Chapter 125: The elders arrived
Alex descended slowly until his feet touched the ground. The spatial pressure around him remained active, holding the three survivors from each race in place. They floated several ters above the surface, suspended like specins awaiting examination.
He approached the first group, three dark creatures whose forms flickered between solid and ethereal states. Their immortal nature had been confird by his analysis, but that didn’t an they couldn’t experience pain.
Alex extended his hand and wrapped spatial threads around one of them.
"I will ask once," Alex said. "How did you discover this planet’s true nature?"
The dark creature’s hollow eyes t his gaze. For a mont, defiance flickered across its distorted features. Then its body convulsed as the spatial pressure intensified, compressing its immortal form to the breaking point.
"I will not break," it hissed. "We cannot die."
Alex tilted his head slightly. "You cannot die permanently. But you can experience the sensation of death repeatedly. The difference is academic."
He tightened his grip further. The creature’s form began to crack, dark energy leaking from the fractures like blood from wounds. It scread, a sound that echoed across the empty battlefield.
"Stop," another dark creature said. Its voice was steadier, carrying the weight of calculation rather than fear. "I will tell you."
Alex released the pressure slightly but did not lower his hand.
The creature continued. "The ancient humans told us."
Alex’s expression did not change, but the temperature around him dropped noticeably.
"They ca to us a while ago," the creature said. "Before your trial began. They sought alliances, protection, resources. In exchange, they offered information about this world, its true nature, its origin, its value."
"Those bastards?
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