The meeting? Well, after they huddled into a circle, they finished talking after a few more minutes, and I excused them as they seemed to be in a rush.
"Uhh...." I was heading into my room, but I stumbled upon a blonde-haired creature exiting the door.
"Alicia, what were you doing in there?"
"Uhh...." Her eyes looked around everywhere until she spotted Chloe beside me; immediately, she stared into her eyes like she was digging into her soul.
"Ah, it was Alicia's turn to clean the master's room."
"My room cleans on its own, though."
"We wanted to do something special for you, master. That's why, it's not every day that we get to clean your room."
"Oh, I see," obviously not, but I noticed Alicia holding something in her hands.
"Is that...? My comfortable sleeveless shirt?"
"Ah! Well, you see, I uhm... you know, it seems I've got to get going. Please excuse me, MASTER!" She bowed ten times and ran like the speed of light.
Then I heard Chloe clicking her tongue as if she was upset about something.
She's like an angry baby pit bull that will bite if you anger her even more, so I patted her head as I headed inside my room.
"I've got plenty of those shirts; I guess one disappearing won't matter."
"....."
I did my usual things: I rolled around on my bed and read books while I was at it. Chloe merely stood there, watching me.
"Aren't you interested in the worlds made by man?" I asked.
"The only enjoyable things are what you created, Master; other things are trivial to admire."
Though she's among the first of my creations, she doesn't appreciate anything aside from what I do.
"You see this book, Chloe?"
"Yes, Master."
"When I open this book, the story starts, like how I created things. These books have people and places, just like what I have created, and man made this."
"But they are still fiction made by human minds."
"Fiction? Yes, indeed they are, but as you read, you'll slowly feel like you're being sucked into that reality—something you might have never felt before."
"Are you trying to get me to read novels, Master?"
"Maybe, but for the most part, you were made to admire other things that I have not created. Is it because I'm the creator that I know everything? I hardly know everything since I left my creations in the hands of people I trust."
"Trust?"
"Yes, I trust all of you."
Chloe smiled and touched her chest.
With a few seconds of silence she looked at me and asked, "Will you excuse me, Master?"
I nodded, and she exited my room in a hurry. It was only a few days—if that's how to count it—that another meeting was held.
"Ahem! The human world! Considered to be a better and much more fun place than ours," Amaryllis stood in front of a chalkboard.
Her hair was tied into a bun, and she wore a teacher's uniform with a stick in her hand.
"None of us wanted this, Master," Chloe whispered in my ear.
So this is how it feels to be in a class! I've always wanted to be taught something; I never knew this would be interesting.
I didn't realize that I was smiling, which made the others look at me with surprised faces. Amaryllis, on the other hand, was fired up.
Though she's trying to keep a composed face, she fails to do so and smiles non-stop while explaining.
"That's why I propose! Go to the human realm!" she shouted, and the other seven screamed in agreement.
So this is why I didn't see them for a few days.
"Well, I guess we need to get ready then."
"Eh....?" Some tilted their heads, while others turned with surprised faces while looking at me.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Uwaaah!" Alicia jumped into my arms with an excited expression.
"I thought we had to beg for you to come with us, Master!"
Hm? Do I look like I disagree with everything?
"Follow me then, If we're planning on going to the human realm, there's something we have to do."
When the eight of them created worlds and universes, their presence shook those very universes, causing some to crumble and requiring them to be created again.
But if I were to step out of my special domain, which can withstand my presence, and go out as I am now, the sea of universes would cease to exist.
Thus, I must cut off my powers and presence, as must my eight creations, in order for us to successfully enter the human realm and land in their world.
"If anything goes wrong, we will be on standby, master."
They surrounded me in an empty white room; the ground felt as if I were walking on water.
"Ha..." I exhaled and stretched my hand forward. With a blade that I made myself, Gawain made a small cut by my fingers.
A few droplets of blood came out, and a heavy pressure surrounded the entire domain, causing the others to fall to the ground.
Slowly, from my blood, a being was formed; its slender and fit body took shape, and golden hair grew more and more.
A new being was born from my blood. I touched its chest, and as a white light was transferred from my body to hers, she began to breathe.
Within a few seconds she spoke.
"I am born from you, and half of your powers have become mine. The sea of universes will be managed by me." Her naked self bowed in front of me as the other eight approached and did the same.
"Stand. You will be the guidance of the other creatures. As you help them, you will be called Mother, for you will protect my creations."
She nodded with bliss.
"Ughh..." My head felt kind of dizzy. Gawain and Nikola held me before I could possibly fall.
"Dress her and show her around. I'm not feeling well, so I will go first."
"Yes, master." With that, Gawain and Nikola helped me return to my room as I rested.
My power leaving my body felt like I was being pulled apart. I gave out my powers when I made my eight creations.
But with this, almost half of my powers and divinity were taken, but still, it's enough to crumble the universes.
Again, white light emitted from my body as a white ball appeared in my hands.
"Forty percent of my powers are in this ball, and the best place to hide it? Under the bed, of course."
My stomach grumbled as I felt a bit nauseous.
"Urkk..." I feel like throwing up.
"Master! I heard the sound of a grumbling tummy and a person about to puke!" A woman with bright pink hair barged in and leaped onto my bed.
"Are you hurt? Numb? Headache? Grumpy tummy?"
"Get off of me, Diana."
"Awww, there, there, it's alright." She laid beside me and caressed my hair.
"A doctor shouldn't lay down with their patients, you know."
"Shhhh, follow what the doctor says and lay down quietly."
"Master!" Two more people barged in into my room.
Seriously, aren't I supposed to be the creator here?
"Geh?! Crap!" Gawain and Nikola stopped in their tracks and made signals with their hands.
"Amaryllis is coming," if that's correct... Well, this is bad. Right now, I've got Diana clinging to me, and if she sees this, the palace might be destroyed again.
"Diana... I choose you!" I lifted her up and threw her towards Gawain, and he caught her and hurriedly ran out the door before Amaryllis could see.
Nikola stood beside my bed as Amaryllis soon entered through the open door.
"I'm happy to be able to barge in from now on, hehehe."
Barge in? What is she talking about? I looked at Nikola, who had a few drops of sweat on his face.
"Well... Haha," he scratched his head.
".... Mother did say so, so I thought you'd agree to it. If you're angry, then please, I'll take any punishment!"
"Well, it's fine since she is like me." After all, I guess some of my thoughts became hers—not that I thought of people casually barging into my room.
"So? I'm sure you all didn't come just to say you can barge in here or ask about my health like Dia—never mind. Speak so I can rest."
"Hm? Well, we have something to give you, or more like Nikola made something for you since your powers are half gone."
I looked at Nikola, and he had a big grin on his face as his nose also became quite pointy. He must be proud of this thing he made.
"What is this thing that you're so proud of, Nikola? I hope it's something useful I could use when I'm in the human realm."
"Bwahahaha! Behold, master!" He waved his arms around, and something appeared in front of me. It was a golden screen.
"The System!"