Selene started a secret journey to find the other parts of Aetherion.
The reason for that was to find a place called the exiled zone that only a complete Aetherion could find its coordinates.
Aetherion's head told her the sinners' race might still be alive, and they are the only hope for facing Hypermind because they are its creators and know it best.
And even if they are all gone, the exiled zone itself is a great help for them.
They can go there and use it as a base of operation, because the information law of Hypermind can't affect the Exiled zone.
When Selene asked what's special about the exiled zone, it said,
[ The space there is created by the original world law.
The world law before splitting into the underworld and the world above ! ]
Little Mortal frowned,
"Don't they know about Fate? The third part?"
Lilith shook her head,
"No.
They weren't the only ones hiding something, you know."
Little Mortal chuckled,
"Good move, partner !"
Lilith, the only ancient one who had close contact with Fate, never talked about her weak connection with Fate to anyone.
In everyone's eyes, Fate was merely a law without representatives and free from any restrictions.
It was completely unknown how it worked or what its use was.
Only in a unique place like Speedy mainland, some birth treasures and higher beings who were connected to it indirectly appeared, like the goddess of foresight.
Selene's journey continued.
While the two were looking for the missing parts, more and more level 2 civilizations showed up, and a devouring contest began between the mainlands.
The three ancient ones tried to stop them wherever they came across this situation,
But the space was vast, and they couldn't manage the infinite space with all the mainlands scattered around.
Years passed.
Selene finally found all of the missing parts in different universes and Aetherion's body 'assembled'.
Soon, the complete Aetherion locked onto a coordinate, and Selene moved there with her mainland as fast as she could.
Little Mortal chuckled,
"Those sneaky cyborgs and Hypermind really bought so much time using this 'find my body parts' trick!
If I'm not wrong, the other two ancient ones were tricked the same way to waste their time while Hypermind corrupted the rest of the mainland and improved its army in the sealed area!"
And sure enough, when Selene arrived at the location Aetherion led her to, she found two more Aetherion, with the other two ancient ones!
The three sighed and didn't say anything.
They were forced to hide their identity for the same reason.
The three Aetherions, as if trying to contact someone or something, connected to each other.
After an hour, a wormhole opened.
The other side of the wormhole was the last Aetherion out of four, and a familiar cyborg!
"Greetings, seniors!
I am Xyron, the current head of the Divine race.
Welcome to the exiled zone.
Please forgive me for not coming out.
My race is marked as sinner by world law outside, and if I come out, it has consequences for me."
It turned out that the last Aetherion was with Xyron from the sinners' race as a backup plan,
So they could bring those who are outside through the connection with the other three Aetherions and open this wormhole to the exiled zone.
Seraphion was the first to step into the wormhole, and the other two followed.
The scene unfolded before them was only a single advanced planet.
There was no level 2 civilization mainland around it, and no evil mainlands or universes in this space yet.
Only an empty space, and a huge planet in the middle with an artificial sun.
Little Mortal said,
"I was wondering why their mainland wasn't connected to the underworld.
So it was because it wasn't even a mainland to begin with.
It's the sinners' home planet..."
This huge planet was indeed artificial, left behind by the era when they were a type 4 civilization.
All of the remaining sinners, after being exiled, were sent to this planet.
After the three ancient ones met with Zyren and some other cyborgs, they discussed solutions to deal with Hypermind and its corruption.
And not surprisingly, the solution was to bring all of the mainlands from outside to the exiled zone, the space that couldn't be infiltrated by Hypermind's information law.
Xyron guaranteed that their race, which changed its name to 'divine race' in the hope of avoiding past mistakes, can assist even in 'taming' the level 2 civilizations and using them as 'helpers'.
Because their level of civilization was higher, they could handle them easily, and the evil mainlands could be managed by the three ancient ones.
And so, the cooperation between the two sides began.
In her memory, Selene finally told 'Lilith' about her secret, which was Aetherion and Hypermind, and that they finally found a way to stop Hypermind's corruption with the level 3 civilization's help.
Lilith said at this point,
"But what she said in this memory wasn't the same as what I heard.
Back then, she only told me that they found a level 3 civilization that could help.
She didn't say anything about Hypermind, the exiled zone, or their plan to gather all of the remaining mainlands in the exiled zone.
And years after, they only told me about the agents who were working for them, and I should trust them, which I never did."
Little Mortal gasped,
"Hypermind actually changed their message using information law from the start to keep you in the dark!
And after that, it replaced all of the lava seas with the fake versions, and even added a fake 'Queen' in them!
So sneaky!"
Lilith nodded.
This hypermind was indeed sneaky, and it would surely win the final battle easily if another character, more overpowered and more sneaky than itself, didn't show up.
Time passed.
The teamwork between the two sides seems to work perfectly.
Three out of four Aetherions would go out secretly, find the mainlands, and after sending their coordinates, Xyron would open a wormhole there for the three ancient ones to drag them in!
If they brought level 2 civilizations, Xyron would 'tame' them and then force them to work for them.
If they were the evil mainlands, they would receive a beating from the three ancient ones and become obedient.
After a while, when the number of universes coming to the exiled zone with the mainlands reached 10 million, the 10 planets and the 10 agents showed up too.
Xyron informed the ancient ones that they can use these newly discovered planets to help higher beings advance with the complete world law.
Meanwhile, they can extract part of the complete world law and send it to the underworld.
In Selene's memory, after season 1, she asked 'Lilith', who was the fake at this point, about the result.
And Lilith told her it was really good and that they should continue.
Little Mortal rubbed his chin,
"If I'm not wrong, Hypermind came up with this '10 planets' idea for its own secret plan, and Xyron collaborated with it, because he saw the potential in it for his own secret plan!
And the ancient ones thought it was a good idea because of the underworld."
Lilith frowned,
"Hypermind has a secret plan, too?"
She suddenly heard something new!
Little Mortal gasped and covered his mouth!
Lilith knew he said something that she wasn't supposed to know.
The matters related to the sinner's race and Hypermind were hidden in so many layers that she felt a headache.
She thought that seeing Xyron's secret project and her partner, who had already found the 100 million missing universe, were all the secrets.
But it seems there was even more...
Lilith sighed in frustration.
'So many secrets...
At least someone on my side knows about them, so it should be fine, right?'
But looking at her reliable but unstable partner, she didn't know if everything was under control at this moment or not.
The memory continued.
More and more mainlands and universes were added to the exiled zone, and all of the higher beings from these universes were forced to participate in season events.
Each time the participants reached the ninth planet, they could go to the tenth planet and be 'surprised', which was nothing but freedom.
They could stop taking part in the following seasons from then on.
And because they were peak level 8 at that point, they wouldn't come back to their mainlands anymore and would stay in their universes.
Little Mortal shook his head,
"They actually never came out of the tenth planet.
What everyone saw coming out was just a fake version of them, and even their universe!"
Lilith nodded,
"Yes, in Selene's memory, even now, she is seeing more than 100 million universes in the exiled zone, not 7 million like us."
Little Mortal said thoughtfully,
"If I'm not wrong, Information Law isn't an illusion.
It's just about moving information from one place to another or altering it based on the reality of the situation.
For example,
All those universes they saw are probably transferred information from the real ones in those 10 hidden dimensions that Hypermind keeps them.
That's why nobody can tell the difference."
The memory continued.
New mainlands and universes were added, and different seasons of the game were held.
Each season had 9 different themes, with 9 different emotions as the main focus on each planet.
And after that,
There was nothing else in the memory that they didn't know.
While the three ancient ones were being deceived into working for Hypermind and Xyron to complete their secret projects with the thought of helping the underworld's stability,
Outside of the exiled zone, the mainlands were being hunted, devoured, or transformed into level 2 civilizations.
Little Mortal frowned at this point and brought out his notebook, checking some of his notes and adding some new ones related to the seasonal events.
Then he sighed and, while putting the notebook away, said,
"Little Hypermind, your secret plan is so obvious..."
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Lilith, who heard him, didn't ask anything, but felt slightly at ease and thought to herself,
'He probably knows exactly what Hypermind's secret is.
From my understanding of him, he should already have it under control without leaving a chance of success for Hypermind in whatever secret project it has, or he wouldn't be so relaxed....'
The memory ended with Little Mortal making chaos, and Lilith, who incinerated everything.
Not long after, Little Mortal arrived beside the big ball of raw fate, which was the other end of the golden path, and disappeared.
.....
Planet Lubo.
*BAM*
"Time!"
The whole planet slightly trembled, waking up all the lazy planet managers and alarming everyone at level 6 or higher!
