If Gael and Zane had a body at this moment, they might be completely drenched in sweat and blood now. Or the body would have already exploded into a bloody mist.
An overwhelming amount of Qi, stemming from the Yin and Yang laws, was drawn under their control. They had a divine-level mastery over these laws and were in a metal body, so they didn't care about anything and just kept accumulating more and more. However, they felt their consciousness spin... the soul gem cracked and was on the verge of destruction.
'Shit, quick, we have to store a portion of this Qi!' Zane mentally shouted.
They tried to move their limbs firmly embedded in the ground, but the entire continent seemed to crack and shatter with that movement. A frightening earthquake started, and all the robots, feeling the phenomena, fell to their knees, shouting something that Zane and Gael couldn't hear. If these robots had bodies, there would surely be tears in them.
The space around the twelve newly arrived robots twisted and cracked. Suddenly, all the metal shells began to turn into dust by a supernatural power. In seconds, there were no more robots there, only twelve small points floating and shining subtly in the air. Then, with a thought, the twelve soul gems rushed to the robotic chimera.
All the kneeling robots felt a Qi pulse, and then an impact attacked their souls inside the gem. This lasted for several minutes, and they couldn't move an inch as if they were petrified.
Suddenly, they felt their bodies loosen, then looked fearfully upward. There was no more sky, black tower, or anything else. The whole world seemed to glow vibrantly. Then, thirteen stars appeared, pulsating and resonating with the world. It was as if thirteen divine stars were the only source of light in the world.
Then, suddenly, all the phenomena seemed to be sucked in, as if the stars were black holes. The world then faded, returning to the usual mundane state.
Zane and Gael were floating in the air, deeply concentrated, oblivious to everything around them. Then, Zane commented abruptly, 'We lost ninety percent of the Qi, and our gem is pretty damaged...'
'But we managed to completely merge the other twelve new gems and still store the Qi in them. We reached a power level much higher than the divine skeleton pretty quickly,' Gael spoke cheerfully.
They were lost in thought, feeling the gems now inside their robotic bodies. Suddenly, they felt a strange movement and turned forward, bewildered.
'What... what are these stupid robots doing?' Zane spoke mentally.
All the robots ran towards them, and when they were just below on the ground, they raised their metal arms and shouted in unison.
"WE WELCOME THE CELESTIAL ROBOT GOD!!!"
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Zane was paralyzed, and Gael felt a tremor. Then, a not-too-distant memory came to mind, making him speak in a whisper. 'Not this crap again...'
***
Hours passed, and a sun radiated, illuminating one side of that planet. Extreme commotion was happening within the robotic city. In its center, hundreds of robots ran with all their might and built a gigantic tower of iron.
The chrome tower was ready in no time and shone divinely, reflecting the sunlight.
Suddenly, the entire population of the city was below the tower, which was tens of meters high. They laughed, shouted, and seemed extremely excited before they felt a tremor in the air and fell silent.
From the top of the tower, a robotic chimera appeared, making everyone tremble. The skies seemed to change color as that creature moved its arms, and its metallic voice resonated.
"All hail the CELESTIAL ROBOT GOD!" Gael shouted enthusiastically.
'Stop this crap.' Zane spoke mentally; he was completely disturbed but knew that this was the best scenario for them.
After Gael enjoyed making those robots bow and jump at his command, he became serious and began his speech. All the robots firmly believed that they were the god they worshiped. Soon, they thanked the heavens for the gift and wholeheartedly embraced this role.
"The time has finally come, my children! We, who have lived for countless years trapped by this barrier, will finally set ourselves free. You must be confused about why you were created..." Gael took over the speech, mixing creative lies with truths. He easily manipulated those robots, promising freedom. It didn't take long for everyone to grab weapons and rise in synchrony, ready for total war.
After the long speech, Gael sighed and spoke mentally. 'It's not good to deceive like this, but the queen has dominated all the living beings outside. If they get out, there will be a war anyway. They would win over time because they are robots, but you never know what the queen can do. It's better if we surprise attack, finishing it before she thinks of reacting... in the end, I'm really helping them.'
'They are robots, but they have a soul and will just like all other races. Everyone wants to live free, without restrictions. Offering a common enemy for them is the easiest way to manipulate a mass. Great, ahahahhahahahah.' Zane spoke mentally, not forgetting to laugh uncontrollably like a sadistic villain.
Gael commanded all of them and made them work on things geared towards a large-scale war. Weapons like swords, spears, and sabers were the simplest and most abundant things in that place; after all, almost everyone, when they arrived, was equipped with some.
Despite having a few million robot inhabitants, they were fighting against the entire rest of the universe and all living races. If they fought in a simple and direct way, it would take billions of years for Zane and Gael to complete the quest. No, billions of years was already a very optimistic concept. It would probably take much more, and it might never end.
Of course, Zane and Gael had absolutely no intention of attacking all life forms in the entire universe for this exact reason. They were nowhere the same; they were back in their own universe. Still, since the system asked to lead a robot revolution, they knew the robots would need to be used somehow.
So, after contemplating for a bit, Zane had a strange idea. 'They are all robots. Why are they only using common weapons? They should have lasers or machine guns.'
Gael found it ridiculous at first, but soon another strange idea came to his mind, completing Zane's.
When they lived on Earth, they received a strict and extremely comprehensive education; they even had to learn to fight in various martial arts. And, of course, they learned to use firearms of all kinds. Therefore, they had some knowledge of the construction and mechanics of simple firearms.
***
The days passed, and now a divine and majestic castle was erected around the tower in the center of the robotic city.
Suddenly, a shrill sound made the entire city vibrate, and the castle trembled.
From the top of the newly built metal castle, an explosion resonated, opening a hole the size of a head, and something flew into the skies, fiercely piercing through space.
'Success!!!' Gael shouted mentally.
Zane and Gael settled and gathered the oldest robot elders in this place. Robots didn't need much to live, so they quickly got bored; soon, religion was created along with various other idiotic distractions. But the main choice for some of them was to study their bodies and enhance them.
With the technological knowledge from Earth and the celestial knowledge of QI studied for thousands of years, in this robotic place, with the help of the scholarly robots, they created a new type of weapon that used robot technology and QI.
They were firearms and shots unmistakable to anyone living on Earth.
'The bullets are formed only from the purest QI, perfect for these robots to use. Now, even the janitors can skillfully kill. The universe can now be quickly submerged in blood and death! Hahahahahahha' Zane concluded, laughing sinisterly again. Well, Gael just ignored him.