After Sai reached her hand towards Philip and he grabbed her hand, she lifted Philip to the sky as she flew up
Sai was considerate enough to carry Philip up high in the sky. It was because Sai has seen the city lights in the night. She wanted to see the city lights one more time and let Philip witness it
Sai's eyes glittered and shone as she saw the lights coming from city, houses, and street light. For four years, it gave her the sense of bliss and relief
This world, the Earth, is drastically different from her own world. Her world is full of evil and humanity is struggling to resist and fight back. It will be about time for her world to be destroyed by the demon lord. That's why she came to this world after detecting the emergence of Mana and summoning a hero to reclaim her world
There was a rule in the system of the universe that Sai will not be able to directly intervene in the world's matters. The closest thing that she could do is to summon a hero to save her world
That's why Sai always fly in the night sky and observe the beauty of these lights, the creation of the mortal, even though she doesn't like them too much
"What do you think?"
Philip asked Sai as he also looked at the city lights with emotionless eyes. The scenery is very beautiful and it pleases his eyes, but the reality will always hit him that all of this beauty will end
In the end, he believes that after destruction, there will always be beauty and he knows that he will get used to it. It's rare for him to see anything beautiful that satisfy him. The closest that he can see something beatiful are Yuze, Justine, Mei'er's flowers, and the starry night sky that he imagine in the Pocket World, the Log Cabin, at the basement, and possibly grasslands, mountain ranges, calm sea. Artworks doesn't count in his opinion
"I have to say that it's beautiful... Even if it's artificial. This doesn't exist on my world at all"
Philip kept quiet. He is somewhat feeling what Sai was feeling and he understood her. It was then that in Sai's vision, the city was suddenly got engulfed by flames and it was destroyed by a fleet of monsters
She closed his eyes and reopened them, the scenery of the city lights came back
"Let's go down and talk"
Philip did not reply and let Sai do herself. She hovered down towards the unaccessible rooftop and Philip gallantly stepped down, as well as Sai
They looked towards the direction of the city lights and went towards the edge of the roof. They sat down that their feet are dangling. They could feel the cool breeze brushing against their skin
Philip felt refreshed as the wind sweeps his hair, while his hood flutters on his back, and caresses his arms and Sai was unfazed, even though she wears small clothing with a crop top, short shorts, gloves, and boots. Her stomach is exposed and she looked like a 4-foot teenager that has an age of 500,000 years
"You know what we're going to talk about, right?"
Sai asked with full of seriousness
"Yes. It's about everyone in the mansion, their abilities, Mana, and peculiarities of everyone here, right?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"I could tell..."
Philip tried to dodge the question but he figured that he should tell everything to Sai, since she will be a very important asset in the future
"Look, I have multiple abilities"
"I've heard, apparently, you also have Pain Denial and Emotion Manipulation? I thought you were just a Fate Controller"
"Exactly, not just that, I can see the future, I can read body languages, and I can see very far"
Of course, Philip didn't mention anything about the Sword Concept, even though Sai can feel the dense Sword Energy deep within him
"No wonder... How about that overwhelming aura you always manifest when you're angry or struggling and that white lines?"
"I do?!"
Philip was surprised about the overwhelming aura. It was the first time he heard about it because it always manifest behind his back. He also never intended to manifest such an aura
"Maybe it's because of my emotions. Usually, my emotions overspill and changes my whole personality... I have a lot of stored negative energy that has been collected over the years without releasing or venting about it"
Sai could only nod from Philip's explanation. She saw the depths of his negative emotions and even she was overwhelmed by it. Even she, who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years, doesn't even have that much negative emotions. She found it interesting yet dangerous
What if Philip released all of those negative emotions in one go? Sai didn't even dared to think about it
"As for the white lines, I'm not quite sure also... All I could think of is that they are an ability that ties into regeneration or self-healing? I don't know..."
"Hm... Seems about right"
"What do you mean?"
"After looking at those white lines, I can't also seem to figure out what they are. They are completely out of my field"
Sai as a Goddess is still very knowledgeable of everything in the universe, even if she's still an ordinary Goddess. It was the first time that she has seen the white lines and she can't identify what they are
Sai was about to ask him regarding his Sword Potential and Sword Energy but she refrained from doing so. It was because she doesn't want to experience the illusion of her neck being cut, like a few weeks ago, even though the sword trajectory didn't lined up on her neck
"Also, I'm sorry that we went on the wrong foot a few weeks ago... I was just obsessed in this world and didn't think of beings that can harm me here. I was also blinded by my own greed when I saw you, a Fate Controller, and decided to summon you as a hero to save my world. I'm sorry"
"..."
"Also! I sincerely apologize when I stabbed your right eye and plucked it"
"Yeah! What was that about?! It hurt so much that my Pain Denial ability could keep up. I also lost my composure back then. Fortunately, I manipulated my emotions in time!"
"I'm sorry. I was supposed to give you a gift as my summoned hero"
"Oh? What gift?"
"A magic eye!"
"!!!"
Philip was shocked. A Goddess wants to gift him a magic eye by replacing his right eye? What a bargain! Philip thought that the offer seemed too good to be true and figured that there was a catch
"What's the catch?"
"Nothing at all! This magic eye allows you to identify and analyze people and objects within your vision. Just like in the novels and manga that humans made"
"Haaa?!"
Philip exclaimed in surprise and ridicule. He couldn't believe that such an item exist. It was like having those eyes that scan everything and show him the stats, descriptions, and power of items and people like in games and fantasy novels and manga
It was because he never considered for such thing to exist on Earth, especially since it's still early in the Mysticism Age. If it's on another world in the universe, he would consider the possibility
Now that Sai is here and she's offering him the magic eye, the impossible happened and it's in Sai's possession
"Would you still want the gift?"
"I mean... If it's fine with you, I won't refuse it now. You should've said it the reason back then!"
"I wasn't thinking. Also, it's fine with me, you're a Fate Controller and this magic eye will be helpful to you. I'm pretty sure it will also help with your other abilities that has something to do with your vision"
"Yeah, you're right... Then, how are we going to put it on my eye? Wait! Don't tell me-"
"Yup! I have to pull out your eyeball once again and you'll have a brand new magic eye once I placed another one back! How'd you even got your eye back? It's roots should have been severed and it would be impossible to reattach it and gain sight again"
"It was the white lines and Fate Control"
"Ah! Right... You want to do it now?"
"Maybe later, let's talk about what we came here first"
"Of course"
~~~
"First of all..."
Sai spoke first
"Who are you really and how'd you get the power to control Fate?!"
"I don't know... It was when I was a child, I have this tendency to feel and act like a powerful being that can control Fate. Eventually, by some unknown circumstances and random luck, my desires happened and I can will anything I want, of course, with consequences and backlash"
"So, it just came to you and you don't know how?"
"Yeah! Don't you know? I caused this Mysticism Age? After that, Fate Control has became an actual thing"
"Really?! That's surprising and intriguing... You're like a God of this world since you just drastically change everything"
"No? I wouldn't call myself that..."
"No, I'm serious. No Gods or Goddesses has the power to control Fate, they are stil bound by Fate and they can never escape from it. Now, there's you! You can directly control Fate itself! You're higher than us divine beings"
"I have a question..."
"What's that?"
"Do you think, you and other divine beings are the pinnacle of existences?"
"Uh, yes? Obviously"
"And that's where you're wrong"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Sai had a disgusted look on her face
"You are just a Goddess that exist in this universe and you are the pinnacle"
"Yeah? But why did you say we are not the actual pinancle?"
"Have you went outside the universe?"
"What? There should be nothing outside the universe"
"I hope so too"
"Huh? You're saying that there are existences outside of the universe and they are more powerful than me and other divine beings?!"
"That's the gist of it..."
Sai looked at Philip with angry eyes. Her ego is being trampled as a Goddess, saying that there is always someone above her
"How did you know this?"
"I don't! Just a hunch"
"Is it the Fate Control?"
"No... Look, all I can say is that there is no end. That's what I believe at least"
{...}
"I think I get what you're saying"
"I hope so... You can trust me"
"That makes me think otherwise"
"Classic..."
"Huh?"
"Nothing"
Philip knew that Sai would reply that way after he said to trust him. It's the common cliché that happens in every media and it's also the response of every existences behind Metaphysics
"You're a weird existence, you know that?"
"I know..."
Philip predicted that he will change more and more into the future that he will become an undetermined existence. It also reinforced his prediction when he will receive the magic eye later
"How about Justine? Do you know about the existence of Swirlonic State and the God that destroyed his own world?"
"Yes, I am aware of that. It has been a hot topic amongst us divine beings after it happened a few millenia ago. I know the Swirlonic State but I don't know the full extent of it. Since that girl is the Swirlonic Agent, he fill face the same Fate of the God that overloaded himself and destroyed his world"
Philip became serious. If that was Justine's actual Fate, why would the Fate Timeline show Justine's Fate orb as golden?
This could only mean one thing, once Justine overloads, it's Philip's choice whether to save her or let her be
But this made Philip more confused. If he let her be, she would destroy Earth, then why is the Fate Timeline not showing anything that will lead him to doom? Unless, the time when she overloads is exactly the 10-year mark of the Mysticism Age
Philip became even more serious. Since he couldn't see that far into the future because the Fate Timeline changed, he will deal with it when time comes
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine"
"You should be! After all, you're the Fate Controller! You can control her Fate and lead her not to destruction, right?"
"..."
"Well then... The Sword Saint. I couldn't believe that one would exist in this world! Sword Saints are extremely rare and they only appear once in 100 million years! Even in the other worlds!"
"He is that one in 100 million chance to be born. He had the Reverse Sword condition and I removed it with Fate Control. By doing that, I received this Stigma of the Sword on my right palm"
Sai looked at Philip with curious and questioning eyes
"Why are you changing everyone's Fate left and right? Do you have a motive or something? Have you controlled my Fate?"
"I have my reasons that I won't tell... Also, yes, I have changed your Fate, do you want it returned to normal?"
Sai thought deeply for a while before answering
"No... I think I'm happy with this life..."
Sai actually had mixed feelings. Her world, Alucard, and status as a Goddess. These things mattered to her and one of them weighs more than the others combined
Her heart then fluttered and Philip smiled upon reading her body language
"What are you smiling about?! Oh, wait! You can read body languages!"
Sai blushed and squirmed, trying to hide her flushed face from Philip's gaze
"Fine fine!"
Philip turned his gaze away and let Sai daydream. He knows that Sai has fallen in love with Alucard and their love is genuine. He didn't control their Fates to love each other, his Fate Control is just a fuel and both of them ignited the fuel and bursted into big flames
"Alright, let's talk about Mathilda"
"Ehem, right"
Sai became serious, as well as Philip, because this topic is very important that it deals with the universe, space-time continuum, and the reality
"First of all, do you know what is the alien consciousness inside of her?"
"Yes, I was watching when you fought her a few weeks ago. I was surprised by myself"
"What is it? Who is it?"
"They are called Peacemakers. A race of advanced existence that lived in the center of the universe, along with the Peacekeepers"
Peacemaker is a race that cause destruction around the universe to provide peace. They are beings that didn't know the difference between good and evil. They only know the meaning behind peace and quiet. They would destroy planets, stars, and planetary systems just to provide peace. As to whom? Sai didn't know who
"They have been extinct the last time I heard about them, as well as the Peacekeepers. I don't know what happened to them, that's why I was surprised in seeing one here, as a consciousness"
"Maybe this particular one is a survivor? We can extract information from it after Mathilda get to know it"
"Sure. I'm also quite interested myself"
"On to the next one... Do you have any idea on what Mathilda just manifested by injecting her ability into the ball of Mana?"
"That was actually the scariest thing I have witnessed ever since I lived as a Goddess"
"Yeah, it's like a black hole being created out of her hands, but it's not. It's like the universe and reality itself is rejecting the object
"I even dare say that it's that infamous Impossible Object that is I've heard rumors about, even among us divine beings"
Impossible Objects, objects that possess unimaginable power and energy. Divine beings wanted these objects to themselves as material for their Divine Weapon or Item
The Impossible Object that Mathilda manifested came from the Peacemaker's ability itself. Her ability of freely transforming was transferred to the ball of Mana and it captured the essence of the ability
Thus, it created countless curved Möbius Strip that even transform constantly. Philip's Dimensionality Formulation ability couldn't measure the Möbius Strip, even Sai's eyes couldn't also comprehend it
"What do you think it means?"
Sai asked with genuine curiosity
"It could only mean one thing... The Peacemakers might be the first beings in the universe that formed. Now, we have that being in the mansion, an important asset, same as you"
The Möbius Strip was able to alter gravity, crack space, warp time, defy reality, and fold dimensions. If the Peacemakers has this kind of hidden power, Philip needs to take advantage of it. He even thinks that he won't stand a chance against the Peacemaker, even with Fate Control
He was fortunate enough for the Peacemaker inside Mathilda's mind doesn't know its hidden power, if that was the case, they would kiss the universe goodbye
"I just hope that the Peacemaker learns the ways of the Earth and doesn't realize its true purpose in the universe, granted that if it doesn't have any memories of what happened to it"
"I agree"
Philip voiced his opinion to Sai
"Now that's out of the way, let's talk about Alucard"
"What about him?"
Philip asked with interest
"He told me last time that you have liberated him from his Fate and that you took the Pureblood and placed it somewhere"
"Correct"
"But why do I sense the Pureblood inside him? Not that I'm complaining, isn't it odd?"
Sai was blushing for some reason and Philip only looked at her with empty eyes
"Was it when his Mana Diamond became the Blood Diamond?"
"Yes"
"See, this is why..."
Alucard has and always has been the Vampire King, a pureblooded vampire that rules over vampires. The reason he became the Vampire King is because of two reasons; one is because he's a pureblooded vampire, a direct descendant of the original vampires, and two, he's a Pureblood Inheritor
Throughout Alucard's life with the Pureblood, he inherited both the previous Inheritor's abilities and memories. It makes sense that Alucard would memorize all abilities and it will stuck to his brain
What was happening in Alucard's body is that his origin is acting up. Now that Pureblood is missing inside his body, his existence will naturally compensate for that
As the Vampire King, another type of Pureblood is being formed inside him. This type of Pureblood is the degraded version of the original Pureblood but it will be different
For the new type of Pureblood to form, Alucard needs to recreate all 100 abilities of the original Pureblood. If he succeeded in doing so, he will become the very first Vampire Pureblood Inheritor and it will have all 100 abilities of the original Pureblood
Even after he dies, the next descendant that he that will be born, perhaps with Sai, the second Vampire Pureblood Inheritor, will have 100 Pureblood abilities including the second Inheritor's ability
Philip did not intend for the second Pureblood to form. But this should be good news since Alucard will have full control of the Vampire Pureblood. He will make sure that none of his descendants and future Inheritors will suffer the same Fate as him and the previous inheritors of the original Pureblood
"So, that's basically what's happening to Alucard"
"Really? I'm glad... I thought he will suffer again from the same Fate"
"Nah, maybe the next descendant he will have is from you?"
"WHAT?!"
Sai accidentally raised her voice from surprise. Her face immediately became red and smokes came out of her ears and head
"Why would you say anything like that?! So lewd!!"
"I'm just teasing! Don't cause too much ruckus"
"Gosh"
Sai covered her face with her small hands from too much embarrassment. She's really in love with Alucard
"Haaah, let's move on so you could cool down"
Sai nodded her head while still covering her face as her body fidgets
Philip and Sai skipped Vanessa since she doesn't have too much of a problem. Sai was just interested that she's a Master Alchemist that can alter almost everything on Earth. Sai even dared claim that Vanessa is close to becoming the Alchemy King, if she would ever make the Philosopher's Stone
"That Kyouko girl, I've never seen her since staying here. Does she ever leave her room?"
"Honestly, I don't know either... It's actually best to leave her along"
Philip left out the information that Kyouko is an Ultra Sadist to not weird her out and have bad first impressions
"I understand. Maybe one day, I get to meet her. I wonder what she's like"
Philip could only smile wryly at Sai's innocence
They then talked about the fire siblings. About how dangerous Natsu's ability is and how Natsuki's ability is powerful
"The ability of those sisters are very powerful for it to exist in this world, no?"
"It's because their powers came from the Fire Gnosis, a power and knowledge fragment of the Fire God, Fotiá"
"Oh yeah, him. I met him a few times, very obsessive, shameless, and proud. No wonder he was like that after seeing you earlier!"
"Yeah, is he strong at all?"
"No, I would mop the floor with him"
"Really?! Even though he's the Fire God?"
"It's more like we're even, I'll be honest"
"Hm, okay then"
Philip just nodded from Sai's bluff
"By the way, that Natsume girl? Her ability is insane! I can't believe such a mortal will have that kind of ability"
"Is it that really powerful?"
"Yes of course!! Any ability that can nullify a something is very powerful! The only downside is that the nullification power needs to follow some conditions"
"I see... Well, we'll only find the full extent of her ability if she were to face Fotiá"
"I agree! I want her to dominate him!"
"You're really angry at him, huh?"
"Yeah! He once harassed me and I fought him"
"The result?"
"A tie"
"..."
Philip was speechless. If Sai is a World Goddess, Fotiá is definitely powerful to become tie with a World Goddess
"Alright then, let's now talk about the little girl with the flower"
Sai showed interest to Mei'er and she wants to know what the crystal flower is. Philip turned his head towards Sai and looked at her with serious eyes