Infinite Mana in the Apocalypse

"Hey mom." Noah said these words with a pained smile as this loving woman before him looked at him quizzically, raising her eyes and looking at him deeply as she seemingly found something she could not place!

"If the reunion is done, fucking go somewhere else and don't cause a raucous here!" A bottle was nearly thrown their way as Noah's eyes flashed dangerously, but he contained himself as he saw his mother shaking her head as if she hadn't even heard the vile words that came from Noah's father, pulling Noah into a room and closing the door behind them.

She then looked at him carefully as she even reached out to his face and eyes as if she was looking at someone foreign, her loving voice he always remembered from her coming out slowly.

"Noah? My Noah?" She seemed to have noticed something even though Noah kept everything as it should have been, but a mother's eyes could not be evaded as she still sensed the difference between the Noah she knew and the current him!

"Yes, mom, it's really me. Me from...another time." With a pained heart, Noah nodded as he began to speak, raising his hand and causing them to flicker with light as he had to explain some things!

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A coming Apocalypse, an expanding galaxy and Universe, all the way up to Cosmos!

Noah weaved out a grand tale while showing his mother colorful waves of essence that she had to rub her eyes multiple times and pinch herself to believe, but she continued to listen until Noah finished his tale.

She looked at him with marvel as the first question she had was a unique one!

"In this fantasy of a future, has my son finally found a woman to settle down with?"

Noah's heart calmed down ever so slightly at such a question as he scratched his head while replying.

"A few women…"

…!

"Hah! That's my son...and for you to be here now, it's just…"

Tears had actually welled up in his mother's eyes as Noah went forward to wipe them with delicate care.

"Your father and I do not survive this coming Apocalypse?" Her smart eyes flashed as she asked this question.

"..yes, and this is what-" Noah nodded with delicate eyes as his mom raised her right hand, causing his words to come to a stop as he listened obediently!

"If that is how things play out, then it means I never got the chance to tell you this, so I will tell it to you now." Her eyes were filled with wisdom and love as she spoke, her gaze turning to the door of the room where they could still hear the shouts of a certain drunkard.

"I'm sorry for your father. I'm sorry that I always stood by him when he did all the things to me and you...I'm sorry that I wasn't a good enough mother."

…!

The words she said were like blades sinking into Noah's heart as he couldn't help himself but speak out.

"Mom...you were more than good. And at any time...you can leave him. Especially now, with the current me here...you can leave him! I can take you away to that beautiful Cosmos I told you about, get you to meet all the people around me, get you to…"

His words never finished as she shook her head, tears nearly spilling from her eyes as she actually turned him down!

"It's not something I can get you to understand, my little champion. Even with who he is, even with everything he has done...I can't leave him."

"..."

Silence reigned in the room.

This was what Noah feared. This was what Noah knew! This was why he delayed this meeting as even with all of his power, he couldn't change the thing known as Love!

"I can bring the both of you away. You can still be with-"

Once more, he never got to finish as his mom smiled at him with tears welling up in her eyes.

"I can't do that to you. Besides, I'm content with what I've been able to achieve! A son like you, and I'm already this old...I've lived my life."

Her words were strong as they did not have any gaps for arguments! As if this topic was closed, she waved her hands as she went on to ask while freshening up.

"What are you doing now in that Cosmos of yours?"

"I'm...taking steps to save that Cosmos and countless more in our Reality from perishing under the hands of another being." Noah replied with a light voice as he could see a light of pride flash in his mother's eyes.

"My little boy saving who knows how many people...you just keep on doing that! Help those in need, love those women around you...and even make some little children yourself while at it."

With a gaze full of motherly love, she stroked Noah's head as he wanted to tell her that he also wanted to help her more than anyone else! But he knew her nature. He knew what she would say. So he simply nodded his head like a good son.

"Yes, mom."

"Good! And you can even come back here if you're ever down or need to talk. I'll always be here." With a dazzling smile, Amelia Osmont said this as Noah nodded with a firm expression.

He looked at her closely one more time as he spoke, a vibrant light wrapping around him while he began to disappear.

"Then I'll be back soon, mom." He made this promise as even though he knew how this initial meeting would play out, he wasn't planning on giving up!

Among the many things he planned to do- one of them was to break his mother out of this prison of love as he allowed her to enjoy a fulfilling life that wasn't the one he saw her experience on the blue planet.

'For that and many more...I have to establish a stable Reality with no enemies capable of destroying it!' His soul felt as if it was cleansed after this meeting, with him being reminded of the love that nobody other than a mother could give, his goals and aspirations becoming firmer than ever as the Essence of Samsara took him back to his current time.

His body traversed the scintillating river as he arrived back into the Infinite Cosmos, appearing in the Novus Universe where currently, one could see the strongest of his people being adorned in exquisite sets of Quasi-Cosmic Treasures!

His mother's words caused him to glance towards the figures of Adelaide, Barbatos, Valentina, Athena...and many more as they were all being adorned with Ephemeral Mirage of the Primordial King and their respective suits of armor and Briefs, the armor being especially unique as it held glistening wings of light erupting from behind.

All of them looked like ancient existences shining with dazzling gold and white light as the aura they released was something that even Forefathers and Foremothers could not compare to!

RAA!

The shouts of a certain penguin echoed out as the bodies of many beings like it shone with utter glory, Noah's eyes shining brightly at these scenes as of now, his preparations could be considered officially complete for the upcoming Nexus Event.

The meeting with Eckert had occurred as he obtain the Blueprint of a Primordial Epitaph of a System as from it, he even got the push to have the first reunion out of many to come, and now his people were prepared as all that was left was for the passage of time before the Writ of Challenge began!

Before he battled Stormdust as he made clear the relationship of this existence and the Primordial Beasts for all to see!

As from this Nexus Event...a War that would elevate him towards the Cosmic Realm would bloom in a grand fashion.

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<Author Note>

Iteration of Noah's Universal Form. Leave any feedback you have as we see if this is a worthy cover!