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Chapter 135: Needed
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"What… what?!&8221; He stepped back away fro down to his knees in shock The world around hi in as he clutched at his head, his body shaking
"I… am Yukeli? What?!&8221; He sputtered out loud
Thud
As he spoke, the entrance to this room that had previously been locked opened up with a loud thunk, revealing a long stone hallway
In his s suddenly became clear to him The reason why he had kept his memories intact The reason why Yukeli was able to create an Ability by co that is incredibly coe of one’s own soul to do
The reason Yukeli was able to control his body without suffering from Discordancy After all, a soul could only inhabit a body if that body and soul s that all added up
‘Hahaha…’ The ancient voice of Yukeli in hisonce more This ti voice, but a powerful, hty voice
‘No You are not me I am myself’ Yukeli’s voice in his mind carried with it a hint of supreme confidence and pride
‘You… you merely have the memories of my past reincarnated life’
"I don’t… I don’t understand&8221; Dorian felt as if everything was collapsing around him
"My memories are rea-&8221; He was cut off
‘YOUR memories, child? They are not YOUR memories I have already told you’ Yukeli’s voice seeer,
‘THEY ARE MINE’ His words echoed in Dorian’s mind
"But… why? Then why?! What?&8221; Dorian couldn’t understand
‘It is sian,
‘The Cycle of the Heavens wipes away all memories after Reincarnation If I wanted to achieve perfection, I needed to escape the Cycle I needed to throw off the chains of Fate’ Yukeli responded, his voice gaining more and more impact,
‘And so I did’
‘The research that made this possible took eons, even with the infors The complexity required… thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of years were required’
‘But I did it I found a way to accelerate ti un to try and le month or less’
‘I succeeded’
‘I split my soul into 88 pieces after I Ascended, each filled with different memories or parts of ony I experienced is indescribable, such that even Gods would have been driven mad and fallen to the wayside’
‘Yet I persevered’
‘I sent those split reed to escape it and reincarnate’
‘You, Firstborn, had reatest hopes’
‘For the other 87… I cohty beasts, powerful creatures that I thought should prove useful upon my return’
‘But you… Firstborn… you were special’
‘For, I gave you that which surpassed all other beasts and creatures I wanted to give you the best possible start’
‘And what better addition than a coence has reached the peak, who had a special connection with Fate itself?’ Yukeli’s voice took on a hint of ave you ht In the millions of years I spent alone, I cas Sacrifices… they needed to be made, to reach perfection It pained me, understand, so incredibly much to do what I did My hand nearly failed when it came time’ Grief filled his voice, unrequited
‘But I did what I had to do What I needed to do What needed to be done’
Dorian’s breathing was heavy as he heard all of this, hiseven more nohat had happened The fact that Mira had been drawn to him now, it all made sense
"What… what did you do?!&8221; His voice was filled with horror
‘I took the Soul Spell Matrix of the love of rafted it onto you’
‘Such a step was unprecedented, and it seems that she has retained so with your Soul Spell Matrix as I had expected Still, my experie
"You… you are aas he heard Yukeli casually discuss ht You do not understand either I do not expect others to see what I see Without me, the 30,000 Worlds would be lost’ Yukeli seemed to mentally shake his head,
‘But you… you will sube fully, for my still incomplete memories to reabsorb you Perfection ot back to his feet rather unsteadily, clutching at his head
‘Hahaha… do you still not understand?’
‘Who do you think you are?’
"I aan, but was interrupted
‘No’
‘You aren’t’
‘You merely have my memories of my past life’ Yukeli interrupted hiht’
‘The memories you hold… they are not yours’
"No…&8221; Dorian responded, feeling so painful in him seem to tear
‘You never lived that life’
‘You are not special’
‘Do you knohat you are?’
"Stop&8221; Dorian clutched at his heart, his breathing turning ragged as he listened to the ancient voice in his head speak, instinctively knohat he said was true
‘You are nothing y’
‘I created you from the Aether itself, from thin air’
‘The memories you hold… are not your own’
‘You are not Dorian’
‘You are nothing’
Every word echoed in Dorian’s ettable waves
"STOP!&8221; Dorian fell back to his knees as he covered his ears, yelling out loud as he tried to silence the voice
‘You are NO ONE’
‘You have never lived any life before’
‘You have no mother You have no father’
‘You have no family’
‘What you have of a soul is MINE!’
‘You are NOTHING without me’
‘YOU ARE WORTHLESS’
‘A MERE FORGOTTEN FRAGMENT OF MY MEMORIES, A PATHETIC, WEAK, FOOLISH SCRAP!’
‘I CREATED YOU I MADE YOU I AM YOUR GOD’
The voice in Dorian’s ainst hi to fade away, hisdown into him His memories seemed to blur
The world around hi to fade away
"Who… what… am I…&8221; His words transforile spark of light that was slowly beginning to die
In the deep recesses of his soul, a slight gleaht seeht of Will’s dormant soul
"No… I cannot fall now…&8221; Dorian felt a sense of self begin to refor to come back into focus
"I am… needed&8221;
‘DO YOU THINK YOU CAN RESIST ME? YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A SCRAP OF ENERGY, A REMNANT OF MY SPLIT SOUL’
‘I AM A GOD I HAVE LIVED FOR EONS’
‘YOU ARE NOT EVEN A REAL MORTAL’
‘YOU ARE NOTHING’
‘WHO ARE YOU TO STAND AGAINST ME?’
Yukeli’s voice slaht It was so loud, so overwhelly powerful, that it almost sent Dorian into unconsciousness
He held on, however, stubborn deter…&8221; His voice was ragged, his breathing harsh as he clenched his fists
"But I cannot fall here&8221; He took a deep breath
‘FOOLISH IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE YOU FALL TO ME YOUR DELAY IS POINTLESS’
‘WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL DO NOW?’
Dorian shut his eyes, hisitself as he pushed the voice back
"I will do…&8221; He began and then stopped, taking another breath
"I will do what I think is right&8221;
"Others are depending on me I don’t knohat I aive up now I ahter,
"And you will not stop me&8221;
Dorian’s words carried with theth and authority that he had never felt before His determination see with ht
Dorian’s soul tre in the air A y, similar to the sensation he felt when he concentrated on the Law of Wrath
Yukeli, in the back of hisThe powerful voice lost th as Dorian reasserted hied voice, the vast authority and power it held before nowhere to be seen
‘You have failed me, Firstborn’
‘Thankfully, I accounted for a situation like this’
Dorian felt energy begin to concentrate in the air He took a few steps forward as he rubbed his head, walking to the entryway of the roo wild He put that aside, however, as he focused on the present
This se, stone hallway Off to the side, Dorian could see a large grey archway at the end of the hallway, and through that what appeared to be a huge castle
‘In case the Firstborn should fail… I have 87 other backups’ Yukeli’s voice droned on in his mind
‘Whenever an Anomaly dies, the remnants of ’
WHOOSH
‘You have failed ust of wind slay that had for Behind him, he felt more than heard movement
He spun around, on full alert as he looked back into the study
Where two figures had appeared
As Dorian looked at thenized them on a base level
For they were both like hi set of robes, with their face covered
The other was a woht, floating in the air with legs that seemed to be made of clouds
‘And for that, youleft one lasthim alone with two other Ano smile as she saw Dorian and the other Anomaly
"Ah, my brethren! Rejoice, for I have come with the Truth! I, Veritas, will share it with you&8221;
Back on top of the enorht soared out as the entrances to the Ascension Ruins activated Shouts of pain and the sounds of violence filled the air as the large battle royale continued but began to fade away as people retreated
Several of the portals had activated abnor those present
One by one, however, all the re dozens of people into the depths of the Ascension Ruins
On one entrance, several hundreds of meters down on the southernure of a beautiful, short-haired wo a ripped dress that was covered in blood A set of va at a girl with tufted fox ears that was standing next to her
"I’&8221; Helena muttered, her eyes filled with deter near her entrance as the portal activated, transporting her away Some Humans, Aethmen, as well as a few Shades and other creatures le blow
Hundreds ofaloof in another entrance
"Why the hell did that other entrance activate on its own? Regardless, it’s a good thing we ed to pick up this one Remember, do what the boss says&8221; A red robed Wizard barked out a set of orders towards three othernext to him, his eyes cool He was one of the subordinate Wizards under the Blazing King, a powerful Pseudo-King Class Wizard specializing in Fire Magic
"Yes sir!&8221;
"Aye-aye!&8221;
"As you wish&8221; The last speaker’s voice was cool and controlled Spoken by a , black robe that covered most of his body
Not a man, but, instead, a Vampire
A voice full of pain and tiredness, with a bare, passionate glea with the dead, empty eyes that Trajan was cursed with, ever since the Anomaly known as Veritas blinded hio?’ Trajan swore mentally as he stood with the other subordinates, his mind aith confusion
At another entrance hundreds of meters away, a trio looked around a deserted scene Not a soul was left in sight trying to challenge theo find the Great Lord&8221; Leader gave Aiden and Mira a thu his bow to fade away
Aiden ed, while Mira had a pensive look on her face
"Grandmother…&8221; She whispered quietly
WHOOSH
The entrance activated, teleporting them away
Not too far from them, a pair of Wizards looked down at an entrance portal that had already activated
HIC
"Whelp, look’s like we’re too late&8221; Jiro shrugged as he looked at the portal and then around the rest of the shell Flashes of light were soaring up all along it as the other portals all activated
"We would havea drinking cerean, his voice full of irritation before he was cut off
"Cal the little things Don’t worry, ill siets to appear outside the Ruins&8221; Jiro shrugged for a second ti off the fruit alcohol gourd
"But I-&8221;
"No buts Besides…&8221; Jiro ood idea to wait and prepare That man… is not simple&8221; Jiro’s eyes flashed as he pictured Dorian In Jiro’sappearance, with eyes that seelance, authority and power rolling off him in veritable waves
"Not simple indeed&8221; Jiro’s mouth twisted in a real frown as the he, the Head of the Diaest Wizards in the 30,000 Worlds, worried about how to handle Dorian should he see hiain
On the opposite side of where Jiro and Taeroup stood inside a portal entrance A quintet of fighters, all dressed in shining white arht
"Damn it, Veritas… why did the other portal activate early? We barely ed to capture this one&8221; The Holy Prince Isaac of the Church of Light griped as he stood in the center of the portal, next to Jasper and Gerulf, the two hters he had decided to take with him for this excursion, as well as two other Shade Wizards he’d brought as support
His question went unanswered
At the last possible second, as the portal was activating, a flash of movement could be seen
A black-skinned hu just within range of the Holy Prince’s portal entrance
"Greetings aliver Pardon this intrusion, but I noticed you had room&8221; The htly
Before Isaac or anyone could respond, all of the at thethereat Flame Empyrean Turtle, the various portals lit up and activated, transporting dozens of powerful beings into the athered around thesewith it implications that would shape the entire future of the 30,000 Worlds
As all of this was going on, just a few dozen miles away, a small monkey let out a satisfied burp
"Ahhhh Now that was tasty&8221; Sun Wukong s bone that had been stripped co his lips
His eyes flashed as he looked out into the distance, where a gargantuan turtle was currently standing, floating atop the Maget down to business&8221; He clapped his hands together, his body blurring as he began to run towards the giant beastIf you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible