"Listen, feel, think?" Su Ming's expression turned a little strange. He seemed to have heard those words somewhere before.
Olini nodded. He was only a head as well. "Our home planet, Faltine, possesses an independent consciousness. She is not fundamentally different from us Faltinians; we are all aggregates of magical energy. Put in terms humans can understand, she is a star—a star shaped by flame magic."
"So she's actually a Faltinian countless times larger than you?" Su Ming floated cross-legged in the air. After Cloak had eaten those "chocolate beans" from earlier, it seemed to have instantly perked up.
Olini looked curiously at the Sorcerer Supreme. He had not sensed any spellcasting movements, yet the other man had simply risen into the air. It was quite interesting.
Still, he answered solemnly, "We and she are both Faltine. We are inherently one. Whatever you say to me here, she can hear it as well and respond through Cosmic Energy."
Su Ming frowned. He had considered that Faltine might be a living planet like the Elders Of The Universe, but he had not expected her to have this sort of surveillance method.
Was this a space-age version of Big Brother? Or some alternative Hive Mind?
"Then will other Faltinians know what I tell you? Dormammu, for example?"
"They will not. Our connection with Faltine is one-way. Even Dormammu as he is today can forget about obtaining any secrets from Faltine." Olini gave his assurance with righteous conviction, his little black bean eyes turning square.
Dormammu was indeed powerful and could easily wipe out Faltine, but as fellow Dimensional Demon Gods, as long as Faltine refused to yield even in death, Dormammu would be unable to learn her secrets.
And Dormammu had ruled supreme for hundreds of thousands of years. He had long