Living as I please, 102: Genesis

"What do you an you lost all your powers? Even your Phoenix Resurrection!?"

The one in shock was Tenebria. This is a serious matter so I gathered everyone close to

for a eting. Tenebria, Odin, Persia and Claire and Aria via teleport crystals. These 2 deserve to know about this league of shadows too. It could impact their countries too. But right now, Tenebria was spinning around

and poking my body as if giving

a check-up.

"I can't believe this, but they actually cut the tunnel between your origin and the source!"

"O… kay… I have no idea what that ans."

"First let's handle your current situation. Do you know what magic is?"

"Umm… it's the spells I shoot out of my hands?"

Odin and Aria started laughing all of a sudden and Tenebria's jaw dropped big ti. Did I say sothing weird?

"... I don't even know what to say to that. That's so wrong on so many levels. Guess I better start from the top."

Apparently the story goes like this. Mana is the source of all life. It exists in every living being. However, spells are a different story. Magic cos from the Gods. You know that each ti you cast a spell, a magic circle is ford. The symbols in the circle, basically is a summon. You summon the power from the gods. Elental magic is granted freely by the gods. Origin magic is a different story, but we won't get into that now. So basically the magic flows from the source to the summoner, and the mana is the fuel for it. It all happens in seconds and most don't actually realize this process.

But… my access to the source was cut. Even after beating that old fart, I didn't regain my powers. Without access to the source, I can't draw out any magic at all.

"Tenebria-nya, isn't there a way to restore that tunnel?"

"I don't know. This is actually my first ti seeing this. But I'm sure if Milla can kill this new threat, the tunnel will restore itself."

"Speaking of threats, who the hell are these guys?"

Aria tilted her head and raised her hand like a child wanting to speak in class.

"I think I heard of them before. It's said they are a secret organization that has spies in every country and make grand political sches."

But once again Tenebria was the one that enlightened us. Although she did whisper to

that this is a story from even before she beca the Demon God. Tenebria beca the Demon God roughly 5000-6000 years ago. And this story took place 10000 years ago. She told it like an old legend. After all, I'm the only one who knows that Tenebria was the Demon God. Odin did pout a bit. I guess the Demon King of Wisdom is a bit jelous of Tenebria knowing more.

Anyway, this legend is sowhat interesting. It's also related to a way for

to use magic again. Long ago, there was nothing but darkness. In that vast ocean of darkness was a being of pure destruction. The Nightmare King. Nobody knows how, but one day, the Almighty One appeared. A being specialized in creation. A polar opposite. Naturally when the Almighty One wanted to create the universe and life, the Nightmare King was against it. It's said that an epic battle started between the 2. How long did it last? Nobody knows.

But eventually, the Almighty One used a trick. During their clash, he used the shockwave to create the universe. You can say this is similar to the Big Bang theory. A huge explosion. When he saw the beauty of the stars, the Nightmare King backed down and simply continued to watch over the world.

Eons later, after creating various life forms, the Almighty one did make a few mistakes. So he created soone to keep him company and erase those mistakes. The so called destroyer. Nobody knows how it looks like but, he was granted destruction power at the level of Deus EX. However, things didn't go according to plan. The destroyer had his own twisted judgent regarding balance. He devoured and devoured. Even the innocent. He considered that many of the life forms that God created were a mistake.

Sheer evil that would do nothing other than hate and corrupt the land. Eventually the Almighty One had to stop his creation. However it beca too powerful for him to destroy. The only one who could destroy the destroyer, was the Nightmare King. However he refused to interfere. He stated sothing like 'you wanted creation, yet you created sothing that destroys; live with your choices'. The Almighty One was unable to kill his creation. But, drawing all his power, he did manage to seal it. He forced the beast into depths of an ocean, sealing it for all eternity.

And just my luck. That planet he picked just happens to be this one. Tenebria herself thought it was just a myth, but with the events that happened, she thinks this league of shadows is trying to awaken this destroyer. The do of Oroboros is it's power, capable of stealing souls. That ans Teri's soul was also taken.

Odin examined Teri. She says, physically, she's okay. She is in a cryogenic state. I an, she isn't breathing, but unlike a dead man, her body and organs aren't deteriorating at all. It's like ti was frozen.

"I need to start setting up patrols too. Even in my Empire there were cases of people facing rather weird deaths."

As always, Claire was judging the situation like a ruler would.

"Tenebria, there's sothing I don't get. How is this story going to help

use magic again?"

"Didn't you figure it out yet? Those guys cut your origin from the source. In this state, if you want to use magic all you have to do is use another source."

"Huh? What other source is there to tap into?"

"I can't tell you. You have to figure it out yourself. And the best place to do that is the Spirit Pit."

Spirit Pit? What the hell is that?

"The Spirit Pit is the place on the Demon Continent with the highest concentration of mana. The spirits in that foggy valley will guide you and show you the way. I'm sure you'll figure it out."

Ugh. Fine. Looks like I got another Tenebria riddle to solve. I thought now that she was mortal she can tell

more stuff directly, but she's evasive as ever. Guess it's off to the Spirit Pit with . But before anything else…

"Well… I guess this concludes the eting. But Aria, Claire, before I send you off, there's sothing else I need to discuss with you 2? Co with

in my bedroom."

"What sort of private talk can this be?"

A pillow talk, obviously. More specific… I'm horny and in the mood for a ruler sandwich, fufufu!