The Empyreal Gem Master

An attempt at the first Ascension Tower Raid!

A first for him, but one of many for Payadar and the rest of those within the Universal Coalition.

Currently, the Coalition of 6 'Universal' Entities waded across light years of scattered galaxies.

Five were of the Universal Realm truly, with Alexander being put in the same boat because of his power alone.

And yet…

"Tsk, tsk, tsk…"

Payadar clicked his lips as while he was moving at his fastest possible speed with the other four following closely behind, Alexander matched his pace seamlessly as if he could go faster if he wished.

"Have you gotten familiar with everything for the most part, Peacemaker?"

He asked such a question while they all crossed light years all around.

And Alexander was twirling another Gem of Destruction in his hands while nodding.

"We are going to enter through the Explored Universes in Quadrant X-11. It is fairly safe, with no surprise or unstable Tao Planes to hinder one's path. You guys followed this route last time as you were blocked from advancing because your collective authority of Grand Taos could not cross…an unstable Tao Plane of Toxicon. Past it, you could visibly see a more stable Tao Plane where you all thought lots of opportunities waited…"

He summarized a great deal of information in a short period of time as Payadar smiled and nodded.

"The dangers one can face during an Ascension Tower Raid are many. The environment itself is a major one as the other…are the Natives of the Infinite Cosmic Tower just like you and I! Some won't bother or care if you were passing through their region, while others…attack without any questions."

"Some are powerful beyond measure, others are merely Universal Realm Entities like us or a little bit more special. It all varies, but the Infinite Cosmic Tower always finds ways to surprise…"

The conversation between Payadar of Destruction and Alexander continued while behind them, the other members of the Coalition talked amongst themselves as minutes passed while tens of millions of light years were traversed.

Alexander caught multiple points of conversation that revolved around him as eventually, the Sharkman, Samebito, and Virorraph-7 of the Galaxatron Cluster came forward and began to probe and converse with him too.

Like this, time passed.

Great distances were crossed!

Until some time later, when one of Alexander's Minor Empyreal Clones was hundreds of millions of light years away from his Alcyoneus Galaxy, Payadar roared out gleefully while looking towards a region that shone with a green glint.

Here, Galaxies were sparse as 188 Million Light Years away; Alexander had even come across his first Universe!

It was an extremely small one holding a few hundred galaxies inside, but it held an undeniable sense of weight and power as clear authorities of the Tao surrounded it.

Past it, they arrived at the point where the Universal Coalition he was with was stopped.

"Ugly isn't it? A Tao Plane of Toxicon extending out for hundreds of Light Years, with a Grand Tao of Toxicon raging its authorities within it as unless you have endless energy to cloak yourself and pass through it alone, you would eventually have your defenses corroded and be filled with a deadly Tao within seconds. We delved into it last time and left even before reaching the halfway point as our reserves of authority were already nearing dangerous levels…"

Virorraph-7 of the Galaxatron Cluster spoke out in a robotic feminine voice from her speakers as Payadar and the others nodded.

Alexander calmly looked ahead at the storms of interconnecting green stellar seas, where he could see long, jagged green mountain-like structures rising like deadly pillars all across the region blanketed by heavy flows of a Tao.

"Let's go in, shall we?"

Payadar's eyes were bright as his body buzzed to release his Grand Tao of Destruction- the gems hidden under his robe lighting up as a magnificent Crimson Tower of destruction covered the five of them!

At the same time, the Sharkman Samebito flashed with blue radiance, a massive blue trident flashing above them that gushed out endless waves of water and layers of blue shields.

One after another, the Universal Realm Entities released their protective capabilities with their most proficient Taos until the last one left was Alexander.

"Peacemaker?"

Virorraph-7 of the Galaxatron Cluster blinked on her screen while raising her brows, and Alexander had finished gathering information and records with the Peacemaker as he floated ahead serenely, nearing the toxic region of the Tao Plane of Toxicon while Payadar and the others frowned.

Was he planning to test the ravaging storms of Toxicon with his own body as he didn't trust their words regarding its lethality or something? This would be just…!

Their thoughts came to a halt as the moment Alexander reached the beginning storms of the Tao Plane of Toxicon and they lashed onto his skin…

BZZT!

His body vibrated as an instant later, it became surrounded by a verdant poisonous light.

Around him, the storms of the Grand Tao of Toxicon pulsed before they began to gather towards him- becoming absorbed into his body as he gained an understanding of the Grand Tao right away!

…!

It was a ridiculous reality.

Passing through Tao Planes by understanding the Taos themselves was always a possibility, but Taos could not be understood just because someone was near them…

Right?

What was right ahead of them denied the knowledge they thought to be logic, with Alexander drawing in the near storms of the Grand Tao of Toxicon until it formed into a stellar green toxic river ahead of him, and he tapped out with his fingers to create an empty bubble of space that floated into the Plane of Toxicon, and he then turned around to beckon to the Universal Coalition!

"Let's go."

Calmly.

Without even batting an eye.

Payadar blinked and shook his head incredulously as his crimson tower shrunk around him until it became faint, but he went forward nonetheless as others did similar things with their protective measures while coming around the empty bubble Alexander had made!

Thereafter, this bubble wrapped around all members of the Universal Coalition as it began to flow into the Tao Plane of Toxicon seamlessly, the surrounding storms of the Grand Tao of Toxicon not bothering them one bit as instead, they formed a river channel to be absorbed by Alexander.

The members of the Universal Coalition shook their heads at such a methodology as they followed around Alexander- wondering just what other secrets he held in store!