The Primordial Record novel Chapter 1561

The Primordial Beast did not lie. Andar was alone, and Rowan's quiet voice in his heart was silent.

The moment he passed through the barrier, the disorienting sensation Andar felt did not come only from the act of stepping onto a higher plane of existence; it also arose from the Will of Rowann being stripped away from his body and soul and the various shocking events that were transpiring did not allow him to discover this discrepancy until he was duly informed by the mysterious being here with him.

A moment before, while Andar "summoned" the power of the Great Storm and the Flame Guards were sent to bring him to the Supreme Mage, chaos had arisen in the hall where the Supreme Magus Endirius had sat with his seven descendants.

When it was revealed that the storm carried Primordial Essence, the seven Magus Elders erupted in a frenzy, disregarding the cool intellect the mages were famous for cultivating.

The implications of such an event were reality-shaking, and the possibilities that it brought were endless. These ancient beings could not make a sound for a while as their souls could not fully process this occurrence in a short time. A commotion soon ensued as they tried to rationalize how such a thing was possible.

"Did a Primordial Domain shatter?! Why is there is much Essence in this storm?"

"This… this is happening everywhere… Even in the lower realms, all the universes I oversee are flooded with Primordial Essence!"

"It is such a short period, but there are reports of babies being born as Acolytes; they perceived the nature of existence inside the womb!"

"A Primordial must be behind this event, and Andar must be associated with them; he used our Supreme World as the cover for their activities. He needs to answer for this!"

"With his demonstration from the Aethernet flooding Reality, everyone would believe that this change emerged from our Supreme World; if this is not dealt with properly, I fear that the consequences may be dire for our society."

One of the Elders here hurriedly called for Andar's arrest in order for the truth behind this storm to be revealed, and all of them quickly agreed.

In their fear and excitement, they were not truly looking at Endirius. Usually, the Supreme Magus is silent in times like these, and they do not consider his silence strange, but Rowan was looking at nothing but the Primordial Beast.

That and the Oracle beside him, who had the appearance of Lost but lacked the charm or personality, there was no life in his eyes; Endirius, it would seem, did not follow the path of Rowan; he did not give this flame a chance to gain his sentience.

Where Lost was rambunctious and curious, the Oracle was cold and silent, like a machine. The state of the flame was something that Rowan recognized because it was similar to his nature when he was soulless.

In the past, when Rowan gained the Lost Flames as a mortal, he became aware that the flames had been split into pieces after it was acquired by Endirius for unknown reasons. However, he did not know the number of pieces, and due to the nature of the first flame in existence, it was not something that Rowan could easily decipher.

All of this changed when he grew stronger; if he used the power of his Will of Truth for this question, the answer became... six pieces.

The first flames had been separated into six parts.