"Are you saying that I will die?"
Azriel questioned directly as he narrowed his eyes.
"You should already know that, no?
This is the reason you wanted to et in the first place, isn't it?
Trying to co up with a way to ensure your survival.
You wouldn't have thought about it if you knew you were going to survive.
Deep inside, you already knew it would only result in your death."
"…"
Azriel turned silent.
Yes, the Seer was correct.
He knew he might die. No, "might" was a weak word. He knew he would die. His chances of survival were extrely low, if there were any.
Azriel knew it from the very beginning.
But…
He was desperate.
He was restricted. He couldn't move. Heck, let alone moving, he couldn't even stay awake, else the world he was in would perish.
He was stuck.
And while at first, it didn't matter much since his daughter was in safe hands and his wives were already dead, he had no will to stay awake in the first place.
Yes, as much as he wanted to raise his daughter on his own, if that simply wasn't possible, there was nothing he could do.
And he had to protect his daughter and his world too, didn't he?
He couldn't risk his life doing sothing that he knew would result in his death and put his world and daughter at risk.
Or…
At least, that was how he convinced himself to stay asleep.
But then…
That man appeared, the Chaos Progenitor, revealing a way to beco God.
An Absolute Being with Absolute Control over everything, even Life and Death.
It was a chance,
A chance to revive his wives, and that stuck with him.
The more he thought about it, the more he wanted it, but…
The problem was the sa.
He was stuck.
And once again, a thought that he had forcefully buried deep in his mind resurfaced.
Currently, Azriel was the strongest being in the Universe. Yes, even though he had never tested his strength against those Infinities from the Supre Worlds, he had sensed their strength more than once.
Even when he protected Nux from them when he devoured his first world, he was able to sense their strength, and while it would take so effort,
Azriel knew he could get rid of them at the sa ti.
Of course, if they all ca at him at the sa ti, things might get difficult. The battle might continue for a few days before he finally ca out as the sole victor, but…
That was more than enough ti for them to destroy Yrniel.
And…
Once Yrniel was destroyed, he, who was connected to it, would perish as well.
So technically, in a battle against those Infinities, the mont they found out that almost all his Blood Essence was ford by Yrniel and was connected to it, which they very quickly would, they would target Yrniel and…
Azriel would lose.
While his connection to Yrniel was the reason he could do so many things and even stay alive till this point, right now, it had beco Azriel's biggest weakness.
It was not only his lifeline but also restricted him from going out into the vast Universe and sohow finding a solution to this problem.
Was there a solution to this?
Azriel could form a connection to another World and return Yrniel's Essence, freeing himself. This would not only make Yrniel unbearably stronger, allowing it to actually act like an incarnation of a Supre World as it was, but it would also return Azriel's ability to move and act independently.
Of course, his life would still be connected to the new world, but at the very least, he wouldn't have to care about a Mana Apocalypse in that world and could freely roam around the Universe, trying to find a better solution to the problem.
At the very least, this was the first step he could take, and it would solve most of Yrniel's problems…
But…
This wasn't possible either.
Only five worlds in the entire Universe were strong enough to maintain Azriel's existence without collapsing:
Yrniel and…
The other four Supre Worlds.
Yes, Azriel had to forcefully take over a Supre World for this to be possible. It was absurd.
In the end, the Vampire could only give up and change his line of thought.
Then, he ca up with an idea the Seer was warning him about.
Forcefully ending his connection with Yrniel and trying to exist with whatever Blood Essence he was left with.
Yes, an absurd thought.
Sothing that would most definitely kill him, but…
What if…
What if he survived?
Azriel was relying on that little "what if."
And while before, he quickly abandoned those thoughts because he had a daughter to protect, now…
Soone else was protecting his daughter.
And as much as Azriel hated to admit it, he knew in his heart that that man would do an excellent job protecting his daughter and keeping her safe no matter what.
He didn't have anything to worry about.
Yrniel, too, would regain all the energy it had wasted on him and get stronger.
Everything would be perfect if…
If he sohow survived.
But…
The Seer thought differently.
"You will not survive, Lord Azriel."
She repeated herself. Then, she shook her head.
"And even if you did survive, what would you do after losing your connection with Yrniel?
You would lose almost all your strength. No matter how you look at it,
You will perish, Lord Azriel.
So stop while you still have the chance.
You cannot succeed."
"I… I need to get stronger…"
Azriel spoke, his voice weaker than before, his desperation, however, was stronger.
His wives, he wanted to revive them, but…
"You cannot beco stronger, Lord Azriel."
The Seer shook her head.
"This is the restriction the very Universe has placed on all its beings."
She then got close to Azriel and,
"Do you seriously believe that fool Zylarith's words? Devouring the Universe's Will? Do you think the Universe would allow that? Do you think the Universe would make it possible for any being to reach a level of strength where it could threaten its very existence?
Lord Azriel, you are already the strongest being in the Universe. You are already as strong as one in this Universe can be.
You have already reached the Zenith.
There is no way for you to beco even stronger."
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