Lord of Annihilation

Beyond the boundaries of the immeasurable and boundless Universe, there existed a dimension. In this dimension time did not flow and space did not exist. For a moment it was limitlessly large, yet at another it was infinitesimal. It seemed to be illusory, yet was also real.

Inside this dimension which was beyond human imagination, sat two cosmic entities. Placed before them was a dimensional board, which encompassed the entire Universe.

An infinite number of lines colored in a multitude of lights flashed endlessly in within this board. Words belonging to an unknown language meaning a myriad unknown things flickered in an out of existence. Their appearances were extremely brief, counting less than 0.001 zeptoseconds, but then again time did not apply to this place.

On one end of the board, seated upon a massive throne made from an unknown material was an androgynous looking entity. Half of it's body was covered in black flames revealing the figure of a young teen. The other half of it's body was an old woman covered in transparent ice.

The two eyes of this entity were staring intently at the dimensional board in front of it. Suddenly it let out a sigh of regret as the myriad lights within the board exploded, allowing darkness to swallow the remains.

『Sigh! It is my loss.』a strange voice which was a mixture of youthful tender and deathly shrill sounded out.

Hearing its words the entity on the other end of the board did not reply. It simply nodded its head.

At least, it nodded what seemed to be its head. Rather than head, a ball of blackish-brown flesh would be precise. An uncountable number of fleshy tentacles originated from this ball of flesh and stretched out into an unknown space.

The ball of flesh contained no eyes, mouth, ears or any facial feature for that matter. Yet, it seemed to see and feel everything that was in existence.

『Its common courtesy to reply when spoken too.』the androgynous looking entity spoke with dissatisfaction.

『Pay. Up.』with a voice that originated from nowhere, yet was heard everywhere the ball of flesh spoke.

Just as the androgynous looking entity seemed to reply, a flash of light appeared next to them before immediately disappearing. In it's place stood a genial looking old man.

The new entity was mostly humanoid in figure, save for the multiple eyes which covered every inch of his skin. The eyes shone with a golden lustre and were constantly blinking. Reflected within their depths were scenes that were occurring, had occurred or were about to occur in various locations of the Universe.

He looked at his two colleagues, seated in front of him and smiled. He then asked.

『Again. Do the both of you have nothing else to do? Who lost and how much was at stake?』

Hearing his question the ball of flesh replied.

『1% share in the Universe's Cause. I won.』

The old man seemed to be surprised as he spoke.

『Oh, Lord of Energy actually lost. That's surprising』

『He must have done something to alter the cause. There is no way I could've lost.』the Lord of Energy spoke in a dissatisfied tone..

Immediately a tremendous amount of energy descended shaking the very dimension.

『I. Dare. You. To. Say. It. Again.』the voice which seemed to sound from the void was heard once again.

『Enough. Stop bickering the both of you. Lord of Life, retract your strength.』seeing that a fight was about to breakout the old man immediately intervened.

The ball of flesh, who was addressed as the Lord of Life retracted the aura it released. It then continued to calmly float atop the throne, seemingly unaffected. The Lord of Energy, upon seeing this let out a mocking laugh. Still he dared not to disobey the command of this old man.

Transferring a stream of light towards the Lord of Life, he then spoke.

『You seem to be in a good mood. What happened, Lord of Fate?』

Hearing this question, the mouth of the old man called the Lord of Fate, curved to form a smile. With a tone which held a hint of gloat, he boasted.

���I came across an interesting child. It's from a new race which is about to undergo 'ascension'.』

『Oh? Interesting how? Which race?』Lord of Energy asked in an interested tone. Such matters which were able to catch the attention of the Lords were truly rare.

『A technology based-human race. The child was almost about to die when I noticed it. It has a wonderful Fate.』he deliberately spoke in a mysterious tone.

『Che, keeping the good stuff to yourself. Why don't you let me....』just as the Lord of Energy was about to continue, a wave of transparent energy spread through the dimensional board, placed on the space between them. Wherever it passed space trembled.

The transparent wave of energy swept across the entire Universe and ultimately escaped the boundaries of the board. A tiny tint of it leaked into the dimension where the three Lords were currently present.

As the transparent wave of energy came into contact with the bodies of the three Lords, a change occurred.

The countless eyes atop the old man shrunk. The two conflicting energies covering the androgynous man were extinguished. The infinite tentacles connecting the ball of flesh disintegrated.

Similar to how it had appeared, the wave of transparent energy immediately disappeared. However, even after it's disappearance the bodies of the three Lords could not stop their shaking.

The Lord of Life who was injured to the greatest extent was the first to speak up.

『Th-that.... energy....』his voice trembled as he was unable to complete his sentence.

The humanoid looking old man, closed his countless eyes. He seemed to be in deep thought. After an inestimable amount of time passing, he spoke in a deep, serious voice.

『There's no mistake. That was 'Will of the Annihilation'!』

Hearing this the Lord of Energy rose from his stupor. Looking towards the old man, he then hesitantly asked.

『..'Will of the Annihilation'? It can't be?!.....』his eyes suddenly expanded in horror.

『An Annihilator was born....!!』the Lord of Life spoke in an absentminded tone.

『Impossible!』the Lord of Energy exclaimed. His body abruptly stood up as he continued,

『How can an Annihilator already be birthed?! There were no prior signs!! No life form, has achieved Stage 7 in [Killer].』his voice was filled with agitation.

『There is no mistaking that feeling. That was clearly 'Will of Annihilation' released by the Universe upon the birth of an Annihilator.』the old man shook his head.

His myriad eyes opened to shine with resplendent golden light. The light filled the entire dimension until the entire space was completely drowned in golden light.

『With the birth of the Lord of Annihilation, a grand slaughter will commence. The Universe will reset and the 'Order of Lords will fall, paving the path for a new Overlord. This is path of every Annihilator.』

He then paused for a moment before letting out a sigh.

『Or at least, that's what the records left behind by the previous Lords say.』

『To think our end is already near.』the ball of flesh spoke in despondence.

『No!』the Lord of Energy smashed his fists on the dimensional board. The race which was situated in that area of the Universe were instantly drowned in limitless amounts of energy. In a matter of seconds, the entire race was wiped out.

『I will not stand here waiting for my death! Wasn't he born just now? He should also be starting at Stage 1. Why don't we kill him before he completes his growth?』the Lord of Energy's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Judging from the wave of energy, it was clear that the Annihilator was born just a few seconds ago. He should currently ascended into Stage 1. If they could kill him before he achieves Stage 7 and transcends into the Lord realm, there was still a chance at survival.

No one wanted to wait for their death. As long as there existed a chance, the Lord of Energy was intent of grasping it.

Hearing his idea, the old man shook his head.

『 The Lord of Chaos, wouldn't allow it. After all, that old monster's duty is to protect the Annihilator. If we make sudden movements he will be alerted.』

Instantly, the Lord of Energy lost the strength within his body. He helplessly collapsed onto his seat and lay there lifelessly. A grim feeling suppressed the atmosphere of the room.

The Lord of Life who was quiet during this time, then slowly spoke up.

『What if we gather the other Lords? If all of us unite and pool of strengths to kill the Annihilator, even that old monster will not be able to stop us.』

A hint of life returned to his gaze and the Lord of Energy immediately stood up.

『Yes, yes. This will work. That old monster should not have felt the birth of the Annihilator yet. If we were to move fast enough, we can still kill him!』

The other two Lords nodded their heads in response to his words. This way seemed to have a possibility of success.

『I trust you know the importance of this matter. Do not approach the other Lords in haste. We still don't know who belongs to the faction of that old monster. Be cautious and prudent.』

The Lord of Life then asked,

『Where was the Annihilator born? In which region of the Universe?』

The Lord of Fate closed his eyes trying to use his senses to scan for the origin of that will. An inestimable amount of time passed before he opened his eyes. Shaking his head he mumbled.

『I can't feel it anymore. Not the will, not the Cause, not the Fate. He is completely hidden.』

A grim expression returned to the three faces. The Lord of Fate then let out a sigh and spoke.

『Forget it. Its not like our deaths are already here. Transcending into Lordship is not that easy and before he becomes a Lord, he's of no danger to us.』

『Interact with the other Lords and get to know their standing. I shall go and inform 'Him' about this matter. Again, be careful and prudent. This matter cannot be known easily!』

The Lord of Energy and Life solemnly nodded their heads. They then disappeared, each with their own plans.

The old man continued to stand there and stare at the dimensional board. He inwardly thought to himself.

『How can you evade my sight? How can you evade the reach of Cause and Fate?』

Shaking his head once again, he disappeared.