The World's most Overpowered Side-Character

"So, I am naturally not a goddess?" Ikaris sat staring at Sol with her brows furrowed in both horror and confusion.

"The term they used was Immortal, but the further I searched more I heard the term Celestial." Sol answered Ikaris sitting across from her while Arla sat on his leg and Dina sat at her side.

"But gods are Celestial beings aren't they?" Dina queried with clear confusion as well.

"It doesn't make any sense, she's used divine power all her life the power of the gods, she was even unable to fight against the demons because she wasn't able to use anything other than divine power, and if she isn't a god then why doesn't she have any memory of anything before Him Above All who originally ruled this domain under Darkness' thumb?" She asked and Ikaris looked at the mage with her brow raised; those were two good questions, why did she have no memory of anything that pointed to her being Vatui?

"The Vatui are a race of Celestial beings that can adapt and blend in with any other form of life, the power inside of them is infinitely capable of adaptation and endless evolution, and if we look at everything we've seen from Ikaris so far, it kind of adds up." Sol answered, gesturing to himself.

"She's been assimilating my Godslayer mana, by her own assessment, within a century she'll have completely identical powers to mine, now with the tree planted inside of her soul that process has been reduced to just a few years." He explained.

"No god is supposed to be able to use anything aside from divine mana, but she was easily able to accept and learn Arkadian mana inside of herself and utilize it transforming the very nature of her being, another evolution worth mentioning." He added.

"And then there's the matter of her difference from the other gods we've met." He narrowed his eyes, and Ikaris gasped in realisation almost standing when she tried sitting forward.

"My sister's and other descendants?" Ikaris stared at Sol.

"This entire collective is packed to the brim with lesser versions of yourself, beings which were directly created from your shattered consciousness when you fought Void; a complete third of the entirety of all the gods under my watch are your descendants, Ikaris, in other words-"

"They too are all Vatui." Arla's mouth slowly widened when she realised what they were getting at.

"If the Emporium was not so fixated on the two of you they could have easily figured this out already, granted, these gods have no idea that they are celestials and they have never used any power outside of Divine." She looked at Dina who looked over to Usami who then glanced at Sara while the lounge went into stiff silence.

"Will you tell them?" Dina asked, and Sol closed his eyes thinking about it carefully. "This means Dr'ul can grow even stronger, and Gabriell and Gadriel, and all the others who are Ikaris's descendants."

"If we weaponize them the Emporium will notice, and that's a real dilemma for me since if I don't tell them and they come and investigate instead of attack they could end up finding out anyway." Sol pinched the bridge of his nose.

"There are billions of Vatui refugees in this single collective alone who have no idea the danger hanging over their heads, and the Emporium's whole goal is their extinction if they figure out what happened here they will send everything they have at us, and let me tell you, from Jenifer's memory, I've seen their fleets, it's nothing average, their army stretches the expanse of multiple universes, multiple collectives, they occupy over 80% of the grand collective in totality."

"That much?" Ikaris asked, and he sighed and rested his hand on Arla's leg while she turned to him and hugged his head against her breasts. "You mentioned a rebellion against the emporium, are they of any use?" She asked watching Sol's stress life off his shoulder as he was caressed by the caring elf.

"The Emporium doesn't know how to deal with them, they seem to just pop up and cause trouble every now and then but overall it seems like the remnant of Godslayers and Vatui who survived the war and have dedicated their existences to tearing the Grand Emporium down, but it's not enough, with the power of Law on their side they were able to stand on equal footing against our kinds when the war was at its most merciless, by today's standards these rebels are merely a street gang confined to a single district trying to fight a government armed to the teeth." Sol sighed and groaned when Arla began massaging his stiff neck.

"Their efforts have absolutely no effect, but they still get attention because they are a valuable resource."

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"What about this Jenifer woman?" Ikaris asked and Sol raised his head and stared at her. "Did you need to kill her even after erasing her memories?"

"I didn't kill her," Sol answered.

"She's trapped in Alpha's dimension, I'm having her relive a fake past where the Vatui and Godslayers are her allies and she was planted in the emporium as a child to spy for me, she's strong enough to fight against the 10th ranked in the 3795th fleet, while they are one of the smallest and their power is at best negligible compared to the top 1000 fleets, she's still useful considering who she is, if I can use her as a bargaining chip against the first captain then I will take the chance.

"The daughter of the first Captain..." Dina mused. "Is it safe at all to have her with us, I imagine once word gets back the captain will come gun's-blazing." She theorised.

"That's why I'm sending her back, I have no idea what the Emporium is like outside of her perspective, but with her working in secret for me there's a chance we can learn even more over time, the subjects of my protection have drastically increased, I won't allow my people to become test subjects, to have their minds ripped out and turned into AI for a ship."

"Your people..." Ikaris smiled at him. "Am I also a part of your people?"

"You are my wife and first lady, you are my highest priority, Ikaris." He chuckled at her attempt to lighten his mood.

"What of the other one, the dead Godslayer?" Usami finally spoke after absorbing the indigestible information like bile and kerosine.

"Godslayers don't die like that." Sol looked at her, and she furrowed her brows.

"Meaning?"

"He isn't dead, not really." Sol sat upright and stared at them all.

"Even in my infancy before I was fully realised, I was able to survive being impaled through the head and heart simultaneously by Sitri, I'm saying simply having a portion of his brain removed isn't enough to kill him; as a fellow Godslayer I was unable to pry in his mind, but I could still sense his consciousness pulling me when I approached him, he's not dead, he's simply in hibernation, a deep sleep brought by complete defeat, it's likely he failed in his entirety to protect his Vatui Ward, a warrior is only useful if their service is valuable, I can feel his pain, and his hopelessness even when he's in another dimension."

"Will he ever wake up?"

"Maybe someday, I don't know, but whatever he dreams of I hope it's better than what he went through to put him into such a state to begin with; for now it's good enough to let a tired man sleep," Sol answered and then raised Arla and stood.

"Is everyone ready?" He stared at them all, and Uriyu who was in another corner listening perked up with a sleeping Gia in his lap with Eve at his side staring.

"Back to Arkadia already, I was hoping the next time would be with a little girl in my lap." Ikaris smiled and stood with Dina's help. "Eris will be shocked to see us so soon."

"It can't be helped though, Dr'ul is one of the most powerful gods... Celestials we now know of, we have to warn her of the impending threat." Dina responded. "What I'm worried about is the chaos that the world will fall under in our absence, I might have been to other more fantastical places now, but I still love it here the most; it's peaceful."

"That's why we'll return as soon as possible." Sol assured her and turned to an empty space with his hair turning gold and his eyes flashing white as he spread his fingers, causing the atmosphere to ripple before it slowly tore open revealing a short black passage and a bright green world opposite of it.

"That's why Alpha's replica consciousness will stay here and watch over everything, don't worry Dina, the earth you know now will only change for the better over time."

"Is it okay for me to see and hear all of this, what if the government targets me?" Eve looked at Uriyu.

"Fret not girl, I will be sure to protect you and your family from all harm." Alpha appeared next to her and then looked at Sol who nodded.

[System update, your name has been officially recognised as an ally of the Godslayer, henceforth you are under his care, should anything happen, I will immediately notify Master.]

Eve saw the notification and looked at Sol again who smiled as he ushered Ikaris towards the portal.

"I'll be seeing you soon, okay?" Dina stood before her with a somewhat sad smile. "I'll ask Alpha how you're doing every now and then, and maybe we can even communicate through her if it's important-"

"No... no, you have a lot on your plate right now, I'll just wait for the good news and try not to be a disappointment on my end." Eve spread her arms and slowly hugged Dina like a child. "Dina, you're the coolest person I've ever met in my whole life, I hope you know that."

"Don't worry, I'll come back; I promise."

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