[Michael's POV]
"You knew all along, didn't you?" Michael asked the system, who had been quiet throughout the entire sequence of mories.
They had spent a couple of hours watching them, and besides the interesting sequence of events as well as the ti loop ph had put himself in, he managed to obtain so information relating to Chaos energy.
While it was a mory, it was extrely detailed and direct, similarly to how he watched the people after his trials were finished.
Michael could tell he was a little too weak to try anything that complex out; however, it was a good thing to have in his arsenal. Visiting ph was not a waste of ti after all.
However, the issue at hand was the fact that the system was hiding so things away from him, especially the fact that it knew ph and Reinhardt previously.
I don't know either of them, I only rember the kid... You know what? The next ti you go into the Halls of Reflection, you can experience what happened yourself, right after ph's mories cut out.
'That doesn't answer my question. Did you know the two of them?' Michael pushed for answers; he didn't like when the system dodged him like this.
I didn't know their nas, I barely even saw ph; he just looked like a malford bulb lying on the ground. For all I knew, it was a demon. I couldn't investigate either since that thing who was apparently Reinhardt began attacking .
'And?'
And I won. I destroyed him, purified him, and once again destroyed him for good asure. Do you think I am so sort of amateur? The system shot back with an accusatory tone.
However, Michael did not back down. 'Really? If you weren't an amateur, Reinhardt would be dead right now, but alas, he is walking around safe and sound.'
No, I am certain the person called Reinhardt is dead; the one from ph's mories was dealt with swiftly by yours truly. The person going around claiming that he is Reinhardt is lying, that's one thing I am 100% sure of.
'...Now that poses a bit of a problem, no?' Michael grumbled to himself.
If it really was the case that the person who was claiming to be Reinhardt was in actuality not him, then it would complicate things a lot.
That would an that he was able to use that identity and get away with it for eons.
Which also ant he was at least as old or even older than the previous Reinhardt.
The current one was a part of the Evangelists, so that could an he was also affiliated with them previously.
'Uh... fuck...' Michael sighed as his brain was starting to hurt. He hadn't even t the guy personally, yet he was already seeming like a massive problem in the future.
Soone of unknown origins, yet at the sa ti, the power to back them up.
I don't think you have the luxury to worry about soone of his caliber. Plus, if he wanted to kill you, he would have done it long ago. If he has been snooping around Rebecca, that ans he was likely aware of you as well.
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Michael proceeded to stretch and look around; he was back in the room where he talked with ph. Unfortunately, though, he was long gone.
However, he could see a note placed on the ground, and on it was written,
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I told the servants about you. You can relax for as long as you'd like. I'm not sure when I'll be back, so you are temporarily in command of the castle. When you decide to leave, give this note to a man nad Alpher. He'll take care of the affairs while the both of us are gone. May we et again in the future, Michael.
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'Hmm... pretty straightforward.' Michael thought to himself as he pocketed the note.
Since he did not have to worry about anything while he was here, it might actually be ti to do the Ascension the system was talking about.
After all, he was in fact on a tir.
'Would it be possible to do the Ascension right now?' He asked the system patiently while ntally preparing himself for what was to co.
Now? I an, you could, yes, but are you sure that you are ready?
Michael tilted his head at that response. 'Do you think I'm not ready?'
You are still conflicted because of the city incident, I can feel that. At the sa ti, your greed for power is also present. The Ascension would likely be similar to the one Michael from the second trial went through. It is not as easy as it looks, and if you hesitate, you will be culled.
'You an an archangel will co down to kill ?'
Precisely.
Michael debated his options for a mont before quickly deciding to go through with it. He had planned to do so since the very start; a little bit of turmoil won't spoil his goals.
Those goals being to finally get to another world, one in which he could gain sufficient power, and then move up again, until finally, he was strong enough to face people like Reinhardt.
I see, well... I can't stop you; or more like, won't stop you. I wish you luck, the Ascension will start in 10 seconds.
As the system's words landed, Michael could feel the surrounding mana start revolving around him, gathering as though he was in the very middle of a storm.
'So suddenly?' He couldn't help but think. He thought there were so extra preparations that needed to be done, yet here he was, already starting the trial.
The seconds passed, and it felt like he was about to pass out again. However, before he did, he heard the system's voice again.
Friendly tip, looks can be deceiving. Good luck.
With that, Michael's vision blurred, before he suddenly found himself in a room, one that was the exact sa as the one he saw back in the mories of the second trial's Michael.
He glanced around, trying to see if there was so kind of trick behind it, but there didn't appear to be.
Two doors, two choices.
As he saw the two doors, however, he began to understand what the previous Michael felt, and what the system had in mind.
One seed to exude infinite power, even if it was rely a trick, while the other seed like any ordinary door, having nothing to show for it.
Picking it would seem like a waste, one that he might not have even picked had he not seen the mories.
But alas, the choice was clear, all he had to do was walk towards the simple looking door. That's it.
However, as he began instinctually walking towards it, he suddenly froze, noticing that his body was not listening to him.
As that was happening, a miniature status window appeared in the periphery of his vision, displaying a single sentence.
[Choose your path.]
Michael glanced at it for a mont before waving the ssage away and going forward; his decision would not be influenced, all he wanted to do was get this over with so he could move on.
But moving forward proved difficult, as each and every single step of his felt as though he was walking up an insurmountable hill, each step harder than the last.
That was until finally, he reached the door, standing only a couple of ters away from it.
The problem was, he could not get closer, not in the slightest. His body was not listening to him anymore. Even as he tried infusing mana into himself, it did not work.
He was becoming frustrated at the fact that the choice was so obvious, yet felt so unreachable.
'Why...?' Michael thought with a sour look as he tried approaching once more, but to no avail.
However, as all hope seed to be lost, he saw sothing, sothing much further off in the distance behind the two doors.
It was a third door, one that radiated the sa powerful energy as the one he shouldn't open by any ans, while at the sa ti, giving off the casual feel as the door he was currently in front of.
He locked his eyes with it and imdiately stepped forward, the heaviness and resistance from earlier completely gone. If he wanted to, he could open the door he was aiming for just a mont ago.
But that was no longer his intention.
Michael steeled himself and started walking over, until finally, he reached the strange door without much difficulty.
Without hesitation, he placed his hand on it and pushed it open. However, what greeted his eyes were a pair of system ssages, ones that made his eyes widen.
'What the...?'
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