103(2) – Paradise!
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PART 3 – Results! (I)
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Chaos.
For the first time since its creation, Paradise was plunged into utter chaos!
Eyes, mouths, teeth, and other body parts covered the once blue and pure sky. It became a scene of terror and madness.
Screams soon began to echo, madness taking hold of the once pure and sacred beings.
Gods of Death and Demonic Gods fled with the success of their mission. Many took the opportunity to loot a little before they were affected by the madness of the Void.
Gods of Light joined together to try to close the rift, managing to repair its edges, but when they got close to the formation of 8 colors, they found themselves unable to touch or affect it. They tried everything, desperate, battling with what was trying to enter.
Soon the hypocritical Gods of Light began to go mad, most of them weak-minded, barely deserving to be called full gods.
Despair grew along with madness. Gods of Light fell like cockroaches, their glorious lands, the most fertile in the universe, being corrupted, withering, and the newborn angels, still without masters, being corrupted, many suffering mutation and beginning a massacre, others becoming something else.
They became abnormally conscious beings, slaves to the Beasts of the Void. Their existence of servitude to the gods of light proved extremely easy to exploit by the Beasts of the Void, who turned them into their Apostles.
Knowledge flooding their minds and bodies, their power grew frighteningly, so they attacked the Gods of Light, but they also attacked each other, for most of the Beasts of the Void are not friendly with others; on the contrary, they are largely enemies who wish to devour one another.
Paradise proved to be extremely adaptable to them, weak minds full of lust. The dimension itself was not expelling them, which made them happy, giving them greater freedom to do as they pleased.
The Angels, Valkyries, Unicorns, Fairies of Light, Gods of Light... none were being protected by Paradise, which is why corruption took hold so easily.
The madness grew and...
“ENOUGH!” - A roar echoed throughout Paradise, a purely white being, featureless, only a humanoid and masculine shape.
With a movement of his palm, the 8-color matrix was pushed away, along with a large piece of the dimension's protective fabric. As it cannot be easily influenced, it decided to just cut off the part that held it and throw everything away.
“HELL!” – This being roared in fury when it saw the mouth that had bitten the matrix, its turbo eyes focusing on it, its body trembling, showing the fear it felt in the face of this.
Grrr~
A growl came from the pure white being, its palms meeting and the protective fabric being sewn together. Several aberrations tried to infiltrate, forcing it to stay open.
A muscular arm with long fingers and claws at the tips. It tried to reach him, then fingers appeared next to the arm being forced by the closing fabric. The world's protection began to open, and that hideous being smiled happily, licking its lips, wanting to enter Paradise.
The pure white being trembled, the thought of giving up Paradise arose, but there was reluctance. “I'm almost controlling it...” He thought frustratedly, wanting to understand what had happened, how his millions of years of planning and striving had been wasted like this?
[YOU ARE NOT WELCOME!]
A roar unlike anything ever seen or heard. It echoed throughout Paradise... no, it came from Paradise itself.
The dormant consciousness... no! The imprisoned consciousness broke free, and its tone was full of rage and frustration.
“Stop!” The pure white being roared, but the ground itself moved, rising fiercely, the air, space, and time closing in around it, the environment turning red, the fury itself being manifested.
“DON'T DO IT!” – The pure white being screamed in despair, stopping to close the crack, trying to get out, but the space exploded, preventing him. – “Are you willing to pay that price?!” – He roared.
[I'D RATHER DIE!]
That furious roar echoed throughout Paradise, the space closing, consolidating, preventing any escape, any connection to other dimensions.
The pure white being roared, soon being pushed against the being trying to invade, falling into its embrace. The large mouth opened into a wide smile, the huge tongue like a tentacle licking its lips.
The shrill, desperate scream echoed, then the crack closed, the ground returned to normal, and all of Paradise trembled amid the madness.
Then it happened.
Paradise, immense, almost infinite, constantly growing like the Demon Realm, only not as quickly. It began to shrink.
Oceans dried up, continents disintegrated.
In the months that followed, Paradise lost 15% of its size.
But something changed. Something woke up after a long time!
[Haa~ let's settle this now!]
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PART 4 – Results! (II)
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Paradise lost more than half of its forces, most of the Gods of Light simply fled to lower realms, or took refuge among their subordinate worlds and factions with which they had some intimacy.
And Skarla's name quickly resounded again among the Gods.
Not only did she tear apart the Demon Realm, but she also carried out a massacre unprecedented in the entire history of the universe in Paradise, recognized as the most powerful Dimension in the universe!
She picked a fight with Paradise and emerged victorious!
Skarla became a name feared not only among the Gods, but among the Worlds as well.
As a mere mortal, she dared to go against two of the main dimensions of the universe and came out unscathed. On the contrary, she benefited greatly, while causing irreparable damage to two dimensions that, even when they had been at war for millennia, had never suffered damage even close to this.
Soon, the cause of this was investigated.
They understood that the Demon Realm was Skarla's target, constantly invading their world, causing massive damage, etc. It is normal for everyone to hate demons; it is very common in the universe.
But Heaven, even though it is full of hypocrites, is still a balancing force for the universe. Even though they hate them, they interfere in various dimensions that constantly try to devour worlds.
Even with all their problems, they are a necessary evil. Now, countless lives will be lost.
So what made Skarla attack Paradise?
And the answer came: Zindraliel Verona!
A newborn child, her beauty since birth attracted the attention of a God of Light known for loving children and everything related to this childlike aspect.
Skarla condemned countless worlds, causing the death and corruption of thousands of Gods, just because a single god dared to try to take her daughter.
And further research soon came to another conclusion. The attack on the Demon Realm was for the same reason. Skarla did not attack them for their attacks on Murim, it was because she received a prediction that the demons would hurt her children.
Skarla is a mother who is willing to turn the entire universe into her enemy if they dare to touch her children.
The gods did not know what to say or think in this situation.
A mother's fury destroyed the balance of the universe that had been structured over billions of years.
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After returning from her attack, Skarla settled into her palace, awaiting the chaos that followed.
Demigods from the Churches related to Paradise came to confront her, furious and demanding answers. Most had lost contact with their Gods, not just the connection, but everything—the support, the blessings, everything was gone!
The Radiant Church, the strongest in the world, was no different.
Skarla looked at these dozens of demigods and calmly said, “Most likely they are dead.”
Shock was stamped on their faces, then forced laughter.
“I'm not laughing!” Skarla said coldly. “What I did to the Demon Realm, I repeated in Paradise.”
“Why?!” a woman roared, but when Skarla's gaze rested firmly on her, she shuddered.
“I tried to resolve it peacefully, I spoke personally with the God of the Radiant Church. Instead of trying to resolve it peacefully with the pedophile on their side who wanted my daughter, they pointed their guns at me and now... most of them are dead,” Skarla sneered.
“Just for a child?” a man shouted, and moments later a heavy blow of energy hit him, and he immediately vomited blood.
His body did not fly, but it should have flown, only that something manifested behind him, a kind of energy wall, preventing him from flying or the shock from spreading to the surroundings, concentrating everything on him.
“This is what happens when you provoke my children and, of course, when you protect a filthy pedophile! Everyone pays!” Skarla said coldly and stood up, standing between them.
“Now get out of my house, you are not welcome here!” His will to kill manifested itself and all the Demigods fled, including the near-dead one.
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The Churches of Paradise fell, one by one. Churches belonging to Neutral Gods began to occupy this space, their Popes personally visiting Krugar and trying to establish a better relationship.
The Neutral Gods manifested themselves, extremely friendly towards Skarla.
Skarla is a Level 40 mortal, when she levels up, she will begin to develop divinity and her power will only skyrocket. When she becomes a God or worse, a Transcendent, her power will far surpass the new divine beings.
So many powerful factions already want to recruit her in advance, several already supporting Queen, letting her establish her faction, as Skarla will certainly join her when she reaches such a position.
It turns out that when a mortal transcends, their power and achievements consolidate, which scales their power.
At Level 20, Skarla could kill Level 40s. At Level 21, she could go head-to-head with demigods. At Level 24 and above, she could already kill demigods. At Level 40, she is invincible among mortals and can potentially seriously injure gods at the cost of her own life.
Being able to go head-to-head with Gods at only Level 40. Imagine when she reaches Level 41~50, her power will escalate, and if she kills a God in that range... ascending to higher positions, the result will be colossal.
Many predict this and want to make Skarla an ally. But they are acting cautiously, not least because she has many enemies. And we're not just talking about gods, but entire worlds and dimensions!.
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In the aftermath, Krugar grew greatly and Murim benefited dramatically, as something new emerged: Skarla!
Various worlds and dimensions began to interact with Murim, seeking help. Since Murim can easily communicate with Skarla, they want to request her help in exchange for various rewards.
And it's not just Skarla, but also her wives and children. They are willing to provide missions and rich EXP rewards.
Skarla has no reason to refuse, so she accepted and delegated several missions to her family.
Her personal continent acquired a massive teleportation array, allowing for deeper connections with other worlds. Another is located in Skarla's personal dimension, where she uses this specific one to infiltrate other worlds without the attention of her people.
With this, Skarla can send her children and wives to carry out missions without the attention of the gods or governments of the worlds in question.
What followed was more prosperity. Her children and wives gained tons of EXP, various valuable treasures, and resources from these worlds.
Months turned into years in the blink of an eye.
And a new faction emerged in the universe, the Skarla Faction!
A Level 40 mortal, who guarantees protection for small worlds and dimensions. Protecting them from whom? Demonic dimensions, the undead, etc., who constantly try to invade and devour such worlds.
Skarla positioning herself to protect them, preventing the invasion of such beings, became efficient. Especially with Skarla being able to sneak into worlds and only realizing it when she has already torn through the world's protection.