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87 - Universal Makeover IV
🕑 Added 2024-05-28 16:01:03 +0000 UTCThe Aetherium Circlets hummed with power as they floated there. Both force and Creator could see the bolts of energy that ran through the structure. It was like watching a power core in some industry open to the naked eye. Hildelith felt a sensation whenever she brushed her will on the structure. A sense of dormancy. Powered but not functioning.
"It feels off". She muttered. Brushing herself over it once more she tried to change that feeling. Grasping unto it and pulling, pushing, and heaving. There was a mental click in her head and the structure pulsed with intense light. Before both could blink a ripple ripped through all existence with the Lunar Palace as a source. The ripple reminiscent of when Akasha had been born revealed uncountable numbers of strings.
One sting shot out from the structure, bold and huge. It was like a chain next to a thin finger. Half way the chain split and attached to Hildelith and Akasha then vanished. Both could sense its presence. Even without the chain Hildelith still held control of the stuec8bur the chain had a different meaning.
Just like the game kept telling her. The universe was her as she was the universe which meant it affected her. The chain was a reminder that just as she could affect the fates of all in this universe. Their actions could also affect her.
Hildelith picked up the structure finding it didn't react to her. Thoughts ran through her mind. If this meant the structure could be stolen. Surely not. But still, she had to be safe. If someone could orchestrate the fates of everyone to bring about her loss it was possible with this.
Pulling the Aetherium Circlets with her the ropes and strings followed stretching. Their immense Numbers made her shake her head. Different string colors coming from her single world showed that the people of Vaustaris weren't all good.
It didn't matter though. She'd done what she needed to do. And now all she had to do was use her title to make sure that the fate she wanted to avert would be averted. Setting the circles on a single stalactite on her throne so it was above her head she stepped back.
'This adds more work for us?'.
She nodded without replying to Aka555⁵sha. The Circlets want more work. Unfortunately, there was no more procrastinating. Taking a look around at the Lunar knights Hidden in the darkness of her pillars and walls she walked off.
The castle was large. After various additions, it spotted more rooms than before. Mostly due to the children who would definitely want privacy after their traipse in the mortal realms. And also for the other things that Hildelith wanted to do.
One such difference was in the Blacksmith Forge. It was larger than she remembered when she first got it. With her rewards from the Rifts, it hadn't taken her much to expand everything amd add more things to the Castle.
Especially with how places like the storage overflowed.
Standing in the forge room, the walls cold and the fires dark she couldn't help but shake her head. She knew next to nothing about forging. But that didn't matter when you had over a thousand or million souls in your realm with most who knew how to forge.
Still, Hildelith wasn't intending to do it a lot. She had a lot to do and if she spent all her time forging and then doing the other things she'd not have time for anything else. That was why she'd prepared a template for this.
It was the beauty of having complete and utter control over your universe. Make templates as you wish. Without it, she'd have needed to buy templates in the shop but now she had lost that avenue. She didn't mind of course since she'd rather have the option to create hers than have whatever the other Creators made. While she didn't doubt it meant she had lower chances of seeing some good works it also meant they had lower chances of seeing her works.
There was also the fact that as a Creator out of the hands of the Creator, her works were more expensive than ever. So if dared to place a template on the market for example the Aetherium Circlets. A chuckle crossed her lips. The sea of coins she would swim in would definitely drown the castle.
"Are you ready?" The question meant for Akasha was replied with a grumpy huff as the tiny thing lay on her shoulder. It wasn't like she wasn't interested in what would be made but she had seen most of the templates about to be made. And with the long list of work before then Akasha already felt tired.
"Buckle up". Ignoring the force Hildelith activated the template. As the aether flowed in the air she watched. From nothing, a mid-height average being was crafted. It was like the finest of statues being slowly made. Sleek black body, muscular form. Once the creation was complete its eyes burned with a fiery flame, cracks appearing on its body that leaked Primordial Fire.
The thing looked at itself. Then up at her. There was uncertainty and confusion in those pits of fire. Luckily that part was Akasha's job. The entity jerked as a sort of understanding filled its mind. It was like suddenly gaining not only consciousness but knowledge of what was what.
Its eyes stared into nothing as a script appeared before it. One that Hildelith was already looking at. Just more detailed.
**Delwarf Status Template**
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** General Information:
**Name**:
**Race**: Delwarf
**Forged From**: Primordial Fire
**Core**: Primordial Ice
**Flesh Composition**: Flesh of Nothingness
** Physical Description:
**Height**: [6 foot]
**Weight**: [450Ibs]
**Appearance**: A Delwarf with an imposing figure, their flesh appearing as a void-like substance. Cracks line their body, glowing with an intense, fiery light. When calm, their body remains cool and dark, but when enraged or exerting power, the cracks blaze with Primordial Fire.
Racial Perk:
- **Primordial Element and Void**: Can release intense flames from the cracks in their skin at will. These flames can be used for combat, forging, or providing light and heat. Capable of exhaling a blast of Primordial Ice from their mouth, which can rapidly cool or freeze objects and opponents. Ability to regulate their internal temperature using their Primordial Ice core, making them immune to extreme heat and cold. Their flesh of nothingness can absorb energy attacks and physical impacts, providing significant resistance against various forms of damage.
**Racial Abilities:
**Master Smithing**: Expert in forging and crafting using Primordial Fire, capable of creating legendary weapons and armor.
**Combat Proficiency**: Skilled in hand-to-hand combat and weaponry, leveraging their elemental abilities to gain an advantage.
**Survival Expertise**: Adept at surviving in extreme environments due to their unique elemental makeup.
**Legend and Lore**: Forged in the heart of an ancient, mystical forge. Created to aid the Creator in forging and crafting armaments and weapons of war.
"Why don't I have something like this?". Hildelith murmured. "I mean the part that shows my weaknesses".
Akasha still lying on her head pushed herself up and flew down to her shoulder. Setting herself with a palm to her jaw she gave the Creator a look. "What weakness?".
"There are weaknesses. Right?". She asked confused. The force flared her nostrils, rubbed her chin, and sighed.
"You mean like how you took a sword to the stomach...". Hildelith was nodding. "...and the one that did the stabbing still lost". Hildelith blinked. " Or when you flashed with a dude that had that blazing sword and you came out on top..."
" That one was not my doing. You know I had help". She argued back.
" Help that came from where?". Akasha deadpanned. Hildelith frowned.
" Oh, there was also this one time you clashed with a creature that could kill you in was it eight or nine hits back then". Hildelith rolled her eyes and focused back on the template. " Guess who won?".
" Fine I get the point. But still those were all outside my universe ". She pointed out but didn't look up from the book.
" Dear me. When you're outside the universe. You can ask the game system for your weaknesses. In here, we, are invincible". She stumped back.
Hildelith just snorted and focused back on the Delwarf. It was done with its status and had been standing there. Less uncertain and more unsure of what to do. Its eyes roved the forge as it searched for what it and been made to do. Its abilities and perks resonated within it making it quite clear what it could do.
"Make the others". More templates appeared and soon more of the Delwarf stood in surprise and shock. While they were welcomed to the Akashic Records by Akasha Hildelith stepped closer to the first.
"Hey".
The Delwarf blinked. Large void lids shutting and then opening back. It was unclear how to address her. Hildelith seeing this saw an uncanny opportunity to have someone else call her something that wasn't mother. Her lips parted, her tongue moved, the vibrations occured and then a loud Akashic force swept through the room.
'You may address the Creator as Mother or The Mother when amongst yourselves'.
Hildelith turned slowly, her eyes narrowed as she found the tiny thing on her shoulder. The Force pretended to be asleep as she eyed it. Finally, she sighed.
"You're Thargrim Firefrost from now on. Hold your name close to your heart. As it is you who came first". She smiled at the Delwarf. The singular action sent a calming sensation through the entity. Its rigid body finally relaxing.
"Now come. I made you all to help me with tasks related to forging and creating weapons as anything". The other Delwarfs fifteen in number gathered around.
"Akasha. The items". One by one the room changed. Anvils, furnaces, and pots of what was definitely star water appeared all over the place.
"Alright. Everyone. Thargrim is in charge. Listen to him. You'll find templates of what everything is in your heads and what to do with them. The materials for forging are all in those walls". As she spoke to pointed to drawers that Akasha had filled with materials from the nine realms.
"Make them well". She turned to the door she'd used to come in then back to the Delwarfs. "If you need to gain more energy or just rest then use the door..." Her hand flexed and a Passage appeared at the end of the room. It led into the field of the Palace and from there they could head out to the realms. "... it'll lead you out into the realms. Oh and if you need a guide speak to one of those knights you'll see around".
Hildelith would have stuck around to help but she had more. things to finish. Plus she would still return to make sure they made the god weapons well. Those were very important. It was why she'd made sure they had Primordial Ice and Fire in their abilities. But she was still lacking some things. Like Spirit, Destruction, and Magic. Luckily she had plans for those.
"Everything has to be complete before launch day".
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Universe -The Star Rings
Ring - Ist
Reality - Sol Realm
Hildelith's POV
The mortals didn't know just how lucky they were. In my universe creation has favored them more than others. Beautiful landmasses, flora, and fauna. It wasn't hard to admit that I had focused more on them than other parts. Sure I had made everything together but that was sit. I'd done nothing else in the realms that weren't the 4th Ring.
That changed now.
Vaustaris had its ecology. Why couldn't the realms have to?
Why was I doing this? Simple. The players needed something like an ecology to come to. I wasn't building air creating any civilization for them. It is happened on its own no problem. But the players would have to work like I did to make a semblance of a system for themselves. Luckily I had the system Creator skill to help me help them.
"But first". I looked around the raging Primordial fires of Sol. Hills that were more magma and gaseous energy than anything else. This entire place was a wonder to me every time I came here. I didn't think it would ever get old. I hoped not.
I crouched and patted the ground. To me, the intense heat that should vaporize and turn me into nothing was like warm water. And that was even cause I was using Godform.
"Take a breath, Sol".I muttered staring at the ground. When I looked up my eyes got those green flows that were signs of Earthen Grace being used. "You'll need it".
The flow in my left eye shrunk till it was nothing but a pinprick, surrounded by black. To my right, the glow remained but the pinprick was a golden dot of divinity.
Subatomic Manipulation connected to the very core of the Sol, I could feel the realm tremble as it sensed what came next. I rose slowly into the air as my body was coated in nothingness, nullifying gravity. I spread my hands and slowly aether poured like streams of white water.
I knew there was no need for continuous crafting if I could just make everything once. Templates created a way to craft an entire being into existence. Making the organs and other things within minutes or seconds. It had me thinking before, why not environments too?
So I poured all my ideas into one template. Well, not all my ideas but ideas that worked on the logic of the Sol realm. It was really hard to make anything that would last against the fires of this realm but I had figured rather than just make something try to survive make the Realms fire its energy.
It was just like how I made Glacial covered in Primordial Ice. Aether flooded the realm until for a split second there was dim light. Just a milky glow that shown from the Sol's rays reflecting past the aether. I snapped my fingers and the aether vanished. Beneath me was Sol 2.0.
I saw creatures crawling out of Burrows, insects flying around in confusion as they suddenly found themselves in existence. Animals that looked around in frozen confusion. Trees that towered up. It was all mesmerizing. On all sides, there were differences to Sol now. I really wanted to see it all but, it was something for later.
Above me was a new feature. An atmosphere. One of ash and lightning that blocked out the sight of the nothingness. The feature didn't hamper the light of Sol or change how Sol was seen from my palace.
"Next step". Hildelith shit her eyes.
I loved Akashic Teleportation for one reason. It was not teleportation. The very reason Akasha was present in Every inch of her universe made me able to appear wherever I wished. It was how Akasha made my descent and the children's less of a meteoric fall like my first descent and more of an appearance.
Still, a better mode of transportation was in the works.
I vanished and reappeared right where Akasha considered the center of Sol. It was here that Sol's Core burned the brightest. The only position in all of the Sol that had remained unchanged. The beauty of a well-made template.
Another such template appeared in my hand but this one was different. It was just like my Lunar Palace template but handmade. Crushing it aether rushed to the center where the Sol core burned hottest and drilled into the ground.
'You might want to move'.
I vanished just as the ground shook. Reappearing mid-air nothingness nullifying my gravity, I watched as the Primordial Sun rock pierced from the ground. The ground shook as more rose. Pillars, rocks, and pieces that rolled and conjoined as aether did its job. Slowly the tower being formed climbed higher and taller till it was even reaching my position.
More shuddering ripped through the earth as the construction went on till finally, it was. Silence. I teleported into the tower and appeared in a room I had designed more than the rest.
The pedestal was where I wanted it to be and the hole, an empty pond was where I wished for. Stepping closer z I stood at the edge and stared down into it. A single tear slipped from my left eye and rolled down and off my cheek. I watched it tumble through the air and right as it hit the bottom of the empty pool I vanished.
Reappearing at what I marked as random spots I began the next step. The final step actually.
A box rattling and shaking appeared in my hands. "Calm down you lot". The box stilled. 'Impatient things. I get the the idea of hide and seek but they should just wait'. I mentally grunted as I set the body down and opened it. The moment the lid opened several colored orbs flew out and shot in various directions.
"Impatient". Looking at the now empty lid I shut it and made it vanish. That was just the half of the last part. Another box appeared in my hand and I smiled at it. Creating the System Core had been easy due to this.
Opening the box I pulled out various orbs of crystalline materials. Aetherium Cores. Unlike the Circlets these cores were perfectly round and had all its parts sealed off. The intricacies of Dungeon creation has been easy compared to system creation. But now. I wanted it to merge a bit.
While the core had a good base on what it could do, the system had shown me how much better the dungeon could be. So I had Akasha connect all of them to the Milestones and Achievements subsystems. The main systems would come to okay in normal situations so there was no need to connect those. Looking at the nine cores I smiled. Just like the systems, the cores would need a guiding hand. Something that would see this as its job.
A soul appeared in my hand. Eight to be precise. I still hadn't gotten much of a chance to study and learn my children's abilities for myself. Only needing to when I wanted to use one. To be honest I didn't even know how powerful she was now or where in power she was.
'I didn't even go check on her. Because she didn't need me'. I thought.
'She's Freyja. She's too nice to need'.
I squinted my eyes. I knew what to do. But first, the realms waited for me.
Using Spirit Domination I got the souls to enter into the cores and with spirit fusion I bound them to the core while giving them enough energy to act.
I was done. The orbs shot into the air, this time guided by Akasha to areas where they would best function. Looking back I eyed the desolate Tower. The Eye of the Sun standing with its top high into the sky and smiled.
In my right hand, the last template for Sol spawned. Crushing it I vanished letting the aetheric energy form the last piece of the setting.
Comments
Michael Ochuma.
Yeah. Basically. Trust me. If I did enlighten y'all, this chapters would turn Into info dumps even with the use of dialogues. The information were just that much. The Alpha players will explore all these as the fight for their lives and right to rule.
Some BS Deity
You can't just leave us hanging. What the heck she doing? Most likely she is creating something similar to the Chained Tower that acts as a conquest objective for Sol. Whoever controls the tower controls Sol. However, it would be nice to know the specifics. Though I guess we will find out eventually when the alpha players find out.
