Seven days later , Lily finishes the research on her skin's ability to contain her powers " Finally I've completed it " Lily said " Does that mean that you will be sending those souls into our bodies ? "
" Of course not , that wouldn't be good " " But it would be better and faster won't it " " I'm not going to do such a thing alright , I'll see you tonight hope you're ready to use those crystals "
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She goes to Solaris to give them a body " I got everything ready " Lily retrieved a box and opened it , allowing tiny swarms of origami satellites to surround Solaris .
It covered them completely and activated the seal " Alright , you can release your body's density now , you should feel plenty of space inside that " Solaris releases their mass , impressed by how much space they could feel inside their new body .
" This is very spacious " Solaris said " You should be able to control your form however you like " Solaris reforms the body and decreases the size " It's surprisingly still as spacious , it is an amazing thing " " then you can play with our kids with that " " thanks for all these , you've given me a lot "
" It's just what the family provider has to do " Lily said " Nevertheless , I don't want to have a relationship where only you provide , so I want to give you something to " Solaris forms a human body based on their memory .
The Dyson swarm surrounds the space their body occupies , with the ring forming the waist and the Dyson swarm's satellite reflecting pieces becoming the skin " This should be the right way of expressing thanks in this relationship "
They kissed Lily on the lips , exposing Lily to their flames as the Dyson swarm that formed the skin separates to simulate a proper kiss . They parted lips " I heard it was an expression of love "
" Feels like you gave me more though " Lily could sense Solaris's emotions and the warm burning fire that didn't scar her skin was more proof ' And the red string feels much stronger now '
Lily touched the flames that stuck on her skin , which settled at the corner of her mouth , creating a star with smaller ones that showed constellations forming .
' Should be the right time to ask ' " by the way , Solaris wanna come sleep on a bed ? " " You mean that activity where you leave your body unguarded ? "
" That may be true , but it's quite comforting , it's usually done at the end of the day when the star near the planet is on the other side of where you are sleeping and we see stars beyond the skies "
" But you don't look at them when you are asleep " " Cause I'm supposed to be resting , I've been sleeping every night for a long time and that type of rest is quite different . "
" How so ? " " To me , sleep is when you get to stop doing anything , it feels like you never truly sleep because all you do all day is stay inside the crater " " Then I will go play with our children , maybe I'll enjoy this sleep "
" Okay , I'll see you tonight . I'll have Argus help you join us " " Oh you did have other spouses , I look forward to seeing some new cold people " " Sure I'll see you to " ' Mother should be awake by now , she's been waking up for the past few days . but she really likes sleeping a lot '
Lily finds Mother covering her face with an eye mask " Hey dear , you tryna sleep " " Yeah it's so nice , why can't you just leave that curtain on ? It's so much more comfortable to sleep that way "
" I know it is but the plants around here needs some sunlight " " Then make those things that I can go into and sleep " " Sure I'll try , but you should at least come with me so that you can welcome your descendants , they're coming down from up and it's the last group coming down you should at least go their and say a few words "
" Huuh they're already coming down ? Can't you just call this Argus to take care of it ? " " No a recorded message is different if you are the one making it , so get up and say something . It's the last one "
Mother rolled over the heavy blanket , wrapping herself " No I haven't had a rest for months already , I used to sleep for much longer than this " Lily sighed and lifted mother " Come on I'll help you "
Lily takes Mother with her , bringing her over outside as some dragons came in . She brought a mic and fitted it on Mother .
" Ahem , you should be my descendants and while I look really small right now , I am very bigger . when I was young like you , I was even smaller , I kept growing and growing and eventually , became so big , I was bigger than that burning thing in the sky "
' This is the last batch , but she's still putting so much energy on it ' " You'll grow very big soon but this time you won't be hungry because my husband here will feed you as much so eat well " Mother leaves while Lily took a mic " you can bring them away now , make sure you get settled into the residence I made for you "
' The Sages and Futures still remain up there , although it seems like they don't plan to be useless and stationary ' Lily was satisfied to see that they are supporting them by showing some of their value to Ryson to drive him o assist them to integrate to the descenders society .
Lily uses a door to find Mother returning with Argus guiding her " That was the last batch , you sure you want to keep sleeping ? " " Don't worry about me , I was able to not eat for centuries before "
" That's different , now that I've been feeding Woods a lot of fertilizers , it's also been feeding meat production and Eve's pretty stressed by how much she has to work "
" Ahh I can't understand what most of that really is but I am thankful that you are feeding my family , so many of my children decided to only feed the ones they loved the most that they end up becoming food themselves , it was very heavy having to carry them in my body while I was asleep "
" But now you don't have to worry about that " " Yeah , I'm really surprised that you would go so far , I couldn't do it , no matter how many giant rocks I crushed to make a bigger rock so bigger and I still couldn't feed my children "
" Maybe you should help me by crushing some rocks " " I couldn't find any around , but there are some stars really far away , maybe I could use them for you ? " Lily assumed the damage it would do " You don't have to . Solaris is a star too and I've been feeding them a lot "
" Oh to think they could make something like that " " Yeah you don't have to worry about the food yet , I've been spending a lot to make sure to feed giant dragons like you and even more "
' Considering how big she was , I assume I'm still not feeding her enough , I should look for something much better ' " I'm not burdening you by eating too much right ? " " Rather than too much , you are eating much less "
" EHHH ? I am ? " " Yes you just feel very full , according to Birch , you have developed a system inside your body to conserve food " " Those words sound hard "
" In other words you are keeping yourself alive by not needing to eat a lot but you're also required to eat your own body , the small people like the dragon riders can do the same too , starving themselves could help them lose weight but you are a bit different it's like you are getting rid of the bad parts of your body to stay alive "
" That sounds bad " " Rather than bad it's good because now your body is much stronger like the strong parts of your body are eating the weaker parts "
" Then why did you say I'm eating less ? " " Because you're so big compared to the food , I plan to feed you as much food until you feel full , but just that is hard "
' The Labyrinth still has some payment to give , but I'm leaving it for the subscription of keeping Immortal occupied ' Lily tells the Labyrinth she can come down whenever they need , while giving them a few suggestions to make the Labyrinth more indebted to her .
' They could give me some land to make them mistake it as purified land ' Lily wonders how much more she should do so that she can outrank the backup frontline ' although I'm still confused how the other frontline can hold on with the difference between us '
" Hey husband are you listening ? " " Sorry I was busy thinking about something else , you were saying ? " " I just feel like I could go to sleep so that you don't have to feed me so much "
" Now what would that make me ? A good leader but a terrible family member , look love . I don't mind the extra weight really , I'm steadily growing my territory , I'll eventually feed you till you're full , so don't worry "
" But I eat a lot " " You poop a lot too , that feeds Woods too " " You can feed that tree rocks ? " " It is an amazing tree " " So I'm just helping by pooping ? " " No no , in the first place , you are plenty helpful already , thanks to you I'm going to make a lot of money , but still I like the thought that you want to help "
Mother contemplated Lily's appreciation " But how do I really help ? " " Carrying the history of genetic evolution , it's complicated , but you could say that your body parts are incredibly amazing , even if I only take a little bit of it . It's helping me make things that help people grow stronger "
" Ohh , I'm curious " " It takes a while to explain , but I can tell Argus to take care of it " " Thank you dear " Lily felt the red string grow stronger and smiled " Thank you too " Mother looked at Lily's face , noticing the star tattoo .
" What's that " " I got it from a kiss from Solaris " That heavy star kissed you ? " " Yeah but they won't get hurt even if some of the poison got into them , the only reason you got hurt when we first kissed was because you weren't in your body "
" Hmm then you won't get hurt if I breathe into you right ? " " Are you planning to breathe flames ? " " That's not the only thing you know " Lily sighed " It's fine , I've just gotten rid of an entire planet's pollution , so hit me "
Mother slaps Lily " I meant you can kiss me without being worried " " Is that what "Hit me" mean ? " " There's a lot of meanings to it " " Can you not use so much new words for me then ? It's hard when you say something and I don't understand "
" Sorry " " It's fine " Mother flaps her wings and gives Lily a kissed . Lily felt a bit of breath go in her understanding what Mother meant when she said it won't just be fire that she breathes into . They parted lips and Mother looked at Lily's mouth .
" So where is it ? " " Where is what ? " " That star gave you this right ? " Mother said poking her finger on the corner of Lily's mouth " Oh I'm not really sure how this one works , Solaris gave me a kiss and it just appeared , maybe yours will appear later "
" Hmm something about that thing on your face doesn't feel right to me " " Maybe because I did make a child with Solaris first " " Huh how ? " " Kinda complicated that branch Beryl has been spending time with is the first child "
" Oh so that's why he spends so much time with her " Mother said " You can go rest or do what you like now " " I will and also thank you for making us feel at home " Mother leaves while Lily thinks ' I'm getting a lot of thanks today '
Lily checks on the terraforming project of the dead world while she checks the debt chains after opening the exit of the once polluted world ' Seems like Duarte no longer holds any power after I got rid of the commander , it's even throwing off the distributors a little bit so now they're cautious about using the Labyrinth piece '
She checked on the debt chains of the distributors , finding their need for the evolution serum ' Since they are more aware of the need to use the exits , they're more scared of their society needing to have them fight on the frontlines '
Lily was satisfied with this result now that the defenders are going to have to fight like that ' The rebels are also doing a good job up there , promoting my business is even increasing the amount of debt chains that I have '
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" Uhm Lily ? " " What is it Rate ? " Rate hid behind Lily , sensing Solaris's presence " Aren't they a star that should be in the sky ? " " Yeah , but don't worry about it okay , they have a seal to keep their star's heat from leaking "
While he was worried , he decided to trust Lily's seal " Here wear these " Each of them put on an accessory made of condense soul crystals obtained from the old world of the reincarnated souls " Can I eat this ? " Mother asked " No it's meant to reinforce the bridges between our souls "
" He means these " Lily showed the red strings that connect all three to her " While they can carry souls , really strong souls like both of you would crumble it " " Really ? " Rate nodded " But why didn't anything break when I went into you ? "
" Uhm because you were gentle " " I was ? " Lily tries to think back " You just know how to be gentle , mother said it all the time that even father's strength could break a few things if he tried to , which is why dreamland is only done when they can be gentle or can't do anything because they're tired "
" Ohh so basically the reason we need this is because these two can't control their strength ? " Rate nodded " And also to make sure this trip goes smoothly " Rate said " Okay let's go to dreamland then "
" Do I simply lie my body down ? " Solaris asked " Yeah " Rate said and entered dreamland . they first appeared inside Lily's body " Wow this place is weird " Mother said " It should be now , first let's head inside Solaris's body . "
" Won't you burn to death ? " Solaris asked " No this is a spiritual plane , so we will be fine " Rate explained " As long as you don't die , I'm fine with it , but what are we here for ? " " I'm not sure " ' It could be that thing that's been happening , she said the souls were harmless , but maybe she already took care of it and bought them back '
They arrived at a red string tunnel with crystals growing to support it " So we are supposed to pass that ? " Mother asked " I thought it would be a bridge but it looks like a tunnel " Rate said and senses the surroundings " it looks like someone else's body , it should be Solaris "
The three looked at through the colorful fog that clouds their vision " I don't see it " " it does look like the place I woke up " Solaris said " So it's a nebula " " what's that ? " They all asked and Lily sighed .
They walk into the tunnel after Rate shared his vision with them " Nebulae are basically clouds , where stars are born , the star forgers have incredible amounts of these clouds to make your food "
" So that's why it's so foggy " Mother said relating it to her experience to seeing a polluted world with dark clouds hiding the inside " It makes sense for this to appear . Dreamlands are usually based on someone's memories of the past or at least what the body could remember together with the soul " Rate said .
" But if you are going inside my body , what would it look like ? " Solaris asked " that really depends , it shows a fusion of your memories and your body " " That explains a lot of what we saw " Lily said " you sure are amazing to bring us to a place like this " Solaris said .
" Rather than me , it's your body and soul that is " Rate said " but I wouldn't get here if it weren't for you " Solaris insisted and they arrived to a more clearer sight " Oh wow " Rate look at the endless sky seeing the stars colour the dark canvas of space .
" Are those constellations ? " " Yes I heard about them in the stories you gave me , so I imagined making them myself , never thought that they would appear here at all " Solaris said .
" This place is really big " Mother said " " yes I don't recall it being like this " Solaris said " Maybe it's because I've mastered it to be like this " Rate said " You mastered it to what ? "
" To show how much you can actually be , it's how I was able to show you the sealed world inside me because it bypasses the seal placed on our bloodline " Solaris looks at the vast space " I could be like this ? " They asked surprised to see how vast they could be and Rate nodded .
" It's just like how dreamland could show a reflection of your past by basing it off your memories but also show your future by basing it off your present self , this is the part that helps motivate others "
" What about me ? " Lily asked " I'm not so sure about yours , this future reflection can only work because the future was clear enough . Maybe Solaris had a clear future of being the vast sky holding dominion over stars , but yours was so unclear "
Lily thought of how life was made " that makes sense , stars are easy to make , but life is complicated " Rate nodded " and that's not just considering how your body keeps changing , I heard you call that evolution " " yeah , constant evolution " they walked out of the red string tunnel and looked around .
" Lily are we here for anything ? " Rate asked " we're here to relax , thought it would be good for us " Lily sat down , looking at the outer space while the rest followed her to sit .
" Even though it seems like I'm holding it together , I will eventually get crushed by the pressure , I could probably relieve some of the stress by getting rid of my suppressors "
Rate couldn't believe that she was stressed " It's only normal , if those cold people had known what I had known they would feel insignificant " Solaris said " yeah it is just like this world feels a little different in from my old world , it's incredibly big , guess that mysterious person was right about this place "
" Yeah it kinda is , It's been a while since I've managed to have such a long lap " Mother said as she crawled over to Lily's lap " I think I understand what you mean , for all my life I only thought of the frontline as the only thing . I never really knew about beyond it " Lily smiled at Rate .
" Is it true that you feel overwhelmed , even I am ... I learned that someone was able to contain the power of a nebula where I was made " Solaris said , placing themselves by Lily's side " It's so nice to have spouses like you three " Rate blushes but leans his head on Lily's shoulder .
" I'm just glad to be here " they watched the stars moving around " But how is it possible for me to get to this level ? " Solaris asked " I could ask Indus to see if I could get any information about the stars , he's been working around it for a long while , but now he's studying a piece of the Labyrinth "
" He is ? " Lily tilts her head to rest on Rate's head " Yeah , but you don't have to worry about the brainwashing potential , Indus is someone I can trust . " " It sounds like you are having a hard time trusting people ? " Solaris asked .
" It's because there's a lot of uhh how do I explain it ? " Rate asked " Just think that the world we are in has some bad people hiding among the good people , like those people who tried to use you and your children as fuel right ? " Lily asked .
" Yes , that's right . You came to me with a proposal to be allies , You were also very harsh with your proposal " " Aha , I apologize for that " Lily said feeling guilty about how she previously treated Solaris .
" No it's fine , if you didn't force it on me , I wouldn't have been able to see my children grow . So don't feel too guilty about it " " Which means I should feel a bit guilty about it " Lily said " What about you dense lifeform ? " Solaris asked .
" Me ? " " Yes " Mother recalls how she met Lily " Hmm I remember protecting Beryl while she was around , can you believe it . She decided to help hatch him even though it was so hard . I'm really surprised she actually fulfilled that promise "
" Sounds like you treated her much well " " I said I was sorry " Lily told Solaris " Ahh but what about you ? " Mother pointed at Rate and he wondered how he could explain it to people who barely understood what a bad person is .
" It's very complicated to tell you guys , but to it simply . He flew from the ground to the sky and then to the ground , he had some kind of gas that is supposed to make me like him , but it doesn't work because my body is very strong . I've been acting like I was affected but it did give me some nice experience to be able to help someone who wasn't my equal standing . "
" I don't understand how that would be nice " Solaris said " Me neither " Mother said " It was a nice experience nevertheless " they looked at the skies while Rate thought of something to ask " So Lily , where exactly did you get these soul crystals . Their ability to carry souls is remarkable "
" It's best if I take you there ... how about tomorrow , We can see how these soul crystals are made " " Okay , it should be very informative how you acquire something this valuable " Rate said " Where are you going tomorrow ? " Mother asked .
" To see something new " " I would like to see that thing that's new too " Solaris said , inviting themselves " " Sure wanna have a change of scenery and check on Mother's body ? We can go to Rate later and my body last to rest "
They all agreed with the arrangement and went to Mother's body " Oh this place is amazing " Rate said , looking at the vast planet " I remember this place it's when I was a small little dragon " Mother said .
" It's nice to come to a place like this " Lily looked at the biodiversity amazed by the strange and unfamiliar plants , while Solaris looked at the sky to see a neutron star " Hmm that looks different ? " " That's a neutron star , it's something that you might become "
" Really ? " " But if you want to be reborn again I do know another life cycle of a star , although I'm not entirely sure you'll go through it yet , you're still pretty young , but since you are starting to find more value in living , I will make sure you will regain your being "
Rate and Solaris were amazed by Lily's determination to help a star remain in existence " Hey what about me ? All life will eventually end soon you know ? "
" That is true , but that's not the case for you , according to Birch , you're like a ship of theseus , all of your cells are constantly replaced , so the old ones are replaced by younger ones , in terms of physical age , your body could be much younger than the years you live "
" Really ? " Lily nodded " Yes so don't worry about dying anytime soon , I'm very familiar with what death feels like , my body's wanting to die for years already " " Speaking of age , how old are you ? " Solaris asked .
" Definitely not older than you two , but maybe Rate ? " " Uhm no , I'm much older , mother and father counted the time when I was an egg and it was very hard when I was an egg "
" Then what to visit your dreamland first ? " they went and Rate told them how he lived " Father said that being an infant meant I could learn a lot of things , so Mother made me stay as an egg , there was a calamity beast coming so I was being taught before I even hatched to defend myself and help my family "
" Woah that's amazing " Mother said " I learned a lot of arts by then that my parents knew I was going to be a problem which means I'll be a calamity beast in the making so I wasn't able to be hatched until we came to this world and then the old friend put the seal on us letting me hatch without problems I only learned about this very recently too "
" So you were laid at your home world , where you spent most of your life and hatch here ? " Rate nodded " Then that makes me the youngest " Lily said blankly while the rest comforted her thinking she might be offended " Come on , you managed to do things we can't do " Mother said and the rest agreed .
" I guess I should accept that compliment " Lily smiles at them and they return to her body to get a proper rest .
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