Marvel: Surpassing All Understanding

The King of Mortals

The Mortal God

The cultivator Slayer

I think upon these titles, how I obtained them, what led me to them, and why. I sigh as I think back to the beginning, to the death of my mother. To all my hate, determination, and insanity that drove me to where I am now. I remember how I started my kingdom off with a small village, how I accomplished the impossible for mortals, how… I killed my first cultivator.

"Reminiscing are we?" A elderly voice spoke and though he sounded kind, I can feel the hate in his words.

I turn to him and chuckle "The King of Stars, yes just going back to happier memories" I reply.

We remain silent for a moment before I gesture for him sit next to me and he does so. We sit there silent looking at the land that used to be blessed with beautiful greenage. Now, turned to a baron land due to my battle with his sect, with his son.

Their bodies are littered everywhere, weapons are the same, and the sky seem to have split as well. "Hoho, it seems azalin's fear in you is justified" TKOS, he said with mirth.

"Azalin is the Lady of Darkness, correct?" I ask because I have only heard rumors of her.

TKOS nods his head "yes, a very dangerous foe who even I wouldn't cross. Her divinity of darkness, secrets, and fear is truly amazing"

I widen a bit out of shock, those who try to understand fear soon lose the ability to feel it. "Hahahahaha" I just laugh after wrapping my head around the notion, robbing the back of my head sheepishly.

"Yes, quite ironic isn't it?" TKOS ask, he then sighs and looks at the sun longingly. " I'm tired, so very tired" he stands up and walks away from me "so let this old man have this one final dance."

He drew his sword and stand up taking mine out as well. "To think The Tranquil Star was a battle maniac" I mock, in a useless attempt to rile him up.

Noticing my attempt didn't work I chuckle and stand up, and taking some steps from him. We both take our stances, we stay like that silent, staring down each other, looking for even a twitch in one the others muscles. Then a particularly strong wind blows initiating our battle.

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"I died, huh" I laugh into the darkness, welcoming it knowing I have died killing TKOS. But, I have to admit I'm a bit confused, I have felt death but this is different. As if answering my questions a voice spoke.

"Ryu Kishi, welcome" a strong yet, delicate voice spoke illuminating the darkness nearly blinding me. I gasp as I feel trapped, corned, and with out a means of escape "a domain, a strong one too".

Though I sound undisturbed by this, I have to admit that I am deeply worried. Usually I could break a domain because of my will overpowers sometimes dwarfs a cultivators power. The fact that I actually feel some sense of helplessness means this being surpasses ascendence realm, the same realm TKOS was at.

The light then dims allowing me too see properly. After adjusting I find the most beautiful being I have ever seen. A Phoenix, it's body is a golden flame, it's feathers a more red color, and it lays there majestically. Moving past that I notice a problem, it seems to be dying, flickering in and out, becoming cold, and worried.

This is the first time I have seen a Phoenix worried about their own death. In fact many Phoenixes fighting style involve letting their enemy hit them only to counter attack. So this is a great surprise that leaves me staring at it in silence.

"I know my form may surprise you Ryu Kishi, but I believe we don't have time for you to admire me" the phoenix joked.

I chuckle at the joke "hehe, my apologies but, your majestic figure enraptured me. In fact your presence reminds me of the forest my mother would bring me too when I was a child. Would you like to explain?"

The phoenix chuckles before it unleashed it's presence "I am the Phoenix Force, life that has not been born, the fire from which all is born, and the cosmic being of order" her show power, actually suppressed me.

This leaves me shocked, I know their are many who could be considered above me. But, I have been given the title "the being with the strongest Will" by the universe itself. So for the phoenix force to pressure me with it's power alone…. It has my respect.

"And, I need your help" the phoenix confessed reining back its power. I tilt my head in confusion, but, before I can ask it anything it speaks. "Why would a being such as I need help from a mortal? To answer that I need to tell you a story"

"Many years ago their was a being, known by only the strong. He didn't have a name but a title, the Leviathan of Destruction. The personification of Destruction, that has destroyed many universes, multi-verses on a whim. In the name of the Omni-verse, in the name of balance.

Similarly, their is a legendary mortal woman that has ascended into god hood. Her name being Lost in time beings begin to refer to her as the first cultivator, and the light of creation. Fate or the Omni-verse put her through many trials and she succeeded earning power on par with Leviathan, to once again balance the Omni-verse.

But, Leviathan didn't like this development, didn't like how a mortal became a god. So he a started a war collecting evil gods to to take down light. In retaliation light gathered good gods to repel leviathan and his armies. Of course I have been brought in by light to combat my polar opposite, chaos.

Our battle of chaos and order similar to good and evil, destruction and creation, shock the realms. But, unlike good and evil where they couldn't kill each other, and destruction and creation where one will soon overpower the other. Chaos and I, are equals leading to the both of us nullifying each other.

That led to my slumber for next few billions of years later nothing more than a piece, a important piece, but a piece none the less. I'm scattered across the Omni-verse in ten pieces and I need you, Ryu Kishi to help me. Collect them, bring them to me, so I can carry out my duties without fear, please."

I look at the cosmic being that can kill me a thousand times over, begging for my help. It's surprisingly cute "okay, I'll help" the phoenix immediately lose its begging posture. 'I've been goffed' I thought irritated at the ease of being manipulated.

The phoenix giggles at my suspense making me sigh "so when do I start?" I ask with a rose eyebrow.

The phoenix suddenly stops giggling "now." She said in pretty ominous voice. The phoenix then flaps her wings surrounding me in a vortex of fire.

I scream my lungs off or for a while until I notice I'm not burning and I'm in a crib. I sigh 'what I did myself into'

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Author note: Shout out to InGlorius for The Leviathan of Destruction one of my favorite reads