The Innkeeper

1577  Meanwhile I

While the armies of the castle tavern fought, while Z learned from Lex how to be more unreasonable, while the three beast twins played around with the mercenaries, the universe had not come to a halt.

In fact, Lex was aware of the fact that the flow of time within Abaddon was unusual, and variable. From one second to the next, the flow of time in Abaddon could change compared to the rest of the universe without rhyme or reason.

One moment it could be slower than the Midnight realm, and the next second it could be double the speed of the Midnight realm. That made it incredibly confusing to keep track, and very unpredictable. Fortunately, Lex's immortal mind could keep track.

Within the Midnight Realm, at that time, the Death Match between Jotun and the ruler of the Fiery Mammoths had begun. As per the Henali Convention, this was how battle between Galactic civilizations, meaning civilizations where travel between galaxies was possible, was to be conducted.

Such fights put the burden of conquest on the top few of both civilizations instead of the bottom many, and allowed the outcome to be determined with minimal damage to the galaxies and star systems.