Chapter 271
by fanqienovelChapter 271: Why Run? Get Back Here!
“Boom—Boom—!”
Gimmerly flapped her wings, soaring and circling in the air.
She felt the Void Energy lifting her wings like servants hoisting their proud queen, letting her glide freely through the void!
“Huff—!”
She beat her wings rapidly, surging upward!
Magic boiled as Void Energy gathered under her command, straining to push her massive Divine Body toward the void’s highest peak!
“Wow—!”
A bright light sparked in Gimmerly’s eyes.
This height had never been reached by chaos deities. Even most Outer Gods from the Void had never flown so high.
“Higher!”
“Higher still!”
“Just a bit higher!”
As she plunged deeper into the void, fatigue slowly crept in.
But Gimmerly didn’t care. This small cost meant nothing compared to the splendor she gained.
“So a Fantasy Tree of Subspace can look this tiny!”
The magnificent Fantasy Tree of Subspace that once held her and Agareth shrank in her view, becoming just part of the vast Quagmire Universe.
And the Quagmire Universe itself wasn’t even the whole multidimensional world…
On the “west side” of the Quagmire Universe, ether reigned supreme. With no Primal Mud present, the unbound Sea of Ether shimmered with an eerie, dazzling light.
“Could that be the legendary realm of pure ‘ether’—the Endless Ether Universe?”
With her sharp vision, Gimmerly glimpsed colossal dorsal fins breaching the Endless Ether—belonging to the terrifying “True Dragons” dwelling within.
Meanwhile, to the east…
“Right, we must be on the Quagmire Universe’s western edge, so the Endless Ether is visible.”
“The east remains shrouded by the sprawling Fantasy Trees of Subspace within the Quagmire Universe.”
“But…”
“Huff—!”
Far in the distance, colossal gray shapes whirled across the sky. They spun, merged, and sometimes fractured into invisible specks!
“Those…”
“They seem born from a world of pure Primal Mud.”
“I’ve heard Void Energy can make Primal Mud coalesce. It forms strange unions that briefly gain consciousness and godhood—ephemeral elemental deities.”
“Most disintegrate after their short lives, returning to their world.”
“Others get sent by Void Energy into the Quagmire Universe. They become minuscule fragments, birthing the tiniest deities!”
"Amazing!"
Gimmerly stopped flapping her wings and glided slowly through the depths of the void, feeling the immense power of the authority of the void, savoring the taste of ruling the entire void.
"It was so wonderful."
"But…"
She remembered she still had one thing left to do.
"Agareth!"
Gimmerly ground her teeth as she thought of his name.
She used her sharp eyes to watch the Quagmire Universe below her…
"Splash—!"
The charge of the Giant God stirred huge waves in the Sea of Ether, and such a big disturbance was visible to Gimmerly even in the deep void!
"Hah…"
"Weren’t you just so mighty, Agareth?"
"What happened to you now?"
"Why are you running so panicked and messy?!"
"And…"
Gimmerly slowly lowered herself a bit to see the Giant God chasing Agareth.
"Huff…"
"What a scary fellow."
"This was all your plan, right?"
"Driving me mad with my body’s changes, that mark I couldn’t resist, and the spot of Agareth’s Fantasy Tree…"
"Yes, once I got your mark, fueled by my crazy hunger to devour, I had to see Agareth’s forward base as my hunting ground!"
"Agareth was gathering strength to attack Bubble World Themis; that place was full of gods. They could handle mortals and demigods, but they were no match for me."
"Once I lost my mind, I had to pick that place!"
"Picking it meant I would fight Agareth!"
"And you chose this moment to give me the authority of the void, to drag Agareth into the Sea of Ether, right?!"
"What a clever trick!"
"I was used by you!"
"But…"
Gimmerly looked at her huge, grand Divine Body, felt the "Magic Power" of the void authority, and remembered how she held her own against Agareth just before…
"Hiss…"
A shiver of delight ran through her!
"Hmm~"
“Use me as you wish.”
“Who told you to give so much?”
“Rather, I hope you use me more.”
“Then…”
“Let me repay you a little for your use!”
Gimmerly licked her lips, her sharp gaze fixed on the panicked Agareth.
“Whoa—!”
She folded her wings!
“Whoosh—!”
Like a meteor, she suddenly dove downward!
“Ah—!”
A long cry echoed again through the Fantasy Tree of Subspace and the Sea of Ether!
The first hunt of the first "King of the Void" had begun!
“Closer!”
“Closer!”
“So…”
For Gimmerly, the Giant God’s changes to her Soul and Divine Body Brain let her handle very tricky details.
She could fully control everything: the flow of Void Energy, her own balance, and the magic inside her body.
“Whoosh—whoosh—!”
She suddenly spread her wings!
Her Divine Body slowed fast and drifted down.
Using that moment, Gimmerly shifted her shape, stretching her back legs with sharp claws forward.
Even though a pterosaur’s claws were way weaker than today’s birds of prey, they made up for it with huge size and strong force.
“Whoosh—!”
Her giant claws and massive Divine Body lunged at Agareth, who was running wildly, looking back in panic.
“Why run?!”
“Go back!”
—-
“Phew…phew…”
Agareth was floundering in the Sea of Ether, using both hands and feet.
In his mess, it was more like flopping than swimming.
“Damn it!”
"This Divine Body was too cumbersome in the Sea of Ether!"
"Damn it!"
Perhaps above the Fantasy Tree of Subspace, or in ether-sparse areas, Agareth could’ve maneuvered effortlessly. With his agile Divine Body, he might have outmaneuvered that clumsy Giant God.
Those terrifying saber teeth could pierce any "divine armor."
Though two powerful deities clashed, perhaps he couldn’t slay the Giant God, but he could wound it severely enough to force retreat.
Yet within the Sea of Ether…
He even felt like angrily discarding this Divine Body!
Truthfully so.
Most lizard-like creatures possessed long tails aiding swift swimming.
But archosaurs, having shortened tails through evolution, couldn’t do the same.
"But…"
"Thankfully I haven’t sunk too deep!"
"Just a bit farther!"
"Everything will improve!"
"Then my four legs will touch the ‘Primal Mud’!"
Though this Moschops-like Divine Body fared poorly in water, once its feet found solid ground, it could trade floundering for running.
Even then, Agareth would endure the Sea of Ether’s resistance and interference, still unable to cast magic. Yet with his mighty Divine Body, running remained possible.
Though peril persisted, a sliver of hope emerged!
"Once I reach ether-thin regions, I’ll unleash this Divine Body’s agility and magic to toy with that detestable Giant God!"
"Then comes Gimmerly! Xidi! Barbatos!"
"None behind this trap shall escape!"
Yet just as the dawn of hope arrived…
"Agareth!"
"Trying to flee?!"
"Have you forgotten me?"
"Hmph~"
A woman’s alluring voice descended from above.
Agareth looked up in shock, his view eclipsed by sky-blotting wings!
"Screeeech—!"
A piercing cry echoed between Sea of Ether and Fantasy Tree of Subspace!
A voidborn declaration!
The entire void roared one command at Agareth—"Turn back!"
"Ah—NO—!"
Agareth screamed.
Then—!
"THUD—!"
A clawed giant foot slammed onto Agareth’s face.
Had Agareth enjoyed trampling and furry control, he might’ve relished this. But as a male Chaos Demon God, he lacked such peculiar tastes.
Thus…
"Splash—!"
The Sea of Ether erupted!
Gimmerly unleashed voidforce so violently it tore through an entire layer of the sea!
Mountainous waves crashed backward!
Trilobite thanked his calcite-cluster eyes—though resolution was low, they couldn’t waterlog at this critical moment.
Otherwise, this murky muddy water would’ve forced him to shut his eyes and shake his head frantically.
Swept upward with the sea was Agareth!
"Urk—!"
He howled as void energy and raging ethersea battered him backward.
Two more steps—even one—would’ve reached the Primal Mud.
Now that chance vanished forever!
Below him, the Giant God waited, maw gaping like a blood-crimson abyss!
"NO—!"
In the Sea of Ether, Agareth couldn’t control his body—let alone at the void-ether boundary.
And so…
"CHOMP—!"
Giant jaws clamped onto Agareth’s back!