He heard a sound akin to the world breaking, the explosion itself was suddenly subdued as a loud crack rang out and a vacuum seemed to appear that swallowed all of the damage that had been done. He turned around still on top of Morgan and all he saw was nothing. And not nothing as if he was seeing an empty room or an empty plot of land. There was almost no word in existence to be able to describe what he was seeing.
If you threw a black paint on a black canvass you at least have a blank spot. But for Cole what he was seeing was a concept a fundamental understanding and element of the universe that absolutely was beyond what he could possibly understand or grasp. There was no visual representation for it, just a feeling that there was just 'Nothing' there. Cole shuddered and turned around, again and again and again, the soul dimension changing it's scenes with every turn that Cole made. He really did not know what to say but just standing here and looking at literally nothing.
"That is a Jarring scar in reality, and the presence of chaos here would out a hitch to operations for about 2.000404044847565757777777 minutes. But ultimately the soup dimension will heal the damage and restore everything to normal, the only problem is that I have no idea what would have occurred in reality within the two minutes that you brought all of reality to a halt. You should be careful with your abilities next time Cole Night, take care that you too do not become heretic." Cole turned squaring up to the system as he glared at it.
"Don't fuck with me freak, I know my place, I'm no hero and yeah I'm sure by the time this is all over I would have sunk my hands into some really unscrupulous shit! But take heed sub routine of a sub routine. I fear no one and nothing, and anything I do is to protect myself and my own from your fucking appetite and tendencies to swallow other universes. I won't sink my hands into something bad, but know that if you screw with me I'll find you and fuck you up big time. I've been to this damn place once, you best believe I would be able to do so again. Don't fucking threaten me again...it won't end well." Cole said as he backed away from the system.
"Well your views and your opinion has been noted and will be considered in the future should interaction between us continue. However there should consideration and commendation about the way you decided to carry out your task. The target is still alive, but the tool or tools which he uses to dive into the soul dimension has been destroyed as it not something that he would ever be able to get his hands on again, a tool unique to every universe and he has just wasted that which belongs to your universe…. It's one of things that would have limited my control over your reality."
Cole paused as the knowledge about what he had just done sunk in. It was not as if Vasilios was not someone that had to be taken care of, but this tool that the system is talking about, the same one that had allowed the Aleron heir access to the soul dimension. It probably existed for a reason, and with the system admitting that it was one of the things that would have kept earth and it's universe safe or at least reduced the influence of the system over them. It was a shield and his own actions here have broken it, the system was crafty, the soul dimension was cut off from everything and the destruction of the tool was done by Cole and witnessed by a couple others. Perhaps a day will come where he would have to answer for it.
"Is there anything else that you might possibly want, I have taken care of your main goal and would see to it that Highwater is dead in my reality soon enough. Just make sure whatever reward you give me is something that is worth all this….. especially since you're telling me I just doomed my civilization even more and destroyer a tool that would have been a valuable resource to our survival. But with that said, we now know where we both stand. Is there anything else you would like to add." Cole asked as the scene around him changed to one of a mountain peak, overlooking a sea of clouds below while massive eastern dragons sank in and out of it.
"Your Glade is close enough to completing the requirements to get to the next floor, however I will give you an expo. This floor will not be destroyed like the others, in fact you would all be able to fall back to it as the Glade has now become permanent property and territory for everyone who is part of the Glade, I suggest you go stake out a piece for yourself, especially since you have land that can be added to it, but there are a lot of things that can happen Mr. Cole, the system is ever fluid and changing and adapting to all of your experiences….. you will grow." Cole sighed, not the answer he was expecting but good news none the less, the third floor has been somewhat...weird.
"Once you get to the fourth floor another task will be waiting for you as usual. Continue to aspire Mr. Cole...your time is coming." And then System seemed to grow, suddenly Cole was as small as an ant held up into the plan of being that was so big his form covered everything. Scenes changed rapidly within the soul Dimension as Cole felt an intense bout of nausea and bright flashes of light due to the changing scenes, he felt his stomach lurch as experienced the feel of falling down and then he everything stopped and he was looking up at the roof his room back in the family compound.
[Welcome Back Master Cole…..Would You Like Me To Create A Review And Analysis File On Out Trip To The Soul Dimensions. My Cybernetics Discovered Some Valuable Calculations and Algorithms that seemed have been functioning around the Device We Destroyed. I Heard What The System Said And I Believe I Might Be Able To At Least Replicate The Formula That Made The Device Function As A Path To The Soul Dimension, However There Is A Lot Of Information That Is Also Encrypted With What I Can Only Say To Be Magic. I Will Need Time And More Dives To The Other Universes With Access To Energy.]
Cole raised an eyebrow as he tried to log back in only to find that he couldn't. Obviously his body was still undergoing the Racial Upgrade so it would still be some time before he would be able to Log in once again. Which means he had some free time to take care of a few things before he logs back in, but they would have to wait as what Morgan just told him left him a little shock. It was quite exciting that this just went and dropped on his lap. Of course Cole had to be careful as the last person that had this had been called a heretic and ended up having Cole being sent after him.
It was risky, but Cole had no choice as he just realized something. The system or if it even is the system at all, whatever the case may be the entity he met in the soul dimension had malevolent intentions. And it did not sit right with the knowledge of the system he already had, so if this formula or whatever was what would have kept it away or at least limited in it's control once the universe merges, In the end it seems it was time for Cole to switch up the game….the system itself can not be trusted, so he would be making his own moves now.
"Begin the decryption attempt immediately, send a message to Dragon and whoever is in charge of running things for my grandmother. Get a combat capable ship capable of holding, transporting comfortably about a 100 people across the stars. It needs to be a destroyer class ship with smaller gunships, cruisers and Corvette for combat. We're going on an adventure to the stars and I would like for things to be ready for me. What are the status on Cassandra and her son?" Cole asked as he got up from the bed.
"They're currently being pursued across deep space by a frigate belonging to the Nightmoon family. The frigate is also escorted by a small fleet of pirate vessels from the Aleron Highwater colony. At the rate they are going capture is imminent, at least this is the information I got from the last time they sent in a report which was about 20 minutes ago." Cole nodded his head as he added.
"Make sure the ship has either hyper or warp drive engines. I'm not at all fond of cryogenic sleep for months, especially when we have to save someone." Cole said he opened his closet and cursed to find it empty.
[Master Warp and Hyper Jumps are practically one way trips. You would need to get refined Deuterium if you would want to fuel those engines and then give them time to charge back up. It would be at least two months to a year before you would be able to return back to earth…..Have you thought this through master?] Morgan asked as Cole paused.
He looked down at his feet and sighed, as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. "Things aren't really good with the family right now especially because of what I've done. I'll need you to keep a close eye on the situation here and look after my brother's kids. I need some time to think and plan about what this family is to me now and what it should be, but ultimately...I'm just running away."
[And What Of Miss Tehilla Master; Are You Leaving Her Behind Again?] Cole growled as he raised his head to the corner of his room where he knew there was camera that Morgan could use to check in with him.
"I see what you are doing, don't push it Morgan….. but seeing as we're on the matter tell her to pack some extra underwear…. We're going on an off world vacation!"
[Very Well Master! To Infinity And Beyond!]
"Sure buddy, sure….Beyond."
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