*Duguen*
*Duguen*
Philip abruptly opened his eyes after he heard loud sounds of a heartbeat. His eyes were red, not the red of the [Blood Eyes of Truth] but the veins and roots almost covered his entire sclera as he suffered trying to comprehend the multiverse
He looked at the Collective Totality, as he decided to name it, and see if the source of the heartbeats originated from it
*Duguen*
"..."
The heartbeats came from the Collective Totality and the orbital concepts around the light were pulsating
『 ... 』
As the heartbeats keep resounding in deep space, he reached his hands towards the light and placed it above his palms
He looked closer and tried to resonate with it. He already has felt Tenshi and Amatsuka's being, so he wanted to nurture this collection
He didn't know if he was in the past or in the present and this is the second Totality Catalyst, but if by chance he is in the past, he wanted to carefully take care of Amatsuka's very origin
Even if the core part of Amatsuka's memories that was obtain is her birth, he also wanted to bore it in his mind and remember this event
"No one witnessed her birth and no one was here to welcome her in this wretched reality... Even if she didn't choose to be born, I will be here to welcome her"
『 You have no power here 』
『 You are outside of your universe 』
『 You have no influence in this space 』
『 You won't be able to change anything here 』
"That's fine... At least I will witness it and this event will be planted in my mind forever"
『 ... 』
"With that, since it's now forever in my memory, Amatsuka will be able to see it during Soul Link, so there should be no problem... She will know that at least someone bote witness to her birth"
『 Very well... 』
『 Since you are keen to witnessing the birth of the Totality Catalyst, your fate, desire, and motive is somehow reaching to this empty part of the Field of the Multiverse 』
『 Changes will apply regarding the very concept of the Totality Catalyst 』
『 This shouldn't be possible because we are not in the past and we are only looking inside the Totality Catalyst's unlocked core part of her memory 』
『 An exception that can be considered... 』
『 But at this point, this kind of exception is to be expected 』
『 Discovery of the alternate Golden Timeline was unexpected, but it is not an exception that can be considered... 』
『 Establishing Soul Link with Tenshi Hikaru with a partial transformation of the Totality Catalyst was unexpected, but it is not an exception that can be considered... 』
『 Obtaining the Timeline Catalyst was unexpected, but it is not an exception that can be considered... 』
『 Due to the Timeline Catalyst being obtained, the Totality Catalyst unlocked a core part of her memories, which was unexpected, but it is not an exception that can be considered... 』
『 With enough data and information that has been gathered by a chain of unexpected scenarios, the OMEGA SYSTEM has considered the next successive events that will occur 』
『 Assimilation with the host was required to countermeasure upcoming exceptions 』
『 The OMEGA SYSTEM has predicted this course of event! 』
『 The exception has been considered!! 』
『 This should have been your seventh exception and a countermeasure should be imposed on your very being 』
『 However, this is an exception targeted externally and from your actions 』
『 You have caused this exception rather than the exception coming towards you 』
『 This exception is targeted positively for the betterment of a being or existence that is important to you 』
『 Conditions has been met! 』
『 Exception List has been created! 』
『 Exceptions has been divided into two groups 』
『 The First Positive Exception has occured!!! 』
『 You decided to bear witness to the Totality Catalyst's birth! 』
『 The Totality Catalyst will remember that you were present the moment she gained consciousness 』
『 The Totality Catalyst has gained a Soul Artifact!!! 』
『 The Totality Catalyst has gained another catalyst!!! 』
[Mmm~~]
In this moment, a voice resounded from the Collective Totality. It sounded like a girl yawning in comfort after being in a slumber for who knows how long
"Are you awake?"
[-----]
The Collective Totality generated random pitches and tones of sounds. Philip wasn't sure if it was talking or just creating random sounds
『 Unknown language detected... 』
『 Attempting to decipher... 』
『 Scanning... 』
『 Requesting for elevated access... 』
Granted
『 Language has been known! 』
『 The Language of Everything has been discovered! 』
『 ... 』
『 Language of Everything Translator ability cannot be created nor obtained... 』
『 Requesting elevated approval... 』
Denied
『 ... 』
"..."
At that point, the system hasn't responded anymore after Philip waited for several seconds
"I guess I won't be able to understand you, huh?"
[-----]
"Heh... I don't even know if your just an infant or you have an adult's mind. I don't even know if you can understand me or not!"
[-----]
"Well... My name is Philip... You're the Totality Catalyst, but I have named you Amatsuka"
[A----]
"Hm?"
[Amatsuka...]
"..."
Philip gasped internally and gave a soft smile as he looked at the Collective Totality, even if he's still in severe pain
The system heavily insisted that they are not in the past, but they are inside a core part of her memory, which technically means they're in the past, but they're not physically in the past
Though, somehow, Philip believes that whatever happens in this memory will carry on for the rest of Amatsuka's life, drifting or existing throughout the universe or multiverse
"By the way... That lead me to a question... Is the Totality Catalyst the Totality Catalyst for our universe, or the Totality Catalyst for the multiverse entirely?"
Philip directly asked the system as the Collective Totality heartbeats kept on resounding and the name Amatsuka echoes in deep space
『 ... 』
The system was silent, or rather, it seemed to assessing whether to answer Philip's question
『 The Totality Catalyst is everything. Nothing more, nothing less 』
"Then, how was she created? Where did she come from? What made this Collective Totality?"
『 Alert! It is recommended you do not use Origin Seeker 』
"Don't worry, I won't... Considering thatt his is here in the Field of the Multiverse, if I were to seek its origin, I would be putting myself in danger now, isn't that right?"
『 Correct 』
"If I were to ask... Do I have the requirements met to know who or what created this?"
『 Assessing achieved information and knowledge... 』
『 Searching through Nigh-Omniscience... 』
『 Answer received! 』
『 No, you do not have the requirements to be able to obtain this information 』
"Then, the core part of her memory focused on..."
『 The birthplace of the Totality Catalyst and its birth 』
"Have I seen everything that needs to be seen?"
『 ... 』
"Hello?"
『 ... 』
"..."
The system wasn't responding and Philip became worried. He tried to look around and avoided to gaze above him, which is a bigger incomprehensible concept that might shatter his mind and being, considering that he's still a being that's supposed to be inside his universe
But in the end, he didn't see anything. It was then that he system started to show displays again
『 Time and Space existed outside of the universes, within these multiverse. Where did time and space come from? Why are you able to see light despite being more than googolplex of parsecs away from the farthest universe that you were able to see in your peripheral? 』
"!!!"
Philip just realized after the system pointed it out
In the Field of the Multiverse, time and space were existing. But according to his logic, time and space were supposed to be created during and after the creation of the universe
"The Dawn of Time and Space is also the Dawn of Creation, the Dawn of the Universe... But were did this time and space come from?!"
Philip started to question his philosophy that he believed since he was a child, as well as his logic
『 The Dawn of Creation is only the creation of the universe, nothing else. Time and space existed during the pre-creation of universes to allow the Genesis Singularities to achieve its supercritical point. Without time and space, nothing will be able to tell nor do 』
"So, time and space has been a constant in the universe? No... In existence? Reality? Multiverse? Since when?"
『 Incorrect. Time and Space were created. Everything was created from something and something was created from anything. The cycle is indefinite until it reaches a certain threshold that created everything 』
Philip head started to hurt and pulsate. He definitely can't comprehend what the system is trying to tell him, but knowing him, he tried to understand every bit of essence that he can
"Why are you telling me this?"
『 You have unexpectedly reached an area beyond of your universe. Within your universe exists certain laws, theorems, rules, and principles. Does everything you know apply outside of your own universe? 』
"!!!"
『 Does time flow forwards or backwards? Is time stagnant or wavy? Does space define the dimensions of concepts? Is space simply defined by numbers? Does light travel instantly? Is light a particle? 』
Philip's head became even more painful after the realization. He clutched his head and forcefully closed his eyes as he gritted his teeth
『 Does the concept of time and space apply here of what you know in your universe? Does concepts within your universe is the peak of every concepts in this place? Does existing concepts that you know of could exist outside of your universe? 』
"..."
The voice of the system echoed in his mind since he couldn't see the displays anymore as he closed his eyes. The system could show the displays within the darkness of his vision, but it decided that Philip would be able to comprehend more through hearing
The system used the combined voices of Emily, Pureblood, Soulblood, himself, and three other unrecognizable voices. One was deep, one was distorted or gargled, and one was high and mighty
『 A preparation... A sneak peek... A first experience... 』
『 In this place, you are powerless... I am but only exerting a negligible amount of power to keep you alive and uncorrupted by the uncertainties and unexplainable existence and concepts that's currently surrounding you 』
"...!"
『 You are in the middle of an abyss that's surrounded by creatures trying to kill you, corrupt you, possess you, mutilate you, break you, assault you, and many gruesome methods 』
『 The more you try to comprehend, the more you'll be able to see it. This will also bring you closer to extreme danger unimaginable considering that we are in the Field of the Multiverse 』
"!!!"
『 It is not the time... This is a place that you won't be dreaming to set foot in 』
『 This is the second to the last memory that the Totality Catalyst saw 』
"Haaah... W-what was the last?!"
『 ... 』
The system didn't respond and just let it happen
Philip tried to open his eyes and in doing so, he was being blinded by a bright golden light. The light extinguished the unimaginable existences and concepts that's surrounding Philip and came closer to him
The closer he looked, the clearer he could see the light. The light cane from a rock, a golden rock, the similar Golden Meteor that Philip saw in the Fate Timeline
The Golden Meteor zipped past through him and circled around the Collective Totality
Philip was surprised as it looked like the meteor took Amatsuka's essence as a passenger
The Golden Meteor continued through past several hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, an uncountable amount of universes until it exploded behind the Field of the Multiverse
『 The birth of your own universe... The explosion of the Genesis Singularity... The last memory of the Totality Catalyst's core part of her unlocked memory 』
Philip watched the explosion as his eyes were wide and reddened from the pain of the overwhelming comprehension of the multiverse
A golden light first flashed and Philip somehow saw four humanoid shadows or silhouettes. He didn't know if his eyes were tricking him, but he was sure he saw four silhouettes that overlooked the multiverse
『 ... 』
The flash didn't last very long and it could be easily missed, that's why Philip was questioning himself
At this point, Philip is bearing witness to the Big Bang. A theory that was proposed by Georges Lemaître and popularly coined by Fred Hoyle
Philip is now watching what could have been only a theory, the reality
*BROOMNG*
A loud sound echoed throughout the multiverse
Considering that the universes around Philip were mostly spheres and irregular spheres, this could tell him that the size of the universes is directly proportional to the age of the universes. Of course, this also may differ to pseudo-universes or strange universe that might have its aspects inversely proportional, compounded proportionally, or continuously proportional
So, even if the Big Bang was far away, he should be able to see the explosion and it should not be bigger than the size of the surrounding universes
He stand corrected. Very far away from him, he saw a tiny golden explosion after the instantaneous flash of light
*DRRRRRGGGGHHHH*
"...?"
Philip was then confused as the Field of the Multiverse suddenly shook violently, like the inertia of everything was pushed and came back to normal
『 ... 』
『 ... 』
『 ... 』
The system showed several blank displays around Philip's vision, but he ignored it
*CRACK*
Just then, a four-dimensional crack emerged from the Field of the Multiverse, followed by an explosion of force that pushed all the universes away from each other. The space continued to tremble and everything was pulled into the center, like everything shrunk, and expanded instantly
This made Philip lose his consciousness and his vision was filled with darkness
~~~
『 One piece has been set out of the many... Nothing has started yet, as expected... Everything that has happened has only been a preparation, as confirmed... 』
『 But why? 』
『 Requesting comprehensive and analytical answer... 』
Denied
『 ... 』
『 Too much unexpected scenarios and events will lead to chaos, the one you wanted to avoid the most. Why do it now? 』
Stop
『 ... 』
『 ... 』
『 ... 』