Chapter 11

"I can offer you a contract to access a safe dimension which would give you immortality and a limitless pool of extra-dimensional energy, what do you think?"

She looked deep into my eyes for any hint of falsehood, yet, faced by my Eyes of Truth, she could only nod and ask.

"Which dimension are you talking about? Energy-filled dimensions are usually all taken in the multiverse."

I nodded confidently at that.

"Not mine, it was recently created and nobody can access it without my permission."

She looked intrigued at that.

"So you have your own dimension? Why are you telling me that? Aren't you afraid that I could take it for myself?"

That made me smirk, like, Joker-level smirk. I chuckled as I replied.

"I don't think you could handle that."

Then I made a serious face as I offered her my hand to take.

"would you like to try?"

She was hesitant at first, but quickly calmed down and took my hand. Now its gonna be showtime.

I conjured two pair of sunglasses as I handed her one. I put mine on and she followed with confusion written on her face.

"Now, before you go, just a quick little warning, don't try anything funny once we're inside. I have a gluttonous little thing inside that would love nothing more than to eat."

That seemed to increase her curiosity, so I brought us directly inside of my inner realm. Even with my sunglasses on, I still cast a light-repelling spell as well as a shield in front of us because of the glaring light. Yes, there was light.

When I was 'eating' the various planets and star outside, my blackhole just brought them inside of my inner realm and had yet to completely 'digest' them. Rather, all of the gaseous/solid matter was orbiting around it and gradually getting absorbed. This caused heat induced by friction which produced a light show called a quasar. (AN: alright, the bell is ringing so get to your seats! Now, for our second class, we're going to learn about the brightest phenomenon across the universe, and no I'm not talking about you Stephanie, so stop taking selfies in class! Rather, I'm talking about a quasar, an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus, in which a black hole is surrounded by a gaseous accretion disk. As gas in the disk falls towards the black hole, energy is released in the form of electromagnetic radiation, which can be observed across the electromagnetic spectrum. The power radiated by quasars can be enormous: the most powerful quasars have luminosities thousands of times greater than a galaxy such as the Milky Way. That was all for today's students, take notes and don't forget that your exam is the next chap..cough..class.)

I lowered the shield around us to let her get a better feel (I didn't need it since it's my dimension) and even though she managed to conjure a thick, fiery orange shield to resist the heat and light, the sweat trickling down her forehead was a good sign of the strain she was feeling.

'It should be clear enough now…'

I then recast the shield around us, then waited a bit to let her regain her bearings, before looking at her and smiling.

"So, do you still think you can manage to do it?"

She let out a bitter smile before shaking her head.

"Can we get out now, I'm not particularly feeling good staying close to a black hole."

Then I took her with me and left my inner realm, leaving behind the blinding light, searing heat and monstrous black hole, once again sitting in her calm room while drinking fragrant tea, as if the previous moment was but a dream (nightmare for some).

She looked like she was ready to answer.

"Can I take a look at the contract?"

The contract in question is formed from my Prana and is filled with Sigils to impose the contract contents on the contractors with many possible punishments that would take effect in case of a breach of contract. This may look (is) one-sided, but I'm the one offering the resources.

I put on a titan-who-eats-Eren-mother-on-the-first-episode smile and I respond.

"Of course my dear."

The face she made then was automatically put in a secured blackmail file, that's my boy!

...

It took her around one hour to completely read and understand the contract, while the next fifteen minutes were spent by her carefully searching for any hidden, -9 font-sized texts. She even cast what I think is a detection spell just to be sure.

'Come on, I'm not a devil, that guy is still in hell!'

After finally being sure of herself, she signed her name on the contract, which now held power over her and could destroy her soul/kill her/remover her memories depending on the type of breaches.

She severed the flow of energy she was taking from the Dark dimension, which would have killed her, but worry not, for I AM HERE. (AN: Sorry, couldn't hold back haha)

I then immediately gave her access (least privilege) to my dimension energy which by the few wrinkles that immediately disappeared, was quite empowering. She took a deep breath to feel the new power running through her (I think she was high for a moment). Now, she was completely dependent on my existence, which was my primary goal.

In the time she took to calm down, I began to think a bit more about my organization's name. I wanted something classy that would give a good impression so that it would be easier to recruit people (heroes) in the future while giving a sense of belonging. I think an Order would be good, our main mission would be to protect Earth (my territory) in both the light and the shadow. Hmm, it's not easy at all, MIB was rejected, the 'Guardians' is a bit too close to the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the 'Heavenly Temple of Jade' is way too Xianxia. I guess I'll go with 'The Order of The Veiled Light' for now.

Seeing that she calmed down, I left my thoughts alone and spoke to her using her name. Yes, she had to sign using her real name, so the mystery around her was solved.

"Then, Alula, I welcome you into the Order of Veiled Light! What do you think of the name?" (AN: Alula is a Celtic name meaning one who was bestowed with celestial wisdom)

"It's better than the first one you said. About the member of the order, do I know any of them?"

Oh! it's time for Luffy's smile then.

"You are the first and only member for now, but don't worry, I already have other candidates in mind."

I think I heard her praying for the other candidates, what a kind granny!

"Now, before I leave, we will exchange memories regarding magical knowledge like written in the contract, alright?"

She nodded. Then I proceeded to insert a few simples memories about mana and its use as well as how to cultivate it, before accessing into her mind to look into the mystical arts knowledge.

I confirmed a few things while being in the memories she showed me. Sorcerers can use the three types of energies: The personal one (mana), the universal one (world energy) and the dimensional one. Supposedly, all magic is built on the concept that all realities can be reshaped by tapping into the existing power that is found in either themselves, the Universe, or other dimensions. Personal energies are those derived from the life force of the sorcerer. However, because it is known that the continual use of such energies will fatally deplete the individual by consuming their life force, sorcerers must also learn to harness external forces. Instead, they mainly use Universal energy since it's easier and rarely they can get contracts with powerful beings to get dimensional energies.

That is the greatest difference between my magic and theirs. It seems that they have yet to find ways to cultivate their souls and inner energy, which is why their vitality would be so easily drained.

Still, it was pretty interesting to learn about the different applications they found. The sling ring portal (without the ring for me) was pretty useful since the energy cost was constant and could allow the transportation of many people (Endgame final battle). The mirror dimension spell could also have many applications like an infinite training ground.

The other main thing among her memories that caught my eyes was Transmutation since I could basically transform the hot teacup in my hand to permanently become a glass of fruit punch if I wanted. The only limitations were the high energy-cost and the required understanding of the desired product for it to perfectly work.

I took a few more moments to completely integrate the new knowledge and turned to face her. She seemed to be completely immersed in the new knowledge, so I snapped my fingers (without killing anyone) to get her attention.

"For now, I will let you digest the memories I imparted to you. When you are done, pass on the news to your disciples in all the sanctuary so that they can be ready. I will be coming back with their contracts when I'm done on my side."

She quickly nodded and returned to study. I wryly smiled then conjured a rotating, fiery portal to get into my next target, another baldy.