"It really wasn't easy. I never thought you would feel nervous too."
Kara tilted her head up, looking thoroughly surprised.
Ever since the day she had met him, Raymond had always seemed calm and rational no matter what unexpected situation arose, always prepared with plans and contingencies in advance.
She did not remember ever seeing even the slightest hint of nervousness, panic, or helplessness in him.
"Nervous?
No, this wasn't nervousness. It was a kind of mental exhilaration.
It was also anticipation for the success of Jin-Gitaxias's ascension plan.
It had been a long time since any plan had given me this feeling.
After all, the power beyond the Origin Wall is far more astounding than you imagine.
It is like the beginning and source of everything in this universe.
Do you remember the violent and mysterious wave I told you about before, the one that swept across the entire universe in an instant and created all the Old Gods?
That power came from the other side of the Origin Wall.
And I suspect that many beings possessing supreme authority are, in essence, parts of the Source.
Perhaps they are separate entities split off by it in order to create and maintain the normal operation of a complex cosmic system, just as creator gods do in many myths and legends.
Or perhaps they are merely different facets of the same whole, like different aspects of a single deity.
But regardless of which is true, it means the Source is the ultimate power of this universe.
Even obtaining just a part of it would mean standing above all New Gods and Old Gods, perhaps even granting a mortal Divinity and Divine Power at will."
Raymond did not conceal anything. He directly explained in detail to the Kryptonian girl in his arms