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Skullius confirmed his intent with Uyuniya, Elita and Aurolio. He wanted them to decide what they wanted to do after he left for the Null Verse. He didn't expect them to wait until he came back.

"Honestly, I don't think there're any shortcuts to saving Aigas at this point, especially with the added threat of Fulgardt going after both Boron and Suzamete," Elita said. "On the other hand, what Boron wants to achieve will likely destroy Aigas quicker, even if it's likely to be a final goal. I'd thought Fulgardt's involvement might delay that, but I can't be too sure. In the end, if both will target Suzamete along the way, we'll still be doomed."

Aurolio chimed in.
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"The warriors and beasts bleeding into our time also make things harder, especially if we are getting some cultish groups who would love to see the world burn. There were lots of those in Fulgardt's time. They were products of his fucking ideology," he said. "Are we sure all of them can be handled without the intervention of Divine powers?"

"My Troops will handle them. Kintar is smart enough to alert everyone else and turn their attention away from the Cavern. We don't want them to continue strengthening Boron's crystals," said Skullius.

"As for me and Elita," said Uyuniya through the mana link, "it would be infeasible for us to leave Aigas and head home. What we intend to do back in my home world is time-consuming. I would rather leave it for later. In the meantime, I would very much like to see how your interaction with that princess goes and your plan to rope in that Deity you mentioned, Luserus."

After she had said her piece, Skullius locked eyes with the terrestrial woman.

Something bizarre went unsaid between the two. Elita recognised it while Aurolio and Sila missed it.

In the end, Uyuniya's eye twitched and she relented.

"I would very much like it if you would agree to have us tag along," she corrected herself.

Skullius smirked.

Uyuniya was used to talking down to people given her position back home. Her tone had been especially conspicuous right now, which is why Skullius had stabbed her with a look that challenged her authority. In the end, Uyuniya decided to be a bit more humble.

"I'll allow it," Skullius said. "Elita can lead you to Opungale. You will wait for me there. Be sure to put everyone there at ease. Your arrival may stir chaos. Opungale isn't exactly populated right now."

"That won't be too hard," Elita said. Skullius knew he could trust her with that.

He turned to Aurolio.

"What will you do?" he asked.

"I'd say allow me to tag along on your trip to the Null Verse, but well…" Aurolio said with a shrug. "I'll settle for joining those two ladies. I learned quite a bit from them earlier, so I will stick with them for a while."

Uyuniya didn't seem to like Aurolio.

"You're too weak to be saying something like that with so much confidence. If I were you, I would say it like it is. 'I'm too underpowered. I've been dawdling all my life. I am going to ask these two ladies to train me up and teach me their secrets no matter what I have to do.'"

Aurolio scowled.

Being looked down on by Uyuniya was a most unpleasant experience, but he couldn't afford to be abrasive and snarky with her. She was way stronger than him, and if he insulted her, he wouldn't learn more about Voided Death.

She kept staring at him, as though expecting him to repeat exactly what she had told him to say.

Aurolio hesitated, but only for a little while. He had actually been about to say it when Skullius cut him off. He might have spared his dignity.

"I'll get going. Time is of the essence. I'll see you in a little while," he said and then he urged Sila, Araeyn, and Eternity's Weaver to come along while asking Serenity, "Do I just access In-Verse Glimpse through the guidance field or are there additional conditions?"

"VOW cannot grant access to the Null Verse. The In-Verse Glimpse is a mechanism that requires my direct involvement," Serenity said. "I'm not willing to do it here. Go to the Empyrean Bosom first. It will make this easier."

"The Bosom?" Skullius questioned, but he didn't contest it. "Alright."

While producing marigold Ju'wtte on his finger, he opened a gateway to the Bosom. He gave a final wave to the Void users and stepped into the Empyrean Bosom with Weaver, Araeyn and Sila. Only when they had stepped onto the pathway of gold, emerald, and glass did Skullius once again speak to Serenity.

"What now?"

Right then, Serenity sprang forth from his body, a feminine figure of bluish flame.

"It is impossible to warp directly into the Null Verse from the wider reality. This is one of the restrictions I placed on the Null Verse to make sure that no one had access to it, even those extremely accomplished in the art of formidable spatial concepts," she explained as she looked at the surroundings. "But it becomes slightly easier when warping from this place."

"What? Why?" Skullius asked.

"Because like my Null Verse, the Empyrean Bosom, the Pestilence Vault, and the Treasury are part of a Treasure of the same league as the one I used to create the Null Verse."

…!!!

The revelation hit Skullius like a storm.

"Hold on!" he cried. "Do you mean to tell me—"

"Yes. The Colossus Warmoth was a being who, on top of studying to create his own type of Levin that could act as empowered lifeblood running through him and his descendants, was able to study the workings of the Null Verse and mimic them better than even Emmae could," Serenity explained, much to Skullius horror. She couldn't help but laugh at the Hybrid Warmoth's expression. "I know. The Warmoth's fame was well-earned. I believe he even had dealings with a Nulliergrapher or perhaps several."

Skullius couldn't fathom it.

Was the Warmoth really that advanced?

If the Empyrean Bosom was really akin to the Null Verse in construction…

"So it's possible for you to warp from here to the Null Verse?" Skullius asked.

But it wasn't Serenity who answered. A certain neglected servant of the Warmoth, perhaps attracted by the glaze towards his old master's genius, chimed in.

"It is possible, but the traversal is a lot like rolling down a hill than something as smooth as warping, master," Susu'k's voice came.