Chapter 2466

2466 – Followers of the Ruler of Chaos

"...Athena?" Morgana's eyebrows touched, "The Ruler of Chaos... isn't she just a legend?"

According to the hidden history, the Ruler of Chaos, Athena, stood at the pinnacle of the universe for millions of years, directing its affairs as she pleased and trampling the heads of the Behemoths as she willed, with unprecedented power, and there was no one who dared to question her decisions or use the right of rejection.

It is said that ten Behemoths tried to pressure her to retract one of her decisions one day, and they were prepared to escalate and clash with her if necessary... no one knows their names or forms now, they are all dead.

According to ancient tales recorded in the offices of the academies and the major powers, Athena is the one who destroyed the Wall of the End of the World and let in a large number of Space Beasts, which the universe still suffers from to this day, even after the Cosmic Elder's intervention later.

But history also mentions that she repaired what she had done and re-sealed the giant breach in the Wall at the cost of destroying her own body, and from that day on she disappeared.

No one who knows history can judge her, whether she was with the honorable ones of the universe or against them. During her reign she was tyrannical and extremely fierce, but her tyranny was directed only at the Behemoths and the big heads, and it was never recorded that she oppressed the common people or destroyed planets merely because she wanted to.

But they know one thing: all of this ended about 70 million years ago, and she has had no trace or influence since that time.

"A legend?" Timari laughed. "She is more real than me and you."

"How?" Morgana asked. "If a figure of such power were alive, she would have undoubtedly been able to build herself a body during that period. So why is she still hiding?"

"Are you really trying to understand those who reached that status?" Timari put her hand over her mouth and cackled. "Why don't you try to explain the Cosmic Elder's choices throughout his life to stay away from the spotlight, until Lord Robin introduced him to the world and exposed his deeds? What about The Archon who rules the universe from the shadows through intimidation, taxes, and killing, while he himself does not need all of that?"

Then she continued, "The Ruler of Chaos Athena is real. She may not appear, but the power she established, the Eternal Altar, still stands, and the Chaos maids are far too many and can be contacted!"

"Huh?!" Morgana frowned heavily.

After all those years she had lived, and all the books she had read in the past or since taking over the presidency of the Cosmic Academies, she had never heard of such information!

"No need to be surprised, they undoubtedly exist and can be contacted in two ways. Only the Four Great Powers know of this matter, but no one cares about it and no one contacts them, because it is useless most of the time." Timari continued after a moment of pause, "The first way, and the most direct, is to go to the Primordial Chaos Region at the center of the universe and search for one of the Guardians at a certain depth there."

"…?" Morgana was astonished, "Is this a joke? The Primordial Chaos cannot be entered. Whoever enters it will turn into chaos dust and disappear. It is a common suicide method for those who want to die without pain, and a common choice of death among those who do not want their corpse to be desecrated or coveted by anyone… Am I supposed to enter the Chaos and also search for someone there? Search for him while I am dust?"

"This is a lack of knowledge." Timari waved twice, "The Guardian can enter and roam for a certain period before being forced to leave, and even an eight-star Soul Master can go… You have eight stars, barely qualified to enter and take a tour for about an hour, and you might stumble upon one of them there."

"Barely qualified…" Morgana felt insulted, "Will the one I'm looking for be a Guardian or an eight-star Soul Master too?"

"Perhaps." Timari shrugged, "But a Guard with only Nexus State power was seen one day, so it's safe to say the Ruler of Chaos gave them a way to roam Primordial Chaos freely, this is of course regardless of the fact that they live in it comfortably."

"…What is the second way?" Morgana didn't want to continue talking about this matter.

Entering for half an hour to search for a Guard? Was she going to enter a house?!

Primordial Chaos is what all planets, stars, black holes, and Sectors~ etc. emerged from. The size of Primordial Chaos equals the size of the inhabited universe at present, is she supposed to enter randomly and hope to find a Guard within a few simple minutes of searching?

Perhaps she would have hope if she kept trying for a few thousand years… But there's no time for this!

"The second method might be slightly easier for you since you have the Shadow Swords, but it's not easy either…" Timari explained, "It's through finding them while they're completing adoption operations."

"…?" Morgana was puzzled, "Adoption?"

"Yes." Timari nodded, "The force established by the Ruler of Chaos to serve her is composed entirely of women. Men are forbidden from entering, and their women are forbidden from leaving to mate and return. It can be said to be an eternal convent in service of the Ruler." She then continued, "So their way of recruiting more guardians and expanding is to go out and adopt girls from the planets of the Young Belt near them—street girls, orphans, and outcasts. The only condition is that they must be virgins."

Timari then continued confidently, "…If you deploy the Shadow Swords across the planets of the Young Belt and notice some virgin girls disappearing from the streets, you will undoubtedly be able to find one of the adoption supervisors."

"Entering Primordial Chaos is easier!!" Morgana exclaimed.

Then she sighed and waved her hand, "Anyway, I will inform the First Sword Theo of this information, and he will decide what he wants, but frankly, I can't imagine he would invest the time and effort of the Shadow Swords in something like this."

"…" Timari stared at the side of Morgana's head, "What about communicating with my brother then? You completely ignored that part."

"Can the First Sword Theo communicate with your brother, Lord Morval?" Morgana asked quickly.

"No, he doesn't have sufficient standing. Only Lord Robin has enough standing to have a private meeting like that. It's not about sitting and drinking something warm—he will try to persuade my brother to make a change in the cosmic scene!"

"That's exactly why I ignored your suggestion." Morgana shook her head, "Lord Robin going to personally persuade someone to help him in a crisis and explain his position? Appearing humble? Forget it. It must have crossed his mind at some point and he dismissed it quickly."

Then she laughed and looked into the distance, "You said you know him better than I do… but you underestimate his pride far too much."