1123 Supreme Lord V
"He left the Origin Universe?" Alice asked, flabbergasted, "I thought he was struggling to advance to a Divine Lifeform for a while. He only managed to do it after you gave him a Origin Liquid droplet. So why would he leave the Origin Universe now?"
Michael sighed, "He didn't like that he could only advance with my help. Maybe it wasn't the best move to offer him my help when he was desperate to not fall behind. I could have been more considerate."
"You were already–..."
"I know, but it is never easy to understand how others are feeling. You might think I was considerable, but Killian considered me a rival in the past. He doesn't hate me or anything but I can clearly tell that he feels like a…loser. I shouldn't have given him the Origin Liquid droplet," He ruffled through his hair but calmed down after a moment, "But then again, maybe the Unknown Domain is the perfect place for killian. I read the first few reports made by Rebecca and Daniel and its promising. It is very interesting to think that there are more energies than origin energy."
Mana, Force, and Spirita. Michael visited the border to the Unknown Domain and tried scanning the energies once. He expected to be able to extract something out of them, but Extraction didn't work on them. The energy streams dispersed the moment Extraction tried grasping them. Something like that had never happened.
Yet, instead of being afraid of the unknown and the incapability of extracting it, Michael was excited. Unfortunately, the Guardians told him to stay in the Origin Universe. He could have ignored them but their point was valid.
Michael had no idea what enemies awaited him in the Unknown Domain and if there were Void Creatures. If there were Void Creatures in the Unknown Domain, Michael wouldn't be able to defeat them. After all, he was a Primal and the Supreme Lord, not a Guardian who had been created to fight Void Creatures.
He was probably fast and strong enough to make a run or seal some Void Creatures in the Void of the Expanse, but what if he died? The Origin Expanse would collapse, the economy and training ground of the entire cosmos would cease to exist, and it was unknown what would happen to the Expanse. After all, the Expanse was bound to him first. It might be attached to the Guardians, but they don't have a firm connection to it. They merely received as much Expanse Essence as they needed to retain stability with Origin Essence.
Michael's death might actually mean the end of the Origin Universe as it was known. The Guardians would become Primal again, and there would be nothing to defeat Void Creatures.
That being said, Michael decided to follow the Guardians' advice. He didn't like it, but their points were too good. That was unfortunate.
"You're thinking about the Unknown Domain again?" Alice asked in an icy tone. Michael pressed his lips together and didn't say anything for a few seconds. Alice sighed and patted his back, "I can tell how you're feeling, but you should stay by my side if you want to be there when–...." Alice shut her lips and smiled at Michael, whose expression twisted in confusion. "Oh, look. Isn't that Mekhaz, Thaor, and Lokai? They have been doing great! They started with the colonization of a new planet… When did they start with that?" Alice asked, trying her utmost to ignore Michael's burning gaze. He could tell Alice was hiding something, but there was no ill intention. If anything, Michael could sense excitement and happiness spurting out of her. He smiled at his lover and nodded.
"They have been busy with paperwork and training the young folk for a while now," Michael mumbled, "But I didn't know they were itching for a bloody battle this much. They must have been itching for a fight to lead the conquest of another planet. But then again…that suits Thaor and Lokai."
"That's true. They love fighting way too much," Alice chuckled, "I don't want to know what they will do after attaining godhood."
Michael shuddered, imagining Thaor and Lokai fighting other gods after stalking them for years to challenge them. That was going to be a nightmare.
"It's a good thing it will take a while before they can acquire their first combat Laws and Authorities," Michael added, and Alice nodded.
"That's for sure."
Alice looked at him and smiled again. She had something to say but decided against it. There was something else she wanted to mention first.
"Have you been talking to Maria Seraph lately?" She asked.
"No. Why are you asking?" It had been decades since Michael talked with Maria. In fact, it had been eons since he thought about her.
"I have no particular reason. Do you know what she is up to?" Alice continued inquiring, but Michael shook his head again.
"We can check on her if you want," Michael responded with a shrug, ready to configure the liquid mirror, but Alice stopped him mid-way.
She hesitated for a moment and tip-toed around for a good minute before finally gathering enough courage to speak up.
"Do you think I should talk to Maria to tell her about my baby? The last time I spoke to her, she told me how hurt she was about being left out when Lucia was born…"
"You want to visi–...your baby? Wait what?!" Michael's eyes widened and nearly popped out as he realized what Alice was talking about.
"You are pregnant again?" He asked, and Alice nodded faintly.
She rubbed her belly, and it was only now that Michael noticed something he hadn't realized before. Alice's connection to him and the weave had been covering a minuscule thread connecting to the Expanse and the Weave.
The baby growing in Alice's belly was connected to Essences already. It was overflowing with Essence.
A New Primal was growing within her.
Michael swallowed hard.
His life was not yet over. If anything, the joy of living in the Origin Universe was just about to descend upon him.
[The End]