The Rise of the Winter Wolf - Book 6 - Chapter 32 - Meeting of the Progenitors

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Within a Special Dimension

Fenrir narrows his eyes on the livestream screen made out of ice floating in front of him. Meanwhile the other progenitors within the small dimensional chamber that was set up by Fenrir himself to allow the other progenitors to spectate both the Beta Dungeon and the Progenitor War between the Radiance and Void Progenitors together. Making it specifically so that they may consider aiding his pup.

“This time he won’t have my aid,” the Progenitor of Poison, Jormungandr, states as the progenitor in human form with sickly green eyes and pale skin leans against his throne made of various deadly poisons while standing next to it. “But the devourer will have had far less time to devour elemental energy than the previous one. And he will have aid from his army.” He glances at Fenrir. “He may just survive this time as well.”

“I’m more intrigued by the second devourer’s presence,” the Progenitor of Chaos, Eris, says while leaning forward and sitting back in her own throne over and over again. One made out of a seemingly infinite number of materials. “Just how many of these rare and nearly extinct beings does he have locked away in this Beta Dungeon of his?!”

“I suspect dozens at the minimum,” the Progenitor of Destiny, Fate, answers Eris’s rhetorical question while sitting on top of a miniature nebula with his legs crossed and his eyes closed despite what’s going on within the pure white screen in front of him.

The other progenitors glance at him before looking back at their screens again to see Wolf moving his forces to surround the devourer. With the former werewolf and the former kraken being on opposite sides of the devourer, each with vastly differing sizes.

After a second, Fenrir glances at Fate again. Because he and the other progenitors all know that when he says something like that, he means it. And if he’s saying that, it most likely means that the Progenitor of Destiny must have seen numerous powerful beings vanishing over the course of history and believes the disappearances to be at the fault of Grim.

And if that’s the case, then his pup will have his work cut out for him.

The progenitors all quietly watch the livestream for several minutes before a gate appears within the room, followed by another. Then two more progenitors walk into the chamber, making their own thrones appear in different locations within the chamber.

Fenrir glances at the newcomers and quickly finds them to be potential allies.

But at the same time, unlikely allies. He most likely can only see them not interfering in either way.

In fact, their very presence is rather surprising already.

Kali, the Progenitor of Time. And Aether, the Progenitor of Space.

Neither progenitor say even a single word as they take their seats on their thrones. And neither of them have forms that are easily told apart, since both of their physical appearances constantly change.

Kali’ body repeatedly changes age from a child to a teenager to an adult of varying different years. All with a single clock in both of her eyes ticking away. Meanwhile Aether’s body has its limbs floating around before reattaching over and over again, with a large vortex in the place of his face.

Before Fenrir can look back at the screen in front of him, another portal opens. But unlike the other portals, this one makes him tense up. Strictly because of who the portal belongs to.

And he’s not the only one as the other progenitors either tense up as well or narrow their eyes in the direction of the portal.

A portal made out of flames.

After a second, a flaming bird flies through the portal before turning into pure flames and morphing into the body of a man. One with flames still billowing off of her body as she glares directly at Fenrir the moment she forms.

“Phoenix,” Fenrir states with a frown on his humanoid form’s face. One covered partially by flakes of ice as his glowing pale blue eyes stare holes into the Progenitor of Fire. “What brings you here?”

“Is there some kind of rule banning me from being here, mutt?” Phoenix states with more than a little aggression in her tone. Meanwhile the other progenitors in the room begin to ignore her presence. Leaving her to bicker with her self-proclaimed enemy. “I’ve heard some interesting things from one of my chosen in that pesky reaper’s territory.”

She looks around at the other progenitors in the room for the first time before a frown forms on her face and she faces Fenrir again while creating a throne of flames and sitting down. Then she crosses her arms and asks, “What are you trying to do mutt? And why would I ever allow another progenitor related to ice form in the multiverse?”

After a second passes, Fenrir turns away from her and continues watching Wolf’s livestream as the pup’s many forces begin to clash against the devourer. Meanwhile Wolf himself stays at the back, no doubt to let them whittle away at the devourer for him before he eventually goes in to attack himself.

And Fenrir wouldn’t be surprised if Wolf finally uses his armaments again during this battle. Because he will no doubt need them.

Most likely he will win, but only after exhausting a large number of his forces.

Fenrir also still finds himself wondering about that reward the commentator had previously mentioned about him receiving during this battle.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Fenrir notices Phoenix beginning to boil the air around her in her rage at being ignored. But before she can say anything, Kali suddenly speaks up, bringing everyone’s attention to her.

“A thorny path must be taken, but the radiant ice shall prevail, and eternity awaits those standing in the way.”

Silence fills the chamber as everyone tries to digest her prophecy. And by the time everyone finishes, they turn to see Phoenix glaring at Kali for the prophecy that no doubt was meant as a warning for any progenitor wishing to side against Wolf and Fenrir.

Because, while Kali’s prophecies aren’t absolute and can be changed, there is still a high likelihood that they will come true. Even if only in the smallest sense sometimes.

The corner of Fenrir’s lips quirks up ever so slightly as Phoenix lets out a huff and quietly sits back to watch the livestream.

Kali may not be an ally, but she is always willing to tell her prophecies. And that seems to be for my benefit here.

He turns his attention back to the livestream in front of him. Then back at the Progenitor of Fire.

I just hope this holds her off for long enough.

His eyes narrow a little.

Because I doubt it’ll hold her forever.