2025-02-03 17:00:53“Let’s see… Conquest of Frenen… War for Kalern… Ah—here! Chronicles of the Age of Nobles.” Luthen said after about an hour in the vault as he picked up a dusty scroll. “Can you read this, Sophia? The language is ancient.”
“Ok then. Let’s see what it says.”
“In ... the ... beginning, the ... world ... was ... ruled ... by–”
“Can you read any faster? We have a lot to cover!” He complained
“I am trying! This isn’t a piece of cake!” She defended herself
“In ... the ... beginning, the ... world ... was ... ruled ... by ... gods ... who ... controlled ... the ... seven ... types ... of ... magic. So basically the Shards and their Seven Aspects” She continued
“I thought there were six?” Luthen asked
“The world thinks there are six because nobody has had an Ability with the Null Aspect. Except its Shard.” She said.
Wait…How did I know that?
“Is that Kane’s Aspect? That would make the Null Aspect, not Soul, to be the rarest Aspect then.” Luthen said touching his chin
“No two Shards use the same Aspect.” She shook her head
“Oh....Good. Continue.”
“It ... was ... a ... time ... of ... peace ... and ... great ... prosperity ... till ... a ... great ... evil ... emerged. ... The ... gods ... fought ... amongst ... themselves ... and ... dragged ... humans ... into ... it. ... The ... war ... and ... destruction ... waged ... till ... the ... Benevolent ... Goddess ... and ... her ... allied ... gods ... defeated ... that ... evil. ... The ... victorious ... gods ... repentant ... for ... the ... destruction ... they ... caused ... voted ... to ... let ... humans ... rule ... themselves. ... The ... Goddess ... chose ... the ... First ... Seven ... Nobles ... and ... empowered ... them ... to ... lead ... humankind. ... So ... began ... the ... Age ... of ... the ... Nobles.”
“Is that all?”
“Yeah… Pretty much.” She put the scroll back to its original position.
“What next?” He asked
“We need to find out what privileges the Great Nobles can grant. Voyne wanted to present his request before the High Council. We need to know what he could ask for.” She said.
They spent about another 50 minutes inside the vault.
“No clue. The Great Nobles do have a lot of privileges to grant” He said. They were both exhausted.
“Our time would soon be over.” She looked at the timer. Almost 2 hours and nothing yet.
An earthquake shook the vault. That was unexpected. Earthquakes did not usually occur in Rhyne.
“You said those gods from earlier were Shards, right?”
“Gods? Yeah. Most likely.”
“Let’s see if we can find anything on them. If there is no relevant information to catching Voyne, then maybe we can find something that would make us stronger.”
That was their best lead for now. Their time would soon run out and it would be risky to break in again.
“Fine. Look for anything on the Benevolent Goddess. And quickly.”
Another 7 minutes later, She found a book Legend of the Goddess Benevolent. It wasn’t as dusty as the others. She picked it up.
“Sophia? Anything? Time’s running out!”
“Luthen, I have found something.”
“Great. Let’s go. We have less than a minute till the security protocols kick in.”
He teleported Sophia and himself out of the vault to just out of the tour group’s range. It was very convenient that with Spatial World, he did not need to touch anyone to teleport them. They may have been caught then.
Sophia quickly joined up with the group and tried to fit in.
Luthen first recognized her. He had only seen her on TV before. The Archduchess Klare. He quickly hid before she discovered him. He tried warning Sophia.
Archduchess Klare got to her first. He had to leave.
“Soph-Duchess Sophia! What a surprise. How have you been?”
“Huh?... I’m fine. How do you do, Archduchess?” Sophia quickly overcame her surprise.
“Oh please. Drop the formality” Klare rolled her eyes. Despite their differences in position, Klare was not older than Sophia. They used to actually play together as children.
“I have seen better days. How’s Rhyne? I am truly sorry for that incident with the Shard.”
“Uhm. It is okay, Archduch–Klare.”
“What are you doing here though?
“Oh that. Uhmm.. I came for the tour.”
“A tour?” Klare laughed and asked surprisingly.
“Yes. I have never actually been here before”
“Okay. Next time you want to come here though, just write to me and I’ll show you some extra exhibits.” Klare winked at Sophia.
“Thank you Klare. I do need to go now.” Sophia said.
“Oh yes. Do take your leave. I’ll see you later” Klare said and turned to leave.
She paused after a few seconds
Wait! Klare thought. The tour isn’t over. She turned to face the tour group.
Sophie wasn’t there.
*******
Sophia left the building. In an instant, Luthen appeared by her side.
“That was close!”
“I knew why I insisted on registering and following the tour group, instead of just teleporting in with you. If anyone wants to check the records, there would be evidence that I came for the tour.”
Good reasoning. Thought Luthen
He on the other hand did not need a complicated alibi. He was already accused of being a mass murderer so if he was caught – seen actually because it was nigh impossible to catch a teleporting Shard – it would be like the least of his accused crimes.
“Did you get it?”
“Yes I did.”
Luthen breathed with relief “Let’s head back.”
*******
For the first time since this tournament, Kane just tasted his own blood. That last blow made his head spin. The force of it could have taken out 3 of these fighters, who were operating above normal human fitness level, cleanly. His ear buzzed.
Kane was not the only person surprised though. His opponent, looked at him with surprise.
“Y-You stood up?”
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Could it be possible that that one had detected his influence?Did that mean that decades of planning had gone down the drain?Did something delay him?How did he figure it out?The agitated god calmed his thoughts.No. It wasn’t possible. He had been careful so far."Well, If the Shard won't come", the god smirked, "I'll just have to bring him myself."*******Immediately they stepped on the island, Mother, sitting cross-legged in the dome at the center of the island(atoll), felt their power surge into her. It was a steady rivulet as she didn't want to arouse their undivided attention by taking too much at once.Such pure energy!Though a Shard of the Soul Aspect, she had never experienced the intoxicating rush of all Aspects flowing into her at once.Well, in this case it wasn’t all the Aspects. It was most. One was missing.She frowned. How could one be missing? This could mean trouble. For the ritual to correctly work all Shards had to be present and contribute their energies. It
Chapter Eighty: Confrontation.
Before the revelation of the schemes of gods and oblivious villainesses, Kane gathered them for another round table discussion on the ship, not too far from the island they sought, though they didn’t yet know that.Lyann had earlier stopped directing the ship. They have run out of instructions from the map and were just turning in circles now, no island yet in sight.“We don’t know our way. We might as well use the time to plan.” Kane told them.“So, Leader. What is your plan to storm an area we have never seen?” said Lyann dragging the word ‘Leader’. It was too obvious she didn’t mean it.Kane focused on the matter at hand, ignoring her jibe. “We have to assume that they are prepared. We are also one member short.” He told them, referring to Luthen."They must have set some kind of trap." Somen said."Traps." Reese corrected. "One is definitely the Apostates. They are changed now." He said grimly."You keep saying this. Are you implying they may be a match for us?""No. Not yet. To
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Mother stood at the bank of the lake formed by the ring shaped island (calling it an atoll from now on;)), facing the water, her hand tight in a fist.It's just under the water ahead, She thought, though she didn't need reminding. Her reflection shimmered as another figure appeared suddenly, his silhouette refelected in the water.She wasn't surprised. He would have turned up sooner or later. She thought back to his last words to her.The final ritual. Then All would be One, he promised her back then.Now, he hovered in front of her as she walked to the very altar she would perform the ritual on."About time you showed up." Mother grumbled to the figure.It was made of darkness, not just clothed by it. Yet this darkness had some eerie shine to it. It reminded one of the beautiful darkness that lay in the space, around galaxies, complementing and contrasting the stars.A dark light, consuming the sunlight around it yet releasing its own."While I apologize, Solyn Iskra, I believed you
Chapter Seventy‐Eight: The Eye.
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Chapter Seventy-Seven: Departure
The High Council chamber was sounding more alive than normalSix Archdukes filled the vaulted hall with overlapping opinions and protests, their voices rising in sharp waves that echoed throughout the room. “This is unbelievable!” Duke Orrbi slammed his palm flat against the table. “The riots are spreading, the people are restless, and yet you tell us to stop the search? To stop the search is to hand the realm over to chaos! We should intensify it instead.”That was what Revner thought too. Infact, that was what everyone else thought, which was why they murmured agreement. Even Klare the only dissenter here, would normally agree with Orrbi.So why was she telling them to call of the search? I didn't make any sense. To make things worse, she was in no mood for explanation. “Chaos has already taken hold,” Manning retorted. “The Equalists stir rebellion in the streets while Voyne and the Church move towards a goal. We are trapped between a rock and a hard place.”Klare sat at the head
Chapter Seventy-Six: Frustration, Anger, Self-Hate.
Luthen stood some distance away from Sophie’s house, sufficiently concealed in the shadows yet observing the commotion he had caused. "Find him!" came an authoritative voice. "He couldn't have gone far! By Order of the High Council!" He saw soldiers scurry in different directions, some entering the building to support those already there, others surrounding the house and searching every nook and cranny. He wished he could tell them it was of no use. ******* "I swear I saw him!" A solider tried to explain to his captain and his fellow colleagues. Their faces were the epitome of disbelief. "He was real like you and I!" "He could have teleported!" One of the more tactless soldiers replied him. The rest looked at him like he was stupid. However, the serious face of his captain bore a semblance of anger. The tactless solider whitened as he realized his mistake. He had indirectly insulted his superior. "I am sorry, Captain!" He quickly excused himself from the area. The
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