"Anyways, I still need ti to run more experints, only then I would be able to say anything with certainty."
Amaya spoke. The rest of the people nodded and then—
[Do we know anything else? What triggers the fate of the world? How strong must the trigger be? Anything?]
Azriel asked with a solemn look on his face.
The Vampire Progenitor could sense it.
This was the final mont, a mont that would change the very fate of their Universe and the worst part?
He was not ready for it.
He was still… weaker than his pri self.
It wasn't a war he could participate in, he needed more ti and right now, the only thing in his mind was to buy that ti.
Amaya looked at him for a mont, then she nodded slightly.
"That's what I am trying to find out. My experints are still ongoing, I wish to see what triggers the reaction out of the four of them.
I am thinking of trying assassinations, starting with a common thief, to a corrupt noble, then a World Leader, I would see how the Infinities react to them all and see what triggers a reaction. Coming up with an accurate answer, however, would still be difficult."
[Because they would sense what you are trying to do.]
Azriel muttered with a solemn nod and Amaya nodded back.
"That is correct. The more experints I do, the more they would realize that their reaction only gives us more information, while they get nothing in return, other than our puppets, of course."
[But?]
Azriel raised an eyebrow, he knew there was sothing else the Devourer wanted to say and… he was correct.
"But I am sure I would be able to get the answers I need before they set their traps.
After all, like us, they too are walking onto a path they have never tread on before. They too must not be prepared to take any chances."
Azriel nodded at those words.
He then stared at the rest of the won, before his eyes fell on Nux and—
[Are you sure about your decision?]
He asked. Nux, however, rolled his eyes and—
"Yes, I am. Now before you say anything, please stop. I am not taking any risks, I have made it plenty clear. Not a single child of mine will be leaving my Universe."
Nux spoke with conviction, he had no intention of backing down.
He knew why Azriel was asking what he was asking, now that he had closed the Universe, Azriel could no longer et Samael, his grandson and Nux regretted that too.
He had seen how close Samael and Azriel had gotten, he had seen the warm side Azriel showed to the boy, the side Nux had only seen him show to Aeliana before, he had seen how much Azriel valued Samael but…
With everything going on outside, with Zylarith out there planning… who knows what…
Nux did not wish to take any risk, even when he knew that sending his child to Azriel, where he would most probably be safe since no one in the entire Universe could sense where Azriel actually was, he… he was still paranoid.
Of course, Azriel understood that as well.
If it were up to him, he would have done the exact sa thing.
After all, the fact of the matter is, right now, Nux was stronger than Azriel and Azriel still needed ti to reach the level he was in the past.
But still—
[What about the children?]
Azriel asked directly.
And the instant he did, all the won turned towards Nux and Nux…
He, ignoring Azriel, looked at all his wives and finally…
"That's… not just my decision to make."
He answered honestly.
"We make it together."
He looked at his wives and spoke with a silent nod, a nod that would have put a smile on their faces if this was a normal situation but…
This wasn't a normal situation and there was… no smile on their faces.
They just seed… unwilling.
"How much resources do we have…?"
Felberta asked directly.
It was already clear from the very beginning, their own Universe, although it could help them support life, growing it was an entirely different thing.
They were using foreign resources to force the Universe to support their children's growth, it was sothing they needed to continue, at least till their children reached the Primordial Stage, then, they could wait for the Universe to catch up to them and allow their children to grow naturally.
That was the plan.
But…
Now, that plan wasn't feasible anymore.
Devouring more worlds now seed impossible, at least not until they found a way around whatever trick the Infinities were using to stop them.
And clearly, that needed ti.
Till then, they needed to use the resources they had been saving all this ti.
And none of them liked that feeling, after all, if they needed to use the existing resources with no way to renew those resources, it ant they had a limited amount of ti, and they needed to fix this ss before that ti ran out or their children wouldn't be able to grow like they should.
Till now, this wasn't a problem since the children were frozen in ti right after the gathering all those years ago. They decided to make it so because they knew they needed ti to understand what was happening, and for that, they needed all their focus here and not on the children.
Of course, the limited amount of resources they had was another reason they decided to freeze the children.
But…
That couldn't continue any longer.
They were already missing the children, but even more importantly, keeping them in a ti freeze any longer than they already had would damage their minds and their bodies at so level.
After all, ti was a powerful concept, their bodies weren't strong enough to bear its burden, not right now.
Therefore, they needed to release the children, and this was exactly the reason Felberta asked what she asked.
How long did they have?
Once the children were awake and started using those saved-up resources for their growth, how long would those resources last?
And the one who answered that question was Shadow.
"Twenty years."
The mont the won heard those words, they blinked in surprise.
"Twenty…?"
Astaria tilted her head in confusion.
"That's it? We have devoured hundreds of worlds! How do we only have… only twenty years' worth of resources? That makes no sense."
She complained.
All these years, they weren't just devouring Low Level Worlds, they had even devoured High Level Worlds, worlds that were on a similar level as Umbrasol—a world that the mont Nux devoured it, he beca an entirely different level of existence.
How could… they only have twenty years of resources after devouring such worlds…?
Shadow looked at her sisters and instantly realized what they were thinking, and their thoughts made sense at so level but…
"You are forcing a literal Universe to do what would usually take it billions of years, you think that won't co with a price?"
Shadow asked a simple question and the won turned silent, Shadow however, wasn't done.
"And don't think the children aren't at fault."
She chuckled as if she rembered sothing amusing.
"What do you an?"
Felberta frowned and Shadow—
"Oh co on."
She laughed.
"Have you not seen those little things? They are barely ten and no Semi-Saints have what it takes to stand against any of them. So of them could give even Divines a hard ti.
Sure, it makes sense since they are his children but…
Do you really think that's it?"
The won didn't say anything, they just turned towards Nux, who, instead of looking at them, looked away, not wanting to look into their eyes.
Shadow then chuckled softly, almost as if she found all of this to be silly and—
"He used extra resources to strengthen them."
She revealed the truth.
"What…?"
The won frowned, Shadow on the other hand, just shrugged.
"You all must have sensed it as well, no? Our children are much stronger than usual and I am not talking about their cultivation—
Most of them are only Great Sages or Semi-Saints, but their bodies, or their abilities—
They are strong enough to affect even Divines with their abilities, did you think that was just a coincidence, or was it because you thought they were his children so it made sense?"
Shadow asked as she looked at her sisters and then—
"While all of that may be true, the real reason behind it all is that Nux has been using extra resources to strengthen the children.
He isn't directly affecting their cultivation since that depends on the amount of work they put in, but his actions are making their bodies and their abilities stronger."
"So that's it…"
A few won, especially Astaria, Vyriana and Aeliana's eyes shined with enlightennt, these were the won who focused more on their children's strength than others and they often found it strange how quickly those little things grew.
But if the reason behind their growth was because a certain soone was using extra resources to make them stronger then…
Then it all made sense…
"How long will the resources last if we stop strengthening them?"
Amaya asked with a solemn look on her face and Shadow—
"Thirty years."
She answered.
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