Chapter 78: Currently In Heaven III

Fallen Lightbringers' Return

The Inciter, who had just returned from afar, saw the Undoer being disassembled and was at a loss for words. "Damn, they weren't joking. She really was strong beyond words." he quickly hid behind the bushes.

Suddenly, God, even though far away, looked the Inciter straight into the eye. The man felt goosebumps all over his body, as his face became drenched in a cold sweat. He gulped, as he thought about the tales surrounding the Girl. Omniscient, omnipotent, and ommipresent—no matter where you were and how well you hid, you cannot hide from God. "What a terrifying being."

"Don't you fuck with me!"

The Girl turned her head, facing the direction of that scream, and there, similarly to Her, the Undoer reassembled again. From atom to atom, and limb to limb, he recreated himself once more. He returned, his robe disheveled and out of breath.

"Hoh." The Girl voiced her amazement. "This is truly a surprise."

The Undoer grit his teeth. "I was almost a goner there." He rubbed temples, feeling an incoming headache. "Who could have guessed that you could steal my attack with only one glance? It would seem like you really aren't like the copies I fought in the beta and gamma universes." He paused and grinned, showing off his fangs. "It is almost like the first time we fought You."

God observed the Undoer. "Interesting."

"Do You not want me to explain how I survived the attack?"

"I already know," the Girl spoke calmly.

"This is bullshit. How overpowered can You be?" He thought back about the time he fought God in the alpha universe—the universe Lee Dojin came from. At that time, it took 9 of The Heavenly Signs to slay God, and if it weren't for the Ninth Sign, The Remainder, they would have died several times over. "But I will still tell You." He laughed. "After we defeated You, we separated Your powers into twelve parts and shared them equally. For me, I have taken Gods Affinity of Creation." Normally, only one Sign would have kept the ability of the slain deity, but the power of God was just too immeasurable for one single being to handle. She represented infinity, thus it was virtually impossible to separate Her powers (as half of the infinity was still infinity).. . were it not for the Mirage. "You cannot defeat me, for I am You."

".. .This is sacrilege," Michael spoke, as his eyes widened. Every word the Undoer spoke grated his ears. If he could, he'd love to run up there and rip his throat apart.

Even though angels were the gentlest of races, hearing everything the Undoer said, their blood boiled. They placed their hands together and prayed in an effort to calm down, but the urge to kill could not subside.

God, on the other hand, remained serene. "Are you done talking?"

The Undoer nodded. "Sure."

"Then, let us finish this, shall we? My children arw getting restless." As God finished the sentence, She waved her hands, and all out of a sudden, the light and darkness seemed to disappear. "No more bystanders, it is only us now."

The Undoer looked around. He realized, there was nothing at all. No light, no darkness, no air, no matter, no space, no fate, no karma. Nothing at all. Even for him, the most destructive of all Heavenly Signs, could not cause such thorough cleansing for a universe. Well, if he could, then The Mirage did not have to bother with giving weak people superpowers. ".. .This is madness," he muttered in a tone of complete disbelief.

The Inciter appeared before him. This time, he was fully prepared. There was no playful side of him to see. He eyed the Girl. "So this is the power of God." He clicked his tongue. "If it were Her, I wonder, could she have conquered the universe much faster than us?"

"It does not matter," the Undoer answered while shaking his head. "Instead of aiming for a higher place, this Girl has decided to close herself off and play with puppets to hide her loneliness. No matter how strong She was physically, She is weak at heart."

The Inciter did not reply anymore. Instead, he concentrated on the Creature before him. "I just wish we would have called some more people."

God swiped her long hair back. She smiled, a heavenly beauty, incomparable to any human or angel. She gestured with her hand for them to approach. "What's the hold-up, let's dance, shall we." She rested her hands on her small waist. "I have gotten rid of all creations in this universe and hidden them away. This is now a prison of eternity and infinity, a world where the only being that can move freely is I. If you wish to escape." She cracked her neck. "Defeat me."

Immediately, the Undoer and Inciter both broke out into cold sweat, goosebumps covering their whole body. The latter questioned, "Bloodthirst? Impossible, there is no being that could ever intimidate us."

"Don't be so sure about that now." The Undoer stepped back. "This isn't bloodthirsty. It is only Her mere presence that brings shivers down our spine."

The Inciter's eyes widened. He laughed dryly. In all his long years, how long has it been since he felt fear? And now, only by a mere presence? It was akin to a mouse meeting a cat, or a gazelle seeing a lion—such reaction could only occur if there was a stark difference in species. "How fun. How fun." He laughed. "Let us not waste time, or we may really die. We should activate it." He closed his eyes and spoke. "Law of Karma, entangle everything."

"Agreed." The Undoer nodded. He too closed his eyes and uttered, "Law of Destruction, swallow everything."

For the first time, God stepped back. What did she see? The complete darkness of a demon? A being higher than her? No. She stepped back, because for the first time—since the beginning of everything—she saw nothing.

...

The second time Xh'Endrada and God met, the Mirage had already invaded Lee Dojin's original universe. God, unlike now, looked completely haggard, for she was only a strand of hair. The reason was simple:

The Twelve Heavenly Signs had invaded Her palace and destroyed everything. In the end, She had been dethroned, and if not for her neverendingness, killed. Now, she was only a powerless wisp, with The Shadows having swallowed Her divinity. Still, there was not anything that could rid Her of a smile.

"What brings you here," God asked Xh'Endrada.

The Concubine looked around. It was the second time now that the 2 strongest beings within all the universes and beyond (except for the elusive Mirage) met, but again, there was nothing extravagant about it at all. Once more, they drifted in outer space, the nearest star hundreds of lightyears away. "I wanted to ask if you regret your decisions."

God laughed. "I never do."

"I thought so." She paused. "No, I apologize. The real reason I came here is that I wished to ask you for advice." She looked away. "You may not know, but I have a child now."

God's eyes widened greatly. "Holy Hell." Her abilities had been stolen, thus she did not possess her omnipresence anymore, but even if she did see it, she would not have believed it. "No way. You? The coldest and most lonely gods of them all has an offspring? What a time to be alive." She laughed loudly, her voice echoing throughout the universe. "But I do not see why you must come to me. We do not know each other this well. No offense."

Xh'Endrada did not explain. Instead, she swiped her hands, and innumerable universes appeared before them as if videos playing simultaneously. She zoomed in into one. There Lee Dojin was projected, while he fought off the Shadows. "It is because he is human."

".. .Are you pulling my leg?"

The Concubine shook her head. "Teach me the ways of a human. I have no one else to ask."

"Interesting. Interesting! How fun! So I was right! You too have found the beauty in humanity. But even so, you are a lot more radical than me," God said in a bright voice. "This is indeed delightful."

"Do not be mistaken. The only one to interest me is Lee Dojin. For humanity itself, I bear no affection, I simply watch over their choices." Xh'Endrada cut her off with a cold voice.

"Woah, a tsundere, how unexpected!" God spoke. "But you are making me curious. Bring him here next time, I shall take care of him. A family needs two caretakers, so let me be his other parent. I doubt there would be any other deity crazy enough to associate with you in the first place."

".. .I doubt he'd ever accept you." She tossed her head. "He does not know that you are burdened with carrying humanity to the point of breaking. In his eyes, you have abandoned the species. He probably holds nothing but resentment."

"Do not be selfish. For your first Commandment, I teach you, a human cannot live well without God or Guardian. It just so happens that I am both!"

And just like that, Lee Dojin would come to meet God, his second mother, though he really did never accept her. Still, they'd meet time to time, simply talking, forgetting all responsibility they bore for a few moments.

...

God looked up high again. Though She really did not need to do so. As the being standing tallest, she really should not. It was only a habit she picked up from Lee Dojin, the child who'd always look up to the sky.

"I never expected.. . the next time we met, Xh'Endrada, you would have already perished. It is like our situation had been reversed. Still, you took your time to tell me everything of the Mirage and awakened the memories of the Me in the alpha universe. Your job is complete." She closed her eyes. "So let me join you now."

The Undoer appeared before her again. He had lost his left arm, and his eyes were bleeding profusely. The boy would never be able to see again.

Still, looking at God, anyone would understand, he had won. "Any last words before we seal you?" The fight lasted 350 years. But it too shall pass faster than a second, as there existed no time here. "Too bad, if only you did not have to worry about protecting the universe, maybe you would have come out as the victor."

God was now no more than a floating eye, her complete body gone. Most of her power had been sapped by maintaining humanity, thus she could not fight to her fullest. "I have no regrets." Her thoughts swirled, and Lee Dojin came to her mind. "I shall leave the rest to you."

The Inciter appeared. "There will be no one to save you." He swung down.

God breathed in. Her eye indicated a smile. "But for now, I shall take you guys with me." She stared straight at them. "Day of Judgement, Last Trumpet: Deus Ex Machina."

—What exactly happened afterward, no one knew the details. There were only three things for sure.

1. That day, Every angel cried out in agony, their voice resounding throughout Earth. After thirty minutes, they turned silent. And a voice that humanity hadn't even realized was with them their whole lives, had disappeared.

2. God had fallen.

3. The Mirages' arrival could no longer be stopped.

...

In the far distance, Lee Dojin clasped his hands together. He offered a silent prayer. One, for Xh'Endrada who had passed, and another for God. His heart remained incredibly heavy, for both his parents had disappeared, leaving him alone forever. 

Still, his determination held just as strong.