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All Raven could do was sigh and smile wryly.
It was at this point that he already realized that there's no escaping this at all. His tracks had been exposed, and this old man is the Plane's Consciousness itself.
There was no point in hiding or lying. And even if he could, he wouldn't do so.
For the first ti ever since his Soul Rebirth, he considered just telling soone about the truth. The truth that he kept to himself and never told anyone, not even the closest people beside him.
Raven released yet another exasperated sigh and laughed softly, he then said:
"Well, you got old man." He admitted, "Yes, those were all ."
He wanted to say that he had the help of so friends but he was worried about what's going to happen next, so he didn't say it. He didn't know the true intentions of the old man so he still have to be careful.
If things really goes south, he didn't want his friends to be dragged with this ss. Even if it kills him, he will face this problem alone since he's the root cause of it.
"I figured that such was the case too." The old man said while smiling at Raven.
"Then?" Raven asked, "What does the Plane's Consciousness want from ?"
The old man just stared at Raven with his eyes closed. He didn't say anything for a while so there was an awkward silent between them. Raven then heard the old man sigh and say:
"I have a feeling that you have an idea of what I want to happen." The old man smiled kindly, "Needless to say, I'm still going to say this."
The old man paused before saying: "I want you to replace , Young Raven."
A sigh escaped from Raven's mouth as he heard that.
The old man was right, Raven did have an idea of what he wanted to ask of him. And it was precisely the sa thing he was thinking.
Raven's not ignorant. Other than the Plane's Consciousness itself, no one understands the state of the Grand Ancestral Plane better than Raven himself.
Hearing the Old Man's request told Raven many things.
For starters, the Plane's Consciousness is born a few monts after the birth of the Plane itself. The consciousness can take on many form and also change it depending on how it sees fit. And just like all creations, the consciousness and the plane itself are not exempted from the erosion of Ti.
Everything gets old - eroded by ti. Since the consciousness of the plane can take on a physical form, those forms could reflect the age of the plane itself. And while the Plane is destined to live for a very long ti, it will still face death at a certain point.
And judging from the appearance of the consciousness, the ti of the Plane is nearly over.
Of course, this is sothing that Raven didn't want to hear nor see.
The request of the old man is not a simple one. It isn't as easy as undergoing so kind of a ritual and passing all of the old man's responsibilities to him. The truth is far from that.
Like what was established before, the consciousness is born a few monts after the birth of the plane itself. Replacing the consciousness ans that the plane will enter a very delicate period.
The process of replacing the Plane's Consciousness is done by having the old consciousness pass everything it has and knows to the descendant, this includes the remaining lifespan it has. All life forms residing at the plane will feel the rapid decline of the old consciousness' lifespan. To them, this process will sowhat feel like doomsday is coming or the world is ending, which will cause everything to descend in mass panic and hysteria.
In addition to that, during the process of replacent, both the old consciousness and the replacent will be busy, which ans that they cannot interfere with anything that's going on in the plane.
To top this all of, since the old consciousness needs to concentrate everything it has on this ritual, it won't be able to defend itself from outside sources. There is a reason why only those who were born from this plane could co back once they ascended to the Divine Realm, however that functionality will be removed once the replacent ritual begins, so if there's anyone who happened to be nearby and saw this happen, there's no telling on what will happen.
This is why it is extrely difficult for the old consciousness to make this decision. The replacent ritual has too many risk that can cause the plane's destruction. At the sa ti, it couldn't just allow the plane to end just like that. There's also the matter of finding a suitable candidate for the ritual too.
But honestly, Raven was truly the best candidate that this old man could ever find. And because of who he is, the problems earlier are nothing but small issues that he could settle should he put his mind onto it.
If there's really sothing that's preventing Raven from accepting this proposal, it would be one thing.
"How much ti do you still have?" Raven asked the old man after a period of silence.
The old man looked at him and sighed, he then replied: "My initial estimate is about 10,000 years. But there is a pest that's sapping my lifespan, and if it's left alone, I'll have less than 5,000 years."
Raven's face crumpled as he heard that. The situation was worse that he was expecting. He didn't know that he had that little of ti left.
"This pest you ntioned…" Raven said, "Is it a hateful hybrid?"
"Yes." The old man nodded with a defeated expression, "It's that Pale Being that shouldn't have been born here. I had no idea how it found but it did, it also ford a bloodline pact to without my consent and now it is siphoning my lifespan for it's own use."
"I had been doing all I could to prevent it from doing any damage, but the bloodline pact binds . If it weren't for you summoning Her Majesty Jubileus, I am afraid that the plane would die sooner."
"Damn that Pale Lizard." Raven gnashed his teeth as he finally understood how that hateful creature managed to live this long despite the lack of nutrition. "Is it still in slumber?"
"Fortunately, yes." The old man replied which caused Raven to sigh in relief, but that relief was short lived. "From my estimations, it's slumber will last for no more than two more years. Probably less."
"Huh?" Raven was shocked, "How can that be
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