Global Gods : Skill-Resonance Awakened Chapter 390 390: Ch 390 : A New Guest

Deimos's dissolution left behind not an empty void, but a heavy silence laden with unspoken words.

Sunny's violet gaze remained fixed on the girl known as Allegra, standing amidst the fading embers of the Negation Domain.

She appeared delicate now, a slender figure with eyes like rubies and skin like starlight, yet he was acutely aware of the immense power contained within her, capable of effortlessly decimating entire clusters of multiverses.

"Allegra," Sunny intoned, his voice dropping to a deep, resonant frequency that seemed to permeate the very darkness around them. "Before I reveal details about the individual who disrupted your slumber, it is imperative we discuss the precarious position you currently occupy. Centuries of sleep have obscured certain truths about the Real Void from your awareness."

Allegra's young face tensed involuntarily as she blinked, a sudden, instinctive wariness clouding her features.

"What perils await...?" she whispered, her throat bobbing as she swallowed.

"To be direct," Sunny stated, advancing until he was merely a shadow at the edge of her perception. "Even if we were to combine our might at this moment – my Laws and your Negation – and confront him directly, we would still face utter annihilation. We wouldn't merely be defeated; we'd cease to exist. He is far beyond a simple man; he is a master architect of the Abyss, a High Royal whose power has matured over countless eons, long before your time."

He permitted a subtle leakage of his own Nihilium authority, a cold, predatory pressure washing over her. "The dominion he has sculpted for his progeny is known as the Demonic Realm. It is his domain, his very essence, and his absolute law. To trespass within its borders uninvited is tantamount to suicide. He would extinguish your existence before you could even conceive of activating your own domain. I am a royal of the Void myself, Allegra; I understand with chilling clarity how easily a Sovereign can obliterate any being foolish enough to draw breath within their inner sanctum."

Initially, Sunny's intentions toward this Beyonder were purely pragmatic. He had viewed her as a potent, albeit chaotic, instrument of destruction, a weapon to be aimed at the Demonic Capital and unleashed.

Should she succeed in eliminating a few Demon Lords during her destructive path, it would represent a strategic advantage for his own expansionist ambitions. However, observing her now, with the insights provided by his Divine Eyes, witnessing the narrative of a child ostracized for perceived simplicity, a girl who sought refuge in darkness due to a lack of affection, his calculations began to shift.

Sunny was multifaceted: a conqueror with an insatiable hunger for multiverses, and an individual whose ambition for power knew no bounds.

Yet, he harbored no cruelty towards the innocent. Within the vast and convoluted expanse of the Void, Allegra represented perhaps the sole innocent entity he had encountered in a considerable span of time.

"What course of action do you suggest?" Allegra inquired, her voice trembling as her ruby eyes deepened into an enraged crimson. "He disrupted my streak. Do you comprehend the implications of that? My talent dictates that the longer I remain undisturbed in my obscurity, the more rapidly my innate strength escalates. I possessed a backlog of centuries, centuries dedicated to pure physical advancement, only for that coward to shatter it merely to ascertain if I was awake. I desire his heart, served on a platter."

"Rage is a double-edged sword, Allegra; it inflicts as much harm upon the wielder as it does upon the adversary," Sunny advised, a faint, genuine smile gracing the corners of his lips.

"Might we explore an alternative approach? My inner world is intrinsically linked to my soul and operates under a time dilation factor ten times greater than this void. Within it, a millennium transpires in the mere span of a century in this realm. You could inhabit my world, find a secluded corner within the deepest vacuum, and recommence your streak. You could achieve in mere decades what would ordinarily require centuries in this place."

Allegra stood frozen, her eyes shimmering with an unfamiliar luminescence, a blend of starlight and something akin to fire. Never before had anyone offered her sanctuary. No one had ever perceived her Negation not as a threat or a source of ridicule, but as something worthy of protection.

Despite technically exceeding a millennium in age, her emotional and social development had stagnated around the age of twenty; she was a being driven by pure impulse, raw and vulnerable emotion.

"You know my name," she murmured, gazing up at him with wide, questioning eyes. "But I've just realized... I still don't know yours. Who, precisely, are you?"

"My designation is Cosmos," Sunny replied, his tone softening considerably. "And I am an individual who recognizes the value of a sound investment."

Yet, as their alliance solidified, a persistent unease lingered in the recesses of Sunny's mind. He surveyed the trillion-mile expanse of utter blackness. "Allegra, what became of the multiverses situated within your trajectory? The worlds that were engulfed during your pursuit of the Coward?"

He braced himself for the most dreadful outcome, anticipating confirmation that they had been assimilated, their billions of souls repurposed as sustenance for her domain.

Allegra pursed her lips, a look of genuine remorse crossing her features. "When that man intruded upon my domain and subsequently vanished into the rifts, I became... agitated. I expanded my domain in an attempt to track his presence, but such expansion demands a formidable amount of energy. I was compelled to source it from elsewhere."

Sunny let out a sigh, his heart sinking as he began to ready a eulogy for the lost civilizations.

"But I didn't kill them!" Allegra interjected swiftly, her hands waving. "I only took enough energy for my expansion, then I utilized the Negation to freeze them. Their time, their biology, everything was halted. Honestly, I even forgot I had them stored within the sub-dimensions of my domain. They were just waiting there."

A profound sense of relief washed over Sunny, so potent it nearly buckled his knees.

"They are alive," he breathed, marveling at the accidental salvation. In his pursuit to rescue the Old Gods, he had unknowingly discovered a waiting room masquerading as a graveyard.

"I can release them now," Allegra declared, her hand beginning to glow with a dark energy.

"Wait!" Sunny commanded, halting her movement. "Consider this, Allegra. You have depleted their energy reserves to power your domain. Releasing them from a frozen state into a vacuum devoid of energy will cause them to implode. They are significantly more delicate than we are."

Allegra paused, a frown creasing her brow. "I hadn't considered that. I simply assumed... they would awaken."

"I can assist them," Sunny stated, a cunning glint appearing in his violet eyes. "Their cores can be refilled and their atmospheres stabilized by me. However, for that to occur, they must be acknowledged as part of my territory."

"How do we accomplish this?" Allegra inquired, leaning closer.

"It's straightforward. Release them into the darkness, but maintain a thin layer of Negation. When I give the cue, completely disperse your domain. The rest will be up to me."

Allegra nodded, her faith in him unwavering. With a sweeping motion of her arm, she liberated the thousands of multiverses from her sub-dimensional holdings.

Instantly, the void echoed with the groaning symphony of shifting continents and the desperate, silent cries of expiring stars. Billions of lifeforms abruptly felt the immense pressure of reality reasserting itself upon their energy-depleted bodies.

"Disperse!" Sunny commanded.

The darkness didn't merely recede; it fractured. Allegra retracted the Negation into herself with a singular, forceful inhalation.

In its stead, a colossal, radiant wave of emerald and gold light surged forth from Sunny's being.

Lifeforms across countless multiverses gazed upward at their respective skies. The familiar stars were absent. Instead, a singular, titanic figure dominated their entire reality, stretching from horizon to horizon.

A being composed of pure starlight and cosmic purpose, observing them with eyes that contained the accumulated wisdom of ages.

Sunny channeled his immense reservoir of Faith into the faltering worlds. It wasn't merely mana he imparted; it was the gift of hope. The light permeated their energy-starved forms, rekindled their suns, and healed the fractured landscapes of their planets.

"God Cosmos..." a lone priest on a remote, primitive planet uttered in a whisper, falling to his knees.

That whisper escalated into a thunderous chorus. Across thousands of multiverses, trillions of voices began to intone a name they had never heard but instinctively recognized.

Sunny had not revealed his name, yet Faith served as a conduit, transmitting the information intrinsically. The gratitude of these billions of saved souls surged back towards him, an overwhelming tide of energy that replenished his depleted reserves tenfold.

"It is complete," Sunny declared, leaning back as he feigned a weary sigh.

"Are you unharmed?" Allegra inquired, rushing to his side, her eyes wide with concern.

"I will manage," Sunny reassured her, placing a pat on her shoulder. He snapped his fingers, conjuring a portal to the Inner World. "For the moment, I have matters to attend to in the Void. However, my 16th Clone, the Overseer, awaits you. He will guide you to a sanctuary where you may rest peacefully, safeguarded by my Laws."

With a final look of gratitude, Allegra stepped through the portal. The Negation had been withdrawn. The Beyonder was now a guest. Sunny stood alone in the void, which now encompassed thousands of newly integrated multiverses.

He gazed at his hands, feeling the thrum of the billions of Old Gods he had previously rescued, currently recuperating within Veridia's medical facilities. He surveyed the vast, newly acquired territories that chanted his name.

"One step at a time..."