Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

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"I think... I overdid it," Cedric muttered to himself as he stood in his naked glory at the edge of the bed.

Looking at his slumbering girlfriends, who are still quivering from time to time from the aftermath of their activities during the past 24 hours, an apologetic smile appeared on his face.

"Yeah, I totally did."

He sighed and released a faint wisp of his energy. He infused it into them and watched as they visibly relaxed and fell deeper into their slumber. He estimated that they would need at least 12 hours of minimum rest to recover from the things he did to them.

Cedric's only excuse was that it's been 10 years for him. Even he underestimated just how much he missed them.

After kissing their foreheads, Cedric left the room to not disturb their slumber. He wore a loose white robe, a pair of black pants, and straw sandals.

As he left his dorm room, his aura and breath turned fainter and fainter with each step he took. It went on until he essentially blended with his surroundings. He didn't turn invisible, but he might as well be because even if he were to breathe down someone's neck, they wouldn't be able to sense or perceive him.

This was the miraculous effect of the Breath Holding Technique, and in this state, not even the High Marshals would be able to sense him.

With another step, space shrunk under his feet, and all of a sudden, he found himself standing in the skies above humanity's civilization. He bypassed the restrictions of the academy's dimension and appeared directly above the entirety of human civilization.

He once again familiarized himself with the fake skies and sheltered environment of this place. He wore an indifferent expression as he calculated all of the remaining things he had to do from now on.

Despite his observation, he noticed that the mood of his people was still jubilant. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the majority of them were still digesting their gains from the recent Origin Energy Rain. Be it soldiers from the army or common civilians, all have gained something from the storm.

"Right, it hasn't been long since the Origin Energy Storm occurred," he muttered to himself. "Changes are still happening constantly because of it."

Cedric should be impressed, but the truth is, he wasn't. He couldn't be after having a glimpse of the prosperity of the alliance. His exposure broadened his horizons and raised his standards. Therefore, all of this lost its charm for him.

Sighing to himself, Cedric took another step and appeared at the depths of the mountain, where he revived the leylines. There's nobody there except him, so he sealed the entrance to it.

Tugging at the connection between him and the tower, he summoned his inventory and brought out the Earth Core Golem he got from trading with Backpack Fatty.

A ten-foot-tall golem with the strength of a Grand Solar Sage Life Evolver manifested and kneeled before him.

"Earth Core Golem: Granitas, greets Master," the golem said with a respectful tone.

Despite Cedric being weaker than it, the golem held no contempt or dissatisfaction with their relationship. After all, it is only sentient enough to follow orders.

"This small world is my home," Cedric said to his golem servant. "It's in a rather perilous state, but that's our problem to solve. From now on, I'll leave you here to act as a last line of defense for our civilization."

"Unless this sheltered space was facing imminent destruction under the hands of the Space Pirates, you are to remain here and guard this place. Understand?"

"Yes, Master. I shall carry out your orders," the golem respectfully replied.

"Go on. Besides Acala, the embodiment of this world's consciousness, and me, nobody should be aware of your existence."

The golem nodded before blending into the mountain itself. From now on, this was a bastion. Under the golem's care, this place has become the safest place on earth.

With the golem's protection, humanity's civilization just had another layer of protection. One that could ensure their survival even if everything goes wrong.

"Don't be shy; you can show yourself. I know you have a lot of questions," Cedric stated in a flat tone.

Woosh!

An entity that looked like a beautiful woman manifested near him. She's wearing a silk dress adorned with gems and butterflies. She has long, curly hair, deep bronze skin, a pair of verdant pupils, and an oval-shaped face.

Anybody who laid their eyes on her would be stunned by her beauty and captivated by her charm and the aura she's exuding. However, none of these fazed Cedric at all. He seemed to be immune to any of it.

"Child you..." the spirit trailed off. Her eyes quaked, and disbelief appeared on her face. "You, are you cheating on me?"

Cough! Cough! Cough!

That was the thing that broke Cedric's composure.

Out of all the things he imagined Acala asking him, he didn't expect them to be those.

"What nonsense are you on!?" Cedric exclaimed in disbelief.

"I can smell other System AI's on you. I didn't think there'd be other ones, but still, I thought you'd only have me!"

Cedric found this unbelievable. He couldn't understand why she was acting this way. Was this truly Acala? Wasn't she supposed to be more mature—not just physically but mentally too?

What makes this worse is that...'technically', her accusations were sound. As weird as this might seem, Cedric 'unknowingly' cheated on her.

"Whatever, I'll play along, I suppose," Cedric muttered in annoyance. He then looked at Acala directly and said, "Yeah, I did cheat on you! So what? What're you going to do about it, huh?"

Acala clutched her chest and dramatically collapsed on the floor with a horrified expression on her face. She then wiped some invisible tears on her face as she said:

"Y-you, how could you? I trusted you! You promised! I was there in your lowest! I was there when you peaked! You promised me forever!

How dare you!"

Cedric's eye twitched in irritation. He couldn't believe that this was actually happening; even worse is that he's actually playing along.

"She's better than you. She's richer, prettier, sexier, and offered me so much more than you could ever dream of. I'm just a man. Presented with something better, how can I remain indifferent? Just accept it; you either stay or leave. I don't really care anymore."

"Oh, boohooo..." Acala cried out dramatically; she even did that ridiculous nose-blowing act to sell her performance. "It's over. How could you be this cruel to me?"

With a hurt look on her face, she snarled at him: "Leave! Leave and never come back! I never want to see you ever again! Go with that hussy of yours; I don't care anymore!"

"..."

"..."

"Are we done with this ridiculous drama?" Cedric asked.

"Yeah." Acala then unceremoniously stood up as if she had never started any of this. "Sorry, I couldn't help it. I've been watching too many dramas lately. You're the only one who could talk to me so far, so I took my chances. Thanks for playing along, by the way."

Cedric sighed while massaging his temples. "No problem. But please, never do that again. This memory will haunt me forever; I just know it."

At the very least, Acala had the shame to look guilty. Cedric couldn't really blame her for acting a little childish. It hasn't been long since her revival. And despite being the spiritual consciousness of this world, she's actually very young still.

She spent most of her time in deep slumber. Always preserving her energy to maintain the Purgatory Realm and protect herself and her citizens. Her life is under constant threat due to the Space Pirates, and it puts an immense burden on her.

All that fear and loneliness were too much for her to carry alone. That's why Cedric, albeit reluctantly, chose to play along with her because God knows how long it has been since she had this much freedom.

"Ready to know what's going on?" Cedric asked.

"Yeah, I'm listening," she replied.

"Well, you don't really have to."

Saying this, Cedric sent a beam of light, which flew directly to her head. That wasn't an attack; it's a memory transmission. He sent her a bulk of information about his encounters at the Tower of Prodigies.

Details about the Divine Council, the Six Leading Races, and thousands of other races and clans; information about the Tower of Prodigies itself; and the thousands of galaxies under the council's rule. Down to the very instance that led Cedric to be exposed to the existence of the alliance and many more.

Acala's mouth flew wide open at the sheer density of this revelation. And much like Cedric, she too felt an existential crisis. The same 'smallness' that Cedric felt upon coming into contact with this information was felt by her as well.

"Oh, my..." Acala looked overwhelmed, and rightfully so since this was too much information.

"I know." Cedric could relate to what she's feeling.

"I knew it!" Her words surprised him all of a sudden. "So you were cheating on me!!"

"Quit it!!"

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