Chapter 14: Reality
"You're still the same scared cat." Said Alister Feng after chuckling for a moment.
He then narrowed his eyes looking at the battleships that were still frozen in time.
"Rewind." His illusory voice once again echoed throughout the place. It was as if the laws that operated the world were following his commands, as the frozen battleships rewound. Yeah, quite literally they rewound as if someone had clicked the rewind option on their screen.
The dead bodies that were formed as the result of battle also rewound, getting intact. Unfortunately, the lives lost weren't returned.
Though the bodies were once again intact and fresh as if nothing had ever happened to them but they were dead.
Their eyes were void of any life making these dead bodies look very creepy.
"Haven't reached that level yet." Alister Feng shook his head in disappointment as he looked at this entire phenomenon.
On the other hand, Xiong Meng looked at everything with his jaws completely wide open.
If... If this wasn't a god, then he didn't know what was. Many inheritors possessed a god complex. They treated themselves as god just because they could do something that other mortals, the powerless humans couldn't.
But what he witnessed now could be summed up in one single term. Godly! This performance would bring other inheritors with god complexes to shame.
They would mock themselves if they ever again decided to proclaim themselves as a god even after watching all this.
"Sir, now what should be done?" Xiong Meng quickly questioned making sure that the surprised and fearful expression was suppressessed within his heart. That was because Xiong Meng had seen the second face of this monster in human skin. No! A god in human skin! Quite an evil god!
"...You sure have interesting thoughts. Unfortunately unlike your imagination, I ain't a god yet, though." He smiled making Xiong Meng's imagination go wild.
That gap left by Alister Feng brought many crazy ideas to Xiong Meng's mind.
Not giving him any time to speak, Alister Feng once again shifted his gazes toward the battleships.
The kings of these ships looked really confused, especially the ones who suddenly witnessed some of their comrades turning into corpses.
A glint flashed through Alistet Feng's eyes as a word escaped his lips.
"Interesting."
Next second he flicked his finger following which invisible waves traveled through the air.
...
Tai Xin saw the three abominations in front of him. But unlike the original script, there were entirely different thoughts going on within Tai Xin's mind.
'My, my chest was burning?'
He touched his chest looking at it with widened eyes. The corner of his lips twitched slightly not in irritation but in pain.
His eyes suddenly became blank as memories flooded Tai Xin's mind.
It took a split second before Tai Xin regained clarity. But in that split second, the three abominations had already launched their attacks.
Before Tai Xin could even think of dodging them another question echoed in his mind.
'Do you really wanna survive?'
'Wha-!' Before Tai Xin could even answer that question the battleship once again shook sending him off balance.
Huh?
Huh?!
What the f*ck!
Tai Xin's eyes blurred before once again clearing.
"Interesting."
This one single word echoed throughout the place, making it seem like this was an enclosed room.
In front of Tai Xin was a person who looked like a corpse, a corpse whose blood was completely drained.
Though he seemed to be a real person, part of him appeared to be an illusion.
Beside this person was a man with a beard and brown eyes wearing clothes, that would normally be worn by a butler a mere servant. This man also was in the same condition.
"Ha, it's really interesting. To think that you two dared to attach yourself to someone even after knowing it would reveal your location "
'Wait what?!'
"But what's more interesting, is the fact that this boy possesses 'His' mark."
" 'His' mark?" questioned the man beside Alister Feng.
"Well, who else? Lord Kh..."
Boom!
Argh!
Immediately the man wearing butler-like clothes beside him suddenly busted into bits. Every inch of his body was completely blown up.
On the other hand, Tai Xin felt immense pain. Pain that had erupted from the depths of his soul, tormenting him!
The pain was affecting every single cell of his body as a result, Tai Xin's eyes completely turned bloodshot. Through the corner of his eyes, blood started to fall. They weren't a drop of two but enough to cover his entire face.
Both the "Theifs" also were affected by this.
'What! What just happened!' Tai Xin exclaimed in his mind trying to suppress all the pain that emerged from the depths of his soul.
'We saved you! Or else you would have died!'
On the other hand, Alister Feng raised his arm squeezing his palm mid-air. Within those gaps, a soul orb's rays were radiated revealing a blinding light.
The next second threads made out of blood started to dance in his palm as he unclenched his fist revealing the soul orb.
The blood threads slowly wrapped up with each other as the orb started to float toward the sky as those blood-red threads slowly engulfed the soul orb slowly forming a structure similar to that of a human body.
Eyes, nose, lips, ears, body parts. Magically even those butler-like clothes wrapped around his body.
As he once again came back to life Xiong Meng's expression twisted as if the pain was still affecting him.
Not caring, Alister Feng turned and then looked at Tai Xin once again.
"So you're not his blessed are you?"
'Do you want to survive!' Immediately once again Ye Xiong exclaimed in Tai Xin's mind causing him to have a splitting headache.
'Y-yes!'
'Repeat after me!'
'Sovereign Arbiter of Desires'
Sovereign of the Heart's Desires
Divine Sculptor shaping our Fate, Conductor of the Celestial Melodies, Sentinel overseeing Sacred Vows, and Architect guiding our Aspirations: I make the first wish.'
Tai Xin was a little startled by listening to all this. These seemed to be familiar to the ritual magic.
Ritual magic was one of the strongest magic and also one of the lengthiest ones. This magic was mainly done to borrow strength from a high-level entity.
Though some times these rituals go wrong, corrupting the person or directly killing him.
However, currently, there seems to be no way present that would help him get out of this situation.
'And maybe it could help me improve my strength.' Thought Tai Xin. Though mask was also partly to be blamed for, regarding his stupidity.
Tai Xin immediately repeated the lines and then at the end took a pause. He clearly understood what Ye Xiong was implying to say.
But then his thoughts once again paused. He once again looked at Alister Feng who was standing over there with a smile on his face as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
'Kill Him!'
Tai Xin exclaimed inwardly, right after which blood flowed down Alister Feng's lips.
However, he was still standing there viewing everything as if it were nothing more than a show.
"Hmm."
'Why didn't he die yet!'
'He did. Honestly, I don't know if you are this stupid or if it's because of Antigouse.' Ye Xiong exclaimed within Tai Xin's mind.
'Just ask to escape!'
Listening to this Tai Xin once again repeated everything while making sure that Alister Feng wasn't doing anything suspicious.
'Sovereign Arbiter of Desires'
Sovereign of the Heart's Desires
Divine Sculptor shaping our Fate, Conductor of the Celestial Melodies, Sentinel overseeing Sacred Vows, and Architect guiding our Aspirations: I make the second wish.'
'Take me to a safe place!' Said Tai Xin. Ripples formed through the fabric of space and time.
Looking at the place where Tai Xin was previously the smile on Alister Feng's face widened.
"Esteemed Guardian of the Veil, Regent at the delicate boundary of Reality and Illusion, Supreme Steward of the Liminal Space where Fact meets Fantasy, Master of the Infinite Echoing Abyss that divides Certainty from Uncertainty, Divine Weaver, artfully blending the Threads of Dreams with the Strings of Wakefulness,"
"Resplendent Conductor choreographing the Intricate Dance of Shadows with Substance, Sentinel of the Ageless, unwaveringly guarding the Grand Bridge of Dual Realms,"
"Cosmic Librarian cataloging the Paradoxes of Perception, Timeless Slaver of the ever-elusive Realm of Reality, and Keeper of the Sacred Chalice that holds the Essence of Truth and Deception: I humbly seek your guidance."
He said these words, each one of them seemingly threaten the existence of reality itself.
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