Taking action

Carter had given the Saints time to contemplate the gravity of their mission, ensuring they were ready for the immense task ahead. Meanwhile, he summoned 50 of his most loyal Eternal Believers—ten for each Saint. As they gathered before him, he explained the mission in clear terms, preparing them for the journey and their role in spreading his faith across the stars.

"Alright," Carter said after everything had been made clear, "since we have gone over the mission, it is time for me to carry you all to the planets."

The Saints and Eternal Believers bowed their heads in reverence, aligning themselves for the journey.

Carter extended his arms, using his control over gravity to form a shimmering protective barrier around them, an energy bubble designed for travel through the cold void of space. As it enveloped the group, Carter prepared for the journey.

"We will be traveling at speeds your mortal minds cannot comprehend," Carter said, his voice calm yet authoritative. "While the journey will take me several years, to you, it will feel like the blink of an eye."

With that, Carter began lifting them into space. "Here we go," he murmured as his wings expanded, golden and radiant, and he shot off into the vastness of space at speeds incomprehensible to mortal minds. The Saints and Eternal Believers, safely encased in his gravity bubble, remained frozen in time—unable to perceive the years that passed as Carter sped through the endless void.

After what seemed like no time at all for the Saints and their companions, Carter finally arrived at his destination—a solar system unlike any other, where one planet in particular caught his eye. This was the planet he believed to be home to the creators of the X3X prison. It was massive, its surface veined with unfamiliar patterns and towering structures, almost as if it pulsed with the weight of the civilization beneath.

As they floated above it, the Saints and Eternal Believers, who could now see clearly once more, looked in awe at the unknown planet below. The scale of it, the eerie glow of its atmosphere—it was unlike anything they had ever seen before. Whispers of reverence filled the air as they marveled at the world spread out beneath them, realizing they were in the presence of something monumental.

Carter hovered above them, his dark form majestic and awe-inspiring, casting a long shadow over the group. His eyes glimmered with purpose as he stared down at the planet that lay before them.

"Behold," he said quietly, "One of the worlds where our mission truly begins."