Luckily my Nether King found me and nurtured me back to health in a secret cave hidden in the badlands That was when we mixed and the process of making my son occurred Pine a genuine Shallah a being that was pure raw energy I was scared and confused and at that very time the Nether King had to go distract his fellow beings so I wouldnÆt be found and as soon as Pine was born my son of pure energy began to die
As I looked at Pine I knew what my Nether King had seen when he had first seen me This was what it meant to be stunning He was so radiant and I stood frozen for several minutes and watched him die before the urgency hit me I was so desperate that my colors began to change
Randidly saw another memory YystrixÆs hands were outstretched holding an orb of light the size of a beachball But that light was rapidly dimming as the light flowed outward into the surrounding shadows It was like the world around them was hungrily devouring that light as quickly as it was being produced
But you know this part donÆt you I told you this before I returned to Elhume Our fight was about having a child anyway and this was me having a child He immediately used his understanding of runes to stall the babyÆs disintegration For a little while I was happy
Yet this was the beginning of the end for me as always I was instrumental in my own doom ElhumeÆs rhetoric regarding this being the time of miracles became even more vehement The dull youth of my people followed him without question And those that had noticed the same changes that I did finally had their fears allayed by the arrival of Pine
If Elhume was really diminishing us where did this brilliant baby come from So those few that had resisted finally gave in to ElhumeÆs pressure Within a few months I lived in the 512th floor of the Tower to Heaven From that height you can see nothing but thick clouds that are so dense they seem like complete darkness at all times of the day
Elhume had a grand plan a plan to finally overwhelm the Nether Inspired by his successes in splitting the Aether people Elhume wondered if he could somehow harvest energy from the flesh beings in the wider world With the power source that was Pine determined to see this through to the end he created the System
And on the eve of his greatest success I ran and hid in the wide universe
Then the memories vanished Yystrix wearing the modified version of LyraÆs face was standing in front of Randidly She smiled sadly You must have questions
Randidly slowly began to stir After being immersed in the protective cocoon of YystrixÆs memories for so long he almost had to dethaw before he could form coherent thoughts why take the time to show me these things After seeing them
You just have more questions right There wasnÆt really a strong central message Yystrix revealed a familiar very playful smile At that moment she reminded Randidly so very much of Lyra Because well for two reasons First because I owed it to you Because even if you donÆt see it yet you are walking upstream toward the Nexus and it will probably kill you But the second reason if you somehow manage to survive if you actually can live through the dangers of that place look for the Tower to Heaven Find the land of orange stone and wargames Hallohm
There is a subbasement below that tower that I was never allowed to enter the historianÆs personal quarters If you can go there I believe you can find the old records that Elhume used as inspiration to design the System With the knowledge I left to Neveah and those records she can reverse engineer the Aether constructs And then hopefully you can free my son from this torture
Randidly frowned If thatÆs such an important room located in his homeland I doubt that Elhume left it unguarded By finding it I would need enough strength to defeat Elhume anyway So
You would believe so but as far as I can tell the current Elhume no longer cares about our homeland He is now obsessed with either locating Eden or creating it for himself Yystrix released a low exhale In addition that world of energy beings is special as I referenced earlier We had to leave Hallohm to protect Pine and create the System But after you have left Eden it is very difficult to find your way back
Randidly sensed YystrixÆs memories folding in on themselves He could see the Aether constructs tucking away from him the things she didnÆt want him to see but Randidly also knew that he wasnÆt near skilled enough with Aether to take such defenses apart So the movie blurred and reset with the sound of someone taking a deep breath It sat waiting for him to go through it again
The resources that the Nexus has access to are extremely abundant Yystrix whispered But only if you know how to use them Randidly Ghosthound Never forget that your beginning was the middle of someone elseÆs story
And then she was gone leaving him alone in darkness
After hearing about the strange genesis of the System Randidly wasnÆt in the mood to go through it again immediately He exited YystrixÆs memories and stood up on his misty island The sun was rising Today would be the day of the duoÆs tournament
RandidlyÆs gaze turned up toward the sky with a dark expression Soon IÆll be going to the Nexus
Chapter 1435
Mommy Delilah spread her arms and dashed directly forward toward Annie as though she was drawn with a magnet
Annie kept the smile on her face serene while glancing sideways toward Dozer with an I told you soÆ look This kind smile was a far cry from her true feelings in her mind she was kekeke ing like a malicious witch who finally lured her target to willingly hop into the cauldron of boiling water Heh as expected she comes out of the Dungeon completely filled with fondness for her mother Ah my cute daughter has finally returned to me
Feeling very generous Annie glided forward and swept Delilah up into a hug As she spoke to her daughter Annie rubbed her cheek against the top of her head IÆve missed you honey How was the Dungeon How long were you in there for
Dozer rolled his eyes and stood to the side to keep other people from interfering with the reunion The small family was standing below Kharon away from the Orchard but almost the entirety of the area around the Wandering City was now thick with hastily set up housing and restaurants to handle the excess population that had come for the tournament Even the expansive Orchard was unable to handle this many visitors at once
Luckily the Orchard itself had been expanding pretty constantly over the past several years and had a lot of experience with throwing up new buildings on short notice In the seven days since Kharon had settled down next to the Orchard they had already completed the sewer and electric system in the area and were now constructing buildings in earnest Apparently they intended to create a new suburb in this area with all the manpower that they had access to right now
As it was the reunion was forced to take place in a rather loud area beset on all sides by people sparing them glances as they hurried about their business of either training or seeking lodging or constructing the lodging But seeing the genuine emotion on her daughterÆs face Annie didnÆt care at all about the scene around them Ahh yes truly Randidly Ghosthound has no idea of the favor he did for me It felt like only a few days to me but my disobedient daughter is now wagging her tail so joyously in my arms
For a few seconds Delilah buried her head into AnnieÆs shoulder and ignored her motherÆs questions But then Delilah slowly seemed to relax and pull back the Dungeon was okay It was a couple of months I didnÆt really keep track But mommy am I weak
Immediately AnnieÆs eyes gleamed But outwardly she made a great show of releasing a grand sigh and shaking her head Annie was definitely a mother who could empathize with her daughterÆs plight Well weakness is always relative sweetie You are strong for your age But there are a lot of people in the world Some of them are even as strong as your parents ThatÆs why training is so important