Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 43: Ascension, Part 2
Xavier. Nueva.he was already completely different from when Xavier last met her.
The capacity of the emperor has increased exponentially. If the amount of mana Xavier is like a reservoir with a bucket when compared to the average person, the amount of mana Nueva is like a lake. Nueva is much stronger than it was a few days ago. Moreover, his existence was much sharper than that of Undead Thevetat. This is not a divine holy air like Luciel, but a true divine air.
“...What happened?” tanya Xavier—every cell in her body is in absolute vigilance.
“Good question. But before that, where is Lilithia? You killed him?”
“I killed him or not, it has nothing to do with you. At most you just want to know. No more than that. You just think of it as a useful pawn. Ah, you once killed your own daughter; it would be strange if you cared about the safety of your pawns.”
“I won't ask who told you that. Nor will I trouble myself to serve those words.” Nueva pauses, and the ice stop manifests behind it. “To answer your question,” he continued after sitting down, “I will start with one question: what exactly is Supreme Magic?”
“You must have known it from Luciel,” continued Nueva without waiting for Xavier's answer. “But I will return with more details. Supreme Magic is called Magic because of its abilities, but Supreme Magic is actually ten separate divinities. By having [Reverse Law], you can consider yourself to have one-tenth of deity. Then, to fully become a god, you need another nine.”
“Unfortunately, the only creature that gains the divinity of Supreme Magic is Phoenix.” Nueva continued. “Thevetat. Lucifer. Luciel. Shiva's. Eileithyian. Jiang Yue Yin's. Nizivian. And even Sakhra. None of them had any divinity despite possessing Supreme Magic. Luciel was an angel, his own being a holy aura, but still not a divinity. Do you understand why?”
Xavier said nothing. He could tell because of his different magical properties. However, Shiva Rashta had a [DIVINE Insight]. So, there must be another reason. Therefore, he said nothing.
“That's because only Phoenix has ever touched the Throne of Heaven. Even though we have Supreme Magic, if we never touch the Throne of Heaven, we still cannot have divinity. That's why we need the entire Supreme Magic. More precisely, we need the [Celestial White Flame]. Otherwise, we won't be able to reach the Throne of Heaven.”
“You mean you touched the Throne of Heaven?” ask Xavier. “You want to say you can reach Throne of Heaven?”
It's bad news. Luciel never said anything about this. But he probably doesn't know either. If Luciel knew, he might have already tried touching the Throne of Heaven while still under Edenia just yet.
“No, I didn't touch him at all, but Thevetat was the one who had. That's why I can conclude so. And the Throne of Heaven. I can feel it. I can reach him. But I can't call him yet. Therefore, I am quite happy that you came here directly.”
Xavier doesn't need to ask for an explanation. It is very clear what Nueva has to say. He wanted his [Reverse Law]. And Xavier did not need another reason to create two black fire swords concentrated high in both hands.Her body had also been clad in lightning armor.
“Don't be too hasty, I still want to talk.”
Xavier grunts. However, before he could speed through, his eyes widened in shock to find the black fire sword frozen and shattered by itself. His lightning armour had also disappeared. The air temperature dropped very quickly, and the snow began to fall slowly.
Now Xavier completely understood why Thevetat and Phoenix were feared. He understood why [Celestial White Flame] and [Eternal Zero] were considered the strongest Supreme Magic. [Reverse Law] is very flexible and has a variety of capabilities. [Complete Annihilation] destroyed everything without but; no barrier could block it; no magic could absorb it. However, the two sorceries could not affect the two magic on it.
If he and Nueva fight, Nueva will win easily. At least, that was before he understood his true identity. Xavier is not normal. Although [Reverse Law] was useless in overcoming [Eternal Zero], his [Magic Container] was different. He has never tested it so far. However, if the [Magic Container] could separate magic from the soul, how could it not absorb the effects of magic? That doesn't make any sense.
Maybe because I was so dependent on [Reverse Law] that I never thought about the true essence of [Magic Container].
“I don't have time to hear you chattering,” said Xavier as he began to step up. “Let's ignore about our previous deal. I no longer need you to take care of Vermyna Hellvarossa. Now you are no longer useful to me.”
“Oh, do you want to kill the grandfather of your future son?”
The question spontaneously made both of Xavier's legs stop, his eyes widening in shock.
Nueva's lips curled. He landed his left cheek on the left palm. His eyes looked at the commander a little consoled. “Don't be so surprised,” he continued. “Artemys is my daughter; there's no way I won't know. More important than that, imagine, what will you answer when your son asks about his grandfather? You don't want to answer ‘father killed him’, do you? Or, will you lie to your son for the rest of his life?”
Xavier's forehead frowned again. Teeth grinding. Both hands clenched.
However, it only lasted a few long time. Xavier took a deep breath and swallowed it slowly. Nueva who saw that raised next to her eyebrows.
“I have decided not to kill you,” said the commander as he continued to step up. “As a punishment, all your magic I'll take. Then where-you will be restrained. You will live to death as an ordinary human being helpless to death.”
“Oh, how can you take my magic without killing me? And I told you, I still want to talk.”
Xavier's body came back to a standstill, but this time it was forcibly stopped. Nueva had made her body freeze without being covered in ice. He cannot move his body. But—
“I'm still in euphoria to speak at length. After becoming a god, I will no longer be pu—hah? You.absorbed my magic effect…. How can?”
—xavier's body goes straight to normal as soon as his [Magic Container] works. As his assumption was, [Magic Container] did not just take magic and absorb souls. He could also use it like [Absorption Magic], and in a superior level.
“[Eternal Zero] You can't stop my body. Now, do you want to be serious or do you still want to play around? Anybody doesn't matter. I'll finish you off and I'll take all your magic.”