"Human Emperor... never heard of him"
As much as I pondered about it such a figure didn't come to mind, it felt as if he was erased from history and the more I thought about it, it made sense.
"During the cultivation...was it the magic Ahh it was the Era of technology and exhaustion of mana, us six celestial beasts descended from the abyss a place born from the corpse of Shub-Niggurath our progenitor"
I felt my body freeze the more I listened, not only did other Eras exist before my own but Kaijus were connected to Outer Gods beings of myth.
' This can't be true, Outer Gods exist in literature as fictional beings... how come are they progenitors of Kaijus... what is the empire hiding?'
"Back then seven continents existed namely Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia
When the Gods abandoned this universe Seven Saints born from each continent received their final blessings and the Human Emperor was one of them"
' This cannot be!!! Could this mean what I am suspecting'
The history we were taught never mentioned the human emperor even once, but it always said the current emperor is a descendant of God and Homosuperiors were given the blessings of God.
'I have a lot of ideas but I can't connect them into one... what does this mean'
"It means 'homosuperiors' are descendants of the Saints, humans then harvested our genes to create the X...no the H-gene to mimic a fraction of our power
The H-gene can skip generations meaning... you're not chosen, you're only lucky to manifest it"
As Bai Hu's words fell to my ears, I felt rage boiling inside me I then clenched my fists until they bled.
"So it was all a lie, Although every human possesses the H-gene only a few can manifest it... In the end we're all equal, some just mutate into monsters... this is not fair
Storm Sovereign, how strong was the human...no who was the human emperor?"
The storm Sovereign sighed hearing my words, it was as if I poked an open wound.
"I forgot his name but I remember that he was kind even to his enemies, he loved all things even his enemies and that is why I resent him
That boy had an ability called [Divine Mandate] the power of rules
[Divine Mandate] was not the power to break rules, but the absolute authority to define, impose, and enforce them.
The Emperor did not attack his enemies; he simply declared their existence illegal, and reality itself complied."
I felt a lump in my throat that was hard to swallow, wasn't this man God instead of answers I had even more questions.
"When we descended from the abyss, we consumed worlds, pocket dimensions, neutron stars, black holes, white holes even galaxies to cleanse the universe but this enraged the Human Emperor
Using [Divine Mandate] he changed the rules of the universe at the subatomic level"
'Whoa? the Human Emperor was strong huh??'
"At the cost of his life and the other Saints he created rules and changed the laws of Creation
First Rule [Law of finite reality]: Kaijus are disconnected from the abyss therefore as time passes we grow weaker and dumber and the universe becomes our prison
Second Rule[ The Law of Linear Causality]: Time was enforced as a strict, linear, one-way progression. Therefore those in abyss can't descend to the past or future only the present
Third Rule[The Law of Conditional Banishment]: The Kaijus are categorically forbidden from manifesting within the ordered reality of this universe.
This banishment is not permanent but is conditionally suspended for as long as the collective will and legacy of the Human Emperor, the memory of his sacrifice, the acknowledgment of his truth, and the ideals of the Seven Saints persists within humanity."
The moment I heard the third rule I began to sweat profusely because the current state of the human race didn't meet the conditions of the last rule.
'This explains a lot of things, the emergence of Kaijus has been increasing lately...is the will of the human emperor vanishing'
"That's right humanity is fucked, I think the will of the Human Emperor will completely vanish in ten no...5 years"
This cannot be, my dreams and desires will disappear into nothingness as time comes.
'Just when I felt alive...who keeps fucking with me, it's as if there is a force that keeps screwing me over '
"The fourth rule was between the Human Emperor and other Six Celestial beasts myself included of course
When we were cut off from the abyss, we gained free will unlike the lesser Kaijus after killing us he said we should choose vessels to complete our last desires"
The more I thought about it...it didn't make sense, I came to the Kunlun Mountain looking for the heart herb and somehow I ended up here... it's as if I was lured here.
"The others have chosen their successors, others left this universe and others remained Rio Grande, I choose you to become my successor...
Although my body has decayed my essence is still the same, you'll inherit my full potential and a portion of my power"
"I refuse"
"What??"
"I said I refuse, what if you're trying to overtake my body or something, I'm naive not stupid...Ah, Storm Sovereign can you please tell me the location of the heart herb?...I want to leave before the sun sets "
"How dare you!!! Without that stand of yours you're just a mere human
I am offering a chance to overcome poison, toxins, aging and disease, I am offering you a chance to se.."
"I don't care about those, you might be saying half-truths and half lies to coax me...the herb's location please"
"Asking you was a mere formality, If I wanted to overtake your body you wouldn't survive
I've been waiting for this opportunity for hundreds of thousands of years, humans with a soul like yours are rare and I am not letting you leave... Become my successor!!!"
The giant corpse of Bai Hu began to enter my body as I tried to run, I felt it's essence seep into my very DNA ,altering it in the process.
"S..stop, it's painful"
Although I begged with sincerity Bai Hu didn't care, I felt my body break while being remade from scratch.
It felt like rebirth.