"!"
No one knew or saw what happened next. But everyone immediately understood the effects of that finger snap.
As soon as the snap echoed in the true void, all the minor gods froze in place. There was no spacetime fabric to freeze, nor was there any organised flow of energies in the true void.
The eyes of all gods facing Alexander trembled in horror as they lost control of their entire body besides their facial expressions. They stood frozen in place — divinities and all.
Then, Alex took a single step forward, his body momentarily disappearing and appearing before Rethkar. The god could not gulp even if he wanted.
"I warned your masters…" Alex mumbled with a blank stare and condensed a white flame in his right hand. "This is on them…"
Back in Universe Prime, all the gods observing couldn't believe what they just saw. They had expected some form of fighting at the very least!
Yet what they were seeing was one Being subduing powerful gods with a single gesture. The ridiculousness of it all left them speechless for several seconds.
Chronovar had no words left. His attention shifted from Alex's main body and then to the one facing the minor gods before his universe.
"You wouldn't…" Chronovar mumbled almost absentmindedly.
The answer came in the form of Alex pointing the hand that condensed the white flames, bringing his index and middle finger together.
"You only respond to force…" The clone replied and touched the head of Rethkar. "This should send my message across."
Right under the senses of all gods watching, the white flames swiftly disappeared into the forehead of the god. A second passed and the god's body trembled slightly before disintegrating into chaotic energies.
"..."
Just like that, a god was erased from existence. The other minor gods felt an existential crisis run down their celestial spines. They had never been this scared.
The worst part? They couldn't move!
'My Lord…!!!'
The gods called for their patron gods to save them, but no reply came — they were on their own. Even if those main gods wanted to intervene, they couldn't.
Something was interfering with their ability to reach their faithful, regardless of where they were in the multiverse! But that was not all.
Whoever attempted to reach the minor gods felt a shiver down their spine when Alexander's main body directed his gaze in their direction, sending a silent warning to them.
Snap.
Another snap echoed once more and the minor gods could have sworn they felt their hearts fall into the pits of their stomachs, and they didn't even have hearts or stomachs.
A similar white flame to what erased Rethkar out of existence appeared before all the minor gods, floating just before their foreheads.
"What is it going to be?" Alexander turned his sharp gaze to Chronovar, waiting for a renewed response.
"..."
Chronovar was still in shock at what had happened. He knew his herald was really gone. After all, the part of the concept Rethkar controlled returned to him in full.
He was at a loss for words… He didn't know how to respond to that. They just sent those gods to their death, and for what?!
Nothing!
If just a clone of the main man could do such a thing, imagine what the main body was capable of, and he was standing in Universe Prime! Alexander was no normal veilwalker! He was an anomaly unseen before!
"Lord Alexander…" The dragon next to Alex finally called him Lord, recognising the monster they had invited over. "I think you've sent your point across…" His tone was more polite than ever.
Realising he was in the heart of Alex's strange energy, it was wise not to provoke him. What was the point of having 256 universe cores when a sliver of unseen energies could erase him from existence?!
"No, I want to hear it from these pompous gods…" Alex said with a frown. "I don't think they're used to being put in their place."
Drakmor could only stand aside and wait for the response of the gods. Alex was still merciful enough to give them a chance to take back their words — something they honestly didn't deserve.
"We acknowledge our error…"
A female voice, ethereal and soul-ensnaring, echoed across the entire space. Chronovar was unable to reply for whatever reason, so another god had to step up.
Alex turned his head in the direction of the voice as space in that region quivered and twisted, and a goddess stepped out of the void.
Her appearance was completely obscured by the flaring divinity around her, but she had a humanoid figure standing a little over 5 meters.
The goddess was smart not to enter the range of Alexander's invisible domain. At this point, they all knew what that invisible barrier was.
"And you are…"
"Seradia." The goddess introduced herself politely. "Goddess of Wisdom and War Strategy…"
"You seem like a smart one." Alex did not care for her sweet voice or her beauty. "Am I to take whatever you say as the words of the rest?"
Seradia didn't immediately reply, appearing as if she was considering those words. "Yes, Lord Alexander. We have seen the error of our ways, and are willing to back—"
"Not so fast…" Alex suddenly interrupted with a raised hand. "I gave your lot a chance to back away several times, and even spared your goons after demonstrating my strength. You don't expect me to just give them back, do you?" A devilish grin graced his handsome features.
Simply returning the gods to them would be too easy. They were too arrogant and believed they could get away with anything. Alex wanted to see them spit blood from humiliation.
"Why you…"
A growl of frustration echoed from somewhere. Someone was unwilling to accept such nonsense and couldn't take it anymore.
Unfortunately for that god, he was dealing with a very pissed off Alexander. Before any more words could echo in the void, Alex abruptly burst forward, swiftly arriving before the hidden domain where the god's voice came.
"W-What are you trying to do?!"
A panicked voice rang from the domain as the god realised what Alex intended to do. With a straightened hand gesture, he plunged his right hand into space and tore open the hidden domain, spewing golden brilliance like a flood.
Under the shocked senses and eyes of all those watching, Alex disappeared into the hidden domain.
"Are we just going to stand here while he disrespects us all?!" One of the gods voiced his bitterness.
"What's stopping you?"
The god went silent as he had nothing to say to that. He was hoping to get many gods to side with him, however, it appeared he wasn't the only one shaken from what he saw.
"Aah…!"
A piercing cry resounded across space a second later, signalling the events that were transpiring in there. No one dared to interfere, fearing they would be next on the list.