"Okay... Okay... I think I'm fine now... I'm sorry for hurting you"
Philip apologized to Sai for the third time
"Listen, you didn't hurt me! I was just a little afraid because the likes of you was able to supress me. What was that about?"
"Ever since I killed the former God of Darkness, I earned the title of a God Canditate, as well as God Killer. Because of that, I earned the ability of God Submission. I can supress all and any gods and goddesses that are weaker than me"
"Ah... I see"
Sai was stunned. Philip was basically telling Sai that she's weaker than him and that slightly hurt his pride, even though it was the truth
"Then, how are you still living with a Divine Soul inside your mortal body?"
"Well..."
Philip told Sai everything that he and Emily talked about it the ⟨⟨ World of Absolute Nothingness ⟩⟩. Of course, he didn't tell about the Omega System to her and it would be dangerous for her to know. It was already dangerous enough for Tenshi to know, but it was fine for her as the Totality Catalyst
Long story short, the Soulblood Energy that was produced by the Pureblood is actively stabilizing the Divine Soul to become compatible with Philip's mortal body. It is also to avoid the Divine Soul overtaking Philip's own soul and letting the essence of the previous Gods of Darkness possess his body
This made Philip question the the whole existence and identity of the Pureblood. It first manifested from the very first ancient pureblooded vampire. The True God of Worlds also mentioned that he wasn't able to identify where the blood of the Pureblood originated from or which existence it comes from
'What if the Pureblood was given to the first ancient pureblooded vampire? From the God of Blood or Blood God? But that doesn't makes sense! One of the Pureblood abilities was ⟨⟨ Blood God Manifestation ⟩⟩. If the concept of blood and the meaning of blood tells us that blood comes from and a part of a being or existence, surely the Pureblood came from a being that we couldn't comprehend! Unless...'
「 The Pureblood is also known as Blood Concept? 」
Philip and Emily were discussing inside Philip's mind while discussing to Sai
"I understand... The Pureblood of the pureblooded vampires were that special huh?"
"That's right. The vampires could have easily taken over the world if not for the Pureblood being picky and unstable for each of its inheritors"
Philip then remembered the time when him and the Pureblood had an exchange before the Pureblood itself temporarily grant him control over the Pureblood abilities while fighting Zxhst six months ago
[So, let me ask you this... What is Blood? More importantly, what is Pureblood and how did it came to be? Surely Pureblood wasn't born from the very first pureblooded vampire, was it?]
Philip then felt guilty because after that, he promised the Pureblood to answer the question "What is Blood?" in exchange for temporarily using the full power of the Pureblood. In the end, the Pureblood accepted him as its next inheritor and it became one of his trump card abilities
'But I won't forget to answer that question... The Pureblood might react differently or something'
「 I bet 」
"It's so special that it could match the Divine Soul of a pinnacle of divine beings and one of first gods at that"
"All of its secrets hasn't been unveiled yet"
"I would believe that! Welp... Anyways, why did you come here?"
"I came for you..."
"Ho? You're finally seeing the beauty of this goddess?"
"No? You're naturally beautiful anyways"
"Wha- I only have my eyes on Alucard!"
"Well, I respect that. He deserves you so much that he needed someone to love after suffering from his fate being bound to the Pureblood"
"Wha- uh- hm..."
Sai stuttered as she blushed from Philip's words
"Also, as a divine being, you will be able to experience and feel love first hand, unlike the other gods. Did you know that you will become more powerful if you are a god who has experienced love, not towards and from the people that give you faith, but towards and from a significant other or partner?"
"R-really? How'd you know?"
"Love is a powerful force, Sai. You must understand it"
"O-okay..."
It was Sai's turn to mellow out and become soft. She became distracted and forgot about her annoyance and the burden that she's currently carrying. Of course, Philip caught the latter with his Body Language Translator ability
"So, going back... I came for you to see your condition. Amare sent you, with Terra and Ken, to the Shadow Realm, a realm that not only drains all life energy from any life forms, it also corrupts all traces of sanity. Not even gods could survive in that realm, considering that a descendant and priestess of the ancient ones banished all of you in that place... I managed to pull all of you back with Fate Control and using the power of darkness since the Shadow Realm is technically a realm within the darkness..."
"..."
"You three became insane and it took all of your remaining sanity and consciousness to control yourselves. At that point, I used God Submission and rendered all of you unconscious"
"I see... So, that's what happened... About Justine-"
"Stop"
Sai tilted her head from confusion after he stopped her from speaking further
"What's the matter? I heard everything, you know? Shouldn't you be more worried?"
"What will you do if Alucard suddenly lost control and he disappeared without a trace? You can't search for him nor locate him anywhere in the universe? What will you do?"
Sai was taken aback by his question. She couldn't answer, but she tried to understand what he was trying to say
"Hm, is that what you're feeling right now? I guess that's expected... You'll try to search for her the moment you wake up"
"I also don't want to talk about it... I am blaming myself because I never cared enough for her that I never realozed her pain and condition. It was too late before I knew it"
"Maybe you're not at fault, maybe you are... The question lies whatever you're going to do now"
"I don't know... I haven't figured it out... But I know what I should do... It's to gain and collect more power because if Justine became unstable and uncontrollable, I may be the only one who could stop her"
"Mhm, at least you have a set goal in mind... Let's move on..."
"Right"
"Alright... Did you know that when you became the God of Darkness, apparently the entire Divine Realm and other divine beings sensed the new birth of the next God of Darkness after four years?"
"Yes, I know"
"Huh? How'd you know?"
"Logic... Also, I can see the future, have you forgotten?"
"Right... Your logic might barely cut it, but matters in the divine realm cannot be seen from the outside because of the protection of the King of Gods"
Philip became nervous because he might have gotten caught with a lie. The reason that he knew about it is because of the alert from the system. It is also true that he can't directly look into the divine realm because it might be in a place that's not inside the universe, since it's a realm, much like the other realms such as the Shadow Realm and the Dream Realm
"By the way, let me get this straight, Philip... Even if I have abandoned my duty as the World Goddess of Saykrandae, my principle is still to protect the divine realm, even if I hate there. In order to protect the Divine Order, I will have to ask you to please stay away from the divine realm. I'm only doing this to protect also protect you as my hero"
That was a lie
Sai was protecting the divine realm and not Philip because she doesn't want to see the divine realm to be destroyed. She still has friends that she made there, before she the world of Saykrandae was appointed to her. She also owes her life to the God Mother, who took care of her since she was born
Yet, Philip completely read Sai and all of her hidden motives. Her body language was screaming and he couldn't ignore it, even if he tried to
"Alright, tell me what the divine realm wants"
Philip didn't want to stall any longer and Sai's eyes widened
"What do you mean?"
"Surely, the divine realm has contacted you, no? Knowing the position of the God of Darkness in the divine realm, they could pinpoint where the new God of Darkness will be born. When they looked here on Earthenmana, they found you and they were pretty furious, weren't they?"
"Y-yes..."
"What did they tell you?!"
Philip asked in a domineering manner that his aura is starting to overpower Sai, but not too much since he learned his lesson
"Philip, no need to be aggressive. I'll tell you"
"Okay..."
"Message from the Council... If the God of Darkness was born in a divine body, he must be taken to the divine realm and perform his duties. If the God of Darkness was born in a mortal body by some sheer luck and unknown reason, the mortal will be slain, along with his loved ones, and the Divine Soul of Darkness will be forfeited until the appropriate divine body will be born"
Philip raised his left eyebrow and anger swirled inside of him
"So, please, Philip... I request that you stay low and refrain from using the power of darkness, so that they won't be able to locate you again"
"That message... Did Ken also receive that message?"
"He did..."
"Are you going to do anything?"
"I would avoid to do anything and forget that you became the God of Darkness
"Who are the Council?"
"Why do you have so many questions?!"
"Just answer them!"
"There are six divine beings in the council; The God of Time, God of Space, God of Nature, God of Life, God of Death, and the God of Fire"
Philip's forehead slowly crumpled as Sai mentioned the gods one by one. He wasn't concerned, he became angrier and angrier. His eyes were closed and he was trying to contain her anger and not show in front of Sai
"You wanted to protected the divine realm. It seems like you're still loyal to them, but why do you choose to ignore their message?"
"Wha-"
Sai was surprised that Philip knew she wanted to protect the divine realm from him all along. His gaze trailed to the side
"I couldn't help it! You have become an important part of my life, my own hero, and an important person who has saved Alucard! This breaks my principles... It's just that my fate is tied to---"
Sai just realized it. Her eyes widened and she abruptly returned her gaze back at Philip
Philip has assumed a form to snap his fingers. His left hand is in front of him with his fingers mostly pointed at him
'The condition for Fate Control has been met!'
He immediately snapped his left fingers and an audible sound reverberated inside Sai's domain. A loud bass sound also reverberated and time seemed to move slower in Sai's perspective
「 God Submission 」
Sai was stunned once more. She couldn't do anything, not even transform into her True Disaster Goddess Transformation, to stop Philip on what he was about to do
Philip shifted instantly behind Sai, like he slid across the floor as his body faded through space
"I'm sorry Sai, I know you don't want me to seek your origin because you also want to protect the divine realm, but... I need to secure you and save you this time! I will liberate you from the divine realm!"
Philip placed his two right fingers above her forehead while the other three fingers clutched her head while his left hand held her chin
"Origin Seeker"
Sai's violet glowing eyes trembled from fear and regret. She closed her eyes and a drop of tears flowed from the corner of her eyes. She has succumbed to what will going to be her fate after Philip controlled it
Philip's vision entered a kaleidoscopic hyperspace and he is about to go to Sai's origin, the Divine Realm
~~~
Philip opened his eyes and light filled his eyes. He found himself in a bright world that is full of thousands and hundred thousands of floating islands. The floating islands looked like spinning tops and they have the size similar to planets and moons. Giant and long bridges connect these islands together that are structured elegantlu
He then noticed that he is standing on a star-sized floating island with thousands of mixed structures, greenery, buildings, and skyscrapers that defies the laws of physics
He also saw several people flying around the floating islands, as well as walking across the bridges and platforms
'I assume these are all gods?'
「 They are gods, but not necessarily... They are divine beings, born from being created by their creators 」
'That's what I thought... There's no way gods have an intercourse to have an offspring, right?'
「 You would be surprised... Divine beings are capable of intercourse, but their offsprings will lost the true essence of their divinity. They aren't demigods because that they are born from a god and a mortal, they are still gods, but their divinity is not pure anymore 」
'So, the true divine beings are only born from th being created by the creators? Who are these creators then?'
「 You have to find out 」
Philip may have known a lot of things that he shouldn't have, like the existence of the ancient ones, some mechanics from divine beings and all existence, as well as the Four Absolute Rules, but there are things that he doesn't have an idea of
'Alright...'
It was then that, suddenly, Philip hair turned golden black and his eyes glowed with a violet color, instead of gold. Blood flowed from her eyes, down to his cheeks and to his jaw. He doesn't look like he was bleeding but blood was constantly flowing. There were no blood droplets also
His hands blackened, up to his wrists and faded from his arms. The fading blackness wriggled like flames. That was also the same cade for his legs
It was then that the corner of her eyes released black smoke that fades away just a few inches from his eyes
His aura was established. It was a mixture of red, violet, and black
'Hm?'
「 The 99th Pureblood ability, the Divine Soul of Darkness, and the Eye of Sai are reacting because you are in the divine realm. You have temporarily assumed the role of the Blood God, God of Darkness, and World God of Disaster. My advice is for you to hide immediately before anyone notices your presence. You don't want anyone to see three divinities in one being, let alone a mortal 」
"F*ck!!!"
Philip immediately used his speed from the ⟨⟨ Disastrous Hero ⟩⟩ title and a few movement abilities from the Pureblood to get past by the divine beings unnoticed. Even if they are divine beings, they barely missed Philip because of the power of darkness
He passed several blocks and his track is approaching the center of the platform, where a giant tree fused with a giant castle is located