"Father!"
Aeliana quickly hugged her now, once again young Father as tightly as she could. Azriel hugged her back with a light smile on his face, constantly patting her back to calm her racing heart.
"Why didn't you say anything…?"
Aeliana, who was finally in her father's embrace again, cried.
Azriel opened his mouth but no words came out. There were too many things in his mind. Nux hadn't returned for five thousand years and honestly, Azriel had assumed the worst. His daughter was already devastated and he wasn't brave enough to share his own situation with her.
Yes, it was an extremely selfish decision, but Azriel couldn't do anything. He couldn't let his daughter suffer more than she already had.
Nux understood that feeling. This was also the reason he stayed silent; he just stared at Azriel, who, after a while, stared back at him, and the two nodded at each other.
"You sure caused a scene."
Azriel spoke up. Nux, however, stared at Aeliana who was still hugging her father and,
"I doubt you get to say that."
"…"
Azriel couldn't retort.
The two laughed a little and then,
"Thank you."
Azriel expressed his gratitude.
No matter what, the fact remained that Nux saved him.
"I guess we are even now?"
Nux smiled.
Azriel saved him once when he appeared in front of the Supreme Infinities who were trying to look when he devoured a world for the first time.
That act saved his life and now, he was even.
"I won't help you again, Father-in-Law."
"Likewise."
Azriel nodded arrogantly.
With his dependency on the Universe now over, his path ahead would be quite simpler. He was the first man who formed a Law that shouldn't exist in any way since the Universe just didn't allow its formation.
Azriel wanted to see how far it took him.
Nux wasn't any different either; he was quite curious as to how strong his Father-in-Law would be once he became a Primordial.
Yes, even now, he was looking forward to their spar, just that deep inside, he knew even if Azriel became a Primordial, the two of them could never fight simply because the Universe would then sense his presence and act.
'I will still win though.'
Nux thought inwardly as he stared at his Father-in-Law.
He then chuckled and shook his head; even now, his mind was constantly thinking of ways to somehow comprehend his Father-in-Law's Law.
"I heard you formed your own Time."
While Nux was thinking all this, Azriel questioned.
"I did. Different Universes have different Time, so—"
"So your Universe needed its own Unique Time, I understand."
Azriel nodded, making Nux frown.
This… wasn't something just anyone would know…
Knowing what he was thinking, Azriel laughed lightly,
"I have closely inspected our Universe for thousands of years now. I may not know much about other Universes, but if it is about this Universe, I do know quite a bit.
How else do you think I formed my Law?"
"A Law to be completely independent of any Cultivation Bridge, huh…"
Nux muttered.
Just thinking of being able to follow any Cultivation System without any hindrances or bottlenecks at all…
It was… quite liberating.
Azriel smiled.
"So? What's next?"
The Vampire questioned.
"You already got Time, what's left?"
"Light, Darkness, Balance, Chaos."
Nux answered instantly and a wry smile appeared on Azriel's face.
"So the Energies of the Four Supreme Energies, huh…"
"Indeed. I have tried to look for them in other Worlds, from the Lowest Level to Middle-Level Worlds, but no being has formed a Law related to these Energies."
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