Chapter 7: Battle Royal

[Six Months Later]

[Samuru POV]

Over the past year, my concentration percentage has reached one hundred percent. Iovis has also regained full power. Now that I can use my full strength, I no longer need a small stage for the game.

I looked toward Iovis and said, "I think it's time to expand the stage."

'One world is no longer my limit. I can now alter the entire universe. First, let me bring my children home,' I thought.

Before I opened a portal to the other dimension, I adjusted the flow of time to match our present timeline.

"[Dimension Portal]," I said, and a door appeared before us. The Gods' attention shifted from the mirror to the door that had just materialized. The door opened slowly, and they emerged one by one.

"Welcome home, children," I said.

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"Good to see you, Father and Uncle," they said in unison, bowing. "What are we to do now?"

"Well, I initially planned for you four to conquer part of the world, but I've got a better idea," I said as they looked at me curiously. "There’s going to be a battle royale between realms."

"But there is only one planet in each realm that contains life at the moment. How do you plan on fixing that?" asked Iovis.

"Haha, Iovis, I think you might have forgotten that I am also the God of Creation. Now, watch me solve that problem," I said, excitement evident in my voice. "[Universe System]..." I invoked.

I accelerated the development of the other worlds until they matched the level of Beyria. I also installed the RPG system across the universe and altered the magic system for the Gods, allowing them to use their imagination and sufficient magic without relying on skills.

"To make it fair for the other realms, I’ll be sending each of you to one. Of course, since you are my children, I will give you all a parting gift," I said, snapping my fingers. They gained Godhood and became High Gods of the highest tier. Though they were now Gods, their Elemental Potential remained unchanged.

"Thank you, Father," they said with excitement, bowing deeply.

"Now, it's time for me to send you off. You will have one hundred thousand years to conquer and prepare your realms for the battle," I said. The realms are divided into four: Mortal, Divine, Demon, and Spirit.

"When the time comes, I will send a universal alert to signal the start of the battle. Now, go and prepare."

With a wave of my hand, they vanished. I looked over at the other Gods and said, "You all should prepare as well."

"Yes, sir, we will be on our way," said Erena. They vanished shortly afterward.

I turned to Iovis and said, "Hehe, this is going to be fun. Before we go, we should make clones of ourselves so they can act in our stead."

"Yes, I think so too," said Iovis. With a wave of my hand, two exact copies of us appeared before us. We instructed them not to interfere with the other realms, but to expand our religion throughout the realms. After receiving their orders, they vanished.

"It's time for us to go now," I said, and we both vanished.

**[One Hundred Thousand Years Later]**

"Before I give the signal, let me create a place to host the game," I said. When I clapped my hands, a new realm appeared. We vanished and reappeared in that realm. There was nothing but darkness, so I created a sun to illuminate the space. With a snap of my fingers, a stage appeared, covering roughly half the realm. The ore that made up the stage is called Aki, named after myself. Not even the strongest High God could put a dent in this material.

"I name this realm the Martial Realm," I declared.

Universal Alert: New Realm created! This domain is called the Martial Realm!

I turned to Iovis and said, "Haha, time for the game to begin."

Universal Alert: The game has started!

I waved my hand, and four portals appeared. Each portal was about one hundred thousand miles wide. Millions upon millions began to pour through the portals. When the flow stopped, I said, "Iovis and I would like to welcome you all to our first Battle Royale. Also, you need not worry about dying; I will bring you back after the battle."

They all sighed in relief. Four figures flew into the air and bowed to me. They were my children.

"Haha, I am proud of you all. You have conquered your realms without any of you dying," I said.

"Yes, Father," they said. Akane flew to me and hugged me.

"It has been so long since we last saw you," she said with a hint of sadness in her voice. I hugged her and let go after a minute.

"When you return to your positions, I will start the battle," I said, and they reappeared in their original places. "Now, begin!"

Within minutes, it was like hell on Earth. There were body parts everywhere. The realm that was in the lead was surprisingly the Spirit Realm. Both Iovis and I sat on thrones I had created from the same material as the stage.

"Just as I thought, the Mortals were the first to be wiped out. Now it’s just Aaron against the other realms," said Iovis, rubbing his chin.

We watched as the Demons and Divine beings ganged up on Aaron, but they were no match for him. He tore them apart in a matter of seconds. After a few more minutes, only my children remained standing.

"This was anticlimactic," both Iovis and I said.

"But at least we are about to see something wond—*CRACK*," I began, but was interrupted by a break in the realm.

"How could someone break my domain so quickly?" I asked Iovis. As he was about to respond, a figure appeared before us.

"Oh, you have an excellent universe here; do you mind if I take it?" the figure said, exuding a terrible aura.

'Oh, damn. We're in some trouble now,' I telepathically sent to Iovis.

'Yes, I believe we are in deep trouble,' he replied.

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