"Haaah... Haaah..."
"Haaah..."
In no time at all, both Philip and Celine are already lying on the bed with Celine at the bottom and Philip at the top
They were breathing heavily as they just gaze at each other's eyes. Celine's arms are wrapped around Philip's neck and Philip is just above her in the "orz" position without doing anything
Philip's eyes were still glowing with golden light and surprisingly, Celine's eyes were glowing with maroon color
"Celine..."
"Hm?"
"Your fate... It hasn't been completely changed yet"
"...!"
Celine's eyes widened from surprise
"You mean...!"
"Yes, you were capable of changing your own fate. You never had no common sense, you were capable or loving. You're smarter and wiser than you think. The fact that you were able to feel these emotions says more than what you think"
"..."
"When you were a child, you loved your master with all your heart!"
"How'd you--"
"That doesn't matter now. The most important thing right now is your heart"
"..."
"So, let me say this... Allow me to change your fate one last time"
"..."
Celine closed his eyes and smile. She reopened them and tears flowed from the corner of her eyes
"Yes!"
Philip smirked and his golden eyes became brighter. Celine became even more mesmerized as Philip went in for another kiss
At the same time, Philip snapped his left fingers next to Celine's head and an audible sound reverberated throughout Celine's room
「 World of Imagination 」
~~~
Philip slowly opened his eyes and he found himself in a white world that is the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩
"Hm? Why am I here?"
「 ... 」
"Emily?"
「 A positive exception... 」
『 A Positive Exception has occurred! 』
『 This is the Fifth Positive Exception that has occured 』
『 Milestone Rule will apply! 』
"Oh?"
『 You have changed Celine's fate in a way that she has to change her own fate by herself 』
『 Her heart has been opened! 』
『 The Love Shard has absorbed love 』
『 Love Shard (Lv. 0) level progress: 53.4% 』
『 Due to her locked heart being opened, special condition requirements has been met! 』
『 In addition to that, the Fifth Positive Exception and Milestone Rule will apply 』
「 Celine is a Martial Grandmaster that is taught by a Martial Monarch when she was just a Martial Expert. She also learned Recoiless Technique, which then she learned the True Recoiless Technique from the Sword Concept 」
『 Milestone Rule has been applied! 』
「 Celine learned the True Recoiless Technique that is imbued with Null of Magnificence and Form of Godliness 」
『 Celine Rhee has learned Null of Magnificence and Form of Godliness 』
"Wait..."
「 A series of Void of Perfection and Body of Godliness should not be learned by two existences nor possess it 」
『 Celine Rhee's Hidden Power has been known!!! 』
『 Celine Rhee has obtained Martial Mimicry 』
『 Celine Rhee has obtained Martial Imitation 』
『 Celine Rhee has obtained Martial Duplication 』
『 Celine Rhee has obtained Martial Plunder 』
『 Celine Rhee has obtained Martial Recreation 』
『 Celine Rhee has received the Essence of Martial Concept 』
"!!!"
「 A power that can only be achieved by the most genius of the most geniuses. The ability to recreate all and any martial skills, martial techniques, martial arts, martial talents, and martial movements with just one look or hearing about it 」
『 Null of Magnificence and Form of Godliness has been removed 』
「 The Pinnacle of Movements and Peak of Being is not an exception 」
『 Celine Rhee has obtained the Third Series of Void of Perfection and Body of Godliness 』
『 Celine Rhee has received Emptiness of Brilliance and Heart of Godliness!!! 』
"What the..."
「 She is the second being to obtain a Void of Perfection Series and Body of Godliness Series due to replicating and watching you perform the True Recoiless Technique 」
"..."
「 Because of this, the Null of Magnificence and Form of Godliness is permanently imbued on Celine's own True Recoiless Technique and it might rival your normal Perfect Recoiless Technique 」
"..."
「 Emptiness of Brilliance is a Pinnacle of Movement that allows a being to perform movements that can be considered empty, but is full of meaning. Heart of Godliness is a Peak of Being that emphasizes power through the heart. It is also the Language of the Heart that allows the being to reach the peak of being, compared to the body, form, or state 」
『 Celine Rhee's True Recoiless Technique will be named to Transcendental Recoiless Technique 』
「 But Transcendental Recoiless Technique imbued with Emptiness of Brilliance and Heart of Godliness might be more powerful than your Perfect Recoiless Technique imbued with Null of Magnificence and Form of Godliness 」
"It's like both movement and being are multiplied by each other, so it makes sense"
「 It is multipled exponentially 」
"What?!!!"
『 Celine Rhee has attained a higher realm of mastery stage 』
『 Celine Rhee has achieved Martial Monarch stage 』
"Jesus, I knew that she's going to be powerful... But not this powerful"
「 There's more 」
『 A Soul Artifact has manifested! 』
It was then that something was trying to manifest in front of Philip in the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩. The space around the point in front of him started to get sucked in a single point. In just a few seconds, a flash of light emanated from the single point and an object has manifested
The object is red-maroon in color and it has some luster on it. The object looked like a rectangular metal plate, but it suddenly changed its shape into something malleable, like a cloth or a ribbon. Philip then realized that the object is either getting bigger or longer and it seemed to be able to change its shape freely
At this moment, Philip knew what kind of Soul Artifact this is
Philip grabbed the middle part of the red-maroon cloth with his right hand and the cloth quickly whipped towards him, but it didn't dare hit him. The cloth began to stretch itself, without expanding, and wrapped around Philip's wrist, arm, and up his shoulder
『 Celine Rhee has received Bandage Cloth of Martial Ancestry (Soul Artifact) 』
The cloth responded to Philip, even though he has no Martial Mastery, because he had the Weapon Duality Mastery. Since the sword is his primary mastery, the Martial Mastery is being considered
But ultimately, the cloth quickly unwrapped around his arm and flew away from him. The cloth is not considered a weapon nor Martial Mastery is considered a weapon mastery. Plus, Philip already has Spear Mastery and there's no way Martial Mastery would replace his Spear Mastery
「 Are you trying to somehow get a third concept mastery and achieve some kind of condition requirement??? 」
"Hehehe~"
「 ... 」
Philip scratched the back of his head and gave a playful giggle. Emily was just dumbfounded and didn't expect for Philip to do something unexpected
The cloth in front of Philip was manifested solely by the system because it doesn't exist in the universe. Some beings that has attained Lord Stage Mastery Level are fortunate enough to receieve a Soul Artifact either by being bestowed upon them, searching for them and obtaining it, or it is with them for their whole life, just like Sai, Corleona, Jude, Tenshi, and Marielle. However, some beings are unfortunate enough that they didn't receive any Soul Artifact at all, despite passing the Lord Stage. This could only mean that their mastery potetial is too great that they reached the stage where they are currently, like Ken and Philip
This time, Celine is currently being bestowed with a Soul Artifact by the system itself, like how Tenshi received hers
"So this cloth... Is it some kind of a weapon or like an equipment?"
「 Both. An equipment can never be a Soul Artifact 」
"Oh! I didn't know that"
「 All Soul Artifacts are in a shape of a weapon, but of course, these Soul Artifacts can be transformed into an equipment at higher mastery stages 」
"I see... Is that why Celine's Soul Artifact is like thos since she became a Martial Monarch??"
「 That's part of the reason. The main reason is because a gauntlet would just get in her way. A claw wouldn't make any sense and a separate kind of weapon involving other types of weapon will render her Martial Mastery useless 」
"But, wouldn't she be able to use any weapons since she's a martial artist anyways?"
「 That would be Weapon Mastery... Weapon Grandmaster, Weapon King, etcetera... 」
"I understand now... So, what is this cloth?"
「 Since Celine is a Martial Monarch, she can freely manipulate this cloth and it's extremely malleable. Since it's a cloth and she has Martial Mastery, the cloth can transform into any kinds of weapon 」
"Ah! I see... So, it's like what I said earlier"
「 Yes. You can call it exploitation since if the cloth transforms into a cloth sword, it's actually not a sword, isn't it? 」
"It's only a sword in the presence of a Sword God, Sword Law, and Sword Concept"
「 Correct. Now, just like Jude's Dominator Sword and Sai's Solaris Spear, the cloth has a mind of its own and it can fight for Celine if she wills it 」
"Sounds about right..."
「 Also, since the cloth is under a Martial Monarch, it could support Celine's entire body. If Celine would strike with her fist, the cloth would wrap around her arm and fist. If she would strike with her foot, the cloth will quickly wrap and transfer towards her leg and foot. Same towards her head, knee, elbow, and she could also use it like an extension or a whip 」
"Alright, well then... Is that everything?"
「 One more thing... 」
『 The Martial Ancestor has noticed the presence of a Martial Monarch 』
『 The Martial God has been awakened from his slumber! 』
『 The Martial Deity has received a revelation 』
『 The Martial Genius has noticed the existence of a Pinnacle of Movement and Peak of Being!! 』
『 Several martial beings was alerted! 』
『 The Martial God Emperor gave a laugh... 』
「 Celine has caught the attention of several martial experts throughout the universe 」
"Oh god... This is bad... Why is it that whenever one of the closest people with me catches the attention of many troublesome beings when I control their fates?? Mathilda with the Time Felon, Jude with Ken, Camille with Katara and the Witch of Beginning, the fire sisters with Fotià, Bea or Alucard with the Book of Perfect Blood and the First Blood being, Braudain with Saykeraborne, Sai with the Divine Realm, and now Celine! Does danger really love me that much?"
「 Well, that's the consequences of changing fates 」
"Ehh... I guess you're right. I'm just going to deal with it when time comes"
「 Alright, that's everything. Time to go back 」
"..."
Philip closed his eyes and reopened them
~~~
He found himself still on top of Celine, but she seemed to asleep as her eyes has been closed. Her muscles are relaxed and she's resting comfortably, as per her body language
Philip got off of her to give her space. She looked at her and je was relieved that she still has her clothes on. He was worried that while he was in the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩, he might have taken advantage of her, but good thing he didn't
'She does have a nice figure, I'll give her that...'
He then saw a red-maroon cloth that's wrapped around her right arm. Looks like her Soul Artifact has manifested into the world and officially became her personal weapon
"Master...!"
Celine muttered in her sleep as a tear flowed down her right eye
"Heh..."
Philip smirked and stood up from her bed. He walked towards the door to exit Celine's room. His job of changing Celine's fate for good is complete in just a few minutes
On the other hand, unknown to Philip, the spinning [Love Shard] in the middle of the room went towards Philip while swaying and dancing in the air. It disappeared behind his back as it couldn't be seen anymore
Philip opened the door, exited, and closed it behind his back. As soon as he exited, Tenshi was leaning on the wall with her arms crossed and eyes closed
"..."
"..."
Philip looked at Tenshi and Tenshi looked back. They stood still for a few seconds and Tenshi broke the silence
"Have you enjoyed your time?"
"Kinda?"
"Wow, I feel bad for Celine..."
"Uhhh..."
"Hehe~ I'm kidding! It's okay to be honest! It doesn't matter to me since I'm your first true love!"
Tenshi seductively walked towards Philip and wrapped her arms around his neck
"Have you decided on what you'll do to the girls that will confess their love to you?"
"Yes, but I need to answer Natsume first"
"I'm glad..."
Tenshi smiled
"Don't worry... I know what you're feeling. I will talk to the girls so that you won't feel the burden of pleasing everyone"
Tenshi somehow looked scary from her eyes
"Thank you..."
But Philip doesn't see her as scary at all, in fact, he sees her more beautiful than ever
"...I'll selfishly ask for that until I find my true heart again"
"No problem! They chose to love you, surely it's fine for them and they will love you unconditionally"
"Yeah... If only the Love Shard is not influencing anything. Else, it feels like they have to love me forcefully without their choice"
"Well, I think only the ones who truly love you will fall under its influence, right? If not, other people like Sai, Mathilda, Camille, and many more would be head over heels for you"
"I guess you gave a point..."
"Well then, since you and Celine kissed... I'm going to take that and imprint mine on to yours!"
"Wah-!"
In this moment, Philip and Tenshi shared a very intimate kiss in front of Celine's room, in the hallway. Celine doesn't know too much about both of their relationship, so she will be learning it when Tenshi talks to her
Again, little does anyone know, the [Love Shard] has been dancing above Philip and Tenshi's head excitedly
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Author's Note:
Multiplied exponentially means that both movement and being are multiplied to each other and multiplied to itself once again
For example, Void of Perfection and Body of Godliness Series 1 are multiplied to each other to achieve power
On the other hand, Celine's Void of Perfection and Body of Godliness Series 3 placed on exponent with Void of Perfection and Body of Godliness Series 1
3A(X*Y)
2A(X*Y)^(X¹*Y¹) or (2AX*2AY)^(X¹*Y¹)
A = Recoiless Technique
2A = True Recoiless Technique
3A = Perfect Recoiless Technique
(2AX*2AY) = Transcendental Recoiless Technique
X = Null of Magnificence
Y = Form of Godliness
X¹ = Emptiness of Brilliance
Y¹ = Heart of Godliness
Granted all values are greater than one and the power multiplier are either doubled or more