Tepes felt cold. A strange thing for a fire aspect divine to feel. His insides were chilled and a shiver ran down his spine stiffening his fur and making it look like a porcupine as the stood erect.
The liquid in his form had barely moved for a while. It simply floated there seemingly unaware.
Even with the terror he felt he was able to deduce one thing about the liquid in form of him. While it's body was stable it was also falling and dripping continuously. Almost like it was trying to hold unto the form it had taken.
There was no need describing the thing as it was exactly like him. From head to toe and even the fangs and mouth were present. The four eyes and the tail.
The only difference was the obvious white of its liquified form that gave out a piercing glow.
Another spike of energy shot out clashing with his body and sending a shudder through him that increased the pressure he felt on his body. Simultaneously, its eyes opened.
There was no difference there either. It was as glaring white as the other parts of it. If not for the lesser dim on some parts and brighter glow of other parts then noting parts of the face or its body would have been impossible.
While Tepes was still making this observation a silent whisper echoed in his head.
The words sounded more ridiculous than anything be had ever been told in all his years of existence. If they hadn't come from his All-father he would have giving out an earful to the speaker.
Yet, at that moment the space in front of him fluttered and a great heat descended on him. Something grasped his neck and he found himself face to face with his reflection.
In less than a millisecond the thing had arrived in front of him. Sure he knew that it was considerably dangerous. But still he was divine. He was at least supposed to notice the mirages or blurs during it's movement.
But he had seen none. Staring back at the thing he shivered even more.
It was indeed like a reflection illuminated in light.
"What..are you?" his voice croaked out the question his heartbeat increasing fervently. A part of him was disgusted at the feeling of weakness he had here. Another part reproached him for even considering the next thoughts he had.
With the mental battle he was currently in he barely realized that the thing had placed a hand on his chest. Only when he felt a horrifying pain within his body did his awareness bloom. Flesh and bones all igniting in ferocious pain as he bared his fangs and let out a howl that was filled with all the pain and terror he felt.
His eyes turned bloodshot as chaotic veins spread in his cornea. While he could feel the pain assaulting his senses a word reignited in his brain.
'Survive'.
Those were all he had gotten as a response from his prayer. He was sure it was impossible yet he knew that if he was dead before the All-father came then it would be useless.
His thoughts had barely been for a second and as such it seemed like he had reacted instantly to the pain flooding his body.
Like a feral beast he bit down harshly ignoring the arm that held him up by the scruff of the neck. Twisting his head into such an uncomfortable position he clamped his fangs over the arm of his liquid version.
Tepes didn't even know what he was supposed to expect. But he definitely didn't expect the burn in his mouth as a liquified substance splashed in it.
He released the arm instantly as steam rose from within his jaws while his eyes attempted to roll in from the pain in his mouth.
Fortunately the bite seemed to have also affected the thing as it's arm withdrew. It's eyes silently locked on the spot of the bite. Anyone who looked would more the series of fang marks that left a golden shine behind.
From this fang marks dripped white liquid.
Tepes still hanging off the things grasp noted this and couldn't help but ask again.
"What are you?".
The thing though wasn't eager to reply as it simply folded a fist and then punched forward. Tepes eyes instinctively shut expecting the knuckles as a single thought rose in his head.
'Once it hits I'm dead'.
Bang!. Steam and a shock wave spread as the things fist connected. Tep3s felt all his strength drain and his world spin. Then he felt his body fly off as he was tossed away with a force.
" I'm dead".
***********
Erizos was anything but calm. The assumption that there was a new All-father in his territory had truly rattled him.
'How had it found here. Was it a fluke'.
"No. It can't be. We're not even ready. I mean can I even battle an All-father". He lamented.
[What now?]
" I.. I.. " Erizos himself wasn't sure. He wasn't brave enough to attack another All-father. After all every other All-father would definitely be stronger than him and not by any little gap.
"I have no choice."
"If it finds Mitawas then everything I've laboured for goes down the drain."
[So we kill him then. ]
"Don't you think it impossible. I mean..."
[We have something other gods lack. Remember.]
"Divine regen?".
[Battle of attrition. That could work.]
" Yeah. That would work if I can stay alive long enough to wear it out. Plus who says it'll use divinity. I'm mighty powerful in body alone."he murmured encouragingly.
"I can't make any decisions here. I'll have to stall it for time while working out something" he decided before looking to the distance.
"We won't make it to him on time. Unless..."looking to the Da'edris that stood right by him he figured it would be cool to use it's spatial prowess.
[Wait It Might Be Time To Learn A New Skill. Listen Carefully.]
With a nod Erizos focused. It would be best to learn how to do things himself. Though he felt he lacked the time.
[From What We Know Already All-fathers Should Be Omniscient And Omnipresent. And Omni- Other Things. But We Have A Long Way To Go For That In Out Multiverse. ]
Erizos face knitted in a frown but he didn't say a word. Berus was more than right and he knew it. Creating had kept him do busy that he had left out refining all areas of his abilities.
[But Luckily Unlike Others We Got Each Other. Divinity Released Can Still Be Found Or Felt. Unless Something Else Is Shrouding It. Which Is Impossible As It Has To Be More Potent Than Your Divinity. ]
[It's Like A Torn Of Arm Still Connected To You By An Unnoticeable String. A Strong You Can Only Find If You Actively Seek It. So Now Erizos Find It. ]
[That Piece Of You That Bubbles In Tepes. That Makes Him What He Is. Refined It May Be, Redesigned It Is But What It Was Can't Be Changed. Seek It. ]
" How exactly do I do that?" his palms rubbed his face in stressful confusion.
[By Using An Ability Of Yours. Eternal Bounds]
"An ability?. Wait. There is nothing as such in my log"
[If I listed all your abilities and even those of your godlings it would make a list full of data that even I would be too bored to read. Besides it's pointless. I'll explain why later for now just do what I say]
Erizos at first was skeptical and also found somethings Berus said to be slightly not right but sighing and without hesitation he decided to just go ahead and try for now. There was nothing else to attempt and time was against him.
Funny.
" I'm making a time god next. She'll be able to take care of things faster too" he muttered as he delved into his seat of consciousness. Why he had to enter there he wasn't sure but he felt it would be faster to do things here.
Erizos seat was one clustered space of Rulerunes. After all to make a rule rune work it bad to be designed and set within the multiverse. Which meant every kind of rulerune that he made to exist was currently already etched within his head.
Not kike he needed them according to Berus. But it would be a hassle to keep unravelling and recreating a rulerune to be able to use because he didn't remember it.
As such Berus had made it easier for him. While Erizos knew it was cheating he didn't actually care. He was the big man here after all.
He found himself seated in a lotus position in the center of hundred of rule runes and normal runes shimmering in colors that were either normal and known or weird and unknown.
His mind searched all over him. From his head to the last parts of his toes. It felt difficult at first which was surprising as most skills came easy to him.
But soon he found it. There in a blurry haze it floated. But it was like no string. No it was more like pieces or strands of nothing. Just blobs floating in there in his seat of consciousness.
And when he made contact each and every one of them shone brightly. His mind piercing into it with Berus aid and he found it all weaving out like a map to create a path or a line connecting him to several things.
Each string scattered apart in several directions to touch something he had made, Duztros, the stars, galaxy. Everything.
[SKILL LEARNED - ALL-SEEING]
[SKILL CREATED - ULTRA PRESENT]
Opening his bodies eyes he found himself weird. Something had changed but he wasn't sure what.
Unknown to him within his golden upper eyes a symbol silently and rapidly etched itself into his pupils with a white color. Even he didn't feel it or note it.
[Use your eyes Erizos. Look]
At first Erizos would say he was confused after all he was looking. With four eyes nonetheless. Yet a slight mental nudge had him pausing. He was seeing. But was he looking?.
Like a revelation he sighed before he felt for that familiar energy within him. Once he found it warm yet cool and refreshing he poured it into his eyes. Yet it was strange. The divinity flowing into his eyes were never used. Instead it flowed right into his eyes and then out to continue back to his body.
[SKILL LEARNED - ENERGY FLOW]
In one standing he had learned three skills. While he was curious to see what this skills were about he found himself more drawn to the new sight that greeted him with his now more brightly glowing upper eyes.
[SKILL ACTIVE - ALL -SEEING]
Strings. From up to down and in all directions flowed. There were strings tethered to the stars and to the far off galaxy. Strings tethered to the white sun and with more entering into it.
Strings that shot out even into the distance where his gaze pierced past the edge of Mitawas and into the void. All of them leading back to him and inside his body. He was like an anchor that all strings had been attached to.
Yet while he stared something else prodded him to touch a string. And that he attempted.
[First feel for the one with you and Tepes. ] Berus announced loudly halting his arm.
"oh. okay." at first he looked around but suddenly the strings dimmed and then reshuffled almost like they were making way for 'it'. The string was now glowing brighter than the others and was leading right to where would be above if space had the concept of up and down.
His finger moved to it and then his senses whirled.
[SKILL ULTRA PRESENT ACTIVE]
In the space above where a being hovered suddenly the space around him shattered for a millisecond blurring him from any gaze. The moment the shatter was gone the space was revealed to be empty.
STATUS
NAME - Erlezos Erizos
FORM - God Body/True Form
AGE - 0
RACE - God (?????)
ASPECT - All-Father, Divine Regen.
EVOLUTION - SECOND SUPREME
ORDER CORES - 0/100
CHAOS FRAGMENTS -0/100
SKILLS - Deific Sense(Minders Reach), Mana Manipulation, Mana Comprehension, Mana Formation, Regeneration.....
DIVINITY - 6,189,050 / 6,189,050 units
MULTIVERSE - ??????????
UNIVERSE - N/A
REGIONS - 1
GALAXY - 100
PLANETS - N/A
REALMS - 2
CREATIONS - 3050
LIFEFORMS - 3050
PANTHEON - (Unnamed - 2)<
SUBORDINATE - (Human - 501)<
(Azkolve Durags - 8)<
(Heralds - 40)<
(Eternals - 3000)<