OOOM!
The chaos essence latched on to the cage filled with glistening spears as it began its job of quickly eating away at them, the unique energy of a stage Noah had yet to reach leaking out as the creation of an Item made by a Nebula class expert proceeded to do its job of freeing a certain being.
Noah's figure broke through the clearing as he came to float in the air, his eyes looking into the rapidly dissolving spears of the cage as they connected with the prisoner contained within.
A wide but tired smile was on the prisoner's face as he glanced at Noah, speaking out in a clear voice that Noah was familiar with!
"It's been a while, Noah Osmont."
…!
Chapter 506 Steal and Run!
"It's been a while, Noah Osmont."
Noah glanced at the aged figure of a face he was familiar with, the being that appeared before him in the past as the Karmic Sect Leader Inuit fitting the face of the imprisoned figure that was currently pierced through by multiple golden rods.
The chaos essence backed by the power of a Nebula class being ate away at these golden rods rapidly as blood ruptured out freely from where the disappearing spears were piercing, Noah looking at this scene as he sent forth a golden essence to heal this being!
Noah's figure went forward and clasped onto the body of the aged being as the last spear piercing him faded, the voice of Inuit ringing out once more thereafter as he glanced towards Noah with a smile.
"You do not seem all that surprised?"
He posed a question as Noah continued to wash his body over with radiant essence, stopping blood from leaking out of the many holes, but that was all his energy did! The injuries did not heal anymore than this as he finally spoke towards this old benefactor of his.
"I theorized multiple possibilities for your identity, being a prisoner from the last war and the target of the mission given to me weeks ago was one of them."
He helped the old man up with a smile as he continued.
"I have to thank you once more for saving my life in the past, and I have even more questions I want to ask you before you fade away again, but we might have to move fast to leave this place."
Noah said this as he glanced at the chaotic essence that had chewed through the cage completely, knowing that some kind of signal could be sent out as a consequence, and he still had something to do on this Celestial Star before too many powerful Celestials were alerted!
"Oh, we have less than 3 minutes. If you planned to do anything grand like massacre everyone on this Star before we leave, it might not be too advisable as an old friend is quickly going to descend, and I don't think you're a match for him yet."
"An old friend?"
Inuit had a calm expression as Noah helped him up, replying to his question as he tried to move the joints of his body that had been stuck in place for hundreds of years!
"Yes, someone you know as the Founder."
"..."
Noah paused as he looked at the old man that just dropped a bombshell, his mind already having calculated a lot about this mysterious being he was rescuing, but he wasn't privy to the information that he was connected to the Founder of the Celestials!
His mind worked rapidly as he heard this new information and the limited time they had, changing the plans of taking down the powerful Celestial of this star for Fate Lines as he moved on to another objective that he should be able to complete in time.
"Go on and do what you need to, nobody else will be coming down here in the next 3 minutes. I'll use the few minutes to stretch my legs."
Inuit spoke out with a smile as he raised his body by himself, stretching his imprisoned limbs as Noah saw there was no time to waste and nodded, moving on to try and complete at least another part of the objective.
SHAA!
His figure descended further down into the earth as he drilled rapidly, his goal actually being the core of this brilliant Celestial Star that was bigger than most Prime Worlds and infinitely neared the stage of a realm!
He originally planned to release a Blood World and a World Veil to take down everyone in this star first before plucking away its core, but after getting the knowledge that the Founder would be coming in a matter of minutes, he was only confident in taking away the Core of the Star within that time period.
OOOM!
His figure broke through the inner layer of the luminous world as a golden rotating core laid in front of his eyes, his hands waving forward rapidly as he cast [Devouring], leaking mana senselessly to steal a peak Prime World Core in less than a minute!
RUMBLE!
[A being of your stature should not be violating an entit-]
The voice of the World Core had already begun to ring out in Noah's mind, but he ignored it as he continued to release his mana even faster, the entire golden core soon becoming fully wrapped by the darkness released from [Devouring] as Noah began the process of swallowing!
It was a race against time as he counted down every passing second, his mind working rapidly as he saw the progression of Devouring get faster and faster!
CRACK!
A disconnect was soon felt between the planet and its core, Noah spending enormous amounts of mana to completely devour it as it went into the [Large Stomach] of the Sin of Gluttony.
The moment he finished this, his figure teleported back to the location he had left the aged Inuit as he found the old man to be calmly stretching and then voicing out to him.
"Ready?"
RUMBLE!
The earth around them had begun to shake as the star lost its core, its destruction and implosion not too far away as Noah expected many Celestials on this 7th Celestial Star to actually lose their lives from the implosion of this star, only the truly powerful ones being able to survive the implosion of a Prime World!
His hand grasped onto the body of Inuit as he instantly began teleporting away with him, but not before his eyes caught on to the appearance of a powerful being materializing into the underground space as he and Inuit were teleporting away from it.
As if time had slowed down, the clear eyes of Inuit and the squinting eyes of Noah were able to lock on to the materializing particles of light that was actually the Founder himself, his face still apathetic as his eyes held a trace of anger!
A single glance between the three of them...and that was it!
SHAA
Noah and Inuit's figure completely disappeared in the underground space, the alerted Founder missing them for less than a millisecond...
Chapter 507 The Destruction of a Celestial Star!
The Founder stared coldly as the world around him shook, fissures beginning to spread out as an immensely destructive shattering of a star was about to occur and take the lives of all that lived on the 7th Celestial Star!
The many powerful Grandmasters had sensed the powerful fluctuations seconds ago, but they could not do much besides save their own lives from the force of the coming explosion as those that were powerful enough to react went ahead and reacted.
RUMBLE!
But at this moment, a unique golden glow erupted from the body of the Founder that went on to rapidly cover the destabilized and imploding star, the planet that was heading towards destruction actually being brought to a halt as all movements ceased!
"..."
The many Celestials that felt the aura of death coming for them breathed out as they heard commands ring out in their minds soon after, and they came from a voice that could not be denied!
"Quickly evacuate all forces and treasures."
The first command was given to all the beings in the 7th Celestial Star, another command ringing out to the powerful Grandmasters that resided on this dying Celestial Star as it also spread out to the minds of the presiding Celestial Grandmasters on the rest of the remaining Celestial Stars.
"Deploy sentries to spread out their aura over the entirety of all Celestial Stars. If they feel the intrusion of anything that should not be there, act to destroy and call for reinfo
rcements right away if it cannot be handled."
The apathetic face of the founder released numerous telepathic commands as his eyes held a trace of anger, overlooking the destroyed golden cage where a prisoner used to be as he released numerous commands to make sure that nothing like what occurred would repeat again.
The defenses of the many Celestial Stars would be fortified even further after this, not even a rat being able to escape through the auras of Celestials that would be rotated to observe every corner of the Celestial Stars 24/7!
The immense essence that released from the Founder continued to keep the dying star that had lost its core together as the Celestials were evacuated, numerous Warships leaving the planet as it only took minutes for the powerful Celestials to get everyone and everything valuable off of this star.
At this point, the golden glow the Founder released receded into his body as the dying planet trembled again, streams of lava seen erupting soon thereafter as immense heat energy from the unstable core of the world was freely contracting and expanding, an explosion at the level of supernova forming as one could observe large cracks appear on the Celestial Star if they were looking from the void of space!
The Founder actually remained still in the underground area of this star where much of the force was gathering, his figure stable amidst the chaos as he wanted to ingrain this image into his mind. His robes fluttered as they were the only thing moved by the destructive energies, his body remaining unbothered by the force of the exploding star.
CRACK! CRACK!
The cracks only continued as the force of the star folded onto itself before it rapidly exploded outwards, releasing waves of destructive energies that could be felt by all the Celestials that were either floating far away in the void of space or in numerous Warships.
"..."
Silence erupted out as bursts of wrath and anger filled the minds of the Inhabitants of the dead star, their hearts feeling pain as they watched the place where some of them had spent hundreds of years in be taken away in a flash!
In the middle of the debris and the center point of the explosion, one could notice the unbothered figure of the Founder floating peacefully as he glanced at the pieces of the shattered star, numerous thoughts swirling in his mind as his apathetic expression remained the same. Numerous lines of fate swirled towards him as he had just saved and changed the fates of many beings, his image shining resplendently amidst the destruction.
'You want to play like that? I'll play like that.'
A deadly thought filled with anger passed through the mind of the Founder, his emotions actually being moved for the first time ever as the event which had occurred now involved a being he used to call a friend, someone he could not bear to bring himself to kill and had locked away in the 7th Celestial Star.
Yet, he remembered the distinct face of the same Infernal Lord that had appeared before him not too long ago appear again, and this time he took something that actually had a level of care in his heart, and right in front of him at that!
It was a face that actually looked at him without an ounce of fear or respect, their eyes that locked gazes in the millisecond before the teleportation showing the Founder the attitude of this being as he marked him for death right away.
His figure began gaining a luminous glow as the millions of angry Celestials focused on the being that had saved them, the Ruler of the organization that held full control of the Light Expanse and was now on track to expand his rule. The voice of this Founder rang out in the void of space as he looked around at the beings full of anger.
"This is the type of future we can look forward to if we leave the Dark Expanse alone."
RUMBLE!
Waves of power traveled with his voice as this message was not just being passed to the nearby watching Celestials that used to reside on the 7th Celestial Star, but a video feed of the destroyed star was being shown to all the Celestials in the numerous Celestial Stars in the Light Expanse as well as the Celestial Realm, his voice reaching the ears of all that needed to hear his message!
"It is lawlessness, chaos, and disorder. As practitioners of Fate, it is our duty to bring order and balance across our Novus Galaxy and bring a stop to such chaos that the savages dwelling within cause!"
OOOOH!
Rousing shouts erupted out as the hearts of the inhabitants of the 7th Celestial Star especially felt strong emotions, their hatred and resolve for the coming war only being steeled as time passed.
In the perspective of these beings, they were practicing a Supreme Law to bring order into the Universe, and they just saw first hand the need for their power and conquest over the Novus Galaxy as their own home was attacked and destroyed by the beings called savages!
Those watching also felt the strong emotions as hatred and alienation continued to develop, the feelings of war only expanding as the words of the Founder rang out in their minds.
"This is why we go to War. Not because we want to, but because we need to! It is for Order and Balance."
OOOOH!
"For Order!"
"For Balance!"
RUMBLE!
Waves of fate rolled out as the significance of the releasing of a certain prisoner and the destruction of a star spread out, the Founder doing what he did best as he led his people and used the chance to reinforce and steel their resolve for the atrocities that would soon be committed at the level not seen before!
Chapter 508 Unveiling Secrets
Noah reappeared with the aged Inuit on one of the floating continents of the Spiritual World where he had designed for the Fate Law Space to be, the arrival of this being that was caged beneath the 7th Celestial Star being a wondrous land that was filled with plants and vegetation that held a tinge of gold in their green.
Inuit looked around him as he discovered small beasts that held ounces of the essence of fate moving around, their eyes sparkling with curiosity as they looked at their appearing figures and then moved away.
The aged being saw that this area that was brimming with overwhelming fate essence was wide, his eyes using the little strength left in him to observe 3 other floating continents from the one he stood on, and a single larger continent that stood at the center which brimmed with life!
Noah on the other hands had a troubled expression as he heard the strong words of the Founder through his main body in the Celestial Realm, his mind only being pulled back as he heard the voice of Inuit ring out beside him.
"A truly wondrous place you made for yourself here."
The aged old man took Noah out of his thoughts as he bent to smell the flowing leaves and flowers around them, his body still seeming feeble as Noah assessed him fully.
Being a bit less than 2 meters, Inuit was clad in white hair that dropped to his shoulders, his facial expression sunken as he looked extremely malnourished, his eyes actually gleaming with a silver light as the injuries on his body were serious, Noah's awareness catching that the many holes which the golden spears had dug through were not healing.
RUMBLE!
He waved his hands as he pulled out numerous Supreme Behemoth materials and meat from his [Expansive Space], sending word to the Spiritual World System to send him the newly created [Healing Potion] as he also cast one of his newly gained abilities from the Fate's Guardian skill tree, it was [Golden Decree]!
[Golden Decree] (5/5) ACTIVE :: A decree erupts out from the Radiant Protector, affecting the surrounding miles as a golden star that releases a resplendent light over the user and their allies. Grants the Enhanced All Element Resistance, Rapid Healing, Bolster Defense, Sharpened Attack, Clear Mind, and Light Feet effects.
A shimmering golden star appeared above them as waves of gold washed down to wrap around his body and the body of Inuit, his voice resounding thereafter as he looked at the old man that did not look bothered by the injuries, his gaze continuing to look around the luminous area of the Spiritual World with a smile.
"How should I address you, benefactor?"
H
e was wondering which identity to use when it came to this being, a light laugh and a reply coming to him soon after.
"Old Man Inuit is fine. I am after all just an old man at this point, a dredge still hanging on in the river of time."
The resplendent light from [Golden Decree] washed over his body as he seemed visibly brighter, Noah beginning to cook the many Supreme Behemoth portions of meat that he took out as he also added his blood that had the qualities of [Panacea] to heal Old Man Inuit faster. This was because this time, he wanted to begin by finally probing for answers from this being!
"As we get your health back, would it be ok for me to ask you to unveil some of the mysteries?"
Old Man Inuit smiled as he turned to the skies to watch the glimmering star brought forth by [Golden Decree] as he voiced out.
"You've come along far and deserve some answers, that is if you are willing to listen to the ramblings of an old man."
Noah nodded his head as he waved his hands and used the [Architecture] feature of the Spiritual World, a regal and immaculate outdoor dining area forming in front of their eyes as he invited the old man to comfortably sit as powerful waves of essence bore towards him to try and heal his body, the food that Noah was cooking also soon being ready as he would have food to enjoy for the first time in hundreds of years!
What followed after that...was a story.
A story of the past, of the events that took place in the War of the Righteous, and of the reason as to why the three Founders of the Celestials had fractured in that single war more than a thousand years ago!
"It all began with the three of us, three friends looking to increase their power, but each of us found something entirely different…"
The gaze of Old Man Inuit was reminiscent as he began weaving his story, beginning with how the three of them had first come in contact with the golden doorway that led into the Celestial Realm as well as their exploration.
"From the Inheritances that gave us immense strength all the way to the treasures we found, each of us believed that we were meant for great things, our futures shining brightly as they called out to us!"
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