had yet to even activate any of the new abilities of this skill tree!
When he went forward to upgrade this skill tree, the Terror that was trying to return to slumber while spreading his expansive senses out in order to return to his job was woken up once more, a grumble of annoyance ringing out from him!
His eyes that were the size of stars opened slowly once more as he was interrupted for the 2nd time today, the annoyance palpable as the destructive Aether rolled around him.
This was not the first time the Terror of Aether had sensed its unique energy signature being displayed elsewhere. Every time this signature appeared, the Terror had paid it very little heed as it was very weak. Yet today, it felt extremely potent- to the point that the Terror could say it felt like the energy he released when he was first born!
The enormous red eyes for stars twinkled in the vastness of space as they seemed to be in thought, closing to return to slumber once more as the Terror ignored all distractions to focus on the job he was assigned. Yet, he could not stop letting a thought pass through.
'Must you always experiment with more? Can you not be happy with all of us right now...?'
A question was asked from the mind of one of the most powerful beings in the Novus Galaxy, but he received no answer as the river of time continued forward!
One could sense loneliness and feelings of neglect in these thoughts, the history they carried being something very few could understand!
Chapter 555 - [The Terror of Aether- Cthulhu(Young)]
In the Celestial Realm, a white robed man was standing in front of a clear illusory gold barrier that stretched for miles.
The area around him was filled to the brim with sparkling vegetation that had drunk in too much essence, the illusory gold barrier actually seeming to blend and match in the surroundings as if by design!
The eyes of the Founder, Aldrich, flashed with an unknown light as his hands reached out to touch this gold barrier as immense vibration rumbled out, his hand being pushed back explosively thereafter.
OOOM!
Ripples spread out from this event before everything quieted down soon after, Aldrich staring at this barrier with cold eyes as the emotions hidden within threatened to spill out. It was at this time that a gold light descended down, his expression changing as he actually saw a change in the river of fate!
This time, it concerned the recent move he made of placing multiple Celestials with unique abilities into a single Legion, the information he received at this moment actually telling him the fates of these beings that were grey before- which meant that their fate could go either way-, had actually turned dark at this moment.
Aldrich did not know, but this was also the exact moment that Noah went forth to upgrade his Lesser Cthulhu skill tree in the Star Forging Realm, gaining the [Terror of Aether- Cthulhu(Young)]!
Aldrich gave a light sigh as he sent out a telepathic message to the Golden Child in response to this change.
"Have another Realm Dreadnaught accompany the one that the young Athena would lead. Double the number of Star Forgers."
RUMBLE!
Waves of golden essence spread out as he received the affirmation from the Golden Child, his golden eyes overlooking the paradisiacal atmosphere past the golden barrier as he saw the fates that had turned dark just a moment ago return to shining grey, and that was all!
'Not even a fate of fortune from the doubling of forces...?'
He shook his head at the unfairness of it all as his ideals were even further reinforced.
Yes, he thought of the unfairness! This was because he knew what he was up against. He was fighting against the Novus Galaxy itself!
Where even to the point that he had some of the most powerful forces in this Galaxy, he still had not been able to get his wishes achieved. Even now when he was waging a war against beings in the Dark Expanse that were much less powerful than his forces, he only recently found success- and that was after multiple plans and sacrifices of powerful pieces.
When he recalled the enemy he was up against, he would occasionally feel a sense of helplessness as he recalled the reason why his third brother had also left him. But Aldrich had squashed this sense of helplessness every time it erupted, his gaze becoming firm again as he knew he still had a card to play that could grant him victory against his enemy!
This was because he was focused on a part that his enemy had slightly less control of...and that was the universal laws!
As long as he could completely comprehend just a single Supreme Law...as long as...
His hands reached out to the golden barrier in the Celestial Realm that prevented anybody from venturing out further, his gaze switching from ruthlessness and longing as his eyes hid an enormous drive for his goals that were bordering on madness!
Across the vast space, Noah himself was looking at the enhanced skill tree that now held the addition of [Terror of Aether- Cthulhu(Young)]
STAR FORGING [Amorphous Space Beast] (15/15) :: Abilities- Spatial Cage(5/5), Destabilize(5/5), Shattered Star(5/5), and Miniature Space(5/5). [Lesser Cthulhu] (45/45) :: Additional Abilities- Morph(5/5), Child of Space(5/5), Portals of Terror(5/5), and Sever(5/5). [Kin of Terror] (60/60) :: Additional Abilities- Aether Reinforcement (5/5), Multiplicative Ray Support (5/5), Triple on Cast Support (5/5), Lunacy Inducement (5/5) [Fledgling Aether Terror] (75/75) :: Additional Abilities- Aether Emission (5/5), Aether Chain Support (5/5), Fatal Ailment Support (5/5), Size Distortion (5/5) [Juvenile Terror] (100/100) :: Unique Being (5/5), Compounded Terror Support (5/5), Unnatural Size Support (5/5) Tentacle Manifestation (5/5). [Terror of Aether- Cthulhu(Young)] (50/125) :: [Masterful Aether Control](5/5), [Aether Star Form](5/5), [Descension of Madness](5/5), [Anomalous Aether Construct Support](5/5)
[Masterful Aether Control] :: The Aether that surrounds the Young Cthulhu is able to be controlled as the ability to form Aether Weapons is granted.
[Aether Star Form] (5/5) :: The Size Distortion and Unnatural Size Support abilities are further enhanced as the user is now able to take on the Star Form of the Terror of Aether. The size of the form taken is as large as a star.
[Descension of Madness] (5/5) :: The essence of madness unique to the Terror of Aether spreads out as an area of attack ability that plunges enemies into a state of madness.
[Anomalous Aether Construct Support] (5/5) :: The versatility of [Sever] is further enhanced. Every time the released Aether Ray from this ability hits an enemy, a construct of unstable Aether forms as it finds the nearest enemy to attach to as it discharges destructive Aether until it dies.
An additional four abilities were clearly listed in front of his eyes as they shone with a light of confidence. The unlocked skill tree at the Star Forging Realm was as terrifying as he expected from the abilities of a Terror, even if it was a young one!
When one looked at the new abilities, they might say how [Descension of Madness] and [Anomalous Aether Construct Support] seemed spectacular enough as they were, or they might even say [Masterful Aether Control] was slightly subpar.
But no matter the side, when one looked at the ability that was termed [Aether Star Form]...they would be forced to agree that it was utterly ridiculous, as it would actually give Noah a size large enough to be considered a star!
A star!
Chapter 556 - Wish for more wishes?
As Noah upgraded the Cthulhu skill tree into the Star Forging Realm and looked over its ridiculously powerful abilities, he became increasingly conscious of the number of skill points that continued to dwindle!
This brought him to look towards the feature of [Skill Creation] once more as he wondered of even more possibilities through this feature that would allow him not to just spend skill points, but possibly gain them.
To understand this process, one must recall that for Noah to gain skill points in the first place, it was only made possible because he was an entirely different existence compared to the Infernals before he went on to become one himself.
The Infernals were not just another Race that lived in the Novus Galaxy, they were unique existences that the vast majority of did not even have their own free will, their hearts only knowing destruction and their purpose of opposing the Celestials! Only the Infernal Lords that stood at the highest peaks of Infernals could be considered different.
Noah was able to gain Skill Points because of this, and he instinctively knew that some time in the future, he would meet other beings that were a separate existence than him- and this would give him the chance to amass more skill points once more.
Yet he now looked at the [Skill Creation] feature that gave out skills in exchange for Skill Points as he wondered if it might be possible to bypass a wait time of who knew how long and begin amassing skill points even sooner. He was thinking of the possibility of whether he could create a skill...which allowed him to get more skill points!
He had not seen the full extent that [Skill Creation] could be used, his mind only focusing on combat or non combat skills so far. What if thought outside the box? It felt like a light bulb had lit up inside his mind as while he remained in the Verittas Fortress awaiting for the next attack the Celestials would throw this way, he began tinkering with the possibility of a new skill that was unlike any he had made so far.
His thoughts were relayed to the System as he properly classified and added many small details and restrictions to make sure that the idea he was thinking of would not be too expensive. But if this idea was even feasible...then it would open up a brand new world of possibilities.
A few minutes passed and soon enough, a beautiful blue light shone in the stat panel as the System computed the feasibility of the inputted skill, and exactly what it would cost to bring it to life!
[Origin Conversion: Skill Point Absorption] - By using defeated enemies as a base, their very Origin is converted into usable Skill Points for the user. While this skill is active, enemies will not drop any form of loot aside from the skill points. This method produces 50% of the skill points that the user would normally gain from defeating separate existences. Cost of Skill Creation: 10,000
A distinct skill that shone in his eyes but seemed out of reach appeared, the 10,000 skill points price tag for an ability that would allow him to possibly amass skill points again being something he could not pay! Yet, he did not give up as he added even more restrictions to this possible ability, seeing whether he could bring this price tag down to an affordable level!
He started with the percentage he placed compared to when he received skill points from Infernals as he brought it down from 50% and to 25%, the price only dropping by 3000. He gritted his teeth as he changed this to 5%, the price only dropping by another 3000! He continued to experiment as he added more and more conditions until a semi possible skill was displayed in front of his eyes.
[Origin Conversion: Skill Point Absorption] :: By using defeated enemies as a base, their very Origin is converted into usable Skill Points for the user. While this skill is active, enemies will not drop any form of loot aside from the skill points. This method produces *5% of the skill points that the user would normally gain from defeating separate existences. *The user provides all the mana required for the conversion of Origins into skill points. *Only those at the level of Soul Rank or higher are capable of condensing skill points. Cost of Skill Creation: 300
"..."
After numerous restrictions and an extremely small percentage compared to how fast he acquired skill points from Infernals, a usable skill appeared!
'Take it!'
His eyes shone with l.u. as he even had to reduce some points from the Abyssal Lich and Juvenile Ancient skill trees to be able to pay the price in full, but he did it without question as it gave him a pathway to gaining more skill points when he had no way to at this time!
He also had the perfect opportunity to use it as he knew a great number of enemies would be making their way over to the Verittas Fortress very soon.
His heart was already content when he realized that multiple Star Forging Golden Commanders were making their way over with Athena and even himself in the lead, but even this thought was proved to be wrong as Noah's clone that was acting as Crixus began seeing the arrival or more Legions that began to cl.u. around the already bustling area.
His clone was enjoying a meal with Athena when he began to see the addition of even more Celestials, his excitement rising as he saw more and more of them, because it meant his newly created [Origin Conversion: Skill Point Absorption] would be able to greatly display its usefulness as he planned to regain the full skill point cost he spent of this skill and then push past it as he collected more skill points for the future!
Chapter 557 - What are you fighting for? I
As Noah's watched the continued formation of a fearsome Legion, the commander that would actually have a large amount of control over it was in the same room as him enjoying his food that now had the added taste of [Five Star Chef].
His eyes moved towards Athena at this time as he decided in his mind that it was time, this War Princess having come extremely far into a place he couldn't have even expected- but it was now time to put his months long efforts into realized results.
"Athena, what exactly are you fighting for?"
He threw out a question as he placed his drink down onto the regal dining table, the War Princess looking towards him with a content smile before she saw his seriousness and stood straight, replying to him with careful eyes.
"Of course, I'm fighting for order and balance. I'm fighting to bring an end to endless chaos that is permeating through the Novus Galaxy."
A simple, sharp, and quick answer came out as Athena regained her valiant look, glancing towards Noah questioningly as she wondered why he would ask this question now.
"For order and balance...huh? So you would point your sword to whoever is sowing chaos?"
Noah's eyes shone with l.u. as Athena found herself attracted to their light, not being able to pull away as her gaze tightened even further while replying.
"Of course."
"Then..."
Noah heard the strong reply of the War Princess as he waved his hands, an illusory screen appearing in front of the both of them as it depicted a certain star.
This star could have been any random one across the Novus Galaxy, but it was a particularly important one as Athena's eyes widened when she saw it!
This was because she had seen this star a very long time ago when she was being led away from it- when she was saved by a certain Celestial called Grandmaster Luo!
This was the same Grandmaster Luo that had been the first Grandmaster to fall into Noah's hands when he saved the Magus World some time ago.
This was the Grandmaster that Noah had devoured and gained the memories of, learning a great deal of things from this Celestial that had 'saved' Athena from her dying planet. He gained all the memories of this being as he now showed them in the illusory screen in front of him, showing the exact truth of what happened tens of years ago on a Small World called Esylla!
"What is...?!"
"Watch."
A flicker of light shone from Noah's eyes as Athena watched the scene playing out. It displayed Grandmaster Luo overlooking the Small World called Esylla as he held a contemplative look before waving his hands towards it.
An indiscernible flicker of light spread out from his hands as it descended towards this star, dyeing it a flicker of gold before Grandmaster Luo descended down into the star himself.
"Grandmasters raise their power through a variety of ways. Whether through war to gain more influence or fate lines, or those with more freedom choosing to focus on a singular world as they practice their techniques of fate."
Noah narrated as the illusory scene playing out in front of them rapidly changed to show Grandmaster Luo setting up and beginning to live on this star, his focus on the unknowing inhabitants living within as he actually...began personally acting in the dark to influence the history of this world!
Whether it was by sowing discord among factions or assassinating rulers and placing the blame on other groups...anything that he could do to influence the fates of the beings living on this star- he did!
"The Grandmaster Luo you knew particularly loved experiencing the changes of the fate of billions under his fingertips, choosing worlds such as this to carry out his aims as he only sought a single thing."
Yes! This was also the reason why Luo had descended onto the Magus World with his disciples- it was to alter the fates of the beings living there as they gained a more intricate control of their techniques and fate lines!
The illusory scene in front of them continued playing as it showed the passage of time, showing Grandmaster Luo continuing to affect the state of affairs of this world as it went from a stable one into one filled with wars and conflict.
The inhabitants living within could not even explain how they found themselves on this state, only fighting countless wars as they began destroying the world they lived on in the process.
At this time, the illusory scene changed as it showed a small girl dressed in worn down clothes looking at the lifeless bodies of two humans, her gaze blank and not even being able to shed any more tears as the ones she knew as her parents did not open their eyes anymore.
This was the time that Grandmaster Luo had first observed the young Athena...and it was due to the uniqueness that surrounded her in this world full of chaos and ruin, a world that Luo himself had set on this path!
He noticed this being called Athena during one of the days when he monitored the different regions of the world, noticing this girl that had lost both her parents and yet was somehow still surviving.
Luo watched on for weeks as this girl buried her own parents and began living on her own, fighting against those that wished her harm as she also escaped deadly situations with her life hanging by a thread. Luo watched this repeat multiple times before a few thoughts entered his mind, his lips moving as they could be seen on the illusory scene playing out.
"This world might have even more surprises..."
Athena's body was shaking as she watched this scene and heard Grandmaster Luo's words, her mind being carried back to when she was young and watched as her parents passed away, and as she struggled to live until one day- a single man appeared in front of her that changed her entire life!
"Child, you seem to be in a great deal of pain."
Full of compassion and wisdom, Grandmaster Luo had appeared in front of her not because he had just happened to pass this ruined world and noticed her uniqueness and talent- but because he was the cause of such ruin as he just happened to notice one of the beings on this world that was actually changing her own fate multiple times.
Coming close to death and surviving every time, beating odds that are stacked against you- Luo thought of all this as he associated it with a single thing...and that was the possibility of a being having a Noble Fate!
He had appeared in front of Athena while lending out a helping hand to lift her from this ruined world that he had in fact made so himself, the Light of mercy shining in his eyes as he called out to her.
"There is too much chaos being spread across worlds nowadays. Child, come with me. I will teach you how to bring order and balance in these chaotic times...so that no other worlds can share the same fate as yours."
With a gaze filled with light and mercy, Luo had reached out to the young War Princess that he ruined the home world of, and called to her to join the same ranks as him!
Chapter 558 - What are you fighting for? II
Athena's entire body was shaking as she watched the scenes playing out in front of her, Noah's voice ringing out beside her as he watched the same thing.
"Effectively causing the death of your parents and billions more, and then appearing before you in order to see you from the misfortune that he himself created. This is what you are fighting for?"
RUMBLE!
The question struck Athena like a hammer as she watched the scenes continue. Watching as Grandmaster Luo took her from her world as they appeared in the void of space where he actually turned around and made her watch the destruction of her own world!
"We cannot do much to save them now, the chaos has spread too much."
Luo had said this as the ignorant Athena kept her eyes forward, not noticing as this being at the World Rank flicked his fingers and initiated the destruction of her own homeworld as a final action for his research.
"I will take you back to a Celestial Star where you can be trained with powerful techniques that will allow you to save worlds like yours."
Luo spoke with confidence as invisible Fate Lines descended unto him from destroying the fates of billions.
"If you work hard enough, you will be able to gain the strength required to bring order and balance amidst chaos such as this."
Athena recalled these same words she heard as a child, the same words that she made her conviction for seeking strength and power until now!
THUMP!
She could feel her heart beat as she slumped down with sunken eyes, her eyes not being able to leave the scenes on the screen as the life of Grandmaster Luo continued.
It showed him bringing her to the 7th Celestial Star, it showed her receiving [Fate's Disciple] and other techniques as her identity as a being with Noble Fate was confirmed, and it showed the appearance of Grandmaster Vredral as he talked with Luo on taking Athena as his disciple!
"Luo, I know that bad habit of yours is the reason you were able to find a being like her in an unknown world. You probably destroyed her star just to finish your routine!"
Vredral was looking towards Luo as he asked to be Athena's Master, Luo glancing towards him as he replied.
"Brother Vredral, don't say it like you haven't messed with the fates of a few worlds yourself. You've become much more reserved after returning from the Celestial Realm."
"Hmph."
Athena's eyes became darker as she realized even the living Grandmaster Vredral knew of the hidden secrets of Luo, and even he himself did similar things in the past before he went to and returned from the Celestial Realm!
She watched as Vredral used his status on the 7th Celestial Star to obtain the rights of training the young warrior that would be known as the War Princess, and then watched on as Grandmaster Luo went on to return to his methods of cultivation and raising fate lines by directly influencing the fates of others!
"This is the order and balance you strive for? From the beings that are sowing the most chaos in the Novus Galaxy?"
Noah's words continued to smash towards her like sharp knives as Athena's eyes remained on the scenes in front of her, her mind not knowing how to proceed as Noah's voice became even firmer.
"You also went along and destroyed an entire world yourself. I ask you again, was that balance?!"
RUMBLE!
Her gaze shook as she turned from the screen and looked towards Noah, seeing a cold gaze she had not seen on him before.
"From the same beings that hiddenly go around ruining and destroying worlds for the sake of increasing their Fate Lines, you listened to their words and used a vessel to destroy a world with billions residing within!"
"For what reason!"
RUMBLE!
A red light erupted out as Athena coiled back, her expression filled with uncertainty, shame, anger, fear, and a myriad of more emotions.
Her eyes shook even more as she looked at Noah and felt an inexplicable sense of pain. This was the only being she had opened up to after tens of years, the only one she truly felt happy and safe around as they trained and rose in power together!
Yet this being was looking at her with such coldness that it made the pain she felt on top of everything else even worse!
"That's it? Just blankly stare after knowing and even possibly realizing that you are the one spreading chaos in all of this?"
"This Last War that you are now leading, why should the beings of the Dark Expanse not defend themselves as you all attacked them 1000 years ago and then you repeat the same thing now?"
"The innocents of the world you destroyed, the innocents you are killing now, the chaos and discord you're sowing now- what can you do to atone for it all?!"
RUMBLE!
Question after question seemed to strike towards her as she looked towards Noah with an unfocused gaze.
"I...I can't..."
She had no words to say as her gaze traveled back and forth from Noah and onto the illusory screen he showed that continued to replay scenes of Grandmaster Luo's life over and over again.
Her mind was reeling as the basis of reasoning she had built her strength on was crumbling, the effect of it on her mental state exacerbated even more with the inclusion of Noah!
'Was I really...'
Doubt and pain clouded her as she recalled the images on her parents and the apathetic Luo that caused it all, the images of Vredral and his cold gaze as he bargained for a position as her Master while using his status...numerous images passed through her mind as Noah's voice rang out once more.
"Whether you want to or not, you will atone for all that you have done."
"You said you will point your sword against all those spreading chaos, that your purpose is to maintain order and balance. Now, you will fulfill that in a much truer sense!"
Athena raised her head towards Noah as she looked at this being that looked familiar yet seemed so distant. He looked so warm yet felt so cold! Her voice was hoarse as it left her mouth.
"...impossible. Nothing can be done..."
Her gaze was that of someone that had lost all hope in what she believed in, of someone that had no reason to do anything anymore!
"Nothing is impossible, my dear Senior Sister."
Noah's voice was cold as he placed his hand on her chin and raised her head, moving the dark hair from her face as he stared her dead in the eyes and spoke out as his eyes shone with l.u. !
"After all, you have me by your side, remember?"
...!
Chapter 559 - Painful Coldness!
For a particular War Princess, it was an extremely rough day as under the influence of Noah, she experienced a slew of the hidden truth that she may have even already known, but it was now made more apparent with the life history of the Grandmaster that was very much involved in her being where she was now!
More than an hour had passed since Noah had begun playing the life history of Grandmaster Luo on the illusory screen, and Athena stood up at this moment with a blank gaze that just seemed tired.
"...what do you want?"
Her eyes seemed to have no emotions as she stared at Noah, only shaking thereafter as an overwhelming power descended around her.
"It is never about what I want, Senior Sister. It has always been about your goals. Your purpose is to establish order and balance, pointing your sword against all enemies that sow chaos. You will simply do that."
Athena felt the overpowering essence of a Star Forging Realm individual squeezing her defenses as she deprecatingly let out a hollow laugh, realizing her Junior Brother had always been ahead of her as always!
Her tired eyes looked out to the numerous warsh.i.p.s surrounding the Realm Dreadnaught as she spoke.
"You're planning on using my new status to destroy this huge force?"
The War Princess was still actively thinking as always, seeing Noah's overall plan as she felt his power and irresistible red light that seemed to always be erupting from his eyes.
"Naturally, your atonement will begin there. Whatever judgment falls upon you thereafter...well, that will be your fate."
Noah was saying this as his hands reached out towards Athena's head, the red light in his eyes beginning to shine ever brighter as Athena felt her mind and thought becoming cloudy, her mouth moving slowly before Noah could do whatever he intended!
"You do not need to put me in any mental state..."
Noah paused at her words as the War Princess rose up while dusting the thin robe she wore.
"My new state will most likely be found out by the other Star Forgers if you do, and I most likely will not be able to carry out my role as a commander as I normally would."
Her emotionless eyes looked towards him as a tinge of her valiancy returned, her words continuing.
"I...I also wish to look upon Vredral and ask him...If we really are the ones sowing chaos, I will stay true to my heart and seek judgment for us all."
She looked towards him as light was gradually returning to her eyes, her gaze locking towards him with only a slight tremble!
Noah's hands coldly moved as he initiated one of the newly gained abilities from the upgraded Terror of Aether skill tree, it was [Masterful Aether Control]!
A crackling ring of destructive Aether erupted between them, a golden light of fate going on to cover it as it turned into a thin golden line. This line went on to pierce into Athena's chest as she felt a tinge of pain, Noah's voice ringing out thereafter.
"That is a destructive strike of Aether veiled by the light of fate. It is currently going on to wrap around your heart, veiled from being seen by anyone other than you and me. And for even more assurance..."
Noah placed a destructive ring of Aether around Athena's heart as he also went towards her, glistening fangs erupting from his mouth as he turned her face to the side and exposed her slender neck!
Athena's eyes followed his as she didn't even portray the surprise in her eyes, her gaze only watching emotionlessly as Noah's bit into her and she felt the intrusion of a strong authority of blood that was changing her very Origin into something else!
"Ahh..."
She could have normally resisted or even put up a fight, but her mixture of mental state did no such thing as she let everything happen, her body feeling pain and pleasure she had not felt before.
Noah released his fangs as he watched the body of Athena convulsing, her blood gaining the quality of a normal Vampyre as he did not even grant her a bloodline of a Pure or Royal Vampyre, but one of the lowest ranks!
RUMBLE!
Fate Lines and Chaos Particles floated around them crazily as many shot into Noah's body, but the essence of Fate and Chaos also descended onto Athena's body as she gained the right to be called Noah's subordinate, gaining the boosts of his two Guider Type Abilities!
Athena felt the change in her blood as well as the descent of a powerful essence of fate and chaos, her gaze towards Noah constantly changing as she now felt a sense of domination that she could not even say no to.
Noah then waved his hands towards her as her bloodline, any of the chaos and fate essence...everything that he wanted to be hidden and remain beneath was covered through the use of [Unique Origin] while also using Herald of Fate to cloud the fate of this being in front of him.
With this, he finally came to a stop as he stared at the War Princess who had straightened up and looked towards him emotionlessly.
"Are we done?"
She brought forth a question that seemed to contain many meanings, her eyes hiding the biggest emotion of pain she felt currently as she gazed towards Noah. She felt pain every time she stared at the cold gaze he showed towards her, at none of the warmth or teasing she was used to before! Her question seemed to be filled with double meanings as she asked whether they were done!
Noah's luminous eyes locked toward her unshaking gaze as he only replied passively.
"I will send you telepathic messages on how to move from now on. Just be ready."
His words were devoid of emotion as he looked at her while she nodded and replied.
"If you could please leave, I would like to prepare."
She said these words as she looked around at the areas where they were just spending time on. On the dining table they ate on, on the bed they slept on, on the blank space where he showed an illusory screen not too long ago. She looked at all of this as she then observed the back of a man that seemed like a towering mountain to be leaving the room.
The moment Noah left the room and closed the door behind him, the War Princess within slumped to the ground as tears freely spilled from her shaking eyes!
Her body trembled as the entire belief system she had was brought down on this day, and the only person who could have even been there to comfort her was not there anymore! Her eyes shook as she realized that apart from everything else...she had no one to even hold her at a time like this.
No one!
On the other side of the door, Noah's eyes were cold as he moved away. He felt like he had won, and yet...
Chapter 560 - Nearly There!
The concept of laws was very hard and mysterious to understand, but some beings were extremely talented and used many ways to comprehend these laws and use them to their advantage.
If one found a loophole or a certain System to help them, even crossing the threshold that many could not even near on laws such as those placed on the level of Supreme was not that hard.
For Aldrich, he had found one such loophole- but even with the use of it, it had still taken him hundreds of years just to near completion in this single law!
The current remaining Founder of the Celestials was still meditating in front of a certain gold barrier in the Celestial Realm as line after line of fate descended down onto him, the ongoing war in the Dark Expanse continuing to provide him with Fate Lines.
The War was not just occurring in strongholds like the Verittas Fortress, but also in thousands of other locations as the lives of hundreds of billions were constantly being affected. Some of these locations didn't have flashy Commanders carrying out magnificent battles like the few that were mentioned before, but their battles also held great significance as each of them came together to make for a singular result that was taking place right now.
The result of all of these small battles across the Dark Expanse came together to provide Aldrich more and more Fate Lines, his eyes opening brightly as he reached 9,917,134 Fate Lines at this moment!
99% comprehension of the Supreme Law of Fate!
All he required was less than 100,000 Fate Lines, less than a single percentage and his goals would be achieved.
His eyes shook with a strong light as he felt as if all his goals were right in front of him, as if he could actually reach out and grasp them with just a wave of his hands! He looked at the golden barrier of light that stood between him and something wondrous as he knew the moment he achieved the full comprehension of the Law of Fate, this barrier would not be a problem for him!
This was because he could feel the barrier was created by the essence of fate, but it was so pure that nobody in the Novus Galaxy could have achieved its level of purity. Not unless they had mastered this Supreme Law.
"When I first began my journey, I thought I was a chosen child you know?"
He spoke out with a reminiscent smile while staring at the golden barrier of light, Fate Lines continuing to descend around him every now and then.
"Stronger than all of my peers, venturing into the vastness of space and even coming across this bountiful Central Realm. It felt like I was on a golden path of greatness that only climbed higher...a path meant for things I could not even imagine."
Yes! He felt like a hero writing his own story, his adventures only seeming to propel him higher and higher as time passed!
"Yet you tore all that down in a matter of minutes. Erased years worth of work in but an instant as you sent just a single one of your lackeys you call Terrors. Do you know how mad you can drive someone by dangling something so great in front of them only to take it away thereafter? Without so much as a word?!"
His voice was gradually rising higher and higher, one being able to see the light of madness slowly shining out of the depth of genius of a being that was actually pitting himself against his own home!
"It's enough to make any being take drastic measures."
The light in his eyes shimmered down as he moved his hands forward and twirled the golden essence of fate around him.
"The recent events have made me wonder though- have you found another toy to play with? Another being you're planning on elevating to a high stature?"
His eyes shone with the light and knowledge that felt terrifying for a single being to have, speaking about things he should have no conclusive ideas about, but he knew he was thinking in the right direction!
"I wonder...if you will tear them down from that high place you're elevating them just like you did to me..."
His thoughtful expression remained on his face as he rose up, nobody being able to answer his question as the golden light of fate wrapped around him. He glanced at the golden barrier one last time before he began moving away.
"Well, it doesn't really matter. I'm nearly there. All of this, even you...none of it will matter."
He said these words in a foreboding tone as he seemed to have a grander plan at hand than just the Last War and achieving complete comprehension of a Supreme Law. As for what exactly he had planned? Only he knew at this moment!
In the Infinite Realm, Noah's second clone was transforming the medicinal plants filled with the essence of Chaos and Fate that he just harvested from [Automatic Planting and Harvesting] into pills while using the [Alchemy Hall] feature, the upgrades this time allowing the process of pill formation to be even faster than when he used his {Forge of Silver Flame} skill.
His gaze was playing out the events with Athena as he popped these pills filled with the essence of fate and chaos, the number of Chaos Particles and Fate Lines continuing to increase within him on top of the vibrant show of colors playing out around him as he was also performing dual cultivation for both fate and chaos, and fire and water.
His rapid progression of laws became even faster as his mind was thinking of the coming battle that would be unlike anything else, the involvement of multiple Star Forging Experts as well as the play he would have to enact with Athena.
All of these things swirled around his mind as he continued to move with three bodies, hundreds of Chaos Particles and Fate Lines continuing to rush towards him ceaselessly. While others would take numerous weeks or months to achieve just 100,000 Fate Lines, he was doing it in a matter of days or sometimes just hours!
This created a situation where two beings in the Novus Galaxy were all racing towards the complete comprehension of a Supreme Law, but their speeds were so vastly different that they could not even be compared!
Chapter 561 - Set Off
At the location where large amounts of Celestials were cl.u. together as they came to form an enormous Legion, the one who would be leading at the forefront was standing in the command room of the Realm Dreadnaught while staring out to the numerous Warsh.i.p.s floating in the void of space.
The command room was placed at the very front of the continental sized vessel, being extremely wide and vast as it gave an expansive view of everything occurring outside while hiding everything inside from the eyes of those prying.
Athena, the War Princess that would lead this enormous legion filled with Star Forging Commanders was overlooking the expanse of space as numerous thoughts crossed through her mind, many that she did not have the answers to!
"I never imagined your Noble Fate would be this grand. It makes your Master feel proud even now."
Beside her, the voice of Grandmaster Vredral rang out as he stroked his white beard with a prideful expression, his position continuing to be elevated as his disciples rose ever so higher.
Athena looked at this being she knew as her Master, her eyes hiding the dangerous light that came whenever she thought about Grandmaster Luo and this Grandmaster Vredral.
Her master knew exactly what Grandmaster Luo had done, and even he used to do it himself in the past! These powerful beings pulled the strings as they affected billions of beings in the light expanse, spreading the same chaos that she herself promised to stand against!
But...did any of it matter?
Athena's thoughts were despondent as even while knowing all of this, even if she aimed her sword at the beings that a particular person pointed her to at this moment...she felt like it would all be for naught.
This was because she knew the power of the organization extremely well, and she knew the impossibility of standing against them! Thus she was very perplexed at Crixus who had managed to bind her through blood and threats, currently telling her how to act and what to do as he actually went against Celestials!
"Athena?"
Grandmaster Vredral turned towards her as she didn't reply, her thoughts coming back as she released a fake smile while talking.
"Sorry, Master. I was basking in the glory of it all myself. We should be setting off soon, yes?"
"Haha yes, yes. Crixus, you need to show even more exemplary abilities in the coming battle to not be left behind by your Senior Sister!"
Vredral continued stroking his beard wisely as he turned to a calm Crixus on the side, Athena's eyes also turning towards him as they trembled with an unknown light.
Noah smiled while looking at Vredral and Athena, his voice ringing out clearly.
"It will be a battle to remember."
His words were released as they held different meanings to the people that heard them! Athena heard these words as she sensed something foreboding while imagining exactly what this being that used to be her Junior Brother was planning, while Grandmaster Vredral only nodded while looking forward to battle where his disciples were at the forefront!
But he was not privy to the telepathic conversations that Noah was currently having with Athena as he garnered all the information available to the being who would be directing powerful experts around the battlefield because of her unique skill, {Precognition}.
He now knew of the presence of 8 Star Forging Individuals, his heart shaking as he found out this number because it truly represented something grand! If he could actually play this coming battle well, it meant he could possibly bring under his heel 8 Star Forgers!
Think of the Fate Lines!
Think of the Loot or the Skill Points!
His heart was shaking because they provided him with such an abundant feast that he did not even know how to best make use of it. He had the War Princess who would actually be commanding this enormous force led by 8 Star Forgers, so he had a lot of leeway to strategize and possibly set a trap that would allow him to sweep all of these powerful Star Forgers away.
RUMBLE!
The space around him began shaking as he was taken out of his thoughts, the enormous Realm Dreadnaught beginning to move as a drove of Prime Warsh.i.p.s accompanied it along. In the wide command room, there was also the presence of 2 Star Forging Celestial Commanders that were the ones providing the energy to run the Realm Dreadnaught smoothly, the one at the forefront speaking out as the Legion began to move.
"Commander Athena, you can have your {Precognition} skill active as we near our target. We are to treat the 9th Infernal Lord as an extremely dangerous figure who can dispose of Star Forgers that have yet to achieve half comprehension of a law with ease. Thus, me and Commander Lylle who have obtained an Authority of a universal law will face him in close combat, with you sending us the information of what your ability tells you in real time."
The voice of the green-haired Commander Verdant rang out strongly, causing Athena to nod her head that was filled with too many thoughts.
Her {Precognition} skill would be ready as the battle began, but she wondered how all of it would go down as these Celestial Commanders who were waiting for her directions would actually be receiving directions that someone else commanded her.
Her heart was tumultuous as it wanted to return to one that was valiant and ready to eradicate any beings causing Chaos, but she knew her power would not be able to allow her to achieve anything she wanted.
Even though she was angry and wanted to confront and bring to account Grandmaster Vredral for his role in her life, she knew the moment she acted the Star Forging Celestials would use their powerful energies to stop her. Even if she had to atone for all the lives she had taken with her own hands under the orders of others, she could not as the only person special to her was holding on to her life!
The Celestials she had considered to be her family but were actually beings spreading chaos were standing on one side, and the being that had bound her by blood and had destructive energies swirling around her heart was standing on the other side. Even though she had told Crixus that she would stay true to her heart and point her sword to those causing chaos, she doubted if she was strong enough to do so!
The War Princess did not know how all of this would be resolved as this chosen Commander led an enormous Legion filled with hundreds of thousands of Celestials and packed with 8 Star Forgers towards the Verittas Fortress.
She led them towards the location where she knew Crixus would ultimately command her to betray them. She led them to the location that she knew would most likely be her death as Crixus made her atone for all she had done.
The thoughts of the War Princess were sad and melancholic as her awareness secretly focused on a single being in the expansive command room while her gaze continued facing forward, her mouth already beginning to release Commands as many vessels thundered forth at full speed towards the Verittas Fortress!
