Chapter 12: The Talk Between Brothers
A notification appeared before Alex.
[You have obtained the Chaos Fragment: Mother's Love.]
[Mother's Love: Enhances any Plundered skill or talent by one level.]
A rush of instinctive knowledge flowed into his mind.
A mother is the one who gives birth to all. A mother nurtures all. Chaos is the mother of all. Chaos nurtures all. All who return to Chaos will become great.
Before Alex could process this, another notification followed.
[Plunder Skill has been upgraded to Plunder Level 2.]
Two new sub-talents were added to his abilities:
Copy: Allows him to copy another being's talent without killing them. Copying time depends on the talent's rank—an Iron talent takes 3 seconds, a Gold talent takes 3 hours, and higher ranks take even longer.
Take Away: Allows him to permanently steal a talent from someone by staying close to them. The process takes twice as long as Copy.
Alex instinctively understood that as his Plunder skill leveled up, the time needed for these abilities would decrease.
Just as he finished reviewing his changes, a sudden shift in the Global Ranking Board caught his attention. His talent, which had always appeared as unreadable gibberish, now exuded an eerie presence. Those who tried to look at it felt an unnatural pull—like their minds were being sucked into an abyss.
The Global Chat Explodes
A random player had noticed the bizarre change and rushed to the Global Chat Group.
[Player067]: WTF is wrong with Shadow's talent?
[Player347]: What do you mean?
[Player067]: Look at the Global Ranking Board! The longer you stare at Shadow's talent, the more your mind feels like it's being drawn in! It's like it's consuming you!
[Player112]: No way. Let me check—HOLY SH*T! WHAT THE HELL?!
[Player981]: My brain… It's like my soul is being pulled! Stop looking at it!
Even top-ranking players rushed to check, only to be met with the same terrifying sensation. The more they tried to decipher Shadow's talent, the stronger the pull became. Those who looked for too long lost their sanity, and some even died on the spot.
Government Announcement and the Formation of Alliances
As chaos spread, world governments issued an emergency broadcast.
[World Announcement]: Due to recent developments regarding the player known as Shadow, we advise all players to avoid staring directly at his talent. More information will be provided soon.
At the same time, major world alliances made their move.
CN Alliance (Chemistry Nation)
SN Alliance (Social Nation)
RN Alliance (Red Nation)
Each alliance began recruiting members, offering power, resources, and protection. And all of them had one common goal: recruiting Shadow.
[CN Alliance Leader]: Shadow, if you join us, we can offer you everything—wealth, power, and safety.
[SN Alliance Representative]: With us, you'll be untouchable. No one will dare oppose you.
[RN Alliance Strategist]: Shadow, the world fears you. Instead of running, embrace your power and lead us!
But Alex ignored them. He had no interest in joining any faction.
The Global Ranking Board - POV Shift
Jonathan (Rank 6, formerly Rank 5)
Jonathan stared at Shadow's talent and was instantly overcome with fear. His entire body trembled as an overwhelming sense of dread filled him. His teammates noticed his panic.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
But Jonathan couldn't respond. He knew—he had made a terrible mistake by offending Shadow in the past.
Some of his newer subordinates, unaware of their history, thought he was overreacting.
"Is our leader going crazy?"
Eric (Rank 5, formerly Rank 6)
Eric frowned as he examined Shadow's talent. Unlike others, he instinctively stopped looking before it consumed him.
"There's no time to waste," he muttered. "If I don't act now, everything will spiral out of control."
Without hesitation, he left to strengthen himself.
John (Rank 4)
John recognized the threat Shadow posed.
"He's a danger to us all."
Determined to stay ahead, he ordered his team to level up at all costs. He even distributed high-quality weapons among his subordinates.
Kyle (Rank 3)
Kyle didn't need to look at the Ranking Board for long.
"Shadow has grown stronger," he muttered.
His instincts screamed at him—if he wanted to remain at the top, he had to surpass Shadow.
Celestina's Awakening
Unlike the others, when Celestina (Rank 2) looked at Shadow's talent, something strange happened.
Her own talent reacted.
A surge of power erupted within her, and in that moment, she instinctively unlocked a second fragment of her Mythical Talent: The One Beside Chaos.
[New Talent Acquired: The Searcher.]
[The Searcher: Can detect anyone nearby, their strength, and their loyalty. No one can hide from The Searcher unless their level is 20 times higher.]
She also received instinctive knowledge from the talent.
I am the right hand of Chaos. I seek Chaos. I protect Chaos. I stand beside Chaos. No one deserves to stand beside Chaos except me.
A complicated mix of emotions filled her. Should she be grateful to Shadow for triggering this? Or should she be terrified? Because now, she knew—Shadow's power surpassed even her own.
If she couldn't escape his influence, she had to become strong enough to stand on her own.
The Second Night Falls
A world-wide notification rang out.
[The Second Day has Ended.]
[The Night Falls, and the Monsters Return—Stronger than Before.]
Top-ranked players grew tense. Many had one goal now: Surpass Shadow.
Some wanted him dead. Some wanted him as an ally. Some saw him as the ultimate rival.
And some… saw him as the greatest threat in existence.
A Mysterious Place Beyond Reality
In a realm that defied physics and logic, a majestic palace floated amidst the void. Inside, two figures conversed.
One was a radiant being, holding a trident and wearing a crown—Linda de Brogne.
The other was an imposing figure, whose galaxy-patterned skin pulsed with cosmic power—The Observer.
Linda's expression darkened.
"What's happening?"
The Observer's voice was solemn.
"Chaos has emerged once more."
Linda's eyes narrowed. She stood abruptly, fury radiating from her form.
"Then we must find Chaos and kill it."
The Observer merely looked at her, as if she were a fool.
"Kill Chaos?" He scoffed. "If you kill Chaos, everything ends. Even you and I will not escape."
A silence fell. Linda clenched her fists.
"Then what do we do?"
The Observer's gaze turned sharp.
"We must ensure Chaos follows the right path this time. And most importantly… we must prevent Chaos from meeting a man named Noah."
A holographic image flickered to life, revealing an ordinary-looking man—Noah.
The Observer's voice was grave.
"Noah appeared on Earth. But before I could track him, he disappeared."
The image changed again, revealing Celestina.
The Observer's tone grew even heavier.
"If we wish to control Chaos, our only option… is through her."
The two figures shared a knowing look. Whatever they feared… it was far worse than Chaos itself.
After this, Linda went out of the castle and as she was going out, the observer told her that she should go and call the ten leaders of the races so that they can come and have a meeting on how to deal with the situation. After that, Linda walked out of the castle.
Observer looked at a corner, then shouted,
"Have you seen enough?"
After that, a man came out with a hooded cloak.As he looked at the man, he said,
"So Noah, why are you doing this?"
As Noah saw that the Observer is talking to him, Noah came out, smiling in an arrogant and playful manner.Then Noah said,
"As expected of my brother, the all-powerful Observer. It seems even after growing this strong, I still can't hide from you. "
Then the Observer looked at Noah and said,
"What do you want?"
Then Noah said,
"Oh brother, how can you be so angry at your dear little brother? He looked at me as if I'm your worst enemy. "
Then the observer looked back at him and said,
"I have no such brother."
Then Noah looked playful at the observer and said,
"Oh brother, you hurt my feelings. But brother, you ask me a question that why am I doing this?"
As he said this, his face changed from a playful manner to an angry manner.
"Because I'm doing what you can't. I'm bringing back our mother. You couldn't. You were scared so you couldn't. But I'm not scared. I'll make sure to bring back our mother."
Then the observer got angry and shouted,
"At the cost of everything"
Then Noah too got angry and said,
"Yes!"
Then the observer looked back at Noah and said,
"But mother is gone. You know that, right?"
Then Noah looked at the observer and said,
"Mother is still there. Though now she's just a talent a pathetic human is using. One day I'll rip it out of that human. I'll let him grow and grow. As he grows stronger and enough, I'll rip that talent off him. Then I'll resurrect mother. "
Then the observer looked at Noah as if he's looking at an arrogant fool or someone who's crazy. Then he said,
"You know that that's not possible. The moment you rip out chaos, everything will go. Everything will be destroyed."
Then Noah looked at the observer in a crazy and fanatic manner and said,
"Yes! When everything goes, you go along. But if nothing goes, your mother comes. Don't you think it's a perfect brother?"
Then the observer looked at Noah and shouted at him. As he was about to attack, Noah disappeared from there saying the last words,
"Be careful brother. Else history might repeat itself again. And this time you won't escape."
After saying this, Noah got out, disappeared from the palace and the observer was sitting there alone on his dazzling chair with anger visible anger on his face then he shouted
"Noah"
But because of the shout, planets which are light years away were destroyed, and the universe and the multiverse itself was shaken to its core.