While all the events of the Realms left much to be desired for Zareth Kai, he decided to adopt a female body and enter the Fragment. Just as the transformation was completed… something or someone entered his domain without permission. Zareth Kai returned to his original form, and with eyes as white as snow, he began to observe the visitor, letting his power gradually overflow.
Zareth Kai: What does the Sun Goddess want from me?
Unknown Goddess: Oh, come on, dear… or dear Zareth. You are very rude to your visitors.
She settled onto a sofa that Zareth Kai usually used, with an elegance that seemed to challenge him.
Zareth Kai: The last time you visited me… you tried to burn me.
Unknown Goddess: It was just a game, dear Zareth. The truth is, fighting a god like you would be… very complicated.
Zareth Kai: One should not underestimate Goddess Amaterasu, right?
Amaterasu: I'd prefer you call me Amaterasu Ōmikami… or Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami.
Zareth Kai: You really can be a nuisance… (with a "what are you doing here?" expression)
Amaterasu: I just want to see a human who caught my attention… in your Human Realm.
Zareth Kai: Yes… yes, you mean Sans, right?
Amaterasu: You're quite good at guessing.
Zareth Kai: Could it be that I have complete and perfect omniscience…?
Amaterasu: Do those who possess such power ruin every conversation?
Zareth Kai: Blah, blah…
Amaterasu: How rude…
Zareth Kai: Oh… you, yes… you… stop hiding, how insolent.
Susanoo: Yeah… you caught me.
Amaterasu: I told you to stay in the sanctuary…
Susanoo: Oh, come on… sister, how whiny you can be!
Amaterasu: What did you say? (Begins emitting fire from her eyes.)
Zareth Kai concentrates some of his power and generates a colossal blizzard, capable of sweeping away entire domains.
Zareth Kai (thundering voice): Calm down, insolent gods!
Amaterasu covers her face with an elegant gesture, and when the wind stops, she stares at him.
Amaterasu: Now you'll call a stupid god to fix my hair.
Zareth Kai (comical expression): Oh… what a nuisance.
Susanoo: And since we're here… I'd like some tea.
Amaterasu: You weren't expecting our visit, were you?
Zareth Kai: How could I expect it? The gods' alliance clearly states that omniscience can only be used in our own domains; otherwise, we would be violating divine law. And, honestly, I don't feel like fighting Ra or Shiva… it would bore me.
Amaterasu: And Odin? Doesn't he cause you problems?
Zareth Kai: That old man doesn't bother me. He only wants more and more power; if he ever enters my domain, he'll eat dirt by the truckload.
Amaterasu: Ugh… Zareth Kai… being one of the most powerful, or the most powerful, doesn't give you the right to think you're superior.
Susanoo: True. And can you offer me tea?
Zareth Kai: Such immaturity… (Snaps his fingers and a cup of tea from the Human Realm appears.)
In the Human Realm, a regular human: Eh… where did I put my tea? Oh, no…
Zareth Kai: Well, I've brought you the finest tea from the Human Realm. And now tell me something, Amaterasu: how did you know about Sans?
Amaterasu: My divine clairvoyance.
Zareth Kai: Wasn't it forbidden to observe other gods' domains?
Amaterasu: I only observed the Human Realm. You seem monstrous, letting those shadows kill innocents…
Zareth Kai: Ah, sure… since you have family, you have fun. I've been alone for an eternity.
Amaterasu: And well… why do you use male vocabulary if you wish to be female?
Zareth Kai: It's because I'm used to it… but I'll change my voice to female and my way of speaking.
Susanoo: So now you're no longer the great god Zareth, but… the goddess. HAHAHA!
Zareth Kai breaks Susanoo's cup of tea.
Susanoo: You're a monster, Goddess of the White Eyes!
Zareth Kai: Learn to be quiet.
Amaterasu: Can I visit your human, Sans?
Zareth Kai snaps his fingers and transports her to the Human World.
Sans: The entire city is still in ruins, and Shion… got lost around here. Oh…
Amaterasu: Greetings, mortal.
Sans: Who… who are you?!
Amaterasu: No time to talk. (She takes him in her arms.) Zareth…
Susanoo: So that's the human…
Sans: Where am I? What's happening?
Zareth Kai (female body): Relax, human. I am Goddess Zareth Kai. Welcome to my realm… I am your creator.
Susanoo: Puaajajaj! Zareth Kai, is this your first time socializing with your creation, or am I wrong?
Susanoo's mouth disappears for a moment.
Zareth Kai: Monkeys go to the human zoo…
Amaterasu can't help but laugh seeing her brother trying to touch her face without a mouth.
Susanoo creates a new mouth:
Susanoo: Very funny…
Sans: The truth…
Zareth Kai: Yes… you wanted power, right?
Sans: How do you know what I was going to say?
Amaterasu: This is what I mean by ruining conversations… at least pretend a little.
Zareth Kai: Wish granted. But don't think I give you power because I want to… I do it out of boredom.
(Sans begins to glow with an intense blue aura.)
Amaterasu: What a spectacle you are putting on.
Susanoo: You can say that again…
Sans: What is this power?
Zareth Kai: Good… strike my hand.
(She places her palm right in front of Sans.)
Sans: Alright.
(Sans strikes with such force that the ground trembles.)
Zareth Kai: Well. You've made the ground of my domain shake… even if only a few meters of tremor. It's a great feat.
Sans: Wow… incredible.
Zareth Kai: You'll start in the Domain of the Cavities. You'll learn to exit on your own, without help. You must defeat more beings to grow stronger… until you reach the Domain of the Realms.
Sans: The domain of… what?
Zareth Kai: That's a long story. When you meet the arcanes gods, tell them this: Vael'thior Khyz'rahn ul Mor'tael drak'ion Thrykan.
Sans: What language is that? I've never heard anything like it.
Zareth Kai: The language of the gods… something you will never understand.
Sans: Well then, let's get to work. Send me there, ma'am.
Zareth Kai: A reward will await you each time you transcend a domain.
Sans: What are domains?
Zareth Kai: You'll understand once you pass through one. It will be fun. (Winks.)
Sans: Alright… and you won't give me a sword or maybe a spear, or something like the heroes in mangas… like that one called Konosure.
Zareth Kai: Mortals are so amusing… but in Konosure, the protagonist takes a goddess, not a weapon.
Sans: Yes… right, maybe I got the wrong manga.
Without further ado, Zareth Kai snaps her fingers, and in an instant, Sans is enveloped in a bright blue light that transports him to the Domain of the Cavities.
The landscape changes abruptly: the ground disappears beneath his feet and he finds himself floating in a void reminiscent of space, but not an ordinary space. It is filled with colossal crystals, each radiant, suspended in nothingness. Each crystal contains an entire universe, with galaxies, stars, and planets rotating within. The number of crystals is infinite; a fractal cosmos of realities coexisting at once, all preserved and sustained by these crystalline structures.
Elongated shadows twist between the crystals, and a heavy silence envelops everything, broken only by the distant echo of unknown beings moving among the universes.
Sans: (looking around, amazed) Wow… this… this is really different.
Zareth Kai: (resonant voice, from her domain) Remember, human: here you will learn to fend for yourself. Every step you take, every shadow you face, will make you stronger.
Sans: (clenching fists, determined) Alright… let's begin then.
Zareth Kai: Before starting, you should know I removed the power that insolent monarch gave you.