"Do you know a place where I can stay alone for a while?" Cael asked a blob that is slithering through the marsh.
"Yes, visitor. Ask someone to take you to Poison Cloud, however, be careful of temporal rifts. They are annoying"
"Thank you" Cael left with another blob and head towards poison cloud.
When he arrived there, what stood before him is a sea of rocks with glowing material on them. A poison cloud is a place deep inside the marsh.
The blob told him to stand on a rock, the moment he stepped on a rock, his field of vision changed to infinite colored space.
"You can do whatever you want there. If you want to retreat, wait for a temporal shift and you can retreat from spaces between Time. You'll know, when it comes" he heard from everywhere.
Cael confirmed that he was alone, put some barriers around him, and then contacted his homunculus.
"Alpha, can you hear me?"
There is no reply. So, he did the next best thing he can. He activated the bounded field and teleported it to his reality marble.
"huh? Is it due to being on the reverse side of the world?"
Cael felt an abnormal level of control over his reality marble.
He could manipulate time in his reality marble. With this ability, he allowed the homunculus to freely move. After establishing a connection, he asked them
"Alpha, How much time has passed since I disappeared from the real world? be extremely specific"
He felt like days have passed but that is his subjective perspective.
"0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 second, Master"
"So, even if I spend millennia here, an instant will pass. That is assuming that everything is stable but, this place is anything but stable. Whatever, at least, I can get back there whenever I want but the threat of counterforce still exists. What to do ..."
At that time, he received another piece of news from Alpha
"Master, we are getting a signal that is closer to your prana. We categorized it as a Divine spirit level threat"
"I can guess why that is, where is its location ?"
"It is difficult to predict but it is coming from a 5th dimension close by"
"I'm currently in 4th dimension. So, it is possible to find it from this space. Show me-"
Cael felt the surrounding space crack open.
"A temporal rift? I could probably replicate it if I observe it"
He activated his Clairvoyance and observed the phenomenon. He ordered the homunculus to keep an eye on the mana signature.
Cael opened his 'wings of freedom' and used the Occlusion ability to lock the space he was in. So, the Temporal rift couldn't harm him.
Suddenly, he heard Alpha say "Master, the signature disappeared completely"
Even though he's annoyed, Cael patiently said "Okay, warn me if you sense the signature again"
He used Clairvoyance to observe the temporal rift, the temporal rifts here change the time of beings but it is just a nuisance to them because Huves are immortal and imperishable.
After the rift ended, Cael tried to imitate the Temporal rift with magecraft and succeeded.
When the temporal shift happened, Cael saw the space in time zones and jumped through it exiting the poison cloud.
He asked a Huve that is passing by him, "Hey, can I take this stone?"
"Sure, they replenish themselves anyway"
Taking a stone from the poison cloud, Cael stored it in the workshop located in his reality marble.
After staying there for a while, Cael left the tribe and continued his journey to Oziran.
After crossing the poison marsh, he saw floating islands all over the place. Each island has a different environment.
He stepped into the air and immediately felt his body teleported to one of the islands that has lush green tree-like structures.
*Slam*
"That is a rather slow attack"
A streak of light attacked him but it got reflected. However, Cael is aware of the assailants.
Then, A Tall dark skinned muscular woman that looked human punched him, the punch passed through his reflection barrier. He jumped back as soon as he realized the barrier failed.
He leaped back to avoid the punch, the woman followed him and delivered a barrage of punches.
Cael used his staff to block most of her attacks and used Emotion Magecraft to stop her.
"Don't move"
A band of Violet energy emitted from his body and restrained the woman. Although, they are barely holding her down.
At the same time, multiple arrows of light assaulted Cael and the woman. Cael sensing the destructive power behind them decided to use barrier magecraft.
"Infinity wall"
The arrows of lights hit the air wall, and multiple patterns appeared like a wall.
Cael held the woman in one hand protecting her.
The woman asked, "Why did you protect me?"
"Some random woman just attacked me and there is her squad hiding in ambush. I would like to know the reason for attacking me from any one of you"
"Everyone, stand down!"
An elf appeared from the illusionary forest. Following her, a group of human-looking men and women with various weapons in their hands along with a military-type Bow.
Everyone has common blonde hair including the woman that attacked him with her fists. They all have elf-like ears.
The female elf with blonde hair and green eyes spoke "We sincerely apologize, Great Magician. We thought you are an enemy in disguise"
"What if he really is?" The muscular woman roared.
"Zidikle, Calm down. The enemy magician we are anticipating is weaker than him. Otherwise, If it is that magician, he could have died to the Ultimate attack of 'The Faltho' " The leading elf dismissed the muscular woman Zidikle.
Zidikle just left, the leading Elf or the rest of the army didn't care to stop her. The leading Elf turned her attention to Cael
"Great Magician, We of the Faltho squad welcome you to Oziran. Whatever the reason may have brought you here, please meet Goddess Nammu before proceeding to stay or travel through these lands"
"Okay, where can I meet her?" Cael said confidently but he's quite shaken inside because, he's about to meet Sumerian Goddess Nammu, also known as Tiamat.
However, he's sure this version is more divine and true form, unlike the one that will appear in Babylonia Singularity which is a dividend part and evil of man.
Her presence also explains human-like civilization here.
"Call out to mother goddess, you'll see her"
The female elf said proudly, Cael called the name out 'Nammu' and the next instant, he's in a white space.
There stood the Goddess of Creation and Salt water.
'Just how many women will I meet, almost everything is a woman even on the reverse side' Cael thought, while the Goddess laid her eyes on him.
"You are the man that reached the stars and transcended your humanity. I'll bless you and allow you to stay in Oziran, in return, you must help me across the Time"
Cael isn't surprised that Nammu knows his real identity. After all, she's the mother of all life, she knows and will know about all living until the time of the ending of the universe.
"Is it about the Babylonia singularity?"
"So, you are aware. Yes, My dividend form will descend into the last texture of the world however, there are obstacles I will face I am not aware of, I want your help in that reality. I know I will descend there but I dont know If I can awaken due to unknown troubles. So, help me awaken into that reality"
"I can awake you into that reality but that's all I am capable of. My apologies but I can't do more than that"
"That is all I need. You are very well versed in Mysteries, Thus, I will bless you with strength"
Cael felt a tremendous increase in his raw strength, he felt like he could lift a mountain without mana burst. When he wanted to see her again, he's in front of the elves again.
"The Goddess Blessed you?"
"He must be someone important"
The elves talked among themselves. After knowing that he's blessed by the Goddess Nammu, he's welcomed to the Oziran, he's given a place to stay for the time being. This island has the concept of day and night, it's been a long time since he encountered this phenomenon on the reverse side.
During the night, the commander elf requested him.
"Great Magician, I have a request, It is too much to ask but as a leader. I need to do this, We of Oziran need your help"
"You are asking a stranger for help?/Is it because the Goddess blessed me?"
"Precisely, The Goddess blessed only thrice in my 4000-year lifespan. You are the fourth person to be blessed. You must be someone important and powerful"
Satisfied with the explanation, Cael agreed to help.
"I am willing to do anything as long as I got something equal in value"
"We have the elixir of immortality"
"I'm already an Immortal"
"I expect nothing less from Goddess's chosen one. To be honest, the Elixir is our highest-ranking treasure. Alright, how about our Arcane knowledge of Magic, it is in the Central Oziran. However, it comes with the risk of spiritual death"
"Deal" Cael accepted it without a second thought.
"I thank you on behalf of Oziran. My apologies, I never introduced myself, I'm Vaeri of the Faltho. I'll explain about the threat in a special place, the knowledge is kept secret. So, I can't spell it even if I want to "
"I understand. So, what is the deal with the woman who punched me?"
"Shall I behead her?"
"Don't get too serious, I'm just curious about her. She's different from you all, isn't it?"
"Yes, she's different from the rest of us. Zidikle's a Hybrid of 'Ahmu' and 'Elves'. She's born with no Magic, she's pure crystal "
'Crystal? That explains her abnormal physical prowess. She reminds me of Asta with that Muscular stature and special property of zero magic'
Vaeri left after that and Cael decided to meet Zidikle.