When Alex went after Cassandra, he made sure to leave a sliver of his awareness behind.
The space was still locked for thousands of light years and anything new that appeared would have nowhere to go.
Outside the universe, Alex came to a stop as he observed Cassandra flying around while the void creatures gave their all.
Due to the size difference, Cassandra appeared like a small grain compared to an ocean, yet she wasn't outdone.
The creatures weren't able to touch her while she continued to grow stronger as the seconds passed--her core was siphoning the surrounding energy without rest.
Cassandra had a serious and contemplative look on her face, clearly being in the moment to understand what she had just learnt.
From time to time, she would unleash her own attacks on the creature to mark her level of understanding and while nothing major occurred, she noticed the void creatures took longer to regenerate.
'I've had the answers all along, yet never took notice.' Cassandra berated herself. 'Energy is the fundamental substance of the universe and all material comes from condensed energy, just different variations.
'And void energy is the mother of all energies.'
A thought condensed a spear that brimmed with insane amounts of void energy and hurled it at one of the void creatures.
The weapon ripped through the creature with an explosive boom, leaving a gaping hole in its body.
However, it began to regenerate just soon after. Not a surprise, and not enough either.
'Comparing Laws to societal means bringing order to everything. From the way the wind blows to how the stones are formed.
'All these are based on a set of guiding principles to avoid chaos. Without laws, there would be complete chaos. Just like this place.'
There was no form of order here. Everything was chaotic with no meaning to it.
'I see…' Cassandra muttered. 'Deleting those body parts was Alex returning them to chaos. To the state of all things. It left them no chance to return.
'My attacks injure them, but their blueprint is still intact. That is why they regenerate. I need to destroy that blueprint!'
Cassandra was finally seeing things for what they really were. Without delay she dived into studying the structure of the void creatures, taking key notes on things she had missed before.
"She's finally making progress," Alex commented proudly. "Only took her about two weeks to get to that point. A little more and she would break down their body structure."
Alex had remained hidden since he appeared here, not interfering in the fight. He needed her to learn everything on her own.
How he understood things might be different from hers, but ultimately they would arrive at the same place--Laws.
Another week passed and Cassandra reached her turning point. She had finally deduced the fundamental principles that put the void creatures together.
How were they different from her and vice versa. She was ready to start her real counterattack.
'Let's do this…'
Suddenly, Cassandra unleashed a powerful pulse from herself. It spread outward, faster than the speed of light as it slammed into the void creatures, sending them flying.
The impact separated the void creatures from her immediate surroundings, giving her enough room for a follow-up.
The Catwoman conjured another spear, and this time, it brimmed with destructive energies, similar to what she felt from Alexander.
'So this is how he was doing all those things freely.' Cassandra shook her inwardly, feeling slightly stupid for finding them incredible. 'He simply manipulates the energies because he knows their makeup. Also, it renders all the abilities I got from those cores useless.'
Cassandra took a throwing posture as she hurled the spear at her first target. The spear arrived instantaneously, ripping through the creature with absolute ease.
SCREECH…!!!
The void creature screamed in existential agony as a huge chunk of its being was erased completely.
There was no more regeneration. The others noticed this change and knew their target was now different, just like the first one.
Still, they didn't relent as they charged forward again. As the new breed from their master, there was no surrender.
Either they succeeded or they died. It was the only way for their companions to know they were not enough and would have to send more powerful ones of their kind.
'Bingo.' Cassandra smiled in satisfaction before changing to sadness. 'If only I knew this before that creature attacked, things would have been better.'
Unfortunately, there was no pill for regret. Instead, she took out her raging emotions on the rest of the creatures.
Cassandra took the initiative as she charged at the creature she injured, intending to finish it off.
The Catwoman arrived before the monsters, her right palm simmering with destructive energies as she connected it with the creature.
Instantly, the energies in her hands spread over the creature at light speed, covering it within a second.
The destructed energies clung to the creature as they ate it apart, breaking it down into chaotic energies. Cassandra completely dissolved the creature into oblivion, the blueprints destroyed for good.
Suddenly, she shifted from that position as another dark beam shot past that location. The woman appeared above the creature that shot the beam and gave it its own dose.
'This should be over soon.' Alex noted as he turned around to the opened veil tear. 'And I've more or less covered every aspect of the universe's laws.'
Over the last few weeks, his energy levels and understanding of things continued to grow at an alarming rate.
His body was brimming with power, yet there was not a single leak from his body. All was held within his inner realm, showing how much control he had over himself.
'I should now have enough energy for what I plan on doing.'
Gazing at the veil tear, he also knew how to close them, permanently. But his mind went to something else for now.
Time.
The ever-elusive principle was almost in his grasp and while complex, it made a lot of things very clear.
'I see why time travel is impossible and also pointless.' Alex narrowed his eyes in thought. 'And again, it has all to do with energy.'