Endless Path : Infinite Cosmos

Since he was effectively immune to gravity in his current state, Vahn continued to smile even as the massive purple sword impacted the center of his forehead. This caused an even larger magic circle to appear, but, even after his relative gravity skyrocketed to more than three hundred billion times Earth's normal gravity, not even the feathers of his wings rustled."It's a good thing I stabilized the surrounding space. It would be rather ironic if they did themselves in by creating a black hole..."Waving his free hand, Vahn erased the magic circle above his head before manifesting more than a hundred Gift Cards behind him. Then, with a snap of his fingers, the cards rearranged themselves to form a deck as he used his Telekinesis to draw one at random."Brahmandastra? Wow, and I thought my luck was bad..."With the myths stating it was capable of burning the entire cosmos to ash, the Brahmandastra was one of the most powerful weapons in Hindu Mythology. Vahn's version took on the form of a small golden ring, but, when worn, it allowed the user to generate and manipulate golden flames capable of burning space and time itself.Shaking his head, Vahn tossed the golden ring into the air. It immediately burst into a fiery cocoon formed from golden flames. After that, a young boy with inordinately pale skin, faded golden hair, crimson eyes, and six arms appeared in a two-toned robe of gold and crimson."Have fun but try not to kill or traumatize them. They've matured quite a bit but they're still a bunch of kids."Nodding his head in understanding, the pale-skinned shota replied with a courteous, "Understood, Father." before shifting his attention to Asuka and Yo high in the sky. Weapons formed from golden fire manifested in each of his six arms, but, instead of containing the Law of Destruction, they were just normal, albeit solid, golden flames.Since there was very little chance Asuka and Yo would be able to defeat an S-Rank Zanpakuto Spirit, Vahn decided to leave them to Brahm as he shifted his attention to Izayoi. The youth hadn't moved ever since he was sent skidding across the planetary barrier for a good 17,000km or so. He was just sitting in place was a pensive expression on his face."Let's see if your luck is any better..."Drawing yet another card at random, Vahn's brows furrowed as he muttered, "Diqiu? Xiao Yun...?"Though he was tempted to place the card back into the deck, Vahn ultimately shook his head before tossing it up into the air. Then, from within a massive amber crystal, a remarkably beautiful woman with long, earthy grey hair, matching eyes, and black horns appeared.Unlike the majority of Vahn's Zanpakuto Spirits, Xiao Yun had a shapely figure that included large breasts, a thin waist, and plump thighs. To make matters worse, at least from his perspective, her outfit consisted of a skintight bodysuit that left very little to the imagination. Sure, she also had a rather stylish attachment to her hips that concealed her pert and shapely bottom but that did very little to conceal her other womanly attributes."Papa~!"Though her appearance was quite a bit different from her sisters, Xiao Yun was just as affectionate, if not more so, than Vahn's other Zanpakuto. She had the blood of a Celestial Qilin flowing through her veins. Her true form might resemble a chimeric mix between a dragon, a lion, and a goat, but, at the end of the day, Xiao Yun was still a True Dragon.Had he not anchored himself to his current position, Vahn might have been forced to take a couple of steps back when Xiao Yun promptly pounced on him. As for why she wasn't crushed by the 1.07-billion-times Earth's gravity, it was because Celestial Qilins represented the planets themselves. She was functionally immune to the effects of gravity as it was one of the many fundamental forces she had complete dominion over.Patting the ashen-haired girl on her back, Vahn suppressed a wry smile as he said, "I need you to go and beat someone up for me. You should try to avoid severely injuring or killing him. However, if he says or does anything perverted...feel free to teach him a lesson..."Nodding her head in a manner that resulted in her nuzzling against Vahn's chest, Xiao Yun replied with a chipper, "Okay, Papa~!" before releasing him from her monstrously strong grasp. Then, after spreading her senses across the entire planet, she bolted off in the direction of Izayoi. She couldn't actually fly, but, every time she took a step, it created an amber ripple in the air that allowed her to treat the sky as if it were flat ground.Watching the buxom beauty prance away, Vahn's expression darkened as he muttered, "I swear...if that brat tries to lewd my daughter, I'm going to curse him with a magical enchantment that gives him taste buds between his butt cheeks..."After guffawing loudly within the back of Vahn's mind, Sis wiped away a tear from her eye as she suggested, (*You could always send someone to support her. He would have fewer opportunites to take advantage of the situation if there are a dozen or so Zanpakuto bullying him.*)"Hmmm...that isn't a bad idea..."Though he wanted to let Xiao Yun have fun, her abilities weren't exactly suited for a confrontation against Izayoi. Her most powerful attacks relied on manipulating the terrain and gravity. The latter could prove to be effective, but, given the nature of Izayoi's Gift, there was a chance he could adapt and overcome the gravity she was capable of manipulating. Her maximum output was only around 500G. This was more than enough to deal with most foes but Izayoi was heroic protagonist whose power was derived from a Poet. In other words, his power influence reality itself, so, if he got fed up with the ever-increasing gravity, there was a fair chance he would simply become impervious to it's changes.........Thanks to her Companion making her impervious to most flames, Yo was able to go toe-to-toe with Brahm while Asuka provided support using a Japanese-style longbow. As the heiress of a traditional Japanese Clan, she had trained in swordsmanship, spearmanship, horsemanship, and archery every since she was six-years-old. The time she spent in the Game Board allowed her to hone these skills even further, as, with the exception of her Spirit, her Dexterity was her highest parameter."Eat this, you six-armed hooligan! Fimbul...!"Releasing an arrow that split into six icy beams of light, Asuka was hoping to freeze each of Brahm's hands. To her credit, she was actually able to accomplish this, but, without the slightest bit of effort, Brahm was able to pull his hands free before continuing his assault on Yo. His flames might not be able to burn her in their current form but he was more than capable of smacking her around.Seeing her attack broken in an instant, Asuka clicked her tongue before preparing another arrow as she screamed, "Freeze...!" in an authoritative tone.Though she experienced a backlash that caused her brain to feel as though it was melting, Asuka was able to stall Brahm long enough for Yo to land an ax kick in the center of his crown. This sent the fiery Zanpakuto Spirit hurtling towards the planetary barrier at tremendous speeds, but, despite putting all her strength into the blow, Yo felt as though she had done more damage to her leg than Brahm's head.Realizing they couldn't fight the youth head-on, Yo darted towards Asuka, who, as a result of the backlash she had received, was currently bleeding from her nose and ears. The only thing keeping her from passing out and falling towards the sky was the support provided by Abyssinian.Offering no resistance to Yo's embrace, Asuka adopted a wry, bloodstained smile as she weakly muttered, "The next time I get the bright idea to try and command one of Vahn's Gifts, please give me a hard smack on my noggin..."Feeling how cold Asuka's body had become, Yo's expression became fretful as she momentarily forgot the former had fused with Abyssinian."Don't close your eyes! Asuka...!"Though Asuka had, in fact, closed her eyes, it wasn't because she was about to pass out or die. It was because the wind pressure made it hard to keep them open. Thus, the moment she heard Yo calling out to her, a potent pout developed across her face as she flatly replied, "I'm neither dead nor dying. Stop shouting...!"......While Asuka and Yo were busy running from their opponent, Izayoi had a cheeky smile on his face as he stood upside down on the planetary barrier. This had given him an extreme case of vertigo at first, but, after accepting that the ground was currently 'overhead', he got over it pretty quickly.Hoving in the air a few dozen meters from Izayoi's position, upside down from his point of view, was none other than Xiao Yun. She wasn't quite sure how to go about attacking an opponent that was 50km above the surface of the planet, so, for the time being, she was just observing Izayoi with a calm and calculating look on her face."Well hey, hi, and hello there, pretty lady. Did you come all this way for little ol' me~?"Though she was a little confused by Izayoi's words, Xiao Yun nodded her head before answering, "Xiao Yun came here to beat you up." as if she were stating a simple truth.Realizing his opponent might not be 'all there' in the head, Izayoi just smiled before placing his hands into his pockets and asking, "What if I refuse to fight back? Are you going to beat someone who has surrendered...?"Furrowing her brows, Xiao Yun's expression became visibly troubled as her Papa had taught them to never to bully their opponents. If Izayoi didn't want to fight, it wouldn't be right of her to force him. This placed Xiao Yun in quite the predicament as she really wanted to beat Izayoi up...Seeing the conflict on Xiao Yun's face, Izayoi had to fight hard against the urge to laugh. Instead, he maintained a casual smile as he said, "You're pretty cute. How about we both take a seat and get to know one another? Who knows, we might even be able to become friends?"Staring back at Izayoi with her greyish, clay-colored eyes, Xiao Yun contemplated his offer before directly stating, "My Papa wanted asked Xiao Yun to beat you up. He wouldn't ask Xiao Yun to beat someone who didn't deserve it. Trying to trick Xiao Yun? You must be a bad guy."Though the corner of his smile twitched, Izayoi managed to maintain a relaxed demeanor as he removed his hands from his pockets and said, "If that's what you think then feel free to attack. Just know that I have no intention of fighting back."While he considered himself a champion of gender equality, Izayoi would rather avoid fighting a woman if he didn't have to. He could tell Xiao Yun didn't harbor any actual animosity toward him. In fact, despite her sinful appearance, she gave off a very childish and innocent vibe. If Vahn didn't tell her to attack, he doubted she would ever go out of her way to harm another person.Unfortunately, while Izayoi's impression was on the mark, he failed to grasp the true nature of Xiao Yun. She wasn't a person. She was a Zanpakuto Spirit whose true form resembled a pair of massive gauntlets. She had an almost instinctual desire to punch things, so, after considering Izayoi's words for the better part of three minutes, her expression hardened as she said, "Don't worry. I will not kill you."Before Izayoi could try to talk her out of it, Xiao Yun manifested one of her gauntlets before firing an amber beam of light in his direction. This caused the smile on his face to turn wry, as, now that he had told her he wasn't going to fight back, he had basically shoehorned himself into being her punching bag.........(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Vahn: *casually commands cosmos-destroying spirit to 'have fun'*','Asuka is surprisingly op...','The prophecy has come to fruition...!')https://bit.ly/2XBzAYu &lt;-(p.atreon link)paypal.me/EinlionDiscord Invite: https://discord.gg/Jwa8PKh

Though he was the one that gave them a five-hour deadline, Vahn's perception of time made it feel like a much longer period of time had passed. As a result, he was starting to feel a little bored as he considered whether or not it would be considered cheating if he made a copy of himself to go have some fun...Fortunately, while he was technically stuck in place, there were still plenty of things Vahn could do to pass the time. His internalized realm still existed, and, if he wanted to, he could always visit his personalized Little Garden to let the girls know what he had in mind.In the end, Vahn decided to do both.Since it had been quite some time, at least from his own perspective, the first place Vahn visited was the Actualized World of Dog Days. Leo had given birth quite some time ago, and, despite his efforts to keep things platonic between them, it hadn't taken long for him to sink his teeth into Milhi and quite a number of other girls.Though he sometimes felt guilty about turning the world of Flognarde into his personal relaxation paradise, such sentiments faded away the moment Vahn stopped by to visit. The way the people of Flognarde showed affection was simply infectious. He had also sired eleven children, who, alongside Zhuque, Xiao Bai, Lady Xuan, and Grandpa Qin, made up the Godly Pantheon of that world.Now that he was planning to spread his Empire into the Divine Realm, Vahn decided he might as well incorporate Flognarde into his plans. The people of that world were already familiar with the concept of settling disputes with games and competitions so they would fit in splendidly among the Little Garden's residents.What Vahn had planned was making Zhuque, Xiao Bai, Lady Xuan, and Grandpa Qin the Leaders of their own Communities. They had worked hard to protect Flognarde at his behest, so, now that he was in the highest of Realms, he wanted to give them the chance to fight alongside him. They were, after all, an intrinsic part of the person he had become. If he was serious about ascending to Tier 7, he would need them at his side, not watching over people who had become more than capable of protecting themselves.When everything was said and done, Vahn intended the Aldrnari Empire to be comprised of more than a hundred different Communities, each led by someone he trusted. Most of the people living within his personalize Little Garden could go toe-to-toe with beings in the 4-Digit Gates. With the support of the Alliance and a functionally infinite amount of resources, it was only a matter of time before the Aldrnari Empire became one of the most powerful factions in the Divine Realm.Fortunately, the Gods that governed the Divine Realm had created a protocol that would aid him in this endeavor.No matter which Pantheon of Gods you looked into, each and every one of them had some kind of reference to an 'End of Days'. The reason for this was simple: the moment they became the Leaders of 4-Digit Communities, each and every one of them had been made aware of the requirements for becoming a 3-Digit Community.Though they were quite a number of non-destructive methods, the 'simplest' way to earn a 3-Digit classification was to secure at least six Gates between the Ranks of 1000-1010. Then, so long as you possessed at least ten Fragments of Origin, you could wager your very existence to trigger the most infamous Gift Game in the Divine Realm: Last Embryo.While each of the Cardinal Districts had their own name for the event, ie: Ragnarok, Armageddon, Li Hong, and Frashokereti, they all represented the same eschatological concept. Simply put, the event was one of the Last Trials of Humanity, a Gift Game so cataclysmic in nature that it could lead to the complete destruction of Pantheons and utter annihilation of countless metaversal structures.From the perspective of the people who knew about them, Last Embryos were considered to be evil and profane. In actuality, they were simply trials that humanity would need to overcome in order to avoid extinction.One such example of a Last Embryo was Shiroyasha herself. She represented a concept known as the Endless White Night. To some, this represented the inevitable death of a planet's parent star. If they were not able to expand beyond the stars, they would inevitably be destroyed along with it.The true nature of the Endless White Night was the reversal of entropy and the collapse of the universe to its larval state. It was what many scientists and scholars referred to as the Big Crunch, the antithesis of the Big Bang that served as the catalyst of countless universes.Though he would invariably earn himself the designation of a Demon God, Vahn didn't particularly mind. He was aiming to become the literal foundation of the Record so he couldn't really afford to be concerned about the views of others. The only thing that truly mattered was that he stayed true to himself and the people who believed in the ideals he represented........."Even though I'm basically the one who taught you how to manipulate time, it's still hard to wrap my head around the fact that eighteen months have passed for you despite only three and a half hours passing for us...""Mmm..."Since he had already explained everything in detail, Vahn was no longer interested in talking about the events that had transpired outside. Instead, he just hummed a curt response while continuing to nestle his face into Eva's inordinately soft and full breasts..."Geez...you're acting like a baby..."In spite of her words, Eva continued to caress Vahn's head with a complacent smile on her face. She enjoyed moments like this as they made Vahn seem a lot more vulnerable than he actually was. The fact she was among of the first people he came to after returning to the Little Garden also filled her with an inkling of pride, so, while she fully intended to nag him at some point, it could wait.........Though he was the one that had made the decision, Vahn couldn't help clicking his tongue at the version of himself that was sleeping in Eva's embrace. They were one and the same person, literally linked through thought and sense, but, in spite of this, he was still envious of his counterpart's luck.Just a little bit.Smacking the remarkably toned bottom pushing against his hips, a teasing smile developed across Vahn's face as he mused, "For you, it's only been a few hours since the last time we had sex. You're behaving even more like a cat than usual..."Ignoring Vahn's words, Yoruichi continued to bite her bottom lip, a glazed look in her eyes as she proactively slammed her pert, creamy brown bottom against his hips. It didn't matter that only a few hours had passed from her perspective. Knowing more than eighteen months had passed for Vahn, she was determined to make up for lost time.As much as he appreciated Yoruichi's concerns, the problem Vahn was facing was that nearly every woman in his harem had a similar train of thought. It had only been a few hours since his return to the Littel Garden and he had already had sex a grand total of 293 times between thirteen different versions of himself. If not for his limitless stamina and the fact he could manipulate time, he would have been having sex for four days straight.Fortunately for the girls, limitless stamina and time manipulation were only the tip of the iceberg in regard to Vahn's capabilities. He was also just as excited as they were to be back together, so, using his recently regained Sex Divinity, Vahn made sure each and every one of his women were satisfied. It was, quite literally, the least he could do.........A stark contrast to the regal attire she usually wore, Artoria, now appearing as her more mature self, was sitting atop Vahn's lap in a pair of form-fitting jeans and a long-sleeved sweater. She also had a mug of fragrant black coffee in her hands, as, despite her nigh-unlimited stamina, she was feeling a little muddleheaded after going at it for the better part of thirty hours."I thought you were through with expanding the Empire? I'm not complaining, I just don't want you pushing yourself in an effort to appease us."With an affectionate smile on his face, Vahn tilted his head ever so slightly to the side as he picked a few strands of loose hair from Artoria's face, stating, "You should know by now how selfish I am...I created the Yggdrasil Network to provide everyone freedom. In spite of this, I can't help wanting to keep each of you near me. Simply coming to visit whenever I have free time isn't enough. I want to occupy the same space as everyone... to smell their fragrance when I enter a room...to breathe the same air...I want it all..."Though even Vahn found his words to be a bit creepy, Artoria didn't seem to think that way. Rather, a carnivorous smile developed across her face as she leaned into him, silvery eyes glistening as she sensually whispered, "Then take me with you...I've said it countless times before, and I'll keep saying it as many times as it takes. I may be your Empress, but, first and foremost, I am your Knight. Even if you were to raise your banner against all of creation, I would forever stand at your side...""..."Seeing the resolution contained in Artoria's eyes, Vahn was moments away from pushing her down an umpteenth time. Unfortunately, he was well aware of the fact their son was currently looking for them. Artoria was easily among one of his most loyal women. However, if she were to learn he put off meeting with their son just to fool around, she would invariably give him a very stern talking to.Even if she wouldn't stay mad at him, Vahn hated seeing Artoria push herself to be angry. Thus, in response to her words, he just nestled his forehead against hers, saying, "I love you..." in the most sincere tone he could manage.Squinting her eyes, Artoria playfully snapped her teeth before adopting one of her characteristically radiant smiles and musing, "Good. If you didn't, the other girls and I might have to lock you up until you returned to your senses..."Since she could also sense Arthur's approach, Artoria willfully placed Vahn's palm against her lower abdomen so he could help her calm down. Arthur was very young but he was still a True Dragon. If he smelled her pheromones, it might cause a reaction in his body. It might be remarkably common for the children of True Dragons to lust after their parents. In fact, a whelp's first partner was almost always one of their parents. Artoria just had no interest in such things. She was absolutely faithful to Vahn, so, unless he directly ordered her to attend their son, she would never even consider it.Unaware of Artoria's rather dangerous line of thinking, Vahn sent several pulses of cleaning magic through the interior of the room. By the time he was finished, it had been cleaned and sterilized to the point that even an electron microscope wouldn't be able to find an iota of dust. This gave the room a smell reminiscent of ozone, but, unless you had a remarkably overturned sense of smell, it was largely unnoticeable...Following a polite knock, a young boy with faint golden hair, red eyes, and a perpetual smile on his boyishly handsome face made his way into the room. When he saw Vahn, his eyes began to sparkle as he placed his hand over his heart, bowing as he said, "Welcome back, Father. I came as soon as I heard of your safe return."Unable to contain himself, a prideful smile developed across Vahn's face as he blinked across the room to pat his son on the head. This caused a happy smile to develop across Arthur's face, but, as a 'proper' Knight, he did his best to appear calm and composed even as his father showered him with praises.........(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Vahn casually claiming entire worlds...','Yoruichi is a naughty kitten...','Artoria be like, "Ride or die till the end of time."')https://bit.ly/2XBzAYu &lt;-(p.atreon link)paypal.me/EinlionDiscord Invite: https://discord.gg/Jwa8PKh

"Well, if you're sending out invitations...it would be rude of me to refuse...!"With a high-pitched sound echoing through the void, Izayoi managed to break free from the pressure weighing him down like a man freeing himself from chains. Then, with a battle-hungry expression on his face, he managed to take a single step forward before falling face-first into the dirt."Not bad. Unfortunately, the relative gravity between us doubles every ten centimeters. While the distance between us is a mere three meters, the effective gravity near the base of my feet is more than one billion times Earth's gravity. Good luck."Hearing Vahn's explanation, the smile faded from Izayoi's face as he forced himself to a kneeling position and muttered, "You really are a monster...no...I guess you're a God, huh...?"Tossing a stone he had picked up during his tumble, Izayoi's expression paled as it arced sharply towards the ground before becoming one with the flat terrain. Upon closer inspection, he noticed a series of concentric circles around Vahn's body..."How thoughtful of you..."Since going forward clearly wasn't an option, Izayoi took a step back before picking up Asuka and Yo by their waists and leaping backward. He was hoping to open up some distance so they could come up with a plan. What he didn't expect was for the relative gravity to decrease as he moved further away from Vahn's position.If the relative gravity had simply decreased to zero, Izayoi wouldn't have been bothered by the unexpected development. Unfortunately, he eventually reached a point where gravity suddenly inversed. As a result, the three of them began falling toward the sky at an ever-increasing speed.Seeing the trio rocket off like a group with a similar name, Vahn's smile gradually faded away as he silently cast protective charms on each of them. The barrier he had erected around the planet was around 50k above its surface. If they were unlucky, they would end up crashing into it at relativistic speeds. While this wasn't much for someone like him, he was worried that Asuka and Yo would turn into meat paste on contact. He could easily resurrect them, but, unless he mucked around with their memory, the trauma associated with their death would linger.Though he didn't mind teaching the trio a lesson, Vahn didn't want to traumatize them. Thus, as an extra precaution, he also modified the planetary barrier to absorb the momentum of anything that impacted it. Then, he waited........."Sakamaki Izayoi! If you don't unhand me this instant, you...you better not come looking for me in the future...!"With a crimson blush developing across her face, Asuka ignored the fact she was falling into the sky as she struggled in Izayoi's embrace. She wouldn't have cared if he had held her like a princess or a bride. Instead, Izayoi had chosen to carry her underarm like a sack of potatoes. She would rather die than suffer such indignity, so, after several seconds of him ignoring her, Asuka grit her teeth before shouting, "Unhand me this instant...!"Though it was only for a brief moment, a mind-numbing chill ran through Izayoi's body. By the time he realized what happened, Asuka was already falling, upwards, away from him."This prideful idiot...!"Too far away to hear Izayoi's remark, Asuka brought her hands together as if she were praying. The vertigo was intense, but, after six years of meditation training and experience, she managed to stay calm as a ghostly blue flame began to appear between her palms. When she finally separated them, an object resembling an urn emerged from her chest before bursting into a phantom-like creature with features resembling a jackal and a dragon."Abyssinian...!"Reacting to its partner's cry, the elegant black, gold, and blue Companion promptly coiled around Asuka's body before overlapping its head with her own. This was a transformation method the two of them had come up with after a mishap that resulted in Asuka being exposed in front of half the Ganesha Familia. It took her months to get over that incident, so, instead of having Abyssinian turn into a mask, the two of them had practiced a more fluid and direct fusion...Emerging from a plume of ghostly blue flames, Asuka, now wearing an elegant black, gold, and blue gown took advantage of Abyssinian's immaterial form to negate the effects of gravity. She couldn't hold it indefinitely, but, so long as she remained focused, she could effectively negate her mass and freely move through objects.Seeing Asuka's transformed state, a look of realization flashed across Izayoi's face as he looked down at Yo with a wry smile and asked, "Can you also fly...?"Nodding her head, Yo explained, "I befriended a Pegasus, numerous Harpies, and several Lesser Dragons. I also learned how to use Wind Magic and Koku Shundo from Jin..."Realizing he may have jumped the gun a bit, Izayoi released Yo from his grasp before flipping upside down and kicking off the air as if it were solid ground. If the two of them could fly, he no longer had to worry about them. At the same time, he was also feeling a little embarrassed, so, while it would have been smarter to retreat and come up with a plan, it could wait until he had vented some of his frustrations.........Catching a twinkle out of the corner of his eye, Vahn shifted his gaze just in time to see a rather beautiful-looking spear hurtling toward him at a speed rapidly approaching the speed of light. It had a leafy-green body, and, thanks to his ability to perceive everything within the universe he had created, Vahn noticed that this wasn't just an aesthetic. It was literally formed from a crystallized plant that had been whittled into the shape of a spear.("A spear carved from the core and crystallized amber of a World Tree? Looks like someone became pretty close with the High Elves...")Not wanting to destroy such a magnificent weapon, Vahn promptly willed it to be indestructible as he raised his hand to catch it out of the air. Before he could inspect it further, however, the six leaf-like protrusions around the head of the spear promptly branched outward to form emerald green vines that could give Madara's Mokuton a run for its money.Though he remained unmoved, Vahn was 'technically' bound as a lance formed from red crystal immediately followed the first."What the heck? Did this kid become a Lancer when I wasn't looking...?"(*Given the fact he keeps throwing them, I would argue he has become an Archer...*)Rolling his eyes, Vahn made the flaming spear indestructible before intercepting it with a spatial rift. This caused it to reappear behind Izayoi, who, against his better judgment, attempted to grab it out of the air. As a result, he was sent smashing into the ground at nearly a third the speed of light..."Is it just me or is that kid's durability abnormal...?"(*He seems to possess an ability similar to your internalized realm. Most of the damage he sustains is absorbed within, converted to energy, and then weaponized against his opponents. It's quite the potent ability...*)Though he had reached a similar conclusion after sensing the energy of the spear simply disappear, Vahn still nodded his head in response to Sis's explanation. Then, with a notably mischievous smile on his face, he mused, "He's basically the ultimate Shonen protagonist. Someone who gets stronger the harder his foes hit him. He would make an excellent punching bag..."(*...*)(*Well...you're not wrong...*)Demonstrating just how ludicrous Izayoi's ability was, the ground for dozens of kilometers cracked as he erupted from the giant crater caused by his landing. A bluish-gold aura had surrounded his body, and, while there was blood dripping from his forehead and smoke rising from the palms of his hands, he somehow managed to appear heroic as he rested the fiery spear on his shoulder and asked, "Is that all you got...?"Though there was a significant amount of distance between them, Vahn was still able to hear the brash youth's remark. This gave him the urge to roll his eyes. Instead, he swept his free hand to the side in a manner resembling a backhand. To the shock of Izayoi, this caused a massive golden hand that was more than fifty kilometers long and twenty-five wide to sweep across the land like a giant golden tidal wave."Oh, shi-"Unable to complete his exclamation, Izayoi and a large part of the terrain were swept away in the wake of Vahn's backhand. This wasn't an exaggeration. A large swath of land had effectively been erased from existence, as, despite its size, the hand had been moving at near-light speeds. Izayoi was able to tank the blow, but, due to the energy contained within the blow, the terrain where he had been standing was vaporized as the youth was sent careening into the barrier surrounding the planet. After that, he skid across its surface for several thousand kilometers, nearly enough to circle the planet before finally slowing to a stop."Incredible. He barely took any damage and his energy signature has practically skyrocketed. And I thought my abilities were broken..."(*You say that despite having an infinite number of methods to defeat him...*)Raising his brows, Vahn's smile gradually faded as he remarked, "You're uncharacteristically testy today. Did something happen...?"(*...*)......Though she didn't actually sweat, Sis felt as though numerous beads were forming across her body as she heard Vahn's concerned inquiry. At the same time, each of her sister-selves fell silent as they all looked toward her with slightly panicked looks on their faces.Gesturing for them to calm down, Sis's tone became a whisper as she stated, "Don't worry...even if he senses something is amiss, he isn't going to try and sneak a peek. Just try and be on your best behavior..."Nodding their heads in concert, the countless iterations of Sis immediately went back to what they were doing prior to the interruption. This included cuddling, making out with each other, and some pretty intense petting. The few that were still 'working' were either naked or wearing nothing but lingerie, as, every time Vahn used his power and decided to show off, the excitement they felt made it impossible to remain calm. For them, seeing Vahn demonstrate his power was like going into heat and being bathed in catnip at the same time.........(*It's fine...it's just that your power is a little intoxicating. This is one of the reasons I never wanted to possess an Ego. I feel my body burning up every time you decide to show off...*)Since she didn't want to lie to him, Sis decided to respond with a convenient version of the truth. It was much easier than trying to explain to him that there were currently several thousand versions of her fawning over his projected form...Raising his brows even further, a fairly cheeky smile developed across Vahn's face as he teasingly replied, "Is that so? I knew you were my number one fan but I never expected you to have such an extreme reaction to me showing off. You're making me blush."(*Don't tempt me...*)Though he was tempted to do exactly that, Vahn's thoughts were interrupted as the ritual spell that Asuka and Yo had been working on was finally completed. A series of purple rings manifested in the air above him, and, though it seemed nonsensical to rely on a gravity-based attack, Vahn had to commend them for being able to recreate a spell he had only ever seen used by Mikoto...Seeing the massive purple sword descending toward his head, Vahn couldn't help smiling as he muttered, "How nostalgic..."......(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'Tripping at the starting line xD...','Asuka and Yo aren't your average damsels in distress...','I feel it as well...')https://bit.ly/2XBzAYu &lt;-(p.atreon link)paypal.me/EinlionDiscord Invite: https://discord.gg/Jwa8PKh

Chapter 2139: Running Wild