In a vast heavenly plain surrounded by colorful twilight clouds with mystical symbols, several balls of light and wisps of gas bobbed up and down in the void. They were all the exact same distance away from each other, which was about a meter. They slowly advanced in a single file line that spiraled down towards an ancient-looking blue portal.
This was the Portal of Osiris, the famous nirvana for those Pharaoh who had achieved godhood before their demise.
Any soul capable of approaching this portal as a ball of light was a powerhouse of their respective time and would be reborn a warrior in the next life. Any soul who approached as a ball of gas would be sent down the river of fate, their own fate unknown.
This portal was guarded by strange winged creatures whose features could not be discerned. On the spiraling path in the clouds, one platinum ember lit up brightly as it seemingly conversed with a red ball of light in front and a black ball of light behind. The black ball of light was the size of a fist, while the red ball was the size of a mosquito. On the other hand, the platinum ember was the size of a small rock. It was smaller than the black ball of light but larger than the red ball of light.
The black ball of light got darker and darker the more the platinum ember spoke, while the little red light was whizzing around in its spot in line as if it was really invested in the story. The platinum ember failed to notice that the souls behind the ball of black light were slowly withering away. Likely, if not for the platinum flames' existence, the little red flame would be in the same state.
No voice was heard in this place other than that of the platinum ember, "You guys were a bit of a drag at first, but you're actually great listeners. So anyway, after this chick kills me, I wake up, and I'm just this little piece of Everflame. One of the three Flames of Eternity, reduced to this. I can't be bothered to explain this. Okay, fine, you wore me down. If you must know, the Everflame is my divine class natal flame.
"It's highly destructive in nature, and my sun god race counts it among the top five divine flames in the entire universe, along with the other two eternity flames and the Infinite Flame. Those belong to other races, of course.
"The Infinite Moon Race claims to have descended from the Infinity Flame itself, but how could that be true? Although it is the most powerful Flame of Eternity, my Everflame actually ranks third in the top five divine flames. So I know how much they are bullshitting.
"No need to praise. After all, not even the Everflame could stop that beautiful woman from killing me with the sweetest lips I've ever tasted. I know it sounds as if I don't regret kissing her. This is only because I do not. In fact, the woman was rather honest and forthcoming.
"She told me that I should not kiss her if I wish to live, but that if I could kiss her and survive the aftermath, she would be mine forever. If not, we would both die, and ultimately, my soul would be obliterated, never to reincarnate again. She even claimed an indelible calamity would strike the universe the moment we died. It was a terrifying thing for her to say! However, she looked so precious when saying it. I took the risk. Alas..."
At this point, the fist-sized ball of black light behind this platinum ember suddenly glowed with terrifyingly grim light.
"Argh!!" The platinum ember screamed in pain. It felt almost as if he were being eaten at that moment. "What the hell are you doing to me?!"
There was no response, but the cryptic light grew darker and stronger, wanting to devour the platinum ember.
"No! Do you think you are the only one whose soul contains hidden strength?! You're not so very good at listening, after all. I was wrong about you," roared the platinum ember with indignation as it shone.
The chatty ember suddenly quadrupled in size before there was an explosion. The tiny red ball of light and the black ball of light were both swallowed in the flames. The divine cloud path was blown apart long enough for several violet embers to fall before completely repairing itself. These three violet embers fell directly into the blue portal and vanished from this zone.
After today, the three Flames of Eternity were reduced to only two. The Eternal Realm would one day trace the creation of the Starlord Trinity Spark to this very event.