I.. Am God?

Somewhere beyond the universe, Matthias tried to utter a word yet nothing came out of his mouth. Feeling the absence of wind or anything material in his surroundings, he already had an inkling on where he currently is. Opening his eyes, or rather, his spiritual sense, to the place that he is in, he knew that his guts was right, as he recognized this place. It was the Void.

Yet, it was different from the void that he knows. This Void sends deep fear into his very being, one that he only felt once since existing; with Old Man Sanyi.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, different from the faint vibrations surrounding the Void that he knew. The Void that he was currently in felt completely empty and non-existent. He knew that he was in the Void, yet it feels that the Void did not exist at all!

Matthias remembered what Old Man Sanyi said when he was going against the men of the Underworld. "The Void that I know and this Void's difference is as wide as Mortals and God. The Void that I know exists yet this Void does not."

"This is it." He uttered as he displayed a serious look, "The Void of Existence."

From the depths of the Void, bright silhouettes of light suddenly emerged. As if expecting their arrival, Matthias steeled himself, standing straight and proud at the face of the divine beings. Although he knows they are there, he couldn't even figure out if they're really there. Their existence has already ascended the impossible, and has become unexplainable.

According to the information that he got from the silhouette, ascending to a higher dimension would call upon beings of other universes, analyzing whether the ascender is worthy or not. They would then ask the ascender his chosen affiliation in the ranks of the Supreme Beings.

"You're attempting to ascend the dimension of your existence." One of the beings remarked.

Matthias nodded cautiously. Although contact with them is necessary, he still needs to be careful, considering him and their existences are on entirely different levels. He wouldn't even know how he died once he does something that would offend any of them.

"Then, I guess you know what to do next." Another being whose existence is all white, with white long hair, white long beard, white eyes, and white robe.

"Not wanting to be presumptuous to everyone, but may I know the names of your existences?" He asked.

Silence.

After a while, a laugh sounded, followed by many more, which confused and made Matthias nervous. "You are the first one who even dared to ask our names, mortal." The white being stated with a chuckle.

"I'll go first." He smiled, "Being called as my other titles would be presumptuous towards the other beings, so I shall be called as Eru, Father of The Valar."

"I am The Oversoul."

"My only name is The One Above All."

"I am One Being."

"I am The Godhead."

"I'm just God, my dudes.*

When everyone heard the last being speak, they all looked at him weirdly, as if they were not expecting his way of addressing. The being was just a blank and hollow existence but its voice could not be explained, as if it was said by millions upon millions of beings.

"Why y'all looking at me like that?" God asked confusedly, "Although my universe is chaotic, I can exist anywhere and everywhere in the world above!"

"We all can exist anywhere in the world above." The Godhead replied.

"Well, I have the knowledge of over millions of existences from the World Above!" God defended himself, yet it had no effect, "Although my people are pixels and my only races are the races made by Eru, I'm still an All-powerful being!" It added with indignation.

"Setting that 'thing' aside, are you ready to pick your allegiance now? Remember, you need to know your liege's existence to become one under him." Not even minding God anymore, Eru started to ask Matthias about his decision.

"I pledge allegiance to the Forgotten One." As soon as he said that, a huge vertical eye opened behind the beings. Matthias couldn't even be more familiar with it; The Apogean Eye.

"What did we even expect?" One Being chuckled as he glanced at the eye behind them, "It's His universe. Although his existence is just a fetus compared to ours, he's still a Supreme Being."

"Just like us, the longer he exists, the stronger he will get." The Oversoul nodded, "As the concepts of the World Above reaches to a higher level, every Supreme Being's power comes greater as well."

The Apogean Eye then moved forward and gazed at Matthias. Otherworldly light came out of the eye's pupil, shining upon Matthias.

With the help of the other Supreme Beings, his existence gradually ascended towards the next dimension.

Suddenly, from the depths of the Void, a low growl sounded, which alerted everyone. The Supreme Beings immediately turned to the direction of the growl, and felt a faint suction coming from the distance.

"It's that thing." The One Above All said with absolute seriousness.

"The Blind Idiot God is breathing in, mortal." The One Above All said to Matthias solemnly, "You better quicken your bestowment upon your creation, Forgotten One. You won't like it once that thing fully inhales." After saying that, they all withdrew from the Void, leaving Matthias and the Apogean Eye alone, with the eerie sounds of growling of what they were calling as The Blind Idiot God.

The Apogean Eye, knowing what the other Supreme Beings meant, flew into Matthias' forehead.

Boom!

Finally, Matthias' being finally ascended dimensions. His knowledge about the universe he was in became clearer, and somehow, he started to have inklings of the existence of other universes. Still, there seemed to be something more behind Existence, exciting him about the future greatly.

He could feel that his being has elevated to a higher level of existence, something that would be able to know the fabrics of reality and the chains that connect all of creation together.

Mesmerized by the mystifying feeling he's having, he didn't notice the creeping entities slowly moving towards him.

"Shaaa!" One of the entities let out a sound. This time, it was finally noticed by Matthias. His expression turned serious as he immediately left the Void, not even wanting to stay there any longer.

In the Immortal Territories..

Matthias reappeared suspended in the skies. He was still digesting the information that he received just some moments ago. He felt that he was fortunate that he had left that void as quickly as he did. Knowing their existence, he couldn't even absorb how powerful the growling existence was.

According to the knowledge that he received from the Apogean Eye, the entity behind that growl, who made the other Supreme Beings cautious, was called an Outer God, Gods from an unfathomable age and place.

The Blind Idiot God, as it was called, although had no name he knew of, is able to easily erase dimensions and universes from existence by just waking up.

Apparently, the Outer Gods were the first dwellers of the universe of the place called World Above, the place that had been continuously mentioned by the Supreme Beings. The Outer Gods' power over The World Above had been the greatest, with its existence solely relying on their wills and wants.

But, through a certain discovery, the first presiding God was bestowed upon the power to govern their lands independently from the Outer Gods.

This, of course, incurred the wrath of the Outer Gods, as they started to purge the people, torturing them not to even try fighting against them.

But, through the efforts of the existing "peasants" of The World Above, they created Faith, and gave it to the first presiding God. Other Gods were also bestowed upon authority over their clans and tribes, therefore creating Pantheons and the system of worship. With all that, the Presiding Gods, although difficult, successfully banished the Outer Gods from their world.

Still, the Outer Gods are still very much alive, awaiting the right time to invade The World Above. Their goal before that is to conquer other universes, which are the universes of the Supreme Beings, and someday, his universe too.

Knowing such knowledge, Matthias' couldn't even be more terrified of the mysterious Eldritch. He needs to be more powerful.

Breathing in deeply, he raised his hands and proceeded with the action that needed to be done.

Below, Shen Tianyue looked up at him with a solemn gaze. She knows that he has already achieved a higher dimension and is on his way to do the merging between the two domains.

Duun!

Light erupted with strong intensity between the Heavens and Earth. The image of the Ninth Heaven above is slowly rapturing, a sign that the Heavens would now be separated from the current Immortal Territories.

The entire realm shook violently as the cores of the other continents started to emerge from the grounds from which they were hidden. The Spirit Beasts of the continents also dashed up and began circulating the entire realm.