Will of chaos

“< Incarnation of Chaos: Sword of the Universal Path >” (me)

What I once did with difficulty, risking my life by merging Tarzor with me, was now easy and I could even convert him into my sword.

My shadow dissolves and gathers in my hand where the power of Tarzor’s Reality crystallizes amidst branches of black trees serving as the sword’s skeleton—the branches of Freya.

I advanced, concentrating all my Aura and Concept into my Blade. He tried to do the same, but his energy, however massive, was leaking away relentlessly.

He was unable to concentrate his power and therefore could not prevent my sword from piercing his chest, roots and branches emerging from the sword while sparks of Starfire burned around him.

“What would you do if you won here?” (Xerxes)

“The plan was never to win, it was to force you to destroy us… the only one who extended a hand to us…”

“I never wanted to destroy you…” (Xerxes)

“I know… but we weren’t going to stop… we can’t stop… we can’t accept any other outcome…”

“The house you created for us was going to be the core of our creation… that tree destroyed our only path and sooner or later we would be forced to invade…”

“It would be a defeat either way… but I didn’t want to give that satisfaction to Guerra or the others…”

“It had to be you… that’s why we did this… we knew your successor would do what you couldn’t do in the past…”

“There seems to be a mistake here, I’m not going to destroy you… this isn’t your destruction, but your salvation…” (me)

The roots and branches that penetrated deeper into him emerged on the other side as branches covered in leaves, each of these leaves was condensed energy that shone like a sun, but this was only part of the process that Now he was feeling it.

“What… are you… doing to me…?”

“You know, I personally don’t care about you and your companions, but Xerxes does.” (me)

“She asked something of me, something that would have been difficult without Pride’s plan to force them out of the rabbit hole.” (me)

“She asked me to save them, to give them a chance to continue as new beings.” (me)

“No… don’t do it… I don’t want this…!!”

He was panicking at my words, his eyes showing horror as he tried to release the energy still contained within his body, but he wouldn’t succeed, not with Freya taking control of it.

“Zenos distracted you with those words; during that time your ability to control that energy was lost, and with it your resistance from here on out also disappeared.” (Xerxes)

“PARADOX… DON’T DO IT… DON’T DO IT…!!”

“I BEG YOU… I’D RATHER BE… DESTROYED!!!”

The panic and horror in his eyes were overwhelming; he fell completely into despair to the point of begging. This is deplorable for someone who thought it was so terrifying before.

He was trying to reach Xerxes while beginning to be destroyed. I’ve never seen anyone so determined to destroy themselves. It wouldn’t be a mere death where the ego of a life fades, leaving a blank slate for a new ego to form in a new life. No, we’re talking about a complete eradication of his existence, leaving nothing behind.

Because of this, I can’t understand how they can hate the Creator so much. They want to go against Him even if they have to pay the highest price of all for it—pure insanity in my view.

He doesn’t even look at me anymore; his eyes are fully focused on Xerxes, as if it were she who had pierced his body with this sword, not me.

“My name is not Paradox, I’ve repeated this many times, and yet you, so stuck in the past, can’t see it.” (Xerxes)

“Just as you can’t understand the changes that have occurred throughout the ages.” (Xerxes)

“My name is Xerxes.” (Xerxes)

She approaches me, her hand touching the hilt of the sword I still held firmly. I could feel her power merging with mine; she was using her power to see his inner state. I could feel her concern in her aura, even though she was trying to maintain an impassive face.

“Don’t do this… don’t perpetuate it any longer… end it… I don’t want to go back… not with him!”

“You never understood, I don’t care.” (Xerxes)

“My former self didn’t care about Creation, nor did it care about its reasons.” (Xerxes)

“Right now, I don’t care about the plans of Guerra and the other entities any more than I care about what you want.” (Xerxes)

“I’ll do what I want, your opinion is irrelevant, the future consequences, leave that for the future to resolve.” (Xerxes)

“(Stop slowing down the process, let it rest, let it sleep for the last time…)” (Xerxes)

“(As you wish…)” (me)

I didn’t understand why Xerxes was talking to him like that, it didn’t matter until the moment she mentally contacted me to speed things up, and that’s what I did.

Using my Concept to the limit while extracting more potential from Tarzor and Freya, it didn’t take long for his body to disintegrate into particles that form a cyclone, pulling all that energy to the center of his body where the sword penetrates his body.

It wasn’t long before all that remained was an ever-growing cocoon surrounded by Starfire, a powerful presence emanating from it as the ego vanished, burned by my flames.

All the while, Xerxes continued gripping the sword’s hilt, feeling the changes, his eyes focused only on the cocoon that grew larger than a moon before stopping.

Only then did she turn to look at me, her eyes brimming with tears without a single drop falling, a slight smile on her lips while the gleam in her eyes seemed lost in an ancient memory.

“Thank you…” (Xerxes)

She spoke little, but the weight of that gratitude was too great, carrying the weight of a story as old as existence itself, the weight of various feelings that even now don’t coincide.

A thank you that wasn’t directed only to me, but also expressing her relief at putting an end to it once and for all.

“What do we do now?” (Me)

“Save as many as you can…” (Xerxes)

I then release the sword, which dissolves back into my shadow. Tarzor returns to his usual state, and Freya appears, sucking that cocoon into Tarzor using her power.

——————-

6 months later.

The entire battle was over; the enemies of Xerxes and all of creation had largely disappeared.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t save everyone. Many were destroyed by other Entities, even when we announced we had a better way to deal with them. In the end, it was Pride who saved the most lives by negotiating with the other Entities to capture the enemies without destroying them. Thanks to this, we had many chances to save them without letting them be destroyed.

This type of negotiation was tedious and exhausting, it took months to finish, and with that, we still had more super-powered babies to be born. Some of them had already been born and were under the care of Xerxes, who looked after them all with a tenderness I didn’t expect to see from her.

Hinata had also just devoured and integrated that energy space that was the enemy base. She created an Anomalous Realm where creatures and beings without a place can enter, a place for the abandoned, fugitives, and forgotten, as she herself said. Beings like Anomalous Creatures, Evil Gods, and bizarre beings that belong nowhere.

Urd was the only one who hadn’t finished her work. She managed to repair the central universe of the Ascended, but she couldn’t repair all the universes connected to it by the Celestial Law Flow network.

Urd would need years, perhaps centuries, to complete this in a positive way; she had much to do.

My wives and I spent those six months very relaxed, no training, no studying, nothing boring like that. We just relaxed, enjoyed each other’s company, and destroyed the wretches who showed up to take revenge on the Ascended, who no longer existed.

Fighting terrorists was a real headache; the Ascended had many enemies, almost all victims of their multi-universal conquests. They don’t care about our reasons; they won’t accept any living Ascended, especially Urak, who was a former leader of the Ascended.

Besides these problems, there were one or two disagreements with other Entities. None of them ended in conflict, but I believe it’s because they were apprehensive due to their lack of knowledge of my powers. Entities tend to make long-term plans, and it’s very possible that even those who want to attack us are only in the observation phase.

——————–

In the Star Palace, within Tarzor.

I was leaning on the balcony with my hands, gazing at the shadows of the starry paths that wind through the sea of ​​stars; it was a fascinating sight.

“What’s wrong, Ibuki?” (me)

“You know, it’s been a long time since we’ve had a break like this.” (Ibuki)

“The last time was during my time as a Goblin and Vampire, back when we built that cabin.” (me)

“Our hunting days, where we risked our lives back then, don’t compare to the battles we fight today.” (Ibuki)

Ibuki comes closer and hugs me from behind. I was happy to have her by my side, but this conversation makes me remember the hungry little Goblin I met when I was still a Leech.

“(That Leech has come a long way…)” (me)

“Where are the others?” (me)

“Dealing with the new invaders; I didn’t want to go.” (Ibuki)

“I understand…” (me)

Closing my eyes, I rest my head next to Ibuki’s, who was resting on my shoulder. It was a comfortable position, her full Aura enveloping mine.

While my eyes are closed, my consciousness wanders through my domain. I see that drunken dwarf and his seamstress wife arguing over drinks, I see my children doing their own things, I see the Entities connected to me all gathered around a Ritual that I didn’t even feel now while looking at it, I also saw my wives beating up a spaceship that looks like it came out of a science fiction movie, even Niryna seems to be enjoying her time with Hana, to my surprise.

“Everything is in order…” (me)

Sigh

“Yes…” (Ibuki)

“(I’ll ignore that ritual, if I didn’t see it, then it’s not my problem…)” (me)

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