Epic Of Caterpillar

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Kireina's eyes shone with happiness as she saw Lucifer and Aura rescue her family. They were unable to drag her out of the Time-Stop Area. But that didn't matter to her. As long as her family was safe, nothing else mattered. Not even her life. However, they were unable to help Scarlet, because she was surrounded by many Outer Gods, and still rather farther away. At the very least, Kireina knew they wanted her alive, so they wouldn't hurt her anymore than they had already done.

Nonetheless, Shub-Niggurath, the Demonic Mother of a Thousand Young did not take this kindly. Her usually calm and even mocking and teasing demeanor changed. She became incredibly frustrated and furious, a rare sight to see on Outer Gods.

"You dare interrupt my meal?" Shub-Niggurath grew mad. "Do you truly believe you even stand a chance against me? Do you truly think you can make a change? Everything is already set on stone. Your struggles are pointless. And you, Lucifer. You've already stopped being useful to us long ago. We shall dispose of you eventually."

Despite being an incredibly powerful eldritch entity, Shub-Niggurath was one of the most versed at the moment of talking. The other Outer Gods around her, mostly her children. Gathered quickly, glaring at Lucifer and Aura with their countless eyes. Their appendages twisting and moving.

"Kill them. And make sure that Kireina's family dies a horrendous death." She ordered. Her words were commands that resonated inside of the souls and hearts of her children. Like mindless drones, they flew with their massive sizes towards the Supreme Gods, now World Devourers.

Their titanic appendages, beams of chaos, and void manipulating magic swiftly bombarded Aura and Lucifer. Barriers of starlight and distorted space were erected in front of them, as the two constantly defended. Unable to fight back due to how powerful and gigantic they were. Both former Supreme Gods were immediately forced to only defend.

Or were they?

"I've recovered a lot since that fight against your sibling… Defending alone is possible, but that's a bit boring, honestly!" Said Aura while laughing. He expanded his Divine Starlight Aura and changed it, adding true Cosmic Essence to it. "[Supreme Primordial Star Ocean's Magic]: [Primordial Star Ocean Domain]!"

The Domain expanded, suddenly managing to trap two Outer Gods inside. They simply laughed at the simplicity of his Domain. Their bodies, encompassed by Void, quickly began to negate his Domain easily. However, Aura smiled.

"I know you're strong so beating you is just but a dream. But this should do something, right?" He smiled, the Stars all around his Domain changed. They gathered together into gigantic constructions of pure cosmic light, resembling golden mirrors. "[Primordial Cosmic Star Mirrors]!"

He managed to construct them as the Outer Gods unleashed their powerful Outer Void Magic and Auras in the form of beams or shockwaves that could distort and break through space. The mirrors absorbed the black void and then released it back as constant beams of starlight.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"GRYYYAAGH!"

"ROOAARRGH!"

"SHAAAAGH!"

Not only did the beams hit back at the ones that sent their attacks first, but they found themselves piercing the bodies of other nearby Outer Gods. Who in exchange attacked again, the Mirrors constantly absorbing their magic and firing it back. Aura was fully focused on this technique, adding more Mirrors as the previous ones shattered.

A spectacle of pure light filled the entire distorting and glitching wormhole. The Outer Gods continued assaulting with physical attacks. Their appendages were capable of expanding and transforming into any form and shape. Gigantic claws, spears, black swords, tentacles, and huge hands constantly attempted to catch him.

"Don't think I am so defenseless either." Aura's entire body transformed, fusing with his Doman and becoming a giant Nebula of his own, encompassing such a large area of the wormhole that the Outer Gods stopped moving, surprised. "I am one with my Domain. I am the Stars! [Supreme Primordial Star Ocean's Magic]: [Star's Divine Radiance] + [Radiant Starlight Meteor Rain] = [Cosmic Divine Star Radiance Meteor Rain]!"

Aura combined his two powerful Spells together, as the stars around his body and Domain continued multiplying. Fusing together, and then falling like true stars themselves. The Outer Gods panicked, erecting barriers of Void and resisting a bombardment of explosions of all-consuming starlight.

"Now that my Star Energy has finally absorbed True Cosmic Energy, my power is finally blossoming!" Laughed Aura. "This is… My true self! The peak of my power! Admire it!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Outer Gods didn't give up either though. None of them had died, and although they received severe damage. It wasn't like Kireina's bites that could consume things with ease. They counterattacked. Spheres of pure Void clashing against Aura's Stars and Mirrors. Explosions of darkness and light spreading across the wormhole, making everything even more chaotic than it already was.

At the same time, Lucifer also acted, more defensively than Aura though. She manipulated Dimensional Layers and created invisible barriers with them. Protecting Kireina's family from any harm while she constantly expanded an impenetrable Dimensional Cube where they were. No matter how hard they tried to use their Void Powers to distort the dimensional walls, the Outer Gods were unable to break through.

"Just how tough can this dimension be for us to be unable to breakthrough?!"

"It makes no sense…!"

"Keep attacking! Void and Chaos will always prevail against all other elements!"

As the Outer Gods kept fighting, Lucifer smiled coquettishly with her Avatar. She waved her delicate hands as if she were weaving something within the emptiness of space. Taking the very pillars of creation and then combining them into a spell.

"[Primordial Divine Dimension Magic]: [Dimensional Cages]!"

FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!

In a split of a second, four Outer Gods in front of her, the ones attacking her protecting dimension, were caught in their own, cube-shaped dimensions. Trapped inside, they started to attempt to break through using their powers. But before they could even get to that point…

"Please, have more patience." She giggled. "We're almost there dear~ [Dimensional Compression]!"

And then, the worst fear the Outer Gods had happened. The Dimensions that trapped them started to compress them inside.

TRUUUMMM…!!

And as this happened, Kireina's cocoon within her World Realm constantly pulsated, its powers rising every passing second.

Kireina was evolving, becoming something completely new.

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