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Chapter 58: Backlash &8211; Start of Volu the previous volu within 3 days Just aVolule day without fail
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A large, deep blue lake spread out forwith life Healthy, well-kept oak trees surrounded the lake, planted ae river connected to the north of this lake, rustling past peacefully in the ht
To the west of this lake was a srey stone Rustic wooden platfores of this castle, a restoration process clearly ongoing A paved stone path led to the entrance of the keep The path moved off in the other direction towards a populated city, hest point in this castle a flagpole rose, bearing a large, lightly glohite flag, white sparks flowing fro, for a unique shape
A small wooden boat floated near the center of the lake Aboard that wooden boat were two figures
One was an aged, elderly man, muscular and bulky despite his elderly status He had tan, leathery skin, and a wizened face He was co, bushy white beard A kind s rod, pulling on it slightly
He wore a set of siolden patterns on the edges A necklace hung around his neck, with an icon of a golden sun hung at its base He gave off the aura of a priest or holya human was the sn of the Shade race, a race of humanoids that looked virtually identical to humans except for the Dark Points found on the back of each hand, and the fact that they didn’t bleed red, but instead, black blood y
The other er appearance, his face unlined by age He had the same tan skin, and was also muscular, but more of a lean kind of muscular Instead of an adorned white robe, he wore a set of faded grey leather arolden sun eolden sun rested around his neck
His hands rapped, hiding the Dark Point that each Shade had, causing the black aura to dissipate
He was currently waiting patiently as he looked at the aged, white robed man in front of hihtly on the fishing rod in his hands,
"You doubt the direction of the Church, Isaac?&8221; His voice was deep and enthralling, full of charis hi his head apologetically
"Ithat… creature&8221; He gestured vaguely back at the castle off to the side of the lake
The old ain,
"I understand your worries, Isaac With his Highness Keldon off clashing with the Aurelius and Augustus Families, we are spread thin at therod down to the side, and turning to give his full attention
"The way to salvation is not always a clear path Obstacles will appear, whether through our own thoughts, or through the actions of others&8221; He raised his hands as he spoke, his eyes radiating light and passion,
"We Shades are a race others clai us as evil for tens of thousands of years Yet now? The Church of Light has spread to all of the Shade Race, and salvation is at hand for all We are htier than we have ever been before&8221; He continued,
"Peace dominates the land Every h food to eat and water to drink Slavery is abolished, and crier are we forced to live under the rule of others&8221; He nodded his head,
"Our job is not an easy one, Isaac To spread the Word of Light to all is our calling Many of our missionaries have fallen in the field, killed by those ould silence the Word&8221; He sighed, real and tangible sadness infused within his voice
"I understand that&8221; Isaac broke in, his body treh Priest,
"I just don’t understand how that creature fits in with the Word Why we ht doesn’t condone pointless killing&8221; A confused expression donned his face
The High Priest siht now, is a sy the co in the Light can they find salvation After all, without the co,
"And we have been given an opportunity, praise the Light in its infinite benevolence, to create that symbol&8221; He nodded his head sharply,
"All we hest forht, and spread the Word of Light to all&8221;
Dorian blinked, soft white and red light causing him to stir awake
His consciousness ca up absent Dorian looked around in confusion, scanning his surroundings
All around him, an expansive, white stone floor spread out, seamless, with no cracks or iradually faded into white fog, lowing red orb could be seen
Every direction he looked, endless white nothingness spread out The only thing on this world was hi off light above
‘Initializing soul scanning aged’
Ausra’s fa out in Dorian’s head
‘Where a?’ He asked aloud The area looked so in the distance similar to the Evolution Space he could envision with his Soul Spell Matrix
‘Your body suffered an enormous amount of strain The injuries you suffered were severe, including highly daenetic corruption due to your use of Condensed Eley In addition, your soul was injured due to you forcibly ignoring the soul adaptation period and co off information cooly,
‘Due to this, your mind and body have entered a dory, your Soul Spell Matrix is repairing the day of the world around you’
Dorian blinked as he heard his situation, sighing It seeed to survive, but only just barely
‘The injury to the soul is fully treatable, but only if you remain in a dormant state If you choose to awaken now, the injury rowth, in addition to a nonzero chance of death’ Ausra finished
‘Alright’ He shrugged It didn’t seem he had much choice here He’d made his decisions, and maybe others, if they were in his place, would think they were foolish But he would stick by his rets
‘So where, exactly, is this?’ He repeated his question
‘Your consciousness is resting within the nucleus of your Soul Spell Matrix This is a representation of it, created from your own expectations It is under your control’ Ausra’s ansas concise
He looked around, again noting the lack of… well, anything really He glanced upward at the red orb in the sky, about twenty meters above him
‘Is that Williay, protected froy fell apart, and Williae to th… that would be it for him
The only reason William had ended up as he as because of his brave sacrifice, saving Dorian’s life
Coh water, there was no way Dorian wouldn’t do his day encasing the soul of the human you saved is currently bonded just outside of the nucleus of your Soul Spell Matrix’ Ausra replied, echoing in his head Unlike when he was in his Evolution Space, he couldn’t see the ball of light that represented Ausra here
‘Okay What is this for his chin He looked down at his body, staring at it
His form was that of a hu in front of his face
He wasn’t super ht either He was slightly lean, with short brown hair, and piercing blue eyes
‘This is how you envision your soul’ Ausra replied
‘Huh’ He looked hie universe, his view of hi He felt like he didn’t blend in with other humans well anymore, as if he was out of place
At his core, however, he still stuck to the ed At the end of the day, it hardlyPerhaps so a human Perhaps one day he would return here, and his soul would no longer look hus had happened in this new, odd universe, he was no longer ready to discount anything
‘I have finished running e to your soul and physical fore the repair process?’ Ausra replied, her voice cool
‘Yes How long will it take?’ Dorian queried
‘Esti… incomplete data does not allow an accurate assessment, save for a reliable claim that less than a month is required, in real time’ Ausra responded
‘In real tiht his attention
‘Yes, in real time Time within the nucleus of your Soul Spell Matrix operates oddly When the Godking created your Soul Spell Matrix, he drew upon the forces of creation itself, allowing you to bend reality and Evolve Because your consciousness is stored here, your perception of ti will floith the distortions present in your Soul Spell Matrix A real day could pass in a single hour here, ora to be stuck here?’ He looked around the endless white expanse, a hint of worry and irritation in his heart It seeht be forced to live in boredom for a feeeks or even a month
‘I am unable to provide a reliable estiement of my construct, I am unable to provide real ti
‘Alright, well, you et past this, the better’
‘Acknowledged Engaging the repair process’ Ausra’s voice rang out, and then vanished
The world around Dorian flashed for just the briefestreturned to stillness
‘Ausra?’
‘…’
He was greeted with silence The genie was fully engaged in repairing the dae to his soul, unable to respond or reply to hiuess I’ed He looked around the endless white expanse, and then up at the glowing red orb that represented Williaht as well see what I can do here’
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