Chapter 8: Devouring God - Godhead! Sky God! 2
Tartarus, forcing himself back on the topic, naturally anticipated the question.
He calmly said, "Perhaps Eros, the god of love and lust, was born from Nyx and me's sudden thought, sending some chaotic forces into the abyss. However, the source of this chaos is so scarce that I only remember a fleeting moment of confusion."
"It's like an invisible divine force is controlling me, making me want to say something, but I'm lucid now. I know Nyx is Night, so I also want to share some information with Nyx during this chaotic memory."
"Maybe it's fake, maybe it's real. We're both confused about the future, and we're eager to find out."
"Yes, I really want to know my future," Nyx agreed.
Tartarus continued, "At the same time, the darkness separates the Abyss from the Earth. The Chaos Origin that originally existed within the Earth will continue to destroy it."
"Within the Earth, new Chaos Origin is still growing. Sister Gaia will once again be plunged into pain. You can sense how beautiful the Earth is. I cannot bear to see it plunged into endless suffering again."
"When you were born, I sensed that within the darkness and night, there are Chaos Origins that have not yet been integrated into your true selves. Are they destroying your true selves?"
"I am the Chaos Abyss. The Chaos Origin only occasionally confuses my memories; it does not harm my true selves. Sister Nyx, Brother Erebus, I truly want to help you and Sister Gaia."
Nyx gazed into the abyss below, a hidden glint of happiness in her eyes. "Brother Tartarus, I feel your sincerity and your tenderness. You're so kind to me."
"Erebus, we were born together. The future of night may also be a future of darkness. You want to know, don't you?"
The body of Erebus, the God of Darkness, which had just vanished, stopped disappearing and quickly solidified. "Indeed, I want to know."
He gazed into the abyss below. "The source of chaos that has not merged with the darkness itself is constantly destroying the darkness. I am continuously consuming my divine energy." "I cannot suppress it with force. New Chaos Sources are growing."
Nyx then said, "Brother Tartarus is right. The night is also being destroyed by Chaos Sources. I have been suppressing these rampaging Chaos Sources."
Tartarus said at the right moment, "So you can inject this Chaos Source into the Abyss."
Nyx said, "I sense that the Chaos Sources are the greatest threat to our gods. Brother Tartarus must be careful."
"After the Chaos Sources enter the Abyss, if you feel your memories entering complete chaos and can no longer be suppressed, please tell us."
Tartarus said, "I will. I Unable to reach the Earth, I hope you'll speak to Sister Gaia. I'll continue to absorb the Chaos Essence from the Earth.
"When the time comes, this Chaos Essence will need to flow through the Dark Night. This is just the initial plan. Once the Chaos Essence in your bodies dissipates, I'll begin accepting the Chaos Essence from the Earth."
"But if it causes significant harm to you, I'll naturally stop and consider other countermeasures. We're brothers and sisters, and I imagine you'll be happy to help Sister Gaia, right?"
"Yes," the Night Goddess, Nyx, responded. "I'll go speak to Sister Gaia now. Goodbye, brothers."
With that, Nyx vanished.
"Goodbye." Erebus glanced into the abyss, his figure completely fading into darkness.
Sensing the endless darkness above the abyss, Tartarus felt an inexplicable discomfort.
Darkness may seem intangible, but Erebus controls it, using it to isolate everything.
This prevented Tartarus's divine consciousness from sensing the earth, and even from clearly perceiving the specific composition of darkness. He was in a state of complete ignorance and confusion.
As the abyss, he felt like he was trapped by darkness at the bottom of the world, feeling a stifling sense of darkness and eternal dust.
"I must achieve deification as soon as possible. Once deification succeeds, I can walk freely on earth, no longer troubled by darkness," Tartarus thought to himself.
Originally, the earth was flat, without sky, ocean, mountains, or even life.
After the birth of darkness and night, an endless night spread between the earth and the abyss, and above the earth itself.
Tartarus, in the abyss, was also surrounded by endless night, making him unable to see or sense the chaos beyond the barrier.
Like Tartarus, the earth was also surrounded by endless night.
Even after the birth of Nyx, the goddess of night, and Erebus, the god of darkness, the barrier between the worlds could no longer be seen or sensed. There was no chaos, no barrier beyond. As the Earth's surface expanded to its limit, the world became infinite. The birth of Dark Night completed Chaos's world.
There was Dark Night on Earth. Wherever there was darkness, Nyx channeled her divine power and instantly reached it.
Soon, she explained Tartarus's plan to Gaia, the Earth Goddess.
Gaia was overjoyed. She had initially worried that Dark Night would separate her from Tartarus.
She hadn't expected Tartarus to still care about her and be willing to sacrifice for her.
She descended into the Abyss specifically to thank Tartarus.
Afterwards, the Night Goddess and the Dark God returned to their original forms.
They began by injecting the chaotic essence of darkness and night into the Abyss.
As the chaotic essence entered the Abyss, Tartarus channeled his divine power and began to absorb it.
Time passed...
According to Tartarus's previous life's concept of time, hundreds of years had passed.
The source of chaos from the dark night had not yet been fully injected into the abyss, so naturally, Tartarus could no longer absorb the source of chaos from the earth.
However, during this century, the values displayed in the Book of Creation had increased significantly.
Page 1 remained unchanged.
Page 2 - God of Deception - Godhead (Incomplete - 30%)
Page 3 - God of Chaos - Godhead (Incomplete - 80%)
Page 4 - God of Devouring - Godhead (Incomplete - 99.9%)
Page 5 - God of Prophecy - Godhead (Incomplete - 1%)
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100%!
When the Godhead of Devouring - Godhead reached 100%, the fourth page of the Book of Creation began to change.
[God of Devouring]
[God of Devouring - Godhead]
[Master: Devouring]
Instantly, Tartarus discovered that while his strength hadn't increased significantly, he had acquired two abilities.
The first was his mastery of the divine power of devouring.
Originally, the three gods, Earth, Darkness, and Night, actively injected the Source of Chaos into the Abyss.
Then Tartarus could control the Abyss, channeling his divine power to devour, allowing the Source of Chaos to merge with the Abyss.
Now, Tartarus's devouring power no longer required the three gods to actively inject the Source of Chaos into the Abyss.
As long as they didn't actively obstruct him, Tartarus could actively devour the Source of Chaos within Earth and Darkness.
Furthermore, this devouring power wasn't limited to consuming the Source of Chaos.
Tartarus hadn't yet tried, but he had a feeling he could devour sources beyond the Source of Chaos, such as the various life forms that comprised the Earth.
At the same time, his second ability was to achieve deification, possessing a divine body!
Just as Tartarus was about to achieve deification, an incredibly powerful and overbearing divine pressure suddenly enveloped the entire Chaos world.
Naturally, it also passed through the earth, through the dark night, and descended into the abyss.
"The God of the Sky is about to be born!"