"Waypoint?"
Killgragah was quick to explain what it was. As it turns out, the waypoint is a kind of teleportation gate with almost no range limitation.
"Every stone rune you see here is a waypoint created by the power of Khaos."
It was a shocking revelation, Emery knew firsthand how useful and important a long-range teleportation gate was.
The entire incident that took place in Nexus was all due to the Elves trying to create a teleportation gate beyond their borders, so their army could have an easier time invading. Right now, when he recalled what he had seen so far, there were probably dozens of so-called waypoints in this place.
However, Emery was still confused about how this place was connected to Morgana's Spatial Space as well as the room in the Khaos space, where Killgragah was currently located.
For that question, the dragon explained that the waypoints that were currently floating around in this place were either those created naturally by the universe or those created by someone who received the power of Khaos, like Moragna's Spatial space.
As for where Killgragah was confined, it was apparently one of the four special waypoints made by Khaos, a Khaos space, hence why it was filled by the power of Khaos to the brim.
Hearing those words, Emery instinctively cast his gaze on the four dark rune stones again. He couldn't help but wonder what laid beyond the other three.
As for the one in the center – the pitch-black crystal, feeling the terrifying aura it gave off, Emery was reminded of the white tree on the Andora planet, where the Light Primordial Wisp resided.
If he would have to make a guess, the crystal should be where the Primordial Wisp, Khaos, resided.
Emery had so many questions, especially about what he saw in front of him. Nonetheless, he started with the first thing that came to mind. The question he considered the most important at the moment.
He walked over to the glowing dark rune stone where Killgragah's voice came from and spoke.
"So, if this waypoint leads to your Khaos space, does this mean I can retrieve my body? Or even come back to Earth?"
The dragon swiftly replied, "Only the selected champion of Khaos can enter in and out of these waypoints."
"You keep saying those words, but I don't understand what they mean."
Wondering if Morgana knew, he turned around and looked at the red-haired girl, only to be surprised to see she appeared to be in a trance. What's more, her eyes had turned completely black.
"Morgana?!" Turning to the rune stone again, Emery shouted, "What happened? What did you do!?"
Unfettered by his reaction, Killgragah once again nonchalantly spoke. "It's my Master. He's speaking to her right now."
The dragon's voice was heard chuckling at his confusion as it said, "The current you no longer has a soul with a proficiency in the dark element. You don't even have a proper Magus core! In fact, your being here is an anomaly!"
Emery understood that the only reason he could access this place was solely because of Morgana, hence he couldn't help but wait anxiously. When it was finally over, he hurriedly caught her staggering body, her breath ragged. Moments later, Morgana told him what she saw.
It was a familiar story, Emery had seen himself from the eyes of the Primordial Wisp in Andora. Emergence of numerous colorful lights – ten of them – which was followed by a massive explosion that turned into thousands of tiny sparkling beings scattered throughout the universe. The one Morgana witnessed was colored black and soon arrived on a planet of the elven race.
Time flew by unnoticed as the being got passed on and was sometimes taken through battle, until one elf managed to convince the Primordial beings to divide its power into four offspring and create the Khaos Domain.
With that, the power of Khaos was shared by four champions, each guided by a guardian powered by the Primordial Wisp's offspring, manifesting the four special spaces of the Khaos Domain.
Things were going well for hundreds of years, until greed arose and the champions decided to fight amongst each other in order to gain sole reign over the complete form of Khaos.
Killgragah added the last bit of the explanation, saying his previous Champion was the elf Namariel, who died at the Magus Academy, which then led to the event that brought him to Emery.
"Now all she needs to do is claim her position as the Champion of Khaos."
The dragon explained that Morgana was qualified to be one of the four champions. To be precise, become the champion of the Khaos space which was currently on Earth. For that, all she needed to do was to touch the pitch-black crystal and accept her destiny. The moment she did, she would be bestowed the blessings that were rightfully hers.
However, the girl resolutely shook her head and looked at Emery.
"It's never been mine to begin with. It's yours and I will not take it from you. But I'll follow whatever you want me to do."
The red-haired girl's words gave Emery some mixed feelings, but one thing was for sure, he would not believe the dragon's words easily, hence he needed some time to think and search for more information.
"Of course, take your time." The dragon was still chuckling as he said, "Just a few warnings. Now that you've entered this place, things are going to get a little tricky."
"What do you mean?" Emery asked.
The dragon however did not answer, which made Emery anxious once again.
Knowing the story came from the Primordial Wisp itself, Emery believed it to be the truth. Based on his experience with the other Wisps – Light and Gaia, he was quite certain the primordial being did not have the trait of deception.
But on the other hand, the message they gave tended to be unclear and extremely vague, hence he needed to be extra careful in interpreting it.
As for Killgragah, Emery knew the dragon had his own agenda. One of them was to seek a new Champion of Khaos as soon as possible to expedite and achieve his freedom.
Because of that reason, Emery had always been unsure whether he could trust any of the details about becoming the champion he got from the dragon. That was why, he would rather take this situation slow and focus on what he came here for.
Meanwhile, the dragon explained that some of the waypoints in this place came from the Spatial Space created by those who had the power of Khaos. With that, Emery was confident that his own Spatial Space was somewhere in this place.
Perhaps, finding it would be the key to reach out to his other soul.
With this thought, coupled with the inexplicable apprehension he felt about the situation, Emery immediately dropped all other questions he had and told Morgana to follow his plan.
Emery and Morgana rushed through the floating rocks at a rapid pace, trying out the existing rune stones, before finally stopping on a particular floating rock. The instant he stepped on it, even before his eyes caught sight of the rune stone, he could feel an inexplicable feeling coursing through him.
"This is it!"
Just like the other rune door, Emery's touch was unable to affect the stone at all. Unfortunately, the same case also happened to Morgana. Left without a clue, he turned to the dragon again.
As he was trying to get a better answer out of the dragon, Emery suddenly remembered the many conversations he had with the latter. In particular, about the few times where a similar situation occurred.
"Exalted being, you are all-knowing. Please share your vast and deep wisdom with a lowly one like me. Tell me how I can access this waypoint."
Now that he was facing a similar situation, Emery remembered this small trick he used to do to Killgragah, who loved to be flattered. And it seemed to have worked as the dragon spoke after a moment of silence.
"Hmph, you cannot open the door, but your other half might be able to. Even though his core soul had been shattered, it was still a magus soul. You should ask for his help."
That was apparently a fairly simple answer, one he quickly knew the solution to.
Without further ado, Emery went down and assumed the lotus position with Morgana right next to him. Closing his eyes, he used [Spirit Walk] and had the red-haired girl act as a medium to contact his other self.
Just like before, the process took a few hours. When he finally connected to his young self on the other side, Emery was worried he would need a [Spirit Explosion Pill] to assist the process.
Fortunately, it seemed that being within this Khaos Domain, Morgana's spirit power was greatly enhanced and after quite a bit of time, the dark rune stone finally reacted and glowed.
"It's opening up!"
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