Eternal Saṃsāra: The Wanderer of Worlds

[170] Can I Sell You Three Years?

Chapter 170: Can I Sell You Three Years?

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My most recent prayer to any God was back in Mt Fuji, in Goddess Sakuyahime’s shrine. It was out of tiny gratitude since she let me use her mountain's Qi to cultivate, and she accepted the prayer by dropping a flower on my head.

But outside Sakuya, I can't recall the last deity I've prayed to who wasn't Galaxara.

I’ve prayed to nobody in my 9th life, not even her, but during a short period in my 8th life, I did call for her. At that moment, which was the lowest point of my mental health, I called out to her to save me—but of course, there was no response. 

She was a mere planetary deity; as kind and lovely as my Mother Goddess was, she couldn’t have heard me let alone come save me from despair.

Still, among the uncountable amount of Gods and Goddesses I've met throughout my lives… only she came to my mind if I prayed to the image of ‘God’.

Galaxara Voidborne was a Goddess whom I had saved the world for.

And even today, after I've lived through my arrogant 9th life where the divine folk have become no more than worthless ants in my eyes, I… couldn’t explain in words how happy I felt to have her hand brush against my lips. 

She was real, and she was right in front of me.

“I wish to ask how you’ve been, but you’re bleeding, so no point in asking that,” I said as I took a look at her wounds, barely maintaining my smile through the bubbling rage. I locked eyes with her, “How did you come here? How did you get captured?” I asked her as I looked up at her with a smile. 

The Voidborne was a title given to those entities who were created on their own, out of the emptiness of reality. However, that depended on the scale. 

I have met multiversal Voidborne before, quite the fearsome foe, and I’ve also met a few universal ones. Mortals are often confused about the difference between the two. The entities born from the void between universes is a universal Voidborne, while the entities born in the void between multiverses is a multiversal Voidborne.

Since I’ve confirmed the existence of an Omniverse, and perhaps something beyond, from that one maid woman I’ve once summoned, there may be something of a ‘true’ Voidborne born before the creation of everything. My goddess isn't that big of a deal, however.

She was simply born from the primordial nothingness that later formed the planet of Pangeal; she’s a planetary Voidborne. She’s pretty weak, by my standards. However, this world itself was weak by my standards. Her status as a Voidborne was undeniable, she’s easily the peak of planetary existence, something like this world’s Biblical God, bordering on the dimensional scale.

How on Earth did some mere humans from the Hero Faction defeat her?

“The travel between worlds costs me much energy and power, my child. So when I arrived, I wasn’t at my full power. I needed time to recover, and some humans calling themselves ‘heroes’ were willing to protect me during my weak hour and even offered to find you. By the time I realized their true intention, it was too late.” She said while her eyes wandered to one corner of the roof, followed by my gaze.

I glared at the fools who had dug themselves into a hole. 

There were about fifteen of them, and each of them returned an annoying smirk at my glare. Huh, did they feel safe just because they had Vedic Gods protecting them?

Fucktards. I felt my fingertips twitch. They’re dying… each and every one of them.

I noticed that my Goddess didn’t share how she traveled the world in the first place. It must be something she can’t share in enemy territory, so I didn’t push it. “I wanna ask you a lot of questions, like how the world is doing, and how… she is doing… but we can talk about that when I bring you to my current home. I should get these chains off you first.” I stood up and looked at God Emperor Indra who's been staring up at the throne all this time, his arms crossed. “You, come and undo the chains.”

“....” Indra stayed silent for a long moment before breaking out into laughter. He even went comical with it, as he held his tummy and laughed in a manner unworthy for a King. Still laughing, he looked Quetzalcoatl to his side. “What is wrong with him?”

Quetzalcoatl crossed her arms. Unlike her usual self, she didn’t utter a single giggle. “Ask him, I don't own him.”

Indra frowned, stopped laughing, and turned to glare at me. “She's a captured vessel of Vedas. She’s my property, and I can't care less about your relationship with her. I've made a deal with her, and it doesn't include her freedom until she proceeds with her end of it.”

I turned to my Goddess, “What deal does he speak of, my Goddess?”

She was still smiling, “He said he wants to melt my flesh and forge my blood into a divine weapon. I said I'll cooperate as long as he brings you here, my child. And as you're aware, this great Goddess does not go back on her words.”

“Ah, I see,” I turned to Indra. “It seems she does indeed want to go through the deal. But unfortunately, I am against it.”

My goddess giggled behind me, but Indra didn’t laugh this time. He must be growing annoyed. 

Instead of talking to me, perhaps deeming me unworthy, he turned to Quetzalcoatl and Serafall. “Since the girl said she would cooperate, your presence is not required anymore. Take that brat and leave before he gets on my nerves any further. You, come down here!”

Rage was really returning to me, even as I maintained a smile. I took another look at her, at her injuries, at her blood, and locked eyes with her. We both smiled.

“Do not be rash, my child,” she said. “I'm unable to bring the Gaya System here, it’s not wise to fight at your current power level.”

“It's alright, the Gaya System’s level cap is far too low to work for me, anyway,” I said, which might have come off as arrogant since she just said I’m not strong enough to fight all these right now. However, she didn’t doubt me for a second and I watched her grin fill with pride. “Instead, I would like to sacrifice three years of my lifespan in your name, my Goddess. Can you do the ritual in your current state?”

The world sang, and my eyes flashed with a dangerous plan. I’ll have to pay for this.

-「Situation leading to sweet salvation… For the people, for the good, for mankind brotherhood」

I’m not strong enough to fight against the entirety of Svarga, who had allies like the Hero Faction and Sun Wukong. 

The Great Sage himself can defeat me by himself, and he's not even the biggest fish here. I have to let loose a little if I want victory. 

This will cause severe pain and backlash later after my Empress’ artificially smart spell catches on to the ‘cheat’, but it should work for now.

“I can, it’ll be a little painful for me, but I can do it. Let us proceed.” my Goddess did not ask why, she trusted me all the same.

In the staircase below, Indra and Quetzalcoatl were in a heated conversation now, with the Dragon Goddess refusing to leave just yet with a shrug and asking Indra to let us wait to watch the weapon ritual he had planned. Indra was having none of it and beginning to grow irritated, but Quetzalcoatl was a master at being annoying. I’m glad for her support, but I could feel the God King’s rage about to break.

The Devas and Hero Faction people were getting ready for battle already. Specially, I noticed a young man who had similar features to Wukong, keeping an eye on me. I think his name was Bikou? He’s the current generation Monkey King.

“In that case, my Hero,” my Goddess spoke to me and I maintained eye contact with her, “do you agree to give Galaxara three years of your life?”

“You stupid brat, what are you still doing there?!” Indra’s shout came like thunder. He must have had enough of me not giving a shit about him, so he leaped into the air. Quetzalcoatl leaped behind him, but the Great Sage stopped her with his staff.

Indra’s fist lit up with crackling lightning, as the God of Rain and Storms tapped into his divinity. He was a God stronger than Thor, and while I’m confident that I can hold my own against him—I’d probably lose in an elongated battle.

Additionally, I noticed from the corner of my eyes that Vali was getting excited about this. He must be looking forward to revenge. There was a black-haired catgirl beside him, whom I recognized to be Koneko’s sister, but it didn’t matter to me. She’s not a part of the Hero Faction, since it’s a human-only faction, so she must be working with them via the Khaos Brigade. I can only apologize to Koneko later.

Indra’s shadow loomed over me, his fist nearing my head, threatening to blow it off my neck—it indeed was a dangerous attack. I heard Serafall’s shout of panic, as her hands moved to cast magic, but she was too slow and Indra too fast. 

“Yes,” I let my smile drop as I maintained eye contact with my Goddess. “I agree.”

And the effect was immediate. My hair bloomed long, but no other physical change occurred as I was already at the peak of my body — and living eternally. However, physically I was considered 18 years old now. 

The heavens exploded with a brilliant light as the seal in my soul came off, I let out a pillar of immense energy from my body.

Indra was shot backward from the explosion, while I took in a deep breath to relish in this short-term freedom. 

“W-what?” I heard the Great Sage gasp. Could he perhaps grasp the freedom in my wisdom just now? I ignored him, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath. I let my mind get a feel of my energy channels for a good moment.

I opened my eyes to find twenty devas in the air, their attacks drawn back and about to unleash at me. I raised a finger and parted my lips, eyes focused on Bikou, who led the group. “Eternal Magic,” I said, “Million Years of Cosmic Death.”

The [Time Icon] bloomed overhead, and my spell was blasted with limitless power. 

Thirteen magic circles bloomed in the sky under a nanosecond, shining bright green, and instantly, the twenty devas including Bikou aged to dust. Their young flesh turned old and frail, and then they turned into skeletons before turning into dust.

“BIKOU?!” Sun Wukong’s enraged voice filled the air, and I felt the killing intent of a Buddha fall over my shoulders.

“Ah-” I heard Quetzalcoatl lose it. “AHAHAHAHAHA!” Just as she tapped into her hybrid form, kicking Wukong on his side to send him flying, stopping him when he was about to rush to me.

“Who the hell are you?!” Indra leaped back into the battle from the clouds he was sent flying earlier, rushing toward me even as I tapped into my Time Magic.

“It doesn’t matter anymore,” I said as my finger raised high to form another spell, my voice tinted with an ethereal echo. “You hurt my Goddess, and so Vedas will pay. I’ll erase your mythology from history today.”

“Eternal Magic,” I began to cast another spell, “Untimely Collapse of Histo-”

“As if! Vajra!” Indra pulled out a weapon from thin air, and lightning that even Thor couldn’t dream of conjuring leaped toward me. I had to stop my casting because of it, but still, the lightning was so, so slow. 

I wish I could just step away, as the Time Icon – with my spell’s help – allowed me the speed to, but my Goddess was right behind me. No, there was no possible path to dodge, the lightning was spread like a net. And my body will attract it like a magnet, thanks to my lightning Qi, and my body might not survive the impact.

I have to block it.

Or immobilize it.

“Eternal Magic,” I said, “What if the River Stops?”

Lightning became dull and fell to the floor, and Indra’s dumbfounded face, as he was flying right behind his lightning, came in front of me.

“Eternal Magic,” I blitzed with my punch drawn back, “Repetition of Thousand.”

A fist slammed into the God’s face with the force of the Titanic behind it, and he was sent flying a country away, breaking the sound barrier and leaving rings of explosion on his trail.

Then, right away, he appeared back to the spot he was a moment ago. A punch, this one invisible, recorded in the history of reality, slammed into the God’s face with the force of the Titanic behind it, and he was sent flying a country away.

Then, right away, he appeared back to the spot he was a moment ago. 

A punch slammed into the God’s face with the force of the Titanic behind it, and he was sent flying a country away.

Then, right away, he appeared back to the spot he was a moment ago. 

A punch slammed into the God’s face with the force of the Titanic behind it, and he was sent flying a country away.

Then, right away-

The scene continued for a thousand times, in ten seconds, while everyone around us watched in shock at the absurd sight. Indra was equal to an average pantheon’s Chief God, and I was playing with him like a ragdoll.

Vali, who had already started flying toward me, took a second to think again as he stopped in the air and flew backward. At least he wasn’t braindead.

The loop ended when it hit the thousandth time, and this time Indra didn’t return to his original spot. He was sent flying, and a long moment later his enraged mug came flying back. “You dare disrespect me like this!”

The [Storm Icon] thundered above his head, he was getting really serious now, even as his nose bled. I waved my hand, and Mjolnir appeared in my grasp from my storage which caused another silent shock to pass.

“You fool!” the greater Lightning God shouted at me, Vajra in his grip. “You think you can win with that stupid weapon?! It’s only strong in the movies! With Vajra, I-!”

“Eternal Magic,” I swung Mjolnir, even though Indra was hundreds of meters away from me, “Speed O’ Light.” 

I blitzed, appearing before Indra, and my hammer hit him square in the face, sending him flying upwards. He and his Icon both shot through the clouds and into whatever was beyond it, perhaps reaching outer space with this one.

“He’ll need a minute to return,” I said to my Goddess who was smiling at me even now. “I’ll take care of the others in the meantime, alright?”

“Of course,” she nodded. I turned to look at the other Devas, resting my hammer on one of my shoulders. Some of them were already busy with Serafall and Yothli, the poor Jaguargirl who was pulled into this out of the blue. Quetzalcoatl was busy with Wukong. The ones that remained free enough to look at me shot me fearful glares.

Yohtli was having a hard time, more so because she didn’t know where to focus, on my power display, or her enemies. So I teleported beside her and raised my free hand that wasn’t holding my hammer toward her enemies.

“Eternal Magic,” I said, “Babified.”

Their bodies shrunk, turning into babies, and I slammed Mjolnir against their round bodies. Each impact caused the air to explode, as they were sent slamming against the wall, painting the wall with blood.

“M-monster!” someone yelled and when I turned to him, I found a familiar face.

The Hero Faction was here; naturally, its leader and vice-leader were here too. I had a history with the latter, Georg, the wielder of Dimension Lost. We’ve met before, when he left me alone to fight the Kraken and fled, back when I was saving the mermaid in Hawaii.

That loser.

These fools were responsible for capturing my Goddess. They tricked her with the ‘Hero’ title, and bought her into this state. They don’t need that title anymore.

I looked at Georg, and a moment later I was behind him. His Dimension Lost let out a gas of panic, trying to flee, but a wave of my willpower halted any usage of spatial power nearby.

“Get away from him!” Cao Cao, humanity’s strongest, the leader of the Hero Faction, shouted as he swung his Longnius spear at me.

“Eternal Magic-”

“Someone shut his mouth!” some blonde girl yelled, and although that didn’t stir me from my concentration, Vali Lucifer did.

“Die! Divine Dividing!” the White Dragon Emperor threw a punch at my face, and I found myself locked between two attacks from each direction.

So I simply teleported away from the spot, which was as simple as breathing for me with my Time Magic. Time and Space weren’t different, Timespace was the same. I was the most slippery enemy they could face against. 

I watched as the two fools clashed against each other’s attack, unable to stop. The clash stopped soon, and they took a second to withdraw themselves. I used that second to teleport behind Cao Cao, and slam my hammer against the back of his head.

– [Roar of a Thunder God]!

The air exploded and he slammed against one of the pillars that were hanging around on this roof, shattering it and flying further into the clouds. One of his arms remained in my grasp, as I had conjured a magical chain to hold it. He was a cripple now.

Quetzalcoatl’s massive serpentine shadow spiraled above us, while I turned to the other members of the Hero Faction, and the Devas around. Under the shadow of a monkey and a snake fighting, I clenched my jaw and glared at the human fools whose fates were sealed.

How dare they make my Goddess bleed?

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