"I’ve met some... abnormal beings," Kayden thought. What would make one of the strongest wizards in existence call someone abnormal? "I need to become a god to have access to more mana and be able to manipulate time one step above time itself. Don’t think about it too much, it’s not something you’ll understand."
"The problem is that you are made of mana and there is no way to do that…"
"Yes, I am currently made of divine mana and there is no way to elevate it to divinity, at least not yet. And the freaks won’t tell me about it, because…"
"You’re going to consume the universe, aren’t you?" Kayden knew how his ability worked and only needed to put two and two together to understand exactly what Father would do when he became a god.
"Only 50% of it. The problem is that this will cost an unfathomable amount of souls, and souls are not as easily remade as matter is." Love is willing to kill half of all existence...
A villain will always sacrifice the world for you, a hero will sacrifice himself for you for the world. As sinister as Pai’s phrases were...
"Again, you didn’t judge me. Only psychopaths who have lost their emotions react like this, but you don’t fall into that category."
"I understand your reasons, I would do the same for mine, that’s all." Kayden would do much more, he would swallow the entire universe if he had to.
"Great answer." The two stayed quiet for the next few hours. Kayden could ask a thousand things, but... Father was no longer present in this conversation and it became clear to Kayden when he tried to talk to the wizard.
In just a few hours, Kayden had many aspects of his life reevaluated. First, he came to believe in true love, the greatest living proof was in front of him at that moment. Second, he saw that kingdoms and gods were relative forces, a false god could easily equal a true god.
Another thing was that... he would probably be hunted after he left this place. Kayden finally realized what exactly his strength was in this universe: he had the power of false gods and the ability to achieve divinity.
This made him dangerous to a ridiculous degree. Now, Thoth’s interest made sense to him, but the point was that Thoth was probably one of the abnormalities that Father spoke of, as that was the only explanation for him accompanying Kayden since his early years.
Observing the future should be possible for the gods, and Kayden was thinking about actually observing the future, not predicting it like Merlin was able to do. When he was born, he was just one wizard among millions. At that moment, he shouldn’t have had the ability to attract someone like Thoth.
"It seems like the right time has come." Father came back to consciousness, he snapped his fingers and a few thousand books appeared to Kayden. "Take it, they answer all the questions about space in the mortal realm. Consider it a gift for your cooperation."
Wealth was something measured and normally capable of being exchanged, but what he was receiving was much more than that: it was knowledge, and that was not something easy to find. It was priceless. Kayden’s sixth sense started screaming that something was wrong.
There was no free lunch. He was getting a lot of good things in a short time. It shouldn’t be like this. In the end, what reassured him was Father’s strength. He certainly didn’t need to scheme to take things away from Kayden.
"Here." Kayden didn’t even manage to blink before the two were inside a small rock island above a lake. Within the lake, there was a white gate rotating with a terrifyingly oppressive aura.
Near the portal, there was a false blue-haired female goddess very similar to Pai. She was about 3 meters tall and all proportions were enlarged. Furthermore, she appeared to have three nipples. His skin was white and bluish.
Kayden felt a strong pressure from her, one of the greatest he had ever experienced in his life. The woman was also in the sixth realm and Kayden wasn’t sure how many lightning bolts she had. His bet was eight, but his race could give that superior impression even with fewer rays.
"In the sixth realm, you should have a life expectancy of 100 to 200 thousand years. She will pay for 100,000 years of her life and in return, you will teach her everything you can in that period," Father explained to Kayden quickly.
"What’s the guarantee that I won’t lose half my life?" Kayden spoke these words and witnessed one of the most incredible scenes of his entire life.
"I promise by heaven." And then, a golden ray fell on Father and disappeared into his body. Father smiled when he saw Kayden surprised. "When you become worthy, you will be able to swear by the heavens."
Kayden was able to feel that lightning and it was the same as the ascension processes. This meant that either he was being tricked into the biggest lie of his life, or it was true.
"We come?" Kayden didn’t want to waste too much time. He received a nod from Father and saw the woman slip into the portal. Then it was your turn. As soon as he got within two meters of the portal, his vision flickered and...
He was inside a world completely without the presence of rational beings. His spiritual sense extended throughout the thousands of kilometers that surrounded him and he felt the intense nature and diversity of the region.
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Dozens of trees with black stems and white leaves stood in the area. The grass was entirely white and the surrounding mana moved, creating wind pressure to move. The lakes were made entirely of mana.
Kayden was unable to notice the presence of any being below the fifth realm, not even babies. This was completely insane: beings who had just been born possessed strength greater than that of most ordinary people in the universe.
While Kayden explored his new surroundings, Father stood still, receiving fury from the heavens. Tens of thousands of green and black rays fell on him and everything around him, destroying the city where the event took place.