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Universe -The Star Rings
Ring - 4th
Reality - Mortal Plane
Solar system - Origin
HILDELITH'S POV
'That was a breeze'.
I floated in the origin solar system. The one and the only most important solar system. I had this itch, a grand itch to make a new world. But I shook off the thought. Vaustaris needed to stay around for a longer period. Learning from it and seeing how things went would be great training for what next to do in my new world.
Still, why was I here and not in the white world that had given me a large dose of frustration? Akasha had linked to me the moment my kids had gone down to Vaustaris. It was a thrilling sight to watch and experience my children's first forage into the mortal realm.
Still, none had been as surprising as Ozai. It was there that Akasha had asked me how we should implement godly interaction with mortals.
Too much and they could do something bad. Inhibit them and make their options less sounded better. Plus it would feel more like a game that way. So we went about testing it with Ozai.
Watching my pragmatic boy suddenly feel something after watching mortals die was, unexpected. But I knew this was a good way to teach my boy. I'd deny it when someone says I treat this game too realistically. But I knew it was true.
Helping Ozai understand his feelings was endearing and watching him fret over his mistakes made me sad. There is no rule against breaking the rule. for your kid, right?
And now he'd done as I had envisioned. Eye of Fate was an annoying ability that felt useful at times and stupid at other times.
Like why hadn't it shown me my fate outside my universe? Just why?.
Still, it'd been good to know that I could automatically appear wherever Akasha's link took me. Instant teleportation.
The Flame of Life ascended into space and hit my boy's body. Melding into it and changing a lot of things.
Then I watched as he made and created those angels. Akasha linked me up with everything about them. It was a perfect template and I could already see how most of it could work.
So I apologized to my kid and made use of his template for most of my Universe development. I watched as the angels stumbled around. The Argonnes watched with wide eyes as the beings brought back their dead.
The relief and joy was so palpable it made me grin. It was like watching the happy ending at the end of a show but this time in a more realistic fashion.
I felt like doing something to show my support. But what.
"Maybe grant them light". Akasha piped up in my head.
"They have two suns". I could feel a glare of disapproval from myself. She connected me to look at most of the spots of the world covered in darkness. There were no words but it made sense as I watched.
'It's too dark'.
It was quite obvious what I had missed. I grumbled as I mentally made a list of things I had missed. There was a lot. So focused was I on the spiritual side of my first world that I failed to complete its physical aspects.
"Akasha generate a quest for me".
"What are the rewards. Quests need rewards?". I shrugged.
"A better world. More structured too I guess".
**[Welcome to the Akashic Records Creator 79]**
**Creator's Quest -
- The starter world Vaustaris is incomplete. Some elements and necessities have been found lacking. Change this.
**Objectives -
**Summon the Moon**: The Creator is tasked with crafting a celestial body to illuminate the night sky, bringing balance to the world of Vaustaris.
**Create Land Animals**: From the depths of imagination, fashion diverse creatures to roam the vast landscapes, adding vitality and diversity to the terrestrial realm.
**Manifest Sea Animals**: Dive into the depths of creativity to breathe life into a myriad of aquatic species, filling the oceans with beauty and wonder.
**Craft Land Monster Races**: Forge formidable e races of monsters to inhabit the untamed lands, adding challenge and intrigue to the world's ecosystems.
**Shape Sea Monster Races**: Channel the essence of the abyss to give rise to fearsome sea monsters, guardians of the ocean depths, and harbingers of mystery.
**Establish Cultivation Steps**: Form and document the sacred rituals and practices necessary for the cultivation of life, ensuring the propagation and flourishing of flora and fauna throughout Vaustaris.
**Address Missing Elements**: Identify any other crucial aspects that have been overlooked and bring them into existence, completing the tapestry of creation in the realm of Vaustaris.
"I think that last one is yours". Akasha hummed in agreement.
"So let's begin". The first thing I did of course was to make the moon. 'How does a moon work?'. Honestly, I hadn't the foggiest of an idea. What I knew was it supposedly reflected light. Which for me felt a bit wrong or just stupid.
Like how did a ball of rock reflect light? It was a confusing question.
"Why don't you just make your moon. Your rules, your designs. Your way".
I froze. Why didn't I consider that? This wasn't earth, this wasn't reality. This was my world, my universe, my reality. "My rules". I liked the sound of that.
"Alright. For one. A moon is an earth thing, an outside world thing. Here I want something different".
"Let's start at the beginning then". I loved these moments. The ideas behind the creation of something. Too bad my Council of Ideas wasn't here. 'That is what I called them right?'. Shrugging I continued.
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"First, what is a sun, and why would we need it?". Akasha asked. She knew but I guessed this was her way for us to say it out and throw ideas at each other. It was interesting to see what a single being in two could come up with.
"Suns were made from the divinity spread from the dawn bang. The divinity is continuously spreading. Making more solar systems. Galaxies and other bodies. Creating cosmic energy as it goes. Suns technically already have their gravitational force which draws and pulls bodies of rock to them. But technically since other bodies also exert gravitational force these rocks don't go floating into peril".
I blinked. How did I know all that? Akasha?. It was weird and amazing.
"But if there are other bodies to stop another body from being pulled into the sun while then does Vaustaris not perish itself".
I didn't get the question at first till I realized that indeed the beautiful world was the only planet in this solar system. The other lost worlds were very far from it. The answer slipped into my head.
'I wish I had Akasha for exams'. Everything was indeed burdened by gravity and exerted its gravity. So while it didn't look it even a mere rock floating in space possessed gravity. All the asteroids, rocks, and debris in this solar system were acted on by other lost worlds, which in turn acted on Vaustaris, and in turn, Vaustaris acted on them. Creating a mad and massive loop.
"Everything is just, everywhere!".
"Good. Which brings us to the fact that slipping in a new body could disrupt this tentative peace that all these bodies have found". I could understand what she meant. A foreign body could abruptly shatter everything.
"Does that mean?".
"We need to arrange the solar system ".
"Fuck".
"Considering that a single miscalculation. Wrong push, wrong tilt, a mere wrong placement, and your solar system could become a god-made catapult slinging asteroids and your world in any direction. I believe Fuck is a proper phrase".
Silence.
"Of course, I'm here to make sure you don't do any of these".
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I floated above one of Origin's twin suns. The other sun was at the other center of the system. Rocks, debris, and worlds going around both formed an infinity symbol.
"Let's get this over with. I have that annoying white world mystery to solve".
From me came various phys-emission arms. Like serpent's they coiled through space holding onto various rocks and objects and then following them.
"All matter in this solar system accounted for. Go ahead".
I took a deep breath. This was the first, no, the second time I would create something without first designing through a template. "Let's do this".
My phy-emission arms began dragging some debris and rocks back to me. The moment they were close, hell broke loose. The system trembled as gravity went mad. It was like holding onto a bucking horse. Several bucking horses. Luckily for these horses, I was superhuman.
Holding them in place I dragged the rocks I had in hand to the center of a space. As I dragged them together I used Astronomical Object Manipulation and Earthen Grace to affect them at a subatomic level. Breaking the earth down to bits I created friction within it.
I floated away from the sun and to the center of the arriving rocks. With each clash, I could feel the vibrations and see the shockwaves released. My feet touched the centermost rock.
"You could just use the Aether". Akasha knew what I wanted to do but not understanding it had to speak up. Shook my. 'If I did, couldn't I just make a brand new moon? But that added gravitational force would unbalance all your calculations'.
"So by using the already present rocks and debris and fashioning something new..."
'..same, forces, same matter just different '.
A skill clicked into my skull and I shivered, eyes shutting. Of course, it was from Haero's arsenal. 'It's good to have this Mirror of Nothing and Form of Nothingness skill'.
My eyes flickered open.
[Melting]
The spot from my feet turned to red-hot lava. I didn't feel a dime. It begged the question of whether I couldn't feel it cause of the game settings or couldn't feel it cause I was the Creator.
The lava spread and the rocks coming began splashing into red hot liquid. With each debris added the rocks sunk deeper and deeper into the lava. Some hit the sides and the space expanded. I jumped out of the path of the arriving rocks and melted more to keep the structure going.
It took quite a while and still, I wasn't looking at the time it wasn't clear how long it took before I was floating in space looking at a burning ball of lava.
'I used to believe the moon was one giant ball of ice. I'd look up at it and wonder, if the sun made us hot why didn't the moon make us cold'.
"Oh boy".
"What?!. Ice reflects. Ice spreads".
"What are you thinking?".
"The moon is usually respected for its 'energies'". I quoted the word. "So I'm thinking. Why not make the moon more than what it should be".
I could feel Alasha's glee the moment she peeled at my thoughts. A lot of skills flooded through my mind like the images of a movie poster. None were good.
"Tora had made lots of Elemental magic but nothing at the stage of what you need. Which leaves Aether". With no skill for cooling the lava and making what I wanted, there was no choice except Aether.
"No. There's Nothingness". I could feel it when Akasha began rolling through information in her head. I could also sense when she came up short. Then she peeled into my brain sheepishly and an oooh sound echoed in my head.
"That's why I didn't see anything
This doesn't even exist. Hmmmhp". She grumbled. I chuckled but said nothing as she was right. What I aimed to do didn't exist yet.
I shut my eyes. My body darkened as mists and waves of black matter oozed from my skin. It flooded out and poured down onto the burning ball of lava. The moment it made contact most seeped into the burning lava, the rest spread in all angles and corners.
By the time a mortal could blink the burning lava was gone now a black ball of nothingness.
I raised my left palm. Theatrics. Unnecessary.
"Existence nullification - Primordial Heat Nullification!".
The nothingness, writhing, and spasming like a black sea halted. One moment it was there the next it was gone. The event of such disappearance if the next moment didn't occur. Revealed beneath was a black ball. This time it was no mist, it was pure and solid matter. Black ice of a nature unseen.
So black that the sun's rays even so close were not completely reflected.
"Be honest. You had the inspiration for this from the White Wolf d you came back from". I smiled.
"Honestly expect it to be all white but black is just as good. Though I hope that things and people exploring space don't have trouble spotting her when traveling. Do you think she can have life".
"Some organisms gain resistance to things. So, yes, why not. I already have a simple template for this. Oh I have a name idea. Please let's use it. Pretty please".
"Of course". I chuckled.
**Name: Glacius -
- Glacius is a moon shrouded in mystery and darkness, its surface covered in a thick layer of black ice of an unseen nature. The moon's appearance is eerily beautiful, with its icy surface reflecting only a fraction of the sun's rays, casting an otherworldly glow upon the surrounding space.
**Terrain: The moon's surface is predominantly covered in vast expanses of black ice, interspersed with jagged peaks and deep crevasses.
**Climate: Glacius experiences extremely cold temperatures, with icy winds sweeping across its surface. The air is thin and frigid, making it inhospitable to all but the hardiest of explorers.
**Flora and Fauna: Despite its harsh conditions, Glacius will not be devoid of life. Strange and resilient organisms, adapted to the moon's icy environment, can grow by lurking beneath the surface or clinging to the frigid cliffs and crags.
"That's a nice name. The Glacius".
"Now the next problem". I stopped smiling. Looking back around me. There was always something about creating that made me forget most of the current issues.
"Right. You got this?". I asked referring to the precise calculations of gravity. An approving thrum washed through me. "Then let's light up the night". I paused and added. "A Bit".
It was a funny sight to see, I was certain. A little being pulling on a giant ball of black. I hurled it through space with my phys-arm and then stopped it just precariously around Vaustaris.
"It's all set". I hummed in acceptance and then let go.
A ripple washed through the solar system. Another ripple. Another.
Then another ripple came but this time from beyond this realm.
> - [Feat - Duality of Creation]
> Creator 79 has unlocked the Duality of Creation. Glacius and Sol represent the dual forces of creation, each embodying a different aspect of the primordial elements. While Glacius embodies ice, cold, and the mysteries of the void, Sol embodies fire, heat, and the radiant energy of the sun.
> [Elements - Ice, Fire upgraded to Primordial Ice and Fire]
> - [Title - Primordial Elementalist]
> You have achieved the first step of balance in your universe. By creating the antithesis or opposite to your Sol you have balanced the scales of elements. Now both elements can be used in synchronism or together without fear of backlash if not desired
> [Elements - Primordial Ice and Primordial Fire unlocked]
[Akasha Spell - Primordial Fire and Primordial Ice attained]
"That's a first". It'd been a while since I got rewards like this for just making something without the system. Linked with Akasha my senses scoured the world finding a beautiful sight. A silvery blue dim light illuminated Vaustaris in a heavenly glow. From Vaustaris the Gladius looked like a dimmer and silver ball of light. It was nothing like the light that a moon should give but I loved it none the same.
"So. The next things on the list?". Akasha asked.
"I was thinking. The Glacius just made me want to head back to the white world. Why don't you create whatever you find fit? I permit you to solve the rest. I'll figure out the cultivation steps myself".
"Are you sure?".
I nodded. "Also. Use the template for Glacius in any world that comes to existence either by my hand or others".
"Done".
"Oh and you can also set creatures on Gladius surface. But no actual sapient life. It'd be fun to see the players' faces when they finally make it to their Glacius. Hehehe".
I turned my gaze to where my children's real forms floated, protected all the while by a hand of phys-emission. My body was engulfed in colorful fire.
'Akasha. Don't kill off my mortals please".