"Stop."
The moment the word came out of his lips, the moment he expressed his will, all energies came to a stop.
Chaotic energy and void energy came to an absolute stop. With it, the rushing void creatures came to a halt, frozen in place like nothing happened.
In the distance, Cassandra came to a stop. She too was frozen in time. Her time was frozen. With many light years of radius, everything came to a screeching halt, leaving Alexander as the only entity aware.
'Hmm…' Alex moved towards the frozen void creature. 'Time has stopped, but only in a certain radius. As I suspected, I am incomplete.'
Only he knew what he meant by being incomplete. Still, his level of understanding had reached unfathomable degrees.
"Begone." He muttered another command and the void creature broke down into its fundamental principles before turning into chaos.
There was no form of resistance and neither was there any strain on his part.
'And my energy levels remain almost constant, replenishing just as fast as it's being used.' Alex noted with a smile. 'As long as I have energy, I can express my will.'
A thought returned everything to normal, like nothing had happened.
Cassandra was surprised by what she witnessed. She didn't know what happened, but she figured Alex used his higher understanding of laws to destroy the creature.
After all, one moment the creature was upon him, then the next, it was gone like it never existed.
'It must have occurred too fast for me to even see what happened.' Cassandra wondered why the difference in speed was so vast. 'I haven't achieved a high level yet. Feeling envious is pointless when I will get there eventually.'
Cassandra flew to Alex a moment later. However, the feeling around him, the feeling of Alex being there and at the same time everywhere bugged her, causing her to narrow her eyes at him.
"What did you do this time?" The Catwoman questioned. "Your presence feels like it's everywhere… almost like you're omnipresent."
"Something like that," Alex replied, causing the surrounding energies to ripple.
"..."
The Catwoman wasn't sure what to make of what she was seeing, but something was definitely up with Alexander and she intended to find out.
"Let's return." Alex turned to face the veil tear in the distance. "You spent more than a month on those creatures. It's time to return."
'And mom must be worried too.' Alex added inwardly. 'I need to get back home.'
The two Veilwalkers shifted into the universe. However, something else happened.
The universe trembled as soon as Alex stepped inside, and Alex himself felt his awareness extend everywhere in an instant.
"Something is definitely different about you." Cassandra could sense it more clearly than ever. "You're everywhere at once. What did you do?"
The Catwoman asked a second time and wanted an answer from the way she looked at Alex.
Meanwhile, Alex looked around his surroundings as his eyes flashed iridescent hues, reflecting the backdrop of the universe.
Hearing the question, Alex's demeanour returned to normal, his presence completely returning within himself.
"I will, therefore I am." Alex responded like it was the most sensible answer to give.
"What?" Cassandra was obviously puzzled, but after Alex put his changed aura away, she decided to let it go. "What of the three other veil tears? Did you deal with the creatures they spewed out?"
"Not exactly." Alex pointed a finger to her forehead and sent a play of what happened. "Our mutual friend seems to have finally targeted this universe. And a lot of things don't add up."
He still found their timing a little strange. Unfortunately, he had no clues to lean on at the moment.
"Wow…" Cassandra muttered. "These guys are serious. There must be something that Supreme Walker is cooking."
"Regardless, their eyes are on our universe now and it's up to us to protect it from invaders. "
Cassandra didn't fail to notice how Alex included her in everything having to do with his universe.
Ignoring her sweet feelings, Alex turned to the veil tear, staring at it with a keen gaze. His action caught Cassandra's attention, prompting her to look as well.
'He's probably deepening his understanding of things again.' The Catwoman focused just as hard, not wanting to be left behind. 'Maybe I can see something.'
Alex spent several minutes staring at the veil tear. He already knew how to close them, but was considering if he should close them.
As long as void creatures existed, as long as that monstrosity had a piece of the core or whatever else it had, veil tears would continue to appear all around the universe. Thinking to this point, Alex made his decision.
'The priority should be the bounds of the empire and to also set up the defensive barrier.' Alex mused. 'And I don't think closing all veil tears right now is the way to go.'
A few other reasons drew him to make this decision. Per his current level, there might be nothing out there that could harm him. He didn't even know what he was, but if he had to make an assumption.
'Is this the state of godhood?' Alex felt completely different. No, he knew he was different. 'Either way, this madness will finally come to an end for the people of the empire.'
Alex turned to the veil tears the devices came from and waved his hand. Slowly, all three unique veil tears began closing under the shocked gaze of Cassandra.
What's more, Alex strengthened those closed spaces, making it difficult to reopen. Should whoever tore those areas return, there would be nothing, no path to cross unless they were Veilwalkers themselves.
"Since when could you do that?" Cassandra stared at the three closed spots in a daze.
"Since a while." Alex shrugged. "I mean I could before but it's way easier now." It would have taken days, if not longer to close just one veil tear.
Now… all he had to do was express his will and the universe would do the rest.
"I see.." Cassandra could only smile stiffly. "What about the other tears? Why close those ones and leave the others?"
If she could do the same, she would have attempted to close all veil tears in the universe.
"Because it wouldn't solve the core issue," Alex explained. "Also, the hunters in the universe need something to direct their abilities at.
"If all dangers were to disappear, what would be left for them to do? It would be the same as having the energy with nowhere to direct it. That could spell disaster."
While it sounded like putting lives in danger, it was actually a good thought. Their homes would be protected, but outside that barrier, hunters could continue exploring for resources and discoveries.
He had no intention of feeding the people, taking away their natural curiosity. After all, he did say they should live as they always had.
"You never cease to amaze me, Alexander," Cassandra muttered with a smile. "You're something else."
"I try…"