It wasn't the same as being a god. Every god clan had its own stories about its origins and their vast history. And in all of their tales, almost none of them started out as humans. Even the primordial gods had different shapes and structures. It was only after several millions of years that gods had evolved to possess human bodies. It was impossible for them to accept that something that had happened to them after millions of years, had just appeared out of thin air in the form of an origin divine artefact. Indra was certain that if the other gods were to hear about this, most would lean towards the theory of the Absolute Ruler, rather than believe that this artefact occurred naturally. Their pride wouldn't allow it.
"I think you should continue your story." Mane reminded. Ananse didn't refute his statement, only nodding her head and doing as she was told. "As I mentioned earlier, this king was human- in a sense. But his powers were incomprehensible. When I mentioned that he was called the All-Seeing Eyes, I mean that he was the All-Seeing Eyes."
"What do you mean?" Indra inquired. He was truly curious about this new character that he had just learned about.
"I mean he could see through everything- and every time" Ananse replied.
"Are you saying-"Mane stuttered?
"Yes. He could see through time itself" Ananse's words caused Indra to inhale deeply. Mane also had a look of disbelief on his face. 'How was that even possible' he thought silently to himself. He had been studying time laws under the tutelage of the 9th. He had made progress in his pursuit of this powerful law, but he hadn't gotten that far ahead. His accomplishments could only be described at great for his age. Beyond that, he was less than average in the society of Time Wielders. Yet here he was, trapped in a dimensional space with two gods; one of who was telling him that what he was struggling hard to comprehend, someone was born with the ability to see through.
He finally understood how Abe and the others felt when they compared their talents to his. Mane knew what it meant to see through time itself. Scholars studied a small portion of the time law, which was why they were able to anticipate the movements of their opponents. But that was it. Time laws were so complex that if a scholar was bent on studying them, that would mean that they would have to give up their statuses as scholars and concentrate wholly on time laws. It was a law that even Mane, the glorified Supreme with impeccable talent- had no excessive ambitions in mastering. For Mane, it would be fine as long as he is able to go far enough to receive a great boost to his fighting abilities. But if what Ananse said was true, then such a being would have been very powerful. So how come they had never heard of him? Mane was one thing, but Indra was another. It would be logical if Mane didn't know about this king. After all, he was raised on a small world. Although he knew much about the universe, what he knew came from his masters that remained trapped in his mind space. But Indra was a true god. Yet even he didn't know about this king.
"The King could see through time. His mastery over the time laws allowed him to easily manipulate the law that had confounded even the brightest of minds for millions of years now. With his mastery over this law, he could see so far into the future that none could threaten his rule. Normally, even if Time Masters could see into the future, they wouldn't be able to change it. Changing the events that must occur is going against the universe itself. One who dares to alter the nature of the universe would be destroyed by the universe itself; the Universe Will is no exception. But this rule can be broken. As long as one is also a Space Master, they can alter the events of the universe without suffering the wrath of the universe. Alas, becoming both a Space Master and a Time Master is a herculean task. However, in addition to his unusual appearance as a human, the King was created with mastery over space as well." Ananse continued.
Mane sighed after hearing her words. Till date, the only Time Master he had been told about was a god called Cronos. But according to the 1st, Cronos had been dealt with long ago. Mane was certain that even the mighty Cronos was no match for this King. After all, if Cronos could see so far into the future and manipulate the events that were to come without any repercussions, he wouldn't have been killed. Mane was certain that Cronos had seen his end, yet even he didn't attempt to change it. It was quite clear that he wasn't a Space Master as well. Mane envied this artefact that had mastered two powerful laws without trying. 'I truly understand you now Abe. At least you don't have to envy an object' Mane thought bitterly.
Time laws and space laws were both supreme laws. But time slightly edged it over space. However, when one successfully mastered the two, they would become a Space-Time Master, and wouldn't answer to anyone- that included the universe itself. It was already strange that this origin divine artefact was human in appearance. Now it had another talking point- its comprehension of two laws. After all, no origin divine artefact was capable of comprehending two laws, much less be born with two.
"Actually, space and time are one and the same" Ananse stated. Although Mane had his doubts about her words, he didn't voice them out. How could they be the same? Indra made the same decision Mane had. He kept mute and waited for Ananse to continue.
"Space-time was initially regarded as one law. It was a law wielded by the Origin King. As you know, origin divine artefacts have only one law or element at their disposal. Even the king couldn't breach this law."
If Ananse were to find out that the Eternal Throne breached this rule long ago, it would shock her to her very core.
"It was the Origin King who decided to split the law into two. He did this before he died." Ananse explained.
"He died? Aren't origin divine artefacts able to live forever? How could it die? In an era ruled by the origin divine artefacts, who could possibly destroy their king?" Mane questioned. Although Indra didn't say anything, he too was curious about this.
"Every dynasty, no matter how illustrious, eventually comes to an end. The Origin King's rule was no different. I wouldn't tell you the details of his fall; it isn't necessary to our conversation" Mane didn't question Ananse's decision. He respected her wishes, and although his curiosity sought to disregard this respect, Mane reigned it in quite well.
Ananse tucked her hair behind her ears, a sight visible only to Mane as she continued, "Anyway, the Origin King split his power into two different components- space and time. His power came from his eyes; a pair controlled space and the other, time. With both pairs, the space-time law was complete. But he separated them for he foresaw the arrival of a great calamity. And this calamity was brought by one who held the power of space and time. So he vowed to never choose a successor."