「 That was a wild ride... 」
"..."
Philip was walking down through the hallways and his eyebrows twitched and furrowed after hearing Emily's remarks
'Why do you sound like you're regarding this situation like it's an everyday occurence? There's no time to be lenient...'
「 Uhhh... Isn't it it? 」
'What are you hiding? What was the consequence of the fifth exception? How bad is it since it's the 5th milestone?'
Philip asked calmly, but it's apparent in his thoughts that he is slightly irritated and troubled
「 It's nothing too serious... The Golden Meteor in the Fate Timeline just accelerated its arrival 」
'Are you sure that's it? Usually the system gives me some kind of ability or power whenever an exception occured? The Rule Break ability... The Omega System itself... Totality Catalyst and the Ancient Power. Even this sixth exception restored my body into perfect condition! Isn't there anything else?'
「 Uh... No? Nothing more at all 」
'Hm... Alright then'
Philip didn't push Emily further. If she wanted to keep it for herself, then he'll let her go. He'll eventually learn of it later anyways
'Know that if I didn't know what power I received from the fifth exception, then I will be in big trouble if I can't use it later. You know me... I don't believe in coincidences and I believe that I was given that power so that I can use it in the future when I need it'
「 ... 」
Emily didn't reply and kept quiet until Philip arrived in front of a large double doors
"The most mysterious person in this mansion... We'll see what's special about her"
Philip went ahead and gently pushed the door. The light penetrated the air and slightly blinded Philip. His brain started to pulsate and echo through his mind
He could see towering bookshelves filled to the brim with thich books, thin books, long books, short books, and all kinds of books. This is the library that everyone in the mansion used yesterday during the Word Conference
This time, the torn wall has already been repaired and fixed like it wasn't destroyed before. It was very quiet and it smells like amber and antique wood. There are also several ambient lighting that sets the mood of the giant library that looks bigger than the largest library in the world
The mansion library isn't actually bigger than the largest library in the world, it just looks wider due to an optical illusion set by the placement of the bookshelves. Perhaps, it is also because of the person who's been in the library this entire time
Philip entered the library and gently closed the door behind him. He walked across the wooden railings and he brushed his hand across the railings
As he felt the wood on his hands, he felt as if the entire library is alive, like it was breathing. He didn't know how to explain the feeling, but it felt surreal for him, like he's directly touching a fleshy heart
He walked towards the stairs that leads to the lower floor, where the elongated wooden table is located
At the table, a small girl with long blonde luscious hair wearing a luxurious dress with red and pink colors and white frills is sitting at the other end. She wears a golden small crown on the top of her head that seemed clipped or attached to her hair. Parts of her hair next to the crown also seemed to be tied, giving the illusion that she has twin tails
Her blonde hair seemed glittering and her round blue eyes shone from the ambient lighting. Her eyes shows grace and magnificence, but deep within her eyes are suffering and Philip can clearly see them
Her name is Bea, one of the mysterious resident of the mansion due to her silent nature. She exudes the type that knows everything but chooses to keep quiet. She also seemed to be untouchable and no one dared to question her actions
This time however, she seemed to be in extreme distress as she kept reading the one paged book that Justine gifted to her. She still hasn't deciphered the writing on the book after these several months wehn she has deciphered most of the ancient, historical, and caveman texts within hours or days
She has even deciphered most of alien signals that she recieves in various radio transmission and frequencies, yet she hasn't made any progress on this one paged book at all
Philip approached Bea and sat on the chair adjacent to hers. He crossed his arms and watched Bea and took a closer look at the book
He could see strange symbols written in black ink on an ash colored parchment. The cover page looked like stone covered in reinforced old leather
Bea furrowed her eyebrows deeper after Philip made his presence clear. She was distracted and she has no choice but to pay attention to Philip
"The chosen one..."
"Hm?"
Philip was alarmed after Bea called him a name while being annoyed
"I know a lot, so you don't have to be surprised"
Bea also crossed her arms and closed her eyes as her head began to ache
"This book... It's a mystery in its own way... I couldn't decipher a single symbol!"
Bea seemed to be more talkative as Philip's around her. She doesn't like Philip too much but she remains indifferent after knowing about his existence
"Do you want me to help you?"
Philip offered his help without considering Bea's feelings. He's only focused on his own selfish goal
"An offer of help... What's your motive?"
"Your knowledge"
Philip's eyes glowed with all sorts of colors, from golden, violet, blue, red, and black. His eyes are showing a reaction to Bea's hidden power
"Knowledge is a blessing and a curse. Enough knowledge is a blessing as too much knowledge is a curse... Why do you think you deserve the knowledge I possess?"
"I don't think I deserve it at all! In fact, you most likely deserve it but you suffer from that much knowledge"
Bea turned her head towards Philip and glared at him with her glimmering blue eyes that looked like an endless sea and sky
"Suffer? Me? How would you know?!"
"I can see it in your eyes... The reason why the Old Man took you in the mansion is not because you are a frail girl, but because of your knowledge, power, and suffering"
"Why do you want my knowledge?"
Bea ignored Philip's comments and she wanted to stop talking to him, so she decided to finish the conversation and deny his request
"To achieve my selfish desire and goal..."
"..."
Bea's eyes widened from surprise. He didn't expect for Philip to be brutally honest and aware that his desire and goal is going to be selfish
Usually, Bea will end the conversation after she learned the reason for other's motives, but this time, her interest was caught. It was rare for this to happen, so her attention was slightly cut off from the one paged book
"What will be the outcome after you gained my knowledge?"
"Hm... For a person who knows a lot, you sure ask a lot of questions... Well, it's a given due to your power. The answer to that is, the protection of everyone here in the mansion"
"How so?"
"Due to my existence, unexpected dangers and exceptional scenarios will happen in the future... I would like for you to use the knowledge that you have so that we can get the upper hand"
"Hm... I'm interested in these dangers and scenarios... I expect that it will be like the mana catastrophe and mana tree, including the arrival of that Amare girl, who is the descendant of the Ancient Ones?"
"Yes, just like those... But I guess you still don't know anything about the Ancient Ones, do you?"
"No... First time I've heard of them yesterday... I was very interested and I want to know more!"
"I understand your desires and I can fulfill your wish! You'll learn more if you ask me the right questions"
"Then-"
"Hold!"
Philip stopped Bea on her tracks as she neglected the one paged book and she already has constructed her questions
"Before you do... I will help you on this one paged book"
"Why does this book took your interest? Do you know something about it?"
"Not really, but considering it only has one page... Perhaps it's a grimoire with a magical origin or something more important?"
"Like what? I've considered all possibilities as to what this book might be"
"The Index, Necronomicon, the Lost Book in Time, Cursed or Blessed Grimoire, a type of Bible? Or... The Book of Fate? Or... The Akashic Records?"
Philip emphasized the Akashic Records since Bea might take an extreme interest to that since the Akashic Records is basically an infinite library full of knowledge and books
Of course, Bea's eyes twinkled and her ears perked up as Philip's examples of the legendary fantasy books interested her, especially the Akashic Records
"Alright, then how will you help me with this book?"
Bea asked as she urged Philip to hurry up
"Hm, usually whenever there's an item that needs to be appraised or investigated, we do something cool and complex like controlling magic or an advanced machine that rapidly reads and deciphers these symbols... Similar to what they do in novels, anime, and movies..."
"Yes, I understand what you mean"
Bea seemed sarcastic but she totally understand Philip's words
"So, I'll make this quick and do the same!"
"..."
Philip's eyes were still glowing this entire time. The red color became brighter than the rest and the [Blood Horn] and [Blood Crown] manifested on his forehead and above his head respectively
Bea took a closer look at Philip and her eyes are full of admiration, but her face is still emotionless
Philip then raised his right arm and flicked his right hand as his fingers formed a gesture. Blood conjured and wriggled on his right side
He then raised his left arm and spread open his palm. Blood conjured on his left side and formed lines as it glowed yellow. The contrast between red and yellow were like fire and ice
「 Blood Inscription. Blood Writing. Blood Enchantment 」
The wriggling blood then became stiff and formed strange symbols and shapes. Bea's eyes glimmered after seeing the symbols
The glowing blood also formed symbols and shapes. The glowing blood then connected to each other like a film or a band. The connected band then flowed around his body and formed a ring. The yellow and red ring then split and separated into several yellow rings, stacked and layered on top of each other
Philip tried to impress Bea with flashing colors and light, she is still a child after all and he wanted to make a good impression to himself
He looked down at Bea and saw that she was watching him intently. She was more interested on the blood writings around him though
「 Blood Rune 」
Three big red runes then manifested behind him with familiar symbols
"Investigate. Decipher. Origin"
The first rune looked like a magnifying glass, the second rune looked like a circular dial, almost like a stopwatch, and the third rune looked like an unidentifiable mess of fused symbols and Philip couldn't even describe the symbol. Each symbol are designed like a mystical rune
He then clasped his hands and the red symbols and shapes exploded. The red-yellow rings expanded until the perimeter of the library
The blood runes pulsated and released a ripple of red energy and aura
"Blood Writings: Extensive Reading"
Philip swiped his hand in the air above the book. The blood then copied every symbol in the one paged book and formed every symbols. The blood symbols flew above in the air and spread out. The blood copied even the miniscule holes, spaces, strokes, and angles perfectly
"Blood Inscription: Defining Differences"
All the symbols broke off from their formation and flew around the library. Each symbols grew and expanded multiple times, like it was a hologram and showed Philip the miniscule difference from every strokes of the symbols. This includes the difference between the spaces of the one stroke to see if there are hidden symbols or texts within the strokes, like an array
Philip's eyes flashed from the reflection on his cornea. His iris shifts all over the place as he looks for all the differences within the strokes several times over and over
This is the same for Bea as she watched very intently and her eyes were opened like never before. She didn't know or crossed her mind that she should look into the symbols in a microscopic level
Philip then raised both of his hands and the expansion of lal the symbols stopped
"Blood Enchantment: Revelation of Meaning!"
The copied blood symbols shone with yellow light
「 Blood That Has Been Written Can Give Various Effect. Arraying the Blood Gives Power 」
"Blood Array: Define Meaning!"
The yellow rings flowed brighter and exerted a specific effect in the library. The yellow glowing blood symbols shook and flew against each other
The blood symbols fused and formed a completely different symbol
Bea's eyes widened. She never thought of stacking and combining the symbols and she only thought that certain specific symbols are equivalent to a specific alphabet or symbol that she knows of
After a second, a new bigger and more complex symbol appeared in front of their eyes. The symbol was exuding pressure that gives both Philip and Bea the feeling of inferiority. It was like the symbol is like a symbol of worshipping
The symbol looked like an upsidedown V with a single center in the middle. The stems of the upsidedown V has smaller holes that consists of other complex symbols and at the middle of the circle is an eye within an eye within an eye that continues on for who knows how long
The symbol is a different color from the blood as it was glowing with a bright sinister red as white and violet light often seeks through the red shine
「 ... 」
Philip furrowed his eyebrows as he didn't expect this symbol to show up. He thought that the one paged book was the 0th Book of the Akashic Records by logic, but it turns out it was somethinf different entirely
He closed his hand and tried to deactivate the chanted blood abilities, but the blood did not react
「 Blood Manipulation 」
He then swiped his hands and bent his fingers to control each individual blood groups, but nothing was listening
It was then that the one paged book began to hover in the air, right under the red symbol, and it began to flip its one page back and forth
"Uh, Bea?"
Philip called out to Bea as he was unsure of what's happening
"What's happening?"
Bea asked him back
The symbol then thumped and released a puff of red smoke
"Bea! Stand back, don't get hurt. I'm going to do something!"
"Don't worry! I'm safe as long as I'm inside the library!"
Philip then jumped on to the table and faced the red symbol
'If the blood is not listening to me when I'm using Pureblood, then this symbol has something to do with blood or even the Pureblood itself!'
Philip reached to a conclusion by using logic
'But, what do I do? Pureblood, do you hear me?'
Philip called out to the Pureblood
'Yes, I do... What do you want me to do?'
The voice of the Pureblood sounded like it just woke up
'Do you see the symbol in front of me?'
'What symbol--!!!'
The Pureblood abruptly stopped talking after seeing the red symbol
'The crest of the first ever pureblooded being!'
The Pureblood exclaimed in shock and amazement
'What?'
Philip was confused because it didn't make sense that he created the symbol by chance after copying the symbols on the one paged book and fusing them together using the blood from Pureblood. He also didn't want to believe that the one paged book had something directly to do with the Pureblood
'Do you mean the first pureblooded vampire that manifested you, the Pureblood?'
'No... The very first pureblooded being that was born, way before any planets or galaxies were formed'
'...'
Philip was silent. He thought of any beings or existences that was born since the Big Bang that is also the first pureblooded being
'Gods? Ancient civilization? The Mana Avatars? The Fallen? Ancient Ones? True Gods?'
He considered every possibility of entity, until he looked at the red crest one more time
'Crest... Blood... Pureblood Crest...'
A familiar terminology
'Dragon of Pureblood!'
「 You have unlocked a secret special condition requirement! 」
The crest belonged to the Dragon of Pureblood, a Divine Dragon that the Deity of Pureblood controls
But the concept of Pureblood itself is neither a concept nor an aspect that any other gods can govern or control
From the 3rd ability of the Pureblood, [What is Blood?] states that the Pureblood is a concept that came to be from the first inheritor's desire
Since those conditions were set in stone, the Dragon of Pureblood shouldn't exist, but the Pureblood Crest exists in front of Philip's eyes
'The Dragon of Pureblood...'
The Pureblood muttered
At this moment, the red smoke and aura has spread a decent area around the library. It was then that a pair of eyes, that looked like drahon eyes, briefly flashed behind the red smoke and Philip was taken aback
His eyes flashed back in a golden color and the [Disaster Crest] on his forehead showed up
He then saw the back of a humanoid silhouette within the red smoke, who seem to be writing something. The silhouette then turned his head around and red light flashed from where his right eye should be
[So, that's where the Book of Perfect Blood is located...]
A deep growling yet calm and serene voice echoed in Philip's ears
'!!!'
Philip was alarmed and he wanted to destroy the red symbol crest immediately, since he doesn't know the motive and the alignment of the being yet
He conjured a blood sword on his right hand and a blood spear on his left hand
He raised both his arms but the blood twinblade suddenly dispersed and was sucked into the red symbol crest
[What kind of blood is that?]
The being took interest and the silhouette turned completely. The silhouette approached closer
[Pure...blood...]
The being muttered. The red symbol thumped faster and Philip didn't know what to do since the manifested blood would just disperse
'I have to destroy this red symbol immediately!'
Philip steeled himself and he performed a move to strike the red symbol with a roundhouse kick for the sole of his foot to hit