61 Sending a message? (1/2)

It's complete! ”MWAHAHAHAHA!” Hrm! Luckily nobody heard that. I sounded like Margerie.

When Seria explained the nature of the void to me, I had an enlightenment. She realized that the void isn't a space with no pathways at all.

A pathway is a stream of energy and mana through the multiverse. Mortals often call them Ley lines, but they are only able to sense them in a very rudimentary way. A god can hop onto one of those streams and travel with them. They are able to do it because they can sense the fast moving current.

Being able to do this is the most defining characteristic for being a god. It can't be done without aid by a soul which didn't ascend.

By using this method, you can go anywhere you want at instant speed. That's why some mortals think of gods as omnipresent. Which we are not.

Those currents flow extremely slow inside void zones. So an untrained individual can't sense them. That gives the impression of an empty space.

After Seria had given me this hint, I ran back to my lab. It took me two sleepless days to complete the preparations and to instruct the palace to grow the necessary equipment.

At the third day I fell asleep and when I woke up, the palace had completed it's task. Right now I have a small crystal in my hand.

It's similar to the ring and earrings, I gave to Celes. By connecting directly to the users mind, it can show me a whole new view on the world.

By using the mana-crystal as a sensor, the user is now able to feel even the tiniest bit of energy.

Time for a little test!

I close my eyes and concentrate. By blending out my surroundings, I slowly become aware of the pathways. They are dim and slow, but it's enough.

A step takes me outside the void onto another world. Appearing in the sky above a big city, I look around. I know this world from a previous life.

But I am not here to dwell in my memories. I want to leave a little message for the Council. For this purpose I need to talk to a god. Preferably not to a Council member and not on their territory.

I need a messenger. Someone completely unrelated. What's better than to trespass into random gods territory and give him the message. All I need to do is to create a little commotion and hope for one of the caretakers of this world to notice.

Using another pathway, I appear inside the town on a big open area in front of a university. There are so many students here. Hah, this feels nostalgic. A long time ago I was a professor here.

But then the screams of fear and terror arise!

”KYAA!” ”DEMON!” ”RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!””AAAAAA!”

A few seconds ago the area was crowded with people. Now there is nobody left. They all fled head over heels when they saw me and dropped everything they had on the ground.

Books and papers are all over the place. I take a few steps forward and grab a random book to read the title.

”About the world, it's inhabitants and the gods.   -By Lerem Gerwais”

I flip through the pages and grin at the stupid ideas inside. It's been to long since I was here. They already started to teach this esoteric shit again!

Suddenly someone is shouting behind me.

”Hold it demon! In the name of our holy protector Fendulf! Leave this world and go back into the abyss which birthed you!”

I turn around and see a very shiny looking knight in full body armour, a wizard girl, a priestess and an archer. They aren't gods, just mortals. Meh... I turn around again and continue to flip the pages.

”By the light! Holy sword! Slay this creature of evil!”

I feel something poking between my shoulder blades and sigh. Yeah... what did I expect. This plan was stupid. Why should a god turn up if I don't ravage a continent or two.

”What is this devilry!? The holy sword, given by his holiness himself doesn't even scratch him!?”

I turn around and grab the knights sword. *Snap!* I broke the stupid thing at the hilt.

”Adults shouldn't play with toys! Hasn't your mother taught you anything?” I smack him with the book.

He falls to the ground like a felled tree and moves no more. A dent in his helmet proves the force with which the book hit him. ”Aw! Look! Because of you I destroyed the binding of the book!” I complain to the unconscious knight.

”Kyaaa! Hero!” The wizard girl starts a tirade while the priestess falls to her knees and starts to pray. The archer just stands there with a dumbfounded look on his face.

Oh well. This doesn't look like it will lead to anything. I frown over the destroyed book when a sudden flash of light appears above us and a shiny figure of light suddenly floats there!

”WHO HAS SLAIN MY CHAMPION!?”