141 Neighbouring Plane (1/2)
”Where are we?..” Asked Daniel with confusion, as we looked at the desert-like scenery that extended in all directions.
Noah responded through a dirty grin by saying ”If you ask me, one of the best planets within Iewah's domain. Hehehe”
Nia stood quietly to the side, as if uninterested by what the two of them were talkin about.
”This place doesn't seem to have any life in it..” Said Daniel through a grim expression.
While pretending a shocked expression, Noah said ”What!? Is that what you wanted?? Why didn't you say so before.. Ohh.. Well, we can teleport you again. Of course, this still counts.”
Daniel already expected this to happen. From the sudden change in the third emissary's behaviour, and the sudden appearance of the second emissary, he had understood one thing.
The punishment given by the judge was not something small. It was really no wonder that the members of a faction he had penalized would have it against him.
He could only imagine what the punishment the third emissary would have to endure for causing such a loss for his entire faction.
Now that he knew that the two of them had no intention in keeping their part of the deal with honestly, Daniel decided to use make use of one of his hidden tricks.
”Can you teleport me to a random planed amongst all the ones in Iewah's domain?”
After hearing Daniel's words, a smile of derision appeared on Noah's face. He was about to open a portal, but then, he heard a few more of Daniel's words reaching his ears.
”Not picked by you.. A random one.”
”I have to decide where to teleport.” Responded Noah with irritation.
Noah was in control of the teleportation, and by being asked to be teleported to a random world, meant that he had to choose a planet. Unfortunately, choosing a planet meant that Daniel's request wasn't granted, as technically, it wasn't truly random.
”You should have a list of the galaxies, solar systems and planets which belong to Iewah. I don't know them. I'll pick one at random, and you'll teleport me there.” Said Daniel with a serious expression.
”You do know that we are talking about trillions of planets, right?” Asked Nia with a plain tone.
”I do.” Responded Daniel with no hints of incertitude.
”Why would we accept to do that?” Asked Noah with curiosity.
He of course knew that this method only meant wasting attempts for Daniel. The number of planets which included his specific requirements were already millions.. If he were to pick one at random, he would have close to no chance of picking a good one.
Daniel smiled faintly at the two of them, and said ”Because if we end up in a planet that lacks any of my requirements, you can kill me.”
”HAHAHAHA!” Noah burst out laughing. He then turned to look at his great grandmother and said ”I knew he would end up getting himself killed.. I was only off by a few days.” Then, before Daniel could take back his words, he added ”Very well.”
The very next moment, Noah threw a small sphere in the sky, which after reaching about ten meters in the air, exploded.
Four intangible galaxies appeared in the sky, separated from one another by what looked like trillions of trillions of kilometers.
”Pick on-.. what?.. Again.. Pick one.” Said Noah in confusion.
Picking a galaxy was the safest part of this bet, as all four of the galaxies would have numerous solar systems and planets in it.
”That one..” Responded Daniel while pointing at the second biggest, and only galaxy with an irregular shape.
The shape of this galaxy was oblong and thin, and of a white color. Around it, clear red smoke could be seen. It almost seemed as if somebody had stabbed a hole into space, from which blood spurted out in large amounts.
Once Daniel picked the galaxy, the scene around him changed.
The galaxy he had picked zoomed in, and a seemingly infinite number of bright lights appeared in his surroundings. These lights represented the billions of stars contained in the galaxy Daniel had chosen.
The stars were truly too many, and Daniel could only randomly pick one and hope for the best.
”That bright red one.” Said Daniel with confidence.
The moment Daniel picked that specific solar system, Noah's face became hideous, while Nia's face became stern. Deep confusion could be seen in both of their eyes.
The scenery changed once again, and around him, a gargantuan red globe of fire appeared.
Around it, were at least twenty planets of various different sizes.
The majority of these planets appeared not habitable, And in only three of them Daniel could see oceans, vast lands, and what looked like a breathable atmosphere.
”The fourth largest planet.” Said Daniel.
Noah and Nia quietened for a few moments. Then, Nia took a step forward and said ”This is either the luckiest moment of your life, or you cheated us.”
”What are you talking about? You've explained to me how space works.. How could I have cheated you?” Responded Daniel with a plain smile.
Of course, Nia was aware that Daniel wasn't lying. Knowledge of interplanetary travel was not only high level knowledge, but also something way beyond Daniel's level.