Chapter 57 - The Rise Of Ouroboros (1/2)
MF shuddered, not by the presence of the serpent that eats its tail while also being the very physical manifestation of infinity cycle of life and death itself, but by the thought of doing something that would be ill-advised by most of her brain cells.
She tried to interpret every word that the Ouroboros said. Looking at the probability, she had a chance if she ought to play this humbly.
MF opened her arms to present herself, palms open, eyes closed, smiling with grace. ”All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, their journey and the afterlife is the concept that represents you, the almighty Ouroboros. Truly, only few could fathom your great influence within the mortal world.
”The forbidden act that I did was the only way for me to meet with you, but assuming you're mentioning something about 'candidate', won't it mean that you're waiting for someone to be as audacious as you all along?”
MF's legs trembled beneath the dress, her expression was calm but definitely not her mind. Within her head, the council of chibis which represent her train of thoughts were building a shrine for everyone to pray to because there was no way in hell that a puny mortal could try to read and outsmart the being of eternity and infinity!
Or could she? She had tricked the goddess of luck because of her hate and anger fueling her drive and desire to overthrow the gods. But an ancient entity outside of her own understanding? It might be her greatest mistake or her greatest achievement.
Regardless, the reply from the mighty Ouroboros would determine the success of MF's effort.
The universe rumbled once again.
”It seemed like mortals interpreted the act of slaughtering everyone who bore my name to be out of scrutinized furiousness and undying pride. No wonder it took them long enough before they could reclaim their superfluous home from those of the divine.
”I will not give you a reward nor a punishment for donning my name, the reason why I am here was because of those greedy apes before the Judgement Day anyway.
”Flora and Fauna, forced to the boundaries. Par for the course when humanity's sport is tearing down trees, pounding them down into powder for power. They seized bountiful mountains of countless amounts, each ground into compounds bound for the foundries.
”They drowned the sky and burned the seas. Although Mother Nature and I were irrelevant with descendants, such a foul creature was ever so despised because of their trait.
”As a child, seeing all of that was horrifying. Even those who had the power didn't even try to change them, thinking that everything was according to nature and fate and the ants shall do whatever they please.”
Hearing the serpent's speech, MF shared the same sentimentality. Maybe it was the reason why the Ouroboros didn't try to change the world despite having the power to create a vast universe-sized private realm.
When a newborn sees its progenitor shun something, they would think that those disregarded beings are peripheral. Their nature affects their dwellers, creating a perilous culture of an unspoken rule.
'Being weak is faulty.'
Then again, it made MF chuckle a bit knowing that the manifestation of an ancient symbol that represented the cycle of life and death to be this sentimental while also bearing a good amount of affection to Mother Nature.
Not to mention, the manifestation of infinity itself, having a time when it was a child, was found to be ironic.
”Despite representing the very means of infinity and eternity, you, the Ouroboros, was a child at some point in your many passing of life?” MF playfully asked.
It might be her feeling, but she felt genuinely confident within this realm than anywhere else. It felt like there was no prosecuting eyes that will judge every movement and decision she made.
”Indeed, as I'm nothing but a former symbolistic rune that ancient civilizations created. Their will is the reason why I'm here.”
”But that's not all, isn't it?” MF smirked, tilting her head.
”Just like humans and ants, they will never understand the grand scale of all despite the higher being trying so hard to make them digest the information. Such as those of humans and the gods, or deities if you prefered.
”As I learned the true nature of everything, it turns out that the ascended aren't at the top of the hierarchy.”
The universe collapsed as blinding lights engulfed the cosmic dust and galaxies from all directions. The space turned white with MF acquiring the full and unrestricted view of the universe-sized serpent's body on every angle of her vision.