As Aavesh walked in that strange Planet, something called to him all of a sudden - it was Peculiar...
The monsters around simply turned into dust...
As he walked towards the strange calling - he came across a stone slab with 5 Peculiar Heart shaped holes.
*Hisssssssss
The holes disappeared all of a sudden as he approached and a palm sized imprint appeared.
Aavesh placed his palm...
*BOOOM
Cataclysmic Energy erupted from it, yet it didn't hurt him....
The void warped and Aavesh stood before a withered platinum throne in a white room, A withered skeleton was sitting on it, blue flames appeared in it's sockets as it gazed at Aavesh.
"I failed"
"I failed"
Both spoke inexplicably as a sense of sorrow engulfed them both.
"You already know who I am don't you?", The skeleton spoke hoarsely...
"You are me", Aavesh replied as he sensed the powerful yet fragmented soul still residing within the skeleton.
"Neoth- They called me that, I was the First Autarch- created by the Ancient Gods to guard this Universe... But I failed..."
"And now that you have arrived here, nothing will change, they will all die wordlessly... People we live torn from us, ripped forever..."
"You couldn't grow, every step you needed to obtain something, your cleverness and bad luck got you into situations you shouldn't be in, you awakened those memories ahead of time, the Blind Idiot god is aware now- it won't be long before he wakes and this Universe is Assimilated...", The Skeleton continued hoarsely.
"The current consciousness of the Universe can't save itself... I am left with two choices - I used our combined Soul Power to ignite this Universe by detonating this Throne, all will die and be never reborn.... But our enemies shall perish as well"
"The second choice... We give up our Aeon Mythic Powers to wake the Eternal Mother, she will rewrite this Universe at the cost of our Existence... All Karmic relations with our loved ones shall be severed forever... Our Enemies will be forced to leave this Universe forever...The Age of Mythic Power will end as the Universe goes into Rebirth... Something new will be born but we shall never seen it, our Existence will be erased... Such is the price to pay for beings like us", The Skeleton offered.
Aavesh was silent for a moment but then relief filled his eyes...
He let out a smile, a smile of gratitude and spoke as silver light filled his eyes," We both know that we will never choose th first option "
"The Aeon Mythic Power is our boon and curse, we couldn't choose the second option out of duty and the paths bound to us by this Mythic Power, We struggled to choose..."
"You reversed time again and again, to.find the perfect outcome... But everytime it ended in failure, I guess this was our last chance before your soul erupts from the wounds of the war, you chipped a fragment of your soul - me- to try and reverse over and over and over... To save the people we loved... "
"Now we must not be selfish, we must act, ... I must act- End this madness once and for all!", Aavesh spoke with a bright smile.
"To think a shard of my soul would finally find the courage to do something I couldn't... I am afraid of what happens next, death is acceptable but nonexistence... Is it worth it? We've always suffered, I wanted to be with her but I knew the future, I saw it- the day we marry she dies and the Universe will enter a slow death... I used to tell myself, If I avoid her, If I just do not be with her- She will live and the Universe will be safe... But the Truth is, I didn't want to lose her- I am the greatest sinner here"
"I lost the War and I am barely holding on... I should've chosen this... I", the Skeleton stuttered as a mental shackle began to break.
"Don't speak anymore", Aavesh smiled and then turned into a shiny orb of light - merging into the Skeleton.
The Mirror Master who saw this, took a sip from a cup of wine as he silently spoke," finally you came to your senses"
The stones binding him to this world broke and he got up and left with a smile into the Infinite Void beyond the Universe.
At different places...
Interest was collected.
Khorramzadeh's smug smile was wiped off as his connection to Mythic Power was severed, he became a mortal and began to scream in agony at his loss...
A girl appeared and bisected him with the Ancestral Adhi sword, now free from the Immortal restraints.
"Mistress Nalini what do we do with this world?", Warriors of the Adhi clan arrived.
"Burn it to the ground"
Elsewhere, Families lived in peace Antriksh and Kriti had a new set of twins...
Life was happier than ever.
A thousand years later,
In another corner of the Universe, a bedraggled Fate Emperor and his Heaven chosen were being torn apart by Nine Celestial Autarchs...
The Mortal Universe was liberated from his Control.
"I don't know where he is I promise - Please spare !", The Fate Emperor's soul was ripped from his body by A fearsome female Autarch.
"You meddled and he disappeared, There's no trace of him... Pay the price", The she spoke coldly and began to roast the Fate Emperor's Soul over her Chaos Flames.
Ten thousand years later, The Life Dragon Autarch threw heads of a thousand demons gods into the Burning pits as he stood before a half demon and half Eldritch young man.
"You will die like Gahadria,"
"You won't win - it's impossible*slkk", As the man spoke defiantly, his severed head fell into the burning pits.
"As expected of a sore loser- We've already won, let your death comfort The soul of my friend", The Autarch harrumphed.
A million years later, the Mythic Era entered a new age of supremacy and peace, the Eldritch were being pushed, Foreign realms were leaving this Universe Enmasse.
Mythic wars stopped, All higher dimensional realms were pacified by the Celestial Autarchs...
A balance was forced between Order, Chaos, Good, Evil and Neutrality.
The Reign of the Nine Celestial Autarchs remained unchallenged and for Eons, the Universe Prospered...
Eon and Yukti took an oath of eternal companionship under their fellow Brethren...
8 of the Celestial Autarchs inter-married, the Life Dragon Autarch married the Death Pheonix Autarch, The Heavenly Angel Autarch wedded the Wild Elysian Autarch, The Seer Autarch wedded the Spectre Autarch and the Infernal Asura Autarch married the Demonic Rakshashi Autarch.
The Perpetual Chaos Autarch remained single and would always vanish - insearch of someone or something.
No one knew about the Infinite Order Autarch, people believed he didn't exist - yet no one could advance beyond the God Stages in Machina.
The throne remained...
So there were always speculations...
Aavesh watched as the Universe aged for Uncountable epoch, a smile etched in his spirit...
He held on until the Universe reached the end of it's lifespan - that would be the best moment to wake the Eternal Mother.
He watched everyone fulfilling lives, though it was always a pity that Anyariel never stopped searching for him.
He wished to bring her to him, but he knew he situation, he couldn't leave the throne...
His Soul was already fragmented beyond repair...
He spent all this while alone and mastering his Autarch Powers to help the Denizens of this universe Subtly.
He watched as they all lived and died...
He was sad at times but remembering their fulfilling lives... He was happy, atleast they were able to live in peace for once.
Gods died and the Autarchs prepared for the inevitable demise of the Universe as rebirth would soon follow... They all accepted death rather calmly.
Aavesh was proud of them...
One Day an old skeletal lady burst into the White Room...
Aavesh gazed at her in surprise.
Anyariel had come.
"I knew it would be something like this", Anyariel spoke with a smile.
Aavesh couldn't reply to that, an enormous feeling of guilt filled his heart.
"I ", He began but Anyariel shook her head.
She simply walked up and hugged him.
"It must have been so lonely here, you worked hard", She spoke softly.
Aavesh could barely hug her back...
"It's alright, you gave them a future, I only ask one thing of you- Do you love me Neoth?"
"I always have Erda and I always will"
"Do you love me Aavesh?"
"I do Anyariel - I love you"
Anyariel's face lit up with joy and she turned Into a chaotic pink orb, sinking into the Skeleton's chest.
"I want to be with you forever - Until the end, do not reject me, Id rather die, than to live in world without you "
Aavesh could only helplessly agree to her request, atleast - they could spend the last few epochs together...
The final moment arrived and the Aeon Energies flowed into the Core of the Universe... Waking the Eternal Mother...
The Eternal wept as she felt the Aeon Energies flow back to her now almost ownerless, knowing that her beloved son was gone forever.
As the other Autarch souls came back to her, She was stunned when she saw Anyariel arrived with a dim Silver Orb of light.
"The Tenth Mythic Power- Worthy of it's name- Legend Eternal, my son you are not lost to me- a trace of your soul remains... Come we will sacrifice ourselves and build a new Universe from the Ashes"
A Quantum funnel formed in her palm as everyone merged into the new Singularity - Eventually the Entire Universe contracted and sank deeply into the New Singularity.
The Eternal Mother smiled one last time in the void as she spoke her final words.
"The Mythic Era Ends, Life shall begin anew", She uttered, then along with Anyariel clutching the last fragment of Aavesh's soul, they jumped into the Singularity.
The Eldritch Entities looked on unwillingly and left until the Blind Idiot God was left staring at the Singularity that had begun to compress at a terrifying rate.
"Damn you Order Autarch!!!", it cursed loudly and then left into Infinite Void with an Extremely Unwilling Expression.
The cosmic seed compressed to an unimaginable degree and finally exploded, a new Universe was born.
End of Infinite Cosmic Knight.