Clover opened his eyes to the cute faces of his two little sisters. His sisters, Arya and Verna, looked down at Clover from above his hammock with their chubby little faces that didn't seem to want to outgrow the excess baby fat in their cheeks. With curly golden locks of hair that were braided in the shape of a flower wreath on their head and two pairs of sparkling eyes that shone with the light of the stars, Arya and Verna could not be any more identical to each other.
They were like a pair of twin stars that had been born in the universe and whose light shone for the other. Right now, these twin stars had looks of discontent on their faces and their lips were pouted in very cute frowns as they looked at their brother, who had just woken up from his sleep. It was as if they were annoyed at him for not answering their calls sooner.
As a glorified siscon who loved his sisters to death, how could Clover stand seeing such a pitiful look on their faces?
Clover loved it!
Seeing as clover had finally woken up after being called for so long, the twins, Arya and Verna, smiled sweetly in relief and they both said in unison.
"You're finally awake, big brother!"
Then, as if remembering that they were supposed to be angry at their big brother, the twins quickly went back to pouting cutely.
Together, they both scoffed before reproaching clover.
"Humph, stupid brother... it is about time you woke up. It's like you really enjoy sleeping more than anything else." The eldest twin, Arya, said.
Although Arya had the air of a youthful child, she still did her best to act more mature than she originally was. This coupled with the cute pout of her lips and the exaggerated furrows of her brow, the mature adult look that she was going for ended up making her looked like a spoiled child who was throwing a tantrum.
"Hmm, hmm, that's right... big brother is too lazy. Others would have already woken up long before the day even breaks and would have gotten busy with their day, but big brother likes to spend his entire day sleeping. You don't even spend any time with us."
"Humph, big brother is a big meanie!" The younger twin, Verna, complained. She was more honest with her feelings and came out to say what was on her mind.
Hearing what her twin sister, Verna, said, Arya was surprised before she hurriedly moved to cover Verna's mouth. But it was already too late, as she had already said what was on her mind.
Realizing this, Arya was exasperated. She quickly turned to Verna and started lecturing her.
That's not right Verna. didn't we agree to roast big brother for always neglecting us? We are supposed to make him feel bad so that he will promise us a lot of goodies, but now you've gone and ruined it. You're not supposed to tell him how we really feel."
Being lectured by her older sister, Verna lowered her head in guilt while she twiddled her thumbs.
Turning her eyes from side to side so that she wouldn't look at any of her siblings, Verna tried to apologize.
"I-I'm s-s-sorry Arya, it just slipped out and... and I couldn't keep pretending in front of big brother so-so..."
Verna looked as if she was about to cry right now. This caused Arya to panic, and she immediately tried to calm her down.
"It's alright Verna, I'm sorry for raising my voice at you like that. Forgive me, okay. But really, can you not be such a crybaby all the time? You should learn to be more mature like me so that you can take care of big brother well. Listen..."
Like that, with one lecturing the other one how to be more mature and the other listening attentively, both twins seemed to have forgotten their big brother who they were actually supposed to be lecturing.
Clover watched his twin sisters' antics in silence as he enjoyed the sight of them messing around with each other. He enjoyed seeing them like this, as it meant that they were safe and at peace.
Thinking back to the dream he had before waking up, which was actually connected to a tragic event that had happened in the past so many years ago, Clover was reminded of how things had been from then until now. Now, seeing as his sisters were able to smile so sweetly with each other, Clover could not be any more glad about their current lifestyle.
After reminiscing for a bit, Clover quickly came back to the present only to see that at some point in time, his sisters had already taken a place in his wide hammock for themselves and had sat down as they both discussed in private as if they were sharing a secret with each other. Not that there was any privacy to be had in the first place, with clover sitting right beside them.
Looking at his sisters that were completely ignoring him, Clover promptly acted before they completely forgot about him.
Moving in with a sneak attack, Clover pounced on the two little minks who were his sisters.
The two little minks were caught off guard and could not defend themselves from the claws of the big bad wolf. The situation looked dangerous to them.
The sneak attack was successful. The two little minks had been captured by the big bad wolf!
After falling into the trap of the big bad wolf and being captured, the little minks fiercely resisted. Opening their cute little mouths and baring their sharp baby teeth, the two little minks struggled and threatened the big bad wolf to back off.
The big bad wolf was not fazed. Instead, their futile struggle stoked the flames of desire in the belly of the big, bad wolf. Unable to resist anymore, the big bad wolf launched into a flurry of rapid attacks. He wanted to break down the final defense of the two little minks so that they would give up resisting and obediently be devoured by the big bad wolf.
Facing the flurry of attacks by the big bad wolf, the two little minks could not keep resisting anymore. the big bad wolf was too powerful for them. Their defense was utterly broken down. Helpless, the two little minks could only wait to be devoured by the big, bad wolf.
With victory close at hand, the big bad wolf reveled in his power before moving in to devour the two little minks who had already given up all resistance.
Clover, Arya, and Verna played with each other as clover held his sisters in his arms and rained down kisses on their faces continuously. In order to remind his little sisters about his presence so that they would not forget about him and ignore him, Clover had launched a sneak attack on them, bringing them into his arms before showering them with kisses like they were he used to do when they were still babies.
Clover's sisters, Arya and Verna tried to struggle out of his grasp to avoid his kisses and although they greatly enjoyed being pampered and loved by their big brother, they believed that they were no longer kids anymore so they did not want to be spoiled by their brother anymore.
Unfortunately for them, it was all futile...
Clover was not letting go anytime soon.
The only thing that Arya and Verna could do was complain as Clover went to town on their faces.
"Big brother, stop it. We are no longer kids anymore, so you can't do this to us!" Arya complained.
"That's the right, big brother, you're bullying us. I will tell on you to sister Ursula. Sister Ursula said that we have already grown up and we can't allow big brother to bully us like this anymore unless we will never get married in the future." Verna threatened to report on her big brother.
When Clover heard this, he paused his assault on them for a moment to say, "What do you mean that you're no longer kids. As far as I'm concerned, you two will always remain kids to me forever. As for not being able to get married, you shouldn't worry about that. Big brother will never let you out of his sight. At most, you will both marry big brother okay."
With that, Clover resumed his assault.
Unable to take it anymore, the twins Arya and Verna raised their voices to complain.
"Ooh, big brother, what are you saying! That's not how it works!"
"Bad big brother, pervert big brother! putui, putui... who wants to marry you!"
"Stop!"
"Stop!"
"Since you both want to leave big brother alone, then big brother will have to punish you!" Clover said.
Gradually, the twin's complaints slowly turned into giggles and laughter as Clover also tickled them together.
Like that, the siblings enjoyed a good time with each other as laughter filled the small garden they were in.
Finally, after a few minutes had passed, Clover stopped teasing his sisters anymore. Releasing his grip on the twins. Clover let them escape.As if they had been given a new lease in life, Arya and Verna hurriedly escaped from the treacherous claws of their big brother, Clover, like he was some heinous fiend.Staring at Clover with grievance and reproach, the twins stared away from him with about two meters between them lest he attack them once again.Laughing awkwardly, clover used his palm to ruffle his golden hair as he tried to brush off the awkward atmosphere in the garden. Clover knew that he might have overdone it with his teasing a little, so he was afraid to look his sisters in the eye.Humph!Seeing Clover like this, Arya snorted in an unladylike fashion that was very unlike the image she was always trying to portray to others as being a mature lady.Standing in the very large hammock with arms akimbo, Arya pointed a slender finger
Clover shook his head to get out of his dazed state, then he looked towards Arya, who avoided meeting his eyes due to guilt. Speechless, Clover could only stand up from the ground before making his way back to his original position.Seeing as her big brother was making his way towards her with an expressionless look on his face, Arya started to panic.Taking a few steps back before stopping, Arya tried to muster up her courage as she said to Clover."What do you think you're doing, big brother? Are you going to hit me?" Arya's voice trembled as she asked this, but Clover did not answer. Instead, he continued walking silently towards her.Now, Arya had a trace of fear in her heart and she was reminded that although her big brother was very caring and doted on her and Verna a lot, he could be unreasonably strict at times.Remembering those times, Arya tried to stand her ground."Don't go too far, big brother. You can't hit me because of this,
The Universe Immortal Clan originated from a very special upper realm known simply as {The Observatory}. This upper realm is special due to a number of reasons.One of these reasons is that compared to other upper realms in the boundless universe, the size of the observatory is unbelievably small.The various realms in the universe are like small pocket universes themselves that are scattered throughout the main universe. These small pocket universes, otherwise known as realms, contain everything that the main universe has, with only a few differences. These differences are mainly in the predominant elements of law that make up the realm.Most of the time, the thing that differentiates one realm from another is exactly the kind of law element that is predominant in that realm. It could be that it is the law element of fire that takes precedence. In such a realm, there would be many natural beings and treasures that are born with a great affinity to the element o
Clover reminisced as he was escorted into the main hall.One hundred years...It had been one hundred years since Clover had lost his parents on that fateful day. But to Clover, it was like it had happened yesterday.Throughout these hundred years, Clover had been focused on raising his sisters, as that was the only way he could numb himself from the pain.It was the only thing that could distract Clover from having thoughts of revenge.Clover did not hate his clansmen for exiling him or for labeling him with the title of a traitor who had caused the deaths of his parents.As far as Clover was concerned, this title was very apt and completely justified. The only person Clover blamed for his parent's death was himself... that and the ghouls who had attacked them on that day.Still, although Clover felt responsible for his parents' death, it was not to the extent that he wished to die or something like that. The only thing clover felt w
Inside the [Break Room], Clover was standing right in the middle of a narrow circular platform. Much like the witness stand in a courtroom, the circular platform was placed at the center of the entire grand hall. Surrounding it were high stands arranged in concentric circles, with the inner stands being lower than the outer ones.The [Break Room] was the place where all trials in the Universe Immortal Clan were held. There not many times where the [Break Room] had the chance to be used in the past. Because of how small the Universe Immortal Clan was and how few members there were in the clan, all the Universe Immortals were very tightly united.There were not many cases that were serious enough to deserve a trial in the [Break Room]. Clover's trial was the first in more than a thousand years.For such a serious case concerning the number one treasure of the Universe Immortal Clan, it was natural that it would be held in the [Break Room].On normal days, t
Clover was facing trial before the eyes of every living being in The Observatory.Before thousands of universe immortals and countless other living creatures that inhabit The Observatory, Clover was going to be sentenced.In a corner of the observatory, on a small modified asteroid, Clover's sisters, Arya and Verna looked up at the sky towards their big brother who was standing trial and they could not help but sob.Today, when they had woken Clover up and told him that he was asked to go to the lighthouse, the sisters at that time already had a feeling this was what was going to happen.Ever since the sisters, Arya, and Verna were old enough to understand a little of how the world worked, they had already understood that their brother who had taken care of them and loved them in the place of their parents was basically a convicted felon waiting for his sentence to be passed out.Throughout their childhood, the sisters had had to deal with others l
The trial continued...The elder immortal who had been speaking finally reached the final point of his speech. He immediately started to announce Clover's sentence."In consideration of various events leading to the loss of the Obelisk and the deaths of Casimir and Pricilla Newell, Clover Newell has been pardoned and would be exempted from having his soul and life force extracted from him.""But... although Clover Newell has been pardoned, a crime cannot go unpunished. In order to atone for his crimes, Clover Newell will hereby be exiled from this realm never to step foot inside ever again until such a time comes when he is able to find and retrieve the obelisk and return it to its rightful place.""This is the final verdict and it will become effective immediately starting down."Following those words, the large bronze bell... Big Ben... rang loudly once more.Once again, the entire observatory was thrown into an uproar.Every living
"Big sis Ursula... what are you doing here?""What did you mean by what you said?"Why are you preventing us from going to save big brother?"Verna immediately shot off a torrent of questions at the lady who had appeared in the garden.This lady had a head full of golden hair that flowed beautifully like a clear stream down a brook. Her face was angular and had sharp contours that were usually found in a man giving her a handsome and valiant look.Her eyes were a clear blue, and they sparkled like stars, much like how the sister's eyes did.This lady looked to be in her late teens and although her face was not cold, there was a certain dignified aura about her that gave her a confident look. Standing at the entrance of the garden, this lady exuded a comfortable feeling that would make one relax at the mere sight of her.Unfortunately, the sisters were not in the right mood to relax. Their big brother had just been given an unfair sent
Before Ktulu was able to call out, the Vogul had already grabbed Clover by his shoulder. He was just about to pull Clover to his side when suddenly, Ktulu, with fear and trepidation in his hand, suddenly rushed to tackle him, prying the Vogul away from Clover.Dum!There was a dull sound of collision as Ktulu pushed the Vogul away from Clover, causing the two of them to crash and tumble to the ground.This sudden turn of events caught everybody by surprise. Especially the Vogul, who felt like the wind had been knocked out of his lungs, leaving him wheezing and gasping for breath.Ktulu was not in a better state than him. In his hurry to stop the Vogul, Ktulu had not held back at all to reach him in time. Because of that, he had misjudged the amount of strength in his charge. When Ktulu knocked into the other Vogul, he ended up hurting his arm against the solid chest of his opponent, leaving him in pain and with his shoulder dislocated.This couldn't be helped at all. Although the othe
The confrontation between Clover and the Vogul drew a lot of attention, causing a crowd to form around them. The loud clamor of noise then proceeded to draw even more attention and people to them.Ktulu, who was leading the way for Clover, noticed the commotion that was going on at the entrance and his gaze was attractive over there.Ktulu had already gone a bit further away from the entrance, so from his side, he could not see what was going on clearly. But Ktulu did not appear surprised. As he looked at the crowd that was gradually forming, Ktulu also commented."Do you see this, my lord? Things like this are a common occurrence in this space station. The inhabitants here are a rowdy bunch and they like to cause trouble.""Most likely, it is some ignorant newcomer who doesn't understand the ways of the station that is being harassed right now. Serves him right!""You don't have to be surprised, my lord. Probably you will stumble across two or three such scenes like this. It might se
Past the docking bay, there was a common area. After going through a few corridors and taking a lift to the upper level of the station, one would arrive at the common area. Here, this was where most of the residents of the space station conducted most of their activities.The Houndclaw space station, as dilapidated as it looked, was still a proper space station. The size of the space station was about the same as Earth's moon. The overall structure of the space station was in the form of a rhombus-shaped brick.There were four places from which one can enter the station depending on the direction one came from. Each of these docking areas had access to an identical common area and from there, one could explore the space station. There were multiple facilities that catered to different needs in the station and, depending on what they were in need of, it was possible to get it.Following Ktulu as he led the way, Clover observed his surroundings. There was nothing much to say about it. T
There was a line outside the Houndclaw space station, where a simple check was being conducted. Every ship that wanted to enter the station would have to go through the check before being permitted to do so.But like was said, the check was simple, and it was mainly to register the ships that were docking in the station.Unlike other space stations that were very strict, the Houndclaw space station was quite lax in its management. This was because the main population of those that resided in the station was made up of outlaws, pirates, and fugitives of the law.The good thing about this is that there was a minimum guarantee of secrecy when business was being conducted at the station. But as a consequence, the security in the station was terrible.Clover was not concerned with all these factors. He was rather satisfied with the place. Due to how lax the security was in this place, it made it easy for Clover to avoid his pursuers and lie low while attempting to fix his ship. With this s
The process of absorbing the life force from the obelisk was very fast. Over time, the feeling of his life order increasing that brought so much pleasure to Clover gradually faded, and the look of pleasure on Clover's face eventually eased. Very soon, Clover let out a breath as everything ended and he quickly composed himself once more. As Clover opened his eyes, there was a dazed look on his face as he recalled the feeling he had just experienced. It wasn't the first time Clover was absorbing life force, but every time he did it; it was still as intense as ever. Clover thought by now he would already be used to it, but that wasn't the case. Every experience was more intoxicating than the last, and the feelings that came with the process sought to overwhelm Clover's will. This feeling was very addicting. Some times, Clover felt like every time he absorbed a bit of life force from the obelisk, a part of him felt lost like something was missing. This feeling came from Clover's body an
Clover looked inside him at the obelisk fragment in the white space. The fragment of the obelisk was irregularity shaped without any well-defined dimensions. It was like a block of twisted metal and it could not look any more ugly. Anybody that saw this object would never have thought that it was a fragment of the legendary artifact, the obelisk.Right now, the fragment revolved on its own axis while giving off a dull resplendent glow as it floated while suspended in the air. Looking at it, the fragment could not look any less remarkable. The only thing that stood out about the fragment was the faint mysterious air that surrounded it.After looking at the fragment for a moment, Clover quickly turned his gaze away. This was not the first time Clover was seeing the obelisk fragment, as it had been with him for more than a hundred years. In all this time, the fragment had not changed, and it remained exactly the same unless for a few rare occasions.This time, what clover was interested
Due to the importance of the obelisk, it was kept closely guarded by the universe's immortal clan. But despite its abilities, the clan never used it. The reason was that using the ability of the obelisk to absorb the life force of other living beings to refine it was the same as killing them. This means if the universe immortal clan wanted to use the obelisk to grow stronger, they would have to constantly kill living beings in the universe to absorb their life force.For a clan that advocated balance in the universe and considered themselves the protectors of life in the universe, this was something that went against their bottom line. They would never consider turning against every living being in the universe just to increase their strength.Even if they wanted to do that, it was certain that other races in the universe would not allow them and they would fight back to destroy this clan of immortals that saw them as prey. This is why the obelisk was also a taboo artifact that was fo
For the past 3hrs, while he was meditating, Clover had been waiting for this piece of news and now it was finally here. Not wasting any time, Clover no longer paid attention to his still world for the time being. Instead, he looked deeper within himself.Soon, Clover's vision shifted and the scene of his still world changed and was replaced by a completely white space located somewhere inside his body. Clover didn't know where this space was in his body. He only knew that it existed and that inside it, his most important treasure and asset rested.The space was not large, about one cubic meter, and inside it, the fragment of the obelisk that was broken from the main body and fused with Clover floated.The obelisk was the most important artifact of the universe immortals. because of an accident involving Clover and his parents, it was broken and scattered all over the universe with a fragment of it fused with clover and becoming a part of him. The abilities of this artifact were heaven
The journey to the Houndclaw space station was uneventful. After settling Ktulu down somewhere on the ship, Clover went back to his cabin to rest and meditate.Having set the coordinates of the space station in the ship's navigation system, Clover didn't have to worry about anything and he could leave the ship to Trudy to watch after. If anything happened during their journey that Trudy couldn't handle on her own, she would inform Clover. Only then would Clover have to come out to deal with it.With everything set, Clover went into his room and started meditating immediately. He was still exploring the changes that had happened in his still world. During the process, Clover found out that the efficiency at which he visualized the vitality of the universe had increased greatly. This made Clover's connection to the universe even closer, and he was able to reap multiple times the harvest during his meditations compared to before.This sudden boon excited Clover, as it meant his strength