Xi Yan froze in place, dumbstruck within the event horizon of a black hole from which not even light could escape. The Time Worm's enormous body stretched lazily out from inside the black hole, wrapping him tightly in tenderness and gravity.
"Yes. The Heavenly People Empire of Faith and every member state of the Galactic Defense Alliance jointly signed this secret resolution and set the plan in motion."
The Time Worm's gravity seemed to become a great hand, gently stroking Xi Yan's head.
"Gathering humanity's purest genes to construct the most perfect body, the body best suited to containing psionics-"
"-personally writing its memories, subtly instilling all the universe's laws and knowledge into a newborn consciousness through entertainment-"
"-and finally, making countless copies of that perfect body and sending them into the future. As long as one survived, the consciousness would be transferred into it."
Looking at the shock on Xi Yan's face, the Time Worm held him lovingly in its gravity.
"That is who you are, Xi Yan, my child. You are the future of this entire universe, of countless timelines. This is your origin. This is your mission."
"At this very moment, in that timeline, everyone in the universe is waiting for you to rise."
"Xi Yan, you are destined to be humanity's most holy emperor, the guardian of the Sea of Stars."
Xi Yan said nothing. He was still caught in the storm of thoughts unleashed by this explosive revelation.
So everything, every mystery since his arrival in this world, had finally been unraveled. The truth lay before Xi Yan, and there was no escaping it now.
There had never been an Earth, a Paradox Interactive, or a Stellaris. There was only a savior whom the Human Empires of countless universes had poured every last ounce of