Philip's eyebrows furrowed extremely deeply as his pupils swirled. He quickly turned his head left and right as if he's scurrying for something very important
Everyone saw his strange movements and became confused
In the end, his eyes landed on Tenshi and his eyes dilated
Tenshi noticed this and widened her eyes. She knows something was disturbing his mind, but she couldn't know since Soul Link is still disabled
「 Soul Link has been established! 」
"Ah!"
Tenshi didn't have a chance to read Philip's mind because he instantly appeared on her and hugged her tightly, but not too much that it would hurt her
She felt the warmth, alertness, and trembling of the embrace
She momentarily lowered her arms and immediately hugged Philip back to soothe his swirling negative emotions that's affecting his unbalanced abilities and powers
If Philip got pushed a little bit further, he might've lost control and destroyed a chunk of the world while destroying his body and mind
"There there, everything's fine. I'm here. I'm right here"
She also patted his back as if he's a baby or a small lost animal
"T-thank you..."
Philip muttered very quietly, but Tenshi could hear him very clearly
He slowly released his embrace and looked at her eyes
"I think I'm okay now..."
"What happened? Should we continue this project??"
"..."
Philip gazed around. Mathilda's transformation is already at maximum capacity and every high, higher, and highest beings that are present are already helping the best that they can
"Can you see through my memories?"
"Hm, I see what have happened at least for the past 10 minutes. Secret and Kamijou was opposed to establishing the leylines, but I managed to convince them and they rallied everyone else, along with the Dragon Queen"
"I see..."
Philip smiled wryly as his eyes panned to the right
"Did something happen again where I couldn't see anything?"
"Yeah... We'll find out a way for you to be able to see. Looks like there are at least some limitations to Soul Link"
"I'll look forward to it"
There is hope in Tenshi's eyes. In all honesty, she's a little frustrated that she couldn't see what has happened so that she would know what to do in these kinds of situations
She has promised Philip that she would be by his side forever, but she won't be able to do that when these situations happen
『 Perdissvïnculum has judged this situation unfair 』
『 Ultimate Skill: Unbreakable Bond is being strengthened... 』
"Alright, let's continue. Let's change the world, shall we?"
"Yes! Do I have to do anything more?"
"Just be my support"
"Of course!'
Both of them smiled at each other and Philip hovered higher, almost touching the film of yellow energy. He passed that barrier and flew a few more distance away
"Haaah..."
He took a deep breath and raised both of his hands in front of him
"The emergence of the Mysticism Age, my Sacrificial Fate Control, and Primordial Remnants... From the start, this has been fated. The only crossroads is the moment I decided the fate of the world by sacrificing a chunk of my life, in my first life apparently..."
His hands began to emit a thick blue aura. At first, it was sky blue in color, then sea blue, neon blue, blue violet, navy blue, gaseous blue, blue-white, then ultimately cosmic blue
"Primordial Particles, also known as Mana... Mana Avatars and the Mana Tree... My second major Sacrificial Fate Control by sacrificing all of my happy memories to save the world from the Mana Tree..."
He spread his arms outward like he's some kind of incarnation of a divine being. He was being covered by the cosmic blue colored aura
"The cancellation of the Mana Tree caused its Mana Leaves to spread around the world, distributing all ordinary mana and it's the moment Mysticism Age has started"
「 Mana Actualization... 」
"As the next in succession for this planet's World God and the birth of the new world, Earthenmana, I shall declare that the establishment of the Mystical Leylines, shall commence!"
「 ...Global Leyline Creation 」
In this moment, a beam of bright blue energy shot from the dish that Mathilda transformed into and hit Philip
Mana quickly spread around Philip and the all of the mana in the world began to react. This was felt by everyone in Earthenmana as ordinary people didn't know what happened
As the beam of blue energy connected to Philip, mana began to flow from his body and into Mathilda
"Leyline deployment is underway!"
Mathilda shouted and the blue energies and mana shot outwards from her and quickly covered the sky. The blue color quickly turned yellow from Tenshi's blessing
Yellow lines that looked like the aurora borealis drew the sky. Lines that intersected is where a Leyrange Point is located. A drone was stationed there and it was destroyed once the condensed potent energy of mana pass through them, creating an energy vortex or concentration of mystic energies
These Leyrange Points are being created above the tallest building of every city, town, village, even mountains and hills, as well as the deepest ravines and trenches
Some Leyrange Points are above in the middle of nowhere, which could only mean that there are hidden cities that are under an invisibility barrier or special mystical techniques, hidden power underground, underground ruins, and many more possibilities
Of course, Leyrange Points were also created above major man-made buildings, temples, and natural structures such as Area 51 and 52, the Pentagon and the Octagon, Kremlin, Taj Mahal, Burj Khalifa, Patronas Tower, Pyramids of Giza, Mayan Temple, and many more
More Leyrange Points were created above religious churches and worshipping areas. Because of this, a dense collection of Leyrange Points were formed around east and southeast Asia, which should be the, Great Asia, Forbidden Asia, South Asia Archipelago, and the Archipelago of the Great Philippines
Churches of different religions, shrines, unknown religions, temples, and many more
Not only that, Leyrange Points were also created above the Twelve World Trees and all of major and minor Mana Hotspots. Higher concentrations of Leyrange Points were created above the Mystical Academy that's above the largest Mana Hotspot in the world
Higher concentrations of Leyrange Points also appeared all over the Great Knights Continent
Unlike in the eastern and southern art of Great Asia that have numerous Leyrange Points, the concentration or Leyrange Points is more potent in the Great Knights Continent than in Great Asia
Each has ther pros and cons
Finally, a big the largest and most potent Leyrange Points in the world are located in the North and South Poles, where the magnetic field of Earthenmana are being released, along with the most dense type of mana being spewed out
This is because of three things; first is that the North and South Poles were inhabitated by extremely advanced technology of alien that visited the Earth in ancient times and became abandoned
Second is because giant holes in these poles that directly leads to the Primordial Remnants are located. That doesn't mean that they are bigger than the Mana Hotspot in China, it is because of the third reason
The third reason is that these are points that leads to a new world, a world under the crust of the world that's different from the abyss, hell, or purgatory. Home to most mythical beasts, legendary creatures, prehistoric animals, and ancient beings that decided to reside in this place
The world of Agartha
『 You have created a new type of mana! 』
『 Ley Mana has been discovered! 』
'...?'
「 Ley Mana is a type of mana that's only exclusive to the energy that's swirling within the Global Leyline Network. Ley Mana served as an insulator and a medium to any types of mana in order to uniformly distribute them over large distances 」
Even though most of the population of Earthenmana just noticed the beautiful and entrancing lights in the sky, despite the time of the day or night, they won't be able to see the Global Leyline Network and the Leyrange Points
Only powerful beings or individuals that ahs talent for mana can see them, which will change their perception of the sky from clear or cloudy to a sky obvious yellow lines. Though, these yellow lines are not necessarily solid lines, but they are blurred lines that tints their surroundings yellow
With that mentioned, a few individuals and most of the powerful beings on Earthenmana can already see the changes
A few of them is not used to the change and found it troublesome that the sky has changed, while most of them admired the change and hopeful towards the future
"..."
Philip already has lowered his arms and observed the changing world. He looked like a powered up being as the cosmic blue aura around his body
The beam or blue energy from Mathilda has already dissipated slowly into a halt as the deployment of the Global Leyline Network has already reached the opposite side of the world in several minutes
"..."
Tenshi also admired the change while watching from above. She smiled from the sight and even though she only has been living for four years and learned a lot in that short amount of time, seeing this event really touched her spirit
The sight was different from expertly animated scenes in games or over budgeted scenes in anime
It could've been because a fantastical event is happening in real life, which makes it more impactful
"..."
Philip also smiled. He felt satisfied after doing something of this scale without even using Fate Control
In the end, he decided to raise his left hand and show a snapping gesture
「 ...? 」
'Fate Control - Snap: Effectiveness and Protective of this Leyline Network'
*Snap*
An audible sound reverberated across the space and into the Global Leyline Network
"..."
Nothing happened next and Philip could hope that he control the fate of the Leyline Network to his desire
"Leyline deployment has been completed!"
『 Global Leyline Network has been established!! 』
『 You are now eligible to become the World God of Earthenmana! 』
「 You now just need to have Terra make the necessary preparations to transfer the status to you to complete your ascension 」
'Okay'
As soon as the Leyline deployment finished, Mathilda slowly reverted back to her normal form as machine components and metallic plating began to detach from each other and overlap each other, as if defying the Laws of Conservation as matter is being reduced like it was nothing
In the end, Mathilda came back with her Peacemaker form that includes the skin tight clothing, partially transformed arms and legs, helmet and visor, and rigid wings
"..."
Philip slowly hovered down into the Global Leyline Network and reached his hand to the imaginary surface of the globe. His cosmic blue aura dissipated as the mana inside his body has stabilized
He completely touched it and tapped it twice. In an instant, the yellow tint of the sky dissipated, leaving faint lines of yellow light in the sky
The dancing lights also disappeared and the sky returned to its normal state
Tenshi and Mathilda then hovered next to him. Tenshi reached for his hand and Mathilda idly stood by like the head maid she is
"Is it completed?"
"Yes"
"What will happen now?"
"The exponential growth and development of the world in terms of magic and mana. The world already has Mana Hotspots, everyone have the resources that they need and mana is infinitely renewable, as long as the Primordial Remnants still resides deep in Earthenmana's mantle, the different kinds and types of Mana Stones will exist. I have provided the necessary information and research papers for everyone to make breakthroughs in the Mysticism Age, and now, they have the Global Leyline Network. This will allow everyone have a system on how to harness mana in a grandeur scale"
"This is a part of your ultimate goal, right?"
Tenshi asked in curiosity. Though, she doesn't seem to ask this question herself. She seems to ask in behalf of Mathilda, so that Mathilda can hear his answer indirectly
Tenshi can read Philip's mind after all
"Yes. I don't want leave the world in a dire state or in a very bad situation. I want the world that I lived in to be prosperous, so that no one would suffer more than they do already..."
"That's not the only reason, is it?"
"Yeah... When I get completely erased, I want the people that I selfishly left behind to live their best lives, including their offsprings and next generations"
"..."
Tenshi smiled in melancholy while Mathilda has a complicated expression
She's happy and also hopeful of the future because of the potential of mana. She can even see as far into the future as the world becoming extremely technologically advanced with the power of mana and expanding across the Solar System and probably the entire galaxy
But ultimately, Mathilda is still conflicted with his ultimate goal. She couldn't believe that he's dead set on his goal that he has planned this far to leave something behind for the people he made relationships with to allow them to have a better life
She doesn't know how far into the future as to when Philip will achieve his ultimate goal, but considering her nature, she already expects that she will live in a world that was forged by Philip. In addition to that, she will never know who did it since all records and memories of him will be erased and deleted as a part of the ultimate goal
"Do you think that by doing this, that by going into the new age of mana, the society will change? Giving more power will allow the wicked minds to do more bad, evil, and wickedness that will make more people suffer. Do you think that the world will become truly better, the same as the one you envision in your mind??"
"That couldn't be avoided, could it? Human nature is a complicated and difficult concept after all... That's why I claimed that humans are the most powerful beings in the universe. Also, don't worry... Before I go, I will weed out the absolute evil that are within the world. When everything has been weeded out, it will still has its undetectable roots and absolute evils will sprout once I will be gone. For that, I have more plans and assigned personalities to deal with them"
"..."
"As to how I think if the world will truly become better as I envision it? Yes, I truly believe it..."
"How can you be so sure? Are you seeing the future?? Are you going to control the world's fate and sacrifice something equivalent?!!"
"No. I can't see that far into the future and I won't control the world's fate again. I won't do it, even if push comes to shove"
"Then-"
"I trust humanity... I will let them decide their fates on whatever they do. Whether it's towards prosperity or self-destruction, it is up to them"
"..."
Mathilda was speechless. She didn't expect Philip to trust humanity, considering his history
This time, it was Tenshi's time to ask a question because she genuinely wanted to know his thinking process
"What made you care for this world and the humans that you are doing this to them? You wanted to destroy the world, but what's the change of mind?"
"Hehe..."
Philip chuckled quietly to which made Tenshi and Mathilda feel a little uncanny
"Maybe I'm playing god? I want to see how what turns how and what"
"..."
"..."
Tenshi and Mathilda was speechless. His answer seem to have made it that he was playing a game, but not at the same time
"Alright, shall we return back down?"
Philip gave the two of them a smile and wave his right hand as if he's reaching towards them
"Yeah... Sure..."
Mathilda couldn't help but be convinced
"Okay!"
Tenshi smiled once again and prepared to fly down
"Haaah..."
Philip exhaled deeply and lowered his head with his eyes closed. Suddenly, his [Blood Wings] flowed into his back, removing his fight capabilities
His body shfited sideways and he started to free fall
"Philip?"
Mathilda muttered in surprise and confusion while Tenshi already made a nose dive and followed Philip
"Damn!"
Mathilda also made a nose dive, but she didn't activate her boosters so that she won't enter terminal velocity and burn up like a meteor. Her transformed body changed colors into a darker color to insulate the heat that will flare around her as she catches up to them. A hexagonal skin tight suit also covered the rest of her exposed skin
"...!"
Before Mathilda knew it, Philip has entered past terminal velocity and began to burn from the atmospheric drag. Tenshi is also behind him while she's flaring up in yellow and white flames
~~~
Philip opened his eyes as he was falling from the highest altitude in the atmoshphere. His face was being slightly distorted from the air pushing against his face and the flames are blazing in his peripheral vision
His eyes were glowing with golden light as he observed the world while he gets closer and closer to the surface
He lifted his right hand and looked at it as he formed a fist
'Hatred to the world, huh? I would be lying if I said that that isn't the case... I wanted to die after all and destroying the world would achieve that, but that won't work. After all, I have already fallen deep into the rabbit hole and made irreplaceable relationships... I want them to be happy while I'm still here'
He stretched his arm and aimed his hand in front of him. The trail of fire distorted from the sudden change of the shape and aerodynamics
'I could destroy the world right here right now... But... Should I do it?'
At this moment, Philip passed through the Troposphere and the fire was extinguished. He started to fall even faster
'I guess not...'
Philip smiled as his body rolled with his back aimed on downwards and his limbs spread apart
This is where Tenshi came in as she instantly arrived next to Philip. She stretched her arms and placed it under him, as if she's about to princess carry him
All of this happened while they'll still falling. Everyone that was still awake at this hour saw a yellow-white trail that looked like a shooting star and crashed into the ground
Sai, Katara, and Alucard watched as the ground rumbled while dust and smoke spread everywhere
As the smoke dissipated, Tenshi stood on the ground while carrying Philip on her arms. Yellow-white aura blazed around Tenshi
The scene was priceless and symbolic as the moonlight shines behind them
『 A special scenario has been detected! 』
『 You have unlocked a special feature!! 』
『 An unforgettable experience have been recorded... 』
『 A product is recommended... 』
『 Compensating for a demand... 』
『 Permission has been granted 』
『 You have unlocked the subsystem of Photo Snap System! 』
'.......'