Shumiel could immediately spot the 827 Celestial Creator in this chamber, even though the distance separating them was thousands of light years.
There were always 999 Celestial Creators, but the ones not in attendance were tied up in places they could not easily leave, or they were dead, and soon, a new Celestial Creator would be taking their place.
He looked at his fellow Celestial Creators, whose benefits may be hampered by Nariel's actions, and invisible bursts of communication passed among them.
Each Celestial Creator resembled a humanoid being woven from the essence of stars and light. Their towering, ethereal figures were like a constellation of living starlight. In their center was the Adjudicator, who still wore the body of a mortal man, and in comparison to their sizes, he was as diminutive as an atom.
