Shortly after coming out of the mini hyperspace, Jason turned around and motioned to the crew to send the signal out.
It was a long shot, but if Alex still had his system on, they could easily find him instead of searching blindly through the death storm that was the galaxy.
"Signal has been sent, sir. It should take close to a few hours to days for a response if he does receive the signal."
The crew head replied and Jason nodded while staring straight ahead.
...…
Alexander spent a few hours floating in the void of space and on the dead void creature after he killed it and absorbed the remaining void energy the creature emitted.
But compared to his vast reserves, it amounted to almost nothing. Then he spent a few days, still on the void creature, meditating and coming up with new and innovative ways to use his two abilities.
A few experiments on his part showed he could now use his abilities at a distance.
In that sense, he didn't have to conjure his ability from his body, he could simply determine a point using his divine sense and apply his skills.
"It seems the divine sense is for more than just acting as a really good extra pair of eyes." He thought with a pondering look.
These were things they were not taught at the academy as they were nowhere near awakening the divine sense until reaching Class C.
Another thing he discovered was that his physical strength was still increasing, albeit at a slower pace, but still increasing.
And whenever he pushed himself to the limit, he could even bring out greater strength.
There was not even a need to utilize the Manastorm form or even the Voidflare form as just his base form was more than enough to take care of most threats.
Once he was done with his tests, he picked a random direction with less chaos and disappeared, in search of a planet to take a rest while he waited to be rescued.
Alex wore normal clothing consisting of black pants and a T-shirt that clung to his body, outlining his toned muscles and figure. With the armour pretty much useless now, there was no point in dawning it.
Only a small part of his helmet covered his eyes to have access to his system and assistant, Xex.
[I'm surprised you're still sane despite being alone in a place like this. Anyone would have gone mad from the loneliness and despair from knowing this chaotic environment could kill them.]
Xex's raised a valid point and Alex had to agree. Thinking about the issue for a bit, he guessed where the change came from.
"Well, awakeners aren't normal people to begin with. Thousands of years ago, who could have imagined a human having the power to destroy stars and star systems with their bare hands?
"So, I don't think it's that weird." Alex replied, but then thought of something else.
"Maybe it has to do with the fundamental change that my body went through." He looked around without a shred of fear or anxiety in his eyes.
"Also, for reasons I think it has to do with the same change, I feel like I am in my element. You know what I mean?"
Alex wasn't sure how to explain his situation, but Xex picked up his meaning all the same.
[I think I do. Your body and perhaps your mind changed to a level I can't tell unless studies are done. You are an anomaly, Alex. Maybe that is the only explanation needed.]
Alex chuckled slightly, "Maybe. But only time will tell if things remain the same or change."
Without hesitation, Alex flew right through a cosmic dust cloud raging with magical and void energy.
His speed was explosive and approaching the speed of light. In a normal situation, no one would fly right through such a storm, but as he mentioned earlier: it felt like home.
A few days later, he managed to spot another rogue planet, but this one was more like the size of Jupiter with raging dark storms in the atmosphere as well as an army of void creatures.
"This should do for the time being. But I'll have to clear away the pest." He murmured like it was a simple task.
[Scans show they are mostly Class E void creatures and a few Class D ones.]
"Yeah, I can somehow tell now."
He then increased his speed once again and unleashed his aura freely. In an instant, the space trembled and warped like crazy.
The void creatures surrounding the planet and devouring it piece by piece sensed the aura and turned around. They had initially thought it was one of their own but a very strong one.
However, when they looked at the figure approaching, it was nothing like them. And despite the gap in strength, they abandoned the planet and dashed to meet him.
"These creatures are really dumb." Alex ridiculed and pointed his right arm forward once he was in range.
He channelled the light element and conjured hundreds of long piercing spikes, each the size of a column, and sent them towards the incoming void creatures.
The spikes crossed hundreds of thousands of kilometres in seconds as they impaled the slow-moving creature, tearing them apart so quickly that they failed to even let out a screech.
He didn't even bother checking the abilities they had as he was only interested in the ones from very powerful ones like the A-tier creature he killed.
He collected their cores, left the bodies behind and plunged straight into the planet's atmosphere. But then he came to an abrupt halt halfway to the ground.
"Ah, it's ruined."
The planet he chose found as his new base was close to being completely destroyed as a gigantic hole went from one part of the planet to the other side.
The edges had been devoid just as much and there were no signs of life, plant or animal alike.
Everything was now a wasteland of grey soil and speeding winds that could tear anything apart.
"Now what?"
[Does it really matter? You can now live indefinitely in the void. A planet like this should not be a problem.]
Xex replied while Alex dealt with the new badge of void creatures with a wave of his hand before letting out a sigh.
"I guess not…"