" Mimi's staying with me. Your blessing should protect her from any danger and if she wants to have a hand in saving her mother, then I'm not going to prevent her from doing so. "
You tell Faerah as Mimi's hugging you with tears in her eyes.
Upon hearing you say that, Mimi jumps up and cheers with a bright smile on her face.
" YAAAAY!! YOU'RE THE BEST, STAR FALLER!! I promise that I won't let you down and I'll do my bestest to help you save Mama!! "
Faerah looks at you with a glare of interest. Then she speaks to you calmly as she summons a group of flying faeries that twirl around holding what looks to be a large pink silk ribbon and they present the ribbon like a hammock in front of her.
" Very well, mortal. You may place Veronica upon this ribbon and I will take her to Havnahm until you get your hands on father's book. "
You approach the floating ribbon and lay Veronica gently onto it. Mimi gives her unconscious mother one last hug with teary eyes before Faerah departs to her realm.
" Don't worry, Mama. If you can hear me, I wanna tell you that I'm gonna be alright. Me and Star Faller are gonna do our very best to get that book. I love you, Mama. "
Faerah gives you both a smile with kind eyes before she opens a pink portal and steps through it along with the faeries that are carrying Veronica.
Noeh, Izael, and Aatu all turn their attention towards you.
" Come, mortal. Let us handle this urgent matter at hand in my throne room. I have summoned you here because you are needed in order to find the book. "
Izael says as another pair of doors open on the opposite side of the room from where you entered.
As you look through the doors, you see a grand hall made of crystal with a crystal throne at the end of it. The hall appears to be a giant walkway that's floating over an abyss with giant crystal pillars standing in rows on either side of the walkway going all the way down. Izael then motions for you to enter the throne room.
" Go ahead, mortal. After you. "
You begin to walk down the hall towards the throne with Mimi following behind you and as you do so, you notice a large blue orb floating over the throne and a plethora of smaller floating crystal orbs scattered around the outside of the room over the abyss on the other side of the pillars. Within each of these smaller orbs, you can see horrible things happening to people. In each of these orbs you see murder, rape, torture, and all of the worst injustices that you could possibly imagine all happening simultaneously. You immediately look back at Mimi concerned that she might see something awful, but when you look at her, you see that she's fallen fast asleep in Aatu's arms as he's walking with Noeh behind you. Aatu looks up at you and speaks to you calmly.
" The blessing that my sister gave this child protects her from more than just physical harm. There's no need to worry about her seeing things that may harm her emotionally or psychologically. "
You give Aatu a smile of gratitude and sigh in relief as you turn your attention back to Izael's throne room. Once you and Izael reach his throne, he speaks to you.
" Behold, my Throne of Fate. From this throne, I observe all of the injustices that happen within this universe and delegate my angels to serve justice to the mortals that are in need of it. Upon sitting in this throne, I'm able to see every transgression ever done to all mortals that are of this universe. This is only possible because any transgressions against the mortals of this universe are equal to a transgression against myself, and therefore I'm able to see all injustice within the universe. "
Izael then holds his hand out gesturing for you to sit in the throne.
" Sit, mortal, and you may see all of the transgressions committed against you as well. Look up to the grand orb above you and my throne will show you any injustice committed against you… including any transgression of theft. "
You turn your attention from the throne back to Izael and respond.
" You want me to use your throne to witness the moment that The Holy Omniverse Transcript was stolen? "
" Indeed. You are an Omniversal being that exists outside of our universe, and therefore I cannot use my throne to witness any transgressions against you. You must be the one to use the throne in order for us to see the event. "
Izael tells you as you look back down at his crystal throne.
" Alright. I'll do it. "
You say as you sit down on the throne and relax your body.
Right after you do so, all of your worst life experiences begin flooding into your head at once. Every time in your life that you've been wronged all start playing out inside your head at an insane speed. You begin to get distressed as you notice that the thoughts in your head are projecting into the grand orb above the throne and the gods are all witnessing these events as well. You embarrassingly speak up at the gods as they stand around you.
" How do I control this thing? What do I have to do to project the book being stolen into the orb? "
" You must make the throne submit to you with an unyielding will to enforce justice upon those who have wronged you. Light a fire within yourself and have your soul burn with an unquenchable determination for those who have wronged you to atone for their actions. "
Izael replies, still staring at the orb.
You take a couple deep breaths and calm your mind as you focus on your emotions. You think about all of the people who have wronged you and you imagine making them suffer just as they've made you suffer. You begin to feel something deep within your chest and the throne begins to glow blue as the events on the orb slow down until they eventually stop playing entirely. With the power of your mind, you then focus your thoughts on the book that was stolen from you.
How dare they steal from you while you're unconscious and defenseless. That book was a gift and they took it from you. Did they even care that it belonged to you? Did they even think about how stealing it from you would make you feel? They had no right to take it from you. You must find them and make them pay for what they did.
As you focus your thoughts on the book, you begin to see the events after you hit the surface of the planet play out inside the orb. You see your unconscious body laying inside the crater that you made in Veronica's garden. You see your body steaming with heat from the atmosphere that was burning around you before you landed as you're hugging the book to your chest. Then you see a cloaked figure materialize out of the darkness over you and stare down at your unconscious body. They appear to be tall and slender. Their body build looks masculine, so you can assume it's a man of some sort. The cloak they're wearing is black and you can see that it's a bit tattered as it gently blows in the wind. The figure's face is shrouded in shadows so you can't determine a skin color but you can see that the figure has blue eyes.
" So? What do you guys think? Look like Sowzo to you? "
You ask the gods as they all stare in bewilderment at the orb.
" No. That's no god. "
Aatu says, amazed at what he's witnessing.
" That's a mortal. "
Noeh chimes in after Aatu and corrects him as though he sees something that Aatu doesn't.
" That's not just any mortal, brother. That's yet another Omniversal being inside our universe. It appears that they've been here unbeknownst to us the entire time. When could they have arrived here? Why didn't I know about it? "
You continue to watch the events inside the orb unfold. You see the figure reach out and psychokinetically take the book from your arms, unlock it, and open it. Pages begin quickly turning inside the book as if the wind is blowing them and the figure's eyes turn from blue to a solid black. Then right after, you can see Mimi hiding in a nearby bush staring in fear at this figure. The figure then turns it's head towards Mimi, notices her, and dematerializes into the darkness taking the book with them. Izael speaks up after witnessing this.
" Very interesting… It appears that the mortal didn't harm the child because they knew that if they did so, then I would've seen it from my throne and it would've put their possession of the book in jeopardy. The question is, how could they have known about the nature of my throne? "
Noeh chimes in again.
" The real question, brother, is how could that mortal be powerful enough to use father's book? It requires an incredible amount of power to even unlock the book, and an entire measure of power beyond that to use it. That's the reason why we assumed that a god was in possession of the book in the first place. This mortal who has possession of the book, whoever they may be, could very well be a bigger threat to this universe than Nahzgor and his army. "
" Remember, my brothers, these events could very well be an illusion created by the wielder of the book to throw us off their trail. Izael's throne has universal power, and whoever wields father's book has Omniversal power. The possibility of this being a facade is very likely given the circumstances. "
Aatu says as he turns his attention from the orb to you and the other gods.
" It's not a lie! That's him, Star Faller! That's the blanket man that I saw! "
Mimi shouts as she's looking up into the orb in bewilderment. Aatu and the other gods look at each other surprised as they realize Mimi is awake in Aatu's arms.
" It's possible that the book could be manipulating the child's memories as well. "
Izael says as Mimi stares at the orb with a scared face.
" No. "
Noeh says to Izael.
" The child received our sister's blessing, remember? No immortal power can influence her besides Faerah. "
You look at Izael with a look of satisfaction.
" It's settled then. Now we know what happened to the book. What's next? "
" I know just the thing. "
Izael says to you with a smirk on his face.
" It's time to tell the God of Domination. "