"If death is so simple, then what am I doing here?" Lith snarled at the absurdity of such an explanation, even starting to doubt that the thing in front of him wasn’t his long-lost brother so much as a hallucination.
"Even on Earth, where there’s almost no mana, when someone died in special circ.u.mstances, their grudge kept them bound to the place of their death, unable to move on. You are the exact opposite." Carl said.
"You had no unfinished business that kept you tied on our planet, no place you belonged to, nor someone to reunite with. You spent your life loving no one and after killing Ezio and Chris, your desire to protect me from everything, including yourself, made it impossible for us to reunite.
"You are the cause of your reincarnation problem. With no one and nowhere to go, you wandered aimlessly. I came to put an end to your death and rebirth cycle. I’m here to take you home, big brother."
***
Baba Yaga’s hut, now.
As the first living creature to have achieved a white core, Baba Yaga had lived a life long enough to have forgotten about the name that her parents had bestowed upon her at birth.
She had abandoned it, considering everything about the Odi legacy like a useless relic of the past. Baba Yaga had always preferred focusing on the present and working hard to build a better future for her children rather than waste time with memories.
"Why are we looking at this, exactly?" The Bright Day asked and her siblings nodded in agreement.
"Because an Awakened being able to reject a world tribulation before the white core is a rare event. The world energy in Kolga is thin, but not so much to hinder Mogar’s vision or its influence.
"If the planet wanted, it should be able to start the tribulation yet nothing happens. It’s something worth studying." Baba Yaga replied.
"I don’t get why you are so fixated with hybrids in general and with this one in particular." The voice of the Black Night came out of Orpal’s body.
After sealing the deal with Lith’s disowned older brother, she had been forced to use Body Sculpting on him to make their body fit his ego. He looked nothing like during his youth, to the point that even Elina might not recognize him anymore.
Not after Night had also Awakened him and spent the last few months refining both his body and core. Orpal’s physique was in a constant state of pain and the black crystal armor was the only thing keeping it from exploding like an overinflated balloon.
"I don’t know if it’s due to your new idiotic host affecting your mind or if I made some mistake while giving you birth, my child." Baba Yaga loved Night from the depth of her heart, yet she couldn’t forgive her for endangering her life like that.
Choosing Orpal bordered on violating the restrictions that Baba Yaga had imposed on Night. On top of that, it was a clear sign that the Horseman of Night had no intention of letting go of Lutia, causing consequences not even Baba Yaga could predict.
"Why do you think neither the Guardians nor the Council have ever attempted to wipe out the Abominations? Why do you think they are even considering admitting them amid their ranks?" She asked.
Even the Horseman of Dusk, the wisest of the three had no answer to offer. As much as he hated Abominations, he respected their power and was eager to steal from them the secrets of Chaos magic.
"The answer is simpler than you think." Baba Yaga said. "Abominations are, for the lack of a better term, the natural undead of Mogar that I imitated and improved with my work.
"Back when I was a kid, I thought it had been a miracle. It took me years to understand that even if you didn’t cause the accident, the photos, the lawsuit, our lawyer, everything went too smoothly to be just a coincidence." Carl replied. freёwebnovel.com
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