Trohan turned to face Alexander with trembling eyes. He had felt the aura Alex unleashed earlier and it scared him to the core. However, he couldn't move at the time.
He knew Alexander was from one of the many veil tears he created and connected to other universes. But who would have thought it would bring over such a monster?
"Trohan…"
The veilwalker heard Alex call his name, and it sent chills down his spine. Trohan gulped imperceptibly, trying to hide the fear that began to take root in his heart.
There weren't many things that frightened him since he became the veilwalker. Trohan was confident in his power as he had never truly lost. If he had, he would have died a long time ago.
With his confidence came fearlessness. But at this very moment, here and now, Trohan knew he stood no chance. The feeling came from his very core.
'Fucking hell…' Trohan cursed in silence, his mind trying to come up with a way to save himself. 'I definitely shot myself in the foot with this one.'
Alex ignored the frightened look the veilwalker tried to hide and abruptly appeared before him. Before Trohan could react, Alex sent a slap across his face. A second one quickly followed on the other cheek, leaving Trohan shocked and disoriented.
"You're not very smart, are you?" Alex asked indifferently. "Do something like that again, and you'll receive more than slaps."
The hulmite had expected many things but not this level of disrespect. He completely ignored what Alex said as a sudden rage bubbled up within him.
"How dare--"
SLAP!
Another slap echoed across the frozen space, leaving the hulmite in another state of shock. There was no pain or damage, but the disrespect stung more than any damage could.
With wide eyes, Trohan turned to face Alexander's expressionless ones. The two were of equal height as Alexander had increased his own to match the hulmite's over two meters of height.
Rage burned in the eyes of the veilwalker, and given the rise and fall of his shoulders, it was clear the hulmite was on edge. Regardless of how he felt about Alex, another slap would definitely make him snap.
"Good. I have your attention now." Alex said, his gaze roaming around the vicinity. "While I can say I understand your nature, forcing your troubles on others is surely one way to get yourself killed." A wave of his hand disintegrated the void creatures--all of them.
The sight caused the hulmite to gulp, all rage in his eyes disappearing. Trohan floated backwards, just to be safe; a pointless action, but still.
"Who are you…?" Trohan asked with furrowed brows, his guard raised to the limit. "I admit what I did brought you here, but you're more than powerful enough to kill those void creatures. Why bother coming here…?"
His question was valid as Alex himself wasn't sure.
'Mm… I guess I was bored.' He quickly deduced his reasons but had no obligation to say anything. 'And I also wanted to see how different other universes were.'
There wasn't much difference between this universe and his own as they were both low-level universes, but his curiosity was piqued nonetheless. For instance, he wanted to understand why he couldn't see some areas in this universe despite his level.
'I need to understand a few things before venturing into higher universes…' He took another look at the hulmite. 'Hmm…'
"You can call me Alexander or Alex for short." He introduced calmly. "And as you can see, I'm like you. This brings me to my next question…. Why haven't you ascended to godhood?"
He might have abandoned the people in his universe to fend for themselves, but a guy like him would find no issues with having more power. This got him wondering.
Something was not adding up here. He had a feeling it had to do with the blanks in his senses. None of the living beings had any clue of what was happening, so he could only rely on the veilwalker.
Surprisingly, the veilwalker was very shrewd. His thoughts were solid, never roaming towards anything that would give away anything useful. Honestly, Alex was impressed.
While he could force his way through the hulmite's memories, there was something there as well. He had already tried to bypass the veilwalker's protections but found himself at a dead end.
"..."
For a moment, the hulmite gave no reply, opting to observe Alex's calm expression as he considered his options. He may have not seen or sensed it, but he could tell Alex had tried to read his mind.
"I have no reason to tell you anything…" He finally decided. "And you've proved your point. You should leave." He growled.
"Fair enough." Alex nodded and took no offence to the hulmite's stance. He was particular about uninvited guests as well. "But I have a few other things I want to know…" His expression turned serious and his eyes burned a celestial hue.
"And you're going to answer them, whether you like it or not." His aura suddenly flared, pressing down on the hulmite like a mountain. "It better be the truth as well… I will know if you lie to me."
Trohan groaned under the pressure bearing down on him with gritted teeth. And despite trying everything in his power, he couldn't shake it off; not even his laws could cancel the aura.
'Damnit!' The defiance in his eyes did not diminish despite his situation. 'So this is the power of a god!' He began regretting not ascending as his core urged him to.
His only luck was that Alex wasn't pressing down with the full weight of his existence. That act could literally collapse the surrounding area for millions of light years. That was the only reason the veilwalker was not in a kneeling pose.
"Your defiance is pointless." Alex stated with cold eyes. "I would know… Unless of course…" He didn't add the rest.
Even if he did, it was not that simple. The other veilwalkers and probably the Supreme One would have done it already.
Alex grabbed the veilwalker by the neck, disappearing with him. The two instantly appeared in another region of space, millions of light-years away from where they were.
"What the hell is that…?"