43 The Rocky Hill’s Bird Nest

"Dawn's Aura Impersonation is able to permanently change the presence of an object, place, or even a person based on his desires. That's how he turned a part of Parasite's land into a land of fire. And, my Aura Manifestation is slightly more special." Rhachis Ancestor Strongest said.

He placed a hand on the barrier Vaika had erected, nodding as he continued, "My Aura Manifestation can manifest a sentient entity in anything. And, this sentient entity can be the personification of any aura personification."

"Is this what you used against the Skep that you are nurturing for the future?" Psychic Ancestor Marble asked, realising something.

"Yes," Rhachis Ancestor Strongest nodded, "And now, these two abilities of the Aura Path have been fused by the Earth to produce this aura personification. The catalyst for that is Raging Momentum. This Skill is definitely something that has appeared due to the Earth's voluntary influence."

"So it has started to take action," Psychic Ancestor Marble sighed, "From the day Mind Path became a thing, I feared this. Earth would soon develop a mind of its own and would begin to influence all living beings on it accordingly as it desired."

"And, Parasite plans to influence its mind from the get-go so that any action Earth takes is to its benefit." Rhachis Ancestor Strongest replied, sighing as he gazed at the Bone Family Mansion, "And, this is the first step that sparks such a future."

"The greater these paths develop, the harsher our world becomes." Psychic Ancestor Marble sighed, saying, "But, we have no other choice but to do that."

"Still, how is the terraforming plan coming along?" Rhachis Ancestor Strongest asked, "My mother only said a couple of things in passing."

"At present, twenty Transformers, Seven Sky Controllers, 170 Shifters, and 80 Ground Controllers that have retired have volunteered to this mission." Psychic Ancestor Marble said, "Once Heima becomes a Shifter, she'll have enough energy to create gates between all the cities. We'll finalise the plan by then and send groups of people towards other planets."

"It would be hard to terraform other planets, even with the help of Unranked Skill, Ingrained Earth." Rhachis Ancestor Strongest sighed.

"But, thanks to Dawn's Unranked Skill, Morning Sun, they would never face any deficit of energy for a variety of operations. And, we'll equip them with enough Relics containing the Skill of Healing Salve. That'll make them self-sufficient." Psychic Ancestor Marble replied.

"Leaving that aside," Rhachis Ancestor Strongest focused on the task at hand, gazing at Jyorta, "Can you make another trip into this aura personification? You'll be fully healed before that, so you don't have to worry."

Upon seeing Jyorta nod in response, Rhachis Ancestor Strongest continued, "Also, when you enter the place, you'll find another self of yours there."

"What?" Jyorta was shocked, "You mean to say my mind is still trapped there?"

"Not actually," Rhachis Ancestor Strongest replied, "Your mind has returned to reality the moment your body exited the range of this aura personification. But, your presence that was left inside automatically birthed a replica of your mind there. That's the trait of my Aura Ability."

"So, once you enter the place, you'll see another self of yours. And, if my conjecture is right, there is a small chance this presence would be able to replace you once it defeats you." He concluded, causing Jyorta to shudder.

"That makes sense," Jyorta nodded, suddenly laughing as the two Ancestors looked at him in surprise.

Seeing their reactions, he asked, "My presence that is trapped there would instinctively try to reconnect with my body, right?"

"Yes," Rhachis Ancestor Strongest nodded when his eyes lit up, gazing at Jyorta with interest, "I was thinking about that too. Try and see if you can achieve it."

"I need a couple of hours to prepare first," Jyorta said before sitting down on the road, closing his eyes. He immediately focused on some of the memory fragments belonging to Henrik Bone, beginning to comprehend them.

It was simple. Since his presence within the aura personification was no longer able to develop in this field, he planned to use this to gain an edge.

After all, Henrik's memory fragments were currently his weakness. So, Jyorta planned to create a false persona that would trap the mind of his other-self.

The blue soul hurriedly began to work in full swing as Madam Mary gently landed behind him, gazing at him in interest before healing him completely, replenishing his energy reserves to the brim.

Two hours later, just before Jyorta was about to enter the place, Rhachis Ancestor Strongest advised him, "You can stop after taking a couple of steps inside. That should be sufficient to pull you within the aura personification. Also, see if you can reach the core of the aura personification and figure out a natural way to leave that place. And, if the situation turns dangerous, just make your body walk out of the aura personification. If you die there, your mind would be destroyed."

"Even with all your other methods, you'll need at least a year to fully grow another mind from your memories. And that may or may not be like the current you. So, exercise the utmost caution."

"I'll do that, sir." Jyorta nodded and took a step into the range of the aura personification, noticing his surroundings change before he arrived at the desert.

But now, he was situated atop a rock hill, one that was around 300 metres in height. He looked around, trembling in shock as he noticed giant eggs placed around him, ones that were bigger than him.

Only now did he realise that he was standing within a giant nest, situated amongst almost ten eggs, 'Just where the hell did I appear? And, didn't this place form just recently? Why are there eggs here as if enough time passed for natural birth to occur?'

As he was wondering in confusion, Jyorta suddenly heard one of the eggshells cracking, turning in the direction in alarm as he watched a couple of pieces of the eggshell collapse to the ground before an enormous eye gazed at him, yellowish-green in colour, its scaly iris emanating a thirst for blood, or rather just food, since he was now treated as prey.