(Reaper's POV.)
A few minutes ago
Reaper suddenly opened his eyes after hearing the loud voice of Ember.
He heard Cecelia's voice, who was telling Ember to calm her emotions. Reaper was not able to understand what was going on, so he decided to ask Gen in his mind, about what is happening here.
After waking up Reaper firstly glared at Cecelia and spoke with Gen, " Hey Gen what that woman did to me, which forced me to sleep"?.
[Master, I believe she had used Mana, without any element powers within, and with the help of Mana Particals she influenced the neural system of your brain and forced you to sleep.]
"Well, then why didn't my Omni eyes stop her"?
[Master, your Omni eyes can protect you from illusions, stun effects, and confused conditions, but It can't protect you from forcing you to fall asleep and poisons.]
"Well, I will find some other ways for protecting myself from these kinds of situations in the future. And now tell me, what is going on here? Why Mother had shown such an outburst of emotions"?.
[Master, some guests from Church have arrived who are not liked by your mother, so your mother is angry.]
"Guests from Church, why they are here. In most of the novels, these people of Church are always bad news for Main characters. I believe their arrival will bring some problems with them". Said Reaper with a frown on his face.
While he was thinking all this, Ember got up from her seat and started walking toward the guest room with Reaper in her arms.
When they entered the room Reaper watched his father who was sitting in front of a middle-aged man. Behind that man, some other people were standing. They all were wearing a Golden Emblem on their Chest. This Golden Emblem consists of a Muscular man, who is wearing Armour and has a sword in his hands, and that sword's Tip was thrust into the Ground.
Reaper focused on the man who was sitting in front of his father and opened his status window.
[ Status Window
Name: Joseph Gram
Race: Human
Age: 280
Rank: Supreme Magus ( High Tier)
Class: Mage
Affiliation: Church Of God Of War And Victory.
Titles: Arch Bishop oF Church.
Health condition: Good
Talent: Ice Magic
[Church Of God Of War And Victory: Church of God of War and Victory is one of the most powerful churches in the world of Genesis. People of this Church worship God King of War and Victory named 'Astros'. People of this Church, are known for their strong powers and oppressive behavior. Most of the Empires in the world of Genesis, worship God King 'Astros' before going to war.]
[Arch Bishop of Church: This title is also a Position. This title is given to people who hold this position in any church. People with this title hold significant power in their respective churches. They also have command over the powerful forces of their respective churches.]
Reaper watched his status window and only said one word. "Pathetic".
[ Why do you think he is Pathetic master?] Asked Gen with a great curiosity.
"Well, he is 280 years old and yet he is only High Tier Supreme Magus, and aside from that he only has a useless title that can't even be utilized in any combat aside from giving orders to people of their church. And here is my Mother, who is only 19 years old and she is already a Peak tier Supreme Magus with a difficult Battle Mage class and she also holds many Op titles which are a great help in combat.
With one glance I noticed that he was behaving like some big shot with a smug on his face, He was behaving like some big shot when he wasn't even capable of holding my mother's shoes. Isn't he just Pathetic"? Said Reaper with a mockery in his face. If Joseph had heard his thoughts, he would have suffered a Critical hit to his health.
[Well, Master I think comparing them like this is a bit too much. Because of your mother, I think your standards of judging people, have risen too high. I think Joseph can be considered above above-average Genius, and most of the People who reached this Realm will be near or above his age. You can't compare them to Monsters like your mother. Comparing them to your mother is like comparing an ant with a Dragon.]
"Well, whatever, and hey Gen I have another question. How many years a person can leave after reaching Peak Tier Supreme Rank"?.
[Well, master with each Rank, age also increases. Any human at Rank 9 normally has a life span of up to 300 years and any Human at Peak Tier Supreme Realm can remain Alive up to 1000 years, if he or she does not meet with an accident and die halfway.]
"So You are only telling me about humans, does that mean the life Span of different Species, on the same rank is also Different?.
[Yes, master you are right. Like how different Species on the same Rank show different types of combat power, like that different species on the same rank, also have different life spans. The more superior the species is, the more life span they have. But they also have their flaws. The more life span they have, the more slow they grow. Humans are inferior to dragons, but they grow many times faster than Dragons. A normal human dies to old age and in this time period, a dragon baby barely learns how to fly. Their reproduction system is also many times slower than Humans. Goblins are inferior to humans, but they grow many times faster than humans and have a very low life span compared to humans, but they reproduce many times faster than Humans. So like this Different species have different life spans on the same Rank, but they also have their demerits which come with the blessings of a Huge Life span.]
"Ok, I get it. Means everything is balanced in the world. If you get something, at the same time you lose something". Said Reaper with a sigh.
"And Gen I don't understand one thing. How I am able to understand what they are saying when I don't even know their language"?
[Master, this is the passive effect of Omni eyes, it was unlocked when you first heard a voice from the natives of Genesis world. In the future you will unlock many passive effects or abilities related to Omni eyes and Blood Seed divine abilities.]
"Well, in the future keep me notified of all these abilities, passive or active doesn't matter. I suggest you to make a skill tree for Omni eyes and Blood Seed abilities, so in the future, I can easily keep track of my all Abilities".
[Yes, master I will create Omni Skill tree and Blood Seed Skill tree.]
" Ok, Good".
After completing his talk with Gen, he concentrated on the heated discussion that was happening outside. He laughed when her mother made fun Of Joseph and he gave a thumbs-up to his mother, for a sense of Humour. When the topic of the Demon King and Hero King was brought into the discussion and he also became curious about what is going on.
"Hey Gen, what they are talking about? Do you know anything about all this"?.
[Master, my source of knowledge is bound with you. I only know some basic common things of the world of Genesis, nothing much. But from their conversation, I guess this Hero King and Demon King, must have been born after a 1000-year time period but the date of their arrival has been brought forward, and I believe you are the reason for this.]
"What you are talking about Gen, how the innocent me is the reason for all this". Said Reaper with puppy-like eyes.
Gen rolled her invisible eyes and thought, yes, yes who is more innocent person aside from you in this world, master. [Master have you forgotten what you said to Lord Shiva, before your Reincarnation. Lord Shiva has warned you that if someone with Great powers and destiny is born into the world, then a phenomenon will always occur in the world of Genesis. After your Reincarnation, many Powerful beings will know your presence in the World and a chain reaction of chaotic events will start because of you. Lord Shiva even offered you that if you want then he can prevent this phenomenon from happening, but you with arrogance in your voice said that you want everyone to know about your presence and want to let the Chaos befall on the world of Genesis and I think this situation is also the reaction of your that statement.]
"Well, at that time My Asura personality was heavy on me and I don't remember what I have said back there". Reaper said with a pang of guilt in his voice.
(End of Reaper's POV)
Outside, the discussion between Ember and Joseph turns out to be deadly serious. Ember had Handed over Reaper to Cecelia and was ready to attack and Joseph was ready to teleport from there.
Ember Suddenly showed so much blood lust that Joseph and his followers became incapable of even lifting their fingers. Joseph tried to move his body by using Mana, but his body refused to listen to him and he became incapable of even using his teleportation device.
When he thought he was going to die, Austin came between them and stopped Ember from taking any further action.
"Stop dear, I know you are angry but you have to calm yourself. I hope you will not take any action that makes you feel regret in the future. Our son turning out to be either a Hero or Demon amongst countless children who were born today is not even 1%. I know you also don't want to our people suffer because of some misunderstanding. If they labeled our Empire as demon worshipers, the whole world will turn against us and we will lose everything". Said Austin while trying to calm Ember's anger.
"So what will you do, if our child turns out to be either of them". Said Ember in a cold voice.
"We will then go to war. We will kill them here and run from the Empire". Said Austin with a cold Glint in his eyes.
Joseph and his followers were furious, at how casually they were talking about killing them and revolting against the church. Fuck, They thought he was a sane person when he stopped Ember from attacking, but now they think how can husband of Crimson Mad Witch can be a sane person. This bastard is as crazy as his wife.
Reaper thought, wow even though his first impression is not good, even then he is a quite reliable person. Ok, the great me give you the right to call me son and give you the honour of being my father, hehehe.
"Ok, ok now stop all this fight. Hey Church Dogs, stop barking and state how you are going to check that my nephew is Hero or Demon. Speak fast my nephew needs good baby sleep, and your ugly voices and faces making him uncomfortable. During all this conversation his face twitched many times. OOO, little one don't worry your Aunt will send away them soon and help you get a good baby sleep and let you drink a lot of your mother's milk, hehehehe". Said Cecelia while playing with Reaper in her arms.
Reaper's face twitched again, who wants your help for sleeping you old hag. Stay away from me, who want to drink milk, I want to drink the blood of these annoying Church bastards.
"Hey, hey did you see. As I told you his face twitched again. How much time you will stay here and make him comfortable. Shoo shoo, go away fast". Said Cecelia to the people of the Church.
Well, she sure has such a vicious tongue, hehehe well as expected of this great beings Aunt. Thought Reaper with a smug on his face.
"Hehehe, see the smug on your face. Were you proud of your Aunt? Do you like their insult so much, should I insult these shameless bastards more? Well what can I do dear nephew, these people are soo much shameless, that they have stopped feeling shame long ago. If there was any person who respect his dignity, they would have died out of shame, but alas these". Before Cecelia could continue she heard the angry roar of Joseph.
"Shut up, don't utter any word further or I will declare holy war on you right now. Fuck everything, even if I have to die I will kill you bitch". Said Joseph unable to calm himself.
"Well, all the best. If you defeat Ember and Austin, then I will honour you with my presence and let you get a proper beating from my hands". Said Cecelia in a playful tone.
Reaper gives an invisible thumb-up to Cecelia.
"Well, stop all this and Cecelia keep quiet. Joseph tells us how will you check out if my son is Hero king or Demon king or none of them". Said Ember after calming herself down and taking her seat again.
Joseph also calmed himself again and brought an Orb forward. "This is a special Orb. While normal Orbs only tell us about Element Affinity and Aura ability, this Orb besides showing Element and Aura ability also shows if someone has Divine Or Demonic energy within them. Like a normal orb, this orb doesn't need to infuse energy in it, just touch it and it will scan that person's whole body on his own and show Element Affinity or Aura ability and also show if any being has any Divine energy or Demonic Aura in them. If he is Divine Son then it will become fully bright gold and if he is Demon Prince, then it will turn fully pitch Black. So let him touch it and everything became clear".
"Well, what if you used any trick with this orb and want to harm my child by using it"? Said Ember with a frown on his face.
"Well, if you want you can inspect it and I also will give you a simple demonstration". After saying that he activated it and some ice crystals with a slight golden light started forming in the orb.
"These ice crystals represent my affinity with the Ice element and the Golden energy Surrounding it, shows my divine energy which I got after being blessed by Great God King Astros". Said Joseph.
"Ok, I inspect it first". Ember took the orb from Joseph and placed his hand on it. Some crimson Fire Dots started circulating in the orb. These fire dots represent her Fire Element Affinity. After this, she gives this orb to Austin, when he touched it then the orb starts showing some White Stars within it, which represent his Aura ability.
"Well, if your doubts have been cleared, then can you let your child touch it now". Said Joseph with impatience in his voice.
"Well, I have inspected it and there seems nothing wrong, but what if you have done something with this orb which only triggered if a child touches it, so I will need some time to verify my doubts properly". After saying that Ember ordered something in the ear of James and he went out of the room.
"What, you want to know now. You should know that my patience is limited. Finish whatever you want fast, so that I can go back". Said Joseph with a frown on his face.
"Just, wait a little bit but if you are in a such hurry then you can go back and send some other person from your church". Said Ember in a slightly annoyed tone.
Joseph kept quiet because he didn't want to argue more with her.
After a few minutes, James came back with a few women who had children in their arms. These children also look like newlyborn children like Reaper.
"Well, I have brought you all here because I want your children to touch this orb. Please can you all do this favor for me". Said Ember to them.
"You don't have to ask a favor, your Highness. You just need to give an order. We all are alive because of your grace, for you even if we have to sacrifice everything we will gladly do". Said one of the women and other women also nodded their heads in agreement. Some of them also finding hard to breathe in Ember's presence, because of excitement. It feels like back on earth, a die-hard fan meeting their favorite Celebrity.
"Thanks, alot, I will never forget this favour". After saying this Ember placed this Orb in front of all children and put their hands on Orb one by one. Most of the time this orb didn't show any reaction which means most of the children have no ability and 2 times it showed a reaction in which one of the children showed Wind Affinity and other children showed Earth Affinity.
"Well, thank you all. James give each of them 1000 gold coins and from now on study of all of your children is free and for those two children who have shown Element Affinity, they will get a scholarship in Royal Griffin acedmy". Declared Ember.
"Your Highness, Duchess Ember you don't have to go that far, we only helped you with a little thing, but the things you are giving us are too much, please take it back". Said one of the women and others also agreed with her. They all belong to a commoner background and for them, just 10 gold coins are enough to live a good life for a year, so they all thought 1000 gold coins were too much. Ember is also offering their children free study and 2 children of Comman background also getting scholarships in the most prestige academy of Griffin Empire, it was too much for them. They don't want to take advantage of Ember's generosity, because she was like a saint for them. People of the outside Empire describe Ember as a Cold bloodthirsty Witch, but people of the Griffin Empire revere her like a saint.
"No, no you people helped me greatly today by lifting a great burden from my chest, so I insist you all, please accept this. If you do not accept this gift of mine then I will feel quite guilty". Said Ember and in truth, she is actually feeling quite guilty for using the children of these innocent mothers to determine the safety of her child.
"Well, if you insist so much Your Highness, we will accept this gift, and thanks a lot Your Highness for this generous gift." After saying that all the women left the room with James to get their rewards.
After everything finished and Ember turned back she saw Joseph and his followers' mouths left wide open, because they had never thought in their dreams that Ember could show such a polite side of her. They only saw her arrogant and cruel behavior till now.
"What happened to you all, should I put some fire in your mouth, so it can help you close your mouth". After hearing her cruel words everyone came back to their senses.
After that without saying anything, Ember took Reaper back from Cecelia's arm and was going to put his hands on Orb.
(Reaper's POV.)
A few minutes ago, when all the children were placing their hands on Orb, Reaper was also in a heated discussion with Gen.
"Hey Gen, is this orb also able to capture my Demonic Energy?
[What you are talking about master, what Demonic Energy?]
"Well, As I have the ability from my previous life of 'Asur Raktabija' then will this orb detect it, and label me as a Demon King"?.
[Master did you forget, in the first place Demons and Asuras are totally different species. Even though many times Asura's confused as Demons, but in reality they are not demons. Demons use Demonic Energy, but Asura uses Divine Energy like Devtas.]
"OOO, yes how I forget about it. Devatas and Asura's were considered brothers because their mothers were real sisters and both of them married to the same person and gave birth to Devtas and Asura's. Instead of pure evil beings like most demons, Asura's mostly are Chaotic Beings, who lust after power and battles. Like Devtas, they also use Divine powers and most of the Powerful Asuras throughout history, also got blessings from 3 Supreme Gods and used boons given by them which contained a huge amount of Divine Energy". Said Reaper after taking a deep breath.
"So now the question is will this Orb, sense my Divine Energy"?.
[Worry not master, with my help it will be not even able to sense anything related to the System. It will only sense talents present in your body.]
While they were talking about this, Ember finished her Conversation with other women's and moved toward Reaper.
She then placed his hand on Orb and Everyone watched it with curiosity. Joseph was also ready to teleport as fast as he can if Orb shows a slight bit presence of Divine or Demonic Energy. In the orb Dots of crimson-red color started forming and at the same time, very bright White coloured stars started filling the whole Orb. It is a well-known fact that the more brighter the colour of element affinity and Aura ability is, the more talented the person is with their said Element and ability. And now colour of his Fire Dots is more Crimson and brighter than Ember and the Colour of Aura Stars is more Brighter than Austin. It means that Reaper can become more talented than both of them.
Everyone in the Room except for Joseph and his followers were happy for two reasons. Firstly they were happy that Reaper is a normal child and he is not Hero or Demon. Secondly, they were happy because Reaper had the talents of his Father and Mother and also had the ability to surpass both of them.
Ember sweetly kissed his Forehead. Cecelia also came near them and gently pinched his cheeks. "Hehehe, I believe you will become a Big shot in the future, so don't forget your poor Aunt when you become famous in the future little Guy". Said Cecelia in her playful tone.
"Haha, well whose son is he. Even though he is more talented than me, even then I am still more Handsome than him. Well handsomeness in itself is a talent. You see" Before Austin can speak further Ember and Cecelia give him a death glare to warn him to keep shut up and if he doesn't stop speaking they will force him to shut his mouth.
"Hmm, what's so great about having both element Affinity and Aura ability, in the end, he will be forced to choose one Path because no one is able to walk both paths at the same time and able to reach at peak, not even Hero king and Demon King". Said Joseph in an annoyed tone.
"Well, it's his choice what path to choose and what path to not choose. Your inspection is over, so you can report back to your church". Said Ember.
Joseph got up from his seat and started walking outside of the guestroom with his followers, at that time he again heard Ember's Voice once again.
"One more thing, it doesn't matter if it is Divine son or Demon prince, my son will surpass both of them. He will surpass everyone in this world and will write his name in the annals of history". Said Ember with great pride in her Voice, like Every mother she also believe her child is special, but she herself didn't know her child is truly special and he will surpass Every being in Existence in the future, not only in the world of Genesis but including Both World of Abyss and World of Transcendence.
Joseph didn't say anything about her this statement and walked out from there.
Ember again focused on her child and said, "Ethan, your name will be 'Ethan Silver' or 'Ethan Crimson' whatever surname you like. 'Ethan' means, Strong, firm, enduring, and I believe you will be Powerful like your name my precious Child".
Ethan, this will be the name of a being who in the future will strike a never-ending fear and respect among his Enemies and Allies alike.
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(Author's note- Hello guys, firstly tnx for reading this chapter and this chapter is the longest chapter I have written so far, I have written this chapter in 3 days and if I want I was able to divide this long chapter in 3 parts but alas I thought that I should just make a long chapter and end this Church arrival part because I know starching it will only make it boring in future. I also believe for now this much background is enough and from next chapter, let's just go into fighting and let's start exploring fascinating powers of our MC, in the next chapter there will be a little time skip. I will try my best to entertain you in future, so I only hope you guys can comment more in future and if you like this novel then please share it with your those friends who love to read these type of novels . So byee byee, tnx alot I will meet you in the future chapters.