Chapter 1016: Eldritch Gods. 2
"Basically, yes. I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm saying that you will be severely weakened because Darling is not yet fully mature as an Eldritch Chaos. It's easier for him to feed and change those who are closer to him in existential terms than you, who need an amount of energy equivalent to your domain of divinity."
"So, we change our daughters but leave ourselves for last until Darling matures completely. When he is fully matured, I presume it will be easier for him to change the properties of our existence, right?" Violet spoke.
"Correct." Azathoth nodded. 'Easy? For him, it will be so simple enough that it won't even be considered an effort.'
"Wait a second. What if we change the property in us, one at a time?" Scathach, who had been listening, asked.
"What do you mean?" Azathoth asked.
"For example, Victor changes Aphrodite's main energy, and after recovering his energy, he changes to another person."
"Oh. That won't work," Azathoth said.
"Why not?"
"The answer to that question is energy, sister."
"Huh?"
Azathoth decided to explain further: "Look at Aphrodite."
The group looked at Aphrodite.
As the social queen she was, Aphrodite just smiled gently and seductively. She didn't mind the attention at all.
"Is she using any power?" Azathoth asked.
"She's not," Scathach said.
"She's just 'existing,' right?"
"Yes." Scathach nodded.
"Just by her 'existing' as the goddess who has the complete potential of her concept under control demands a great deal of energy."
"Aphrodite's existence as a goddess is sustained by creation itself."
"You can't perceive the energy being consumed because that energy itself is not leaving her scope of influence."
"As a goddess of this creation, you cannot see. But I, as an external goddess, can see it clearly. From my perspective, an immense energy of the concept Aphrodite controls is feeding her, and at the same time, as this happens, that energy goes back to creation and returns to her."
"She's like a pillar of energy to me, and this whole process is automatic. Which is why she feels nothing."
As they say, those underwater can't see the water's influence on them, but someone like Azathoth, who had a perspective from the 'outside', could see all of what was happening.
Silence fell upon the room.
Until Scathach broke the silence by saying, "I understand... And to think that such a thing existed."
"Now... This is something new that you don't learn elsewhere," Velnorah said next. "I presume this is why you mentioned that gods can exist until the end of creation, huh?" She spoke to herself as she recorded this knowledge.
Ruby nodded as she took notes of what she had just learned, then spoke: "Basically, the gods are like a part of a large computer, and the bigger this part is, the more energy demand it will have, but we don't feel it because we're all inside this computer."
"What we're trying to do here is replace the process that currently exists with Darling to nourish Aphrodite, but even so, he can't handle this energy demand."
"Your analogy was kind of strange, but you're correct, I suppose?" Azathoth felt confused because she was using terms she was unfamiliar with.
"Ugh. All this talk is giving me a headache. Let's stop talking about this. All these hypothetical situations and explanations are giving me a headache," Violet grunted.
Ruby, Eleonor, Leona, and Sasha rolled their eyes at Violet's words, but they could understand where her frustration was coming from.
"Let's summarize this discussion!" Violet rose from the couch, tossing her long white hair back.
"First, Darling will change the main energy of our daughters to his own chaos god energy. This way, our daughters will leave the influence of this creation and be safe in case of dangers happening to them."
The girls around nodded as they heard Violet's words.
"Umu."
"Second, The same will happen to us in the future after Darling matures his Eldritch God side and can sustain our existence in his own domain."
"Mhm."
"Umu."
"Correct."
"Third, Ruby should go to the coliseum immediately and stay by Nero's side when she wakes up."
"... Huh?" Ruby pointed to herself, confused.
"Go, now! Your daughter needs you. Leave this troublesome task to Velnorah, and we'll handle it." By task, Violet was referring to the creation of the most advanced artificial intelligence that will be Victor's daughter.
"I-..."
"What are you waiting for? Go!" Violet growled.
"Y-Yes!" Ruby immediately teleported to the coliseum, where Victor was with Kali.
"Fourth, Let's stop thinking about hypothetical situations that haven't happened yet and work with what is currently happening. All this speculation is pointless if we can't reach our potential. We'll take one step at a time."
"Baby steps, Girls. Baby steps."
"That's something I can agree with Violet on. Our group tends to overthink things," Scathach said.
"Agreed," Azathoth said.
"Overthinking isn't bad; we can come up with various countermeasures because of it," Velnorah said.
"That's true, but at the same time, we become too paranoid about possible events. I don't want to become a Batman; my mental sanity would collapse at some point because of it," Pepper said.
"A middle ground is necessary, or we'll go crazy at some point, and believe me, having crazy dragon gods is something none of us here wants," Agnes said.
"Hearing about balance coming from you is quite ironic, Mother," Violet laughed.
"Right? I really liked the time when everything was simpler," Agnes sighed.
"Things haven't changed much, Agnes," Natashia said. "In fact, things have become even simpler. We just need to be the strongest and come up with countermeasures for possible situations."
"It's because of this mindset that we've gotten this far, a mindset that was shoved down our throats by Victor and Scathach."
"... Me?" Scathach pointed to herself, confused.
"Why are you so confused? Who was the woman who told Victor to use everything available to win a fight? Who taught him to be ruthless?"
"... Well, me?"
"Correct, and this mindset shaped the situation we know now. In the past, Victor would drag out the fight and play with his enemy for fun, but as an Emperor and a man with daughters, he wouldn't do that anymore. He's decisive, something that, ironically, you've also become," Natashia laughed.
"... Huuh... I've become like that?"
"Don't tell me you haven't realized?" Agnes asked incredulously.
"I didn't realize," Scathach was honest.
"... Let's say in the future you encounter an enemy who can give you a good fight but is also a threat to Siren and our daughters. What will you do?"
"Kill him immediately."
"See?"
"... Oh."
"Having a large family made us all impeccable, and we won't play with our enemy anymore," Agnes said.
"That's a good thing. Honestly, I've always been against Scathach's mentality of playing with her prey because she's bored," Carmila said.
"Speaking of which, that habit is something that's developing in our daughters. We need to nip it in the bud," Bruna said.
"I've noticed that too. I think it's due to their dragon instincts and our privileged situation," Leona said aloud. "Knowing that their parents are strong beings, they tend to let their guard down and play with their prey."
"We need to change that," Anna said seriously. "I don't want them putting themselves at risk because of this attitude."
"They'll never be in danger. Darling is very protective, but it's good to immediately cut out bad habits," Eleonor said.
"Maybe we can create a controlled environment in the Tower of Nightmares to calm their destructive instincts and teach them a lesson," Tasha said.
"That's a good idea," Maya nodded. "A good fight is always good to calm their instincts... But we need to modify the enemies and make some enemies stronger ourselves."
"I agree," Violet said.
"Me too," Ruby said.
"Let's do it!" Pepper exclaimed.
After they all agreed on their future plans, they returned to the main objective they gathered for in the first place.
"So, what will this artificial intelligence be like?" Violet asked.
"Here's the initial design," Velnorah said, then the hologram appeared in front of them, showing the silhouette of a tall woman with long hair reaching down to her waist; she had no physical features yet.
The girls were silent as they read the proposal presented by Velnorah. A few minutes after reading all 100 pages, some of them were completely silent in shock due to the capabilities of their new 'daughters.'
"... This... This is ridiculous. If this woman goes rogue, Skynet will seem like a child compared to the destruction she can cause," Pepper said incredulously. The fact that this artificial intelligence had total control over the resources and future worlds of their faction was terrifying in itself.
The amount of havoc that could happen if she turned against them is not even funny.
"In my daughter Velina's words, a daughter of Victor would never betray him, so such concern is unnecessary."
Silence fell upon the place. They wanted to refute those words for a moment, but when they thought about their daughters' actions, they fell silent again. After all, with an attitude like that, they couldn't see any plausible situation where the girls would go against their father. They love him too much, and he spoils them too much.
"Of course, despite agreeing with those words, I'll still take several countermeasures. After all, this artificial intelligence is deeply linked to our pantheon, and she'll be one of the pillars of our empire," Velnorah said.
"I agree with that thinking. Even though the damage caused by her in the future would be something we could handle, I really don't want to spend several years solving this problem. I value my peace," Anna said as she sighed.
"I agree with Anna," Violet nodded, just imagining spending several hours working on various different worlds to sort out a possible problem caused by her 'mischievous daughter' was giving her a headache.
"Calling her artificial intelligence is an insult to her. She's not as simple as something created by humans... Honestly, with the Emperor's capabilities, it's not an exaggeration to say that she'll be truly alive. She'll be a completely new existence, something never seen before, just like the Emperor's heralds," Aline said.
"... I can agree with you on that, Aline," Velnorah nodded. What she was presenting here was just the tip of the iceberg, and this creation would become even more complex according to Victor's will.
"What will her personality be like? Her personality will greatly influence her thoughts," Hestia, who had been silent until then, spoke up.
"That hasn't been decided yet."
"In that case, we should create a loyal, hardworking, and kind personality," Hestia suggested.
"Or we can let her develop herself," Anna said. "Knowing Victor, he wouldn't want one of his daughters to be 'manipulated' in that way. Just let her grow up around our family."
"I'm sure our harmonious environment will be good for her."
Hestia hesitated. She wanted to say something but remained silent when she realized Anna was right. Her current family wasn't like her old family and was 'very' wholesome. Sure, there were things that went against human morals, but what did that matter? They weren't mortal or human. They were gods, and they made the rules.
"Don't throw her on the internet until she's older," Lacus, who had been silent, immediately spoke up.
"That's true! Don't throw her on the internet until she's at least 10000000 years old! The internet corrupts everyone!"
"Fortunately, our daughters don't care about the internet and listen more to their parents. That way, we can avoid a disaster," Siena said, sighing.
Slightly surprised by the Scarlett sisters' outbursts, Velnorah spoke next, "That's a good idea. I should include that clause in the project."
"Umu," Pepper nodded.
"Good," Siena nodded, satisfied too.
"Thank you very much, God," Lacus thanked.
"Are you talking about us?" Pepper asked.
"No, I'm talking about Victor. He's the emperor god, right?" Lacus joked.
"In that case, you should say, 'By the emperor God, thank you very much,'" Pepper pointed out.
"Hmm, makes sense... Should we include this rule in Darling's religion?" Lacus asked.
"Nah, it's better to avoid making those mortals even more obsessed... Honestly, some of them scare me a little," Siena sighed.
"... What did you see?" Pepper asked curiously.
"A lot of things... A lot of things," Siena said solemnly as she thought about the 'rituals' some very 'fanatical' faithful performed.
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