"So? Why did you tell Kevin to summon Eternals? I hope you have a good reason."
"I thought it would help your Authority of Ouroboros grow," Severant said.
"...?"
"The mark on your back. It proves you are an Eternal. But your Authority of Ouroboros still hasn’t matured. It suddenly grew when it t ’him’, so I thought it would grow again when you t Eternals and they used their Authority of Ouroboros on you."
"...?"
Neo stared at him with even more confusion.
Severant sighed, shifted into his animal form, and asked, "How much do you know about the First Divine War?"
"Up until the point where Hades defeated everyone, then defeated the Mother of Dragons, and then peace arrived."
"Hades? Why are you calling your father— never mind. Call him whatever you want," Severant said.
He continued, "By the end of the First Divine War, Ouroboros had been ’killed’ like any Supre."
"Wait, just like any other Supre? Does that an—"
"Yes. Ouroboros was the Supre of Ti. Before being ’killed’ like the others, he used to cut out a small part of himself. That fragnt carried his entire Authority."
Severant went on, "That piece of him was weak and badly injured. And he had given up after seeing Hades’ overwhelming strength. That small part was about to die due to his injuries, but he was saved by four children."
Neo stood still, listening.
"Thanks to them, he regained his determination and decided to fight Hades one last ti," Severant said.
"He did that alone?" Neo asked.
"Yes. Everyone else had already been defeated. Ouroboros believed he could win because Hades was injured from fighting him and the Mother of Dragons."
Severant lowered his head slightly.
"But Ouroboros also knew he might be defeated again, so he split his Authority into five fragnts. Four went to his first four disciples. Those fragnts would slowly grow into the true Authority of Ouroboros. The last fragnt stayed with him, and he used it in his final fight with Hades."
Neo’s eyes hardened.
Professor Daniel, who helped him awaken his Ti elent, had said he had four students before Neo.
Neo later checked the Akashic Records.
He was the only student ever.
Neo thought the backlash of altering ti too much had ssed with Daniel’s mory.
But now it seed those four really existed.
"So Professor Daniel is the Devil of Ouroboros, and he is also the Supre of Ti?" Neo asked.
"Well, the Supre of Ti is now just a husk, forced to act through predetermined orders. Otherwise, yes. They are the sa person."
"How did I get his fifth fragnt of Authority?" Neo asked.
"He passed it to you subconsciously when he was teaching you. As for how the Devil of Ti was in your academy, that was because—"
A new voice finished the sentence.
"Because the Devil of Ti has been killed. Professor Daniel is only a Ti Remnant.
"That’s why he never appeared again after you t him.
"The Devil of Ti’s last fragnt drifted through ti searching for a successor, and disappeared he found one.
"He wanted soone who could bring his first four disciples back onto the right path. Professor Daniel wasn’t aware of this, of course."
Neo and Severant both snapped their heads toward the source of the voice.
The space rippled.
A tall figure stepped out, wrapped in shadows.
It was the sa person Neo had seen in countless mories.
The sa person who had been giving information about him to the Alliance.
"Greetings, Heavenbreaker."
"You...!"
Neo’s rage rose instantly.
This was the one responsible for his friends’ death.
"Wait, I’m here to help," the man said with a small smile.
Neo’s hand moved the next mont.
It closed the distance as if the space didn’t exist.
His fingers clamped around the man’s neck.
"Give one reason I should not kill you right now."
"One reason? Is the fact that you cannot kill enough?"
The man slipped out of Neo’s grip and appeared several steps away.
"I’ve gained the Fragnt of Ti I was after. Now I can move through ti freely. Even if you catch , I can change the past and undo it. It’s impossible for you to kill ," he said.
Neo surged forward again, but Severant stepped in front of him.
The Demon spoke quickly, "Is Vivienne dead?"
"Unfortunately, yes."
"You bastard!"
A massive wave of Darkness Firmant burst from Neo.
It swallowed the man whole.
Neo didn’t like the Witch of Ti, but she had always helped him.
She was the reason he could keep eting Moraine in the ninth Eon.
She had helped him regain mories he thought were gone.
Neo’s anger twisted inside him.
He kept attacking the man, but nothing landed.
The man’s form blurred and shifted, making him appear in a new spot every ti.
Even when Neo filled the whole area with Darkness Firmant, the man’s voice still echoed normally.
"Calm down, Heavenbreaker. I’m here to help. I know I caused your friends’ death, but I’m here to fix it."
"Shut the fuck up!"
"Sheesh, why are you so angry? We’re Gods, Heavenbreaker. So what if your friends died? Just turn back ti and revive them. It’s not like you’ve lost them forever."
"I said shut the fuck up!"
"Is this about Vivienne? Think a little. Your talent is limitless. If you can surpass the Celestial Worthy one day, you can revive even her. Her death won’t be permanent. So what if she died now? We can revive her too once you’re stronger. And with my guidance, you’re bound to reach the peak."
"You fucking bitch... what do you think lives are? You think you can kill them just because you can revive them!?"
"What’s wrong with that? You’ve done the sa. Did you forget that you killed your entire planet when you returned from the Voraka site because you knew you could revive them? Or did you suddenly beco a saint?"
Neo’s body froze.
The words hit him like a punch to the gut.
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