They saw a grand future ahead of them, but for them to actually achieve this future, they had to resort to unsightly means in order to progress even faster. This was the source of the creation of the Celestials, as well as their conquest for the Light Expanse and the War of the Righteous that followed.
"Aldrich, the one you know as the Founder, was a very straightforward man that only saw a singular goal and did anything to achieve it. This trait was the one that propelled him to the stage he is at now, where his mission for strength and what he considered freedom...has only grown stronger as time passed."
Noah listened carefully to the unfolding story, already finding the name of the being all Celestials referred to as the founder to be Aldrich!
"Then there was me, and another friend that you have yet to meet, the one that is most likely still exploring the entirety of the Novus Galaxy at this moment...Fritz."
"The three of us had differing personalities and ideals, which is why during the War of the Righteous, we all took very different paths. As we saw the atrocities and destruction we committed, as well as the response- Fritz became disillusioned, Aldrich only saw the rise in his strength as he affirmed his power, while I...well, I fell in love."
The gaze of Old Man Inuit was cloudy as he continued, revealing the hidden history that very few beings had the knowledge of in this Novus Galaxy!
Chapter 509 Love!
Love!
During the War of the Righteous, Inuit had actually fallen in love, and it was one of the major reasons for the rift that occurred thereafter!
"It was a unique being that joined the War after some time, a being that actually came from the Ancient Races of beings in the Letalis Expanse. It was the person that you actually carry the bloodline of right now...the Vampyre Progenitor."
A forlorn and longing look appeared on Old Man Inuit's face as he spoke out, Noah's eyes nearly bulging out as he asked while surprised.
"How? You were both on opposing sides…"
"I met her on the battlefield and fell in love on the battlefield. I used my skills in the Law of Fate and Karma to discern that my future lied with her...but even I was wrong."
Yes! Even though fate led him towards the Vampyre Progenitor, it was not to grant him a happy life with a being he could be happy with, but it was simply the hands of fate steering events to a certain direction as even someone that had millions of Fate Lines like Inuit read his Fate wrong!
"Aldrich very soon found my connection with her, with Anna...and he wrathfully set out to extinguish this being that he considered to have made his friend weak."
"She showed me a different world, a different path to follow that was not just for the sake of power and conquest. I looked at her as my future, so when Aldrich set out to destroy it...I fought back."
During the War of the Righteous, a rift had occurred between the leaders of Celestials that nobody knew of, a rift that resulted in one of the Founders being pitted against another, a rift that eventually went on to cause the death of the Vampyre Progenitor!
"He moved to target Anna and her forces as they rested from a recent battle, and I arrived just in time to stop him from taking her life. But at that point, she had suffered severe injuries that had damaged her Origin too greatly, and I saw the fate of death soon coming for her."
As he spoke, glistening tears fell from the sunken eyes of this formerly powerful being had his gaze lost in time as he thought back to a long forgotten era!
He had held off Aldrich as the Vampyre Progenitor went to go find safety, eventually returning to the Ancient Blood World as her forces faced defeat after defeat thereafter, some surrendering in the Light Expanse as others retreated into the Dark Expanse.
In the Ancient Blood World, she had used her remaining Origin to set up the Inheritance of her bloodline, the few remaining Royal Vampyres being able to come into the world to awaken bloodlines of Vampyres for the future.
"Even as she spent the rest of her days thinking of her Race, I could not be with her as it was this time that Aldrich saw my heart was completely set on something else, and he saw this as a great betrayal as he actually went on to shatter the source of my power...directly injuring my Origin as he stripped me of all my Fate Lines, and all of my power."
"..."
A somber silence came between them as Noah processed these words, hearing the terrible power of the Founder, Aldrich, who had simply shattered the power of someone at the same rank as him and then kept them as a prisoner for hundreds of years!
"He was ruthless, cold, but most of all calculating. He would not allow anything to stand on his path, and he became even more isolated after Fritz, the only other friend between the three of us- saw what he had done."
"Near the end of the War when we witnessed the terrible power of the Terror, one of the beings that rules over the Letalis Expanse that gave me my Anna...this was when Fritz ended up leaving Aldrich as well."
At the end of the War of the Righteous, the three Founders of the Celestials were no more as one was stripped of all their power and jailed to a certain star, another became disillusioned on their mission and left to do what his heart desired, and the only one that remained was Aldrich- the one currently known as the only Founder!
The defeat of the Celestials by the hands of the Terror in the last war dealt heavy tolls, but Aldrich only grew stronger from it as his mission was now all that existed, and he would stop at nothing to achieve it.
During all of this time, Old Man Inuit remained bound and chained on the 7th Celestial Star, where for hundreds of years he was searching for a way...a way to achieve the dream of peace that Anna, the Vampyre Progenitor- had told him!
"It was only a few decades ago when I began hearing whispers of a name in the river of fate which I then connected to the Law of Karma, and I was able to get a few distinct clues of the rising of a being that could make a dying dream a possibility."
The gaze of Old Man Inuit glanced deeply at Noah when he reached this point, his eyes that looked to be filled with pain and wisdom locking with Noah's eyes as he continued.
"I tried to gleam of this bright future and saw many ways it could be snuffed out, and I used whatever remained of my power to try and steer it towards the proper direction. Saving you in the Lost World, guiding you to the World of Cultivation, the journey from there that led you to the Infernal Realm…"
Old Man Inuit continued to talk more and more as Noah continued to listen gravely, the sequence of events being too wondrous to follow as he continued!
From the Lost World to the World of Cultivation and then into the Infernal Realm, to then being noticed by Celestials as he came upon the same star that Old Man Inuit was chained in...until where he was right now!
There were many steps, but they all seemed to be leading to a singular destination.
Was this...fate?!
Noah thought deeply as Old Man Inuit continued.
"I tried my best to steer fate in towards the optimum result, giving you some techniques and treasures that I thought would be of use, even advising to be careful of women and love as it was exactly what brought me to my current fate."
"Sometimes I was right, other times I was wrong. Some advice I gave you and you didn't even need it, even some items that you have yet to use to get to the stage you're currently at."
Old Man Inuit was stroking his beard mysteriously as he let out a light laugh, Noah waving his hand as he looked at [Lawful Nourishment] that he had received from Inuit in the World of Cultivation.
The treasure also had the attribute of increasing the comprehension of universal laws, and he was already refining Soul Jades in the Spiritual World as he planned to layer the uses of this treasure to the vibrant Law Spaces and many more things.
"This is the problem with Fate...we can only be right about it so many times! But ultimately, here we are. Here you are."
The gaze of Old Man Inuit was bright as he looked at Noah.
"A grand fate awaits you...but only if you
seek it and fight for it! Though I'm sure you'll know this soon enough as your comprehension in the Law of Fate increases."
Noah put away the glimmering pendant in his hands as he looked at the old man, many thoughts coursing through his mind as the meeting that unveiled many secrets continued!
Chapter 510 Prevent a Catastrophe!
In the mystical environment of one of the floating continents of the Spiritual World where Noah placed the Fate Law Space, the golden green vegetation waved peacefully around his figure and the figure of Old Man Inuit who was slowly savoring the meat of Supreme Behemoths.
"Now this I haven't had in a while. I'm assuming Aldrich has not made any headway into the Central Realm?"
Old Man Inuit voiced out as he ate, using the words Central Realm to refer to the more commonly known Celestial Realm at this time!
"I'm not too sure on this as I was just named a Commander to be given my own Legion soon. I'm not too knowledgeable, but why do you believe he hasn't made any progress?"
Inuit enjoyed a sumptuous bite before he replied with a profound gaze.
"Because the entity that he hates so much simply won't let him. It's the reason for his obsession, and also why you might have heard him scream about his goal of freedom."
Even more mysteries were being unveiled as Old Man Inuit spoke, Noah listening intently as he wanted to absorb all the information he could before the ensuing conflict.
It seemed that there were more clues that were involved into the reason as to why the Celestials had explored such little regions of the Celestial Realm after such a long period of time, and it was apparently because even their strongest being, the Founder, could actually not make any more headway either!
"If you delve further into the Central Realm, you will actually reach a certain point where you cannot cross, a barrier existing that none of us could break, no matter if we were at the World or the Nebula Realm it seems. It's also because of this that Aldrich's hatred was compounded even more."
Yes! This was the reason for the immense contempt and hate the founder held when he talked about the playground they were all in-it was because he could see the wondrous treasures lying deeper into the Celestial Realm, and yet he was denied them at every turn!
When he also wanted to increase his power in the Law of Fate even faster by propagating a War and increasing his influence, the power of a Terror that he could not deny also came down to stop him.
At every turn he went, he was stopped left and right as he developed the mindset of a caged being that could not do what he wished, and this was why he spoke of breaking free out of this playground!
"He's publicly said that he will set us all free."
Noah voiced out these words as he looked carefully towards Old Man Inuit, a grim look appearing on the aged figure as he shook his head and replied.
"There are many more mysteries that I do not know, but from the last words of the Terror in the War of the Righteous...Aldrich's goals would just invite a disastrous catastrophe!"
RUMBLE!
Waves of essence erupted out just from the mere mention of words, Noah sensing his surroundings as he saw the energies of fate and chaos being particularly vibrant.
Old Man Inuit continued as the golden rays of light released from Noah's [Golden Decree] and the vibrant food he was eating was making his figure more and more livelier.
"It is precisely this Catastrophe that you must prevent, as most likely even the Terrors nor Ancients will be moving in this Last War."
"Why is that?"
Noah probing asked a question that pointed to the mysteries of Ancients and Terrors, his mind keen to know more about the beings he was unlocking the skill pathways of!
"This...even I do not fully know!"
Old Man Inuit replied while shaking his head, his eyes landing on Noah once more as he asked with a smile.
"But that's enough of a boring old man's story. You probably have many things on your plate and I should not keep you from doing them. What were you planning on doing next?"
The aged being with eyes full of wisdom asked Noah, his body becoming livelier as time passed.
Noah thought about the rough schedule he was setting up for himself as he replied.
"One of me will be heading towards the stronghold of the Vampyres in the Dark Expanse soon. There, I will properly be taking up the mantle as the Vampyre Progenitor."
His words caused a strong light to shine in Inuit's eyes, as it was actually the Vampyres and The Grand Mage Edrusim that had made his escape that Noah initiated in the 7th Celestial Star possible, they being the ones who actually had the goal of saving him!
"I'll have to tag along with you and see what has become of Anna's race then. I won't be of much use to you now besides occasionally spout some nonsense as my Origin is nearly completely destroyed, with the only thing left in me being to maybe appear before Aldrich one last time to see if even an ounce of possibility exists for us all to come out of this alive."
Old Man Inuit spoke with a smile as he got up to stretch his body, the injuries this being had faced for hundreds of years healing ever so slowly as Noah looked at this and smiled lightly himself.
He had learned some more information about the Founder, and even glimpsed more of the mysteries of whatever entity was actually in steering the fates of trillions of beings in this Novus Galaxy.
He thought of the Celestial Realm that apparently had a barrier that even beings at the Nebula Realm could not pass after you reached a certain point, and he thought about the mysteries of the Ancients and the Terrors of the Letalis Expanse.
How was everything connected, what existed behind the barrier in the Celestial Realm, and what Catastrophe would come about if the goals of the Founder were achieved?
There were many questions and beings involved, and as always he felt like he had little time!
His main body was in the process of receiving an entire Legion to wage war against the vast regions of the Dark Expanse, his second clone was in the Time Space upgrading skill trees right at this moment, and his first clone was sitting with Old Man Inuit as he prepared to soon move towards the Vampyres of the Dark Expanse.
He could not be more thankful for his three bodies at this moment as he would have had to move at a turtles pace otherwise.
"By the way, now that I'm regaining some of my awareness and I can see more of this place you brought me in, just what exactly is this place that seems much too close in similarity to the Central Realm?"
The voice of Old Man Inuit rang out besides Noah as his awareness spread out across the Spiritual World, noticing the four floating continents that had areas of the Fire, Water, Chaos, and Fate Law Spaces!
He saw the small beasts carrying the essence of these respective elements moving across the wide and colorful lands, their features reminding him of the Celestial Realm as he looked around curiously.
"The grand fate following is something I have never come across before if you are even given things like this…"
Old Man Inuit voiced out mysteriously as Noah looked at his own Spiritual World.
Of course, he had noticed the similarities of the direction and features of the Spiritual World to the Celestial Realm! But he kept this in the back of his mind as he simply waited expectantly for a single future of this treasure.
Would this treasure that he had obtained in the Beast World really be something so wondrous to even come close to matching the Celestial Realm? The place where even the Celestials had explored very little of, and there apparently existed a point where nobody could even pass!
The questions and mysteries were many as thoughts jumped around in Noah's mind, his gaze overlooking the wondrous Spiritual World as he left behind what he could not answer now and got ready to move forward into the future.
Chapter 511 Commander Crixus
In the Golden Bastion of the Celestial Realm, Noah's main body was in the skies overlooking the expansive fortress of the Celestials.
He was curre
ntly on one of the huge Prime Warships that was just assigned to him, many others filling the skies around the Golden Bastion as the new legions of the four geniuses from the recent tournament were formed.
His hands fiddled with the Commander's Golden Medallion that set his identity as a Celestial Commander, his face turning to look far into the mystically swaying ancient trees of the Celestial Realm as he thought about the information that his clone was listening to from Old Man Inuit.
Past these many vibrant ancient trees filled with essence, there apparently existed a barrier that even the Founder, Aldrich, could not break!
He was in the process of exploring further himself as he had already begun running into World Rank Celestial Behemoth, but he had to leave behind his exploration for now as many things were happening all around him. The mysteries of the Celestial Realm that even stumped someone as powerful as the Founder could slowly be unveiled as time passed, his heart now steeling himself for the wars to come.
In the past day, Grandmaster Vredral and many other Celestials were moving with even more wrath and vigor after the destruction of the 7th Celestial Star, this place they knew as their home being taken away by the very same beings they considered to be lawless savages bent on perpetuating chaos, this event just further cementing their beliefs!
This led to rapid productiveness that allowed for Noah to already be situated atop a Prime Warship that had himself at the lead, very soon moving as a commanding figure of the Celestials to wage war against the so-called savages of the Dark Expanse.
"Commander Crixus...that has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"
The clear voice of Athena rang out as the War Princess materialized near him with a smile, Noah turning towards her as he replied with his gaze still watching the distance.
"My dear Commander Athena, should you be leaving your Warship so quickly? You should soon be meeting with your subordinates as a chain of command is established for your Legion. Or does none of that matters since you're missing me too much?"
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