6 DOMAIN

According to the "system" it has been 3 months since I died, talked to the god of knowledge Orion, when I was chosen as a god, being an anomaly, and since I left my home universe. In that time I have learned several things, like what is the System, at first I thought it was a "question and answer" style program but I couldn't be more wrong. apparently it has a kind of consciousness, as if it was alive, and apparently it has a lot of knowledge of the multiverse and the birth of reality, Orion and his colleague spared no expense for its creation. And I already understood why when he speaks to me he calls me as "Lord ####", and apparently as I am a novice god without universe or focus, I don't have a name as such, this will be given to me when I have a civilization that worships me. I also began training with the help of the system, which I named Sarasvi, after an ancient goddess who was in charge of storing the knowledge of the impure. I learned that divine energy is the basis of all life, and that any living being in the universes possesses a small amount of it, which becomes stronger as the soul grows, and that when it dies it restarts, but the energy itself does not disappear, but is redirected to the creator god of its respective universe, making it increase its power, according to Sarasvi the power in all universes and their beings is cataloged based on levels from 1 to infinity, being the "infinite" level the power of a god. Needless to say that this is how great the divine power is, even for a novice god like me. Although he refused to tell me why in Orion's universe, more specifically on Earth, we had no levels.

In my first attempt to use this energy, I was empowered to 100%, Sarasvi warned me that it was not advisable to use it all in one trip, but I did not listen. I felt as if I had been injected with 5 liters of adrenaline, I felt strong, with the capacity to do anything, I was unstoppable, until I fainted. I slept for a week, according to Sarasvi, I cannot use 100% of the energy in my current state, or else it is possible for me to explode from overload. It has happened before, novice gods without mentor became so powerful that when they exploded they greatly affected nearby universes, extinguishing an abnormal amount of various species. Thus the practice was formed that, for each new generation of gods, there should be "chief gods" to assist them in their apprenticeship. For, not all gods are born in the same universe, and someone must take care of them.

I kept practicing, trying to use only 10%, instead of 100% so as not to explode and start doing my god work. It took me no more than 5 days to get it. Sarasvi showed incredible surprise towards me and my training, she has informed me that my learning speed is unheard of, as what I have learned so far from her, usually takes years for other novice gods, she has told me that this was similar to when Lord Orion became a god, that maybe my approach will be similar to his.

But I doubt it, I feel that my path will be very different from Orion's, I innately feel a connection to the energy, as if I know what to do. Today the system will explain to me how to create my territory, to then create my universe, according to the system, I must create a kind of barrier, both to protect my universe and me, because according to her, to avoid more conflicts between gods, the Sphere created aberrations of these, as a kind of evil demon gods, called Nephilim, whose goal is to kill us. This Orion did not tell me, or he did not have time since this god "Kaltor" arrived, the memory of his aura still bothers me, not because he is stronger than me, but because he belittled Orion and me.

According to Sarasvi, Orion and Kaltor are from the same generation of gods, and their approaches could not be more different. It was obvious that a rivalry would begin between them, but it worsened as the years passed and no gods were born in Orion's universe. Kaltor used this to discredit him, commenting that he was such a flawed god that no new gods were being born in his universe. This caused the Orion faction to generally exclude him. Causing a kind of exile, I felt bad for him, but well what can you do.

[the preparations for the creation of your territory are ready my lord ####]

"for the seventieth time Sarasvi, call me simply Zandor."

[excuse me my lord, but that was your mortal name, and being a being far above them, that name does not highlight the great feats you will be able to perform.]

"all right, all right. when did you say I would have my name?"

[when in your universe, in the chosen civilization, they pay tribute to you, praise you and bow down to you. that is when you will be given a name.]

"how ironic, the gods create living beings, but it is they who give us a name at their whim. Well, let the good stuff begin."

[what you have to do first is to empty your mind of any possible thoughts, to subsequently condense your energy into a specific point, your hands are the catalyst for this. Once the energy is sufficiently concentrated, you must imagine a fence that delimits your territory, the energy will do your will, thus creating your dominion.]

"remind me again what this domain is supposed to do?"

[the domain is where you will be able to create your universe and be able to monitor it in case of any anomaly, it is a plane above your universe, delimiting it and preventing it from expanding out of control. The place where you first met Mr. Orion was his domain. It is where his will is realized, it is where he is at the pinnacle of his power. It also functions as the first and last barrier in case of a possible invasion, so I suggest you start doing that soon as the Nephilim might try to hunt you down now that you are a wandering god.]

"Ok, condense energy, imagine it as a shield protecting me and my universe. Got it."

In simple words it sounded too easy, and it sure was for me. Sarasvi doesn't seem to realize that I have more control over the energy than when I initiated. There are lapses of time when Sarasvi goes offline to recalibrate (in previous chapters Orion mentioned that he was a prototype). It is in those times that I have tested some theories I had about divine energy, if I condense it in my hand and imagine some object, it will deform at the subatomic level to mold itself into the desired object, likewise it is the other way around.

Imagining the fence that delimits my domain I feel that the energy is decreasing in my hands, which is normal according to Sarasvi. According to my internal clock I have been creating my domain for almost 2 days. One thing I have also noticed is that I don't feel hungry or tired, but I still feel fatigue when I expel too much energy. I feel like I bought a piece of land, only trillions of times bigger.

[congratulations, my lord, you have succeeded in creating your domain on your first attempt!!!]

"I did?"

[Yes sir even I am surprised that you succeeded in your first attempt, commonly novice gods take between 5 to 20 attempts.]

"I told you Sarasvi, I'm a fast learner".

[Yes, although that still doesn't explain how you did on your first attempt. we haven't started classes yet to find out what new skills you have, hello why I needed a safe place first.]

"okay, okay. but I feel like this space, even though it's already my domain, I find it very empty, I wish I could decorate it".

I hadn't realized I still had residual energy in my hands and wanting this place to not just be an empty plane, the energy did my bidding reshaping the once black space into what appeared to be an infinite meadow, its sky was unlit, but that changed immediately, forming a moon that glowed in a bluish tone

"Wow, what the fuck just happened????

[I don't get it either, this shouldn't be possible, you just created your domain. You shouldn't have enough energy to create ..... I have no idea what I create, my sensors inform me that this is not a world...neither is it the plane of the void.... It's as if it has exchanged non-existence in its domain with this meadow, and the light source isn't a moon either, it's as if it has shaped an image and emitted light.]

"Wait, you don't know either, I thought you knew everything?

[I have knowledge of gods and many things as old as life itself. but what you just did is unprecedented in my memory bank. lord Orion compiled many writings from various gods, but there were also some who did not want to contribute to the cause. Therefore, I have gaps in my memory.]

"and the fact that you are a prototype has nothing to do with it?"

[Hey that's rude, even for you a god.]

"OK sorry...how sensitive."

[You know I can still hear you right?]

"Anyway, if this isn't just the work of energy, have you unconsciously discovered a new ability?"

[I highly doubt it.]