[The Abyss or the Great Void was an existence feared and avoided by all who knew about it.]
[Even before the first Celestial appeared on the outer space, it was there.]
[A chasm of unending depth that you can never escape from.]
[Anybody who messed with it was consumed by it to be never found again.]
[With the passing of time, everyone who knew about its existence considered it to be a freak of nature, a part of the natural existence of world.]
Zeno listens attentively to what Profile is saying. Even though he doesn't understand most of them, he could make out the fact that it was dangerous.
"But you said I did not need to be bothered by it. Why is it so?"
All the light pulses in the brain like structure of Profile seemingly disappears for a second there only to light up after a moment's notice.
[Anything that have entered the Great Void's control cannot escape no matter what methods are employed.]
[However, user seemingly a human soul was able to escape its control and moreover keep his sanity which can be considered a miracle in itself.]
[In short, either it doesn't want to consume user opposite to how it is designed to do so.]
[Or, it cannot consume user due to some unforseeable circumstances.]
[Either way, it would be better if user decides to not awaken your predecessor's Soul Gift for the time being.]
[If that condition can be maintained, most case scenario would be that it would stay dormant.]
Listening to Profile's advice, Zeno finds it to be a logical one. When he was trapped in the Void, he didn't suffer any loss confirming Profile's theory that either it cannot harm him or won't harm him. Since the other Soul Gift belonged to his predecessor, it tried to take over it, however when he came in control, there was nothing more done to it other than surrounding it.
"How is it that you know so much about it even though you were summoned just a few minutes ago?"
This time, the talkative Profile remained silent. Either he has some sort of inbuilt skill for information gathering or he isn't just a simple Soul Gift either and has his own secrets as well.
"Why aren't you answering me, now?"
Seeing Profile not responding to his question piques his curiosity.
[Knowing it won't help user and not asking more about it would make Profile grateful to user.]
Both of them seems to have reached a dead end. After some time, Zeno decides to give in.
"If it is that important to you, I won't look into it for the time being. But you have to tell me sometime if I have to trust you fully."
Zeno didn't want to cross examine a potential friend.
[Profile would never do anything harmful to its user since it will only end up hurting Profile itself.]
[When user will reach a stage that is appropriate, Profile will tell about it.]
Even though Zeno was sleeping externally, his mind was active all this time. He slowly closes his eyes in the Mindspace to truly fall asleep which resulted in the stars around him dimming to finally extinguish with only the brain like structure of Profile glowing in the darkness.
~Time 5:30pm~
Zeno awakens from his long slumber and tries to get up suddenly, owing to his old habit from previous life which he immediately regrets. He feels a sting of pain from his sudden jerk.
Looking around, he once again came to the realisation that all that happened was not a dream, but reality itself. But the only thing he cannot come to terms with is the fact that he have to suffer for two to three weeks in this cast suffering pain everytime he moves.
'Damn it! How can I even move in this thing?'
Zeno exclaims to himself in his mind while getting up very slowly, slow as a sloth. He tries to make minimum movement each step he takes. Even though it is time consuming, this is the only way he can move around for the time being.
'Profile, are you there?'
[At your service.]
"Do you have any idea for improving my current predicament?"
Zeno ask for an opinion since Profile is the only one that knows all his secrets and problems.
[The most optimal solution would be to employ a healer with a high grade healing skill.]
[However what user can afford at this moment would be to try to advance his Cosmic Grade.]
[Doing so, the body will try to mend itself faster.]
'What you are saying can be considered a solution. But there is only one problem with it.
How the hell am I supposed to advance my Grade with no knowledge regarding the subject? I don't even know the ABCD of Advancing.'
Zeno complains to Profile in his mind. If he knew how to Advance, he would have tried to do so even if he had to spare his sleeping time just to satisfy his curiosity. Even though he is a young man in a child's body, his mind still retains a bit of childlike imagination and curiosity. He too desires to be able to perform tricks and techniques of sorts.
[Why don't user check Larry's room?]
[There maybe some sort of manual or guide present there, who knows?]
Profile answers immediately as if it had expected such a question from Zeno.
Hearing this, Zeno's face also lit up and tries to move slowly towards the door. Whatever the case, even if he have to take the whole night, he will find out if such a manual or guide exists there.
Just before he moves, he notices a meal prepared for him in the table near to the bed. Knowing that Adam must have prepared it, giving his thanks to both God and Adam, he gobbles it all up within few minutes. After that he continues onward onto his new mission- To search father Larry's room.
Adam was not present in the house at the time, hence Zeno could afford to move around freely. He opens up Larry's room and starts to investigate around to find something worthwhile. It isn't that big of a room. You could see a bed adjacent to a window closed with white curtains. A shelf made of wood is placed near the head of the bed. Near to it, a table and chair, with a some papers littering the table could be seen. That is all there to it.
Zeno takes his time to move towards the shelf. He opens it to find an assortment of thick manuscripts which seemed pretty much old with some of them being ancient. He reads through the titles of each book to verify whether they are manuals or guides to Advancing.
These were some of the titles of the book. From these, he selected
Getting outside of Larry's room, he notices that Adam has not returned back even though it was getting dark. Most probably the latter would only return late at night. Zeno goes back into his room walking like a penguin bringing the two books along with him.
Before he went to jail, there was a period of time, when he was a bookworm in his college days. He would read all sorts of books from fictional stories to technical journals. There was never a day he would not read something or other. To him books were an outlet to escape reality.
Zeno having reached his room tries to sit comfortably in a chair with a bit of difficulty. Then he tries to examine the contents of both the books and tries to get an understanding of it. The common language used there is a language similar to english itself. Having seen the experiences of kid Zeno, he could read and understand most of it.
Time continues to pass without as much a care in the world. Evening has passed and night has approached, still he was going through the texts like a madman. He only read the book-
The trick is to shut off all his five basic senses and try to find his sixth sense all the while maintaining a specific order of breathing. If the instructions are executed precisely, there is 50 percent chance of success, that is according to the book.
Zeno leaves the desk and tries to execute the training as much as possible. Sitting on his bed, he attempts to limit his senses as possible, however he couldn't do that so easily. He could close his eyes thus shutting off his sight, no problem. He could even stuff his ears, limiting his hearing. However he cannot help but notice the smell of wooden furniture and the odour around his room while breathing. He could also not ignore the sensation of the cast surrounding him.
Even though these all limited him, he continously tries again and again. After twenty or thirty tries he gets the hang of it. Suddenly he achieves the trance like state and enters his Mindspace by himself without falling into sleep. The scenery around the Mindspace stayed the same as before. This time however the brain like structure of Profile seemed as if it was observing him.
[Congragulations on reaching the Mindspace by yourself.]
"I thought this was supposed to teach me some sort of sixth sense."
Zeno asks confused at having reached here. He was now doubting the authenticity of the book.
[Just consider this as a bonus, then]
[User can still try out his new exercise here, just that breathing here would be just a worthless random motion.]
Zeno tries to execute his new found exercise and finds out what Profile said to be true. However he still tries to limit his sense, ignoring everything surrounding him. He tries to ignore the presence of Profile, the other Soul Gift and the vast chasm underneath them.
He could feel some sort of sense awakening within him and a tiny smoke like thing lits up in his radar like sense. Then many other similar smoky things also lit up. Ultimately he finds himself completely surrounded by it. It is flowing around him continously as if he was drowning in it.
He knows he has to gather it into himself having no idea how to do it. Those tiny smokes as if responding to his wish gets close to him. To him it felt like they were rushing into him like they found a new place to stay. Opening his eyes, he could still sense and see these smokey beings accumulated around him.
[User has gained the trait:"Energy Sense"]
Zeno doesn't bother to respond to it and continously tries to accept the torrent of energy he was provided with. He felt addicted to it a bit and felt like he was experiencing a new stage of life. Not long after he was rewarded for his efforts.
[Congragulations!! User has reached the Cosmic Grade of One.]
[Profile has unlocked 3 new inbuilt skills.]
Zeno is awakened from his state by the influx of new information to his head via the link connecting him and Profile. It seems he can uncover new skills of his Soul Gift while advancing.
"View"
He utters the command code looking at himself activating the skill. Thanks to the new information, he could try out the new skills he recieved by himself.
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Name: Zeno Lockhart / Noir Rivera
Title: Transmigrator
Age: 8(24+8)
Cosmic Grade: 1 {0/200}
Energy Points: 100
Gifts:
1. Construct Gift: Short Sword (Unawakened)
2. Unique Gift: Profileย
Traits:
Energy Sense Lv1
Demon's Plague/ Possessor of Fragment of Abyss(Dormant)
Inbuilt skills:
Scanner Vision, Virtual Processor, Hidden Codex
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A black holographic screen with white coloured letters lit up in front of him covering his whole view. It feels a bit different from the previous screens since it felt more solid and real.