"Kneel and apologise, or lose everything…"
Hearing those words made most of the gods grit their teeth in humiliation. As Beings who had been at the top since the dawn of time, being reduced to this was too much!
Even with their subordinate gods kneeling before them with their lives on the line, they made no attempts at complying.
"Very well…"
Alex muttered softly, his eyes blazing a foreboding white as he set his figure ablaze with his Nexis Radiant. Suddenly, the gods kneeling before him groaned when an overbearing pressure fell on them.
"Ugh…!"
Their faces were slammed into the hardened layer of space they knelt in, unable to even tilt their heads to the side. Some attempted to call for their chief gods, but they just stood there with hardened expressions.
"For every second that passes without you doing as you're told, a god will die…" He set an ultimatum.
"You don't have to do this, Lord Alexander." Seradia attempted to defuse the rising tension. "We can talk throug—"
"Enough!"
The goddess flinched for a moment, taken aback by the sudden outburst. She couldn't help but gulp in fright, finally deciding to shut her trap.
"Haha…" Alex laughed in exasperation. "Here I was thinking you were one of the smart ones, but I guess I thought wrong. You're all too scared to do a damn thing about me and too proud to apologize! Tsk, talk about disappointment." He lowered his gaze to the kneeling gods.
"I guess your lives amount to nothing."
He spat out coldly and took a step forward, abruptly appearing beside Thrayn. One way or another, he was going to make these gods lose their dignity. Clearly, they feared it as much as dying.
Alexander brought his index and middle finger together, pointing them at the goddess and condensing a white flame. With his eyes locked onto Chronovar's, he sent the flames into her head.
"Argh…!"
Chronovar watched with raging eyes as another one of his heralds screamed to death. The minor goddess called to her patron, but Chronovar just stood there and watched.
'I can't believe these fools…' Alex gritted his teeth as anger raged in his existence. 'They're willing to see their own die at my hands just because they're too proud to apologise. What sort of existence is this?!'
A sudden surge of disgust flashed through his entire Being just looking at the arrogant faces of the gods. Thrayn disappeared a moment later, plunging the space into another wave of uncomfortable silence.
'Killing these gods won't change a thing…' Alex realised. 'They're never going to do it…' He clenched his fists and released a heavy sigh.
This was not working. They cared enough to appear before him, but not enough to go down on their knees and apologise.
"You lot disgust me…" Alex couldn't look at them anymore. "For gods claiming to be the first of their kind, you're nothing but failures. You don't deserve your titles…"
"..."
While the gods were fuming about how Alexander dealt with them, they did not say anything else. They acknowledged Alex was far more powerful than they imagined. But they still didn't see him at their level.
Moreover, hearing what Alex just said brought a sly smile to some of their faces. It was an insult to them, but they understood the implication of those words. He didn't have it in him to kill all those gods.
Alex wished more than anything to strip them of their divinities. But with the gods conscious of his domain, that would be difficult.
"Lord Alexander…?"
Drakmor took a bold decision and walked right into Alexander's domain, making everyone look at him like he was crazy.
"Aren't you afraid anymore?" Alex looked to his side, where Drakmor came to stop.
"Not necessarily…" The dragon shook his head slightly, a gentle smile on his face. "I think I understand the kind of person you are, Lord Alexander. You're not one to harm a person who caused you no harm…"
He looked over and saw Alex turn his face away, looking at the gods instead. That expression confirmed his thoughts; he was right.
"What is it?" Alex asked.
Turning to look at the arrogant gods who stood with their backs straight, Drakmor shared his thoughts. He knew what he was about to say would irk the gods, but he needed to say it.
"I know what they did angered you greatly, and you have every right to be." He lowered his gaze towards the kneeling gods and then continued. "However, killing these gods won't make them bend the knee. They're used to getting their way with no repercussions."
Several gods narrowed their eyes at Drakmor, their divinities flaring slightly. However, they kept quiet and just observed. They'd have time to deal with the rude dragon.
"Your point?"
"Let the Supreme One deal with them," Drakmor said. "The Supreme One doesn't really interact with the gods since they know better than to go against his rules. You may think the Supreme One isn't watching, but he sees all…"
Naturally, Alex knew this much. With the Supreme One's will diffuse across this entire universe, it would be hard not to. What he didn't understand was why the Supreme One didn't act.
"Didn't you say no harm would come to my universe when you invited me here?" Alex gave the dragon a side eye, expecting an answer. "You had me thinking that was the will of the Supreme One."
"That it is." Drakmor admitted. "Maybe he wanted to see how you'd react."
"And…"
"And it's time…" At those words, space suddenly trembled as a bright light flashed in the far distance, prompting everyone to look over.
However, what followed next made Alex raise his eyebrows in mild shock. 'So they had no problem doing it, huh?'
Every last one of the gods abruptly turned to face the light and knelt, their heads lowered in reverence to that light. They turned off their divinities to reveal their true appearances without hesitation.
Alex shook his head and then turned his full attention to the light. He watched as the light subsided slightly and took the shape of a large open door with a blinding white interior.
"The Supreme One awaits…" Drakmor gestured towards the light.
"Aren't you two coming…?" Alex asked and then looked at Andrew, who was in the back. The apprentice could only shake his head.
"The Supreme One wants to meet only you…" The dragon said. However, his expression abruptly changed as surprise flickered in his eyes. He turned to look at Alex with strange eyes, his stare making Alex furrow his brows.
"What is it?"