Unlimited Power - The Arcane Path

Leon was left speechless. The system's creator was saying that he wanted to go to another universe… as if he was just going to buy something at the nearest convenience store. Leon, Ilyana, and Tyrselle have considered that may exist other universes, but they had no idea how to leave the current one. Rather, they had no interest in doing it. There was a chance that they don't exist in other universes. If what the system's creator was right, maybe things out there were so different that they wouldn't find any purpose in those places.

"Perfect, now that you are leaving, you just have to manipulate time and cancel all the effects of your actions," Leon said. "As you said, you learned many things thanks to us. So, at the very least, you have to return our old lives."

"That isn't possible. To do that, not only will I have to sacrifice a lot of mana, but I also will have to sacrifice a massive part of my powers. Without the strength I have right now, I can't move to the next universe."

After hearing that, Leon felt Tyrselle's mana getting agitated. Even in her rage, she tried to be subtle with her actions, but there was only much subtle she could be while preparing a massive attack. Leon recognized her actions immediately since she did the same thing recently… Tyrselle used all the mana she could use to create a gravitational field around her in order to attract all the nearby stars and destroy the fake black hole alongside the creator of the system. The problem was: if Leon noticed that, then the creator probably did it as well.

"There is no need to get nervous, Leon. Everything you thought, felt, and might do, alongside all your allies, friends, and family, had already be seen by me. As a human, your body can withstand quite an intense use of mana, thanks to your evolution. However, all the Resets made your body return to its original stage, but you need to know that Ilyana's Resets never worked on me. It decreased the amount of mana I could use time and time again, indeed, but only that."

"What do you mean by that?" Ilyana asked while she was preparing herself.

"It means that my body can withstand the use of all the mana in this universe without any restraint or after-effects. I use all the mana at my disposal every moment to see the ever-changing future. Thus, I know everything you will do. The number of possibilities of your actions in the next year equals 203.989. A pretty impressive number, but not enough to manage to land on me a surprise attack."

"So, you already knew from the very beginning that a confrontation was inevitable," Leon bit his lips in annoyance. "Despite all that, you still answered my questions."

"Of course, just as much you owe me, I owe quite a lot to all of you. Answering the questions you have and ignoring all ill intentions were the least I could do to all of you. Unfortunately, I cannot help you to reach your goal. It is also unfortunate that with me, all the mana in this universe will disappear. All of you can try to create all the mana necessary for it after I leave, but I doubt that you will live that long… Knowing all that, what are you going to do?"

"We are going to kill you, asshole," Tyrselle declared and decided to stop hiding her killing intent. "You are going to pay for creating the situation that killed my little brother."

"I see… so that is how it is. It is a pity that the only ones who reached a stage next to mine decided to become enemies. However, I also thank you for letting me learn how it is to feel to be treated as an enemy… and how to treat others like one."

The last sentence made the hair on Leon's back stand. Until now, the conversation didn't let Leon feel any ill intentions coming from the creator of the system, but things changed after that. Even though Leon couldn't feel any real difference in the tone, the voice was cold, and he could feel the killing intents like he never felt before.

"Just as you wanted to have everything back by taking everything from me, it is only obvious that I will do the same to you. You made me understand that leaving this universe behind in its current situation would be the wrong choice. Instead of leaving all of you alone and helpless, I will destroy everything. Perhaps by doing that, another lifeform like me eventually will appear."

"So, it is like that, huh," Leon bit his lips and clenched his teeth. "That is my line… you involved all the universe in your petty quest to find someone older than you. I understand how loneliness can be hard, but it didn't give you the right to make others feel so much despair over the course of so many years. As usual, my instincts were right… You are the enemy of all lifeform of the universe, and now you will pay for what you have done."

Leon readied himself and decided to summon everyone who was waiting on Ilyana's planet, but before he could try anything, the darkness around them was dispelled. The creator of the system didn't feel the need to stay hidden anymore. However, the creator of the system didn't do that only to show himself as a final act. For whatever reason, the more the darkness disappeared, the more Leon and everyone's mana got wild and uncontrollable. At the same time, it was leaving their bodies.

"Don't worry. I will teleport them here for you. However, I cannot let you use all my precious mana, right?"