Philip turned around and faced the white light that's shining through the curtains
In no time at all, a leg went through the curtains. The leg is white and shining and it resembles a front deer leg. What's unusual is that the leg is so long that it reaches to the top of the archway entrance, which is at least 15 feet high
There was no way that who ever owns this leg will fit through the archway, so this being forced itself in and broke the archway as it crumbled down
Smoke and dust spread around and dissipated quickly as the white light penetrates through the smoke
"Ah..."
Philip's eyes widened in awe and shock
"A mythical beast from myths and legends! The illusive proclaimed guardian of the forest and nature... The beast that couldn't be caught by King Arthur himself and his army..."
"*Huff*"
The beast huffed and a puff of smoke came out from its nose
"The mythical white stag"
"Fate Controller... It's a pleasure to be within your presence"
The white stag spoke. The stag is a male deer and unlike Rudolph the 38th's antlers, the white stag only has short antlers
His body is entirely white and beaming in bright white light, including his antlers that looked like diamonds and crystals as it acts like a source of light
『 You have met a Divine Beast, the Holy White Stag 』
"I have sensed your presence in coming into this sacred tribe... I also overheard everything through the weredeers"
"..."
Philip was just silent. Every word that the white stag say echoes in Philip's mind
"Do you wish to earn you own magic eye?"
"If that's possible, then yes"
"Hm, your words contain unimaginable power... Hm? I detect more power and energy within you the more I look at you. That includes divine energy. What are you, Fate Controller?"
"..."
Philip paused and pondered if he should tell the white stag
"Does it matter right now?"
In the end, Philip tried to hide it for now
"I guess it doesn't... Magic Eyes are bound from the source and origin after all, it doesn't affect according to your attainment and procurement"
"Then there's no reason for me to reveal it... For now, at least"
"Very well then... As for the Fate Controller visiting the tribe for his purpose in changing Red's fate, a sacred and cursed child of First Rudolph, I will awaken the Magic Eyes that are within you"
"I am ready"
The white stag then walked towards Philip and they lowered their heads at each other. A white spark was generated in between their foreheads and flashed throughout the Weredeer Tribe
~~~
"Fate Controller... What do your Magic Eyes look like?"
The white stag spoke to himself as he began walking through a very white world, different from the whiteness of yhe ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩. There was wind blowing through the world as it could be seen as silver swirls
"The bestowment of your Magic Eyes is nigh... I, too, am exhilarated to witness the manifestation of the Fate Controller's Magic Eyes..."
A few seconds later, the white stag saw a flash of pure white light to his right
"Ah, interesting"
The white stag moved towards the pure white light, but suddenly, a blazing orange light flash far to his left
"Ah! So, he has two Magic Eyes! As expected... Only the most powerful beings can possess two magic eyes for both of their eyes"
He tried to glare towards the orange light to pull it towards him, next to the pure white light, but the orange light wouldn't budge
"Hm?!"
The white stag was confused and stunned. He should have control or slight authority over Magic Eyes as the Divine Beast of Magic Eyes, but this magic eye won't obey him
Just then, a swirling green light flashed from afar, to his right, almost near the pure white light
"Three?!"
Another heavy flash of deep black light bursted in the white world, in between of the pure white light and blazing orange light
"Four... This is abnormal. Why is this happening?"
Two more flashes of light emerged and shone a calm light blue color and bright navy blue color next to each other
"Six... This is definitely out of the ordinary. What are you Fate Controller??
A seventh flash of light almost filled the entire white world. The light was beaming, gleaming, and glaring in an intense violet light that can be seen as the light overexerting its energy and seemed overloaded
"A violet color... A powerful color. You already have that violet magic eye that the World Goddess gave you... Now, there's a second"
Finally, the entire white world changed and turned a different color. The white stag widened his eyes and his Magic White Eyes gleamed. He looked above him and saw the brightest and shiniest golden light at his zenith
"Golden... As expected of the Fate Controller..."
The white stag lowered his head and closed his eyes. The veins on his forehead popped and blood flowed out of his eyelids
"Too much power and authority washes over me... You will become the very first Eight Magic Eyes Holder. An unprecedented achievement. It will cause a commotion in the universe..."
The shine of the golden light became brighter and brighter until the light devoured the white stag's own shine
~~~
After a few minutes, the white stag pulled his body away and took several steps back. Blood gushed out from his nose while his eyes are still closed
"Kahhhck-!"
The white stag exclaimed in pain and blood splattered from his mouth
"..."
Philip subconsciously stepped back while his eyes are still closed. His eyebrows were furrowed and his hands are clenched because of complex emotions
He then slowly opened his eyes and different colors of light shone from his eyes like it's almost shining in rainbow light
"Paaah-"
He puffed out a breath after his body collected a lot of energy from the magic eyes
『 You have obtained eight Magic Eyes! 』
『 This is unprecedented and unexpected!! 』
『 The Sixth Positive Exception has occured! 』
The light in his eyes then rapidly blinked in different colors, the same way his eyes flickered in different colors after he came back from the Terra Spirit World after he destroyed the Floral Empire. The rotation of the colors repeated, including the colors of the Magic Eyes that the white stag saw
『 You have earned the Ultimate Title: Hachimahome Vajyaraksa 』
「 The eight Magic Eyes and the new Ultimate Title will be talked about later 」
Philip then pulled his back backwards after he felt his body levitating. He tried to keep his toes on the ground and he managed it stick on the ground
"Puaaah-!!"
He huffed out another breath after he felt being overwhelmed by the energies of the Magic Eyes trying to make their presence known within his eyes
*Duguen*
Just then, Philip felt a thump throughout his body, like his non-existent heart thumped. His vision was inverted in a quick second and returned back to normal
It was then that the outlines of his eyes shook. It vibrated violently until it split apart into eight outlines around his original eyes
They expanded quickly and still shook violently until his vision faded into black, followed by a kaleidoscopic hyperspace where stars shot past towards him
~~~
May your eyes see the truth, all truth, any truth behind the reality
~~~
"HAAA-! Ha-? I'm back??"
Philip shouted as he released all the collected energy within his body. He then exclaimed in confusion and found himself back in the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩ with Rue in front of him
"Y-you're back??"
Rue questioned Philip's words. In her eyes, he didn't go anywhere and only one second has passed. Though, she is aware enough that this means Philip went to another realm, similar to dreaming or astral projection, but he has complete control over it
"Oh, it's nothing..."
Philip looked down on his right hand and checked if the Magic Red Eyes of Ruination is still in his hand
"I just retrieved your original Magic Eyes"
The Magic Red Eyes is still in his hand
"Original?"
"Yes... So, long story short..."
Philip told Rue about the spirit that gave her the Magic Eye of Diagnosis. Though, he left the part that she's a descendant of the weredeers and only told her why her original Magic Eyes was taken from her, for now at least
"Your Ruination ability and the Magic Red Eyes would cause too much destruction if you're not able to control it"
"Then, why retrieve it for me then?"
"Two things!"
Philip showed two fingers at Rue. He remembered that he also showed two fingers at Rudolph the 38th earlier, or more accurately, in the past, and he wasn't able to tell him his second wish
Well, he decided that he will tell them his second wish when they meet again and he predict that that will be very soon
"First and foremost... This is where I step in. I will change your fate from the fate that you're not aware of"
"Why? I guess the second one will answer that question?"
"Yes... As you may have known, the reason why I've been changing everyone's fates is because I need power and allies. Not just any ordinary allies, but capable allies to help me"
"Help you? What is your goal?"
"..."
Philip lifted his head and directly glared at Rue's eyes. He thought whether to tell Rue his ultimate goal or keep it a secret for now
"For now, I won't tell you what my goal is... Just know that I'm doing this for everyone not just for me, but for their freedom and happiness as well"
"Hm, mysterious... Very well then, I won't pry anymore"
"..."
「 ... 」
Little does everyone know, the [Love Shard] came out from hiding and hovered behind Philip. It was spining in a constant motion as it's emitting a pink light
The [Love Shard] is currently influencing Rue's attitude and personality. Normally, Rue wouldn't give up when something mysterious and interesting were to befall on her and she would do everything to know about it
But the [Love Shard] changed that and caused her to act the way Philip expected. Of course, Philip doesn't know that the [Love Shard] is doing something, but he always has an inkling of suspicion that the [Love Shard] is always doing something, regarding other people's emotions or mental state
"Alright, here are your original Magic Eyes..."
Philip lifted his right hand and tossed the two red spheres across the air. The ted spheres floated towards Rue as the distance between them was quite far
"Oh yeah... I forgot to mention a very important part..."
Philip spoke as Rue reached her hands forward to try and catch the red spheres
"Apparently, you are half human and half weredeer. You are a direct descendant of the weredeers, particularly Rudolph himself. The reason they took your Magic Red Eyes is to protect you and let you live a normal life"
"What?"
Rue was taken aback. She hesitated to take the incoming red spheres, but it was too late as she felt obligated to receive it
'Pureblood... Do not ever show yourself nor manipulate or control any blood in this, just in case'
P: I understand...
「 ... 」
"Also..."
At this moment, Rue finally caught the red spheres and she looked at Philip. Philip also looked at Rue with sinister eyes
The white world also changed into a frozen ocean under a dark blue night sky, illuminated by a bright full moon. Ice spikes protrude from the frozen ocean as snow drizzles lightly over everything
Philip changed the scenery to match the theme and Rue's power origin, as per his logic. The scene that the trauma that Rudolph Junior experienced at the brink of death
"Your true name is Red..."
"Eh-?"
Rue's eyes widened from extreme shock, for some reason, even though she doesn't know what that means
But, three reactions was enough to awaken something inside her. That is the Magic Red Eyes, the change of scene, and true name Red
"Ruination of Red"
Philip declared with a slight smirk and Rue was stunned in place. The Magic Red Eyes on her palms sheered in red light and became intense. It glowed and shone that it engulfed Rue. Dark red aura also covered almost the entire scenery as a red filter has seemed to have been overlayed on the ⟨⟨ World of Imagination ⟩⟩
Philip tried to change the red filter because it was slightly hurting his eyes, but he couldn't. This could only mean that the redness is absolute and it couldn't be controlled nor erased by normal means. Imagining it away won't do the trick
Wind blasted through everything and made Philip's hair flutter. He closed his eyes and shifted his body sideways. He reopened his eyes and looked at the still burning flash of red light in front of him. His demeanor became serious and stern
"..."
Just then, two dark red flashes of light, similar to a four-pointer star flash, overwhelmed the initial flash. These flashes looked like eyes peering through
It was then that Philip heard a very powerful, bloodcurdling, gut-wrenching, and fearsome scream from where Rue was standing initally
"WROOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!"