"I will not hesitate to go to the Supre Worlds and report your existence to them, Anomaly."
Tenzin spoke as he looked right into Nux's eyes.
"!!!"
Nux's expression faltered ever so slightly, sothing that Tenzin didn't fail to catch as he smiled lightly.
"The ti you chose to appear isn't very convenient. All Four Supre Worlds and their direct subordinates are looking for you. The Universe has been on edge for a while now—we feel its effect even here, in the corner of the Universe no one bothers to visit.
It isn't exactly difficult to put two and two together, especially considering how mysterious your existence is."
"…"
Nux stayed silent. For so reason, he didn't feel alard by Tenzin. Not only could he run away and hide in his Universe for an indefinite amount of ti, Nux felt like Tenzin himself didn't wish to act on it.
And he was correct.
"Do not worry. As I said, unless you go back on your word and harm one of my disciples, I will not do anything. My disciples and I have given ourselves to the Study of Ti. We have never involved ourselves in Universal Struggles, and we do not wish to beco a part of it now.
My only wish is that once you get what you want, you leave this place without causing any harm."
"How do I know you wouldn't encircle the mont I get inside the Temple of Ti?"
Nux questioned directly.
"Once you are inside the Temple, even the Supre Worlds wouldn't be able to harm you. The Temple protects the Trial Takers."
"What about after the Trial ends? I cannot keep hiding in the Temple for the rest of my life."
"I knew you were coming, Anomaly. Quite a long ti ago. If I wanted, I could have contacted the Supre Worlds and had you captured.
You didn't think hiding in another Tiline would protect you from them, did you?"
"…"
Nux turned silent.
"As I said, my disciples and I do not wish to be involved in the Universal Power Struggle. Enter the Trial grounds or send your n, disciples, or anyone you wish. Once you are done, leave.
That is all I ask, and in return, I will give you all the information you desire."
Tenzin spoke calmly, even taking out the records he ntioned.
"Basic information regarding the Temple of Ti, and those records—keep them out of your domain."
Nux spoke cautiously. Tenzin stored all the docunts in a storage device and did as he was told. Nux teleported the artifact into his hands. He nodded as he checked its contents, then bowed his head respectfully.
"Thank you for your help, Lord Tenzin."
Tenzin nodded at those words.
The call ended. Nux read all the docunts Tenzin had sent him. It didn't take him a long ti to store all the information. He did, however, take his ti sorting through the information, especially when he read about Vashti and how she cleared the Trials every ti she broke through a major phase.
She cleared the First Trial when she was a Protector and ford the Law of Absolute Projection.
Once she broke through to the Sovereign Stage, she cleared the Second Trial.
Breaking through the Primordial Stage allowed her to clear the Third Trial, and the Fourth Trial when she beca a Transcendent.
'Following this pattern, she would clear all the Trials if she were to beco an Infinity.'
Nux couldn't help but think of this absurd thought.
The number of Infinities in this world was extrely limited. With Azriel gone, there were probably only four of them now, each leading a Supre World.
No other being, in billions of years, had reached this level, but…
No one has ever cleared four Temple of Ti Trials either. Rather, this was an even rarer achievent. There had still been a few Infinities in the Universe, but soone like Vashti was unique.
A never-before-seen genius.
Thinking that soone like her could reach Infinity and clear all the Trials wasn't as absurd as one would think.
"She… sure is interesting."
Amaya, who knew what Nux was thinking, narrowed her eyes.
"Indeed, and she indeed feels quite familiar."
Aeliana nodded as well. Obviously, she didn't an those words. With how her crimson eyes were glaring at Nux, he knew exactly what she ant.
Nux smiled wryly. He turned toward the two Yanderes who had decided to team up for so reason and,
"Tell you do not think she looks familiar."
"She does not."
"She does not."
Both won answered at the sa ti, their tone deadpan yet decisive.
"…"
Nux couldn't say anything, not when he was being subjected to that gaze.
It looked… beautiful.
He wanted nothing more than to jump on these two and never let them go, but—
"You should go take the Trial. I still do not trust those monks."
Riona spoke up with a slight frown on her face.
Everything felt a little too simple. They got what they desired and even more, a little too easily. It felt odd, considering they didn't have to abduct anyone and read their mories.
These monks were able to predict their arrival, they knew Nux was hiding in another Tiline, they also knew he was an Anomaly, and yet they still didn't do anything and just gave in.
Riona didn't like the sound of it.
And Nux wasn't any different.
He was quite paranoid as well. He nodded at his won and prepared to leave.
"If sothing happens, I will kill myself."
He chuckled as he said those words. The won chuckled as well, and then, Nux disappeared, arriving right in front of the Temple.
The Temple was ancient, carved from shimring stone that shifted colors with the passing wind—sotis gold, sotis silver, like ti itself couldn't decide. Massive pillars twisted upward, spiraling like the hands of a clock frozen mid-motion.
An enormous door stood at the center, etched with countless symbols that even Nux, with all the knowledge he had in his head, couldn't recognize.
He even felt the air around him change the mont he entered the Temple's area of influence. His eyes couldn't move away from that giant door, and in the end, as if tempted by so unknown force, he walked in with a dull look on his face, almost as if he were hypnotized.
And the mont he entered,
Swhoosh
His powers were stripped away.
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