Primordial Seed

In a dark space, a throne could be seen. It was the only object that could seen in this vast realm of darkness. If it weren't for the glowing purple markings, the dark throne would have melded with its surroundings, rendering it unseen.

Power radiated from the throne. Power of evil nature. The horns that came out of the top of the throne further emphasised the wicked aura being emitted. If one moved their eyes down from these horns, they would notice another pair of horns. These horns, however, were not connected to the throne, but to a being.

Long, wild hair as white as snow.

Skin darker than the deepest of blacks.

As the being's eyelids slowly opened, purple pupils that seemed to contain the mysteries of the universe revealed themselves.

The pressure around the throne intensified with the awakening of this being, it was clear that the power didn't originate from the throne but from this being.

Confusion was visible in the Devil of Corruption's eyes as they roamed around the dark space that he found himself in.

'I thought my consciousness was destroyed?'

'What's going on?'

As the devil stood up from the throne, he noticed that he was in his corporal body, further increasing his confusion but also making him wary of his current situation. Kidnapping a being in the Realm of Gods was a difficult endeavour, but kidnapping a being from the Realm of Gods was practically impossible. Yet, here he was.

Focusing his senses on the surroundings, the devil realised that this space was full of Devil Essence, one would assume that this meant that this space was somewhere in the Realm of Gods, but he could feel it. Where he was, it wasn't the Realm of Gods.

'Where is this place?'

'And how was I brough..'

"Done thinking?"

The devil flinched upon hearing a voice disrupt his thought process, he roused the Devil Essence in his body, forming a purple aura around his body.

"Aggressive as always, you haven't changed one bit"

As the voice resonated through the space, the sheer power from this voice dispelled the devil's aura. However, the devil's wariness had disappeared as a thoughtful look appeared on his face, this voice, its majesty and deepness were familiar. The voice's previous words triggered a memory. One of the devil's earliest memories.

"So it's you"

"Lord of the Crimson Sky"

The devil would never be able to forget his meeting with this being, after all, the guidance granted by him was what led him to his current position.

The voice chuckled, leaving the space shaking from the fluctuations being created.

"It seems you followed my advice"

"Yes", the devil responded nodding.

"Have you tested your power yet", the voice asked in quick succession

The devil shook his head, since he had ascended he had not checked his Devil Path even once for he had been too busy trying to find a World to influence. Without waiting for the voice, the devil roused the power of his Devil Path; the devil aura radiating from his body suddenly increased in density. The already evil nature of the aura was further accentuated, letting those in the presence of this aura the disposition of the being that emitted.

Flucuations shook the space once again, as the voice let out another chuckle.

"A newly ascended devil with a Devil Path at the Great Devil level, nobody would believe it"

The Lord of the Crimson Sky had first met the devil when he was a weak demon foot soldier, despite how low-ranked the devil used to be, Crimson Sky still chose to give him two pieces of advice:

"Make corruption the only focus of your demon path and... raise your demon path to the God-Level before ascending"

"If you do these two things, firstly you will only need to sacrifice a continent to obtain the right to ascend and secondly, you will possess power above your existence level"

The results of following the higher being's words could be now seen, the devil, who initially had some regret following the words of Crimson Sky, was glad that he chose to follow the advice. 

Turning his attention away from his power, the devil asked, "So, you know what this place is don't you?"

"This is the reason why I'm here, to explain everything to you, so throw away any questions and listen carefully, I have limited time here"

"This is one of the hundred God Spaces that have been created by the Primordial Seed, this is where you will remain until you die or conquer the Seed"

"It is also from where you shall spread influence on the Seed, when I leave an Observation Screen will appear, allowing you to view Genesis. The strength of the Observation Screen is proportional to your level of influence, however, the strength of your Observation Screen is only important when you want to view the civilisation of another god or devil."

"There are five levels of influence: Idol, Deity, Minor God, Major God and World God. Those at the Idol level can view the civilisations of other Idols however they can't view the civilisation of those at the Deity Level or higher. However, those at the Deity level can see the civilisations of those on the same level as well as those who are at a lower level, the Idol level. Then there are the core areas of a civilisation which can only be viewed by those who are above your influence level, not even those who are at the same influence level as you can see your core area."

"Moving on to Clash of Civilisations, every candidate for the Primordial Seed has the same goal, to become the World God and to do that you have to gain full control of Genesis, which means that clashes are inevitable. When a Clash of Civilisations occurs, the faith level of each side will grant them enhancements, a higher faith level with result in a higher enhancement. But that's not the end, once a Clash of Civilisations ends, a Clash of Gods will occur"

"The God Spaces of you and your opponent will merge and you will be forced to kill each other. The winner of the Clash of Civilisations will receive a powerful enhancement, which will push them to the next existence level for the scale of the Clash of Gods. The reward for winning the Clash of Gods is the reason why people search for Primordial Seeds, the loser will be converted into faith and used to empower the winner's Divinity or Devil Path"

The devil's eyes widened at the last sentence, didn't this mean that whoever came out on top would essentially devour the other 99 candidates?

As if it had read the devil's mind, Crimson Sky said, "Yes"

"This is the reason why it's called a Primordial Seed, whoever becomes the owner of Genesis will become a Primordial"

A look of confusion appeared on the devil's face, it was clear that he didn't know what it meant to be a Primordial.

"I forgot you were a newly ascended being for a moment", Crimson Sky laughed.

"The levels of existence are as follows: God, Great God, Lord, Monarch, Sovereign and finally Primordial"

Understanding flashed through the devil's eyes, the Primordial Seed was the ultimate high-risk high reward option, it was either reach the peak of existence or die.

"It looks like my time has run out", the voice announced

"Look, as your influence level increases, Genesis will reward you with special techniques that are geared towards increasing the power of your civilisation. Use them well. I hope I get to see another being join our ranks of Primordials"

This final sentence caused shock within the devil, the Lord of the Crimson Sky was a Primordial? He had assumed that he was a Lord-level being after hearing the hierarchy of existence but he was actually a Primordial this whole time.

Noticing the power of Crimson Sky disappearing from his God Space, the devil yelled, "You..What is your real title?"

However, the only response the devil received was world-shaking laughter, followed by one sentence.

"I believe you're smart enough to figure it out"

And with that, the Lord of the Crimson Sky's presence vanished from the God Space. The devil sat down on his throne pondering the final words of the being.

'Crimson Sky'

'Crimson Sky'

'Crimson Sky'

The image of the crimson ocean of Devil Essence that covered the sky during his ascension appeared in his mind. And then it clicked.

"I see, so that's who you are"

"The Primordial of Evil"

"The First Devil"