[Philip... You are not human anymore... I don't even know what you are anymore... You weren't like this. What happened?]
The Witch of Beginning tried to converse with Philip while she was rendered powerless, but Philip showed no signs of considering her existence. He just waved his hand across the air and the red static walls began to crumble
"---"
Philip's mouth could be seen opening and closing, as if he was speaking, but no voice could be heard from him. He was talking and not talking at the same time
[Is that so? Thank you for your mercy...]
Somehow, the Witch of Beginning understood him
[I see... So, this will be your final iteration is it? I promise... I won't tell Chaos...]
"---"
[What? You don't need my power since it's too easy? Who told you that? But, I'll follow your wish... Thank you for sparing me]
"---"
[Yes... When the right time comes, I will handle you the best that I can...]
"---"
[Before you go... Who are you?]
"π'πΆ π³πΎπΌπ½ ππ±π²π΅π²πΉ"
Philip's voice became more clear and the chaotic swirl on his eyes calmed down. The black colored displays around him disappeared one by one
His body then released a small surge of power and the black shade around his body disappeared. He fell on the ground and knelt down as he supported his body with his arms
"Agh! What happened?!"
[You're still weak, I had to test you if you're the real deal]
"And you deconstructed my body for that?!! You also inflicted pain that I never felt before!!!"
Philip screamed with anger and the [5th Gate of Wrath] instantly opened. He tried to conjure blood swords and blood spears but the Pureblood wasn't responding properly as only blobs of blood were wriggling around the air. His muscles also felt weak and ticklish
"Ahhhh..."
He let out a deep exasperated breath and he immediately felt weaker
[Chaos Magic: Weakness Overload... Calm down, I'm not going to hurt you]
The Witch of Beginning also gained back her control over her magic
"But you just said earlier that you will eradicate me!"
[I changed my mind... There's no point in snapping you away now than erasing you when you are at your strongest. In that way, we can also seal all the powers that you obtained so that it could never cause any more destruction and chaos everywhere]
"What?! That doesn't make any sense"
It doesn't make any sense. The Witch of Beginning seemed to have been spouting gibberish, but the latter half of her statement is true
Of course, Philip has no way of knowing that fact
'Why not just erase me now and get rid of the problem?'
[It's because I'm also a battle maniac! I want to fight you at your strongest...]
She began to spout lies, just to convince Philip
"Of course you can read my thoughts... Not surprising at all"
[Well then! I'll send you back now! Come back when you're strong enough to fight the Agents of Chaos, or else... You will be dead]
Philip's eyes lightened up from her warning
"So, I need to find you all immediately!"
[Why do you think that?]
"Because I wanted to die this entire time! Why not kill me now?!"
[Is that so... You did have that desire, but trust me... You shouldn't chase after that desire]
"Why not?!!"
[Let me ask you... What will happen to you after you die?]
"Nothing"
[Nothing?]
"My goal and desire is not just to die, it's to end everything... If I die, my existence, essence, soul, signature, concept, origin, and idea still lives in the fabric or everything... If those exist, I still have the chance to resurrect, reincarnate, revive, live... Since you know me, I still have the chance to live, if anyone knows of my existence and I exist in their consciousness, imagination, and deep thought, I am still living... That's why my ultimate goal is to end everything until even the concept of end and nothingness and all of their synonyms are nothing!"
[That's why everyone will be your enemy. They don't want to die or disappear from existence... They will fight until you are erased. Even if you still live in their minds, they will choose to fight you forever until the next generation is born and the cycle of reincarnation keeps going! That's the truth behind the reality that you refuse to see... Does your family, friends, and acquaintances even know your true ultimate goal?]
The Witch of the bevame angry and she approached Philip. Her eyes gleamed down on him and she glared into his eyes. She was angry that Philip has these thoughts and he doesn't consider everyone else's feelings and that he only focuses on himself
"They don't need to know... They will all perish from natural causes and I will outlive them... I just need to stop meeting new people and not make any relationship with them..."
[Hm... I wonder if that will happen... Not even seven months, you have already met a lot of people. What more could bring after another six months? 10 years? 70 years for an ordinary human's lifespan? 1000 years? Millions of years since you have met gods and divine beings? Billions of years? You can make an army, an armada, with that many people you meet! Hmmm... I also wonder... Why aren't yhey questioning your decisions too much and they just follow you from behind? It's like they're just going with the flow, like they are mindless puppets that are conveniently placed around you to either help you, maintain you, or take advantage of? Not to mention... The girls, the women... They seemed to be unconditionally attached to you. You're a very mysterious kind, aren't you?]
"..."
The Witch of Beginning read Philip's story like a book the more she glared into his eyes using her Chaos Magic. She learned most of Philip's personality, but there are parts that she's very confused and missing about him. If Philip's story is like a book, the book has patches, holes, and burn marks
This is the first time that she has taken a closer look at Philip and she's slightly alarmed and cautious. Even if she witnessed the mysterious presence that shrouded Philip earlier, she dared to pry on him more
"What do you want me to do then?! I didn't chose to be like this! All sorts of dangers and threats will come my way and erase me... My only choice is to defend myself and everyone that's close to me"
[You're full of contradictions... You want to die yet you choose to defend yourself. I guess it's based on principle... You're so strange... Well, if you didn't became the Fate Controller, your fate should've been different and I can't tell you what you have to do after all... You do you]
"..."
Philip only lowered his head and looked down. He knows what the Witch of Beginning was saying is true and he can't do anything about it. He lives in his own world and he doesn't look at the bigger picture or the background aspects of his vision
He only sets his goal at one point and only follow it to the point he might reach transcendence and he often ignore the most important aspects that come his way, unless he felt a slight disturbance in the air and think of it as an opportunity or an ill fate
That's why he was slightly disturbed by the fact that he's creating and tangling timelines by trying to change the fate of everyone in the mansion and meeting all the divine beings in the process
Now, he has met another agent of chaos and he even interacted with her. This will definitely affect the Golden Universe and Golden Timeline drastically
[Alright, I'll send you back now... I will also revert Camille back and return her innate power]
"One last thing before I go..."
[Go ahead...]
"What's your name?"
[Hm... I wonder?]
The Witch of Beginning smirked and let out a giggle
[Are you trying to obtain my name and do something with it? Well, it doesn't matter...]
She giggled once more
[My name is Carmilla. Now, off you go! Chaos Magic: Return to Origin]
The red matter and white energy converged and struck Philip. His vision flashed and he instantly returned back to the crypt as Camille was still levitating in the air. Her eyes are closed and the red energy around her was calm and flowing gently
'Carmilla, huh...'
Philip muttered the Witch of Beginning's name in his head. He was actually surprised that she gave him her name and he was confused as to why she was giggling
By obtaining her name, he could do all sorts of things to her with the absolute rule of Principle of Naming. But he won't do that and an agent of chaos will not be affected if he did curse her or something, she's the Witch of Beginning after all
But little did Philip and Carmilla know, him knowing Carmilla's name has made a significant effect throughout the universe, timelines, and dimension. It is currently unknown though
γ Philip?! Philip!! γ
'Emily?'
Emily was screaming at Philip as she was worried about something
γ Are you alright?! You're safe?! What happened?! γ
'I'm fine... I was safe somehow...'
Philip answered Emily with a dejected and confused tone
γ You have returned from the Red and White Chaos Static Realm γ
γ You have met the Witch of Beginning γ
γ You have experienced being deconstructed to the degree of Planck Length γ
γ An unknown has made its presence! γ
γ A higher authority has intervened!! γ
γ The sixth exception has occured... γ
γ Considering restoring all subsystems to amplify power potential... γ
γ Confirming... γ
γ Processing... 0.0001% γ
γ Selecting all consequences, drawbacks, and backlash from using overwhelming abilities that the body couldn't handle... γ
γ Selected concepts has been eraded and nullified! γ
γ Your body has been restored to your full prime! γ
γ Without a heart, the Omega System wasn't able to erase that specific drawback... γ
γ You have given a second chance. Do not overwork you body, but you could still try your hardest again one more time and destroy your body γ
Several displays appeared across Philip's vision and showed him one bad news
'Sixth exception already, huh? How many exception will I get?! They all seem to happen very often... Also, how does she seem to know me?!'
γ Looks like you did do some things that deserved these exceptions... The system is constantly adjusting your power level to match all the exceptions that come into your way. Each exceptions exponentially increases in complexity and difficulty γ
'Everything becomes worse and worse and more serious the more I become more powerful...'
Philip lifted his right fist and clenched it
'Is this how it's supposed to be?! Is this my curse?! It's like I'm despairing all over again... Do I have to stop?! Do I have to forcefully control the fate of everything and recreate everything?! No... That's too self-centered for me... Do I have to go with the flow?! Very well... We'll see what fate has in store for us'
Philip then shifted his attention to Emily
'Emily, what was the fifth exception, the milestone for achieving it, and what the system gave me?'
γ Uh... Let's finish the matter with Camille first? γ
Emily dodged Philip and pointed at Camille
Camille slowly hovered down on the ground and she reopened her eyes. Thw symbol on her iris was gone and she maintianed her usual appearance in the present
'You're right... Let's now change her fate for real...'
[There's no need... Camille has been my apprentice. Don't ask how. She will help you in your endeavours and guide you...]
'Huh?'
Carmilla's voice resounded directly inside Philip's head
[This is not a gesture that I'm helping you... This is to pay back what I owe you...]
Camille stood up and lifted her arms to the side. Red matter conjured around her as her red aura blazed. Black neergy then formed behind and around the red matter
[This is Camille's true identity... The Witch of Second Coming! My first apprentice and disciple!]
The red matter and black energy violently converged towards Camille's body and the surroundings began to tremble and collapse. The space shattered and Philip's vision violently teetered side to side
Shards of broken glass from his vision exploded and it broke into dust. His vision faded into black
~~~
Philip opened his eyes and he saw himself back in Camille's room. It was still serene, calm, and peaceful, except for the startled Katara that has been keeping her guard up this entire time
Camille fell down on the floor and caught hersef with her feet. She let out a deep exhale and her entire body glowed with a red outline
She opened her eyes and and looked at Philip. The symbols on her red iris changed from the similarity to a yen (Β₯) symbol to a hollow black circle and white circle in the middle. Wavy lines extend from the hollow circle in eight directions. The symbol looked like a scorching Sun
She then giggle and placed her left knuckle index finger to cover her mouth
Philip and Katara stared at Camille with worried eyes as they put their guards up
"Relax... I saw everything and have learned everything. Your ultimate goal is selfish, but I guess I have no choice but to help you achieve that, don't I?"
Camille directlt spoke to Philip
"Ultimate goal? Selfish? What are you talking about?"
Katara asked woth curiosity
"You don't have to know for now... Ask Philip, he'll tell you someday"
"I'm going to tell you, but not right now. I have to go, you stay here for now"
Philip answered Katara as he turned around and prepared to leave
"What's it like to be the second most powerful in the mansion beside me?"
Philip asked Camille
"I don't know yet... It feels surreal that I had this kind of power... I know that I didn't have this kind of power but it feels natural..."
"Hm... That's okay at least"
Philip eyes glowed with a blue hue as he turned his head away and walked towards the door to leave
"If you have learned everything, I will advice you to keep quiet and maybe learn to control your power, if it's new to you, even if it feels natural"
"Okay, will do"
Camille seemed to be submissive to Philip and she will follow his orders
Philip then opened the door, left Camille's room, closed the door, and then walked through the hallways. He will be going to his next destination, the library