5 minutes later, the cracks which appeared from the Door of Transcendence above Yumiko has reached the point where it could now be clearly seen. However, along with that, it also started to repair itself.
If she let up with her attacks, the damage to the door that she achieved would be healed completely, rendering her efforts useless.
"Is that normal, Nysia?"
"Yes. That's why it gives you 3 days to prepare. You have to make sure that after making those cracks, you still have enough strength to continue."
"W-will Yumiko fail, Sister Nysia?"
Jayna who was also worried for Yumiko couldn't help but ask. What could be seen on her right were probably the Council of Twenty and among them were Harlan and her Father Jayce along with her mother. Those at the left were the twins, Rei and Ren as well as Jagu. There's also the Spirit King and Queen, Ezyn and Yse.
They're really there to stand guard against the Dark Elves or maybe just to watch a miracle to be born in their world. Unlike here, she will be the first Transcendent in that world. They will surely draw inspiration from her.
From the screen, I could see that there's a bitter smile on Ezyn's face, however, it's not envy. He just couldn't believe that Yumiko already surpassed him while she's still a Noble Spirit. That would become an added motivation for him.
Yse on his side waved at me, she probably saw Nysia and my connection with her. Those eyes of her were still a mystery. To see through people's destiny. Thanks to that I got a clearer view of my companions and how important they are to me.
Yumiko soon took out her Gohei, the streamers attached to it fluttered as she started to spin that rod. Following that, her Noble Crest materialized in front of her and the Sea behind her moved to cover it. As her Gohei spun faster, a huge beam of light shot towards her Noble Crest from her weapon. The Phantom of the Spirit behind mimicked her movements which empowered that beam of light to shine brighter.
As soon as that light passed through her Crest and the Sea that was covering it, the beam of light was magnified at least 10 times as it continued to shoot towards the Door of Transcendence.
The slightly dim night brightened as if the sun had already risen from the east. Due to it, not everyone could continue staring at it.
With the intensity of that beam of light, it continued to drill through the door and the cracks which were currently being healed started to expand again as more cracks appeared.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
CRACK!
After three grueling minutes of intense light drilling to it, the huge archaic door issued loud cracking sounds as pieces of it started to fall off from the sky. The previously tightly closed door was finally broken open by Yumiko!
When that happened, every spectator watching below, even those who closed their eyes, cheered loudly as if it was them who broke that door open.
However, the cheering was short-lived. From that open, a white spirit-like creature appeared. It was human-sized and looks like it has a physical appearance. However, it has no face! Only a large oval-shaped crack in the middle of its head with huge sharp teeth embedded around it.
As soon as it appeared, everyone gasped in surprise at its visage but what made them speechless was a few seconds later, a second identical creature appeared from beyond that door.
And it didn't stop at two. More and more creatures started to pour out from the door, completely blocking her way inside.
Yumiko stood still as she watched it happen in front of her.
Jayna on the other hand was panicking as she asked if they should help Yumiko. The others were also looking for an answer as they all stared at the screen.
"You can't and you shouldn't. She won't fail her Transcendence but anyone who will attempt to help her might lose their lives. You can only watch and stand guard for her "
Nysia answered them. As someone who already passed that stage, her words were like an answer sheet to an exam.
They could only nod and watch in bated breaths as Yumiko started her charge through that sea of unknown creatures.
However, before Yumiko and those creatures clashed, the screen unfortunately faded. The video call duration has ended...
"What are those creatures?"
I turned to Nysia after I finished digesting what I just watched. It's a shame that it ended right at that time
"I also don't know. It's always different. You shouldn't expect the same thing will be waiting for you after breaking that door. Just call them the Door Guardians and that's still the 1st part. Only after passing through that door will the 2nd part start."
Nysia seriously reminded me. It's too bad that I could only witness halfway through the 1st part.
Though I'm confident that she could pass that, I still couldn't help but worry. Same for Yuko. It's probably more chaotic there, I wonder how was my Incarnation faring?
Since I already have the Domain of Valor, that Incarnation will provide better support to repel any Corrupted or Dark Soldiers that will interrupt Yuko's Transcendence. Given that it is also me out there, I expect myself to be cautious enough to only be at the back. Reinys was still sulking at their castle so there's only Zerina, Caila and Noelle there. With two supports, Zerina and Caila will be close to invincible below Rank 5 Mortals or Grandmaster-rank.
"Yes, ma'am, I'll keep all these reminders from you to heart."
I teasingly answered Nysia. Well, she's about to get worried again. Every time she does that, I'll make a light-hearted joke or even tease just to ease whatever is going on in her mind.
After checking that everything is in order. We both retired to bed. This day was proven to be longer than expected. Proving the existence of the secret organization as well as revealing that every faction was in it, it was surely a shock for Nysia. Even if she didn't mention it, I knew that she's starting to have doubts about her ability. The way she worried about me was also partly about that.
In any case, this world will really go down the war route again. I might even see a different landscape here after three days out there.
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When the morning came, I didn't waste my time and immediately prepared to leave. Only taking the Purple Haze and the Powergen version of it.
Ah. Nysia handed me the Orb of Reinforcement. She told me to use it during my attempt at Transcendence. According to her, it also helped her tide through it. There will be a point where I will have no choice but to receive damage, coating myself with it will reduce the intensity of that.
"Have you seen what happened last night?"
"Oh! You also saw it? A huge illusory door appeared up there. Isn't that what was recorded about the upcoming birth of a Mythic-rank?"
"You're right! Someone will become a Mythic-rank soon and he probably came from our League!"
As I was walking along the road, dressed in my school uniform and not the white military suit of the League, similar discussions were happening all around the city.
Apparently, upon using that skill last night, an illusory door appeared on top of the building. Though it couldn't be seen all the way from the three factions, every resident of the Free City of Nysia saw that spectacle which made them stop what they're doing. It was recorded that the appearance of that illusory door was equal to someone reaching Mythic-rank. That's why everyone's excited. They didn't know that someone could fail that, Nysia showed me that for the past 30 years, there's only not four Legend-ranks who attempted to Transcend, there were at least 12 other instances where all of those ended in failure leading to their deaths.
Some were assassinated during it while the rest died after failing their attempt. It wasn't made known to the public as it would tarnish the reputation of the three factions. For sure those assassins were sent by them.
Nysia's broadcast about me and the things we planned last night hasn't happened yet so they're still unaware who it is that summoned that illusory door. Once it happened, I will reveal my whereabouts by riding the Purple Haze to stroll out of the city.
That way, the enemies' eyes will be locked onto me.
Kreed, Viper and the standard Metagens already left and went back to their factions. Maybe when they come back here, they will be enemies.
Well, we just have to put them in their place, right?
I only bid farewell to Nysia. She kept reminding me about things that I should watch out, like a worried housewife for her husband.
About the three heroes, our scouting trip to that Camp will be turned to destroying it after my return.
Also among those black-cloaked figures we captured or killed, Leianne only admitted that those she set up were only those 5 who attacked her, as for the others, they all have different goals. The group who went to the triplets' detention room were either sent by Kreed, Sen or Viper, however, after everything that was revealed, those small fries didn't matter anymore.
30 minutes later, Nysia's face was projected in the sky and through it, she started her broadcast, revealing everything about the Order, the three factions, Elise and Leianne and lastly me.
There were spies here from the three factions who posed as tourists, even if they're not a member of the Dark Host, they will surely relay everything back to their home. Even the League probably had spies there, she even had contacts that were a bit higher in rank.
As soon as Nysia's broadcast ended. I took out Purple Haze and rode it in public. When the people who had just finished watching saw that striking purple Metagen, they all pointed at me as if seeing a celebrity. Their discussions immediately turned to the last content of the broadcast, the Core Pilot who was about to become a Mythic-rank.
I observed the surroundings and saw that some of those watching went to some corners and immediately took out their communicators to relay the information about me.
Alright. Let them come after me. See if they would be able to catch up.
Inputting the takeoff command, the Purple Haze floated and started its ascent to the sky. Under their watchful eyes, the purple Metagen glided through the city skies bypassing every security check.
Setting my destination to the southeastern direction, I started to raise its speed.
Three days. I'll be back in three days.
I muttered while looking back to Nysia Tower specifically the top floor as I went past the city's border wall and out into the desolate ruins of the previous era.
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