Chapter 10: Barrier and Goal
"Hmm?" Mahoraga stopped in his tracks as an immense invisible barrier stopped him from approaching the source of the endless ravings he had been hearing since he battle with the bloody ocean on the moon.
He raised a palm, and tried to go through, only to fail.
"Hmph! How can a mere barrier hold me!" Mahoraga pulled back in an attempt to break through the barrier, only to be halted by several pleading voices.
"Nooo!" said a voice he had heard before. It was the disembodied voice from the cave.
"Stop you beast!" Another voice, this one manlier and exuding the aura of a brave lion bathing in the sun.
"Please! Reconsider!" A third female voice seemed to flutter at the edges of his perception, but not really revealing itself.
Instantly, a moderately sized golden helm appeared, turning an eighth of the way. The helm in charge of adapting to the disembodied voice from the cave turned another eight as well, but Mahoraga did not put his attention on them for the moment.
Instead, he turned to the sources of the voice that seemed to be from an immaterial space between the earth's reality and an illusory space, "What? You want to fight?"
An excited grin appeared on Mahoraga's face as he cracked his knuckles.
"No! We are only here to stop you from breaking the barrier!" The brave man's voice stated resolutely.
"Keke~ Then stop me if you can~" Mahoraga raised his behind and smacked it once like a little child… though technically in this world he should be a child right?
"Hmph! What do you think-" The man was interrupted by the female voice…
"We are not here to fight. If you wish to leave the barrier, we have a way without endangering the entire population of the Earth. Also, if you ever wish to return, please do not break the barrier, we will all die. You can just call out to me or one of us Gods, or directly to Bethel here who will be in charge of your transportation needs."
A man dressed in really elegant-looking clothing appeared in front of Mahoraga out of the blue.
He looked handsome man with a gentle and refined demeanour. He had black hair and deep blue eyes. His appearance exuded an air of wisdom and sophistication, but Mahoraga instantly felt interested in his ability.
A really large helm appeared above his head. He was not adapting his body to the ability to reject it, but rather to copy it into himself, which was why the helm was larger than when he was adapting to the god's voices.
"Hmm, alright, take me out of the barrier, and towards…" Mahoraga paused for a moment while sensing for the power of the ravings.
He then pointed in a particular direction, "That way. Now sure how far, but take me to the nearest planet in that direction."
Mahoraga surprised himself as his own sophisticated words but put the thought away and turned his attention to the black-haired man who smiled amiably and touched Mahoraga.
*Swoosh*
Reality around the two swirled into a single point between them before they vanished as though they were never floating in the space above the Earth.
"…He is gone… just like that…" the God of Steam and Machinery's voice echoes in the empty space where sound should not propagate.
"Indeed, but for how long we do not know…" the Evernight Goddess sighed in relief as well, but made it a point to warn the others of the fact that the creature could return at any point of time.
"Hmph. Why are you worrying. It's gone, clearly looking for a fight. There are plenty of Great Old Ones in the endless Cosmos beyond. Cheer up a bit Amanises… we just got rid of the Mother goddess of Depravity for good! She is not assimilated by another being of superior power, but just gone! The creature, whatever it is… destroyed all the Beyonder characteristics and Uniquenesses that she contained, and her very essence. She is gone!" the male voice that sounded like the roar of a sun-bathing lion bellowed in joy.
"And what happens when he runs out, Aucuses?" The Evernight Goddess asked.
"What?" the man asked.
"She said, WHAT IS HE RUNS OUT OF ENEMIES AT HIS LEVEL?!" a booming voice resembling thunder echoed loudly, interrupting the meeting of the trio.
"Hmph, Leodero, what do you want?" Aucuses retorted.
While the two gods of Storms and the Sun respectively bickered like siblings, the God of Steam and Machinery whispered to the Evernight Goddess, "He will return right? Once he defeats all at his level?"
"Yes," She replied, the continued in a serious tone, "So we need to have at least a few Great Old Ones for him to battle by the time it does… if we have any hope of survival…"
"W- Why don't we just talk with him?"
"It has a goal right now. That was why it talked with us. It wants to fight… but what happens when he runs out of things to right, and has no goal any longer…"
"H- He might return to where He came from?"
"Or… it might rampage and destroy everything… returning everything to the Original Creator…"
"…"
Even the bickering gods paused as they had been paying attention to the conversation even while verbally sparring. The outcome the Evernight Goddess described felt utterly horrifying, something they had all been working to prevent in their own way.
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Note: Things will speed up now and we will go right back into action next chapter, do not worry lmfao. But I had to explain the state of things and the repurcussions of Mahoraga's actions.
In case people did not understand: Mr. Door is not longer corrupted! Yay! My favourite character after Amon. Adam's plan's have expanded beyond the confines of the planet, and the God's have to speed up their plans to survive... kekeke, will this not be interesting?