Chapter 7: Return to Earth Star XXVII & the Three Goddesses' Revelation

The swirling portal stabilized for a moment before ejecting Orion onto a barren wasteland. His body hit the rocky ground hard, sending cracks spiderwebbing beneath him. His entire form ached—his wounds from the succubus fleet's pursuit had yet to fully recover. The stolen ruin's power still churned violently inside his body, his Nameless Abyss trembling from the unrefined surge of civilizations it had begun assimilating.

Ragged breaths escaped his lips as he struggled to rise.

But before he could even take a step—

Everything froze.

The sky turned grey. The air stilled. Time itself seemed to have lost meaning.

Then, they appeared.

Three towering figures, draped in ethereal robes woven from the very essence of existence itself, stood before him.

Fate, an entity wrapped in golden threads of causality, her very presence exuding a suffocating inevitability.

War, armored in crimson metal that pulsed with battle lust, her every breath a promise of destruction.

Allmother, a serene figure shrouded in a cosmic nebula, her existence radiating boundless creation and nurturing power.

Orion felt his consciousness pulled from his body into a vast, endless realm—a mindscape of shifting constellations and pulsing nebulas.

"You have returned, child of the experiment," Fate's voice echoed, neither warm nor cold.

"And yet, you have already defied the balance of power," War mused, her burning eyes locking onto him. "The Nameless Abyss should have remained a waste, yet you have begun shaping it into something... unacceptable."

Orion gritted his teeth. "If you're the ones who sent me away, at least tell me why. Who am I to you?"

Allmother stepped forward, her cosmic form rippling. "You are the culmination of an experiment that even we failed to fully grasp. But now that you've reappeared, it's time you understand the structure of our world and the weight of your existence."

She gestured, and suddenly, the cosmos twisted—revealing a holographic construct of the known universe.

The Cosmic Power Tiers

Allmother's voice was soft yet commanding.

"Power is structured in tiers. Every being, from the weakest mortal to the strongest entity, follows this path."

She waved her hand, and golden symbols formed before Orion.

Mortal= Pre-Evolver → Evolver → Post-Evolver

Ascendant= Awakening General → Awakening Master → Awakening Grandmaster

Celestial= Venerable → Epic → Legendary

Transcender= Mythic

Heavenly tier= Disaster Grade → World Tribulation Grade → Galactic Tribulation Grade

Universe= Calamity Grade → Apex Expert (Universal champion)

Orion's mind whirled. The sheer depth of the hierarchy made his current struggles seem laughable.

"Each stage marks a fundamental evolution. Your body, mind, and core civilization must undergo true transformation to ascend," Fate elaborated.They each have 3 sublevels from low→mid→peak

War sneered. "You are nothing but an insect at the Evolver level peak. Remember that before thinking you can challenge fate itself."

Allmother continued, her gaze fixating on Orion.

"Core Civilizations are the embodiment of an Evolver's inner world. They are ranked from low to high by stars, signifying their potential and foundational strength."

She conjured a list in the void:

1-Star to 3-Star → Basic civilizations with simple structures, weak foundations.

4-Star to 6-Star → Advanced civilizations with distinct races, structured governance, and refined abilities.

7-Star to 9-Star → Powerful civilizations capable of influencing reality, producing apex races, and rivaling natural-born worlds.

10-Star → The pinnacle. Only a handful exist, and they define the laws of existence.

"Few Evolvers ever reach 7-Star or above," Fate remarked. "Even among Earth's unique talents, only a handful have awakened civilizations beyond 6-Star."

Examples of Core Civilizations

To solidify her point, War waved her hand, displaying examples of notable Core Civilizations:

1. The Eternal Empire – A 9-Star civilization where every citizen was born immortal and wielded cosmic law.

2. The Abyssal Dominion – A 8-Star civilization of void creatures that consumed worlds and added them to their abyssal network.

3. The Grand Magus Council – A 7-Star civilization where magic governed the very fabric of reality.

4. The Titan Sovereignty – A 10-Star civilization of Primordial Titans who embodied destruction and rebirth.

Orion clenched his fists. His Nameless Abyss had no race, no structure—it was nothing but a formless void.

His Nameless Abyss' Rank

Allmother turned to him, her cosmic eyes narrowing.

"Based on what you have devoured, your Core Civilization has reached... 2-Star."

Silence.

War scoffed. "A pathetic level."

Fate smirked. "But an anomaly nonetheless. You were not meant to grow at all."

Orion's heart pounded. He wasn't just weak—he was barely above trash.

"You must either accept this fate or shape your own," Allmother warned. "But beware—your existence has already attracted attention."

Orion exhaled sharply. He was done listening. The information was overwhelming, but there was no point in questioning it. He had one goal now—to build the Nameless Abyss into something that could shake the universe.

The Goddesses faded. The mindscape collapsed.

And Orion found himself standing before the familiar sight of Earth Star XXVII→sector5.

As he stepped into the human settlement, he felt the eyes of countless scanning devices lock onto him. His battered figure attracted no immediate suspicion—just another Evolver returning from the void.

But deep within the network, the Three Goddesses watched.

His mere existence was now under their direct observation.

For better or worse.

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His home was just as he had left it. The modest structure in the civilian district stood unremarkably under the artificial sky dome.

He knocked.

The door opened, revealing a woman in her mid-40s, her face weary yet warm—his mother.

A man with a strong, disciplined frame stood beside her—his father, a former soldier.

And peeking from behind them, a 12-year-old girl with bright eyes—his junior sister.

"Orion…?" His mother gasped, eyes widening in disbelief.

He barely had time to react before she pulled him into a crushing embrace.

"You're alive!"

His father exhaled deeply, patting his shoulder. His sister hesitated before grinning and clinging to his arm.

For a moment—just a moment—he let himself forget everything.

But in the back of his mind, he knew.

Their memories would be altered.

For their own safety, the Three Goddesses had already taken measures. His identity, his past, his core civilization—it would all remain hidden.

And so, Orion smiled at them.

Because the truth was now a burden only he could carry.

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End of Chapter 9.