Aeon of Creation Chapter 15

Frankly with the Tree of Creation on the world of Jarilo IV, the Stellaron had no real chance with how I had alreadly removed Cocolia from out of it's clutches and mental influence. Not to say it had any chance at all when the Nameless had the ability to seal active Stellaron's anyway.

It was only a matter of the Nameless side getting together a group of people from the Underworld to... Basically, be spectators as the Tree of Creation followed the group with it's roots and just killed the vast majority of Fragmentum Monsters they ran into.

And then when they finally got to the Stellaron...

The Tree of Creation ate said Stellaron. 

Sure there was a brief cool battle as the Tree of Creation's roots tangled with the corrupted super robot that the engineers that built Belabog had created to partially seal said Stellaron and had corrupted over the centuries.

But that battle was like, less than two or three minutes brief before the Destruction Aeon's power invested from the Stellaron into the mech ran out and the mech couldn't break the endless roots and branches of the Tree of Creation.

So here I was... Getting flatly stared at by Himiko and Welt as we were sitting in a snazzy coffee shop with Himiko's coffee being thicker than some asphalt. 

"Jake, I appreciate you letting them go on their own... But did you really need to create an Emanator of your path while the younger generation where trying their hardest?" Himiko kinda complained with a wry smile.

I gave the beautiful red haired woman a sigh and said honestly. "I was dealing with a horde of Fragmentum Monster's coming in all directions of the city. My power is directed at best at hand, so I needed to make something... Someone to defend the city." 

"Well Jake, either way. Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng are safe which is the most important thing. But also they did do the most important thing in my view in getting the Overworld and Underworld to work together." Welt spoke more firmly as he idly polished his cane.

I gave a small shrug and I said slowly. "I did what I could to assure no lives were lost and with an emanator on their side. I knew that the other three would be safe if I left them alone and outside of my protection." 

The two more mature adults nodded to my viewpoint as I allowed the three to work together to try to seal the stellaron... It's just that the Tree of Creation simply wanted to vore the Stellaron and was now in a bit of a food coma after I cracked the stellaron open to let the divine tree eat all the energy within it.

"So either way, why are you up here... Acting all broody sitting atop a clock tower overlooking the city? While Elysia and everyone else is celebrating?" Himiko asked slightly teasingly.

But that teasing expression faltered as my calm expression flickered and I took a deep breath as my head fell down towards my hands on my lap.

And within my hand I formed a rose, a living rose made entirely of multifaceted ruby stones interconnected beautifully with the rose living off the geo-kinetic energy running through the earth due to its ever-present slow movement.

"Infinite power... It's intoxicating, isn't it?" I murmured, the gem rose 'plant' tumbling softly between my fingers. "I possess the ability to create life, to bestow death with just a look. I can even resurrect the dead, provided I have but a strand of hair, a droplet of blood as a conduit to reclaim their souls... Yet, with all this power..."

The ruby plant gently shattered turning into crimson glowing sand that swirled into the air before flying out of my hands down towards the streets of Belebog below me. 

"I am honestly lost as to what I am supposed to do besides dealing with Nanook and the other Aeon's whose domains signal the T̵h̷e̴ ̸E̶n̴d̸." I admitted before I continued.

"And most importantly... What am I to do when someone inevitably asks for me to return someone they lost from the dead? The cosmic balance is shown to have weight with Yaoshi's damned meddlings and making massive amounts of people immortal?" 

The two adult's were quiet for a long moment before Welt stepped forward and I actually jumped as his hand fell my shoulder and his voice deepened as he spoke with... Painful hard earned wisdom in his voice.

"Jake, you may have... Unlimited power as you say, but how you use it, and the limits you yourself give yourself will set the pace of what you allow in your usage of said power." 

Welt's voice was soft as his hand squeezed my shoulder and he said supportingly. "See the divine tree above our heads? That was... Excessive yes, but you have set the course for the people of Jarilo VI to have a constant source of support for the rest of the tree's existence. That was a move done unequivocally for the better of the people of this world." 

Himiko's voice rose firmly but proudly as she said more to the point. "Jake, honestly so long as the good you do, does not reach the level of Yaoshi where it becomes a detriment to the people of the world you are visiting... Then there shouldn't be any harm in sharing of your power." 

I was silent for a long moment as I considered their words as I had avoided mingling with the people of Belebog out of honesty... Yeah, I was honestly scared of people like Seele, Serval, Bronya. And even Sampo would be fucking terrified of me.

I chuckled softly and I said somewhat self-deprecatingly. "Hmph, a god needing a pep talk. Alright, I go down and mingle with everyone else."

"And you two... Thank you for checking on me." I whispered only for their ears.

With that, I put down the bit of trepidation in mingling with others to the side and as I came into the massive ballroom that had been set aside for a small sleepover/party for the conquering hero's and the members of the various factions...

I stared in stunned silence as Stelle and March 7th were behind a massive wall of thick couch cushions with the members of the Underworld in Seele, Hook, Luka, and Clara, were hosting a terrible violent pillow-throwing fight/war with the surface world.

The Surface World team consisted of Bronya, Gepard, Lynx, Pela, and Dan Heng surprisingly enough. With Serval seemingly acted as a referee even if she was being pelted as well by the underworld side with several high-speed pillow missiles that were blessed with elemental energy.

A soft cough rang out from my side and I tilted my head to the side as I saw Natasha who was the secret leader of Wildfire, the best doctor in this world. And most importantly a path-strider of Abundance.

Finally, I decided to lean on the god angle, and I nodded at her and spoke quietly. "Hello, Natasha." 

Natasha's expression pinched for a moment before she spoke. "Hello... I am not sure how to refer to you, but I hope you could allow them their fun, it's a good way to break the harsh feelings of the leading future generation of our peoples." 

I gave a wry smile before I said slowly. "Sorry, I am just watching. I won't mess with them."

After a moment of silence as I stayed generally out of view of the teenagers and younger kids playing dodge ball of all things. Natasha spoke up again. "So what happens now? Are we supposed to worship and follow you as the Aeon of Creation?"

An actually chuckle escaped me, and I shook my head with amusement clear on my face as I said happily. "Nope, please don't. The Divine Tree, I am leaving behind will do everything else that's needed for your world to prosper for the next several billion years so long as another Aeon or Emanator doesn't appear on this world." 

Even as Natasha looked confused I shrugged and added on easily. "I am an Aeon... But the reality is that I only affect that which I want to and can get my attention. I don't even have any pathstriders yet haha." I joked at the end.

And it seems that Natasha got part of my humor as she gave a weak smile and spoke curiously. "So then... Can I use your name? Or is that only for your friends in the Astral Express when you are around?" 

I blinked before it struck me that my essence as the Aeon of Creation which was by all extents an eldritch entity. Meant that people I hadn't directly blessed couldn't speak my name when I wasn't around them.

Hence why everyone typically called an Aeon something like 'THEM' or something to that effect. But either way, I nodded and said easily.

"Yeah, just call me Jake, my name is Jake Bariss... I may be an Aeon, but think of me more like the Aeon of Trailblaze Akavilli, I love humanity and the mortal races after all. I don't want to wander the stars alone anyway." I finished a bit more to myself.

But then Natasha spoke again but with consideration. "So Jake, as a path-strider of Abundance, and a doctor myself I have to ask. How are you creating life so easily? Isn't that the domain of THEM 'Yaoshi'?" 

Raising an eyebrow at the question being given to me for the first time I shrugged and said evenly. "Hmm, that is a good question... But in turn, I have to ask you? What besides life itself is the purest form of Creation?" 

And that question made Natasha pause before she sighed and said with understanding. "I see, your mindset is truly thinking beyond the material plane."

But before we could continue more of such a philosophical conversation Dan Heng did a three-sixty spinning backflip to dodge several pillows. With him throwing two of the pillows back at the other side with one of the pillows smacking Hook at the waist making the blond-haired girl pout.

"Hook you are out!" Natasha called out gently and the little munchkin ran over towards us while I noticed my friends give me a wave at rejoining them. 

"So who are you? Are you part of the Nameless too?" Hook asked... No more demanded as she looked me up and down taking in my rather casual clothes that was clearly foreign to this world's style and I saw in the corner of my eyes Natasha giving the blond girl a scowl at their question.

And I just raised an eyebrow before I put on a deeper voice and spoke. "I am the candy man... I snap my fingers, and candy is born into this world!"

At my words Clara who was also just taken out and Hook shared a look before Clara smiled innocently and asked kindly. "Then could you please snap your fingers, big brother? We been good haha?" 

I couldn't help a good-natured smile and I nodded with my hand rising up and snapping my fingers... But it seemed like nothing happened making Clara the white-haired albino child along with Hook look at me in confusion.

But even as they cutely glared at me for 'tricking' them. I fake coughed and said in apology. "Oh sorry little ladies, but my spell was a bit off in placement." And I reached forward past their heads making them blink and as I pulled back my hands, I had two comically large cakes on large plates decorated to fit both young girls.

One was covered in snow white icing with robot's decorating the cake along with a statue of Svarog holding Clara on his shoulders while the robot had it's other arm up as though fighting something.

The other cake had more earthly tones with the cake having caves going through the large cake that had 'ore's that were in reality pieces of candy and sprinkles running through the caves that fit Hook's love of drills, and her father's status as a miner.

"Wow... You both must have been really good to get a whole cake!" I said with wonder as the girls boggled when a table appeared below the cakes that I then put down as Natasha chuckled with great joy at the girl's expressions.

And then as Clara was distracted by the cake... I made my move!

With a flex of my will, a pair of soft socks, and a pair of shoes covered the young girl's feet so she wasn't running around barefoot in a world being frozen over!

But even as she reacted and stared at the shoes in confusion I spoke as I manifested a couple smaller plates and some cutlery. "Alright little ladies, enjoy having some 'candy' I am going to relax and watch the dodgeball game."

And only then... Did Natasha realize I had just abandoned her to basically parent all the teenagers, children, and young adults with several large cakes made entirely of sugar.

But I made sure to add. "Don't forget to take the leftovers back to the orphanage back in the Underworld. I am sure the kids there would also like some cake." 

And with that, I left the room entirely. Because as much as I wanted to just kick back and relax watching my friends play dodgeball... I still had something on my own to take care of.

I walked through the massive Qilpoth Fort as I made my way towards the empty Supreme Guardian's office and after I gave the guard a bland look. He just calmly said. "Did the Aeon of Creation come into the Supreme Guardian's Office... I never saw a thing at all."

Rolling my eyes I just flatly retorted. "No, no you did not. Go get a drink soldier I have to speak with the previous Supreme Guardian for now." 

And the soldier swallowed knowing all too well how the previous Supreme Guardian was encased in a giant hunk of magical amber that was sealing her away.

The large office was empty thankfully so I just locked the door's into the office while making Cocolia float out of the closet I had previously stuffed her into while I took a seat on my throne and considered the fallen Supreme Guardian.

"You are ashamed of your failure for falling to the Stellaron, several people even your own adopted daughter tried to kill you for falling into the Stellaron's whispers." I mused as I considered her path forward.

Because unsealing her only to have her executed by the natives for all but betraying her world due to the mind control that had been subtly pushing her since she was young... Didn't exactly sit well with me.

I took a deep breath as I considered Cocolia. Was it even worth me getting involved anymore? Or was this just my milf fetish speaking and not wanting a pitiful waifu that had been mind controlled into doing the things she did dying.

And you know what...

After a long moment of consideration, of understanding myself. I realized something very shameless. 

"Fuck it, might as well give it a shot." I muttered as I snapped my fingers and the amber sealing Cocolia began cracking with the woman slowly falling to her knee's under my control over the air.

Then a gasp rang out as Cocolia awoke with her eye's snapping open as she gazed upon me naturally as she awoke from her sealed state.

And the moment her purple eyes opened and met my own, I called upon my mantle of the Aeon of Creation with my blue eyes flashing the gold of Creation and her form stiffened, not out of fear, or pain.

I was 'Looking' at Cocolia with the eyes of an Aeon, she had earned my 'Gaze' and my power filled within herself with it pushing out the embers of the power of Preservation she had been abandoned by.