Chaos Heir

Chapter 1519: Dimensional boundaries

The self-restraint Khan had just started to employ crumbled at those words. He didn’t need to question the soldier any further to understand what he meant, either. Only one "them" existed at that point in time.

Raymond also immediately understood the vague message, but never got the chance to confer with Khan. The lab’s machines resumed malfunctioning, snapping his gaze back to the testing room, only to find it empty.

Everything soon stabilized, leaving the poor messenger too stunned to move. As for Raymond, he completely disregarded the soldier, looking at the open exit Khan’s forces had wisely set up in the lab beforehand.

"Is there a ride ready?" Raymond asked, holding back a sigh.

"Y-" The soldier stammered. "Yes, sir!"

"Bring me there," Raymond ordered, knowing he would be late to what was bound to be one of the most significant meetings in that war effort.

Meanwhile, Khan was already outside, rushing through the sky while doing his best to dress up mid-flight. Aynor’s transformed environment scrolled through his vision, showcasing the extensive recolonization of the white desert, but his destination stood beyond those occupied areas.

Khan flew until he reached the gargantuan cavity he had created during his fight against the True Chaos’ King before immediately diving into it, ignoring the various new elevators attached to its edge, connecting the surface to a tall building on the bedrock.

The allied front needed a secure and private place to conduct the most crucial studies. Those tasks would also involve multiple species, and the Global Army couldn’t just set them up anywhere on Earth due to logistical reasons, making that cavity perfect for the job.

Khan landed on the bedrock in no time, appearing before the entrance at the building’s base. Those metal doors instantly opened, but more unfolded in the meantime.

A familiar, white, cold light shone before that open entrance, responding to Khan’s mental state. Liiza’s figure soon solidified, alongside the sleeping Yeza in her arms. Her glowing gaze also went on Khan, who told her everything she needed to know with a simple look.

Liiza and Khan weren’t alone in their prompt response to that apparent incredible discovery. The space in another spot before the entrance twisted and vanished, replaced by some of the surface’s air, sand, and Lord Envoy’s figure.

Clearly, the Emperor was too dangerous to be allowed near such vital buildings, and no number of defenses could make the equipment safe from his fearsome existence.

Therefore, Lord Envoy took it upon himself to play messenger. His experience and element also made him perfect for the job, so perfect that he also reached a silent understanding with Khan through a simple look.

The trio, plus Yeza, didn’t waste time on pleasantries and crossed the building’s entrance, making their way through its familiar insides to reach the area where they knew they would get answers.

The building had a central, wide room that featured the best technology each species in the allied front had to offer. The same went for their experts, who stood before a giant holographic screen, staring solemnly at its conclusions.

Khan saw Abraham, Garret, a Fuveall whose name he didn’t quite remember, and one of the Kros’ tall metal spheres. That diverse group of experts basically embodied the best scientific division in the regulated universe, which the allied front had tasked with a single purpose.

A purpose those scientists seemed to have fulfilled.

Of course, that wasn’t the entirety of the scientific division. Khan saw additional holographic screens engaged in calls with other experts. That truly had been a joint effort, but Khan could only care about its results now.

"Is it true?" Khan asked as the group began to turn toward the newcomers. "Did you find them?"

Usually, Garret and Abraham would jump at the opportunity to deliver a prompt answer. Even if they didn’t have one, they would still greet Khan before taking their time to delve into the topic.

Yet, nothing of the sort happened now, and that didn’t only apply to Garret and Abraham. The entire group of scientists remained silent, seemingly unsure how to address the issue, showing a confusion that the Kros’ mainframe surprisingly shared, too.

"We did, my Prince," Abraham eventually exclaimed, "And we didn’t."

Khan knew that something like finding the Scarlet Eyes couldn’t be easy, but that answer didn’t give him anything to work with. However, his companions never relied on the scientists in the first place, reaching a conclusion on their own.

Liiza’s eyes widened, sending concerning waves of surprise to Khan’s brain. Even Lord Envoy looked somewhat troubled. The two of them had studied the main holographic screen as soon as they entered the room, and the data depicted there seemed to have provided an answer.

Khan tried to do the same before the general silence and hesitation, but the writings on the screen looked more foreign than the most difficult alien languages in the universe. He was awful at that scientific tongue, but her wife’s mental state told him that the issue was serious.

"It wasn’t a teleport," Liiza muttered. "That was only a fraction of a greater ability."

"We can’t be sure, my Princess," Garret stated, "But the numbers do point in that direction."

"I can confirm it," Lord Envoy declared. "The spatial data is similar to one of my abilities. Though I can’t deploy it to such a magnitude."

Needless to say, Khan felt left out. Everyone seemed to have understood what the issue was about and was even conversing about it, but he remained in the dark.

"Can anyone tell me what’s going on?" Khan questioned, voicing a request that the tall Kros sphere ended up meeting.

"Prince Khan of the Nognes family," The sphere said in its manufactured, robotic voice. "The True Chaos is everywhere and nowhere."

"You guys are supposed to clear my doubts," Khan reminded, "Not confusing me even more."

"We followed the faint traces the True Chaos left after its invasion, my Prince," Garret intervened. "We followed them back to their source, only to encounter dimensional boundaries."

"What are these dimensional boundaries now?" Khan wondered.

"The limits of our reality," Liiza explained, "Of our physical universe. The True Chaos can pierce, exist, and settle beyond them."