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Exerting all her strength, Maria groaned as she pulled more universes—those containing worlds teeming with life and intelligence—toward her.
The Outer Gods targeted them relentlessly. The white void began invading some of those worlds, hungrily trying to devour everything within.
But Maria summoned her own power.
"The System! Michael, Camael! Will you help me?"
"Of course."
"We are here to serve you! And let me say, you make me incredibly proud!"
Both Cosmic Heralds were overjoyed by Maria's choice: to never abandon her humanity, no matter the cost, and to cling desperately to every spark of hope.
The two merged with Maria's formation and then with her System. In that moment, an even greater Cosmic System was born, surging outward like a radiant wave of cosmic power across countless universes.
Its purpose was clear:
