Dream sat atop a tal surface. All around him was nothing but the gray of steel and the darkness of space.
And his chosen abode was a white plastic chair. At least, right now it was.
Such a chair is not fitting for soone of your stature, my lord. If the machine race saw this, they would fall into distress.
Aegis appeared beside him with those words.
Dream shrugged while laying deeper into the chair.
Eh, sitting on a throne gets boring. They made one that connects my body to the entire machine consciousness, which is fine and all, except then I have to show up in their fancy virtual world. I just wanted to relax for a bit before the big day.
Ah, yes, I had news about that.
Aegis put out his hand, handing Dream a newspaper.
On the front page was an article. It detailed the recent events of the war against the Asuras.
Needless to say, they were getting thrashed.
Like a martial arts master going full tilt against a toddler, the Asuras were hardly able to delay the advance of the angels and demons. They only did so by annihilating entire worlds, not unlike a scorched earth tactic. This kept the armies from imdiately taking everything at once, but it only delayed the inevitable.
Trillions died, but not even the gods who led them were safe from the fires of war.
During the entire war, 8 gods fell, with many more demigods being vanquished as well. You could say it was the most devastating war the universe has ever seen.
And in the end, the angels and demons made it to the doorstep of the asura primary worlds.
They were close to falling entirely. Dream estimated that they had two more days.
But before then, the heads of these two warring sides would make their move. That would also be when Dream needed to step in.
Im gonna have to intervene soon. So before then, why dont we go and do sothing fun.
What did you have in mind, my lord? Hopefully not sothing that involves a conceptual paradox.
No, no paradoxes this ti. Instead, I was thinking of getting myself a power source.
Dream rubbed his chin, tilting his head back and settling his gaze onto the infinite universe beyond him.
Aegis was a bit startled though.
A power source? Is there anything in this universe that could possibly provide you with a greater source of power than your infinite core of Khroia?
Well, sothing like that. Dont underestimate the physical universe. I killed the void god with the supernovae of neutron stars. Of course, I could only do that because I represent a new dynamic of power never before seen in the universe. But nonetheless.
Then
Aegis pondered for a short mont before getting an idea.
Are you looking to capture a black hole?
Sothing like that
Dream smiled mysteriously, causing Aegis to guess again.
A supermassive black hole?
Kind of. Unfortuantely, what I want doesnt quiet exist. At least not yet. I plan to make it, but in order to do that, well need to answer an age old question. Whats inside a black hole?
Dream stood. Then, he pointed his finger to the sky. His finger hovered around as he began to mumble.
14 billion 140 billion 1.4 trillion 14 trillion Ah, there we go.
He stopped his finger.
That one. The most massive black hole in this universe, clocking in at about 520 trillion solar masses. It contains the mass of so galactic superclusters, and it would take a few tens of years to travel its circumference at light speed. Truly the largest single celestial body in the universe. No star could compare to its colossal size. And, its located at the center of the largest void in the universe. Co, lets go and see this behemoth.
Saying that, Dream took a step forward, and it was like he lted into the fabric of reality. Aegis quickly left as well, and the two reappeared at another location that was beyond the known universe that Earth had observed many years ago.
Only, the place they appeared in was graced by absolute darkness.
Not even Dream could sense any light particles. There was quite literally nothing for many thousands of light years around.
But, that was just looking through the standard lens of light and matter.
Dream wasnt limited to such things, and therefore, he was able to marvel at the horrifyingly beautiful hurricane of space and ti.
The layers of three dinsional space constantly warped and collapsed in on themselves. It was so extre that so collapses exposed the underlying second dinsion beneath, but those holes were quickly repaired.
What was more amazing, however, was what seed like warping space that was close to collapsing and, instead of tearing holes to the second dinsion, was generating four-dinsional bubbles.
Of course, Dream now knew that the fourth dinsion was ho to the concepts, and the barrier between it and the third dinsion was literally infinite, and technically impossible to cross.
But this black hole was so powerful that it was pushing small points in space into the fourth-dinsion, even if only for tiny monts in ti.
This black hole was generating enough power to single handedly rival the entirely of conceptual space, poking holes in the impossible barrier to godhood.
But at the sa ti, that begged the question.
If it was so powerful beyond its event horizon, then what was it like inside?
What was inside a black hole as amazingly massive as this?
If Dream let himself get sucked inside, would he be thrown into conceptual space? Or perhaps he would enter an alternate universe?
Aegis.
My lord.
Dream called, obviously not through normal ans. He could see Aegis who was actually struggling to maintain a foothold in the annihilatory environnt that he was in.
But, through his concepts and god cores, he was managing.
I handed you the god core of the Singularity, sothing I took from a being that had the body of a black hole, though one much less massive as this one. And in order to take the god core, I had to enter the black hole. There, I was able to resist the infinite power of the god and destroy the singularity with a paradox, thus allowing to extract the god core. But entering the black holes event horizon did nothing special. The singularity was rely a one-dinsional point in space. So why am I here looking to enter this black hole in particular?
...
Aegis was silent, pondering Dreams question seriously.
His words ant that Dream already knew what was inside a balck hole. It was a shallow form of nothing where everything would be reduced to one-dinsional points, like a hidden particle underneath the fabric of reality that nobody could detect.
So, if this atrociously massive black hole was the sa, then why was Dream here?
Well, the answer to that was simple.
It was because this black hole wasnt the sa as the other.
My lord, this black hole has reached such a threshold as to allow it to breach the fourth dinsion. This ans that black holes have tiers they fall within, each tier granting black holes greater abilities to wreak havoc on the universe.
Mm, youre correct. You could say that there are two main tiers of black holes. Miniature black holes, with are nothing more than montary holes in the third dinsion. And standard black holes, which generate a singularity. Standard black holes can range anywhere from small singularities with a few solar masses to supermassive black holes with billions of solar masses. As for this one
Dream turned toward the black hole he was besided. The event horizon was a few lightyears away, yet in his conceptual vision, it seed to be the only thing he could see.
This black hole is close to growing into the secret third tier. Its a level of physical phenonon that maliciously violates the universes insides with its powerful hands. An entity so great that even the concepts falter before its might. You could say that this thing is on the verge of becoming a concept itself. Or perhaps at the core of this black hole, well find ourselves in a conceptual world being maintained by the black holes might. Thats my best guess, and we wont know until we jump in. So
Dream smiled.
Lets do just that. Hold on tight Aegis.
Grabbing the gloved hand of his butler, Dream suddenly jumped, as if into a pool of water.
And his body flew along the spatial currents. With the collapsing of the third dinsion propelling him, Dream was able to travel faster than the speed of light, seemingly teleporting across vast distances.
The event horizon rapidly approached. That black barrier, the point of no return.
Dream did a few flips like a swimr off a dive board. And without a sound, he dropped into the deep nothingness. His form was flawless.
And then, after surpassing the boundary of the event horizon, his body and being were warped a infinite amount of ways. Anything existing within the three dinsional universe lost all sense of identity, being reduced into the purest form of informational existence.
And then, his being finally entered the singularity, a point at which sothing was both everything and nothing.
But, Dream wasnt turned to nothing. Even if he was, he had surpassed that paradox already.
No, instead, he found himself in another space.
A space of primordial chaos.
A space he seed to know the identity of, though he was surprised to see it at all.
You finally found .
Then, he heard a voice. The voice was rather pleasant. It soothed Dreams mind.
He turned and observed the queen of the domain he had entered.
Atop a writhing mass of nuclear obvlivion and spontaneous nothing was her.
The daemon sultan.
The icon of hell.
Chaos.
Dream gazed upon a devilish woman who seed to be on the verge of swallowing him whole, yet too curious to do so.
He sighed.
Yea, youre just how I imagined you would be.
I can only be what you imagine to be. To most denizens of the universe, I am fear itself, the ultimate nightmare, the manifestation of death and destruction. But your view of has been warped by your wife Iris. Now you seem to enjoy imagining as a, what do you call it? A sexy lady? Im surprised soone like you can actually place humanoid restraints on .
The devilish woman smiled as she spoke, as if trying to tease Dream. But he only shrugged.
What can I say? I tend to enjoy powerful won. Unfortunately for Order, he appeared to as an eyeball, so he gets to stay that way in my mind. Otherwise hed get to be a very handso pope.
Hmm, youre interesting. To be so aware yet impose blissful ignorance upon yourself Anyway, how do you suppose we proceed?
After narrowing her eyes, the devilish woman, Chaos, laid back into her seat.
Dream smiled.
Well, I dont mind holding a productive and enlightening discussion. Those are always fun.
No, not really. Besides, you couldnt impart anything interesting to . Not only do I stand at the highest height, but you dont actually co into existence for a little while longer.
Oh? You could tell?
Dreams eyes widened in surprise, but Chaos only rolled her eyes.
Of course I could tell. Your place in Ti cos from the future. After all, Sophia has yet to finish her reconstruction of the universe. And she cant do so until your precious little wives make the final step to beco Order and Chaos.
Ah, youre going to spit it out just like that huh?
Well, itll accelerate the process, so yes.
She smiled mysteriously.
So, instead of finding a way to pass the ti, shouldnt you be trying to figure out how you can possibly win this war?
Well, I dont plan on losing. Though, you being the owner of this black hole kind of puts a dent in my plans. Not that Im unprepared anyway.
Dont play dumb, Sylus Drear.
Suddenly, Chaos stood. And her devilish figure that dream preferred began to transform.
She beca true Chaos, a mass of infinite forms and faces, one that couldnt be constrained by any law or perception. She, it, was the definition of incomprehensibility.
Chaos was inherently unknowable until it was. To go against all senses, all directions, all logic, all systems. It was the antithesis of Order.
And that mass of everything surrounded Dream. It was the entire conceptual world, and it enclosed him within its infinity.
Now, it had no soothing voice. Its words and anings ca to Dream like a foreign parasite entering his mind. It infected him its chaos.
You cant win.
It declared simply. But Dream was unfazed.
You cant know that. Only Sophia can.
No, not even Sophia can know. Chaos does not propagate through Ti. It simply is. Nothing can predict that which inherently cannot be understood. I am nothing, everything, and what has yet to beco. I am everything paradoxical, existence and non-existence. What I am cannot be known. And you cannot win.
...This ti, its my turn to say it. Lets not play dumb, Chaos.
Dream leveled his gaze, his face becoming a bit colder, and his deanor becoming a bit more true to his self.
We both know what youre looking for. That which is impossible.
Yes. Khroia. The thing only you have.
And you seek its ascension. Its why youve been waiting. Its the reason Im able to exist. What I can beco is valuable, so you left the anchors for my existence in the universe, like Tersa Pri and the Asuras. But, what I can beco also surpasses Chaos and Order.
And thats why it shall only take a single instant for this war to be decided.
The voice of Chaos continued to intrude upon Dreams mind.
Just a single mont in Ti. And everything shall be revealed.
Indeed. Unfortunately, you dont know when that ti is, was, or will be. So, perhaps this question will answer yours.
Suddenly, Dreams body opened, and his core of Khroia was exposed.
It created its own domain. Chaos was expelled, and the conceptual world was forced to bear his words.
His voice, now like Chaos, directly intruded into its infinite mind.
Is it possible to surpass the infinity of ascension?
...No.
After taking a few monts, which may have been an infinitude of thinking, Chaos spit out that answer.
But, that also caused a reaction.
Chaos, from its previously infinitely changing self, was suddenly reduced. It went back to what Dream imagined it to be, that devilish woman.
But, upon her throne of oblivion, she sat in a daze.
No, it is impossible to surpass the infinitude of ascension.
Theres your answer.
...Leave.
The woman spoke dully, as if falling into depression. Dream tilted his head.
Really? I thought you wanted to accelerate the process?
...It doesnt matter.
Hm, if you say so.
Dream shrugged, but he couldnt help a smile.
Then Ill be going.
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