Chapter 8 - God of Destruction and Chance

[Martial Realm]

[Samuru POV]

"I think I will take it for myself," the figure said as he lifted his hand and grabbed in my direction.

'Eh, why can't I move?' I wondered, a hint of fear creeping in. 'Time... Time is slowing down rapidly, and this space is locked. I have to get out before it's too late.'

As I struggled to break free from my prison, I noticed that the strength of the prison was increasing rapidly.

'Ugh, this power is beyond me,' I telepathically sent to Iovis. 'It’s time for you to live up to your title, Iovis, God of Destruction.'

**[Iovis POV]**

I watched as the figure simply reached toward Samuru and sealed him away instantly.

'Hmm, it seems that this figure is a God of Space,' I thought.

The character looked at me and said, "He was quite weak. I'm Taros, the Sovereign of Space and Time. Now, it's your turn." He lifted his hand and grabbed in my direction. I felt his power trying to lock me in place, but I released my aura of destruction, and the sensation vanished.

"What?! How is that possible? Don't tell me you're a God of Destruction," said Taros, surprised. "Ugh, why are you with the God of Creation?"

'His power is beyond mine, but why am I unaffected?' I wondered, ignoring Taros. 'Maybe I can free Samuru.'

I waved my hand toward Samuru, focusing on destroying the space surrounding him. The space in that location disappeared, leaving nothing but the void.

Samuru appeared next to me, his voice full of curiosity, "How did you break me out? Did you handle—" He paused as he looked toward Taros and said, "I guess you didn't."

**[Taros POV]**

'With this, the universe is mine,' I thought, but that thought quickly faded when I noticed that my power was useless against him. 'Oh, shit, he’s a God of Destruction. But why is he here with a Creation God?'

I watched as he unsealed my seal with ease. I had just become a low-class Sovereign, but this is impossible.

'Even though I didn’t put much power into the seal, it should’ve been far stronger than a mere God.'

**[Iovis POV]**

I looked toward Samuru and said, "Leave this to me." He nodded and vanished, taking the corpses and children with him. I turned to Taros and smiled.

"This is for locking my brother away," I said as I lifted one finger, coating it with the power of destruction. I pointed in Taros's direction. His instincts must have been extremely sharp because he tried to escape through a rift in space that he had just created.

"Haha, it's already too late to try to escape now," I said with a hint of anger in my voice as I slashed down in his direction. "You shouldn't have come here without giving us respect."

I watched as destruction descended upon his body, leaving nothing but two golden spheres the size of baseballs, which fell to the ground. The spheres radiated an overbearing aura. As I prepared to pick up the spheres, space and time distorted within the realm. Time rewound everything but myself, as I disrupted the flow surrounding me. I watched as the two spheres floated from the ground, and an outline of Taros began to form.

'It's his soul,' I thought. 'I guess the strength of his soul is beyond my power to destroy.'

"You bastard! I will be back with some of my friends!" he shouted, his voice filled with rage. The next thing I knew, his soul and the golden spheres vanished.

"Haha, I welcome the entertainment!" I exclaimed to the empty space where he had been.

'He said he’s a Sovereign,' I mused. 'Is that a level of power above a God? What lies beyond a Sovereign? Finally, something worth exploring!'

I waved my hand, creating a portal to the Mortal Realm.

"Iovis, you don’t seem hurt. What happened to the intruder?" Samuru asked as he appeared a meter in front of me.

"Well, I was only able to destroy his body, not his soul," I replied. "Inside his body, there were two spheres. Now that I think about it, they each gave off a different aura—one of Space and the other of Time."

"Hmm, did you discover anything else?" he asked.

"Yes, I found out there’s actually a power level above that of Gods. Maybe there are even more realms. Doesn’t that excite you?" I asked.

"Yes! It excites and terrifies me that there are powers beyond our own besides the Origin and the Watchers. How long do you think we have before they come, so we can ascend to the next realm?" he asked.

"I don’t know," I began, but was interrupted.

Space and Time froze. The darkness above moved like a curtain, revealing Origin and the Watchers, who appeared in the sky, looking down at us.

"Haha, they will come in about ten thousand years," said Origin. "Give or take a few thousand years."

"Do you think we have a chance against them when they come?" Samuru asked.

"Taros has many connections. Both of you will die instantly. Ha ha," said Origin, as if enjoying the prospect.

"Can you stop him for us?" Samuru asked, his voice tinged with fear.

"No!" shouted Origin, his voice booming with power. The force of it knocked Samuru out and flung him across the universe. "Why would I stop my entertainment?! But I can give you a chance to gain power."

"What is that chance?" I asked, seeing that Samuru was no longer present.

"First, let me say that this is the lowest cosmos in terms of power. I will send you both to a cosmos where Gods of your level are as common as mortals. During that time, I will slow down the time of this cosmos, giving you one million years to grow as strong as possible. Do you accept?" asked Origin.

Samuru reappeared just in time, and we both answered simultaneously.

'We have our clones, so they should be enough for this universe while we're gone,' I thought.

"Yes, I accept," Samuru and I said in unison.

"Wonderful! Continue to entertain us," said Origin, and we both vanished.

**[Origin POV]**

"It’s finally time. The real show starts now!" I exclaimed with excitement. "We’ve been bored for so long, but that ends now!"

I watched as the Watchers nodded eagerly.

I closed the curtain, resumed time, and began watching the two Gods again.