'Uhmm....'
'H-hot...'
'Hot...'
「Hot!」 I shout as I woke up here in a unknown place.
「Where am I?」 I asked as I looked everywhere
….?
「What happened?」 I calmly asked myself, while things slowly sink in my mind.
The destroyed chapel where we first appeared is nowhere to be found, and the only thing left is a big Hole next to where I'm sitting.
「What the heck happened?!」 I'm so shocked that I didn't even notice that Alaris is beside me.
「Oh-Your awake」 Alaris said as he yawn.
「Alaris What happen?」 I asked.
「Well you can call it, ultimate destruction」 he said as he Laugh
「I though am going to die the moment you faint」he added.
「huh... Why would you? 」I confusingly asked. He looked at me with doubt.
….?
「what's with that face?」 I asked.
「Eh.. You don't remember? 」
「Eh? Remember what? 」
he hold his mouth because of shock. 「Really?」
「Yeah so...what is it?」 My eyebrows raised.
He smiled 「Then...Let's not talk about it」 he said as he stood up but I grabbed his shirt and pulled him down.
「What! No tell me! Alaris tell me! 」 I shakes him 「Tell me or I'll kill you」 I threatened.
He scratched his forehead as he sit properly facing me.
「Fine, well you see Ms. Sleeping beauty when you fainted, black-smokes-like-things suddenly came out of you, I thought you are already Dying cause remember that 'Bullshit' Demigod said? Once you consumed too many powers cracks will appear and deadly smokes will release, killing a whole nation... right? 」
「Yeah? So what? 」I replied
He suddenly flicked me in my forehead.
「Ouch!」
「Don't act like it was nothing! You know I almost died! 」 He screamed
「why? Did monsters suddenly appeared and attacked you leaving massive destruction or maybe meteorites suddenly crashed? 」
He just sighed at me 「I wish that it was one of that but it was not, you--for fucking suddenly float in the thin air. Shouts 'Devour' in my face and start eating everything a 1000 km away. I was lucky enough that am holding you while you are floating or I might be dead now」
…
I raised my eyebrows as I put my hand on his forehead 「Are you sick? 」 I asked and he snapped at me.
「Not yet and I might!」 He scream.
「Calm down---I believed you」
「You should be... After all you are the very reason why all of that happen and now... Tell me the reason why.」 he looked at me seriously.
「I don't know why that happen but I might know where it came from」
「Where it came? It obviously came out of you.」
「No am talking about the thing It came from. You said 'Devour' right? 」
「Yeah?」
「Umm.. You see, before you and the 'Bullshit' Demigod came I consumed a crystal. A black...grayish...violet crystal? if am right with the color...」
Alaris looked at me with disbelief. 「A black grayish violet crystal? Where did you get that? You can only acquire magic crystal and weapons from the demigods and only the moment if the Demigods are done explaining right? Then how? 」 he asked continuously
「Bruh.. Easy! One at a time. Ahem--I got that from a Goddess.」
「Eh? A Goddess? 」
「Yeah, she suddenly appeared and told me that I'm Dead but not yet that dead and I was so confused on what is going on! and she also said that I was supposed to be reincarnated but my soul is hold as a summoned, she's also confused about that fact... and before she go, she handed me a black crystal and told me that it's a token of our friendship and also a thanks」
「And you just consumed it?」
「Yeah..?」
「Without asking guides?」
「Yeah.....?」
…
He hold his nostril and deeply thinks 「You are」
「Yeah? Am what? 」
「A fucking Idiot.」
…
…..!!
I smacked him in the face 「Watch your mouth! 」
「Agh--That hurts!」 I stood up and he did the same.
「So what's the plan?」 I asked
「First let's start with checking 'What power are we controlling right now' and 'focus so if we use it we have a full control'」 Alaris suggested
'That's better'
「Okay Lets do that! I'll be here and you'll be the---what are you doing? 」 I asked him as he squeezed to me.
「We can still check our powers even if we stick together like this」 he said as he slightly panicked
「You might be but I'm different. I can't focus if someone is hugging me」 I tried to take off his hands but he just tightens it.
「But I don't want to die! If you go insane again and I'm 10 meters away from you I'll be devoured」 his voice cracks. I can feel that he might cry any moment now.
「Where did the majestic aura of yours go?」
「I might Look brave outside but I'm lonely inside! and for your Information this is the first time in my entire life that I felt the God of Death waving at me across the river!」
「You Might be talking about the Goddess of Souls」
「It's just the same!」
「Oww...Okay-Okay Fine, shall we start?」 I turn in front of him and hold his hand.
「This should be fine right?」 I asked.
He squeezed my hand as he answered. 「Yeah...」
We both closed our eyes as we silent our mouth and focus on our mind.
I felt my soul entering a room in my heart where everything as well as me are floating
(Hello there Master. I am a creature who helps you take control of your duplicated body. My name is Luan and am ready to serve you anytime master)
"Oh hello there. Luan I'm you're umm... your master...hehe... This is kind of awkward"
the little creature smiled at me. (Don't be master. What can I do for you?)
"Ah. I want to ask about how do I learn the details about the magic that I consumed and about the thing that happen a while ago"
(Oh! Then let's start with the 2nd Crystal you consumed. Master do you remember the Color of that crystal you got?) She asked.
"Of course it's kind of dark right? Dark Violet?"
she nodded at me (That's right! But look master this is your crystal now) she hold out her hand and a crystal appeared
…..?
"Eh? White?" I asked her, she just shrugged her tiny head.
(No master. This is an Empty crystal)
"Eh? Empty crystal? What? Why? I remember it had this Dark violet color"
she nodded her head (The very reason why this thing are Empty is because of the first crystal that you consumed. The first Crystal is also the reason why you gone insane a while ago) she said seriously.
I can feel chills everywhere in my body.
"Tell me why" I said as I hold a floating tea cup and sip the remaining tea inside to calm myself.
(I only had little knowledge about the first crystal you consumed, and it's called Soul Collector.)
"Yeah... The Goddess also told me about that name"
(The Goddess who gave you the crystal is 'Sowl' the goddess of souls. She's the wife of the God of Death 'Deyt' who perish lives. According to the Ancient myth passed down to us creatures, there are 12 Gods and 12 Goddesses. Each God have their own Legal wife, of course they have this multiple affairs but illegal wives are not counted)
"Wow sounds like a huge pain of a Drama to me" I scratched my neck and grab a floating cookie and bite it.
(It sure is Master)
"Hmm... Let's focus on the God of Death and The Goddess of souls Drama First. I'll just ask the other details later" I suggest to Luan, she just nodded her head.
(According to the myth. There was a guy named Deyt a killer who called himself 'Justice of Death' First he killed Everyone who is enemy to justice but later on, he killed those warriors who fought in war for the sake of the nations. He even killed his own wife 'sowl' because he told everyone that he heard a voice from God that told him to 'Sacrifice his wife and the both of you will be granted Immortality and live a life as a higher being'. One will be the Killer of sinners while the other one will be the collector of souls and perform a ritual called cycle of rebirth) Luan Explained
"Heh. The Voice is such a big fat liar... He can win best Scammer award on earth and live the rest of his life inside jail"
(Scammer? what do you mean Master?)
"Ah. Hahaha! It's nothing don't mind it" I said as I sips on the tea.
"Ehem well... What happened next? Is it real?"
(What master?)
"The Become a-higher-being thingy"
(Well you meet the Goddess of soul so it means, it is real) Luan said so I nodded my head.
"So let's go back to the main topic. What is a Soul Collector the Goddess of soul gave me?"
(The soul collector is an overwhelming hunger. Once its activated it devours everything 1000 km. away and once you take full control of it, you can devour anything without limit)
"I see so it's the one Alaris saw"
(Yes master... and you know master it updates)
"Updates? like leveling up?"
(Yes. The second crystal you consumed is the magic of Storm)
"Oh? Storm? A heavy rain?"
(It might be is, storm magic is a destructive one. Once you take control of it you can summon a great storm and destroy a whole nation)
"Oh great! Another destructive magic that can annihilate a whole nation. I might be serving the demon kings than the Holy kingdom now hahaha" I joked
(It might happen in the future master)
"Hm. Hm" I nodded my head twice.
"So back to the explanation..."
(Master the storm magic is consumed by the soul collector)
"Why? the soul collector only collects souls.....right?"
(No Master. It is an overwhelming hunger so it ate anything)
"err your right, that's commonsense. Then how can I control it?"
(A good question master) she flicks her finger and a three words appeared in front of me.
(Consume {?}) (Control {^}) (Command {!})
"What's that?"
(The three type of system to control the soul collector)
"The three types of system huh.... Eh wait... Only the soul collector?" I asked, she nodded her head.
(Yes Master. After all once you consumed a magic crystal the Soul collector or we might call it 'Devourer' starting today, will eat the magic crystal and use it as a upgrade item)
"Ah... So wait-wait-wait. you mean whatever magic I consumed the 'Devourer' will eat it and use it as EXP. Thennnn.... I don't have Limit?!" I screamed.
"Oh wow this is shocking" I float circling in the air.
(What limit are you talking about master?) I stopped and breathe for a second
"You see Luan. Every summoned can only consume 10 magic crystal, if we consumed more our duplicated body will die and it can kill a whole nation"
(I see... still you need to take utmost care master) her voice sounds like there is still something wrong
"Why?"
(Once you consumed another magic crystal the Devourer will consume it and again it will happen) she said.
"Oh... Again.. you mean the Floating-in-thin-air and shouting-devour-thingy that Alaris told me"
(Yes master)
I nodded my head twice. "Let's go back with this" I point in the floating words in front of me.
(Consume {?}) (Control {^}) (Command {!})
(Again this three is the system to control the soul collector---Devourer)
"Hmm... The name makes it more obvious on how to use it but still, I need more details. Tell me..." Luan nodded her head and pull out a scroll.
(Consume {?}) She pointed on the first word. (Once you hold a crystal, the consume {?} system will activate once you said 'Order; Consume' and once you consume a crystal you will self destruct for seconds)
"oh... I see.. So that means I don't need to swallow crystal anymore?" I'm amazed as I looked at her.
(That's right Master. The devour upgrades so you don't need to swallow crystal anymore. Your body will devour it just by holding and saying the activation Order)
"Thank God. That's the best part! How about the other two?"
Again she pointed on the other One. (Control {^})
(This is the thing you failed to do earlier master)
"Huh? Failed why?"
(Because it's your first time when you consumed the second crystal, the Devourer devours it without any orders after waiting for a while. Then it enters the second phase were you need to say 'Order; Control' this activation order holds the power to absolutely control the devourer and stop it from destroying everything.)
"And I failed to do that earlier cause I didn't know" she nodded.
"What's the last One?"
she pointed on the last word. (Command {!})
(The most important Order of all. If you want to activate this you need to say--)
"Order; Command" I interrupted
(That's right Master---If you say this you can command the devourer to activate and destroy a certain place or thing or maybe anything)
"It can also kill right"
(Of course) she answered as the floating words disappeared.
"I'm wondering"
(What is it master?)
"If my power is a soul collector. What will happen if I devour a soul that is currently controlling a magic?"
(More or likely you will devour the entire magic master)
"Then what would happen to the soul? will it pass on to the other life or live inside me?"
(I'm afraid I don't know the answer master)
"That's alright, then how can I control it? the magic I consumed together with the soul?"
(I don't know master. If you try then we might know.. still there is 97% that you will self destruct) she suggested
"So I need to do a test run to understand, meaning I need souls to devour"
(That's right)
"Hm... Let's think about that later. First I want to know if the devour will earn extra skills from the magic crystal it consume" Luan hold out her hands and another scroll appear.
(Based in the data the devourer gathered, yes it earned an extra skill)
"What kind?"
(Right now because the devourer consumed the storm magic, you can summon a Destructive Typhoon, Deadly thunder, and a strong wind that can blow anyone away. You can also make tsunamis and deadly waves) Luan read the details
"Oh wow... Alaris is right, Ultimate destruction"
(That's right master)
"Does that earn skills need to upgrade also?"
(Yes master)
"Do I have simple magic like magic to fly or teleport?"
(At the moment you don't have powers like that master)
I scratched my forehead "am so powerful yet I can't Fly. Nice so nice"
(I'm sorry master. That is the only powers you are controlling right now, if you want one then consume one)
"Well... I'll leave it for later too. I need to go back now. See you around" I smiled at Luan.
She smiled back at me while she bowed. (Till next time master) she snapped her finger.
…..!
I opened my eyes in front of Alaris that is currently crying. 「What now?」 I asked.
He's surprised to see me 「I thought you won't wake up anymore」
「Huh? What are you talking about? 」 he sniffle as he let go of my hand.
「You been out for 2 Hours」
…..
…?!
「T-Two hours! What? 」
「Yeah 2 hours... I thought you'll go Insane again so even for a second I didn't let go of your hand」 he explained.
「Aw... How sweet. Don't worry am fine now. So what you got? 」 I asked him, he wiped his tears.
'Pfft--This majestic cry baby.'
「I have power to control Space means the Matter」
「Oh wow science... The hardest subject for me」
「Subject? 」 he asked curiously
「It's nothing」 I said so he just nod.
「So what kind of skill you can use from that magic?」 I asked.
「Because I can control space, I can make people, things or anything stop from moving and I can also make them move slower of course I can kill them. I can also use my power to enhance my own body. I can move faster or slower and」 he stopped
「And....? 」
「I have Space magic so I can control the gravity skill means I can fly.」
…..
….!
「That's great!」 I slapped his back.
「That hurts---what great?」 He massages his shoulder
「You see I can't fly.」
「Oh wow... Then what you got? 」 he asked
「As you said a while ago. Ultimate destruction」 I smiled at him.
He smiled back at me and slowly walks away.
「Hey don't go! 」 I hold his hand
「I don't want to die!」
「I know, I know. Don't worry I can control it now」
He breath heavily 「Really? 」
「Yes. Now listen carefully, I have the magic to devour anything and everything--magic crystal isn't an exception. Once the devourer--my magic devours or consume a magic crystal it will use it as an upgrade Item. I can also gain extra skills from the consumed magic」 I explained
「And all of the skill you gain is for Destruction」 Alaris said. I only nodded my head.
He brushed his hair 「Niniane Remember to take utmost care and please! before you do anything you need to first let me know」 he ordered me.
「Don't worry I will inform you first so you can hide behind me」 I proudly said.
「But there's might be a time where we are already occupied fighting and too far away to inform each other.... we need a single word that will represent as a sign to us and will make our enemy confused on what is happening or what will happen」 he suggested.
I seriously looked at him 「Oh I know a perfect word! I can just scream it and you are the only people who knew what it mean」 I smiled.
His perfectly made eyebrows raise. 「Say it?」 He asked as he confusingly looks at me.
I opened my arms and screams 「Alaris---Hug Me!!!」
…..
….!?
「Haaaah?! No in fricking heck! 」 he shouts in my face. 「Change it! Chaaaange it! 」 he protest.
I smirked at him 「No way! Hahaha~」
I stopped from laughing and looked at him「Ahem--Before the sun sets let's go and fly to the holy kingdom」
「Eh fly? But you can't----」 as he speak, I walk a little bit away from his position.
「What are you doing? 」 he asked, I run fast towards him
「Catch!」 I screamed as I jump high.
He catches me like a princess 「Woaw! That's dangerous! What are you thinking?!」
「hehe... Still you catch me. This is fine; you carry me to the holy kingdom」
「ah? Are you insane? What are you a princess? 」 he groan.
「I can't fly but you can, so carry me」 he raised his eyebrows so I pouted
「What kind of reason is that?」
「A simple reason that anybody can understand. Unless you are an---」
「Fine-Fine I'm done with too much thinking」 he interrupt as he float in the air. Now I can see the full view of the hole I made.
'Oh...It's big'
「Yes it is big」 Alaris said as I surprisingly looked at him.
「I've been thinking about this for a while now... You can hear or read my mind? 」
「No. And I don't want to」 he strongly disagree
「Then why did you know? 」
「I'm just guessing. And your face is easy to read」 his hair was blown away by the wind.
「Oh I see...」 I brushed his hair so it won't block his sight, he shockingly looked at me
「What are you doing?」
「Brushing your hair off...」
「and why?」
「cause its blocking your beautiful eyes」 I said. His face blushed.
「Eh? Are you blu--」
「Ha! No way.」 He interrupts and fly high
「ehhhhh~ Really?」 I teased him, his eyebrows frowned
「Shut up or I'll let go」 he glared at me.
「hehehe....」
「Tsk--Hold tight.」 he said so I hold at him tightly. He flew so fast that I can't even open my eyes because of the wind.
'Does he know where to go?'
「Hey do you know where it is?!」 I screamed but I guess he didn't hear me so I just sighed.
Because of the cold wind I feel sleepy... I slowly closed my eyes.
'Oh well... Let's just leave it to him, I'm going to sleep'