Leaving the vibrant, verdant paradise of Zir's world, Sunny's consciousness drifted through the cosmic currents to his next destination.

It was a world that defied the conventional laws of life, it was the World of Goddess Nyx.

Unlike the other planets, this world did not revolve around a sun. It was a rogue planet from start, locked in a static position in the space. It possessed no day, no dawn and no dusk. It was a world of Eternal Night.

From orbit, it looked like a black pearl, visible only because of the faint light emitting beasts.

"A world without light..." Sunny mused, descending through the cold atmosphere. "Yet, it is teeming with life."

He landed, invisible and intangible in the middle of a dense, purple-leafed forest.

The darkness here wasn't empty; it was a blanket. The flora glowed with eerie blues and violets, providing just enough light to see the movement of shadows.

This was the home of the Dark Elves, the Shadow Stalkers, and the Night-Walkers.

Sunny walked through a settlement built into the canopy of massive, obsidian-barked trees.

Each tree held hundreds of intricate treehouses connected by bridges of woven spider-silk.

It was beautiful. Peaceful. But as Sunny observed, he noticed the cracks in the paradise.

He listened to the prayers drifting up from the temples. He listened to the whispers of the hunters returning empty-handed.

"The forest is empty," a Dark Elf hunter whispered to his family, his face gaunt. "The beasts... we have hunted them to extinction in this area. We have to travel three days just to find a Rat."

Sunny frowned.

"Overpopulation," he analyzed.

The Dark Elves, blessed by Nyx and the safety of the Empire, were reproducing rapidly.

But the ecosystem of a sunless world was fragile. The Shadow Beasts were numerous but non edible, while other beasts of flesh and blood were near extinction.

"If this continues," Sunny calculated, looking at the hungry children, "within a few centuries, this world will face an apocalypse. When the beasts are gone, the Dark Elves will have no choice but to turn on each other. Cannibalism is the final stage of hunger."

It was a grim future. A paradise turning into a slaughterhouse.

"Don't worry," Sunny whispered to the wind, his voice carrying a promise that only the world's soul could hear. "I will solve it."

"You guys just have to wait a little longer."

He drifted deeper into the forest, seeking the caretaker of this planet. He needed to speak to the Demigod in charge.

He found her resting on a branch of a Tree.

Kaia. The First Demigod of Nyx.

She wasn't in a humanoid form. She was a Cat. A creature as black as the night itself, with eyes that glowed like two miniature moons.

She radiated an aura of lazy lethargy, but Sunny knew better. That small body contained enough power to rip the soul out of a demigods with a single glance.

Sunny coalesced Thea's particles, appearing before her as a shimmering avatar of light.

"Kaia," Sunny whispered.

HISS!

The black cat jumped three feet into the air, her fur standing on end. She landed with claws extended, shadows swirling around her like blades, ready to kill the intruder.

But the moment she recognized the aura, the vast, crushing pressure of the Emperor, her aggression melted into terror.

She scrambled to bow, pressing her head against the bark of the tree.

"G-Greetings, Emperor!" she squeaked, her voice trembling.

Sunny looked down at her. His hand twitched.

She was... incredibly cute.

The fluffiness of her fur, the way her ears flattened in submission, the soft paws... The part of Sunny that used to be a human delivery guy screamed at him.

'Pet her. Rub the belly. Do it. You're the Emperor; you can do whatever you want.'

But he held back. He remembered that Kaia wasn't just a cat. She was a high-ranking Demigod capable of transforming into a humanoid woman.

'If I start scratching her behind the ears and she transforms into a girl mid-pet... that would be a nightmare,' Sunny thought, suppressing the urge. 'Keep it professional, Cosmos.'

"I am just passing by," Sunny said, keeping his voice regal and distant. "I am observing my domains. Tell me, Kaia... aside from the food shortage, what do you and your lifeforms need most right now?"

Kaia hesitated, keeping her eyes lowered. "Emperor... the lifeforms are living well under your protection. We just hope...."

Sunny nodded and faded away, leaving the trembling cat alone on the branch.

"I have seen enough here," Sunny decided.

He continued his pilgrimage. He visited the World of Reflection, a planet similar to Zir, but filled with humans and beastmen.

He visited Asura's World, a planet that was opposite to what Asura's innate talent wanted from him, it was peaceful.

Everywhere he went, he solved minor problems with a flick of his wrist. He adjusted weather patterns, blessed the demigods, and manifested hundreds of mana veins.

'But one problem remained constant across all worlds....'

Just then a notification rang in his mind, interrupting his thoughts.

[Master, The three Expected Guests have arrived at the border of our Multiverse.]

Sunny stopped mid-flight. A smile spread across his face.

"Finally," he breathed.

Cai Zhen (God of Cultivation).

Thera (Goddess of Divine Annihilation).

Beru (God of Evolution).

The refugees from the destroyed world. The reincarnations of the Old Gods.

"Create a portal for them," Sunny ordered, his consciousness snapping back to his main body in the Throne Room. "Bring them directly to me. I have been waiting for this."

The Edge of the Multiverse.

The cosmic void was cold, but the barrier that separated the multiverse of Gods from the chaotic outside world was a wall.

It was a shimmering, translucent membrane of blue light. It wasn't just a physical wall; it was a manifestation of Law. It said, quite simply: Nothing could enter this Multiverse.

Floating before this barrier were three figures who looked like they had crawled through hell to get here.

Thera looked exhausted. Her robes were torn, she was tired. But her focus wasn't on herself.

She was holding Cai Zhen.

The once-youthful Cultivator was unrecognizable. When they started this journey, he looked twenty. Now? He looked sixty.

His skin was gray and papery. His hair had turned brittle white. His breathing was shallow, as if it could disappear at any second.

"Cai..." Thera whispered, pulling his head to her chest. Tears streamed down her face. "Hold on. Please hold on."

This wasn't normal aging. This was Qi Starvation. Cai Zhen was a being fueled by Qi, an energy that didn't exist in this multiverse.

Without it, his powerful cultivation base had turned on him, consuming his life force to sustain itself. He was being eaten alive by his own power.

"Don't worry," Thera sobbed, looking at the massive insectoid hovering next to them. "Beru can surely break it. We are so close."

She looked at Beru, the Zerg Prince.

Beru looked terrifying. His carapace was scarred, and his mandibles clicked with hostility.

But beneath the monster's exterior, there was deep worry in his eyes.

"Beru, can you do it?" Thera asked, desperation clawing at her voice.

Beru looked at the barrier. It hummed with a power that made his instincts scream UNBREAKABLE.

"I can try," Beru growled, as he flew back a few kilometers to gain momentum. His tail that was capable of piercing the barrier of any multiverse began to glow.

Beru launched himself like a missile, as he became a blur.

BOOM!

He collided with the barrier. The impact created a shockwave that rippled through the surrounding vacuum.

But as the dust and energy residue cleared...

The barrier didn't even have a scratch. It hummed mockingly.

"Nothing?" Beru gasped, floating back, his tail throbbing with pain. "Not even a crack?"

Fear gripped his heart. He was the God of Evolution! He had eaten his brother's tail to get this talent of breaking barriers... How could he let a simple wall stop him?

"No!" Beru roared. "I refuse!"

He struck again. And again. And again.

BANG. BANG. BANG.

He unleashed a flurry of attacks. He exhausted every ounce of stamina he had.

But the barrier was immovable. It wasn't just strong; it was a different dimension of power.

"This barrier..." Beru panted, his limbs trembling with exhaustion. "It isn't just physical. It rejects every attack aimed at it."

Thera fell to her knees in the void, clutching the withered body of Cai Zhen.

"No..." she whispered. "We came all this way. We survived the Demon Lords. We survived the distance. Are we going to die at the doorstep?"

Cai Zhen coughed. His eyes fluttered open, cloudy and dim.

"Thera..." he wheezed. "Leave me. Save... yourself."

"Never!" Thera screamed.

Hope was fading. The darkness of the void seemed to be closing in, ready to swallow them whole.

Flutter.

A sound? In the vacuum?

A soft, glowing light appeared in front of them. It wasn't a star. It wasn't a portal.

It was a Butterfly.

It was a creature of ethereal golden light. It fluttered its wings, shedding sparkles of golden dust that felt warm against their skin.

"What is that?" Beru asked, shielding his eyes.

He sensed an aura coming from the tiny creature. It was similar.....

"It has the same aura..." Thera whispered, her eyes widening. "The same aura as the Green Dragon we met years ago."

Shenlong. The Demigod of Hope.

"The Hope of these three..." Shenlong thought, his dragon eyes glowing. "It burns brighter than any star. It is a hope born of despair. A hope for revenge. A hope for peace."

"I cannot let that fire go out."

Shenlong roared, channeling his power through the butterfly avatar.

"Open," Shenlong commanded.

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