Chapter 1 The Building Blocks

Location: The Omni-Nexus, 213th Floor, Council Room (Formerly known as Unknown Void.)

Month, Day, and Year: October 15th, 1888

Time: 12:05 AM

Real World Date: October 15th, 1888, 12:05 AM

Clarus's POV (Pronouns: I, me, myself.)

With a snap of her fingers, Whitglow and I became surrounded by a sphere of white light, and within seconds, we were at the two hundred thirteenth floor. Well, we were there, because when the light faded, we were right outside of a short staircase that led to a giant European castle style door. It was plain, only having the golden door handles for any sort of decoration, with the door itself made of steel. Whitglow just walked forward, and I followed, making sure to tell myself that I could go sightseeing later. Whitglow opened the door, leading us both into the room.

"This place is where we will host meetings and debates, Clarus. This is because there are times when we will need to discuss certain matters with the people below us, or others like me." Whitglow said. It was not a surprise to hear that there were others like her. It is an amazingly easy conclusion to make given how one of the things Whitglow and I discussed earlier was how in human history, there were multiple gods, with people sometimes worshipping one or multiple gods. Eventually, we made it all the way to the throne at the very end of the area, as the room itself was a ridiculously long conference table placed exactly in the middle of the room. Specifically, it covered ninety-five percent of the area from the entrance to the end of the platform regarding its length, with two hundred thirteen chairs, implying this was meant for scenarios where everyone was meant to give their own individual say. Once we reached the throne at the furthest right end, Whitglow turned to me.

"Clarus, I want you to sit on the throne there. There are others like me that will be coming here soon, and they will want to see you." I did not question it for one second, and simply sat on the throne like I had been told to.

Immediately after that, a portal opened, and three female figures came through it, talking all the while.

"Right on time, as promised." The first figure said, relieved, as if she were worried, they would have been late.

"Really like what Glowy did with this space. She clearly took my idea of a galaxy theme to heart." The second figure said, boisterous and joyful.

"You can talk later, you loud lizard. We are about to meet with Whitglow, so shut that jaw of yours for later." The third figure said, clearly wanting the second figure to just be quiet.

Once they were closer to us, I was able to better see what they looked like. They were all reptilian humanoids, with their skin entirely made of scales. They were also wearing plain dresses like Whitglow and I, but these dresses were sleeveless, and the length of each dress varied, and their hands and legs all had five digits.

The first figure was exactly one foot taller than Whitglow's height and was thin regarding weight on the arms and legs. Her scales are dark blue, with her dress being a metallic-looking grey, and it stopped right at her ankles. She showed a fair bit of neck, which bent slightly leading up to her head, which looked like a sauropod with red catlike eyes. However, there were two catlike ears and a fin-shaped spike on the back of her head. Her back also had a pair of spikes on it, one arch shaped with another finlike one below it. Lastly, her tail was long, almost reaching the floor, but was otherwise plain. Her expression stayed exactly the way it was when they were talking earlier, implying her to be the stoic one.

The second figure was an entire foot shorter than Whitglow, and her build was average as well, with her arms and legs having more weight on them, and her body being more average overall. Her scales are mostly light purple, and she was wearing a dark gray dress that stopped at her calves. Her head was also sauropod-like, but her neck did not bend at any point on her neck, instead remaining completely straight. Her head looked more birdlike, with yellow circular eyes, having a beak instead of a jaw. Most notably however, was the large purple pair of wings on her back, located exactly where the scapula would be located, which further hinted at her being a bird-reptile hybrid. Her tail is made of feathers as well, though they were only purple on top, being the same shade of grey as her dress was underneath. Given her loud shout about the theme of the Omni-Nexus, she seemed to be the loud one.

Lastly, there was the third figure of the trio. The third figure of the trio was the shortest of the three, being two feet shorter than Whitglow, with her body being the heaviest and broadest, with significant amounts of muscle in the arms, stomach, and legs. Her scales are dark gray, and the dress she wears is colored gold, and stops right about her knee. Her head is the most sauropod-like out of the three, with her neck being curved, and she has the notable distinction of having three golden spikes on her head, which also showed her red eyes. Her legs also have gold rings attached where the tibia would be in the human skeleton, and her back had wings, though they were shaped more like swords than the second figure's avian wings. Given she told the second figure to be quiet in an aggressive tone earlier, it was safe to assume she was the blunt one of the trio's members.

Eventually, they were at the table with Whitglow and I, and they immediately focused their attention on me.

"Clarus, these three are Chromystic, Astrovian, and Antibomina, creatures who have control over aspects of creation." Whitglow said, very joyful for whatever reason. She had her reasons, so I just went along with it. "Hello! My name is Clarus. Nice to meet you!" I said, curious to know just who these people were, given they were affiliated with her.

Chromystic, the first figure, looked to me, and said, "It is nice to meet you." I was right about her being the stoic one on the bunch.

Astrovian, the figure with the avian wings, was the next one to speak to me. She did not hesitate to say anything, immediately going, "Nice to meet you, Clarus! When you have the chance, come with me and we can do a bit of sightseeing?" Once again, I was right about her being the boisterous one.

Antibomina, the figure with the sword wings, was the last one of the trio's members to speak to me. She simply said, "I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Clarus. I hope we get to know each other in the future." Indeed, she was the blunt one of the trio's members.

Chromystic immediately said, "I assume that we were brought here for a reason, correct?"

Whitglow immediately said, "Yes, in fact. Come with me. That includes you, Clarus." Her tone was still jovial, just not as much as it was before. We were soon surrounded by an orb of light and warped to the forty-second floor. On this floor, there was simply a platform underneath us, and a pathway in front of us going forward, leading to another platform with three giant rings being held up by a plinth.

Whitglow then turned to me, saying, "You are likely wondering why we are here. The reason is because these three are a triad who embody the aspects of time, space, and anti-matter, all of which are aspects of reality. I want them to imbue these rings with their powers of time, space, and anti-matter so that this world remains stabilized. If this world does not receive that, it will crumble after one week." It made sense. Such aspects were considered to have been created by God Himself, so if those aspects were not present, then how could the world exist in the first place?

Anyway, the three got into position, with Chromystic on the left, Astrovian in the middle, and Antibomina on the right. Immediately after all three of them put their right-hand index finger on the rings, from left to right, started glowing blue, pink, and grey. Afterwards, Astrovian said, "Guess this means your magnum opus is finally completed, right, Glowy?" Whitglow let out a hearty laugh, saying, "Oh, how you jest! This is just the beginning of the Omni-Nexus, a place where all are welcome."

Vigilantly, I immediately said, "I'll do whatever I can to help all of you, I promise!" Whitglow immediately tousled my hair, which I laughed at. Whitglow said in a very sincere tone, "You are the most important piece for the Omni-Nexus, Clarus. But rest assured, the four of us will serve as your mentors in taking care of the Omni-Nexus, and we will be there every step of the way."

She was right. They were right. Any challenge that comes our way, we'll face head-on!