“He is active again! He is out there roaming our inter-realm link, or as the mortals call it, the Independent States.”
“But of course he can only manifest his physical form inside the barrier, the celestial walls allow him to do so, outside the inter-realm link he cannot manifest. Therefore his power remains limited to his followers inside the walls.”
“Yes of course, with the reduction of his followers his power has substantially reduced, therefore he does not have the power of creation now, so he is no threat. Let us allow him to continue roaming the inter-link realm, it is the least we can do to entertain a traitor like him.”
The rest of the beings nodded in agreement. A regular meeting had been arranged. The greater council of heaven was called upon to discuss issues largely affecting the events of one of the realms. Heaven realm was where celestial beings lived. There existed five realms in total; Heaven realm, Hell realm, Spiritual Realm, Null realm, and Earth realm.
All the other realms existed independently. Earth realm was the only realm created by the Elder Brother Gods. Each of the realms had its own natural rules to maintain order. For example in the earth realm, the rules of evolution, time, magical, physical, and scientific rules were put in place by one of the gods in the Heaven realm to help it maintain order. The rest of the realms had their own set of rules beyond the comprehension of the human mind.
Heaven Realm and Hell realm were alike, in terms of their nature. The laws of space and time did not apply there. The existence and creation of beings depended on other beings to be aware of a being’s existence and the level of power also depended on the same concept. It meant that the lesser the beings knew of one’s existence, the weaker it became and the higher the chances of it dying. An easier way to phrase this is to compare it to a human mind. The mind is the realm, and the celestial beings are the thoughts people come up with inside their minds. Thoughts are created every single time by the mind, much like the gods are created numerously by the realms, when someone decides to pass the thought to another person or document it and other people become aware of the existence of the thought then its life expectancy depends on how long people will be aware of the thought's existence. In the same way, thousands of gods are created every moment inside the realms, the second other beings become aware of the existence of one of them they become stronger and continue to live, but if nobody knows they exist they die out just as quickly as they were created.
The spiritual realm and the Null realm were also similar. A better way to understand these two realms was to relate them with a canvas, a painting canvas. The spiritual realm was a blank white canvas and the null realm was a black canvas. In the spiritual realm, any being can manifest itself and sustain its existence by itself, think of it as a physical form of imagination. It was limitless, any being could create anything by thought and it would come to fruition, that is why it was referred to as a white canvas. Inside the realm, a being could be as powerful as its own imagination would let it.
The null realm on the other hand was much like the spirit realm, but the difference is its nature could be manipulated by outside forces. It acted as a prison for the celestial beings. In the white canvas, a being had to be inside it in order to manipulate it, but in the black canvas, one had to be outside it in order to manipulate it, meaning once a being was inside this realm it was rendered powerless. The black canvas was however not made of matter, it was made of forces, all the existing forces that governed the realms, even some were yet to be discovered. It was believed that the black canvas was where Tomasa had been imprisoned by his fellow Brother Gods.
“The Elder god has not come to the meeting again?” one of the gods asked.
“No, not yet. He has not availed himself yet again.”
“We shall no longer wait for him. We shall move on to the issues that were to be discussed. We welcome to the greater council a new member. Please step forward so that we may acknowledge you.”
The being stepped forward. Nobody knew where he came from. He just manifested and his power began to grow exponentially. His power levels spiked in the last five years. He walked up to the center of the circle and began to talk.
“Fellow brethren, my name is the Great Link! I do not wish to tell you my origin, nor will I tell you my power level. But I will tell you my goal. I am here solely to vie for the seat of the Elder Brother God!”
Spiteful glares were thrown towards him.
“So it is you who the humans pray for, and you grant them the power of creation! Insolence, even the strongest of us gods know the power of creation is a sacred power! Only meant for the Elder Brother Gods!”
“Yes I understand, that is why I am here to vie for the seat. I know there are two vacancies of the seats following the imprisonment of Tomasa and the banishment of Arni. Since then there were no gods able to have the power of creation, except Arekin himself. That is until I showed up. I have the power of creation, therefore I am worthy to vie for one of the seats!”
“We cannot accept to be ruled by an arrogant toddler! Just because you gained a new following and have increased your power, it does not mean that you can come in here and demand a seat!”
“thankfully the decision does not lie in your hands. I, therefore, urge the council to vote. To choose if I am worthy to have an assemblage with Arekin himself. If he deems me worthy I shall inherit one of the seats.”
“If not…”
“If not, then I shall challenge him to prove myself worthy of the seat!”
“Imbecile! You were just born yesterday, you do not know of the god you are speaking of. Even all of us here do not address him as lightly as you do. We know his true power, no matter how powerful we get, we all still fear him. Yet you speak his name as if he was a mere infant.”
“I have the utmost respect for him. That is why I know he will listen to me. So what shall it be?”
The greater council took their time, trying their best to pity the arrogance of the so-called infant. In truth, he was the youngest of the gods in the council, yet on his very first time attending the meeting, he dared to challenge for the seat that none of the other gods even dared to speak of. The votes were cast and surprisingly the votes were in favor of him meeting with Arekin. They were curious as to how the story would end. The Great Link was gratified.
The real reason his power levels spiked was because of the invasion. It seemed like one of the main purposes of the Invasion of the Independent States by the Heads was to make more people aware of the god’s existence. Soon after the invasion, word spread around the kingdom of the group that planned the attack, and how they worshiped some god called the great link who could grant them the power of creation. The more people talked about it, the more people became aware of his existence, and his power rapidly increased.
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“I see you have already healed up. Though I would recommend shaving your beard. It makes you look like a brute you know.”
“I thought I made it pretty clear, the next time I see you around here I would kill you.”
“… listen, I did not come here to start a fight, I want to talk to you.”
“Really, did you finally tell Alvatrone I am alive, or have you come to threaten my life again?”
“No! I came here by myself. I told you I would not do it. They no longer control me.”
“… you told me yourself that once you entered into a pact with them, there was no way out. And now you come here and try to convince me, you want to put a slave emblem on me as you did my brother? I won't…”
“I'm sorry about that okay, I know what we did that night is unforgivable but…”
“If you know it's unforgivable then why do you expect me to forgive you. You captured my brother, turned him into a mindless killer, stripped him of his free will. Till now he is under your control. I just heard the other day that he killed innocent villagers, on whose orders?”
“… you have to understand. I tried breaking the slave emblem, they nearly caught me. But I'm telling you now Drom, as the head of the flower garden, I swear to you I will do everything in my power to help Daito break free of that curse. And once he does I will leave the Heads with him and I will never return!”
She arrived and knocked softly on the door, even though it was wide open and she could clearly see him sitting on one of the chairs, facing the entrance.“Come in,”“Thank you Mr. Valienta”she replied, walking towards the table and placing the basket on it.“Mrs. Melo packed some supplies for you, there’s a whole bunch of vegetables and this week's batch of meat we got from the hunting session yesterday, I'm sure you're going to love the rabbit meat, it's delicious! It should cover the rest of the week. I also brought you those petals to put in your tea. They help in numbing the pain a little bit so be sure to use them sparingly because they are rare to find.”“I thought I told you to tell her I can take care of myself. I don’t need her sending you up here every single time like some messenger.”“Oh, on the contrary, Mr. Valienta I am the one that offers to come here! I hope my company doesn’t bother you.”“Not at all…”“Okay, now as I prepare lunch you take out your laundry and plac
***************************************************************************************************UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONThe usual spots were filled in the edifice, the two master heads at the front, resting their weight on two majestic thrones, beside them two other smaller thrones, one to the right and one to the left. The right throne was empty, it was always reserved for Kanchi Asobi but he was attending to other obligations hence he did not make it to the meeting. On the left sat Lady Melo. The platform in front of the raised thrones was where Dakario and the Administrative head stood. Supporting the platform were pillars on all the corners, the pillars on the right side were rarefied for Shinshin and Kuro. The front pillar to the left was Anato Strider’s spot, where he would stand and fidget with his dagger. The back left pillar was always empty for the longest time, but with the induction of the ninth head Daito, that spot would, later on, be declared his.“Is everyone ready? C
After the trerth invasion, people were sure that they had been wiped out by the monsters, but noone ever bothered to confirm that notion. It was an ideal place for one to be isolated fromworldly influence, if one never wanted to escape that way. The sea water would gradually turnblack when one got closer to the abandoned continent of Trerth.it served as a warning sign tothe fishermen, warning them that they had reached far enough and needed to go no furtherunless they did not value their lives.After stumbling through some sisal plants, Nelanian found himself at the shores of the island.He could not believe what he was seeing, he had to touch the sound to be sure his mind wasnot playing tricks on him. Sure enough, there was no mistaking it, the sand was black.There areno foreign influences that caused the discoloration, the sand was in its natural form.It felt like hewas stepping into a void, like darkness swallowing his feet.Nelanian Had traversed a few feet into the sandy
Weapons were unsheathed at the sight of the arrivals. The environment quickly became hostile.“One step closer and you're dead!”The ladies looked at them, disgusted by their presence. Daito stood beside the administrative head like a scarecrow. The ladies shifted their focus and directed it towards him.“It is him! The village purger!”Grips on their weapons tightened. Stories of his purging had been circulating around the close circle of villages, merchants who were traveling through multiple villages brought stories along, stories of how a ruthless man was running amuck. They were ready for him, all they were awaiting were the go-ahead orders from their chief and they would let loose on those two intruders.Lady Melo finally appeared from amongst the crowd that was building up in front of the entrance. She hoisted her hands high and shouted her orders out, forcing the soldiers to disengage.“At ease! These men are not here to fight!”She casually walked up to the two men and turne
“Did you notice anything?”“… no.”“Why are you hesitating to answer me? Are you lying to me?”Alvatrone eyed him intensively. Could the slave emblem’s effects be wearing off? It was definitely one of the strongest and unbreakable spells, so there was no way he could be overcoming it. He decided to shrug it off and they advanced towards the next village. On arrival, they could hear the loud blaring of horns from within the village, moments after the musical display, several men sprinted into view from within the village, armed to the teeth.“It’s the village purger! We won't let you violate our village you insolent fools! Now leave before we make you!”Alvatrone looked down at them, disappointing by how willing they were to waste their lives trying to fight them off.“This again, can you please deal with them, and don’t make it too bloody this time!”Without looking at him, Daito nodded and took off his robe, allowing it to slide off his back and fall to the ground. He directed his r
The village was so well hidden amongst the cover of forest trees that Tyndale didn’t even manage to locate it during his conquest. He also realized the Vurhan's occupied the forest and if he engaged with them, with the limited manpower he had, it would prove costly. As Garvin and his multitude entered the forest, lumberjacks who were taking a break from their strenuous work noticed the oncoming herd. Their panicked legs ran back to the village to sound the alarm. From afar Garvin could hear the blaring horns. Soon after a group emerged from the forest armed with axes and Spears.“Stop where you are!”An old man shouted. Pointing his ax towards the crowd. Garvin stepped forward with his hands raised.“We mean you no harm! We have come here in peace!”The faded insignia of the Honorary State Guard on his torn raiment caught the old man’s eye. He spat on the ground, cussing out the insignia.“A wretched state guard! Setting foot in my home! I am the chief of this village, and we do not a
“Fate is a human construct. It is what they define our noesis, how we gods determine the outcome of their actions. You were born out of human cognition, so I figured you would have human traits.”“Is it a bad thing?”“No, it is a dangerous thing. Because it limits your comprehension. You cannot fathom the level of danger you are getting yourself into by challenging him,”“I do not fear him! The only thing I fear is the lack of limitations on my power. Because of my human traits, I cannot measure the limit of my capability, and I am afraid that will be my downfall because I do not know how powerful I am, maybe I am even more powerful than him.”Arni chuckled, he fastened his grip on the petal, squeezing out the water turning it flaccid.“I have been by his side since the beginning of reality. Trust me when I tell you there is no way you can be more powerful than him.”“My power grows limitless by the minute. I am capable of…”“You gain power from human beings. Arekin created human bein
After the trerth invasion, people were sure that they had been wiped out by the monsters, but noone ever bothered to confirm that notion. It was an ideal place for one to be isolated fromworldly influence, if one never wanted to escape that way. The sea water would gradually turnblack when one got closer to the abandoned continent of Trerth.it served as a warning sign tothe fishermen, warning them that they had reached far enough and needed to go no furtherunless they did not value their lives.After stumbling through some sisal plants, Nelanian found himself at the shores of the island.He could not believe what he was seeing, he had to touch the sound to be sure his mind wasnot playing tricks on him. Sure enough, there was no mistaking it, the sand was black.There areno foreign influences that caused the discoloration, the sand was in its natural form.It felt like hewas stepping into a void, like darkness swallowing his feet.Nelanian Had traversed a few feet into the sandy