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It was, an infinite darkness.
No matter how far one went, there was no end
No matter how long one waited, there was no dawn.
There was one spot, where there was light.
A throne that floated within the darkness--Only there.
A being sat on this throne looking at a screen in front of him, watching the battle against Silverwing with a blank look on his face.
Just as he saw Evan pass out while standing, he nodded to himself and spoke.
"Good. He's not slacking off.
If he goes into 'that place' afterwards, he'd grow even more powerful. Powerful enough to match that Giant Lizard in Lacertilia."
Rewinding the events that happened, he placed a hand on his chin and spoke.
"I like the way he used that 'Time Difference' skill there.
Maybe he might have an affinity for time…this time."
As he spoke, he opened his palm and multicoloured energy gathered atop it, condensing as the space it began distorting.
For a moment, the database of the system in the entire universe glitched temporarily, and dozens of gods were running around trying to find what was wrong.
But the source of this glitch calmly continued what he was doing, condensing the energy into a rune that floated up on his palm.
Looking at it, he spoke.
"Since I already called the other, 'Blessing of Destruction', I guess I'd call you 'Blessing of Time'."
He looked back at the unconscious Evan on the screen in front of him, holding up the skill he just created as he spoke.
"Now then, if you can pass my next test, I would consider giving you this."
An amused grin appeared on the man's face as the light of the screen went out, returning the space to darkness.
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Evan, Eliza and Kayla laid with their backs to the wall, their breaths even as they were surrounded by multiple Spirits and Hydran's subordinates.
Milena was talking to one of the spirits while Kuro was silently staring at Kayla who had fallen asleep while hugging Evan's arm tightly.
Suddenly, he noticed something strange and abruptly got onto his feet, surprising Milena and a few higher-ranked spirits.
[Something is off…]
The instant he spoke, the eyes of one of the High ranked darkness spirits mixed in the group widened as it thought.
'This cat is sharp!'
It instantly increased the magic it was using, and much to its shock, Kuro turned in its direction, but it was too late.
The shadow spirit dropped to the ground with Milena following suit as the two of them fell into a deep slumber.
[Isn't this guy supposed to be a mere mid-rank spirit, why's he so sharp?]
Hearing this, the Pegasus-shaped High-rank Light spirit turned its gaze in the direction of the dark spirit and asked.
[Mere 'mid-rank'? That's all you can see?
Oh well, I cannot blame you for your limited sight.]
It turned back to the unconscious group and used its unique skill, its eyes glowing with gold light as it could not 'see' any mere 'mid' rank spirit when looking at Kuro.
What it saw was something far greater.
It was even more scared upon looking at Kayla, also because of the memories that entered its head the instant it saw her in the Underground Cove Garden.
'Now I understand why Lady Undine stopped her search.'
Milena was the only normal one in the group, but even she was slowly going to be affected by Evan's abnormality.
As for Evan, the young hero was just a bundle of abnormalities.
Eliza was also in the abnormal category; Using 'Lethality Manipulation', an ability that was reserved for those who could control law energies while being a grandmaster was not normal in any world.
Just as the spirit was thinking that it noticed 'something' appear within its perception and turned its head, catching sight of the figure that had suddenly been a few metres away.
The spirits lowered their heads lightly while Hydran's subordinates all bowed as 'she' walked up to Evan and Eliza with a wry smile on 'her' face.
[You are really one interesting child, Evan.
But if you keep pulling stunts like this every now and then, it's gonna defeat the whole point of there being 'Levels' in the first place.]
'She' spoke, referring to the group's feat of defeating a being that if it was granted a 'Level', would have been many times higher than theirs.
[You even have my little Empress going through this just for your sake.]
As 'she' spoke, 'she' crouched down and patted the hair of the lightning spirit who was hugging Evan's arm, a motherly smile appearing on 'her' face.
Turning to Evan, 'she' 'appraised' him, a frown appearing on 'her' face right after as 'she' spoke.
[Your existence realm is now undefined by the system; this means you're reaching the limit of your vessel.]
'She' tried to move her hand towards Evan, attempting to touch his forehead, however, just when 'she' was merely half a centimetre away, the space around 'her' froze, preventing 'her' from moving even a micrometre forward.
The Legendary Levels around 'her' all had their eyes widened in shock as they saw the spatial laws around 'her' bending and constricting 'her'.
Upon noticing this spatial constriction, 'she' looked up into the air, not at the ceiling or the sky as 'her' gaze pierced through space-time.
Looking at the heterochromatic-eyed man who was staring back at 'her', 'she' asked in a loud voice.
[WHY?!
If he keeps on absorbing too much experience and gaining more power while not increasing his existence level, his vessel would not be able to take it anymore!
You should know this best, shouldn't you?! You're the same, after all. Born with so much power your vessel couldn't bear it!]
There was a suffocating silence in the area after 'her' outburst. Then, a moment later, an exasperated sigh rang out throughout the Cavern.
|I did not take you to be one so blind that you cannot see what Artemisia has done to prevent that situation. |
In response to the words from the resounding true voice, an expression of confusion appeared on 'her' face.
|Artemisia is the main entity responsible for 'Evolution'. Do you really think she of all people would not have foreseen and taken measures against said circumstances? |
Hearing that, 'she' looked back at Evan's body, multicoloured energy flowing from the ground and into 'her' body, straight up to 'her' eyes.
The same multicoloured energy that Silverwing and Abigail could use.
'She' looked into Evan's body and into the 'Reincarnated Hero System' within Evan, 'her' eyes widening in shock as 'she' spoke.
[Non-interference my foot!]
'She' instantly understood what Artemisia had placed inside Evan's body, part of the reason why Evan could use the energy of World Laws despite not being at the required level.
The spatial power constricting 'her' body was released and she got up on her feet.
'Her' eyes flashed with the light of multiple Law Doctrines, and the world around 'her' changed, 'she' could now see the lines of fate and karma, the clouds of destiny and the strands of time.
Looking at their interactions with each other and the connections with Evan, 'she' smiled and spoke.
[Seems we'd have our official meeting soon enough. Our fates intertwine in Lacertilia, NATURALLY.]
'She' said that last word with extra emphasis while gazing at the sky, before turning around and saying.
[I don't know what you and Artemisia are planning, but don't forget, this concerns my survival.]
Leaving those words, 'she' disappeared from the Cavern, not 'hearing' the reply that came right after.
|Planning? I'm not planning anything.
I'm just reading a novel. |
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