The Primordial Record novel Chapter 916

Chapter 916 Moving Forward Despite Pain

Rowan's mind was in a daze, yet his perception had never felt clearer. It was as if he was looking at the world through a new set of eyes. This should not be far from the truth, as he had gained access to a new way of approaching reality, one that he had forgotten, and he had also learned the name of this new form of energy that was killing him.

"Aetherium… So that's the name of this unknown form of power. A merger of Essence and Aether, seems simple on the surface, but how do you merge two opposite concepts? Like merging life and death, and there is something… else hidden inside this merge, something even more unnatural. Haaa, this is so fun and challenging, but I better get serious now, I think I'm about to die. It would be a shame to mar my Title with failure. I am already so close."

If not for the hatred he had for the Third Prince he would applaud the foresight of this wily creature.

Rowan had always wondered why in the entire universe the majority of the population was humanoid, he had not come across dragons or Empyreans, Titans or Wereneasts, and the nearly infinite amount of races that should reside in a vast universe. Why were there only two Supreme Powers inside of it, the Demons and the Mage? When in the immensity of creation there should be at least hundreds if not more Supreme existences that should have laid root inside this universe.

Even the gods themselves in the outside universe were nothing but puppets, their Emperors' slaves, and every piece of knowledge they owned was most likely corrupted.

There was also a deeper layer to this mystery because Rowan would bet that Aetherium was a power that was not easily acquired or not even available to Demons and Mages making them a prime choice to be seeded in this universe. Perhaps there were hundreds of other powers and abilities and common knowledge that he lacked, because like the Nexus he escaped from outside Trion, the entire universe was also a minor Nexus.

It was no wonder the Third Prince was so arrogant once, with all the advantages he had stacked against Rowan, he did not fear any sort of rebellion, and this had given Rowan that chance to surprise him again and again.

All of this extensive preparation was done in order to blind Rowan to the fact of certain techniques or truths, and it had worked. Even till this moment, there were certain terms that he had come across inside the Primordial Record that he did not know their meaning.

Although without the advantages of the Primordial Record, even if he was given a billion more years of life, he would never have escaped or even understood the intricate web of deception that the Reflections had wrapped around the universe. The last six billion years have ensured that they could twist reality the way they saw fit.

If Rowan had not fused his Soul Origin with another being from outside this universe that granted him a bloodline outside the control of the Third Prince then even if he had a thousand times more luck he would never have escaped the machinations of the Reflections. Indeed the Third Prince's preparations were so airtight that when he noticed the changes in Rowan, it made him curious instead of afraid, a mistake Rowan was sure that Third regretted with all his being.

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A wicked combination by Golgoth where he flicked his blade across all sections of Rowan's body caused his foe to lose a portion of the shaft of his annoying weapon as Gaping Undoer sliced off a portion of Pride. Every time he struck this weapon it released a vast amount of vibrations that was only offset by his Will, but it blunted his assault by nearly a third. _{freeweɓnøvel.com}