Chapter 151 151 Two prisoners
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One side resembled the outerspace. Dark, but some twinkling lights seemed to be dancing all around the place, illuminating the area, giving it just enough luminescence to make whatever a few things and one's own self visible.
The other one though, was the complete opposite of it.
Clad in white all over endlessly and infinitely, this place was a realm of white and light, everything being so bright that just to have a proper vision, one had to be in the rare places with small, glimmering shadows, that were completely devoid of this… whiteness.
Lucy stood there while El stood in the endless darkness, a smaller, translucent magic circle resembling their summoning circle present right under their feet.
They were stunned when they suddenly appeared in this unknown place right after they initiated their summoning process and though they couldn't see anything for a moment, strange voices had spoken with them and the one speaking with El had even taken the first action after their evaluation.
These two realms of white and black used to exist independently until a moment before but now, there was a large, rectangular 'window' connecting this black and white world right before the two of them, and, now that there was light coming out of that white world into the other and a darker shadow was being cast on the other side, the two of them could see the owners of the voices who had been invisible to them until a moment ago.
[ "Lucy! This…! And is that?!" ]
[ "Ah, yes, damn, fuck. What the hell, shit. Damn it, how? Why? What the fuck man?" ]
The creatures they were standing before, they couldn't see them until before but now, thanks to the window and the perfect natures of the opposite realms, the owner of the powerful voices they had been hearing, was revealed before them…
[ "Is that you, ?First light of the beguining??" ]
The one on El's side was astonished to see this kind of light after such a long time while the one on Lucy's end was still looking at everything happening before them right now, processing everything, and reaching a conclusion.
[ "One supposes that the one who opened this window must be the one known as ?Eternal chaos of the present?? One has been fascinated by the happenings in one's eternal prison however, one has concluded that there has occurred an anomaly with the familiar summoning circle, and the ones before ourselves have judged to be most compatible with one's Souls." ]
[ "Hmmm? How is that possible? These strange creatures, young humans perhaps, and souls like ours?" ]
[ "One believes ?Eternal chaos of the present? is being discourteous to the unique beings. One suggests the fellow prisoner before one speaks after evaluating the entirety of the situation and these entities. One's judgment should never be clouded by prejudice or personal stereotypes. Inference should be unbiased and free from all impure assumptions." ]
[ "Ughhh… what more is there in this being other than that strange skill-… what?!" ]
[ "Thus one always must not be hasty with their conclusions." ]
Before El stood a shadow of darkness and stars, a gigantic, majestic being which though possessed a very unclear body to grasp the actual structure of, one could tell just from the outline and the overwhelming aura alone what this creature actually was.
The same was true for the creature before Lucy, just that this one was a bird while the one on her side was a reptilian creature.
It has a body of light, so bright that if not for the shadow-like blanket of the window, it would have been nearly impossible to grasp the features of this creature. However, the one before him wasn't just made of light.
When looking closely, this creature had a thin layer of bright flames all over its body… or, saying that they were made out of these flames would not be false either.
[ "Ok, so, Lucy, listen up." ]
[ "…hmmm? Yes?" ]
[ "I think these two are <Emissaries> imprisoned in some separate plain of existence from the way they talk. And, since those titles they called themselves with don't ring any bells, we are meeting them for the first time.
They look cool and strong and all this nonsense to one side, doesn't all this mean they will be our familiars now~?" ]
[ "Well… hmmm… this is all absurd. This place, we being here, these creatures, the whole fact that they are one of those poor prisoners and all that. It's all absurd. But, perhaps, all of that is still not as absurd as the fact that the one before me is a bird of wisdom and the one with you over there is an inseparable element of all fantasy, Epics, folklores, legends, and Myths. Haaaa… damn." ]
He looked up at the creature, towards the bright white area with a beak-like facial structure. There were two distinct black flames so he assured that it was the creature's eyes and looked directly into them, and shyly waved his hand toward them.
"Hello."
He was uncertain of all that was happening but both of them knew very well what kind of situation these creatures were in and also how there was a very easy way to save and help them.
[ "Hmmm? One believes the young one has many questions, however, one needs not to fear one's presence to speak one's mind." ]
He knew the two of these creatures, these prisoners, also knew just what kind of situation they were in and what kind of opportunity was now present before them, however, the fact that these two were paying attention to them instead of using their presence and get out of this place, indicated how they weren't like the usual bunch of stereotypical criminal prisoners.
"Alright, then I will speak comfortably."
For El, the creature before her was a fascinating creature that she wanted to play with and befriend, while for Lucy, the creature before him was an opportunity that would help them activate their plans far more than a young griffin could at the moment.
So, he asked them bluntly…
"Will you be my familiar?"
[ "Oyyy! No fair!" ]
His question was straightforward, however, the being before him was stunned for a moment.
[ "One… will need a moment to contemplate." ]
"You can take three moments. We are stuck here until this magic circle finishes its activation."
And then he smiled at them, warmly.
They knew about the <Emissaries>. In the future, the two of them would also become one of these emissaries for their individual answers. However, the core meaning of choosing to become this 'emissary' wasn't only to find the answer to one's [Question]. That wouldn't be the reason they would be going against the world but because of the infinite opportunities this action provides.
Only after going after their own answer could they achieve higher authority and increase their rank beyond a certain threshold.
And, their end goal was a place perhaps these special beings before them wouldn't even have thought was a possibility…
But, that aside, Lucy proposed to the prisoner before him before her, so, there was no way El was going to let that slide just like that.
"Hey! Become my familiar!"
[ "How could you talk to me like that?!" ]
"I will take care of you! I already have a cute kitten! Come with me. I might even be able to help you with your [Question]~."
[ "Do you even know what my Question is? How could you claim that-" ]
"I know a lot of things dude, perhaps more than you. Come on, now~. Don't be like that. Let's bond before those two. Hehe."
[ "No. What is this behavior? How could you calm you know more about this world than someone you have just met?" ]
"Because I do? Dude~. You saw my status window, didn't you? Isn't that proof enough that I'm very special?"
[ "You are special. Strangely special… but no. It does not mean you know-"
"Ok then, use [Scale of judgment]. You should have that skill since you seem to be an original dragon, right?"
[ "I'm not any mere original dragon! I'm the Dragonlord of eternal chaos, Daniselfdraxiousdune! Do not insult me by calling me a mere dragon!" ]
"Yeah, no. Never heard of you. You must be one of those [[( <Supernova> )]] beings born in the early times who were the first to be imprisoned, right?"
[ "…t-that is correct. How do you know that?! How could a human know of the existence of us?!" ]
"Because I know a looooooot of things~. Hehe. Now quickly agree and become my familiar so that I can give you a cuter name. That Danimandana or whatever is a shitty name. You have no creativity man. How could you give yourself such a shitty name?
I know beings of that time were born naturally so they didn't have anything like a name but that shitty name is so shitty and unattractive that I bet half of the people that imprisoned you here did it because of that name, right?"
[ "Y-you! Such audacity! How can you call a divine name-" ]
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yada, yada, yada. Shut up now, will ya? You wanna know my eligibility as your master? Use that damn skill then. And let's make a bet that if the skill decides that I am better than you then you will quietly accept me as your master and will replace whatever cute name I give you with that damn shit of a gibberish."
[ "…let me think." ]
So, yes. She made the epitome of existence, a dragon of the second highest rank even among the dragons, 'think' about such a funny proposal.
Logically, it was obvious that the creature who had opposed the Worldline would know more about the world and his own question than a human-like being such as her.
The creature knew he was superior to this being in every single aspect, it should be logical and obvious, but, his senses, as well as his will, made him question himself at the moment.
He didn't say for certain and it was not certain to begin with, that is why they had to check just how true her claims were since they didn't have all day to sit around and debate over a minor topic like this.
The magic circle would maintain their existence in this unique space for only a little while, after which, their only chance to escape this damn place would be gone.
They couldn't let that happen, they wouldn't.
However, their pride restricted them from submitting to any unqualified being. At the very least, the one before El was not going to accept it.
[ "One requests to use a skill for self-satisfaction as well. Would one mind oneself's curious actions?" ]
"Not at all. You are wiser than any other being, the burning bird of wisdom and original light of the beginning. You obviously have more knowledge and wisdom than I do. I know I am lacking in a lot of things however, I can learn and grow.
I leave the decision to you with a faithful positive reply."
[ "One believes the one before oneself possesses far more than one believes. Do not degrade oneself by the limitations of one's past. All beings have a beginning, how one takes each step in one's life, one's actions, and one's decisions makes all the difference." ]
"Someone I want to be again someday once said something similar."
[ "One must be a wise master then. One knew…" ]
Both creatures, a dark dragon of eternal chaos, and a bright phoenix of original light, proceeded to summon their own unique skills in their realms to check the eligibility of the two standing before them.
[ "…the beginning only contains light." ]
Two prisons were on the verge of freeing themselves and, none in this entire Wordline, aside from the great Worldline itself, had any knowledge of these happenings.
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