79 Forgotten Treasure and Major Move.
Once all of his new subordinates had been given his blood he felt much more secure in them. His blood would instantly torture them if they had any traitorous thoughts and it even encouraged loyalty. His Concept could work through each drop of his blood, and even the Dimensional Barriers had not cut that connection entirely.
And with each increase in his power he got, he got a step closer to returning to his home Dimension. The faster he returned to his family, the better as he missed their presence in his life.
After giving the new subordinates a small speech, he left them alone to absorb the memories and powers of the Enchantress, Dr. Gotham, and the many Metahumans he had eaten. His Concept was quickly working to assimilate the many powers and memories he got into his body.
So if he had to fight an opponent equal to him he would be weakened until the instability was dealt with. As such, he choose a quiet location where he simply sat down on a big rock while feeling the rain on his body. Grimnar sat next to him while they got covered in the deadly rain, and they enjoyed the fresh toxic air.
Maulketh sighed as he looked at Grimnat next to him.
"I miss them Grimnar. I am glad that you managed to cross over. But I am happy that I am not truly alone, Ddraig, Albion, Laevatine, I am glad you are with me."
Grimnar placed his paws on his lap while his three heads nuzzled up to his face. Maulketh closed his eyes and nuzzled up against his three-headed dog. He did not wallow in his sadness for long as Ddraig spoke to him.
[Anytime you need to talk, we are here. We are your friends.]
{He is right. I miss Valina more than I expected, she is like a child to me.}
'I agree with the dragons, sir. I am starting to miss the presence of the mistresses.'
"Great, now I feel even worse."
As he was sitting, he felt a reaction from the egg in his spatial ring. Maulketh pulled out the blue, black, and red egg from his spatial ring. The little creature was beginning to struggle against the shell of his egg.
Grimnat sat down to observe the creature that would serve as his master's 4th familiar of this strange dimension. As for Maulketh he gently held the egg before a small crack appeared on the shell.
Then a small-clawed paw pushed through the hole before the top of the egg was broken off with a headbutt. When Maulketh and Grimnar looked inside they were met with what looked like a blue wyvern.
The little creature had blue fur, black scales, pointy bat ears, and a face that could pass for either a panther or a bat.
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When the little Wyvern emerged from the egg, Maulketh smiled as he instantly send over a familiar pact which was accepted immediately. When that was complete, he felt a new connection form to his soul which caused the little guy to instantly begin to evolve.
The same thing had happened to each of his familiars, for now, Maulketh retracted him into his Familiar contract space. Once he was in there, he just had to wait for the little guy to wake up. But while he was here assimilating new powers, he remembered something he still had.
From the spatial ring that Poseidon had gifted him, he pulled out a vial of golden Ichor from Poseidon. Poseidon had given it to Maulketh to feed to Seraphine, but he had never done so. But now, he could benefit from it so he swallowed the vial of ichor which instantly was broken down in his stomach.
He was already stuffed with so many new powers, but that right there was the icing on the cake. Maulketh began to feel drowsy, so he instinctively returned to his dragon form and curled up to sleep.
He did not enter hibernation this time, but he would probably be asleep for at least a few days. But with him asleep, the Concept of Tyranny began to work overtime. Its dual aspects of Domination and Supremacy refused to allow Maulketh to weaken like this for long.
To ensure he was Supreme, all the Metagenes he devoured, the magical powers of Dr. Gotham, The Enchantress, The Curse of Gotham, and now the Blood of Poseidon all began to fall into order in his body as they were Dominated to fuel his growth.
While this happened, Grimnar returned to his true form to stand guard over his master, but that was not all. A giant gathering of the creatures of this Dimension all gathered around Maulketh for the same reason.
He would soon awaken, and be stronger than ever as by the second he was strengthening. And during this, the Void Energy in his soul began to flow through him through the Consent of Tyranny.
He had no idea that all this time, he had been in contact with a higher dimensional energy that all sought to control. And he had been using the stuff since he had first possessed the old Issei.
His body which was made of the Concept of Tyranny began to be infused with Void Energy which was a qualitative leap. When he awakened, he would truly be a big player in this new Dimension.
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Maulketh ended up waking up after just 3 days as his Concept was much stronger than when he had first come over to this Dimension. He rose to his feet causing Grimnar and the many creatures to back away as he took a breath.
He shook himself off as he took a breath and exhaled. When he breathed out it was a clash of the two extremes of temperature as his breath was beyond cold and yet scorching.
He sat down, and his Divine Energy flowed through his whole body as he checked himself out. He could feel something was qualitatively different in his Divine Energy as it was now infused with Void Energy.
Each of his Blessings was working many times over, and he even looked different. His scales were already pitch black, but now they carried a small purplish luster. He had no idea what had changed, but then his memories came rushing in.
He got all of the spells of both Enchantress and Dr. Gotham which were extensive. He knew how to use all the new powers he assimilated from the Metahumans, but most were just added on to the ones he already had.
Once he got all his memories in order, he returned to his human form instantly knowing just how much stronger he was. If before he could destroy a Solar System in one move, now, he could probably destroy several with the same power.
'Void Energy.'
He instinctively knew what it was, and what it meant. But that brought up the question, how the hell did his soul survive in the Void? As he was thinking he heard a quiet voice answer.
'Special soul.'
The voice seemed to come from his soul which weirded him out. But deep down, he knew that the being meant no danger. They had been watching him from the very start and they had been the ones to speed up his growth with their blessing.
With the answer now given to him, he now knew that his soul was just naturally attuned to Void Energy. That was why he had gotten so strong in this evolution as the change in his power was insane.
At the same time, he heard a response from his new familiar in his soul. When he brought out the little guy, he no longer saw a Wyvern, instead, the little guy had turned into a dragon.
But he still looked the same as before looking like a panther bat with blue and red fur covering black scales. And he was tiny, so Maulketh held him in his hands.
"Glad to have you join the family. Your name is going to be Leman."
Maulketh expected another light show, but now. He just felt a deeper connection to Leman which caused the newly-born dragon to be more loyal to Maulketh. Maulketh let him crawl up his shoulder as he waved his hand and ripped open a portal to the outside world.
He had decided to reclaim his old lair in the Super Volcano. But now, he would be taking all of Yellowstone as well. He turned back to look at the creatures of this dimension who had guarded him.
"Come, to the real world."
The small hoard that had gathered all followed him and Grimnar outside. He could not return to his true lair at the moment, so he would just make a copy and he would make it better than before.
When he stood over the hot springs that looked just like they did in his home dimension, he grinned as the monsters kept spilling out of the portal. With a thought, the portal became many times larger and formed into a permanent gate. A connection between Earth and his Dimension which he could close when he wanted.
Maulketh's Domain spread through the entire park where he formed a magical border around it.
"Go my army. You are allowed inside this border, do not harm the environment or the creatures who call this place home. They shall be joining us soon, as for the humans, they are not welcome. Don't kill them though, capture them and force them to leave. Go."
The gathered creatures began to split up as they flew into the sky, burrowed into the ground, and began to explore the terrain. In the Dimension, they had to fight to make earn their place, but out here they were united.
Out here, their superior bodies were crafted through generations of extreme conditions and battle and were practically untouchable. The air was not toxic, the wind not piercing, the temperature not in the extremes, the water not deadly.
As Maulketh stood over the Super Volcano, more giant creatures began to squeeze out of the portal, from giant dragons of different elements, Phoenix, giant snakes, to monstrous beasts that could only be found in a human's nightmares.
Even giant Demons crossed over which caused the ground to quake under them. Most of the creatures would return to the Dimension where they felt at home in time. To them, Earth was not valuable. The mana was weak, no battle, and the environment allowed the weak to live.
Meanwhile, back home, only the strong survived. But for now, they would enjoy the change. Maulketh also knew that the Justice League would be moving, but he was going to be busy. He teleported deep underground into the Super Volcano which was just like his old one.
But unlike his old one, it was not home to Lava Born like Astrid, Runeas did not make it, and the Mana was weak. He already missed his old volcano as this one was just not the same. But his Concept instantly spread through the entire Chamber and began to refine it to become a superior version of his castle and lair back home.
Reality bent to his will, as his Concept like a conductor forced the changes to appear. The walls were reinforced with his Void-infused Divine Energy. From the lava emerged a titanic castle nearly three times bigger than his old one.
The Lava was compressed into a tiny orb which he swallowed. It would not do anything for him, but hey, why waste the food? But that was not all, once his lair was formed, his Magical Formations were placed on the walls, the castle, and the volcano itself.
When that was finished, his Domain spread through the entirety of Yellowstone which he began to infuse with his Divine Energy. Mana Veins and even higher class Divine Veins began to form through his territory to increase the mana.
This caused very ground began to glow while his beast army did as he ordered. They gathered up all of the humans carefully and dragged them to the border before forcing them to leave. Maulketh teleported to the surface once more as his Concept began to affect the entire park.
The beasts from his Dimension began to grow stronger as they all began to be infused with trace amounts of his Void Energy through his Divine Energy. The same was now happening to the entirety of Yellowstone.
Mana and Divine Energy began to rapidly rise through the entire sealed-off park. The weather began to change as if answering his call, and just as he expected, the Justice League began to mobilize.
They could not teleport inside his Domain, and even if they did, he had an army of beasts loyal to him.
'As I said, I will not destroy the earth, but I never said I would not lay my stake to it. And I choose Yellowstone. This is my lair, and I will defend it.'
(As I said, he is not going to be a Villain unless he is forced to. As a Dragon God, he takes what he pleases, and he picks his old lair. If the Justice League takes offence, they can fight him for it.)
