Uriel placed down the chicken and glanced around, a little surprised by how peaceful it was. Deep down, he never expected these two to get along, primarily because of the stories he had heard from Solenne.
She was always honest. So honest, in fact, that he was a little concerned by some of the things she said.
A mass genocide to fill a quota seemed like the tamest thing she did. In fact, there was once a time when she accidentally sneezed and wiped out a galaxy. Apparently, there was some sort of galactical flu going around, and so every galaxy she accidentally wiped out, she stole from another universe to replace it.
In turn, that caused a whole paradox of issues, which accidentally wiped out the neighboring universe. Of course, she went ahead and hid the trouble by merging another universe with this one to fill in the gaps.
And as for the universe that was destroyed, she conveniently sent it into the Void Realm, expanding its influence further. Uriel had yet to visit the Void Realm, but by the looks of things, it was very, very large.
So while he did want to visit it one day, he decided to focus on the present, his powerless self.
âDig in,â Uriel said, pointing at the chicken as he sat down beside Solenne. âI made it just today, and stored it inside my dimensional bag⊠Yes, I did say weâd live a normal life, but having an inventory is a necessity.â
Rael rolled his eyes. âWhatever you say. I wonât judge.â
The chicken looked very dry. So dry, in fact, that Rael could probably use it as sandpaper. Still, he didnât voice his complaints, and instead, Rael went ahead and dug in, slowly eating it. It wasnât that bad. At least it was seasoned.
Solenne and Uriel did seem to enjoy it, though. Perhaps they liked bad food? Well⊠Rael would cook something up one of these days, or teach Uriel how to use the grill. Until then, though, Rael enjoyed his time at the dinner table, bringing up some of his fights and what he had done in those 20 years that had passed for Uriel.
Obviously, the High Tower wasnât that touchy of a subject for him. Sure, it did hurt that so much time had passed⊠But that didnât mean he regretted it. The High Tower, as Rael saw it a couple minutes ago, was pretty much in shambles.
After what he did, the compressed universe was still raging on in the top floors, destroying everything. It was impossible to get out now, and all those who tried to stop it did nothing but fuel the attack further.
By his estimations, within a monthâs time, the entire High Tower would be eaten up. After all, there werenât any moderators to keep it in check. Even the High Gods stood no chance against that.
Speaking of High Gods⊠They werenât appointed by Uriel Ark, the same person who created the system and all these towers. They mustâve appointed themselves during the time between Urielâs disappearance and Raelâs birth.
At least, that made the most sense. Nonetheless, Rael didnât want to drag the topic on for long, so he just assured Uriel and Solenne that there wouldnât be any more problems, since he planned on taking care of the faction opposing the Concepts right after dinner.
On that topic, he also mentioned that he killed Lucien. Hearing that, Solenne was a little saddened. But her sadness wasnât out of the ordinary. After all, while he mightâve done a lot of fucked up things, he was still her brother.
A brother who manipulated her and changed her memories⊠Well, still a brother. Though she didnât seem vengeful. If anything, she didnât seem to care to begin with, as her greatest task in the last couple dozen years was to just carry out his orders blindly.
Him being gone made everything easier. She accepted herself a little more. She didnât need to worry about him getting back inside her mind either⊠He was a being who could easily do that, after all. He even messed with Raelâs mind that one time.
AnyhowâŠ
âHowâs the chicken?â Uriel asked proudly. âGood, right?â
Raelâs brow twitched. âAhem⊠Yep. Itâs pretty good. Though you might want to cook it a little less next time, maybe?â
âWhy? We all have very powerful teeth. Chicken that feels rock solid is the best type of chicken, since it also trains our teeth and jaws while eating it,â Uriel replied with the biggest pile of bullshit Rael had heard in his millions of years of life.
âSo you hate soft food? Do you eat cakes?â
âAh. We freeze cakes,â Uriel replied plainly.
Rael was in disbelief, but right as it seemed like Uriel was messed up in the head, Uriel let out a chuckle.
âSo you canât tell when Iâm lying. Good. No, donât worry. Iâm not messed up in the head or anything. I simply messed this chicken up on purpose, since I was curious how you would react.â
ââŠâ
Rael let out a sigh.
âDumbass.â
Uriel chuckled once more. âItâs not good. I promise Iâll make something better next time. Until then, dig in. Oh, hereâs some pastries too.â
With that, even more food landed on the table, and the three of them feasted lively, talking about their lives. Rael didnât think that he would be that interested in Urielâs and Solenneâs lives, but he was.
After all, from the looks of things, the two of them fought a lot. They had tried to kill each other multiple times, but failed. It was one of those enemies-to-lovers types of stories that Rael couldnât help but fangirl over.
But who wouldnât fangirl over that? It was perhaps the greatest trope ever.
Heh.
Regardless of that, the dinner concluded, and Rael volunteered to help out with cleaning the dishes. All the while, he listened in on the conversation between Uriel and Solenne.
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