Morning sunlight poured across the Veyris Empire.
Everything felt normal.
Suspiciously normal.
No dimensional tears.
No war declarations.
No beings claiming to exist beyond existence itself.
Just peace.
Which was exactly why something strange happened.
Near the Imperial Garden.
a tiny creature suddenly appeared.
No portal.
No explosion.
No warning.
It just...
appeared.
It was unbelievably small.
Round.
Soft.
Covered in fluffy silver-white fur with faint galaxy-like patterns drifting across its body.
Its eyes were enormous and deep blue, like tiny stars floating in space.
Small ears twitched occasionally.
And behind it.
a little tail moved like a drifting comet.
The creature blinked.
...Pii?
Silence.
Then.
Kaelignis Veyris gasped.
IT'S SO CUTE!
Immediately chaos began.
Lyra's Kaelry picked it up.
Softness level...
unbelievable.
Veyloria Kaelthera stared.
I have never seen a creature like this.
Elyrion Veythera opened analysis magic.
Scanning...
Scanning...
Error.
Scanning...
Error.
She blinked.
...What?
Hours later.
the tiny creature had somehow traveled through half the Empire.
It followed everybody.
Absolutely everybody.
It sat on Ignisia's shoulder.
Slept on Lilith's head.
Rolled through Ashvattha's roots.
Sat in Kael's lap.
Even the Universe Tree smiled while holding it.
Meanwhile.
far away.
one figure watched with narrowed eyes.
Sun Wukong
...I don't trust it.
Nobody listened.
Later that day.
Wukong gathered everyone dramatically.
"I HAVE EVIDENCE!"
Kael looked over.
Evidence of what?
Wukong slammed papers onto a table.
First!
It appeared from nowhere!
Second!
No one can identify it!
Third!
IT STOLE MY SNACKS.
Silence.
Everyone stared.
Ignisia crossed her arms.
The third one seems personal.
Wukong pointed angrily.
IT TOOK MY PEACHES.
That night.
Wukong secretly followed the creature.
The tiny thing bounced through hallways.
Then through gardens.
Then into a hidden storage room.
The creature looked around.
Left.
Right.
Then.
its tiny eyes glowed.
Reality warped.
Stars appeared around its body.
Galaxies rotated behind it.
Its shadow expanded across dimensions.
Ancient cosmic symbols surrounded it.
An enormous voice echoed:
I HAVE LOCATED...
THE SNACK STORAGE.
Wukong's eyes widened.
...HUH?!
The creature immediately returned to tiny form.
...Pii?
The next morning.
everyone gathered.
Wukong jumped onto a table.
I WAS RIGHT!
Kael looked at the creature.
Explain.
The tiny creature slowly looked up.
...Pii...
Tiny cosmic symbols appeared.
Ancient designation:
Cosmic Devourer of Eternal Horizons
Age:
Unknown
Threat level:
Catastrophic
Purpose:
Searching for snacks
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Kaelignis blinked.
Wait...
that's it?
The creature nodded happily.
Pii!
Wukong stared in disbelief.
...You're telling me this ancient cosmic monster crossed realities...
...FOR FOOD?!
The creature climbed into Wukong's lap.
Then stole another peach.
Wukong looked down.
...You little criminal.
The creature looked up innocently.
Pii.
The daughters immediately protected it.
NO YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM!
IT'S CUTE!
Kael simply watched while chaos erupted around him again.
Then sighed.
Normal days in the Empire never stayed normal.