Chapter 19: Domain Evolution Task - Five Gacha Rolls
Akasha murmured softly, eyes half-lidded as he stared at the glowing status screen only he and Luna could see.
"Hmm it seems up to Tier 7 everything just got amplified... the passive Divinity generation, the recovery rate, the skill comprehension... it’s all stronger now. Not bad."
Luna leaned against his side, her pink and purple hair brushing his shoulder as she glanced at the screen with a small, amused smile.
"Not bad is an understatement." She said as she rolled her eyes. "Anyways, you will unlock something completely new once you evolve the domain."
He nodded, scrolling through the rest of the information with a thoughtful hum.
In addition to the amplifications the Domain received, reaching Tier 4 granted it the ability to decide who could and couldn’t enter.
This decision was entirely based on a person’s favorability toward Akasha—anyone with a favorability rating of 65% or higher could pass through without issue.
Anyone falling short of that mark, however, would find themselves barred from entry.
A faint smile tugged at his lips as he considered it.
"Well, this isn’t so bad... but it still needs to change," he said, even though it seemed safe enough.
What did favorability really mean?
That they thought well of him?
If so, it didn’t make him feel secure in the slightest.
’Anyone could still stab me in the back, whether they liked me or not,’ he thought, recalling how often that happened in novels.
Being betrayed by those you considered close... that was something he never wanted to go through.
With that in mind, he grumbled a bit more.
"Tsk... the only people who should be allowed to enter whenever they want are the ones who actually join the Peak."
HUMMMM!!!!!
Little did he know, there was a single being always watching him.
While they didn’t directly meddle in his daily life or problems, this Domain had come from them—so if Akasha was displeased, even a single complaint was enough.
As soon as the words left him, a faint ripple moved through the Domain, the air shimmering at its edges as the change took hold effortlessly, shaped by his desires.
Luna chuckled softly, her fingers tracing lazy patterns along his arm.
"Oh?" She questioned as she was a bit surprised feeling what was happening. "I guess the Domain has a few hidden features..."
Akasha leaned back, the cool mountain breeze brushing across his bare chest as he raised a brow sarcastically.
"Right, you don’t say..."
Then, at that moment, he moved to view the Evolution Task for his Domain to reach Tier 8.
A status screen appeared before him, glowing softly with silver and violet light.
[Evolution Task 1 - The Severed Sun
Objective -Your mission is to find and thoroughly explore the long-lost ancient ruins of the Celestial Sun Pantheon, concealed deep within the Silent Peak of the Academy of Veils.
Reward – Tier 8 Domain,]
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Seeing this specific task, Akasha chuckled, the low sound rumbling in his chest as he shook his head.
"Well, it looks like I know where I will be journeying to."
He was already pondering which Academy or continent to explore next, for several reasons.
While he dreamed of starting his own faction, he didn’t mind staying on friendly terms with one or two others.
More than anything, he was eager to discover what secrets the world of Kalpa held beyond the information he’d been given.
Catching sight of the words "Celestial Sun Pantheon," he glanced at Luna, his crimson and white hair swaying gently in the breeze.
"Isn’t a Pantheon ruler above Worlds?"
Luna nodded, her pink and purple hair glinting in the sunlight as she leaned in closer.
"Yes. To be considered a Pantheon, one must have an ideal to strive for and, at the very least, command a Star System."
At that, Akasha tilted his head, curiosity sparking in his blood-red eyes. He had heard of many layouts of different cosmologies but there was not many he’d read that mentioned Star Systems.
"Just what qualifies as a Star System?"
Luna rolled her eyes, a playful smile tugging at her lips as she gave him a light nudge with her elbow.
"You’re going to owe me another one soon."
She didn’t mind sharing whatever knowledge he asked for, but it wasn’t like she was all-knowing—after all, she was only at the peak of universal power.
Besides, Akasha had his own ways of creating knowledge, and unlike others, he didn’t need any divinity to do it.
She couldn’t quite understand why he didn’t just dream up the information he wanted, but she carried on anyway.
After a brief pause, her tone became more instructive.
"In the simplest terms, star systems consist of three to nine worlds, depending on their age."
Basically, a star system is just like a solar system, similar to the one Earth shares with Mars, Venus, and other planets.
It’s simply the first step beyond the sky.
Hearing that, Akasha felt the urge to ask how the ages were classified, but instead just nodded, intrigued.
"Well, this world is 83 eras old... there must be more secrets hidden here," he murmured, as the thought sparked a new realization.
It meant that at some point, Kalpa had a Pantheon... or maybe one had once existed here.
"Well... before we go, I want to use some of these rolls."
He pulled up his system, the glowing screen materializing before him with a soft purple light.
Seeing he had so many rolls, he just smiled, a satisfied glint in his eyes as he leaned back slightly, the cool breeze tugging at his long crimson and white hair.
Luna sat beside him, her pink and purple hair swaying gently as she spoke with a teasing smile.
"Just why did you let them pile up so much?"
"Well.... it’s so I will never have to worry about needing them in dire moments. Now that I have so many... I can roll as I like."
Luna looked at him for a long moment, then she simply shook her head, a soft chuckle escaping her as she noted.
"You always find a way to be cautious about something."
Akasha shrugged, not seeing it as being cautious, but rather logical.
Sure, he would get a new Gacha each day, but why wait to roll day by day?
Sometimes he just wanted to roll out of boredom, and for that, he needed plenty on hand.
With that thought, he went ahead and used five of his rolls all at once.
HUM!
In that moment, a manifestation showed of many items at once flickering by just as he saw before.
The glowing globe spun rapidly, images of ancient artifacts, weapons, pills, and mysterious treasures blurring past in a dizzying storm of color and light.
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