Still that was a distraction So he passed through the portal and arrived in the middle of the Beigon Estate He began to bound down the corridor to the entrance that Claudette had told him about but he skidded to a halt just as soon as he started Wincing he checked one of the side rooms and let himself in Then he took out one of the fitted suits that Tatiana had made for him after his physical body shifted away from humanity His tail flicked out the back doing a lively impression of a conductor
Save the grandstanding for the party Randidly said while rolling his eyes and adjusting his cuffs He felt good both mentally and physically He felt strong And he knew that he should have enough hidden trump cards to take advantage of the powerful in the Nexus underestimating him He could strike a few decisive blows and get an advantage
Or at least thatÆs what needs to happen Randidly thought to himself as he returned to the corridor and strode across the wooden floor Because otherwise
A strange specter guarded the entrance not even acknowledging Randidly as he walked up to the portal However when he produced the entrance ticket its spectral arm lifted and made the entrance ticket disappear Around his back the Stillborn PhoenixÆs two lingering Unborn souls chittered their sharp teeth suggesting that they devour the shade But Randidly stopped them instead looking at the golden and black portal that appeared in front of him
Huh Even more released energy than the Philosopher’s Key tsk tsk how inefficient Also will I be able to head to Alymian anytime I want from now on Randidly mused idly as he stepped forward into the portal
Almost immediately he grimaced More than a portal the energy transfer was a process He wriggled his body forcefully breaking through the physical restrictions that attempted to compress him The force came back stronger wrapping around him like a boa constrictor Randidly showed his teeth but this time didnÆt struggle he had heard that most individuals completely lost their power in Alymian This was likely part of that
He floated forward through the cramped portal being squeezed tighter and tighter as though being forced through a narrowing funnel His hackles rose almost instinctively forcing Randidly to close his eyes and calm his body If I can handle being physically restricted by the Mountain I can handle Alymian
But as soon as Randidly thought that and allowed the restrictions to tighten again making him feel like his body was being stuffed into a soft sausage skin version of himself the restrictions changed A bolt of lightning snaked forward and smashed toward his accumulated Nether From the sudden and violent discharge it was obvious the goal was obliteration
He was taken off guard but the bolt hit against the dense significance that Randidly possessed and shattered like an egg thrown against a brick wall While he was trying to figure out from where that pathetic attempt at an attack had originated a being of yellow crackling lightning formed in front of him barring his path to Alymian
The figure looked Randidly over with disdain You have accumulated a fair amount of memory of another world but that is not allowed within Alymian Suppress your Nether or I will be forced to do it for you And that will not be pleasant
Randidly chuckled at the provocation But ultimately he didnÆt want to make a big stink when he needed to come to ClaudetteÆs aid He spun his Nether Core as quickly as he could pressuring all of his abundant significance into a tiny core within his body He even withdrew the flows of Nether that ran through his veins alongside his blood Folding everything inward strained his Willpower but was possible He released a long breath his Nether Core now all weaving itself inward and spread his arms Happy
Suppress your Nether in the next five seconds The lightning guardian responded I will allow no insolence
Randidly pressed his lips together My Nether IS suppressed Can you sense it at all
This is not about manifestations The guardianÆs eyes began to burn with a bright light It took a step forward This is about the extra Weight you carry Discard it immediately Or else
Randidly blinked I need to get rid of my Weight But how damn if this happens to everyone who enters Alymian there is undoubtedly a method and Neshamah heh She probably assumed I knew it or obtained it from the Engraving Guild For the first time her assuming I learned Nether Core information from someone else came back to bite me
Are you going to call for help Randidly decided to stall for some time while he thought
The being of lightning folded its crackling arms How dare you I alone am enough to handle one such as you
Well then since itÆs come to this RandidlyÆs eyes glittered His Nether Core continued to rotate quickly but he unleashed all of his significance and Weight into the dark compressed passage Lightning crackled around for an entirely different reason as he destabilized a space I suppose letÆs settle it the old fashioned way
You will regret earning my ire The guardian intoned Then it raised its arm and unleashed two powerful bolts that crossed the distance and slammed into RandidlyÆs chest
RandidlyÆs grin widened as the attacks left him essentially unharmed Maybe if you used another element IÆd be worried but when it comes to lightning IÆm very confident in my ability to endure Still I have somewhere to be So if you donÆt step aside IÆll move you
Apparently the time for talking had passed because the lightning guardian didnÆt even acknowledge him It just unleashed more blasts of lightning that were similarly ineffective against him
Shaking his head slowly Randidly said Fine then I needed a guinea pig anyway to see the limits of this new ability His Nether Core couldnÆt rotate any faster but the patterns that constituted the base began to disentangle themselves They spread outward around his Nether Core two laying dormant but the third burning with long tongues of spectral Nether flames LetÆs see how well you can handle my First Authority
Chapter 1855
The band began playing and ClaudetteÆs father moved smoothly through the small groups addressing every one of note He met Kyl MacDuul Tyune and Moonlight Blade with the same warm smile and boisterous laugh
She tried not to display how anxious it made her to see them talking Next to her Neshamah laid a hand on her arm DonÆt let it bother you If nothing else these small talks are definitely meaningless Your father wouldnÆt just leave things to chance
Yes I know Claudette replied in a tight voice Then she spared a glance for Yust who simply glowered toward Moonlight Blade not even bothering to hide his antagonism ClaudetteÆs anxiety was such that she almost snapped at him to stop but she also knew that it didnÆt matter In a way being here was a slow release relief
Soon the pretenses would be laid bare
After a suitable amount of time had passed the Don rolled himself forward into the middle of the party and gathered the attention to himself His speech began with a rousing flourish Claudette folded her arms across her chest and listened to him wax poetic about how the structure of the System had prodded him on to greatness always demanding more
With the SystemÆs help the Don had discovered he could be more And for that he would be forever grateful
The numerous and diverse figures many which even Claudette didnÆt recognize listened silently to the monologue They gathered in a loose circle giving the Don their full attention while the workers made minute adjustments to some cleverly hidden mirrors directly a spot like type effect toward the Don His smile was wide and his eyes were sharp in the center of that illumination
He was a talented orator grabbing the attention of these figures But at the same time it was slightly more complicated than that Everyone gave him this moment no matter their previous history because pushing a Skill to a thousand was not a casual thing let alone accomplishing this milestone three times