Chapter 38: Chapter 33: Goals
Two months passed and the boys were still in seclusion. They had thought that they would only need three weeks to achieve 5 Stars in both SPIRIT and MANA stats. But boy, had they been wrong. They had already achieved 5 Stars in the Spirit Stat but the MANA stat was a pain in the butt. But they couldn’t really complain because it meant that their mana reserves were very large.
A month ago, all of the newly turned Neo-Nephilims underwent their first Ascension Trials. When Leonel had told them that they must perfectly pass their Trials, they ignored him. But then, he told them that it was an order from the Supreme Gods.
They didn’t doubt the authenticity of his words anymore because he held a token with the boys’ Totem in his hands. The boys had created it with Faith and it represented them. After the Trials were over, roughly a quarter of them had survived.
That was a lot more than what Leonel and Dean had expected. They honestly didn’t expect that more than 10% would survive. Not if they were to perfectly pass the first Trial.
According to the data they had collected, Leonel and Dean concluded that the first Ascension Trial for Neo-Nephilims was to awaken their Conduits. Before passing the first Trial, their Conduits are dormant, similar to the genes in Neo-Humans that are responsible for the ability to wield mana.
By using Aether in the first Trial, they have to awaken as many Conduits as they can. They can perfectly clear the first Trial if they can awaken every Conduit in their bodies.
But what surprised them was that all Neo-Nephilims had received a bloodline upgrade upon passing the first Trial perfectly. They were supposed to be Neo-Nephilim Commoners, but they had ascended to the ranks of Neo-Nephilim Nobility. Their Status Windows were basically the same with a few minor differences except for Mael.
The Status Windows of the new Neo-Nephilims were:
--------------------[Status]-------------------
Name:
Race: Neo-Nephilim Baron
Affinity: Star Fire, Solar Light, Lunar Shadow, Life, Soul
Grade: F (Nephilim Initiate)
Level: 1
EXP: 0%
MP: 100%
HP: 100%
SP: 100%
STR: 0 Star
AGI: 0 Star
VIT: 0 Star
STA: 0 Star
FLEX: 0 Star
MANA: 0 Star
SPIRIT: 0 Star
WILL: B Grade
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Mael on the other hand, had the same Status Window except for one difference. His race was Neo-Nephilim Viscount instead of Neo-Nephilim Baron and his WILL stat was A Grade. All of the Neo-Nephilims had lost all of their previous Acquired Skills and only had the Innate Skills left, and even those were much weaker than that of the boys.
For example, unlike the boys, who could revive once per Grade, they could only revive once and would lose all of the progress they had made in that Grade.
Of course, they still had all of their knowledge and could easily regain those skills, especially the mages, whose primary source of strength was their knowledge. In the following month, while Leonel was recording the Neo-Nephilims’ comprehensive data, Dean returned and made the necessary arrangements for their identities.
He had to fake a lot of records to make sure that there weren’t any gaps left. The Neo-Nephilims were a powerful race and he was sure that the four Empires wouldn’t miss any chance of obtaining them. Although he was the Supreme Commander, there were others who had a lot of authority in the Federation.
He found an unexplored forest that was far away from civilization. He used a unit of death warriors, strong criminals who were caught and brainwashed, to create a tribal village in the centre of the forest. He then sent some documents to Alessio and Katherine through Leonel.
He told them to make proof of the Neo-Nephilim tribe’s existence in their records. Hell, Alessio cooked up an even more believable story that explained why their company was named Neo-Nephilim Pharmaceuticals when they had just discovered them.
The story started with Aurevion’s great grandmother who was a member of the Neo-Nephilim tribe. She got lost and somehow found her way out of the forest and to the nearest city. Fascinated by life in the Federation, she hid her identity and fell in love with a man.
She married him, and they settled in the Federation. As for why there were no issues with her identity, well that was because those were very trying times. The identities of the citizens didn’t really matter as long as they were not traitors.
Although she had hidden her identity, she had started missing her home. So she told the truth to her family in hopes that her descendants would be able to find the tribe again. Anyways, the Neo-Nephilim tribe had a dormant bloodline that no one had been able to awaken.
Aurevion’s great grandma was the same. They both were lucky enough to experience a bloodline atavism and awakened the Neo-Nephilim bloodline. When the Aurevion Corps discovered the Neo-Nephilim tribe, they were nearing extinction. They were experiencing a plague that only targeted Players.
As soon as a member of their tribe passed the first Trial, they would soon die in under a year. After discovering the tribe and their problem, Aurevion created a potion to save them. Unfortunately, they were only able to save the unawakened kids and all of the Players of the tribe died. Because of the stimulation from the plague and the cure, all the members were able to awaken their bloodlines.
When Dean had first heard the story, he was amazed by Alessio. With this story and the necessary documents, no one would be able to question the authenticity of his words. Not even the four Empires. He would ensure that in two years their new identities would become without any flaws.
[Honestly, if Alessio wasn’t a businessman, he could have become a pretty successful writer. Much better than dumb Realm_Weaver.]
Another two weeks passed and the cultivation rooms of the boys, which had been sealed from the outside, finally opened. The doors opened, causing the sealed concentrated mana to escape from the entrance. The mana escaped the room in the form of a fog. From the fog, the boys emerged. They were stretching their muscles and popping their joints. They sent a text to Leonel, ’We’re out.’
Leonel texted back, ’I’m in the training grounds.’
The boys headed to the training grounds, where Leonel was training the new Neo-Nephilims. Leonel saw the boys and dismissed his trainees. He looked at the boys and asked, "So, have you succeeded?"
The boys smiled proudly and replied, "Yup. We have achieved 5 Stars in all of our stats."
They opened up their Status Windows and showed it to Leonel.
[Yeah, you can do that. If you want, you can show your Status Window to others although it is ill advised.]
--------------------[Status]-------------------
Name: Ezekiel/Castiel Ashbourne
Race: Neo-Nephilim Primogenitor
Affinity: Star Fire, Solar Light, Lunar Shadow, Life, Soul
Grade: F (Nephilim Initiate)
Level: 50
EXP: 0%
MP: 100%
HP: 100%
SP: 100%
STR: 5 Stars
AGI: 5 Stars
VIT: 5 Stars
STA: 5 Stars
FLEX: 5 Stars
MANA: 5 Stars
SPIRIT: 5 Stars
WILL: SS/A Grade
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Leonel asked, "How do you feel?"
Zeke replied, "It is similar to when we achieved 5 Stars in all of the physical stats. At that time, only my body felt like it had achieved a harmonious state but right now, it’s as if my very existence has been reborn. I know, it sounds confusing but that’s the best I can explain it."
Cass nodded and said, "He is right. It’s difficult to explain but if I had to do it...Let me think about it."
Cass thought about it a little and suddenly snapped his fingers. He said, "You know the inner satisfaction and peace you feel when you finally pee after holding it in for a long time, it’s just like that."
Both Leonel and Zeke stared at Cass. Zeke even had tears in his eyes. He said, while sniffing, "I never thought that I would see this day. Sniff sniff, Cass actually used an embarrassing example without even realizing it. You’ve come a long way."
Leonel stared at them both and decided to ignore their antics. He asked, "When are you two going to initiate your Ascension Trials?"
Zeke replied, "Soon. We need to check something before that. And I’m pretty sure that our ascension to the E Grade would cause a big commotion, so we need to make some preparations beforehand."
Leonel asked, "What do you need to check?"
Zeke replied, "The Aurevion Pantheon."
Leonel asked, "What about it?"
Zeke replied, "It seems to have manifested...physically."
Leonel asked back in shock, "What did you just say?"
Cass chimed in, "We’re not really sure how it happened, but when we were creating the Pantheon, all that Faith energy had created a new Dimension of sorts."
Leonel replied, "That’s not possible. I and Dean were right there. We would have sensed something like that, especially Dean with his Space Affinity."
Zeke said, "Wrong and wrong."
The other two looked at him doubtfully. He continued, "First of all it isn’t a new Dimension but a Dimension Seed. It will eventually grow into a full fledged Dimension but that’ll take a lot of time and energy. Secondly, Uncle Dean didn’t sense anything for two reasons.
First, it is a Dimension Seed so it didn’t cause any spatial fluctuations, at least not at the level where he could sense them. Second, he can’t sense Faith. Neither can you, not to mention that you are far from your peak in your current state."
Leonel asked, "What are your plans from now on?"
Zeke took a deep breath and replied, "First, we will thoroughly check the Dimension Seed out. Then we will ascend to E Grade. After that, we will visit the Vitali Family with you. It’s high time we met them. Finally, we’ll take the entrance exams for the Federation War Academy."
He looked at Cass and asked, "Did I forget anything?"
Cass thought about it and replied, "Yes. Quite a lot actually."
Zeke looked at him curiously. Cass continued, "We need to go shopping. We need new clothes. Custom ones because of our wings and all. And we need to cough...count our wealth."
Zeke and Leonel looked at Cass with narrowed eyes. He blushed under their stare and said, "I’m not kidding. It’s not that I don’t trust Uncle Alessio or anything. I just want to know my net worth."
Zeke decided to support his brother and said, "Well, you’re not wrong. It has been a while since I last checked our wealth and it wouldn’t hurt to see if we have become the youngest trillionaires in the Federation or not."
Leonel also decided to join their little joke and said, "Well, I’m sure that you wouldn’t mind sharing some of that with your favourite Grandpa, right?"
Cass looked at him and asked, "Favorite Grandpa?"
Zeke continued, "I think you meant our only Grandpa."
The trio stared at each other in silence for a minute and then burst into laughter.
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