"Philip, you're finally awake!!"
Justine came barging in into the room and ran towards Philip in an embrace. She tightly hugged Philip and Philip hugged her back
Jude, Alucard, Natsuki, Natsume, and Sai also appeared on the doorway looking at Philip with serene eyes and troubled eyes
"How have you been?"
Philip asked
"I'm fine... I think? We had a massive fight that day and everyone came and I managed to fight and and and and..."
"Justine, calm down... It's all okay now"
Philip calmed Justine down. Sai then entered the room and called out to Justine
"Justine, we should have a mansion meeting with Philip and tell him everything along with Tenshi"
"Mm, okay"
Justine looked sad and Sai was serious. Jude has his usual calm and caring look while Natsuki and Natsume had worried eyes and they were blushing. Alucard is the same as usual as his crimson red eyes gaze at the truth
At this point, red light illuminated from Philip's chest and a layer of red light expanded from his heart and passed the mansion. The mansion became covered with Blood Domain and Blood Field. A ring of Blood Enchanted Blood Array full of Blood Writings and Blood Runes manifested around the mansion. The mansion is now covered with Tenshi's domain and Philip's domain with the Pureblood as the Pureblood showed its presence
Blood then conjured around him and formed an orbit of ring. The blood ring then exploded and scattered across the room filled with Soulblood Energy
Everyone felt a soothing feeling as they were hit by the particles of blood. They felt a sense of relief and they became slightly calm
However, it was different for Alucard. The moment he was hit by the wave of Pureblood and Soulblood Energies, a change happened to his very being and his vampire powers changed for the better
「 Special condition requirements has been met! 」
「 Since Desmodus Alucard Von Y Rotundus Diaemus III is the 100th Pureblood Inheritor and he's still living, the Pureblood has provided a fraction of its power to its previous inheritor 」
「 Desmodus Alucard Von Y Rotundus Diaemus III has earned the [Messenger of Fate Canditate] title 」
At this point, Alucard fell on his right knee and struggled to stand up. Sai noticed him and went towards him
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine"
Sai's eyes went wide after her body shook very slightly. Alucard wasn't angry, it's just his voice managed to slightly affected Sai. This means that Soulblood Energy has returned to Alucard's voice
"Huh?"
Everyone looked at Philip after the Pureblood showed its presence. Some of them were genuinely surprised because they knew that Alucard has the Pureblood, they didn't expect that Philip has the power of Pureblood as well
"Hm?"
Philip showed interest after seeing the display. He would like Alucard to be a messenger since he's strong and wise, but Philip doesn't know if there's a limit to the number of messengers since Alucard became a canditate
Tenshi being the first messenger is perfect because the Totality Catalyst is versatile and flexible that she has a potential to turn the tables multiple times during fights
"What was that?"
Justine asked
"It's the Pureblood. Remember it was depleted when I used it in that fight? Apparently, its energy reserves has been filled back to full and it seems happy to be in its full potential. Also, it detected Alucard and allowed him to use a fraction of its power for his training"
"Ohh, I see"
"Philip, everyone! Let's go!"
Sai then called out to everyone
"We'll have a meeting with everyone now that Philip's awake after a long time"
"Alright!"
Everyone nodded, but Philip and Tenshi had furrowed eyebrows. They didn't expect to be asleep for so long and Philip knows that a lot happens in just a short amount of time. He's worried that there are crucial events that happened without his presence and these events would drastically affect the Golden Timeline
Anyways, he went ahead and followed the rest. Justine and Tenshi were in front of him and Clara followed from behind
Jude then swiftly glided across the mansion and called everyone for the meeting. He was efficient that he called for ten people in just 10 minutes
~~~
After about 15 minutes has passed, everyone has assembled in the library, where Bea's is taking it as her big room. In the middle of the library, under the big chandelier and in between bookshelves, a large long rectangular table is located that can occupy at least twenty people
The Old Man is already sitting in the middle end of the table as Jude and Mathilda stood a few feet away from behind him, to the left and right respectively
Alucard sat on the Old Man's right side, adjacent to him, and Sai sat on his lap, unwilling to sit next to Alucard and show professionalism and rather chose to sit on his lap. Vanessa sat to his right, then Natsuki, an empty seat, then Celine, and finally Sheena
On the Old Man's left side, adjacent to him and opposite from Alucard, Camille sat down, next to her left is an empty seat, then Natsume, then Bea, and Tenshi. Opposite from Sheena and next to Tenshi is an empty seat
Two pairs of four empty seats then separates Philip, who sat opposite from the Old Man, at the other end of the table, and Justine sat on the right side of him
On the other hand, Mei'er is on a bed with wheels being pushed by Natsu. Mei'er is still sleeping from when she fell unconscious after growing the Sunbeam Flower. The Crystal Flower is floating above her chest, where her hands are place. She is wearing her usual black dress with assorted flowers attached across her black hair in a pattern
Clara didn't know what to do and she decided to sit adjacent to Philip to his left, opposite of Justine. Corleona just went ahead and lean against a pillar, next to Braudain, who is also leaning on a pillar with his Shattered Polearm on his left arm, equipped with his Gauntlets of Reaching, and a Stun Baton on his belt
Then, surprisingly, Ken Swordian, the Sword God, is also present in this meeting and he's standing in a corner
Philip looked around and observed everybody. He was worried because ome quest said to heal twelve of the injured mansion residents. He doesn't know why they would be injured after 6 months, but he figured that it happened recently when he's asleep
'Status. Scan'
He mumbled in his head and looked at everyone. After about a few seconds, he saw everyone's statuses
Almost everyone is injured with their healths being permanently filled to 70%. 30% of their health are put in parenthesis and they could heal that part. Mei'er is unconscious, Camille is curse, Vanessa is not only injured, she's insane as well, and Corleona and Bea are distressed and confused. The only healthy ones are Tenshi, Sheena, Clara, and Braudain. Even divine and higher beings such as Sai, Ken, and the Old Man are injured
"So, what happened?"
Philip started the meeting with a question. Sai then waved her right finger in the air and her divine energy scattered in the library
"I've made it so that you all can understand Clara, Corleona, and Braudain if they have something to say and vice versa"
"Alright"
Philip nodded in Sai's consideration to her precious people. Clara smiled, Corleona had a poker face, and Braudain only nodded with his eyes close
"As you may have seen... A lot has changed when you were asleep for six months. Not only did Mana scatter across the world which made the public know the existence of it, all of the Secret Organizations in the world has executed their preparation to reveal everything to the public. They have controlled the police, news and media, and the internet. They have provided the date of when the government and the Vatican would release their explanations about the world change"
A lot of information was immediately dumped on Philip, not by the Old Man, but Sai herself. The Old Man did not speak and only stared in the emptiness in front of him
When Philip looked at the Old Man, he was surprised because there's a patch of scar on his left eye. His eye also lost its light and it seemed greyed out, which means he could have lost his vision
"Let's start from the very first moment when I... Died? Lost consciousness..."
"You died? Did it feel that way?"
Sai asked in a serious tone"
"I think so?"
In all honesty, Philip never felt that he died since he's currently still alive, moving, and breathing. It's just that the system told him that he has died and that led him to believe so
'If the system said I died... Why am I alive right now??? Do I have the power of resurrection?! No way, right?!'
「 ... 」
"That would explain it since True Omega stabbed you in your chest with her sword, as Justine told us"
Sai pointed at Justine and Justine had a sad look on her face
"According to Sheena and the Old Man, Justine went on a rampage after seeing the white sword embedded into your chest. She upturned the entire crust of the area and almost burried half of Los Angeles in the process, but good thing that the Old Man was near and controlled the situation"
"..."
"At that point, the Old Man instructed Sheena to carry you away and drive away with the Heaven's Truck. Celine managed to wake up and stay behind to fight and help the Old Man and Justine. The three of them fought what they called themselves as the Agents of Chaos, for several minutes until help arrived"
"..."
"At that point, I was gravely injured from the battle against a Mana Avatar, but I had to move after sensing the spine shaking presence that appeared on Earth and defend it. Also, it's for Alucard and you, since I don't want to witness another world being destroyed"
"..."
"When I arrived there halfway healed, a bunch of high and higher beings have already arrived and a chaotic battle errupted. There was a gem avatar, an anvient dragon, several kings and queens, heck, even a demon lord from another world! I also saw that Sword God, Ken, engage in battle after judging that the Agents of Chaos are bad news"
Sai pointed to the unsuspecting Sword God Ken at the corner
"Of course, I tranformed into my true form, along with my True Solaris Spear, and joined the battle. There, I saw the Old Man's left eye being penetrated by True Omega's sword. Even with the combined strength and powers of the beings of Earth, they were no match against the Agents of Chaos. We never won and we lost having no deaths but several fatal injuries"
"Then... How is Earth still standing?"
"That's what I'm confused about. They never really fought us seriously and repelled us while immobilizing troublesome personalities. They said 'our job her is done, we're not allowed to interfere anymore' and just left through the shattered butterfly and disappeared"
"..."
"First... This is our question to you Philip... What are their purpose? Why is their only target you? We want answers and this is bigger than you can imagine that even the Divine Realm might step in"
"..."
Philip paused and pondered for a little bit until he began to spike
"For your first question, I don't know what their true purpose is. I'm not them nor I know who they are. For your second question... I have a few ideas..."
"And what are those?"
"Firstly, I'm going to reveal to everyone one of my greatest secrets..."
"..."
Everyone listened closely, except for Justine, Sai, Celine, and Tenshi since they already know
"I have the power to control fate with just a snap of a finger. I have been leading the entire existence, the entire timeline to a path that leads to the most beneficial path for everyone this entire time. But lately, the better the path that we have been cruising through, the more dangerous threat we face"
"Wait what?"
"..."
"!!!"
Everyone had different reactions after Philip revealed he has the Fate Control ability. Alucard didn't have a reaction and he looked like he knew it all along, Ken had a troubled and fearful reaction, the residents of Saykrandae were agitated, and the rest had interest, curiosity, fear, and slight disgust on their expressions
Meanwhile, the Old Man closed his eyes in slight disappointment and helplessness. The others that already know Fate Control didn't see anything bad at Philip's ability to control fate because they already know his true intentions
"So, all this time, you've been playing with our fates, everyone's fates, and controlling it towards what you think that best is for us?! Aren't you like a controlling parent or acting like a god?"
Natsu voiced out her thoughts
"If you can control fate, how come you didn't save our world?! You just stayed and watch our world get destroyed while our loved ones get killed! Why didn't you save everyone?!"
Corleona spoke with pain in her voice. Her eyes were trembling from fear and confusion
The people that heard their concerns didn't rebut them and let Philip answer them. Justine didn't act because she trust that Philip can handle it, but Tenshi has a trouble look and Clara is very worried at Corleona
"Natsu... I never said I was controlling everyone's fates according to what I think it's best for everyone..."
"Then why are you doing it?"
"I'm doing it to save everyone from their fates and destruction"
"Really?! How do you know that our fates lead to destruction?"
"Natsu... I thought you're cool with me, why do you seem to lose trust on me?"
"I'm just asking questions, if you can control fate, there's a chance you controlled Natsume's fate for her to fall for you, including Justine and Tenshi?"
"Hm, I think I understand your concerns. As I said, Fate Control is one of my secrets, there are several more others like Future Vision. As for Natsume falling for me, I never controlled her fate that way, it's on her own accord to develop feelings towards me. Because if I'm being honest with you, I wasn't interested in love and I would have liked to live my entire life alone, if not for the Old Man taking me here in the mansion with you guys"
"..."
"Also, didn't I fix the abilities of you three siblings because your clan made a sinful mistake with the Fire Gnosis. With that, all of your fates has been saved as long as you're with me and doesn't stray away from your own path"
"How did you know about the Natsu Clan and Fire Gnosis anyways? Also, what do you mean by stay with you?!"
"If you're still having doubts... Everyone, listen to me... The event four years ago, I gues four and a half years ago, I caused that by changing the fate of the entire world"
"What?!"
"..."
"!!!"
"I had to save everyone grom destruction because the world will go towards a Zombie Apocalypse and it's a nasty kind. I had to shift the flow of fate and lead the world towards this timeline where Mana and magic exists"
"..."
"But obviously, that lead to more complications like Justine's world being destroyed and transmigrating to our world, creation of Mystical Academy, opening of the Spirit World Gate, Yggdrasil Tree, World Leylines, Atlantis, Mana Hotspots, and many others"
"..."
Natsu and the other's were quiet. They were thinking about Philip's words of him saving the world from destruction 4.5 years ago
"What do you mean Spirit World Gate, Yggdrasil Tree, and World Leylines??"
The Old Man spoke and asked a question
"We'll talk about it later because I'm not too sure of it myself"
"..."
"As for Corleona, all I could say is I'm sorry. Me and Sai being late is my fault because I didn't want to be a hero, plus Sai was rude back then. When the war started, I tried my best to preserve Saykrandae with Fate Control. But your legendary warrior--"
"Polem"
"... Polem, had to detonate Saykrandae with her ultimate skill after detecting my and Sai's presence in space. I had to enter the atmosphere and save the three of you because I can't do anything more since the planet is already self-destructing. It was then that an alien invasion happened and further destroyed the planet while Sai struggled to defend it. Due to Polem's ultimate skill, the planet became a black hole when it's not supposed to. That's what happened"
"..."
"I tried my best and I'm sorry for being late"
"..."
Corleona didn't reply and just glared in empty space
"Now, back to our original topic... Secondly, the Agents of Chaos came from the future because I remember them saying that I was causing several exceptions in the future and I don't know what they mean"
Though, Philip has an inkling of an idea of what his future self has been doing after he received the Omega System. If the Omega System is the peak of all systems and can harness all powers with no limits, then that would likely cause exceptions in the future. He just doesn't know in what way
"So, in all honesty, I don't know what their purpose is, other than to eliminate me, and I don't know what I did in the future..."
"..."
Everyone was silent. They couldn't blame Philip if they want to since he has no idea. Plus, he has been doing his best this entire time for him to make sure that everyone's doing well
Alucard was glad because Philip liberated him from his fate of the Pureblood killing him, as well as making Sai a part of his life. Natsume was just glad that her useless Flame Crawler became a fire ability that can nullify fire and Natsuki was also glad that she can use her fire ability without harming anyone like what she did with her family
"Is there any more questions regarding my power and the Agents of Chaos?"