There was another reason behind Mane's understanding, which was his very own experience when he was just 6 years old. It was the first time that Mane had been sucked into a whirlpool of bloodlust. When he was just 6, he had unleashed his aura on his class teacher at the time, Mr. Aikens. He had lost himself in the darkness of rage, and was only pulled out through the combined efforts of the 3rd and the 8th. It was at that time that he learned of the god known as Cronos. This god had control over the laws of time. This was a god who was bound to laws of time. His connection with this law was so great that the clock of eternity, a divine artefact, bound to him on its own. Although it wasn't an origin divine artefact, the clock of eternity was a powerful tool. For it to choose a master meant that it had to submit to that master. And Cronos was the only one in history, to have made such a mark. His masters informed him that his plight was because of this god who was supposedly dead, a status that couldn't be attributed to him after the incident a few years back.
"Cronos also had True Eyes, didn't he?" Mane asked. Ananse didn't speak, but she nodded her head with a smile. That was enough for Mane.
Mane was reminded of this god. Cronos had excellent mastery over the laws of time. Even the 9th, a powerful and renowned time wielder, stated that he was far inferior to him. This could only mean one thing: Cronos had the True Eyes. That was the only explanation to his extreme power over the laws of time. The 9th had informed Mane that there were several restrictions in using the laws of time. These restrictions had to be supplanted by training in body wielding. But Cronos wasn't a body wielder. He was a pseudo body wielder at best. This would mean that he wasn't bound by these restrictions. The clock of eternity was a powerful tool, but it was only a divine artefact.
It couldn't break the restrictions set by the Origin King who was an origin divine artefact. That was all Cronos. Initially Mane had assumed, just like his masters, that Cronos was lucky in escaping the Dark Realm by finding the clock of eternity. However, after listening to Ananse, Mane was confident that Cronos had awakened the True Eyes after being forced into the Dark Realm. Now that Ananse had confirmed it, Mane was all the more certain of his hypothesis concerning the Origin King.
"The mutation of the True Eyes was within the expectation of the Origin God. What he didn't expect was that the person he had picked had a bloodline that could rival his, severing his connection with the True Eyes domineeringly. If I am not wrong, and I highly doubt that I am, the Origin King didn't give away his power because he was selfless. He did so to get stronger."
Mane thought it was strange that the Origin King glanced into the far future and saw an enemy so terrifying that even he was reminded of the emotion known as fear, yet had given away his power instead. Wouldn't it be better to grow stronger and prepare the universe so that he could face the incoming threat? Why would he separate the law of space-time, and thereby weaken the two now independent laws. It took him a while, but he figured it out.
"He gave away his power so that it would grow. He knew that as an origin divine artefact he couldn't get any stronger, but there was a race that could. Humans and gods were capable of growing strong enough to weather the storm that was to come. But he was selfish. I understood his character as you were speaking. During his time, he kept a tight leash on the other races, the gods and dragons included. So why didn't he choose the Book of Order, the artefact that believed in his methods, as his successor."
"After all, she was his general, and it was only logical. He didn't choose an heir because he didn't want to. He wasn't going to die, so why would he choose an heir? This is why I am certain he didn't die. Instead, what he did was pass on his power to the human race, the least threatening of the races to him, so that his power will grow in their hands. He didn't pass it to the dragons, or the gods, because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control them. But the humans were weak then. It didn't matter that they had great potential. They were still weak. But their potential would make it possible for his power to grow explosively."
This was why the Origin King had given up his eyes. He was no selfless being. His idea was simple. With his superior soul power, he would be able to slowly wipe away the souls of his inheritors and takeover their bodies. Then he would grow stronger and stronger. When his power reaches its pinnacle in them, he would then take back his eyes, effectively growing much stronger. But he didn't account for one thing.
"The First Supreme was human alright. But her bloodline and soul power weren't weak. Instead of wiping away her consciousness, the Origin King had his connection to his power severed. Instead of gaining more power, he lost half of it. And even more painful was that the First Supreme was able to cause a mutation in his power, whereas the Eternal Slayer had failed in doing so. The Origin King knew that it would take a long while for a mutation to occur, but it occurred so simply with the First Supreme."
"He had no choice but to go after her. He needed his power back. I'm not certain of this, but I can only assume that just like the Chaotic Flames and the Book of Order, the Origin King descended into a deep slumber after giving away his power. After all, not only did he injure himself by forcefully tearing off his eyes, he also needed to prepare to take over two bodies. So all he could do was to use the body that he already possessed to get his eyes back. It was a herculean task, and he failed. But it wasn't a big deal that he failed. He could just transfer his powers to another person. The problem was the True Eyes. With his connection to time severed, he couldn't dictate the next owner of these eyes, so finding the heir of the First Supreme would be a difficult task. My master knew Cronos. And their bond transcended that of the flesh- it was a bond of blood. Yet even he didn't know that Cronos possessed True Eyes. I doubt that the Origin King did either."
"The Origin King cannot be dead. He is alive and well!"
Mane finally ended his long narrative, his towering aura also grew more stable. When it did, Mane realized that he had broken through to the 2nd stage of the scholar wielding manual. He was stunned. The path of scholars had seven steps, each step steeper than the last.
It was similar to the path of spiritualists: Trainee Scholar; Beginner Scholar; Low- Level Scholar; Mid- Level Scholar; High Level Scholar; Scholar King/Queen; Scholar Emperor/Empress.
Mane had skipped the Trainee Scholar stage and barged into the Beginner Scholar level! All because he answered a few questions.