Inside Asterion's secret laboratory.
If asked what the main difficulties were in creating a god, Asterion would answer simply and coherently: two things - energy and information.
There were other things, but these two were the most important; other issues could easily be overcome if the issue of energy and information could be successfully addressed.
After all, the amount of energy required to create an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent being could not simply be described as energy. Asterion theorized that even if he used ten thousand stars, he wouldn't be able to create a being like he wanted.
Fortunately, magical energy was naturally stronger than any other energy in the universe. That meant he wouldn't need ten thousand suns, just one giant sun of magical energy.
The second difficulty was information, as we already know, Asterion created cursed spirits with melodies, so the question arises, what does an all-powerful melody look like?
The amount of data that Asterion had to process and use to create such a melody was beyond human parameters. To give you a basic idea of the size of the information, it was a number so absurd that it could easily be larger than the entire known universe. This was still a very basic estimate; it could easily be even larger.
That's why Asterion, unlike his ancestors who wanted to create an all-powerful God all at once, divided God's creation plan into several stages. How many stages were needed was still under consideration, but he theorized that at least ten stages were needed.
The amount of energy and information needed to carry out the first stage of the plan was still great, but it was quite possible for his hands to accomplish it. Compared to his ancestors, who had never been able to put God's Creation Plan down on paper, his progress was nothing short of remarkable.
"Let's get started." He murmured, looking at the statue. Asterion began to use his two innate techniques simultaneously, a ball of black energy manifested in front of him, and in front of his eyes, two black pentagrams began to slowly rotate.
[Creation and Manipulation of Cursed Spirits].
[Imperfect Destruction of Truth].
Without hesitation, Asterion broke the seal on Corvinus Black's sister. He reached out and simply closed his fist with force!
Crack!
A particularly visible crack appeared in the ancestral statue of House Black. Soon, another crack appeared, and another, covering the statue on all sides.
At that moment, the thousand-year-old statue of the Black House collapsed into millions of pieces, revealing its contents inside.
Asterion couldn't help but stop his movements when he saw the cursed spirit.
It wasn't scary or grotesque, it was cute, without any of the bestial characteristics one would expect from such a powerful monster.
What stood in front of Asterion was a girl.
She looked very small, perhaps ten years old, with extremely long black hair covering her naked body. Her hair was so long that it would make Rapunzel stand in awe.
The only inhuman feature of the girl was her eyes. Her sclera, the white part of her eye, was completely black, and the iris of her eyes was an extremely intense shade of red. There were black lines around her eyes, reminiscent of a line drawn by children.
Asterion's ruby red eyes met the crimson eyes of the cursed spirit who was, of course, his ancestor.
Asterion could understand why Herpo wanted the cursed spirit. The girl was strong, extremely strong. Only her negative magical energy was simply another level, almost on a par with his after he had awakened his second innate technique.
Moreover, as the possessor of the Innate Technique of [Creation and Manipulation of Cursed Spirits], he could sense a similar power in the girl. It seemed that Corvinus' sister also possessed the highest innate technique of the Black House, and when the girl transformed into a cursed spirit, she gained a similar ability.
When she appeared, an incomparable negative magical energy affected the entire mansion, and the amount was so great that everyone in the mansion felt like they were being crushed by a colossal mountain above their heads.
If it weren't for Asterion blocking the influence and the barrier protecting the Black Mansion, the girl's influence would probably have reached half of the country!
The residents of the mansion breathed a sigh of relief when they felt the incomparable pressure disappear, and everyone had a deep fear on their faces when they felt the evil aura. They didn't know what Asterion was doing, but it was definitely not normal.
"Hello." Asterion looked at the girl who was staring at him and greeted her with a blank look. He noticed that the girl still hadn't attacked him, even after being released from her seal after a thousand years.
The girl continued to stare at Asterion with her red eyes. The hair behind her waved gently, there was no hostility in her gaze.
"Do I look like your brother?" Asterion asked, noticing that she was staring at her face. It wasn't hard to see that he looked like her brother.
The girl finally answered Asterion, but didn't speak, just nodded silently.
"Don't you hate him?" He continued to ask, the pentagrams spinning in front of his eyes and the ball of black energy hovering above his left hand.
The girl shook her head gently.
"It seems there are moments of lucidity and madness." Asterion thought as he analyzed the girl with his second innate technique.
But he quickly grasped the heart of the matter. Although Corvinus Black had turned his sister into a cursed spirit, he didn't exorcize her, nor did he control her; instead, he allowed her to live freely.
This explained why Corvinus had to seal her away at the end of his life. He was already old and could no longer control his sister with the strength of his hand. From the very beginning, he had never truly controlled his sister—perhaps out of guilt—but Asterion had no interest in that.
"I want to use you." Asterion spoke his purpose directly, his eyes looking into the girl's.
The girl seemed genuinely confused by his words.
"I want to fulfill my dream and the dream of your brother. To create a god to cleanse this world." Crouching down to the girl's eye level, he spoke in a calm voice. "To do this, I will have to strip you of your body and blood; in the end, you will be reborn as a goddess."
The girl blinked a few times and stared at Asterion, who waited in silence for her decision. If she accepted, the process would be much easier, but if she refused, he was ready to exorcise her little ancestor and use violence against her.
The girl didn't respond to Asterion's words with words, but with actions. She approached him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and obediently rested her head on his shoulder, quietly looking off to the side.
It seemed that, in her silence, she supported his plan—or rather, the plan of her late brother.
Asterion didn't know if she had accepted for his sake or for Corvinus', but it didn't matter anymore. He held the cold little body in his arms and gave the girl a gentle smile.
Getting up, Asterion walked over to the table in the middle of the lab. Before placing the girl on it, he transfigured the sheets and pillows and gently placed the girl on them.
He smoothed her hair as perfectly as possible and gave her a satisfied look, seeing that she seemed comfortable for the moment.
"I will begin, Ancestor." Asterion kissed her forehead gently and stroked her hair.
The girl blinked a few times, looking comfortable with the kiss on her forehead and the caresses in her hair, and nodded silently.
Asterion took a deep breath, trying to calm down and focus on the moment.
"Let's get started."
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Next Chapter Second Volume: Chapter 163 - First Phase of God's Creation Plan (3), Chapter 164 - First Phase of God's Creation Plan (4), Chapter 165 - Vellory of Arcuturus Black (1), Chapter 166 - Vellory of Arcuturus Black (2), Chapter 167 - Vellory of Arcuturus Black (3), Chapter 168 - Vellory of Arcuturus Black (4), Chapter 169 - Torture and Secrets (1), Chapter 170 - Torture and Secrets (2), Chapter 171 - Conspiracies and Secrets (1), 172 - Conspiracies and Secrets (2), 173 - Conspiracies and Secrets (3), 174 - Conspiracies and Secrets (4), 175 - Conspiracies and Secrets (5), 176 - Conspiracies and Secrets (6), 177 - Conspiracies and Secrets (7), Chapter 178 - Decision and two wives (1).