As Akasha's soul continued to grow it eventually grew past the size of common sense. His soul stretched for literal light years. However, once it reached the peak of its size it began to rapidly compact into a humanoid form. The form shrank all the way down to the normal height of Akasha. The moment it reached this size it began to change and shift.
The soul that was before shining bright completely disappeared. And in its place was seemingly nothing. Then suddenly huge surge of power exploded.
HUMMMM!
Even with all this surging power nothing still could be seen. The power kept increasing and increasing and then a loud explosion went off.
BOOOOM!!!
Then finally an invisible silhouette could be faintly seen. The being stood at roughly 6 foot 2 inches tall and if one looked closely, you could see that his eyes were closed. Standing there motionless and hardly noticeable in this realm of nonexistence, this being stood with not an ounce of power emanating from him.
After some time, his skin began to reform, and it was no longer a light brown. Now his skin was dark brown and alongside his left arm he had grey and white tattoos. These tattoos were unrecognizable symbols and words. His hair was now a mix of grey and white, but it looked pure and flawless.
Once this transformation was complete, he opened his eyes. His eyes were probably something that would never change, they flickered different look until finally they stopped on a black eyeball with white and grey infinity symbols.
After everything was done, he received a system notification.
*Ding*
[You have created a new physique. Physique - Existential Inception]
[Existential Inception - ????]
Akasha looked at the screen, but he didn't react at all.
No Joy
No Surprise
Nothing at all, it was if he seen it but didn't care to see it. He moved his eyes and observed everything around him. This time he could see clearly. All around him was cloudy grey essence it swarmed around him in droves as if welcoming him.
Seeing this he spoke.
"...To exist you must first not exist.... before existence there was nonexistence. The breath of everything stems from.... nonexistence...." His voice sounded a bit like his mothers. It was ethereal almost timeless. As he spoke those words his tattoos on his arms began to move and shine as if they resonated to his words.
After he spoke, he fell into another bout of silence. He then spoke again.
"Mother."
One simple word and that was all it took. In the next moment he was gone from this place.
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When he reappeared, he was standing in the air across from his mother. He looked at her deeply for a moment as if he was thinking something. Akashi on the other hand was looking at him with a small blush on her cheeks. Her thoughts were drifting to other places looking at Akasha in front of her.
Akasha noticed the blush but didn't say anything about it. Instead, he asked
"So, how long was I away for?" His voice still carried the same ethereal and timeless tone.
Hearing this Akashi snapped out of her thoughts and spoke
"Hmm, well here in existence only about 1 year passed inside the lower dimensions. However, your soul spent more about 5 billion years outside of existence.... and c-could you put some clothes on...." As she said the last part her voice became soft, and her blush reappeared.
Akasha looked down at himself hearing this. He raised an eyebrow once he noticed he was naked. Then with a simple thought he formed black sweatpants and a grey long-sleeved shirt. Once this was done, he spoke
"5 billion years, huh?" His voice became a bit distant as he said that. Then memories of his lovers and friends began to replay in his mind. Even though they were his memories they all seemed so foreign to him now. But just the thought of his lovers birthed an abnormal sense of longing inside of him.
Akashi seeing the down casted look on her son face didn't speak. She simply moved in front of him and hugged him. No words were needed at all. The two stood there in midair and hugged for quite a while before separating.
She then looked at him with a smile and spoke.
"Congratulations on achieving something even I could never do. I would gift you with something, but I'll save it for another time. Now, go spend some time with your lovers~"
Hearing this Akasha nodded.
"Alright, I will be back to see you soon and often."
After this he disappeared.
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Once he reappeared, he didn't immediately go into The Sanctuary. Instead, he appeared in the expanse of space. He stood surrounded by distant stars and worlds with his eyes closed. Then the tattoos on his arms began to shine again.
HUMMMM!!!!
A massive surge of energy began to enter the body of Akasha. The odd thing was that this wasn't mana at all, but this was pure cosmic energy. Cosmic energy is the energy of the very threads of the cosmos itself. This wasn't energy that should be accessible to no being whether, Mortal, Primordial or God.
This was just something that no being could ever hope to take into their vessels. Even with all that being said Akasha was currently doing something of immense magnitude. And after a few moments the energy dissipated, and his tattoos stopped shining.
Akasha then opened his eyes, and he received a system notification.
[Your physique as reached initial phase.]
[Existential Inception - A physique never seen before. This is a physique that is connected to both existence and nonexistence, something that's unheard of. With this physique you will become a being of both existence and nonexistence. Because of this your achievements can no longer be tracked by the Akashic Records.
Even still with this physique it would hardly matter. At the initial phase you have unlocked an innate ability 'To be or Not to Be']
[To be or Not to Be - You can shift between existing and not existing. When the user is in 'nonexistence' his presence will be completely nullified regardless of cultivation levels. Nothing or no being would be able to detect you.]
Seeing this Akasha finally showed a hint of emotion. He showed a small smile reading the description. This skill was completely broken, and he knew firsthand that this was not even the tip of the iceberg. Aside from this ability he gained the power of nonexistence itself. He could wield it as if it was a rule of reality.
Right now, all he needed was to collect more cosmic energies and from purer sources. That was something that could be done in the future though. Right now, he missed his two lovely spirits.
With this thought he entered The Sanctuary.
When he appeared, he stood right behind the two as they watched his clones on a projection screen. Luna and Elysia both were eating pastries as they chatted and laughed. They seemed to be having a lovely time, and this brought a smile to Akasha's face.
"Ladies~" He spoke and even though his voice was now a bit different. These two could never forget the sound of him. Luna and Elysia turned around and were stunned looking at him.
"DEAR!" They exclaimed as they both launched into his arms.
Akasha gave them loving hugs and then he disappeared with both of them in his arms. The trio reappeared in the place that was changed during their last session. This place was now covered in beautiful pink grass, flowers, and even the water.
He placed the two ladies on the bed and spoke.
"I missed you two dearly~"
Seeing that he was ready for action the two women wasted no time. Their clothes disappeared and Luna spoke.
[Then come have us dear~]