AN: bonus chapter, I’ll have to postpone it a bit, I ended up getting lost in studying for tomorrow’s test, my tests end on Wednesday, I’ll pay for two bonuses, sorry
There was no sense in fighting for something and not aiming for the top. Settling for mediocrity just because the risks were infinitely higher? That was ridiculous, something only weaklings would do.
The siblings and Atlas tried to convince the two, and even Amanda joined in. They knew their intentions were noble, but reality was very different, at least that’s what they thought. The only one who didn’t interfere was Yan because the god understood Kayden’s mindset. He knew that to have such a philosophy, one had to follow it at every moment and at every opportunity.
"We will open the plane now. Remember the rules and good luck to all." A voice appeared in the middle of the crowd, and a white hole materialized. Those who were closest just jumped in without hesitation.
Kayden was the first to move, followed by Yan’s children. He leaped into the white hole, and this time it felt very different from the space portals he was used to. It took several seconds in a pitch-black world, devoid of any mana or life signs, before he finally saw the new world.
Kayden and dozens of other mages found themselves in a completely deserted place, made of black sand. There were some mountains around, made of dirt, and trees atop them. The trees were entirely green with large trunks made of glass, and most living beings there were in the sixth realm. The lowest-level beings were in the fifth realm; only infants were at lower levels.
The horizon seemed like an infinite abyss, the black sand absorbing light in an almost unnatural way, creating a disturbing contrast with the mountains looming in the distance. These mountains, made of dense and strange earth, seemed to pulse with life while towering trees grew atop them, their glass trunks shimmering under the light of distant stars. The vibrant green of the leaves appeared out of place in such a gloomy setting, as if nature itself were in conflict.
This place was the perfect example of natural selection. Only those who could integrate more easily with the laws could stay at the top and pass on their genes, while the weaker ones were killed.
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Most of those present already had everything they needed to move forward and simply began heading in directions they were already familiar with. Each one knew the laws they wanted to learn, and that was not something people would easily share. Meanwhile, Kayden’s group began saying their goodbyes.
"Are you sure? Just come with us and stop chasing impossible laws," Matheus tried for the last time, but all he got in return were two apologetic smiles.
"Good luck," Kayden said, then began flying, with Atlas following closely behind. They just had to follow one of the three signals.
Each plane had a central point with a symbol floating above the middle of its territory, representing a physically materialized law. In the first plane, it was a basic fire law; in the second plane, it was a rain law; in the third plane, it was a forest law, while in the fourth plane, it was the law of space.
Each physical law was of immense help to those searching for something similar. It was a pity that there was only one of these laws for each environment. There was no way to describe the physical materialization of a law. It was something far beyond mere words; they simply existed, unshakable across the horizon.
"Which law are you looking for, master?" Atlas asked without hesitation. He had no shyness around Kayden at this moment.
"Something related to the Monarch’s path, though I’m still not sure exactly." The truth was that Kayden already knew, but he was struggling with his decisions.
"What do you think I should seek?" Kayden understood many things about Atlas’s soul and knew his disciple very well, but this was a question he could not answer.
"I don’t know. That’s something only you can answer," Atlas had expected that response; he hadn’t received answers about what to do for a long time.
The two traveled for several days without speaking, both lost in their thoughts. It was a calm and silent environment they had built together; neither of them was very talkative. They had traveled millions and millions of kilometers over those days.
During the journey, the landscapes changed slowly, like a painting in motion. Vast golden plains stretched for thousands of kilometers, with grasses that swayed gently under the touch of warm and constant winds. Bluestone mountains rose in the distance, their peaks covered by eternal mists that reflected the soft glow of two suns on the horizon. Occasionally, they passed through dense forests, where the trees were so tall that their branches disappeared into the orange sky, and their leaves varied in shades of copper and silver. Crystal-clear rivers wound through the land, their waters so pure that one could see the precious stones at the bottom. The silence was absolute, broken only by the occasional distant sound of ancient creatures watching from afar, almost imperceptible.
None of these creatures dared approach; the aura that Kayden and Atlas exuded was too overwhelming. While Atlas radiated an ancient and dangerous aura, Kayden exuded only one emotion…
A king. Whether in the jungle or the swamp, Kayden was a king. The strongest recognized this instinctively, like a wolf recognizing the alpha of the pack. The difference was that all creatures could feel this directly in their souls when they gazed upon or sensed Kayden with their spiritual senses.
Most of the beasts were in the sixth realm, but it wasn’t at all uncommon to see creatures in the seventh or eighth realms. In fact, it was incredibly common, so much so that they stopped a few times for Atlas to fight these beings. His battles weren’t easy; Kayden chose only beasts with more than three incomplete laws under their belts.
A single law was already something insane, increasing a mage’s strength to a crazy magnitude. But three? That made it so that even beasts with seven or eight rays could almost fight Atlas at the same level. The gap was enormous.
At no point did they encounter beasts with more than three laws. That seemed to be the limit of the second plane they were in. Most likely, when they reached the fourth plane, that would increase considerably. At that point, they would need to pay close attention to their surroundings to avoid being caught off guard.
It took them several months of flying at high speed, without stopping for anything, to reach the third plane. The moment they entered, they immediately felt the difference in the environment. If the average level before was the sixth, here the average level was the seventh. Not only that, but it wasn’t hard to find creatures with four or five incomplete laws.