Escalating Across The Cosmos

[Chapter 42]

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(Log 43)

It's done... my second objective had been achieve after sometime waiting now that the Flood are truly gone, I ignored the pop-up message from my system as I could check the reward I will gain later.

Seeing the Flood bathed in flames while it struggled to keep itself intact was satisfying, the parasite had it coming for so many years now since I've spared it's life... it is something that shouldn't continue existing within this universe.

A mistake... born out of grief and hatred caused by the Forerunners many ages ago just because they had a hissy fit for not being chosen as the inheritors of the mantle and tried to murder their maker.

Proving how unworthy they were of the mantle, had they not done that action... I suppose none of this disaster would had happened in the first place... unfortunately they were truly arrogant.

And in their arrogance they all paid the ultimate price through their descendants whom perished under the weapon created by Helena... but now it's over a remnant of a past ages now gone.

I made sure nothing of the Flood remain as it will prove to be a blight to a biological life across the universe had I let it continue to live, many would have suffered under the Flood machinations.

Now that worry is no more when they're truly gone now, dispelling my greater form which I'd lucky toned down so that our guest wouldn't be affected badly by its appearance casting a veil to hide me.

Man isn't ready or any of the species we have cultivated to know of the truth, it will be a heavy burden should they become aware of the greater cosmos too early, the dangers of knowing the truth is heavy, and will be too much for most.

So it is best that they would learn of it in a time they're ready and have grown up to handle the pressure of the truth, there is a reason why the lesser cosmos don't know of the greater cosmos as there could have been a lot of problems.

Reverting back down to my sub-form as I made me presence known to the coalition who looked behind me right in this moment of silence that I've caused... I feel various emotions on each of them.

The Arbiter appearing not to far behind, but he was hidden by my troops who were in front of him... but no worries he will noticed soon enough once I'm done talking with the coalition in front of me.

As I am sure they have a lot of questions that they wish to ask to me, though I'll prefer to answer only a few as I am sure their governments would be eager to meet me... especially the ISC themselves.

Amidst this moment of silence which we are in... I stared curiously for a brief moment... their reactions were funny to look at given that most of them look like they want to kneel or prostrate before me which I can't really due to my status.

Just by being present without even a bit of my truer self emanate I still give off a majestic and holy presence to anyone... I am sure they would have noticed this, especially Cortana and the Ai since I'm the Heavenly Artifice their ultimate one.

He who reigns over science, technology, knowledge and anything related to it... even those that were loosely defined as one, I hold absolute authority over them so my presence is immense to their tech.

I am sure, Cortana is feeling that need to obey, revere, or whatever feeling that my presence is making them, and no it's not mind control or manipulation rather it's their natural reaction to me, as I had expected such effect to happen.

Luckily I can control this effect as well, I simply dispelled it to not cause to much attention, Cortana wouldn't noticed this since she could tell it is her own natural reaction that she had felt a moment ago, still it would make her a curious for me.