Chapter 293 - Depuration
The unexpected mental state that Noah found himself in only further clouded his heart and thoughts as his eyes began to feel hazy and cloudy, his thoughts going towards his parents and billions of other humans that had already died and become lost in the dredges of time in just a single small planet floating in space.
They appeared briefly on a small star, stayed for an insignificant number of years, and disappeared back into the earth of that star as they were gone! Forgotten!
They had ideals, they had goals and dreams!
With the grand goals and ideals he had created for himself now, would he be just like them? His life just shining slightly brighter before it was snuffed out and he was forgotten with the passage of time?
His shaking heart ignored the immense power he had quickly attained over the span of a few months as a moment of introspection he never expected to find himself smacked him right in the face!
[Noah.]
He heard the voice of his Planetary System of his Homeworld, while a warm hand grasped his right hand tighter, the Frozen Queen looking towards his cloudy eyes with great concern. The nonchalant Barbatos felt the change as she stood beside Noah and grabbed hold of his other hand, her gaze following the immensity of the starry space all around them.
A deep breath released from Noah as he observed the people around him. He saw the ones he was always asking himself if he should let them closer to his heart, and saw their care and support as the barriers that allowed him to not really get too close to anyone slowly cracked.
Yes, the star he was from was small and insignificant. This also made him who was just a single miniscule being on it even more insignificant. But!
He was born in that small star! He came to being, and he came to be who he was in that small rock orbiting in space. That was an amazing thing by itself, as he was glad he was able to come to be and experience the things he experienced over these years!
His being, his existence, his connection to that small star- he didn't know how to explain it, nor did he understand it, but he would continue searching. He did not even know what exactly he was searching for, and he did not know if he would just be another small being from a simple star that would briefly shine before he was buried and forgotten somewhere.
But what mattered was how he lived. What mattered most was what he did with his time, no matter how brief or long it was!
RUMBLE!
Essence began to palpitate around Noah's body as he was lost in his own thoughts once again.
In this short life of his, he already had goals and aspirations he wanted to carry out. He couldn't foresee how they would all turn out, and whether they would go in the direction he wanted them to, but he would still follow the path and the guidelines he set for himself.
WAAA!
Something unique was occurring in his body as essence continued to rumble, his gaze turning towards the people supporting him as he decided it would not be too bad to let them in. The fear of getting hurt from losing others was great, but closing himself in and not allowing those who cared for him to come near was even more painful.
His body began to lift from the Spiritual Land that had stopped in space, the body palpitating with wild essence rising in the air, getting near the thin blue film of a barrier protecting those inside it as the others looked on in surprise.
"Noah!"
"Master!"
The beings staring at the wonder of space finally saw Noah as they shot towards him in the skies, but stopped the moment they neared the thin barrier protecting them as their bodies and essence instantly let them know they would not be able to survive if they left this protective barrier of the Spiritual Land.
They looked on in shock as Noah's body smoothly passed the blue barrier of light and stepped into the terrifying void of space by itself, the fears unfounded as somehow, he continued to be completely fine!
His body continued to tremble with a weird power as unbeknownst to him, his connection established with his Homeworld became even more stable and stronger, his origin feeling the immense power he had been connected to that was only accessible through the stars.
His closed eyes opened in the void of space as he was perfectly fine, the passive ability of the [Lesser Cthulhu] allowing him to traverse the void of space for as long as he wanted without any issues!
The moment his eyes opened in the void of space, an intense blue light erupted from them as arcs of mana erupted out, but this occurred for barely a millisecond before Noah came to, his eyes gazing at the feeling of the void of space around him. He felt the unexplainable feeling only beings capable of traversing through space could feel, and he even felt a more attuned version of that feeling as his body did not have any protective layers of essence to protect him from the void of space.
The [Child of Space] that the lesser Cthulhu provided made him feel like he was in the most comfortable location possible, his emotions stabilizing as he came to himself and glanced in the distance where numerous stars lay.
Yes, he knew his own position in this wide Universe.
He may be small and insignificant now, coming from a star that was also insignificant, but that did not mean it would remain that way!
RUMBLE!
He would continue searching for that unexplainable feeling he could not even name. He would continue moving with his own goals and ideals as he did whatever he felt like doing.This was because he was Noah Osmont! A nobody from a small planet, but also the central figure connected to the survival of multiple planets with billions of beings.
His power rumbled as he completely shook himself out of his stupor, throwing behind any feelings of smallness as a trace of anger entered his mind for dwelling on such thoughts.
He directly activated the [Morph] ability as he wanted to move on to the next goal he had in mind, and also observe any changes that would occur from taking the form of the terrifying being in its natural habitat.
OONG!
Waves of power spread across the void of space as his body enlarged rapidly, the fearsome form of the [Lesser Cthulhu] covered in deadly energies of Aether being even more striking in the starry space.
OOOOH!
He stretched his arms out wide as he let out a roar of strength, a roar of defiance towards any feelings of weakness as he felt the rumbling strength coursing through his body.
Those in the Spiritual Land were watching this scene with stupefaction, only one extremely arrogant Emperor Penguin raising his head high as he nodded and thought- this was my Master!
Noah's now humongous hand in the humanoid form of the domineering [Lesser Cthulhu] reached out towards the Spiritual Land in the form of a claw as he pinched down, sending a command to the [Size Regulation] feature as the landmass floating in space became smaller and smaller, eventually fitting in the palm of his hands as he used the [Anchor] feature and placed it on his body.
He glanced around the sparking void of space filled with multicolored stars and aurora of light as he disappeared towards the next location he had to check off before he earnestly began moving - The First Realm of Hell!
It was a simple experience he had taken his people with when they ascended to the starry space, but he unknowingly came out of it mentally and in other unknown ways, stronger!
Far across the stars where his Homeplanet was, the Planetary System was observing the expanded and strengthened connection that led towards Noah as millions of thoughts came and went, a mystery in itself on exactly what this core had found out.