It was the second ti that Raze had been surprised by the words coming out of Belil's
mouth. The thing was, he hadn't even had ti to confront him about the first thing that had surprised him, because Belil was leading the conversation, and at this point, Raze felt like
enough was enough.
"You knew I was a mage before I ca in here, so it's clear you know sothing," Raze replied. "But to also know about the Dark Edge Sword Arts? Just how much do you know... what is your goal in all of this, and what are you even doing... should I be worried?"
Belil folded his arms. Even though Raze was speaking more sternly, the smile on Belil's face hadn't disappeared for a mont.
"You're right, you're right. You see, I'm just sensitive to one's body. I can feel the cells inside you reacting, the goosebumps in your body, so I wanted to see how you would react... and besides, it's not as if the two of us talked much last ti," Belil said.
"But first, do you mind answering my question?" Belil asked again.
Raze thought about how to answer for a bit until he finally gave one.
"I have fully mastered four of the formations. However, with how I am now, I'm sure I could perform the fifth formation as well."
Imdiately, Raze could see Belil shaking his head in disappointnt.
"That ans you aren't as strong as him. I'm surprised, with you having beaten Sha Mo, I thought you would have known at least up to the seventh formation," Belil said, and then unfolded his arms and shook his head.
"Enough of that, I should explain. I know about the formations because I was one of the two people who created the formations in the first place."
Sothing clicked in Raze's head. Why hadn't he thought of this before? There were two versions of the book-one that could work just on Qi.
Creating arts sotis took several generations of knowledge, and just like Raze, Bofan was originally from Alterian.
"I heard descriptions of the powers you used, especially from the Martial Arts Tournant; there was no doubt that was you. I had hints that you knew how to use magic as well, and that was pretty much confird when you pulled your stunt at the tournant."
"Of course, the Dark Edge Sword Arts manual is missing, as well as another item of mine, and I'm guessing that's because of you?"
Raze did indeed take two items from the Neverfall Clan base. Although he saw it as borrowing because Da, a mber of the Neverfall Clan, was with him at the ti.
The good thing was, with how casually Belil was bringing it up, he didn't seem to be annoyed.
"How much do you know about Alterian, about Bofan? About the portals and what's happening here, and even about Alter?" Raze asked.
His voice was rising slightly; he wanted answers.
"Relax, we have ti," Belil waved his hand. "Let tell you, I know only what Bofan told , because the two of us were close."
"I know Bofan ca from another world, and he traveled across the Dark Faction continent, challenging various people. He didn't just do that in the Dark Faction but also traveled to the Demonic Faction as well."
"We first t in a duel, and I beat him relatively easily, of course, but he kept challenging and kept losing. It was clear he was stubborn and hiding sothing, and eventually, that caused him to use magic.
"And guess what?" Belil said with a smile.
Raze was about to answer, but Belil answered for him.
"I still beat him!" Belil said, going into another fit of laughter.
"The two of us beca close. I, as a warrior, liked a challenge and was curious about where he had co from. At the ti, the only relationship we had with each other was through our
fighting."
"And I guess that's why, in the end, it felt like I was the only person he could trust... but that's not completely the truth either."
Belil then looked up at the sky.
"The Divine Realm... it's a place filled with annoyance-humans who believe themselves gods. Do you know why I know all of this?" Belil asked again.
This ti, Raze didn't bother answering, knowing Belil would just cut him off with the answer.
"Because I'm actually a Divine being. I have already reached the Divine stage." Belil held out his hand, and Qi started to condense. Strange, small glowing balls of light were coming out from his hand, forming a floating sphere.
It almost looked like magic, but it was quite clear that the energy being used was completely different.
"I left the Neverfall Clan for a short while. When soone reaches the Divine stage, one has no choice; it's almost like a light blinds you, pulling you into that other world."
"And getting down here isn't as easy as people think either. In the end, I crashed down, having lost a fight above. My body was badly hurt, and I was on the brink of death."
"As for the person who saved , it was none other than Bofan. I owed that man a debt-the debt of my life. I learned that even though I reached the Divine stage, it also ant I was not yet ready for it."
"And Bofan gave a second chance to get my revenge on those above... at least that's what it was initially. It was also because of Bofan that I found the aning of caring and love down
here on Pagna."
"Learning about his world changed everything for . You might not believe it, but I am quite the family man now, even though I wasn't before."
"A man who didn't care about what clan one was from, what faction or upbringing you had, yet truly cared about people. I yearned for a relationship like that."
"I had failed with my first two sons. I learned too late, but thanks to Bofan, I tried to grow that bond with the other two, and they are very dear to ."
Words he never expected to hear. There were too many words Raze never expected to hear. Now, though, he understood why Belil had sent his first two sons to protect Rayna.
As for Da, who knows what Belil was doing in the shadows to support him as well. But he had only ntioned failing with the first two, so he had to have cared for Da as well. "Because of everything Bofan taught , I decided that I would do whatever to help him. To continue to grow the strength of the Neverfall Clan and the Demonic Faction as a force he
could use."
"Even when he created the Dark Faction and beca its leader, we would frequently et up, and he would always speak as if soday... he would disappear."
Belil then stood up on his feet.
"There is a lot more to tell you about Bofan, the end of Pagna, and the Golden Globe, but before I tell you any more of that... I want the two of us to fight... and I want you to win... just
like Bofan did, on that day."
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