MY 10,000× DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM

Stupor

"That the best you can do TRASH?!" Chiara roared as she unleashed her dragon's breath at point blank. A black and white beanlm smashing directly into her chest and blowing her backward.

She recovered and wanted to back away, but her shadow moved and countless chains emerged and wrapped around her limbs like unbreakable vices.

She growled and strained as she started pulling against them, but before she could make any progress, more chains, this time made of light, appeared and wrapped around her. The chains tugged and dragged her until she was pressed into the ground.

Her nostrils flared as she tried to resist with all her might, but no matter what she did, the chains held her down and felt like they were simply indestructible.

Umbra walked up to her and put his paw on her head before pressing it into the ground and shattering it.

He leaned in close and growled, his nostrils flaring.

"You do NOT try to use your Aura and suppress us, you incomplete amalgamation." His voice was filled with such intense malice that it was completely unlike the childish and laid-back dragon everyone knew.

The twins were still as childish as ever, but they were still dragons, and one of the worst things one could do to antagonize a dragon was to try and belittle them in any way. One of these ways was, of course, trying to suppress them with your Aura.

The only people dragons could allow to do this to them were either other stronger or more pure-blooded dragons or beings they acknowledged as above them for the twins and every other dragon in the Primordial Expanse, it was Christopher.

Jenny is not Christopher.

So the only thing they felt when she tried to suppress them was untapped fury and disgust, which led to the current situation.

The two of them did not hold back in the slightest, which didn't bode well for Jenny.

However, despite their intense anger, they didn't kill her because they knew Christopher wouldn't be happy with them doing so.

"Count yourself lucky." Chiara snorted and the Radiant Dawn Band on her tail glowed before a milky white light engulfed Jenny. However, it did not kill her and simply immobilized her past her current state.

"You guys done?" A skeleton suddenly emerged from the ground and spoke to them using Thanatos' voice

"Yeah. What about prism?" Umvra asked after calming his nerves and the skeleton just pointed in the direction where Prism had been fighting the Corruptionists and Starwalkers. They looked just in time to see a mirror clone throw the last combatant into a reflection.

"Nice." Chiara mumbled.

'Master's soul is returning.' Eidrasil suddenly said and everyone turned in her direction. Prism also emerged from the reflection of Azure's shield and they all watched with seeming anticipation.

A few moments later, Christopher twitched, then inhaled.

"Aaaand I'm back." He said calmly as he stretched.

He then got tackled by Belladonna who hugged his chest tightly.

"Masterrrrr! We were all so worried!" She whined and looked up at him with a pouty expression that would cause any man to go weak.

Christopher stared down at her for a few seconds before sighing and placing his hand on her head.

"Sorry about that?" He mumbled as he grabbed her the head pats.

The vampire giggled happily and Kim, the twins, and Silver watched with unmasked envy at the attention she was getting.

Noticing this, Christopher sighed again and gestured for them to come closer, to which they obliged eagerly.

"Are they always like this?" Azure asked Thanatos with her usual flat tone and the Lich nodded.

"Indeed. They all seem to enjoy the gesture of affection from Master." Hearing this, Azure tilted her head and suddenly removed her helmet.

Her beautiful face was revealed once more and she stared at her hands indifferently, but there was a hint of curiosity in her gaze. Then slowly, she reached up to her head and started rubbing it.

"... What are you doing?" Thanatos asked with clear confusion and Azure hummed.

"I'm trying to see the appeal to it." She answered, her face unreadable.

"Can you?" Thanatos enquired, suddenly curious.

After a few seconds, Azure answered.

"It feels... familiar." She mumbled, her gaze unconsciously softening.

Thanatos watched with curiosity for a while, them he said.

"I think it will be better if you have Master do it instead. I was told that it's not as satisfying when you do it yourself, which is also why one cannot tickle themselves." He explained and Azure stared at him for a few seconds before walking toward Christopher with purpose.

Christopher noticed almost immediately and smiled beneath his mask when she reached him, the others staring at her curiously.

She seemed to hesitate for a moment before bowing her head slightly, her intentions clear.

Christopher's smile grew as he reached forward and gently rubbed her head. Her eyes grew wide a fraction before closing in contentment.

'Adorable.' He couldn't help but comment as the stern and unflappable Azure seemed like a languidly cat right now, enjoying pats.

After a while, Christopher pulled his hand back and asked.

"Good?" It took Azure a few moments to regain her composure, then she nodded.

"Mm. Good."

Hearing this, Christopher gave a satisfied nod and looked up a bit.

'Everything's been settled then.' He thought and opened his free palm to reveal a small but radiant ball of light.

"That's...!" Azure's eyes went wide and Christopher nodded.

"Pruina's soul." He finished for her and the knight fell silent, her face going through a series of emotions before settling on anxious anticipation. Granted, Christopher only noticed due to his acute senses, a normal person wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.

"What... does Master plan to do with it?" She asked tentatively.

"Well, I'm gonna make him a new body." He said and didn't elaborate.

"Well, I'm gonna assimilate this place now. So I'll be with you guys in a bit." Without waiting for them to say anything, Christopher snapped his fingers and teleported all of them back into the Primordial Expanse.

As such, he was left standing there alone with the sealed bodies of the Scions. However, he couldn't be bothered to address them yet as he was focused on finishing his current task.

He took a breath, then he spread his senses.

In an instant, his senses spread out and proceeded to cover the entire Hidden Realm.

He briefly became aware of everything happening within the hidden realm. Every nook and cranny, every small and large creature, everything. It was a surreal feeling, but he didn't let it overwhelm him. Instead, with a single thought, he absorbed all of it in an instant. Just like that the hidden realm vanished.

***

"The expedition should be ending soon." Outside the immense crack that made up the hidden realm, a few figures could be seen observing it calmly.

There were two males and a female. One of the males had deep blue hair and an angular face with a scar running down his cheek, however, it didn't seem to reduce his attractiveness and only made him seem a bit wild. His name was Jeremy, the father of Jenny.

Next to him was the other male who was a Starwalker. He had no facial features and his head instead was a black hole, the rest of his body was covered by a black suit that was made with numerous condensed stars. This being was Constella's father, Qas, as well as the leader of the Starwalkers.

The last figure was a woman in grey attire. Her face was veiled, and the veil was special as it seemed to be capable of resisting all forms of observation, making her facial features completely unknown. In fact, the only reason one would know she was a woman was due to her utterly devastating figure that drew in the gazes of most who looked at her. She was the leader of the Corruptionists as well as Vazar's teacher. Well, one of them anyway, and her name was Luma.

As they waited, they each had thoughts of their own, however, none of them gave any indication to their thoughts as their gazes remained fixed on the massive portal that was the entrance to the hidden realm

Each of them had different wants and expectations from this venture, with Luma having the most nefarious thoughts. She was tired of always having her movements restricted due to the other two. If she could acquire the soul of a Paragon, her life would become so much easier.

All she needed now was for Vazar to succee–

VWOOM

Faster than anyone could react, the portal vanished.

Everyone was silent for a moment, the Sovereigns included. What had occurred was so startling that not a single person was able to react instantly.

"... Huh?" Qas was the first one yo speak which broke everyone out of their stupor.

Behind them, all the various ships of the different clans started to move as they too became aware of the anomaly.

What just happened?