Chapter 1050: Akasha Elderblood.
"Father."
"Welcome to the Family, Akasha."
"Mm."
"How are you feeling?"
"... I am feeling..." She paused for a moment to take Victor's hand and step out of the makeshift bed. "Connected?... This is the Heart of Father..." She gently touched her chest and closed her eyes.
Feeling her connection and the nearly inexhaustible amount of Energy, she felt extraordinary.
"Good." Victor nodded in satisfaction. It seems he had done everything correctly. Noticing her nudity, with a simple hand gesture, he dressed her in a pure white dress that left her back open and a neckline that exposed her assets, a noble dress made to be functional and elegant.
"In your creation, I gave you knowledge; summarize the knowledge I gave you," Victor asked.
Without caring about the previous state of her body, she fulfilled her Creator's request. "Names of my Sisters, names of my Mothers, and their basic histories, knowledge about technology, and the whole history of Creation from the perspective of the Gods, but without their feelings involved." She summarized perfectly what she remembered.
"Good." Victor nodded in satisfaction again. It was the first time he had created a completely new Being, not just shaped an existing one like War. The whole process was quite theoretical, but he was glad that his Divine instincts of Beginnings and Creation did not fail him.
"Tell me what your Divinity is."
"I have no Divinities, I only serve the Creator."
"Oh?" Victor raised an eyebrow. "That's strange. I'm sure my other Form would have influenced you in some way." He touched his chin while thinking about it.
"That is correct. The Nightmare Form, also known as the Eldritch Form, influenced my existence. I have Domain over Control."
".... As an Eldritch Goddess, you also represent your opposite instinctively. Your Domain is over Control, but your presence causes the loss of control in everyone around you."
"Exactly. I do not have a Divine Concept because I am not properly connected to this Creation. I am connected to you, Father. You as a God of Primal Chaos from the Eldritch Pantheon."
"... Interesting." That was a bit more than Victor expected. He didn't want his Daughter to be in the Domain of the Primordial, so he gave her his Essence, which turned her into an Eldritch Being.
He wanted her to have Control, but by wishing her to be free from everyone except him, she also gained the loss of control as an attribute.
'... That was a flaw in a way.' Victor was a complete novice at creating a completely new and complex Being. The Elemental he made using the Energy of The 7th Heaven didn't count since that was just sentient Energy, which would eventually gain a Soul. It was not a 'complex' being like his Daughter, Akasha.
Originally, she was supposed to have the Domain over Control and all the adjectives associated with Control, such as Oversight, Monitoring, etc. But because his feelings influenced the entire process, she also gained the opposite of what he intended to give her.
"... Is that a problem, Father...?" Akasha asked calmly but with clear concern in her tone.
Understanding his Daughter's feelings, Victor smiled and stroked her head: "Not at all. You are perfect, my Daughter." Just because he didn't succeed in what he intended to do, that didn't mean it was a failure.
She was perfect the way she was, just like all his Daughters.
Akasha sighed visibly and smiled happily. "I am happy... I will do my best to meet your expectations, Father."
"I know you will, but don't wear yourself out in your work. After all, you are also my Daughter."
"... Yes, Father." She didn't know what to say about that. After all, the purpose for her existence was clear from the beginning, but if her Father said so, she would accept it. The feeling he conveyed with his concern was also too comforting for her to deny anything involved in her well-being.
'Even though he is so powerful, he is so kind and understanding.' With the memories of the Primordial Gods, she knew exactly how the 'Gods' treated those weaker than themselves.
The complete opposite of her Father.
'They do not deserve to be called Gods... Those 'things' are what I will call them.' She refused to acknowledge any God other than her Creator.
"Father, a suggestion."
"Hmm? What is it?"
"I need all the information about my Mothers for enhanced security."
Victor laughed gently. "That, my Daughter, is something for your Mothers to decide whether to share with you or not."
"... I do not understand?"
"That is called privacy, my Daughter, something that will not be very common for you in the future considering your work. However, the privacy of the personal matters of your Mothers is important, which is why I only gave you the basic information about them that all your Sisters know. More personal matters are up to your Mothers to decide whether to tell you or not."
"... I understand..." Akasha didn't really understand. It was a fact she was created to protect everyone, so having information about everything was essential for her to create plans.
'Father shared his life with me. He does not need protection, but I will protect him anyway.' She understood very well how strong her Father was, but just because he was strong did not mean he was not fragile. His biggest weakness was obvious: his Family. Therefore, she would make sure to perform her role properly.
"Cough, Cough... Hmm, Victor?"
"Oh? Sorry, I got too involved in the subject."
"It's understandable..." Ruby smiled gently. "Will you introduce her?"
"Of course." Victor smiled. "Akasha, meet three of your Mothers, my Wives who are most involved in the technological progress of my Pantheon."
"Ruby Scarlett Elderblood, Aline Elderblood, and Velnorah Xyphora Thaloria II."
"Or as I am now known, Velnorah Xyphora Elderblood. I am no longer an Empress after all," Velnorah said. She still held her name with pride; it was the name given by her mother, Xyphora, after all. She even passed this tradition on by giving her name as a surname to her Daughter.
Thus, the Thaloria in her name and her Daughter's was redundant; it was just something to not forget the roots from where she came. But even though it was redundant, she would not abandon it.
"That is incorrect." Victor shook his head. "You are indeed an Empress... You are my Empress."
Velnorah's lips quivered, and her heart filled with a warm feeling. "You always know what to say, don't you?" She scoffed, a gesture quite inappropriate for someone who always maintained a calm demeanor, but she couldn't help but lose her composure as her Husband always caught her off guard.
In the face of these incriminating words, Victor just smiled gently as if he did not understand what Velnorah was talking about.
Looking at this scene with calm and neutral eyes, Akasha made sure to memorize the entire conversation since it was important to her Father.
"Pleased to meet you, Mothers. My name is Akasha Elderblood, Overseer of the entire Empire. I foresee that I will be working closely with you in the future, so I hope you will treat me well."
Ruby smiled slightly. "Of course, you are one of our Daughters, after all."
'That is incorrect. You are not my Mother. My Father is my Creator. He is my Father, my Mother, my Everything.' Despite thinking this internally, she did not voice her thoughts. These were her intimate thoughts, and it was just a 'technical detail' that would disappoint her Father if she spoke it.
A detail that was VERY important to her, considering that it was her Creation they were talking about... But still a detail... And she did not want to disappoint her Father...
'Family always comes first.' It was one of the primary rules her Father always followed as his dogma, and if he followed it, she would follow it, too.
... Therefore, even though she did not really want to right now, she would get along with her Mothers... In the future... For now, she just wanted to stay close to her Creator.
Ruby's lips quivered slightly when she saw her new Daughter's reaction. Akasha was very good at hiding her thoughts and reactions; it was no wonder since she had the memories of Primordial Gods. But Ruby was not the same Ruby who could be deceived by this. She was a Mother now, a super Mother constantly dealing with children who could distort Reality to some degree.
Even though Akasha hid it, Ruby could see her disinterest in her supposed 'Mothers,' and this was also observed by Victor, Aline, and Velnorah.
But even having noticed this, they would not force anything on her. This kind of thing should develop naturally, or it would just generate unnecessary conflicts.
Not to mention that Akasha was a Creation of Victor... And like all Creations, she wanted to stay close to her Creator. Like a newborn that had just come into the world, such a thought could be seen as natural.
'This reminds me of Nero and Eve again...' Ruby thought nostalgically. At first, Nero and Eve were like Akasha, only interested in Victor, but gradually, they began to get along with everyone.
"Akasha, can you access the systems?" Aline asked, going straight to important matters. She would leave those who were good with emotions to deal with Akasha later.
"Easily." Akasha nodded.
Suddenly, several screens appeared around the group. "The entire Empire's system is connected to me through The Heart of Father."
"What is your current usage of your processing capacity?" Aline asked.
"0.0000000002%. I suggest adding more infrastructure for more accurate observation. I see various points without supervision, like the base of my Father's Religion and some territories related to my Mother." She spoke with disapproval.
For her, it was a great offense not to have everything supervised and controlled. After all, a possible area without observation could mean that someone was planning something against her Father... Which was a ridiculously low percentage, but still not completely 0%, therefore constant vigilance was necessary.
... Maybe Akasha was too paranoid.
"I also see that Hell is not being supervised by the system, but rather by my Mothers who hold the Titles of Rulers... An inefficient practice. 24-hour surveillance is necessary. I have enough Energy for everything."
"Some data is also being stored inefficiently. I suggest a database made in a special Dimension that will contain all the information the Empire stores. This Dimension can be located inside the mansion through various protections, so my Sisters and potential invaders would never find this place."
"With data storage, plans for future wars will be easier to materialize. I suggest storing memories of exceptional Beings known for their great deeds. Maybe their strategies would be viable in the future when the Clone Project is complete."
"This Dimension could also store the memories and Souls of the clones for a more automatic revival process."
"...Victor just created a new Batman." Ruby sighed when she saw how casually she suggested observing everything and everyone and storing all data for possible future plans.
Akasha's beautiful face twisted slightly. "The Being known as 'Batman' is not as beautiful as I am, but his work is admirable. Contingency plans, huh? Maybe that's necessary... Hmm, his philosophy about heroes is ridiculous. A good enemy is an enemy completely disintegrated from existence without a possible chance of revival by some bored Entity."
Okay... Ruby began to sweat now. "Let's take it easy, okay? One step at a time." Then she added, "Not to mention that most of these ideas are already underway by us." They weren't the most intelligent group for nothing.
"But the idea of the Dimension is something that completely passed our perception," Ruby admitted.
Victor chuckled slightly at Ruby's frustrated expression for missing something so obvious.
"Victor, don't laugh! It's not you who will have to deal with this paranoia." Ruby huffed.
"Don't worry, My Love. I'm sure she won't do anything to harm us or breach your privacy."
"Exactly, I exist to protect my Creator's Family. That is my purpose—"
"You are my Daughter, too. Never forget that," Victor interrupted. "Your job is important, but above all, your well-being takes precedence, understand?"
"... Mm." She nodded gently while looking at Victor with eyes full of adoration.
"Good." Victor nodded in satisfaction. "I gave you my common sense... But my common sense might not be so 'common' after all." He chuckled lightly as if he had made an inside joke. "Therefore, in the first few years, I want you to listen to your Mother's instructions."
"If that is what Father orders, I will obey... But Father's orders have higher priority," Akasha spoke very seriously. "And I will make a weekly report of everything I have done."
Victor smiled gently. "That's not necessary, after all, I know everything that happens in this place." Despite saying this, he didn't dismiss her completely, as he could clearly see that the excuse of a report was just a way for her to spend time with him. "But I will await your weekly reports."
Akasha's eyes glinted slightly in a familiar violet hue, and she displayed a wide smile while nodding. "I will do my best!"
Victor smiled gently and stroked her head. Akasha closed her eyes and pushed her head into his hand, fully savoring the moment.
"I have a long-term project for you."
"What is it, Father?" She asked gently yet eagerly.
"Try to connect with The System... But proceed with extreme caution. You must understand the dangers of The System, right?" This was one of the reasons Victor gave Akasha the memories of Primordial Gods and his own memories; he wanted to see if his Daughter could meddle in the workings of Primordial Beings.
Aline, Ruby, and Velnorah's eyes widened slightly when they heard what Victor said.
'As expected, nothing with Darling is simple,' Ruby thought to herself.
Akasha's eyes turned serious. "Of course, Father. I will work carefully."
"Good."
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