Chapter 1033: Come to me.
Victor appeared back in the coliseum. "Oh?" Seeing what was happening in front of him, he remained hidden while observing with interest what Kali was doing.
As she meditated, her power of destruction covered her body like a sort of armor, but it wasn't that which interested Victor; rather, it was the fact that her soul was progressively merging with the concept of destruction, this fusion occurring in a very artificial manner.
'Is she forcing her evolution?' Victor touched his chin, unable to shake the feeling that this was a bad idea; the soul is a very delicate thing, and any manipulation without proper knowledge could lead to disastrous consequences, something he knew all too well.
As he continued to observe, he noticed that even with this dangerous action she was undertaking, her soul was not breaking apart; her very existence was ensuring her safety.
'Interesting... I wonder if there's a limit to how much she can force her soul.' Victor continued watching for a few more minutes.
Even after several hours passed, no noticeable progress was occurring. "Hmm..."
Victor sat down, crossing his legs and resting his face on his right hand.
[She's making a futile effort.] Roxanne couldn't help but speak up after observing alongside Victor for a few hours.
[Yes,] Amara agreed with her sister. [If reaching the state of a primordial were so easy, many other exceptional existences from the higher echelons would have achieved it already; all she's doing is wearing down her soul.]
"That's not true," Victor replied.
[Oh? What do you mean, Darling?]
"Her soul is wearing down, but because of the support of her existence, her soul is progressively becoming stronger," Victor's eyes narrowed slightly.
"It's as if her soul is adapting to everything that's happening."
[Hmm... That's interesting... If her soul is adapting, does that mean that in its current state, she can adapt to anything?] Roxanne mused.
"I don't think that's possible... She doesn't have an ability like mine that can adapt to anything that kills me," Victor said.
Victor's adaptation was no longer the same as before; due to the evolution of his own abilities, his adaptation had also evolved. Now, he didn't need to 'die' to adapt; his adaptation actively worked in his body to ensure that nothing harmed him.
A completely broken ability he received from the Elder Gods of the planet Nightingale... Although compared to the power of dream and madness, such a thing is irrelevant.
With his ability to shape reality with words, if he combines this ability with the divinity of dream and madness... He can effectively turn dreams into reality.
Despite this ability being something completely out of the ordinary, there were also limits; he couldn't use the 'dream' to actively interfere with the laws of the cosmos.
What were these laws? The laws of existence, the laws that say a planet with life must have a world tree to sustain life, the laws that say only one Progenitor can exist for each species at a time.
The laws that prevent weaker concepts from going against the concepts that are at the top, like Begin, End, Positivity, and Negativity.
The more Victor learned about the cosmos, the more he understood that the universe existed under a specific set of rules; the act of training and observing Kali is an attempt to learn this set of rules.
For example, through the observation of Kali, he learned that even though she is one step away from becoming a primordial being, she cannot reach that stage because despite the 'difference' seeming tiny, the gap was as large as the difference between a star like the Sun, and a small planet like Earth.
"The more I observe her, I can't help but think that what's hindering her is something artificial," Victor voiced his thoughts to his wife.
"For all intents and purposes, Kali should have already reached the state of a primordial being; she has the strength, the soul, as well as the necessary mentality—" Victor began to stop speaking until a shocked expression appeared on his face.
[Darling?] Roxanne called out to him.
"Mentality... Roxanne, Amara, what are the main characteristics of primordials?"
Amara and Roxanne narrowed their eyes, they thought for a moment, and quickly responded.
[Impartiality.] Amara spoke.
[And a masochistic obsession with balance.] Roxanne spoke.
"Exactly..." Victor nodded, and then continued, "In comparison to Kali, how are they different?"
[Well, Kali is clearly a woman committed to her pantheon, even if she doesn't show it, she will always defend her pantheon if necessary.] Amara said.
[Not to mention she particularly doesn't care about things that don't directly impact her pantheon or something of her liking.] Roxanne said.
At that moment, Amara and Roxanne realized what Victor was pointing out, and their eyes opened slightly in shock.
[I understand...] They both spoke at the same time.
"...For all intents and purposes, she should have become a Primordial a long time ago, but her ideals do not align with those of a primordial; because of this, she is stuck in the middle of the transition."
"A primordial must be impartial, always striving to maintain balance and ensure that their work functions correctly," Victor stood up from his position and returned to his feet. "As the Primordial of destruction, her work would be to destroy so that creation can occur; essentially, she would work with The Universal Tree."
"Now comes the question of the century... If the destruction of her pantheon or anything related to her preferences were necessary, would she do it?"
[Probably not, she is too true to herself to do that.] Roxanne spoke.
Absolutely all primordials were impartial, and always prioritized balance above all else; the example of this is that even the most biased primordial, The Universal Tree, still acts with balance in mind.
"Yes, indeed, this 'flaw' of hers is what prevents her from continuing; creation doesn't need a primordial who doesn't do their job correctly."
Absolutely all primordials were impartial, and always prioritized balance above all else; the example of this is that even the most biased primordial, The Universal Tree, still acts with balance in mind.
Victor doesn't doubt that if he were truly a threat to balance, The Universal Tree would have eliminated him even if it meant upsetting his sister.
Victor began to walk towards Kali; he let his presence be known, and this caused the woman to lose her concentration. Slowly, her power begins to calm down, and she opens her eyes; she looks in Victor's direction with neutral eyes, but the emotions beneath those eyes couldn't be hidden from Victor's gaze.
[What do you plan now, Darling?] Roxanne asked.
[If the universe isn't accepting Kali as a Primordial because of her thoughts and ideas, I will accept her in her place.] Victor internally replied as a small smile appeared on his face.
[The essence of the outer god, huh.] Amara spoke.
[Although I'm not a teenage Eldritch God, but merely a child compared to my wife, the influence of my powers is more than enough to claim her for myself.] Victor spoke.
[But that won't change her completely; her existence is too linked with this creation for that to happen. She will have an even lower percentage of bond than my sisters.] Roxanne explained. [If my sisters have 1/4 of an Eldritch god's influence on her existence, Kali will only have 1/8.]
[I know, but that will be enough for now; the important thing is to sow seeds in fertile ground so that I can reap them in the future.]
[... Sowing seeds, huh,] Amara blushed slightly as her thoughts went to inappropriate places.
[Heh.] Roxanne just smiled at her sister.
When Amara saw that smile, she blushed even more deeply and huffed as she turned away.
"You came back quickly," Kali spoke.
"Yes." Victor's smile grew, and the next moment, he snapped his fingers. Suddenly the view of the coliseum changed, and they were in a completely gray desert.
Kali narrowed her eyes slightly. "Where are we?" She knew they were no longer on Victor's planet.
"Look up."
Doing as Victor ordered, she looked up and saw Victor's mega-planet, a beautiful planet that resembled Earth but at the same time was different because it was much larger than Earth. With eyes that see the truth of existence as it really is, she saw how 'massive' the energy of the planet was.
It was as if she were looking at a wall of pure violet energy, a violent energy that came directly from the core of the planet, a core made of draconic flames.
The planet was very resilient; she could clearly see that even with her power of destruction, she would need to use all her power just to overcome the barrier of pure energy that naturally formed due to Victor's energy production.
"This is insane..." She couldn't help but murmur.
"I thought about creating another planet just for us to train, but I thought it was too much, so I just teleported us to one of the moons of my planet and reinforced the moon."
'...Train?' That word caught Kali's interest. When she turned her gaze back to Victor, she saw the man taking off his black blazer, leaving only a white dress shirt.
Kali swallowed hard when she saw how he was now. The simple act of him removing a part of his black suit added even more charm to him.
Unknowingly, she watched this scene with predatory and intense looks; she looked at the muscles on display almost drooling, she had no idea what kind of expression she was making now.
[Someone's very thirsty.] Roxanne chuckled.
[...Well, I can't blame her...] Amara swallowed hard; even for her as his wife, it was still difficult to overcome her husband's charm.
"Let's train; you can use anything against me, but I will only use martial arts."
"That's not fair... I'll also use only martial arts."
"Believe me, I'm being fair to you, my goddess."
Kali felt her heart beat faster when she heard the words; 'my goddess.'
Victor rolled up his sleeves, then he put his left arm behind him, using his right arm, he raised his hand toward Kali and spoke.
"Come."
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