Yurij had ambitions, let's say planetary... and it was of course out of question that the Americans straighten up and even less their French lackeys.

The shuttles prepared to separate and the Chinese as well as the English/Australians would be the first to return to earth.

It was no longer possible to turn back. Not enough fuel, not enough lime and CO2 filters. The chemical reactors were worn out, the plants and the greenhouse and life support systems were exhausted.

The time waves were coming back and transmuting the matter. They had to come back as soon as possible or disintegrate / mummify in the sidereal void, burned by the cosmic and solar radiations.

On board, Captain Bello had done his job.

He was following Yurij, but perhaps not of his own free will...

"Commander, the filters have been checked."

The communication with Cabal, was giving them warnings.

A pink saucer was approaching the earth, enhancing the magic and akashic particles of the transformed earth....

The ship was seen from the earth as a star representing Tyrant, worshipped by all magical creatures.

Everyone who has "returned" knows this.

They passed through the Crystal recharged with vital energy to return at the next dew, spawning or birth.

Thus tradition and knowledge were never lost and the cult of Tyrant was all powerful.

Somewhere else in space, the king Tyrant or self-proclaimed Emperor was on his throne,

His flying palace in the shape of a Roman trireme, probably inspired by a visit earlier in history, rested in the shelter of a huge rock cave, protected by an impregnable red shield. The palace was gigantic.

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To his left, a hairy Minotaur guard armed with a laser executioner's axe was impassive.

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He pushed a button and others like him appeared and he asked them.

"Under the laws of the Styx Galactic Empire the solar system is free of conquest from the moment it is confirmed that no humanoid hopes exist on any of the planets."

One of the green-skinned advisors "Yes, we broke the rules by omission. We should have intervened at the time to save the local population."

Tyrant:" We arrived too late and saved a few individuals, children. It was impossible.

Stellar judge: "You could have offered shelter and saved the culture and a large part of the population, just by making a shadow and a shield to spare an area".

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Tyrant: "And then let the Dark Empire take it over? We have a telluric planet, rich in iron and metals and an experimental ground to populate our empire..."

Stellar Judge: "And you see? There are survivors...They are coming back... You will have to compensate them and give them back their world or build one..."

Tyrant: "They haven't returned yet... they are stateless from space and there is no evidence that this is their world... Besides, according to our observations, their ships are primitive, worn out and in ruins. They will just crash and cause death, pollution and cataclysms. We should put them out of their misery. Their world has passed. Their time has passed."

Temporal advisor: "What if."

Tyrant cut him off: "The flying saucer cannot leave its position for the moment. A colossal expenditure of magic is coming. The elves will attack the rebellious dwarves."

Counselor: "And the dragon?"

Tyrant: "Yes, it's a thorn...but it's just a wild beast with a bit of territory..."

Meanwhile, I was exhausted and sank into darkness.

Quickly, I found myself in the palm of a giant paw in space or in the astral...??

I opened my eyes, still terrified.

I was the size of a grain of sand in the hand of an adult. Enka had me.

"My child of the stars.... you will grow up...."

And Enka showed me the universe as she saw it from her black hole.

The cosmic wind was terrifying and I could see the matter being sucked in, accelerating and gaining energy approaching the speed of light.

But the light was flexing and falling toward a huge, black, endless well.

"Where are we?"

"On the threshold of my house. But for you it is the terminal horizon, the point of no return for every object and creature but you."

I was curious more than frightened. my scientific nature taking over.

"You are a hydra like me and in my image and if you have a head, now you will have 5 in the real world but only one will be visible, the others in other dimensions.

This is how you will be able to move from one world to another having an existence in several dimensions at once..."

She took me to her world.... the world of the "engineers" or "creators of the universe"

And the next moment I was in a huge crystal palace.

A dome in half sphere of several kilometers served as a kind of celestial vault.

And thousands and thousands of facets.

"Look, my child, you see, these are the infinite possibilities.... Everything is becoming clearer now. Almost all the facets change at the whim of Chaos and Order."

"Mother, what are these humanoids? They look like humans but not quite..."

"I see that you have the sense of observation.... Yes, they were Primordial gods... Just like me...But...they perished. They killed each other... and we make the universe suffer even if it means to make it disappear, me with... Come... look with me what happened!"

I followed her through the corridors. Enka had grown to 3-4 times my size still with her 8 hydra heads.

Then I saw a horror.

Lots of hydras like me frozen in the ice.

Most of them had colored heads but were in pieces. Heads ripped off, necks torn apart, bodies blown up and burned.

"These are my alter egos.... The primordial Gods in other universes never accepted my physical difference and cut me in half, leaving only the enraged part in hell. The famous "Tiamat".

"Are they being punished?"

"In a way yes but no... They can only really disappear like the primordial gods. I've spent my entire existence picking up the pieces and freezing them in eternal ice. Thus, their body is repaired little by little, according to the dreams... Their soul is reincarnated to grow and heal. Some will take millions of years... Others like you will be reincarnated as a dragon and then as a Hydra. Their bodies in the ice disappear to grow again and pass the ascension. Like you...."

"And you want us to merge???"

"Hahaha, no... you are my child and the earth is your world. "

"Am I asleep in my lab?"

"HAHAHA. I doubt that! ... You're fine here!"

I was becoming aware of the absolute power I was given.

"Be careful not to fall into the madness of power that has lost all these hydras. But when you have succeeded in your mission, I could introduce you to your father. The great Galactic emperor, the master of absolute darkness. "

My eyes glistened with curiosity. Who was my father? My real dragon and spiritual father...

"Carnage, you must perform a feat and establish your power and authority as well as your species.

The emperor has a doctrine: "What you take is yours!" Your brothers and sisters who rule their own worlds with an iron fist will not do you any favors. They only admire strength.

Just like me, they are a devourer and will not hesitate to "recycle" you if you are not up to the task.

"What's his name?"

"You'll find out in due time, but know that he's got three heads, golden and he's not convenient. Neither are his men. They have destroyed hundreds of worlds..."

We headed to a big waterfall and in the background I could see my valley and the dwarf fortress where Kate was having fun with her friends.

"Hurry up, she is in danger!" (Enka)

The next moment I jumped into the waterfall and crossed the black hole in an instant to find myself above the fortress. And from there I saw elite troops who had broken through the dwarf defenses. They had not detected anything!