Birth of the Void King Dragon

Prologue Part 2

Rimuru POV

I slowly began to open my eyes in an unfamiliar black void. As I looked around myself, all I could see was emptiness and darkness.

<Master! You've finally awoken!> Suddenly I heard Ciel's voice. She manifested herself into a clone of mine and hugged me tightly. "Ciel? Where are we and what happened? The last thing I remember was freeing Milim from the [Regalia Dominion] before Feldway appeared," I asked her, confused at the situation we were currently in.

<Master, immediately after you freed the individual Milim Nava from the [Regalia Dominion], Feldway appeared and used [Chrono Saltation] to send us to the end of Space/time. This is the Void, or rather the end and beginning of everything.>

"Huh???" I shouted out, not truly understanding the information I was just given. "So that means we lost, right?" I said, balling my fists in anger. I couldn't bear the thought of having failed to save the people I love again as my aura began to leak. As my aura began spreading out in the Void, it began to cause distortions in the space around us.

<Negative. Master didn't lose> was her reply. Immediately, my aura began to retract back within my body. "What do you mean Ciel?" I questioned her, curious about her response. <After being in the Void for such a long time, Master has accumulated enough 'Turn Null' energy to recreate the world 10,000 times over.>

Her response left me dumbfounded. "WHAT?!? What do you mean Ciel?" I shouted out in pure confusion. <Master, please don't shout. It's just us and I'm right in front of you.> Ciel replied, slightly admonishing me. "Sorry Ciel," I apologized, slightly embarrassed while scratching my cheek.

<It's ok Master. Back on topic though, it's true Master. Master has now accumulated enough 'Turn Null' energy to rival the individual Veldanava post creation.> came the reply from Ciel. I shook slightly at the words my loyal Manas had just said. 'Oi oi... What did this crazy lady just say?!' I couldn't fathom how she just says stuff like this so casually.

<How rude Master. Even when I'm outside your body, I can still read your thoughts.> Ciel said, turning her head slightly while pouting. 'How cute,' I couldn't help myself from thinking that before I apologized to her. <I-it's fine M-master.> The reply from Ciel caught me off guard as a slight smirk appeared on my face.

"Are you blushing Ciel?" I asked, gently teasing her. <Negative. It's your imagination.> Her demeanor quickly changed back to her usual cold self. "Ah, I'm sure it- Wait a minute! I definitely saw you blushing!!" I quickly retorted. <Negative, it's simply Master's imagination.> She quickly shut me down before I could get another word in; not that I could actually beat her in an argument anyways.

<As I was saying before, Master can recreate the world with everyone in it the way Master wishes. Would you like to execute this command Y/N?> She once again reminded me of what she had said earlier. "No. Creating them exactly how they were from my memories doesn't mean anything if it's not the real them. They would just be puppets that I made. Even if I gave them free will, it wouldn't be the same," was my response.

Ciel smiled gently at this, acknowledging the wishes of her master. <Then may I propose going back in time?> She asked me, still with that gentle smile on her face, reassuring me that all wasn't for naught. "I can do that now?" I questioned her, unaware of when I had acquired such an ability.

<Of course! Master can do anything he wishes! After helping the individuals Chloe Aubert and Manas: Chronoa, I analyzed the Ultimate Skill [Space/Time God: Yog-Sothoth]. Would Master like an update on his status now?> came the smug reply from Ciel. I acknowledged her question with a simple nod of my head.