Isir and Karma looked at the pod with the embryo in " Diana said that Jane experienced Hallucinations while the witches experienced a certain pull on their soul stone " " Is that what houses a witch's soul ? "
" Pretty much Diana also has the same thing although she wishes she has a much less vulnerable soul " " I mean she probably would if souls would slowly die out because there was no heaven before "
Isir thinks of what it must be like and asked " What was it like before ? " " ... Sad actually " Karma put the laptop down beside the pod as he took a seat .
" Although there weren't a lot of souls who can be sad about it nobody understood sadness back then plus they were all just animals who couldn't comprehend as well as the humans now "
" That's disappointing I thought there would be a natural heaven " Isir said " There was but the heaven now is much better than the heaven back then " Isir wondered what it was like as Karma prepared for the continuation of their child's soul .
" Now I just have to bring that new model Risana made for me " " Would that work ? " " Yeah it would right now our little kid is just a hollowed black hole since they were likely exposed to some of Jane , the demons and the witches' memories we need these to help sort them out "
" So the subjects you selected weren't just your preference ? " " Yep using the knowledge in a more orderly fashion will help organize the ones that are messy like the ones in him now " " That does look about right "
Isir said as they looked at Karma's soul " Why do you call it a hollow blackhole though ? " " Because it acts like a black hole but logically it doesn't have the mass to have the gravitational pull it currently has although it is somewhat relative to the amount of blood it has "
" So you're saying that the black hole in that realm is the combination of the mass of memories in addition to the mass of blood with the specific bloodline of course the more specific the bloodline is the closer " Isir looks at Karma and asked .
" Then is your bloodline the best at influencing that realm so much it could bend space like a black hole ? " " Yep it is quite amazing it ate through a lot of artificially made memories " Karma checks the laptop as he finishes the preparations .
" Alright let's do this " Karma reached to the laptop as he took a deep breath and clicked it at the same time releasing the time freeze Abaddon put " Ugh " Isir was having a hard time trying to keep out of it .
" Karma , were you expecting this much ? " " Yes we need to make sure our kid has a soul " " For what exactly ? " " So that they can control their body on their own preferably by instinct " Isir was active as they started helping the information enter .
" Counting is in already now we add the concept of negative numbers " Isir said as Karma busied himself with facilitating the child's birth of soul while Isir took care of lining up the knowledge " Ugh this is so hard "
Isir said as they inputted more topics of math " Good now time for science " Karma was having trouble keeping Isir from being absorbed into the body canceling the body's soul birth as he had holding Isir's soul from entering and making sure the soul that was being born doesn't collapse at the force of the bloodline's power on it .
' This is so hard it's bringing back memories of how it was ' " Science good , he's consuming so much knowledge so quickly is this what parents feel when they are expecting a child ? " Isir added the magical knowledge as Karma taught the soul how to control its power .
" Karma I'm going to run out of things to give our child " Isir said as they quickly searched up world history " Here you go " Isir said as if they were spoon-feeding an infant food at the rare opportunity when their mouth opens .
" Gosh , this is so much harder Isir " " Why are you telling me this ? " " Unlike before which started as a single cell this one is already a clump which makes it much harder , plus this body didn't eat up a lot of discarded memories they were in the middle of an ocean underwater facility so it's much hungrier . "
Karma finished the struggle as Isir breathed a sigh of relief " Are we done ? " Karma nodded " That five minutes was too long it felt suffocating " Karma nodded as Isir went to check their child looking at their carefully structured soul .
" In the end what was the world history for and the other parts ? " " It was to buy time I can't exactly leave our kid starving although from now on we have to spoon-feed him knowledge everyday "
Isir thinks of all the knowledge they just gave their child " Wouldn't we need a lot ? " " We would after all but don't worry I'm planning to cleanse the entire internet of all the fake news ... actually we can sort it out "
" To teach that lies exist ? " Karma nodded as Isir smiled " Then I'll take care of that since we won't need the entire website why not make a copy of it ? " " I'll get that for you then " Karma looks at the carefully structured soul .
" But Isir we should make sure to give him a name ? " Isir thinks for one " Reid ? " " That's the same name as the Founder " Karma pointed out " Then you think of one " Isir said " Moirai ? " Isir thinks of it but shakes their head .
" No that's terrible that isn't normal at all " " Neither is Karma or Isir " Isir sighs " Fine Moirai it is " Isir said as Karma thinks " What do you think Moirai will be like in the future ? " " Hopefully a good kid "
" We as the parents have to take charge of that we can't let the kid raise himself on his own " Karma looks at Moirai's soul seeing a construct of the world " By the way , Moirai has his own dream space already "
" And what should that mean ? " " He's ready to talk with us " Karma sees it fade as Moirai sleeps " Oh never mind he went to sleep " " Ehh the heck he was awake and now he's asleep ? " " Yes is it that surprising ? "
" Of course it is " " Well just to be sure let's go underwater to get you a physical body leviathan created a passageway that we can use so you can have a physical body "
" I already went there " Karma was surprised " Wait but that time when you acted like you didn't have it " " I was seeing if you can tell it gives me more confidence in the pact that I made with Asmodeus "
' How surprising so Asmodeus had that kind of power ' " Oh well I should've been the one to warn you " " you kinda did though " Karma turns to Isir as they continue " It never crossed your mind but with the soul connection I found out about your worries so I thought I would solve them for "
He smiles " Thanks for that " " Well I guess you should really push your body's limits if it weren't for our connection you would've had a harder time helping Moirai's birth " " I already prepared contingencies for it "
" Like what ? " Karma smiled with confidence and said " Time freeze of course " " Nah that's a terrible contingency , but with our situation , it's probably the only one that works " Isir said as Karma sighs .
" Well I'm sure we got plenty of time to take care of our kid we shouldn't rush pregnancy " " He's in a pod though " " I know but he's technically awake unlike other children " Isir looks at their kid who was still asleep .
" Would they keep sleeping ? " " Who knows wanna decide on who watches over him ? " " It can be one of us but we don't have any work that requires us to be in person right ? " " Not exactly I don't but it would be nice to get a babysitter "
They both looked at each other as they thought " We have that guy right ? " Isir said " Uh huh we could ask him he was watching me since I was young " " Nh " Isir said with much agreement .
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" Mihr please help us take care of our kid " Karma said as he handed the self-sustaining pod " Huh ? " Mihr was surprised about Karma's request " Ehh why is your child inside this , it shouldn't be possible for you to have a child with Isir "
' If I tell him I'm involving myself with demons he'll be so frightened so just be as vague as I can ' " I made a deal with Leviathan to give me the passageway to heaven Isir used that to recreate a body and then we made sure our kid can grow well "
This is technically the truth " To think you'd go that far " Mihr was amazed rather than terrified " OKAY I'll take care of Moirai " Mihr said " Good then all you have to do is talk to him " ... " But I don't know baby language "
" Don't worry our Moirai can speak all languages " Karma leaves Mihr as he had his suspicion ' Is that possible their child was just conceived , right ? '
Nevertheless , Karma goes to work as he wonders about the condition of the passageway to heaven that Leviathan created as he goes to the passageway .
" Hmm this doesn't feel like heaven at all " he wonders if some god loving or worshiping angel had come to take care of this " It doesn't feel like hell but it does feel like an imperfect astral realm gate "
He wonders what it was recalling novels , poems or famous works of literature as well as the games he invested in that described it .
" That's right it's like Purgatorio but this one is strange " he wonders what this passageway is like as he recalls how not everyone can see the merits and sins .
' I remember an explanation about Purgatorio ' "Said to be a parallel realm to the living world , this world is where angels who descend from celestial realms and demons that rise from their nether world to meet their summoners"
' How poetic but must they make it that way though it was interesting to read about it even if I never read it ' he checks the passageway as it is gray not too bright that it feels like heaven and not too dark to fear .
" This must be what it feels like to walk through the unknown " he looks at the fog as he walks through it ' I know how to get back anyways ' he wants to investigate the passageway after considering how this is unlike the dream space where time is faster .
" Speaking of speed of time it seems like the speed of time in a person's dream is relative to their experience and body maybe that's why Reed could spend days in his dream only for a night to pass in the real world "
He ignores the light that likely leads to heaven and the familiar scent of hell as he strays further and further recalling what was said about the strength of a soul "The parallel of the living world was later given a much different name such as Purgatorio amongst wide spread literature"
"However it isn't just where souls simply pass through but also where souls are tempered it was what god had believed to be necessary for evaluating souls whether they go to heaven or not it is also the domain of the angel of deaths and the habitats of the Trials"
' Making trials with the capital T makes me believe it's some kind of creature if I were to read it without hearing the next lines ' Karma hears something coming as the text that describes what the Trials are appears .
"Trials are the umbrella term given to the monsters , domains and conditions of this realm" ' It is the Trials that would be used to cleanse a mortal of their mortal desires ' " And " a giant monster landed in front of Karma as he recognizes what it is .
' So that's what happened to the other parts ' the monster roars as the fog clears up Karma looks at the monster as it attacks his shield ' So annoying ' he points at the monster and takes it into his body .
' It's much smaller compared to the piece that should be in hell so it wouldn't affect my plans a lot but if it's this small I wonder if they mass-produced this ? ' he continues as he checks the gateway .
' I've searched for long enough right ? shouldn't I have reached it by now ? the afterlife of none believers ? '
' Isir had visited this place before after learning about my worries . They were surprised to see a somewhat primitive but slightly more modern settlement according to their judgment but ' Karma looks and wonders if he strayed to the wrong path as he looks around .
He hits his own palm upon realizing a solution " Of course I do have a solution " Karma instantly activated his ability spreading the pull that it was just a strong wind able to pull light objects including the fog .
" No wait this is ... " Karma looked really dazed as he recognized this feeling " Brain fart ? " he traced his steps to regain his reason ' I see so this is what the fog is like it's meant to cloud the memories prevent being hooked to the past or think of the future but focus solely on the present '
" Huh maybe because this is an imperfect astral realm it's this way " he recalls that the perfect astral realm his blood has great influence on and used his blood to bring out a chalkboard for aesthetics .
" Okay so the way black holes work should be bending a 2 dimensional space but it seems like this is what it should be like if it's about my blood " Karma creates a range with material at the bottom and astral at the top .
' Okay so my blood is the singularity or at least the cause of it so it should be around here ' he draws on how his blood bends space-time of astral realms just like how black holes bend a 2 dimensional space .
" Actually if I were to stack this realm's 2-dimensional plane under the perfect astral realms the dreaming , it should mean that my blood has lesser influence the more imperfect a realm is in the sense of its nonphysical aspect "
He then wonders about how his soul can also be an influence as he draws a sphere on the hole his blood created from bending space and time in the perfect astral realm " no rather this sphere above is directly linked to my own blood "
He finds difficulty trying to explain it but could conclude that his blood has lesser and lesser influence the more physical a realm is or he would be a black hole in the realm world .
" But rather than this model where my blood could blend space-time infinitely of the astral realms it could be a wormhole instead "
He erased the bottom part and drew it like it was a wormhole " But unlike going from one point to the other this works differently kinda more like a portal to another dimension instead of another point in space "
He wonders if his ability works well only around astral realms ' Well applying the laws of physics that is but that is not important I have to find this settlement I already cleared the fog so I should be able to find it now '
He looks around and can sense something similar to Isir's power of hiding ' Is it over here ? ' he points at something as he pokes through watching his hand disappear " Found you "
He goes through as bullets fire hitting the shield he had " What the hell ? " he summons Scapegoat as his blood duplicates and a black mass creates a figure " Go neutralize them please "
The makeshift monster from hell dashes to his assailants as Karma recalls how Sebastian took care of a few rats that infiltrated the mansion " Hmm this scapegoat is really useful his capabilities are just like Sebastian "
He wonders if he could create another scapegoat as he tries to imitate the scapegoat he absorbed but could feel more weight on his soul as he quickly stops " How hopeless this is I guess I shouldn't think of mass producing it "
He wonders if there is any way he could mass produce this and make use of it in some way or another ' I could have someone else to carry it for me but that would be hard to find ' he looks at the tied-up people glad that the scapegoat has capabilities as good as Sebastian .
" Hello people you guys are from earth right ? " he looked at them and figured that they spoke different languages " Yeah I know right " he recalled one of the gifts the angels gave him " Okay can you all understand me now ? "
" What you can speak our language " he could hear different words and understood them all because of the gift known as "language before babylon" " Ahh yeah but please don't mind do you guys know about the Count family ? "
" Of course I do they are a prestigious family many people want to get in to it " " I only heard from the younguns but I can admit they admire me " ' Are they casual because I'm using the gifts the angels gave me ? '
He recalls that there was a sense of unity before Babylon associating this ease of communication with that " Alright since you guys know I'll keep it short " he unties them and then sets up the place splitting the scapegoat into mini versions that could calm the mood down .
Soon it seemed like there was an outdoor meeting as they were all surprised with how quickly the scapegoats were working " Ahem ... first introductions do any of you know the last count AKA Karma Count ? "
He sees someone raise their hand " Uhm are you Karma Count ? " " So someone knows then I trust they all know about me ? " the soul looks at the others and tells Karma .
" Uhm actually we can't communicate with each other we don't know each other's language but how do you talk to all of us at once ? " " I had gifts from angels that allow that " " Oh angels huh " everyone had varying opinions as Karma decided to dispel such opinions
." No need to fear just like how the Count family is a stable family with power that doesn't associate themselves with any group I only associate myself with my Family's wishes , dreams and Goals as such even is I have gifts from angels they are gifts for favors I did for them "
" Ah I see that sounds like the Counts I know of " " Good then I can see that you all trust me will you be fine with receiving similar gifts that helps us communicate I'm sure you have all tossed aside the assumption that speaking your language was easy and decide that communication is more important "
' The first trials are usually about the seven sins according to the divine comedy or at least I hope that's the case ' " Although if all of you don't like it I'll tell you more about the gift . Some of you may know of this story the one about Babylon ? "
Some knew as he had expected " A gift related to that story is what I use to talk to all of you at the same time of course all it actually does is translate your language to the language I am most familiar with "
' Transparency this is really Karma Count , he doesn't sound like an imposter at all ' " Of course I don't plan to interest any of you with a contract unless I further prove who I am so I will welcome you an opportunity to return to the living world I already have contracts with several figures you are more than welcome to follow "
Karma retrieves the Scapegoats as he walks in the direction of the passageway " Also here you go " he sent the language before Babylon to the souls and leaves .
' Good I don't need to force them they just have to know that I am offering them to live this place ' he leaves the gateway and creates a pocket of air around it as well as a portal to the mansion .
" Heidel I want you to welcome people and if they are unruly you can use the monsters I made " Heidel was surprised but had the boxes where he stored them away moved after Karma gave him command over them .
' Now then how will they respond ? ' he was glad to have found them and wondered what kind of strengths their souls could bring as he recalled the knowledge he absorbed through Akasha "A person has great power the only limit is their selves"
' Their self is that why the devil wants human souls because they have that power ? ' Karma wonders why demon souls are any different and thinks of their creation " That's right they were born as souls in the first place unlike humans whose souls are born from a body "
He still had his suspicions about the souls or beings of the angels and demons ' I'm still clear that they are souls so how about I give Lilith one last deal ' Karma calls Lilith and asked " Hello Lilith " Lilith was surprised to hear the voice that squeezed out all her assets .
" What do you want ? " " I know the plan was to release the demons from hell or at least wipe out their demonic and angelic vestiges but you don't have any other place you can go to you know "
Lilith wondered what solution Karma bought to the given problem " I already plan to relocate to another planet " " Would they be okay though ? " Lilith grits her teeth " Then what's your idea you have been randomly calling me I'm even wondering how you got this number "
" How I called doesn't matter , what matters is I have an offer I'll make a place for you to go to somewhere safe maybe under the providence of the monster that owns the hell piece ? I'm sure the Fae or as a lot of worshippers of god call the Pagans are under their guardianship so how about I draw an invitation for you "
" After you offered me damnation and took the keys of the abyss is this supposed to be your revenge ? " Karma smiled as he agreed " No wonder Lucifer said that humans were imperfect " " You were human too and I don't think anyone's perfect at all "
Karma drips out a little of his blood controlling it to create a flat surface to look at " Angels was made differently than humans , Adam , Eve and you were the ones god made from the soul and breathed life into but angels are different you told me that human spirits are strong when they die but it's really just their body holding them back "
He recalls how his blood has very little influence in physical realms but has great strength among the astral realms " Angels and demons were born as souls just like how a demon born from a human at hell are normal demons while those born in the living world are Cambions the distinction is beautiful like the Nephilim "
Karma wonders about his origins and said " I'm not sure if Lucifer has the right to be proud of his strength when it was god who created him " " Don't badmouth him like that "
" Are you mad for him ? But forget that I already made my point about perfection no one's perfect even that person you stood beside or the person Lucifer stood beside "
' Belittling me and Lucifer ' " What's that deal you're talking about " " What a great customer you are , guardianship of a monster even god fears don't you want in ? The faes are such blessed creatures to finally learn of their origins and be under the same deal out of their parent's responsibility "
Lilith was envious since the Fae wasn't afraid of anything being under a great being " What do I need to give you ? " Karma smiles " A sample of every demons' souls " Lilith was shaken to the core hearing that .
" Aren't you just telling me to give all of everyone's souls to you ? " Karma smiled " No not exactly " Karma recalled what Isir said about Asmodeus " I just need the parents " " you want mine !? " Lilith said wearing a tone in between relief and despair .
" No , you are human rather than a demon you would be a sinner " " Asmodeus and Lucifer ? " " Nope just Lucifer Asmodeus is a Fae he did a really good job of fooling everyone into thinking he was an angel he must be the spy that Beelzebub planted he even asked him to watch around the living realm "
" Do you really expect me to imprison Lucifer for you ? " " Of course not I just want your cooperation " Lilith wonders what it is as Karma tells her .
" Lucifer must really want to ask right ? He knows very well that he isn't free at all and that everything he did was orchestrated so hope that when he is saved and goes to ask god some questions he will despair and accept the deal hoping to do something for you a human "
Karma hangs up as Lilith trembles . He sighed as he finished the call indifferent to Lilith's likely sadness as he thought of how quickly Beelzebub would evacuate all his siblings from hell .
' Let's see I never planned for dinner with Isir should I ask if they want to have one ? ' " Actually I'll visit Moirai instead I wonder how Mihr is taking care of him I gotta treat him to something once in a while or something "
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