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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Chapter Eighty-Five: War II
Slash! Luthen’s blood spilled into the air, warm and wet. Despite the fact that he could have just been killed, the main emotion Luthen was experiencing right now was surprise. My hand.... passed through? Luthen had lost his balance and was about to stumble to the ground, his surprise overloading the usual response to pain and danger. The Assasin Apostate, annoyed that he hadn't achieved his aim, had retreated fully to a corner of Luthen's eye, waiting for another good opportunity to strike, his dagger glinting. Just then, a shadow appeared on the ground. It seemed to come from above and grow larger by the second. A large sphere came from above at an astonishing speed, blocking out the sun. There was no question of who created it, as it was a translucent blue, Maron's signature Again, Luthen experienced a moment of inner surprise. The sphere descending with the intent to kill him was just as big as the one Maron had summon at the Sacred Island, except then he needed help to do
Chapter Eighty-Four: War I
"Spatial Technique: Severed Space." The world went black for everyone. Kane was sure he had heard Luthen's voice before his surroundings changed. So did Reese, Jonelle and Lyann. Somen could not be bothered as long as his opponent remained within his arm's reach. So the same question was asked in their minds. How did he get here? ******* Luthen remained above the island a while longer, his eyes closed, observing with Spatial World. His sense of space was acute as Spatial World unfolded, every motion within its reach mapped perfectly in his mind, especially those of his friends and foes. Even the divine being, that observed still from an even higher vantage point, was wary of Luthen's 'vision', concealing his identity with his darkness, the first time something was rendered invisible to Luthen's vision, though the Shard was not aware. Of course Luthen knew where the other Shards were. He was responsible for transporting them to his alternate dimensions, his 'severed spaces' a
Chapter Eighty-Three: Divine Help?
He failed before, but he was trying again. He had been sittting on the short grass for a while now without the slightest movement. His heart beat slowly as if he was in hibernation.Luthen’s consciousness floated outside his body, gliding over continents, deserts, and endless oceans. His mind wandered the globe in his search for the elusive Eye.Just how hidden was it? After all this while yet still nothing?But giving up was not the solution. Sophie had, through Reese and Jonelle, warned the group against going. Yet they went ahead. It could only mean that there was a trap being set up for them.I know it sounds stupid going to the lion's den but we have a better chance if we stand together. He said inwardly.So he'd continue to look.*******Luthen would never have guessed that there were two entities in this world who wanted him to find the location of the island at least as much as he did, if not more, though he may have predicted that Mother was one of them.What he would never
Chapter Eighty-Two: Apostates v. Shards.
"I am just going to ask you a question." Somen started. "I hope you can give me the answer. I am really confused here." The Follower did not have the mental strength to object. "I am looking for the strong ones." "The strong ones?" The cloak repeated drowsily "Yes. The ones that wear red cloaks." It was surprising to the other Shards that even in this state, Somen had managed to hold on to some intelligence. Why was this guy looking for Apsotates? the Shards thought. "I don't know where they are." No sooner had he finished the words that his blood sprayed on his comrades, permanently ending his role in our story. Somen transmuted the air surrounding his arm into a metal blade, severing his head. After all the effort the cloak had put in, it only took Somen a barely noticeable swipe to end his life. Somen looked up and his eyes glowed when he saw the others. Shoving the headless body to one side, he rushed into the fray. "We had better follow him." Reese sighed. The others ha
Chapter Eighty-One: It Begins.
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 cont
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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