As the three sat in a meditative posture to start their awakening Abraxus turns to look at Kyo who has been going at the process for almost half an hour at this point.
'This brat who told him to choose a Divine Law he will be lucky to absorb that in the next 100 years let alone any time soon to facilitate keeping up with the other 3' Abraxus though to himself while pondering on how all of them had affinities at least at pseudo divine as in the case of Layla with her worship law or Divine as with Nova and his Life law.
'I believe the universe is going to welcome at the minimum 2 more powerhouses. I just hope they don't antagonize the other races.' He thinks while walking over to Kyo to gauge his progress. Upon reaching Kyo he lightly taps his head to feel the progress of the law baptizing his spirit only to realize that his spiritual sense cant penetrate his body. Upon realizing this he becomes slightly startled and tries to use more force to at least catch a glimpse.
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'Fine he can have it his way I'll finish absorbing this quickly then maybe if he asks nicely I'll teach the others.' As he finished this thought he sat down and sent a wisp of his spirit into the orb in front of him.
As he did so the pressure building on his consciousness. The closer his spirit got to the orb the more the pink and purple hues started to spread through the orb. Once his spirit touched the orb to pull the law out and into himself the pressure immediately increased until he almost blacked out from the crushing weight of the law.
"AGH f-fuck what is with this weight" he screamed internally while gasping for breathe not having the time or spare energy to watch as the orb started to glow in vibrant pink hues with purple swirls going towards the pitch black center. Fighting against the ever increasing pressure on his spirit he started to think to himself
'I have to pull it into my body I've dealt with far more dangerous I can't give up here.' Upon finishing the thought he gave his spirit the final push completely entering the orb. As soon as his spirit broke through into it it felt like he could see the collapse of a star and the birth of one of the most terrifying existences in the universe.
Witnessing the scene first hand he decided not to wait and started to draw the law through his spirit into his body. Feeling the law nourish his body, spirit, and soul he let out an inaudible gasp of relaxation as the pressure noticeably diminished bit by bit. If before it felt like he was carrying two thousand kilos it now felt more like only one and a half thousand.
As someone who no longer had a cultivation base this weight was impossible to handle for extended periods. Feeling the law start to change him fundamentally he thought.
'Soon I'll be able to wipe that smug grin off of Abraxus's face showing how much of a genius I truly am.' Finishing the thought he felt someone touch his head and try to probe his body.
Without his command the law in his body started to emit a outward force repelling the probe. A few seconds later he felt an even stronger force trying to probe. Realizing this was probably his master he tried to control the law to finish baptizing himself allowing Abraxus to probe him.
Proceeding to ignore his surroundings and fully focusing on his law he started to notice that his skin was beginning to thicken while his muscles seemed to shrink and become dense. Spreading his sight throughout his body he noticed that his bones started turning a dark grey and made creaking noises. His heart being the most dramatic change from the first baptism as it grew half a size and started to beat slower but with far more force. His blood was rushing through his body making roaring sounds.
Soon almost all of his law was absorbed leading to his viscera becoming tougher. With less for the law to strengthen it started to slowly converge in his brain and create a small black point with a barely discernable pink and purple ring warping around it. *Internally Whistles* 'This is a far more drastic change than I was expecting for just being exposed to it and I'm assuming this is the point he was talking about in reference to the first realm.'
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Feeling his spiritual sense finally break through and sweep Kyos body the look of surprise slowly gets replaced with shock
'How was he able to so quickly able to pull his law into himself this is unheard of usually when I bring new races into the fray they have to coerce their law into obeying.' A look of realization dawns on his face knowing that Kyo will act smug once he finishes before the others. Regret seems to flash in his eyes for a moment before it gets replaced with dread.
After making sure everything was going smoothly he went to check on the other three particularly Mitsuri as his primordial flame can be particularly spiteful and dangerous.
'Hopefully this one learned his lesson early when it burned him but he seems to be about as sharp as a butter knife.'
Finishing this thought he places his hand on Mitsuris head and upon touching him notices his body is incredibly hot to the touch.
Sweeping his spiritual sense through him he sees his bones and blood being slowly burned as if he's being refined in a furnace. Taking a peak in his brain to see if his mother has formed he immediately notices a small Lavender and blue point emitting intense heat.
'Yet another one who has already almost finished the process I'm surprised he was actually able to tame his law as it could've killed him if he didn't take the correct approach.' Nodding his head in approval he goes to turn away and is immediately hit with a wave of pure energy coming from Nova. Wave after wave pulsated out of his body making him feel invigorated.
*Inhale* Taking a rather large breathe and enjoying the feeling he decides to head over Layla knowing that Nova had probably already finished his transformation and is just solidifying his foundation. Touching Layla he finds that her law has already finished creating a point in her brain as there was little to physically upgrade with out prayer energy to supply it.
Stepping back after making sure all was well with each of them he decides to wait until they all wake up before discussing further.
About fifteen minutes later Nova was the first to stand up and walk over his changes being most noticeable in his Eyes and hair. His eyes now carrying a bright white glow and his orange hair taking on a lighter hue with the roots turning white as if he had just dyed his hair.
"HaHah Nova my boy you are a great individual now I can rub it in Kyos face that he wasn't the first to finish. How do you feel?" Abraxus feeling excited that it wasn't Kyo standing up first says.
Nova simply looks at Abraxus and bows to him as if thanking him.
Abraxus looking puzzled on why he isn't speaking despite being able to heal his vocal chords asks. " Nova you know that your law is life right you can bring your voice back right?"
Nova hearing this simply smiles and shakes his head yes suggesting he simply does not want to do so. "Alright suit yourself you have you reasons for not doing so." Abraxus says giving a slight shrug while taking notice of Layla standing up looking slightly gloomy.
"Why do you look so down Layla? Is it because you didn't get a very large boost to your power from your law." Abraxus says looking towards Layla who upon hearing him nods her head.
"No need to worry as soon as you get a following of people who worship or idolize you you'll start to rapidly grow. With your beauty especially after your law took root that shouldn't be too much of a problem." He states taking note of her now noticably vibrant pink eyes that have a slight glow around the iris and her blonde hair that has now become more golden in color.
Hearing this Layla starts to perk up finally taking note of her hair becoming softer and shiny. "Thank you for your praise Abraxus. You're right it'll only be a matter of time." She says finally smiling
'Seems like she has a very bipolar personality. Kyo I apologize in advance.' Abraxus thinks while turning to Mitsuri who started to stand up, but upon taking a quick look at him he had to stop himself from laughing.
"What's so funny old man do I have something on my face?" Mitsuri asks while wiping his cheek. Layla upon hearing his voice turns to see what would make Abraxus almost laugh. Upon seeing Mitsuri she immdietly cackles seeing his head.
" Yo stop laughing and tell me what is so funny damnit!" Mitsuri says clearly getting impatient. Layla continues to cackle but points to the top of his head prompting his to reach his hand up. Upon touching his head he loudly screams "WHERE THE FUCK IS MY HAIR."
"Mitsuri I'm assuming when you finally finished your refinement, your hair got burned off from the heat emanating from your body." Abraxus states as he himself didn't really pay much attention to the rest of the process after making sure they were all okay.
Layla still laughing states "I'm going to start calling you baldy from now on hehe. Your eyes have also changed though they are a mix of lavender and sky blue and glow around the center."
"YOU BETTER NOT I LOOK LIKE A DAMN OSTRICH NOW! DAMNIT I DONT CARE ABOUT MY EYES I WANT MY HAIR." Mitsuri screams on the verge of tears.
Upon hearing ostrich Kyos eyes shoot open and dart towards Mitsuri causing him to immediately burst out in to laughter and start rolling on the floor. "Serves you right. Haha Now how are you going to pick up chicks."
"YOU BASTARD IM GOING TO KILL YOU" Mitsuri yells while launching himself towards Kyo which swiftly gets intercepted by Abraxus who appears in front of Kyo as if he was always there.
"Calm down you oaf there's no need to get so worked up about this it'll eventually grow back." Abraxus states although internally he was thinking something else ' It should grow back right? Probably eh it's not my problem.'
Upon turning around to look at Kyo he notices that his eyes have turned her black except at the edges which had a thin purple line swirling about it. While his hair also became jet black. " Now that you are all done how do you all feel." Abraxus states while waiting for Kyo to stand up.
" Not bad you old hermit but I feel extremely heavy." Kyo states while rolling his arm as if it was stiff.
" Its terrible aside from being bald I'm also extremely hot for some reason." Mitsuri says while still rubbing his head as if trying to manifest hair.
" Nova and Layla do you also feel the same way?" Abraxus asks while preparing to teach them a little about how to control their laws. Hearing his question they both nod their heads.
" Alright well the reason you feel the way you do is because some residual energy from your law is leaking." He says while walking forward to stand in front of them.
"I expect that though as you have no prior experience with this form of energy nor any techniques to control it yet. So first I would like you to focus on the point in your mind and feel the energy around it." He says while waiting for them to begin
Hearing his words they all close their eyes and begin to focus inward. Kyo upon entering his mind feels a wave like pressure emitting from it that keeps fluctuating betweenheavy and light. 'This is still extremely strange and he hasn't told me what my law is I wonder if the others know about theirs.'
"Now memorize that feeling and spread your senses to your skin and focus that energy toward the point. This is how you remove the residual energy to have some control over your law." Abraxus says while noticing Nova Immediately grasp the technique. Taking note of Novas talent he watches the rest as he sees their energy slowly reced back into their bodies.
"Now that you have pulled your energy back in its time to have a serious conversation with you 4." Abraxus says as he noticably becomes tense
Kyo realizing the time for fun is over and he should listen perks up and asks. " What kind of conversation is this going to be Abraxus?"
" Draining your entire planet of its energy and replacing it with law energy is a very noticeable process. Those striving for more resource planets will soon be sending scouts to assess the value of this planet and it's locals." He says while starting to walk out of the tear.
Following behind Layla is the first to respond "What does that mean for us, are we in danger?" Looking towards Abraxus for the answer
"It means that your planet will soon no longer belong to you, and that we have to come to a decision on what you want to do." Abraxus says while turning around after fulling exiting the tear.
Mitsuri who looks as if Abraxus lost him on Resource planet asks "What do you mean 'What we want to do' you haven't even given us options yet so how can we answer?"
Nova looking as if he agrees with Mitsuri just sileently gives a slight nod while he speaks. " You ultimately have three choices and one of them is something I highly recommend avoiding." He responds calmly "The first option and the option I want you all to pick is me sending you to the heart of the human federation to attend university with the rest of the aspiring law users." Saying this he starts to pace back and forth as if contemplating troubles
"The second option slightly less favorable. I send you to the military and have them train you themselves to prepare you for small skirmishes and wars throughout our owned star domains." He says taking a glance at Mitsuri who seems to like the idea as he perked up upon hearing war.
" The third is you stay here on your planet and hope that the scouts sent here treat the locals nicely or you could end up dead to limit resource loss." He states while stopping and turning towards them.
" Discuss amongst yourselves as I will go with the majority vote to not cause issues with the rest." Finishing his sentence he waves his hand to signal them to talk amongst themselves.
Layla being the most excited about option one turns towards the rest and asks " Can we please please please go to the heart of the federation and go to school. It'll help me grow a following for my law and allow us to meet new people and make connections."
Hearing her speak Nova seems to agree as he nods his head, but ultimately turns towards Mitsuri and Kyo for their opinion as well. Noticing Novas look Mitsuri responds " I think we should join the military it'll teach us how to use our laws in a more combat oriented sense and even allow us to possibly explore New Star domains for expansion."
Seeing how they both have good points Kyo takes a step back and starts to think about the positives of both options and the negatives. 'School will keep us safer early on while we have little power while also allowing us to be competitive with each other, but the military will get us up to speed quicker.' ' The negatives being that school may not have enough danger to be able to push us to grow as fast as we want, and the military might now care about complete stability of our law base and just push us to grow faster to have quick man power.'
Thinking about this Kyo expresses his opinions with the group who seem to contemplate his words. Mitsuri having not though about it that way responds " You may be right they could ruin our foundation just to get an extra pair of hands quickly. Although I don't like the prospect of school not being challenging enough I'm sure there's stuff outside of school that can give us a challenge."
Layla even after hearing Kyos words still shows an adamant desire to go to the heart of the federation. Nova seeming to follow in her opinion as well.
" Well it looks like you 3 have made your decision so I will also join you in picking the first option." Kyo says and Abraxus upon hearinf this claps his hands and starts to speak.
" Alright if your decision is made I need to inform you I'll be sending you to a checkpoint for you to take a transport ship to the capital. No need to worry about getting lost as I'll reach out to an old companion of mine and explain your situation." He says as if he had already thought out the rest of his plan.
"They will also be taking the initiative to enroll you in the capitals number one university. Although you will still have to pass an entrance exam. If you are all ready please step forward so I can take you to the check point first I need time to reach out to my companion." Finishing his sentence he waits for them all to step forward before lifting his hands and disappearing with them in tow.