Chapter 49  : Changing Fate

Within the vast expanse of nothingness normally called the Universe or the Celestial Plane by many people, there lies a white cube that spans a few hundred meters on all sides, with a person inside it being on the level of a God.

That God was actually a Goddess, and her name was Kurohana. This was Kurohana’s special space.

Looking at the orb that always broadcasted Aurus’ every move, Kurohana nodded to herself as she knew that she made the right choice as to which soul to use. “As expected from one of the top players of Infinite Stick Evolution. Once his early game memories were recovered, he would now aim to make his base form stronger in preparation for the future.”

At this moment, Kurohana couldn’t help but giggle a bit. “Anyways, it won’t be possible for him to reach the level he wants since his fate has already been set.”

Ding!

All of a sudden, a sound that was usually heard when Aurus’ system did something, resounded throughout the inside of the white cube, making Kurohana fall into silence. Not long after, she couldn’t help but ask herself, “Where did that sound came from?”

If anyone were to be in the white space right now, they would be smitten by Kurohana’s beauty as a goddess even when frowning. But considering the fact that Kurohana looked like a 15 year old that had a bountiful bosom, it was more likely that that person would be arrested in a heartbeat.

Kurohana then tried to search where that sound came from, only for it to come from the orb she used to look at Aurus from afar. Seeing what Aurus was currently doing, which was traversing an extremely long green corridor, she couldn’t help but frown as to where it came from.

“Hm. He didn’t use his system in these past few minutes, so it could mean…”

At this point, Kurohana remembered the stick that was beside Aurus around half a day ago. It was a stick that had a trace of divinity within it, which was the same as Aurus, having a trace of Kurohana’s divinity.

When she first found out that there was another god that found her plans and used it to bolster their own power as well, she couldn’t help but get furious as it was her ace in the hole, allowing to keep her popularity as a weapon craftsman.

Letting out a soft sigh to calm her senses, she softly commanded, “Zoom out.”

Whoosh!

In an instant, the view from orb that was focused on Aurus suddenly expanded to cover the whole inheritance, which was composed of multiple corridors and halls. Looking closely, Kurohana noticed that there was another stick other than Aurus that was tackling the inheritance.

“Is this possibly…?” Kurohana instantly zoomed in on that stick, feeling that her plans were going to be ruined in the future. Looking at the stick from up close through the orb, she noticed that the trace of divinity was extremely familiar to her. Not only that, she also proved that the system sound came from the stick as well, coincidentally seeing that the stick was interacting with a semitransparent screen.She closed her eyes for a bit, grasping a small hint of the divinity that the stick exuded and used a special divine technique to find out which god knew of her, Kurohana’s special world.

Bang!

Not long after, Kurohana’s eyes opened up and within it flashed a raging flame that could swallow a person whole. As this happened, multiple white lightning bolts appeared on the periphery of the white cube, spreading outwards as it lit up a small part of the Celestial Plane with an unimaginable brightness.

“That bitch!” Kurohana couldn’t help but grit her teeth as she remembered a goddess’ face that seemed to be mocking her.

“To think that the Goddess of Kinship, Familia, has caught wind of my special world that allows me to procure special items. Who knows when she would spread it to other gods!”

Still in a fit of rage, Kurohana stood up and opened a rift towards the Celestial Plane as she was heading towards Familia’s plane. Her mind was filled with the thought of silence. The thought of silencing Familia once and for all.

“I don’t know how she found it out…but I better silence her before it gets worse.”

Whoosh!

At the next instant, Kurohana left her plane, leaving the orb to broadcast Herellia’s actions. What she didn’t know was that…

This would change Aurus’ fate in the future.

…

“[Gale Hover]!”

“[Tempest Burst]!”

Whoosh!

Darting towards the end of the corridor with a temporarily boosted speed of 1.55 kilometers per hour that would last for 20 seconds at most, Aurus was thinking of what to do after finishing the trial and killing the boss of the Lesser Experience Haven.

“Hmm…I still have two more trials after this according to the disembodied voice that announces the trials I would have to take. But it doesn’t hurt to prepare for the future, right?”

“Well first off, I really have to fill my Life and Will points to the limit. No wait, I have passive skills that boost the limit of my Life and Will points, which could possibly net me a better evolution.”

“I should also kill the bosses of the places where I could grind experience since all of them give out Genesis Points, which would allow the Genesis Tree to grow faster.”

“But what I should really do in the meantime is…” Aurus’ eyes glinted as he continued to traverse the long green corridor.

“Grind. My. Skills!”Whoosh!

In an instant, multiple Spirit Spears were creating from the floating Animas that hovered around his body. Concurrently, the Animas that held SP and recovered his HP and SP were being destroyed and created multiple times in a second.

“First off, grind my SP storage skill and the Spirit Spear skill!”

“[Spirit Spear: Denial]!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Continuing along the path, Aurus would grind all of the skills that he could grind while making sure that [Gale Hover] and [Tempest Burst] were used at the instant they were off cooldown.

“Since I have time to spare, this is what I should be doing!”

…

Around two days have passed since Artan and Mira decided to give up on chasing the Spiritas and headed back to the Seraph Kingdom within the continent whose name is still unknown.

Using the Fly spell and the Child of the Wind buff allowed them to traverse most of the distance at a fast speed, but a person’s MP had its limit, needing them to take rests in villages and small towns in between these flights, allowing Mira to recover her MP and not let her suffer from mana depletion, which was something a mage wouldn’t want to happen.

Whoosh!

The two of them landed in front of an extremely tall tower within the Seraph Kingdom. It was considered as a landmark of the Seraph Kingdom, which was also a haven for all mages of all ranks.

This tower in front of them was the Arcana Tower.

“Halt!” As they were going to walk into the Arcana Tower, they were barred of entry by a guard that exuded a menacing aura towards the two.

“Artan, whatever you do. Don’t fight against this guy,” Mira looked at Artan as she whispered a few words of warning near Artan’s ear. “What you should do is answer his every question and use Dane’s name as a way to enter the tower.”

“You don’t want to face the wrath of a Rank 6 Supreme Arcana Guard, now do you?”

Gulp. Artan couldn’t help but swallow his saliva as beads of cold sweat dropped from his forehead. He actually had the notion of doing just that, he looked at Mira and gave a gaze of gratitude before looking at the mighty guard in front of them.

“State your purpose,” the guard commanded.

Mira bowed respectfully to the guard, to which Artan bowed as well. Afterwards, Mira flashed a badge that had a drawing of a magic staff covered in leaves in the middle and said, “I am Mira, a Rank 3 Elementalist of the Arcana Tower. I am here under the orders of Rank 4 High Mage Dane to report a mission sent by him.”

The guard that could kill in one hit, nodded at Mira’s words and looked at Artan. “How about you?”

Artan couldn’t help but shiver in front of the guard’s gaze, but he forcefully concealed it and answered in a somewhat calm tone. “I am Artan, a Rank 2 Battle Warrior, no affiliation. I am also here under the orders of the Rank 4 High Mage Dane to report a mission sent by him.”

The guard stared at Artan for a bit before nodding his head and giving way to the two, letting them walk through the entrance of the Arcana Tower without difficulty.

“Hey Mira, why did you use Dane’s name? Since you’re a member of the Arcana Tower, wouldn’t you be able to enter and exit the tower as you please?” Artan couldn’t help but ask as they gradually headed up towards the 40th floor of the Arcana Tower, the floor meant for Rank 4 High Mages and equivalent magic-related classes.

Mira shook her head as she replied, “Although I’m a member of the Arcana Tower, I need to be a Rank 4 Grand Elementalist at least to enter and exit the tower without the guard batting an eye. Anyways, let’s hurry up and tell Dane about his mission.”