"The Grand Universe's overseers established additional restrictions after the invasion," the Voidling continued. "Rules that prevent beings from other universes from accessing the Infinite Dimension leading to your reality. Not merely for your universe's protection, but to prevent another catastrophic breach. The damage took millions of years to stabilize."
Liam forced his attention away from the philosophical implications and back to the immediate present. He couldn't afford to get lost in existential contemplation about cosmic invasions and universal operating systems. He had a specific goal, and that goal required reaching the Grand Universe.
"Can you show me?" he asked. "In the future, after this is done—can you take me to the damaged sections? The parts of the universe that collapsed during the invasion?"
