Chapter 50: Unification
A/N: Second One!
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In the Land of Couldn't-be-Shouldn't-be, a place outside the Multiverse, a green robed figure of a woman, was sitting leisurely on her Throne. The woman was giant, but her size wasn't something that could be quantified.
As she was doing her job, looking over the distant futures, to see how her champion was doing, or going to do, an extremely small wormhole opens up, and then closes, leaving behind a ship the size of the lady's eye. Recognizing the ship, and also having already Seen this visit occur, the lady just stares at the ship, waiting for her visitor to show herself.
Very soon, the ship's doors open, and out comes a small woman, who then grows in size, stopping when she's the size of the woman's head.
"Griever." The woman on the Throne greets, nodding at the floating woman.
The woman floats towards her face, and nods, greeting, "Never Queen. You know why I'm here."
"Indeed." The Queen of Nevers, the one on the Throne says. "You are here because you met my champion."
The Griever at the End of All Things nods, and frowns. She says, "I was about to kill the Mad Celestial before he could succeed in his plans of erasing Eternity, and controlling you, controlling the Multiverse, when he jumped out of the Universe. And your Champion stole my kill before I could Grieve for the Celestial. And since when do you prescribe to having Champions?"
The Queen glares at the Griever, and says, "My motives are beyond your comprehension, Griever. And why were you even stopping the Celestial? Aren't you eager to see Eternity coming to an end?"
"I want to see light leave Eternity by my own hands, not the hands of some dumb Celestial who doesn't even know about you. I might be the weakest of us all, but I am one of the Abstracts. And no one, no one takes away my purpose from me." The Griever says, looking at the Queen with a furious expression on her face.
The Queen nods at her, and says, "My Champion is here for one purpose over all others. Prevent the destruction of the Infinity Stones. When the time comes, he will join us amongst the Abstract, if all goes well. Until then, he will play amongst the mortals."
The Griever stays silent for a few seconds, and then whispers, "He has a Soul, the Hybrid. No Elder God, nor Celestial has souls, but he has one. It's hidden, but it's there, I could feel it. How is that?"
The Queen of Nevers smiles, and says, "You should go now, Griever. The Mad Celestials are still going through with their plan, the recent dead Celestial not having been an important enough figure."
The Griever frowns at the Queen for not answering her question, but accepts. The Queen has no responsibility to her, so the small warning about the Mad Ones was appreciated.
As she moves towards her ship, and starts shrinking, the Griever says, "I will go to E-4280 now. The Mad Ones need to be taught a lesson, and my Endlings are itching for a fight. The last one was defeated too easily."
The Queen stays silent, but smiles as the Griever leaves her Land, her Dimension. Looking out into the multiverse, she says, "Which possibility will you prove to be true, My Enigma? The Embodiment of Life? The Herald of Eternity? The Heart of the Universe? Or will you stay as a Celestial, clinging to your mortality? Whatever it is, the timelines are bound to be interesting. Choose well, my Enigma, choose well."
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Earth: Gaea's Island
For a few seconds, mother and I just stare at each other, neither one backing down. Mother's the first one to break, and she says, "No, Theos. You should wait before merging."
Frowning, I say, "Mother, I want to do it now. Ever since I found the planet Donna, I've wanted to make it mine, like you made this planet yours. And if the Eternals want to go back to their own planet, there has to be life there for them to govern. That planet is dying, mother! And I know that only the Life Seed will be able to help it."
Yeah, the planet was definitely dying, no lies there. The Power Stone's Energy was spread around the planet. And it wasn't Torfa, and had no Vibranium to absorb it.
I had planned on absorbing the energy to delay it, or hopefully save it, but the Life Seed, specifically MY Life Seed, is the only thing that can save it, for sure. Mother is an Elder God, and a strong one at that. But, the Power Stone's energy is not something she can just absorb, like I can.
Putting her book down on a table in front of her, mother rubs her head. Looking up at me, she says, "You have already decided, haven't you? Very well, I will tell you what you want to know, but do realize that you cannot stay away from your heart for long."
"I already realized that, and I am ready for it." I say, and it's not like I'm especially eager to stay away from Donna for too long. But.. opening my mouth, I ask, "How long is it? How long can I stay away from Donna if I merge with it?"
Mother sighs, and answers, "In the beginning, a few days to a month. As you get stronger, and older, you will be able to stay away for years, even Centuries. Right now, 3 Billion years after I merged with Terra, I can stay away from Terra for no more than the time I stay here. If I stay here for 10,000 consecutive years, then I can stay away for 10,000 consecutive years. If I stay away for more than my limit, I will lose my connection, and get weaker."
I nod, feeling it fair. For now, a few months will be enough. I will keep coming home anyway. And still, those many years is a very long time to stay away from Earth. Granted, I'll probably only be able to stay away for a few months in the beginning, and then a few years.
But, I won't die if I stay away, though. I'll just.. loose my connection and get a bit weaker. I still am a Celestial, so a little weakness won't bother me.. much.
Looking at mother resolutely, I say, "I want to do it. I would have preferred living at least a few thousand years before I did it, but for now, it is needed."
I need to do it before the sisters return from their trip, switch up the Stone, and then start the purification process of Induk, the planet.
Sighing, Mother says, "The process will take 5 days to complete, before you become the planet itself. After that, there's 3 more days of cool-down period, before you're allowed to step away from the planet. Once you do, and your time limit comes to a close, you'll start feeling your Magic warning you about it. Do not ignore the warning, no matter what. If you do somehow loose your connection to the planet, you need to reconnect within 3 days. You will know what I'm speaking of once you're connected. And you will visit me once you're done with the merging, get it?"
I nod, smiling in relief as it won't take that long. I can merge, wait, and still go get the Power Stone before the sisters reach Induk.
I say, "I understand, mother. And you don't have to worry, I have no plans of leaving the planet for long."
Mother sighs, and stands up. "Come here." She says. Once I do, she hugs me, and whispers, "You have grown up too soon, my son. I should have kept you a child for a few more centuries."
"I would have been a very lazy boy then, mother." I answer back, hugging my mother. I understand her fear.
Becoming one with a planet, it will take me away from her. And she doesn't want that. But, I have to go away someday anyway. And it's not like I'll be abandoning Terra, or mother. I will still visit her, just like how she'll keep visiting me.
Finally, we separate from the hug, and mother pulls me down to kiss my forehead. As soon as she does, I understand what I have to do to be one with the planet.
Mother says, "Good luck, my son. Good luck."
"Thank you, Mother." I say, smiling at her.
Kissing her forehead in return, I wipe her tears away, and say, "Do not worry, mother. I will definitely come visit, and even stay here for a few days."
"Oh, I am happy about your decision, Theos. It's just.. you've grown up. For Millions of years, I wanted to raise a child of my own, and I did. And now, you're a grown man, making your own decisions. I'm upset about the short time you were my baby." Mother says, wiping her eyes with her sleeve.
Shaking her head, she says, "Now, go. The sooner you start, the sooner you can do the rest."
Nodding, I create a portal to Donna, and go through it. It was a momentous occasion, but we were still going to be the same mother-son pair. Nothing was going to change there.
Getting inside Madonna's Ship, I say, "Sonny, prepare the Rejuvenation Pit. My body will be asleep for a long time, but don't be afraid."
"Sir?" Sonny asks, a bit confused.
I explain, "I am going to be carrying out an experiment, Sonny. But I won't be using my body, just my.. mind. I want you to keep an eye on my vitals, and if it looks like my body is failing, dip me in the Rejuvenation liquid for as long as I need. Understand?"
"Yes, sir. The Pit is ready for your use." Sonny voices, as I walk towards the Healing chamber.
The Rejuvenation Pit wasn't originally in this ship, but it was there in Eson's ship, for Apocalypse.
Once in the Chamber, I take off my newer Vibranium armour, getting almost naked, save for my briefs, and lay down on the bed. Below my bed, was the Rejuvenation liquid, a liquid serum that can heal a lot of illnesses. It could bring a mortal back to life, and it could grow back limbs for almost anyone.
The Higher beings, whom it doesn't work on, don't actually need the Serum anyway.
Once I'm laying down, I see the monitor start up, as Sonny keeps an eye on it. And with that, I close my eyes, eject my Astral form, and start falling down, under the surface of the planet.
It takes a while, almost a few minutes for me to reach the core of the planet. Thankfully, I'm intangible in my Astral form, so I don't need to watch out for the actual solid ground, nor do I need to be wary of the heat.
Once I reach the solid metallic inner core of Donna, I close my eyes, and start emitting my Nature Magic all around me, and infusing it with the planet.
Project Unification has begun.
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A/N: I had originally planned on the merging after Ragnarok was done with, meaning then he could sleep through a few thousand years or something, but I abandoned that Plan for a couple reasons.
1. Reviving Induk needs the Seed of Life, and what better Reason to merge with Donna, then to help another planet.
2. Skipping time these many years is for later in the story, but skipping while the MC is unconscious? That's for pussies.
Anyway, cheers! See you next time!
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