[Tree of Life] (Sprout Stage)
[A small sprout containing boundless life force. An item of myth, the lifeline of many worlds. Still in the Spout stage.]
[Current Effect: Wounds and physical strength would recover much faster than before. Can be grown into a Sapling with the right methods, increasing the current effect by many times.]
With this short notification, Saksham felt as if a small sprout had been planted in the middle of his heart. Although he couldn't see it, he felt a very refreshing feeling sweep past his body as soon as the sprout was planted. He felt a really warm and fuzzy feeling as if he had returned back to his mother's womb. It felt so comfortable that he fell asleep before he even knew it.
When he woke up once next time, it was already daybreak. Stretching his body lightly, Saksham felt so refreshed and healthy that he wanted to go out for running. Fortunately, he had told Savitri that he had no hunger last night or else it would have been big trouble if they came to his room and tried to wake him up for dinner. Due to the [Tree Of life], he was basically sleeping without a care of the world. He wouldn't have been able up even if they tried to.
Gently shaking his head, Saksham was ready to sit on his study table to study when suddenly he heard a soft beeping sound. Saksham raised an eyebrow and looked toward his drawer. He took out the phone given out by IOEA and saw someone was calling him. He thought for a moment and closed the door of his room and then pressed the answer key on the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Asura?" Sakshi asked.
"Yeah, it's me. And don't add the "Mr" at the beginning of my name. Just call me Asura." Saksham said.
"Oh? But Mr. Asura sounded pretty nice too, you know." Sakshi said.
Saksham rolled his eyes slightly when he heard this and said, "You shouldn't have called me to tell me this, right?"
Sakshi smiled lightly and said, "Of course not. I have called today to ask when are you coming to take back your stone?"
Saksham raised an eyebrow and asked, "Can't it be delivered to a place? Do I need to go there personally?"
"Well, it can indeed be delivered to any place you want. But the thing is, the head of IOEA wants to have a little chat with you." Sakshi replied.
As he heard this, Saksham's expression changed little. He hesitated a little and asked, "What does he want to talk about?"
As if hearing the hesitation in Saksham's voice, Sakshi smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about anything. He is not going to eat you. It's just that the rock you want to take away is something that belonged to the master of the head of IOEA. So, he wants to talk to you about it."
Saksham calmed down a little when he heard this. If it is just talking, he doesn't mind talking to the head of IOEA. And he doesn't think that he would be in any danger even if he goes there. The strength he has shown till now was something that IOEA urgently needed currently.
The current state of the country is pretty delicate. To maintain this, IOEA has been trying its best. But the delicate balance would definitely be broken in the future when a new wormhole suddenly opens in any part of the country. They would need many powerful people to control the situation. And he didn't think that IOEA would act against him for no reason. Especially, he didn't think he was powerful enough for the head of IOEA to take action himself. So, in the end, he might really want to see him regarding the big rock.
Saksham thought all this in his head in just a second and replied, "Alright, I will be there today."
"Call me when you are here. I will take you to the head." Sakshi said.
With that, Saksham ended the call and put the phone back in the drawer. Then, he sat on the chair and put his arms behind his head, thinking about some things.
"So, finally I get the rock today huh? From what the system told me, it is the thing required for the upgrade of my powers. But what will my powers become after the upgrade? Will the range of my domain extend even further? Will I get even more EP? Ahhh! I am getting really excited now. I really can't wait to upgrade my powers. Hmmm…my EP has also refilled back? Well, that's great too. If something does go wrong, I can at least do something with them."
Yes, his EP was back to full again. For the past 2 weeks, although Saksham wanted to use the EP to upgrade his powers and use it for other purposes, he suppressed these desires to immediately use the EP and waited till the last day of the week. That way, if some urgent situation came up suddenly, he would have EP to use at that time, unlike the time he fought against Vinayak when he didn't have a single EP left. If he had EP left with him during that fight, he wouldn't have to use [Adrenaline Overload] and his Assassin's Suit wouldn't have exploded.
Shaking off these thoughts, Saksham took out his [Dragon God's Daggers]. Looking at the daggers, he put his right hand on the edge of the dagger. He took a deep breath and rubbed his hand with force on the edge. Almost instantly, his pain nerves started screaming. Taking back his right hand, Saksham saw a cut on his hand with blood slowly flowing out of the wound. Just as he was about to take out the tissue to clean his hand, he suddenly felt a warm and comfortable aura being exuded by the [Tree of Life] in the center of his heart. As the soothing aura flowed to every part of his body, Saksham felt like sleeping once again.
But what happened next made his sleep disappear all of a sudden. His jaw almost dropped to the ground when he saw the blood that had already flowed down his hand, was slowly coming back in reverse. It was as if someone had pressed the Time Back button of a movie. Without waiting for Saksham to react, the blood clearly flowed back to his wound and soon his wound closed. After about a minute, the wound disappeared without leaving any traces behind. Looking at his fair hands, Saksham was struck speechless by the effects of the [Tree of Life]. It seemed as if he had underestimated the effects given by the [Tree of Life] in the sprouting stage.
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Lakshmi Nagar
IOEA HQ
Saksham reached outside the IOEA HQ and took the phone out of his pocket. He dialed Sakshi and he didn't have to wait for even a second before she answered the call.
"I am in the HQ," Saksham said shortly.
"Alright, I will be there soon. Wait for a little." Sakshi also replied shortly and hung the call.
Saksham didn't have to wait for long before he saw Sakshi coming out of an elevator. She was wearing black office wear with a beautiful sapphire necklace on her neck. Her silky short hairs were tied behind her head in a ponytail. She looked really beautiful. Saksham looked at her for a moment before sighing gently.
'Didn't see that she was this beautiful that day. Tsk. Not more than my Anitha though. She is the most beautiful in the world.' Saksham thought smugly.
If Sakshi knew that under the mysterious hood, a teenager was comparing her beauty to his girlfriend, she would definitely choke him on the spot.