''Speak''
'Thought'
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"My conversation with who exactly? Because I remember I had talked to more than one people 19 years ago." Ryu ask
"You don't need to act confused. You should know exactly who I am talking about; after all, your experience and conversation with her would be memorable." Ancient One explain
"Do you mean Mary? Because trust me, my meeting with her certainly is memorable." Ryu said, still remembers clearly in his mind his meeting with Mary, where she cut both of his arms to replace them with a new ones.
"Hm, while I don't know how you and miss Mary met, I can assure the person I'm talking about is someone else that you remember even more than Mary herself." Ancient One explain
"Then why don't you tell me who it is already? Stop being vague already." Ryu asks with a frown on his face
"Certainly. The person I'm talking about is none other than lady Death herself." Ancient One explains, "I'm pretty sure you know her very well, considering she met you while you were still young. While I think you might not know her name, you must certainly know who I'm talking about already, isn't that right?"
Ryu's eyes immediately widen after hearing what the Ancient One is telling him. While he certainly doesn't know the name, he is sure that the woman in front of him is talking about the skeleton woman he met when he was young; after all, it is a very memorable moment.
"How did you-?"
"Oh, don't be so surprised now. It is my job to protect this world and its people from anything mystical, including the arrival of one of the aspects of the universe to this world." Ancient One explain.
"You know, I have heard about this same conversation before. I still have no idea what you mean by the aspect of the universe." Ryu said while glaring at the Ancient One.
"I guess an explanation is in order then." The Ancient One said before, with a swipe of her hand, medium size circle appeared in the air, and there were pictures on that circle.
"You see, a universe is a prominent place, as you might already know, and making up the universe is a different aspect that governs the concept of the universe. These beings that govern these aspects are called Abstract entities." The Ancient One said while on the circle is the picture of seemingly the universe itself.
"These Abstract entities are conceptual beings that do not have a physical form, and they govern the different concepts that make up the universe. The four main ones are Eternity, Infinity, Death, and Oblivion, the strongest abstract entities besides the judge himself." The Ancient One continues, and the picture on the screen that changes into a humanoid-like being with different colours.
"The judge?"
"Not important to you right now." Ancient One quickly dismissed Ryu's question before continuing, "First is Eternity, which embodies the universe itself; he is the personification of life, growth and creations.
Second is Infinity, and she is the personification of space, including the universe's time, matter and energy.
Thirdly is the one you already know, Death. She was "born" along with the universe and the other associated cosmic entities. Whereas Eternity embodies life and growth, Death embodies decay and destruction.
Lastly is Oblivion; he represents non-existence and is a counter-force to the expanding universe. Not much is known about him except that he is the primordial void that existed before the creation of the Multiverse itself." The Ancient One explains that the picture on the circle seems to shift between different images.
"So pardon my worried; after all, when these entities decide to manifest on this planet, it usually doesn't mean a good thing, and when that aspect is also the embodiment of death itself, I start to get worried." The Ancient One explain
Ryu only stood there in silence, trying to digest the information he had been given. He then looks straight at Ancient One eyes.
"How did you even know about this? How did you even know that these... Entities manifest on Earth?"
"Because, Mr Ryunosuke, it is my job. It would be bad of me if I can't detect the presence of something or someone as important as lady Death herself when she is on this planet." The Ancient One answer
"Ok... If that is the case, why do you want to talk about me now? It has been more than nineteen years since that happened, and now you have decided to question me. Why not before? Why now?" Ryu ask
"To answer that question, Mr Ryunosuke, is because I cannot find or detect you."
"What? What do you mean you can't detect me? You can detect something like the embodiment of death but not me, a normal human?"
"Yes, quite surprising, I know. As for why I can't detect or sense you, I would blame that on your power, Rashomon, was it?" The Ancient One said before stepping forward and standing in front of Ryu.
Before Ryu could even react, the Ancient One thrust her hand forward, hitting Ryu's body, and the next thing that Ryu know is the feeling of lightness all over his body. He quickly looks around before seeing his body lying down on the ground.
"How...?"
"It's because of that bracelet on your body Mr Ryunosuke. It nullifies all power, mutant, magic or any power that doesn't fit the category of human." The Ancient One said, "It's one of a kind, you know? I spent hundreds of years just making a single piece of it.
And from what I have seen from your power, I can see that it will react on its own to protect you from anything threatening your body. Since I quickly pit that bracelet on you, your mind did not respond fast enough to perceive this as a threat, and your unconscious mind knows it's also not a threat to you. Which is why your power did not activate," The Ancient One explain
"I must admit, your Rashomon is quite an impressive power, with so much utility and adaptability, you start to think that it's not a mutant power but something else entirely, but then again, it is not a mutant power. " The Ancient One said, causing Ryu's eyes to widen before quickly glaring back at the Ancient One.
Seemingly not caring about his situation Ryu only said one word.
"Explain"