A Solitary God In A Dark Multiverse 105 Bold Exploration

The star domain is a greater domain that governs celestial bodies, outer s.p.a.ce, and the phenomena one might witness if they could freely and incorporeally explore the cosmos. It is an incredibly powerful domain, and even at the lowest tier of influence, it grants you considerable power.

G.o.ds who mastered the star domain were capable of creating entire galaxies in the blink of an eye. They could have created all manner of cosmic phenomena and could manipulate stars from across the universe. Their powers were incredible, planet altering powers.

To gain further influence over this domain you must build interplanetary cults. This means you must build cults with members.h.i.+p on multiple planets, and at higher tiers of influence, you must build cults with members.h.i.+p in multiple galaxies. You must also actually use the powers you've gained before the star domain deems you worthy of earning more influence over it.

Star domain pa.s.sive powers:

Asteroid awareness and mastery: You gain total power over asteroids. Asteroids are rocky celestial bodies too tiny to be considered planets.

This power grants you the power to create asteroids, using your power to generate stones and manipulate gravity. Asteroids are too small to be considered planets, and they can now be controlled by your will.

Asteroids exist throughout the universe and one component of this power is that you are granted an awareness of the asteroids that exist in your solar system. As you gain more tiers of influence over the star domain the awareness you have concerning asteroids increases as well.

You can devastate a planet by willing an asteroid a few kilometers in diameter to collide with the world you wish to inflict chaos upon. Asteroid collisions with planets can precipitate extinction events and other horrifying natural phenomena.

If you want you can also allow creatures to survive on asteroids as part of your mastery over the rocky bodies. Asteroids can be mined or can serve as bases for interstellar exploration. They aren't just weapons.

Comet awareness and mastery:

Comets are tiny, icy celestial bodies that are not planets, dwarf-planets, or natural satellites. When they approach the sun or other stars they begin to expel gases that produce visible atmospheres and sometimes tails as well.

This power is just like your other power but it applies to comets. To form comets you utilize powers over gravity, temperature, and ice.

Lunar energy manipulation:

You can absorb and manipulate lunar energy. Lunar energy has a distinct effect on some creatures like were-beasts and you can use that energy, provided you've absorbed enough of it, to force such creatures to forcibly s.h.i.+ft. You can unleash it in breaths, beams, glares, or bursts like you can other energies you can manipulate.

Meteoroid mastery:

Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies in outer s.p.a.ce that are smaller than asteroids. Meteoroids become meteors when they enter a planet's atmosphere and begin to heat thanks to collisions with air molecules in the upper layers of a world's atmosphere.

This power is just like your powers over comets and asteroids.

Solar energy manipulation:

You can absorb and utilize solar energy. By standing in the light of the sun you absorb its rays and use them as you wish. This power can devastate certain types of creatures and can be used to inflict devastating damage to others. You can unleash it in breaths, beams, glares, or bursts like you can other energies you can manipulate.

Stellar awareness: Your mini-map and not-so-mini-map gain full functionality anywhere your sun's light can reach. Your maps can also map the cosmic bodies you have powers over and can map what's around them as well. Your maps are currently updating to reflect this.

To increase the number of stars this power allows you to use as mapping points you must visit more stars. By using domain-sense you can the knowledge needed to teleport to other stars across the cosmos.

Your mini-map and not-so-mini-map have a slightly unique quality that allows them to be extra useful. If one of the powers that powers them reaches a boundary it cannot cross but another power powering them can cross it their detectable distance increases.

Functionally this means that if the sun's light cannot illuminate the depths of an ocean your elemental sense power allows the maps to continue functioning for the hundred or so kilometers that power can map on its own. Your maps are really, really good now.

Star domain active power:

Mini-star creation: This is a super attack power. It creates an incredibly tiny star that unleashes heat half as hot as the sun in an area a few dozen meters across, melting and destroying anything in range. It can be used twice a week.

Star domain blessing and curse details:

By blessing someone with the star domain you allow them to survive the strange conditions they encounter in the emptier parts of outer s.p.a.ce, though they can't survive coming close to the sun with just this blessing. Currently, you cannot curse someone with this domain.]

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I felt the new powers I possessed surge into me. And as they did one of the biggest, immediate changes was that my maps were expanding. I felt them grow to sizes I never before imagined. It felt odd, in a glorious way, to feel my maps expanding.

Entire worlds were suddenly known to me, all at once. Kingdoms, continents, untold numbers of civilizations and species were suddenly within my awareness. All at once, my mind was bigger than I ever dared dream it could be.

I also felt a keen awareness of the smaller celestial bodies I had gained mastery over surge into my mind. I learned their locations but I also learned more than that.

Power over the tiny things felt... right. I already possessed power over components of them, such as gravity, earth, and ice, but now I possessed far greater power. A huge number of the tiny celestial bodies falling into my control all at once.

I wasn't sure how, though I suspected it was a "gift" from the domain of the stars, but I could sense the magnitude of the new powers surging through my body. If I wanted to I could clearly visualize the impact cras.h.i.+ng an asteroid into a planet would cause based on the size of the asteroid, among other factors. I could also innately sense the ways I could manipulate solar and lunar energy.

My mind felt... sharper and stronger than ever before. It was strange, but also wonderful.

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Knowledge of secretive places in the world was one of the awards I had gained in earning influence over the domain of the stars. One of the secret places I gained knowledge of was the location of the ancient kingdom of Atlantis.

The kingdom of Atlantis was where the dwarven princess Rachel lived. It was a land I possessed subtle influence over, thanks to the fact that I was wors.h.i.+pped by Rachel and by a few of her fellow n.o.bles.

The first place I teleported myself to was a new destination. I was being brave today, so I supposed I might as well continue that trend, just to see where it led me. For the first time ever I set foot in the subterranean kingdom of Atlantis. Specifically, I warped to the royal palace of the dwarven kingdom.

I found myself standing in a gargantuan cavern, one more than twice the size of the one in which Aronms was located. The cavern had a natural ceiling that was visible to me even though it was hundreds of meters above me. I stood on top of a path of paved stone.

Behind me was a city inhabited by over two thousand dwarves. I could keenly sense their life-force, and detect their movements as if they were right in front of me, even though I couldn't see them. I was grateful for the nature of my powers since they afforded me my supernatural awareness of the world around me.

In front of me was the kingdom's royal palace. I could see it both thanks to my divine vision and the few sources of light that were around the palace. It was a beautifully designed thing made of a variety of precious metals that shone so brightly that they glimmered even in the low-light of the underground area.

I was incorporeal and indetectable. I sighed and began to walk the paved path I was on top of, a smile on my face as I did so. I was aware of Rachel's location, she was in her chambers and accompanied by a lone handmaiden. I just wanted to walk and explore the palace alone for a bit.

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When I was just outside of the palace I took a long, hard look at it. I was standing close enough to the thing that it was all I could see unless I turned away from it and faced the city.

It wasn't a huge palace, though I suppose for dwarves it probably felt ma.s.sive. At its tallest point, it was tens of meters tall and had turrets made from materials as precious as emeralds, sapphires, and other stunning gems. It was lovely though it felt a bit wasteful to use gems that valuable in such a frivolous way.

Dwarven warriors were stationed outside of the entryway into the palace. They were dressed in heavy armor, made from metals more solid and more valuable than iron or steel. They held axes or swords in one hand and s.h.i.+elds as large as themselves in their other hands.

The warriors paid careful attention to their surroundings. I could feel their tension and confusion.

"Do they sense me?" I wondered, in the safety of my mind. They were good guards, focused, and cautious. But when I pa.s.sed by them they didn't turn in my direction. They didn't even glance at me. Which was unsurprising, but a bit disappointing. It was because of that that I realized that their tension must have come from somewhere else. Which was curious.

I studied them for a second, waiting to see if they'd speak and address the odd, unsourced tension in the air. They didn't.

I silently sighed, disappointed at their professionalism, and turned my attention back to the palace. I walked into it, curiosity and excitement powering my swift, silent paces.