Chapter 2102: I like you. "It seems like I now can...?" Shadow tilted her head in confusion and suddenly, with just a thought, all Ten Primordial Energies materialized around her. "What...?" Shadow blinked, unable to understand what was happening. The rest of the women were no exceptions either; they all stared at Shadow and the Energies flowing around her. To test it even further, Shadow began moving the energies. They moved just as she wanted them to. When she willed them to disappear, they disappeared, and before she and others could understand what was happening, Shadow’s expression changed as her eyes fell on the man who appeared out of nowhere. In an instant, a smile appeared on her face. The rest of the women turned towards their husband and smiled as well, instantly forgetting Shadow and every strange thing she did right now. "It is good to see you all in color." Nux chuckled lightly. The wives laughed. "We finally did it, huh..." Amaya muttered. "Indeed." Nux nodded. Then, he finally glanced at his wife who had changed into an entirely different person and— "Shadow." He called out. "Do you like it?" Shadow stepped forward, rolling around as if showing her new body to her husband. She even went a step ahead and fell into his arms. Again, the regal aura her new appearance gave out did not match her movements at all. Of course, Nux couldn’t care less. He smiled brightly as he held his wife. "I love it~" He praised, pulling her into his arms. Shadow laughed. She lifted her chin to the side, wanting Nux to bury his face into her neck. Nux did what she wanted. His canines elongated, his golden eyes shining with a crimson light—clearly, he was tempted to bite her. For now, however, he simply licked her neck and kissed her gently. It still wasn’t over. Sharnoth was still fighting, and he did not have any real updates on how the fight was playing out. If he wanted to protect her, getting there as fast as possible was the priority. Shadow and the others knew that as well, so after Shadow’s initial greeting, others held back and— "Can you take care of him?" Nux questioned, pointing towards the distant space only Shadow could see. Neremoth. The Darkness Eternal could escape the loop the moment Nux lost focus. If Nux left his Universe and no one took care of things here, he would be freed—and with his strength, he could cause quite a big ruckus here. Or at least... That was what should have happened before— But now, things were different. Nux’s Universe was complete, so it was now much stronger than before. And as the Soul of this Universe and its First Goddess, the one that was affected by it the most was Shadow. She had not only broken through the Transcendent Stage together with Nux, her connection with the Universe had strengthened to an absurd level, allowing her to use its Powers as long as the Universe, or Nux, allowed her to. Yes, inside the Universe, she was as strong as the Universe itself—or more accurately, she had all the abilities Nux had, except for his Physical Strength and Enhanced Mind. "Can you deal with him?" Nux requested. This was the fastest way. Killing Neremoth would still take some time, and honestly, Nux did not wish to kill him quickly at all. He wanted to devour him. After all, Neremoth wasn’t the only sadistic one in their battle. Everything he did to him—every nail pulled, every finger broken, every time he skinned him, gouged his eyes, and everything else— Nux was planning to pay it many times over. He wanted to see it, The fear in his eyes. He wanted him to feel the fear of pain, just like Neremoth wanted him to. Honestly, Neremoth’s sadistic desires strengthened Nux’s even further. This was what happened when one sadistic monster met another. Shadow could sense Nux’s emotions. She knew what he wanted to do, and for it to happen, he needed her help, but— "Can I... do it?" She still wasn’t sure. Sure, she had Nux’s powers, but she still did not have his mind. Honestly, she didn’t have as good control over all these powers as Nux did. That was simply impossible for someone like her. Nux had trained for countless centuries to achieve the level he was at, and he was a never-seen-before genius. There was no way anyone could be even half as good as him even if they had all these powers. "You do not have to do anything. You simply need to continue altering this space with this formula. As long as you will it, it will happen on its own. It is the same as when you used the Energy of Genesis to create the mirror just now." Shadow wasn’t surprised that Nux knew about it. She already knew he was keeping an eye on them while fighting Neremoth, making sure they were safe all the time. She was worried about something else, "Would a single formula work?" She questioned. "I came up with this after trapping him inside. He only uses Space Artifacts to travel through space. His understanding of Space itself is lacking. The formula I came up with has been made by observing his Space Movement patterns. I already know how the artifacts work. They are not programmed to be able to counter this formula, at least for the next few hours before they learn and adapt themselves. As for his movement abilities, there are three of them. One uses Darkness as the means, another alters the reality around him, and the last one repels his light to propel his body. I have erased the concept of light and darkness inside that loop and have separated that space’s reality from ours, essentially crippling his movements. All you need to do is maintain that space the way I have and constantly use the formula to keep the artifacts from teleporting him outside." Nux explained briefly as he instilled the formula into Shadow’s head at the same time. While he was at it, he instilled the formula into the other women’s heads as well, in case Shadow needed some sort of assistance. "Do not take too much pressure. If something goes wrong, I will return." Nux spoke, reassuring her. "Yes." Shadow nodded, preparing herself as she took a deep breath. She did not think the first thing she would do after getting a new body and powers would be to keep a fucking Eternal in check. Now that’s a story worth telling. Nux nodded. He kissed Shadow’s forehead gently as he stepped away from her. However, before he left— "Nux." Shadow called out, stopping him. He turned towards her and laughed, "Yes, I know. I accept what you have in your mind." He then stared at her body perversely and, "I wasn’t planning on letting you go anyways." "Good." Shadow grinned. Nux nodded and then, he disappeared—returning to the Main Universe, right into the battlefield of two of the strongest Eternals in the entire Universe. ... "Do not think your end will be dignified." Zarveth spoke, his mind already coming up with the worst possible tortures to make Sharnoth regret her actions. And Sharnoth... "See, this is the difference between us. I do not care about your end. I would simply end you in an instant because that is all you mean to me— Nothing." She just shrugged disdainfully, as if Zarveth’s very existence never mattered in the first place. The two grabbed their weapons and a soft pulse spread through the space between them. The battle had begun. Zarveth moved first—or that was what he thought—but... Sharnoth was faster. She exploded forward, spinning into a storm of arms, wings, blades, and... tentacles. Yes, her current body was completely different than before. The Power of Chaos that she had been holding back all this while had now started leaking from her body, forming shapes that seemed to be escaping reality itself. Her attack came from every direction at once—impossible to dodge for normal Eternals. Yes, ’normal’ Eternals—not Zarveth. The Being of Eternity first expanded his Law and created his domain. Since both of them had Absolute Laws, very quickly, their Domains crushed each other, making themselves completely ineffective. Then, Zarveth raised his staff. This was his greatest creation—a creation that held together all his inventions and made it possible for him to use everything at will. In an instant, A square barrier appeared around him—the Tesseract Aegis. It wasn’t a wall. It was folded space, and anything that touched it was sent somewhere else. Sharnoth’s attacks vanished into other parts of space, completely missing him. "I didn’t think you would dodge this cowardly after all that grand talk." Sharnoth laughed. Her grin, combined with the black-purple Chaos Energy leaking out of her body, gave her an entirely different aura than before. A side that she usually hid from the world. Something only Nux and Zylarith knew about. She... She was enjoying this. "..." Zarveth didn’t say anything. He observed the woman in silence. Clearly, even he was taken aback by how much the once solemn and regal-looking woman had changed. It looked like she was possessed and was an entirely different person. His staff moved, changing its shape into a glowing sword. It was another one of his Artifacts—Chronoedge, a blade made from every future where he wins. Zarveth moved. He wasn’t particularly fast. He had no reason to be—after all, he had already won. Every step he took was perfect. Every swing of his sword had already succeeded before he made it. Slash He slashed toward Sharnoth. But Sharnoth didn’t dodge. She laughed—and melted into a puddle of shadows, then reappeared behind him, riding a snake made of burning roses. "I like you," She said with a wink.