Chapter Fifty Five, Lord of All Humans.
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"I am too old... I have accumulated too many essences... Both my body and mind have been overtaken by the strength of my origin..." A young man spoke, sadness laced within his weak voice.
"My soul will eat away at my vessel until there is nothing left... All I can do is... seal my power away, find a new body... and... I don't know."
He sat on a wooden throne, a women kneeling on the ground right before him, her head in his lap.
"My soul is so powerful that it's destroying my existence!" He exclaimed.
"We have ruled this universe for dozens of eras, yet I hate to see you go... It feels like we have only had a few years together." Citemer cried into his lap, wild energies exiting her body and permeating their surroundings, stopping anyone from coming near.
"I will not be gone forever. I am invincible!... I will... I will.." Shiva struggled, running through countless simulations in his mind.
He was in denial.
He trying his hardest to figure out a way to live through eternity alongside Citemer.
She was inherently different from him.
One of the powers gifted to her by the All-Father was perfect longevity. As long as she was able to absorb solar energy, she would live endlessly, no matter the circumstances.
She could manipulate star energy on a whim! She was capable of using it as a source of regeneration, attack, and even mental and physical nourishment.
Yet still, Shiva's abilities were arguably better.
He could perfectly control and manipulate any organic matter.
He could tap into the mental and soul strength of all humans, living and deceased.
He was the brightest talent in every aspect.
He truly was invincible within the cosmos!...
But, he was not immortal.
If anything, he was too strong for his own good! His body was simply not able to keep up with his mind and soul.
But that would not stop him!
"I will... reincarnate. Endlessly. I will seal away portions of my power with each reincarnation I go through, until I find a way to balance my power, so that I can live safely... Then..." He trailed off, Citemer gazing at him intently.
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"Yes... I will lock this body away, somewhere no soul will ever reach. I will come back for it one day, regain all my memories, and all my strength, then I will reunite with you. We will rule reality once more, and be the gods that hide behind the stars." Shiva said, blankly staring at the sky above him.
"I will wait here. I will wait how ever long I have to." Citemer said, making Shiva frown.
His head tilted downwards, struggling to look at the woman leaning against him.
A hole had started to form at his sternum, his body decaying.
He was crumbling away, from inside out.
"I could be lost for aeons... Why would you wait for me when you can experience life?" Shiva questioned, Citemer wiping away her tears.
"Life is meaningless if I am not experiencing it with you." She responded.
Shiva quivered, bringing his hand to greet her face.
"Then. I will put us outside of existence. In a space that hovers between real and false. I will throw my soul out there into the boundless cosmic sea, and I promise to find my way back to you." Shiva's hand waved.
The two instantly warped out of reality appearing upright in an endless dark expanse.
Shiva's throne materialized beneath him as he dropped backwards.
Citemer's eyes widened, having to wipe them further as she examined the environment they were in.
She wiped her head back and forth, shocked by the power of her husband.
"I will return." A ethereal cerulean orb violently jumped out of the hole that was forming in Shiva's chest.
Rapidly his body started to harden, changing shades.
Shiva became a stone statue, frozen in space, rock solid and half decayed.
"I love you!" Citemer said, wiping her eyes.
"I love you more."
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Julius' eyes opened, having recalled the last moments from his first lifetime.
He glanced behind him, looking at the unconscious woman that he carried like a young child on his back.
Then, his eyes moved forward, looking at the short stone corpse that he towered over.
"So... Power from my countless lifetimes have been stored in this body?" He spoke, a strange tone emanating into the surroundings.
"I was once capable of controlling all organic matter, was I?" He questioned, a smile forming on his face.
"And I could tap into the mental and soul strength of all humans..." He trailed off, lifting one of his hands and placing it on the head right before him.
"Interesting." His kreus ran rampant, flooding his ancient corpse.
He used his tempered kreus control to dismantle the existence before him, pulling it into himself and absorbing it for his own.
And... the results were noticeable.
In an instant, he broke through to the sixteenth level.
And just like that, he entered the seventeenth level at the same time!
And he knew exactly why.
Both Seiya and Alexandria had the smallest sliver of human blood within them.
He did not know when they had broken through to the seventeenth level, but he could feel it. He could feel their authority, and as the lord of all humans... Their authority was also his.
Both of them held his bloodline somewhere within them, so he had access to all their powers and authorities.
Alongside that, he could feel twelve more human level sixteens within the vast bounds of existence.
Through his authority as human progenitor, with his identity as an existence that lived within every human, Julius had indirectly gained the authority of nearly 90 realities!
He could feel the power coursing through his blood, even in this realm of nonexistence.
He felt strength that was nearly equivalent to what Kieron possessed!
Despite not being the first human to ever be born, Julius was the concept of human. Lokreum formulated him before any humans existed, and installed his bloodline into the database of existence.
Every human was shaped in Julius' image, and he was present within them all.
He could feel that his Father had planned it all from the start.
He was meant to be an invincible existence from the beginning!
Julius smiled, feeling his ability to control all organic matter.
His hands trembled, feeling the power deep within his existence...
And he chuckled.
He let out a small laugh, disappearing from the strange realm, carrying Citemer on his back.
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