"In short, being an Overseer ans becoming one of the strongest powers in the world. The world itself becos part of our power. Our disciples call us gods.. it helps to keep up the image, but we are no such things. There is sothing, though.. When one crosses the fifth rank, they are offered three options.. at least, that's how it was in my case.
A choice of becoming the best and the most powerful of your species, an option to beco a literal part of an elent you have the best mastery in — you do have to defend that elent all your life, there cannot be two sovereigns — still, it gives, in all shape or form, true immortality, and an option to leave this plane and join them in the divine realm," explained the Sun God.
"Them? Who are them?" asked Damian.
"Don't know for sure, but I assu the realm of true gods. The ascension is a divine gift; we are, after all, the pathfinders. It has to be the end of the path for which we are all tested and judged in order to reach. I don't know if anyone ever chose that path.. but if anyone did, I doubt we would ever know," the Sun God answered.
Suddenly, Sesha walked two steps nearer to the ethereal form of the Sun God and asked, fire burning in her eyes, "Can you help us ascend?"
Even the Sun God looked surprised for a second before he replied, "I can sense that your group is already a disciple of another Overseer. More than one, at that.." Then he looked at Damian, his eyebrows raised in confusion but did not say anything as he continued, "No, I cannot interfere if you are already under the influence of another.."
Worldscribe tightened her fists and asked, "There has to be so way. Otherwise, this is beyond unfair. The powerful have absolute control. None can ever rise above, even with an abundance of potential!"
"What are you? A child?" the Sun God retorted. "When was any of this ever fair? But I understand your frustration. I had once felt the sa emotions. I was absolutely repulsed by the things my God had done.. And so I did sothing that broke
free from his influence.
However, Are you really desperate enough to beco powerful that you wish to abandon your Overseers? Believe
when I say.. However cruel your Overseers are, there can always be worse. The best ones are those who never let their presence be known and influence from the shadows.."
"Tell
the thod," Sesha said, her face scarier than the real demons.
Almost everyone took a step forward, showing the absolute agreent with Sesha's decision. Asher was the first to follow behind her. Damian had noticed, for so reasons, the Highswords were never too keen to follow gods or worship them.
"I must warn you," the Sun God said with an equally serious face. "It is no simple matter. Just by telling you this, I have already made myself an enemy of these gods of yours. I am dying; otherwise, I wouldn't even say a word about this.
When I broke faith, my God hunted
with a vengeance unlike anything any of you would have ever seen, yours will most likely do the sa - You will be a threat to their authority. Not to ntion, there is a penalty too for doing this.. All your life's gained experience will be cut in half. aning if you are level 400 currently, you will be left with 200 levels. If you have more accumulated experience points after reaching the level limit, you will still be a Second Ranker and even a Third Ranker.. Otherwise, you will have to go through those ascensions again."
That last line made the Highswords hesitate for a second, but it wasn't a dealbreaker for them — Damian could see it in their eyes. Still, losing half of one's strength was not a good feeling..
"With the accumulated experience we have from over 100 years.. I don't think we will lose much," Lifewarden said, making calculations in his head.
Of course, he and Worldscribe wouldn't. Those two had killed a Legendary Rank monster with unsettling ease. Asher stepped forward, his screen flashing,
'Tell
how to do it..'
By now, all the Highswords had sowhat figured out that the fancy golem of Damian was not a simple golem. They had even talked with him as an equal when they all fought together, and Asher had saved many of them from getting injured on occasions. Once he refused to answer anything about the guy, they all got the hint and decided it was better for them if they didn't know more than they needed to.
Asher's action, however, all but confird that Damian had done the forbidden and had truly made a golem with a human or an intelligent creature's consciousness. The situation was quite distracting right now, but no one would forget it anyti soon — he had already received so side-eyes from a few of them.
"Very well. I doubt your gods can co here to disturb my world's peace anyway." The Sun God exhaled, even though his ghostly body was not breathing at all, and said, "The most important thing here is the absolute severance of the connection you have with your Overseer. The true intent to break free, leaving the protection of your gods, abandoning the blessings he or she gave. That is the most important thing.
And the other thing — I don't know if it will work for foreign gods or not, but this is what we say when we want to break free: Let no god own what bleeds in . I break, I burn, and I ascend.."
Asher's golem head nodded, and he stepped aside. The Highswords also repeated the phrase silently, trying to do it right. It seed like..
Damian spoke up, "Are you all planning to do it right now?"
Asher just shrugged his shoulders, his body language saying 'Why not?' Sesha put it into words, "This was the goal, right? Why shouldn't we?"
Damian ignored the two and asked the Sun God, "If it works, how long does it take? Anything else worth knowing before they do this?"
The ethereal figure played with his beard, thinking. Then he said, "Uhm.. Yes. It takes more ti for more powerful individuals. Third Rankers could be anywhere from 6 months to 10 years."
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