"How did the gods regain their powers if it collapsed?" Orion asked, furrowing their brows in confusion.
Although he finally understood why Aerialia looked like the winged race with so unique features. From what he had witnessed, the gods still possessed their divine powers, enabling them to accomplish feats and were easily recognizable; one could tell them apart from any other race with just a glance.
"As the heavens were slowly phasing out of existence, the primordial energy left behind by the gods halted it and brought it back into existence. It was like an object was being forcefully compressed and torn apart before being restored to its previous state.'
'Soon, healing the heavens back to their previous state was no longer a viable solution, and after it collapsed for the umpteenth ti, the heavens finally went through its first rebirth and was restored to existence."
"However, because the heavens were now lifeless after being restored to existence, the heavens beca sentient. No…" Aerialia shook her head, "Even before that, it was already sentient, providing us gods with everything we needed while keeping us trapped away from the universe. However, this ti, it was as though it had beco even more aware of its existence."
"With the gods no longer in heaven, its existence was no longer needed. However, with the gods still recovering their primordial powers, its existence was still sothing that the gods needed. The heavens gradually settled on it as it could not break out of that state."
"Although the difficulty in getting back our powers had increased exponentially due to the heavens going through its first rebirth, entangling our primordial powers together, strangely, it helped us recover them."
"For us gods, the higher we transcended, the more we tried to understand what had happened to the heavens. Those who have transcended are called true gods because they have returned to their original selves. However, due to its state of bordering the line between existence and non-existence, consciousness and unconsciousness, it was difficult to comprehend what it was."
"We knew that, although we were the cause of what had happened, for us to return to the heavens, we needed to navigate the border of existence and non-existence, consciousness and unconsciousness. However, doing so for a long ti for us gods was dangerous."
Hearing Aerialia's words, Orion's eyes opened as he finally understood how the gods had recovered their powers. However, one thing still struck him from Aerialia's words.
Seeing Aerialia's surprised and thoughtful gaze, as though already understanding the question he wanted to ask, Aerialia nodded in response.
"Yes. A few gods managed to return; however, what they saw wasn't the heavens we left behind. Due to its state, the heavens beca a strange, lifeless void where everything existed yet didn't exist because it occupied both states simultaneously. It now extends even further than the universe itself and left even the gods baffled," Aerialia said.
"The heavens were no more, and all that remained was the 'Divine mysteries,' a place where the gods do everything in their powers to grasp and return to. It's ironic, isn't it?" Aerialia added with a smile on her face as she shook her head.
Suddenly, her expression beca serious as she continued.
"As ti continued, the 'Divine Mysteries' not only helped the gods recover their powers and transcend but also guided those related to the divine toward godhood, leaving the gods even more puzzled. But there was nothing we could do about it except give our best and try to grasp the might of the 'Divine Mysteries.'"
Orion exhaled deeply as Aerialia finished her explanation. Although he had expected to find the origin of the 'Divine Mysteries' exceptionally mind-boggling, he couldn't help but agree that this was sothing else.
"So, White Fla gained the opportunity to beco a true god because the 'Divine Mysteries' granted him that chance?" Orion asked.
"Yes. Although I still don't know how White Fla managed to achieve such a feat since he was previously only a mortal, considering that the 'Divine Mysteries' even unleashed its wrath upon this world after his demise, it ant that he had incredible potential to beco a very powerful god once he transcends. It's a sha that he couldn't complete the trial," Aerialia responded, shaking her head with a sigh escaping her lips.
"What trial?" Orion instantly questioned.
"The 'Divine Mysteries' guides us through trials that we must succeed in to recover our powers. Did you really think it would guide freely after abandoning the heavens?" Aerialia responded with a raised brow.
Orion was imdiately surprised before suddenly becoming thoughtful as Aerialia's words ended.
"Humph! How naive," Aerialia said, witnessing Orion's expression.
Orion, however, didn't pay any heed to her words. Instead, he asked, "So, you an…"
However, Aerialia imdiately interrupted.
"Yes. The last ember of White Fla that had entered your chest contains traces of the 'Divine Mysteries.' This ans that if a ti should ever co when you have grasped the divine and are considered worthy by the 'Divine Mysteries' to transcend into godhood, then you will be given the sa trial that White Fla failed to accomplish to step into another stage of godhood."
"Of course, you can reject it if you feel you are not yet ready. But I just want to remind you that it is almost impossible for the 'Divine Mysteries' to consider the sa person twice, as those who reject the opportunity to be divine are not ant to beco one in the first place," Aerialia said.
Orion nodded seriously in response to Aerialia's words. Although he didn't know if he would ever be qualified to go through the trial and successfully beco a god, Aerialia's words were aningful enough to take to heart.
"Also, one more thing. Although it is incredibly hard for a god to sense that you possess a trace of the 'Divine Mysteries' in you, for your own safety, it's best that you don't reveal this information to anyone else. And should it even co to light, you should deny it, even if it manages to co to light," Aerialia added.
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