Space began to beco more complex as if the threads of the web that held existence were more tangled in so places and completely loose and unsupported in others. Kayden had no idea how to manipulate space at certain points. In so areas, thousands of kiloters were compressed into a single point, and leaping in that space resulted in staying exactly in the sa spot.
There were places where space was stretched hundreds of tis its normal value, making a few steps that should cover a few ters barely move a few centiters. In contrast, in other places, a few steps would propel Kayden forward by dozens of kiloters. It was an impressive phenonon.
So ideas started to form in Kayden’s mind at that mont. He already had a concept of how to incorporate the incomplete law of space into his arsenal of abilities. The main challenge was to learn it first. In the past, this would have been a major problem due to his low talent, but now? After cleansing his soul, he had beco one of the most talented individuals this universe had ever seen.
With each day that Kayden spent in the altered space, he consciously and subconsciously absorbed more. His leaps beca easier, requiring less energy to manipulate space, and everything was starting to fall into place.
Everything was going perfectly for Kayden—until he encountered a space dilated along with dilated ti. It was sothing he had never experienced before. He could think at a normal speed, but his body and spells were slowed down imnsely—at least ten tis slower.
The fact that only his body was affected revealed many hidden secrets to Kayden. At that mont, his body was rely a shell of flesh, no longer directly connected to him. His soul was now linked to the universe, implying two things: either souls were superior to the laws or the universe itself was untouched by the laws.
Laws could change fundantal things, practically altering the essence of life—a skilled god could even turn an old man back into a baby. But why weren’t the laws of space and ti altering the universe itself? Shouldn’t laws be untouchable?
Kayden ford a hypothesis and divided the laws into three levels in his mind. The first was incomplete laws, which could montarily alter life’s essence according to the mage’s interests. These were the laws that most mortals could learn, though they were fixed in nature. For example, a fire law could only burn; it wasn’t malleable. Additionally, its effects could be suppressed by brute force or other techniques.
Complete laws were quite different; their effects were far greater, capable of permanently inverting the essence of life—at least while their effects lasted. This was sothing Kayden wasn’t entirely sure about, considering how strong such a law might be.
And finally, there were the definitive laws. These were the laws created by the universe itself; they could not be altered and were eternal. Once the effects of the complete laws wore off, the definitive laws would resu their governance. This likely explained why Kayden’s soul continued to function normally.
The laws of space and ti were altered by a complete law, but the laws governing souls remained completely intact. This allowed Kayden to think clearly, as the laws of souls were definitive and had not been tampered with.
What sort of being could manipulate these laws? It was likely sothing beyond the divine level. But what ca after the highest peak? Was this what Thoth had been searching for all this ti?
Although Kayden uncovered countless secrets, he was also faced with nurous questions regarding his discoveries. New levels of strength and understanding began to open up in his mind.
Kayden spent many long years in that dilated space-ti. He could have tried to leave sooner, but he still had much to learn. It took a long ti before he started noticing how similar ti and space were, almost like two sides of the sa coin. Unfortunately, no matter how much Kayden tried, the laws of ti remained too strange for him to comprehend.
"Kayden?" A voice that Kayden never expected to hear again in his life called out while he was in that space-ti point.
"Hello, Han." The old man had visibly changed—first, he now sported a long white beard and equally long white hair. Moreover, he appeared taller, and his eyes had turned white.
Kayden would never have recognized him physically, but his voice was the sa as billions of years ago. Kayden would never forget the voice of soone who had been so important in his life, even if he no longer held any feelings for the old man.
"It’s been a while; you’ve grown far more than I ever dread," Han recognized Kayden because his na had beco a legend throughout the universe—the true creator of monsters.
"And I didn’t expect you to still be alive. Thank you for saving back then. I didn’t kill my brother as you asked, but I did kill David for personal revenge." Kayden held no feelings for the old man, but he knew that showing gratitude was the least he could do.
"He died trying to defend Earth from invaders. Can you believe he reached the ninth realm with eight rays? He grew a lot after betraying us; it was a regret he carried until his final days."
Kayden genuinely didn’t care about this anymore. It was a choice Heir had made, nothing more. There was no grudge on his part against his forr brother. Given his current priorities, he would have made the sa decision Heir did.
"Quite impressive for that small world," Kayden comnted, unsure of what else to say. "What happened to you?"
"A god saved at the last second and has been guiding toward divinity ever since." Kayden hadn’t expected such a response, but he didn’t press the issue further. "And you? Did you lose your way in the end?"
Kayden would have given a positive answer to that last question in the past, but nowadays he had a completely different view on getting lost or on madness. What was considered crazy? Soone who deviates from the norm? Most people would say no, but to be very precise I would need more details, but just by wearing sothing different you would be labeled an idiot or crazy in most places.
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