The Beginning of The End

Later that day…

"So how was the spar?" Maze asked after they finished watching the season premiere of RDN S2 - E1.

"Overall, while thrilling it was kind of disappointing," Rin replied after giving it some thought.

"And why is that?" Maze asked curiously as she sat up and grabbed the bowl of popcorn nearby. 

"Well, for one while she's pretty talented for someone in our generation, she relied too much on a power that didn't belong to her to try and win. Plus, while she is okay at using a great sword, I think a short sword would be better suited for both her frame and style," Rin stated honestly.

"Hmm… interesting, so is it true, you and the princess of the Shinobi Clan are dating?" Maze asked after placing down the bowl and taking a sip of soda. 

"Not by a longshot, however, who knows what the future has in store so maybe," Rin muttered with a smile even though at first, he only saw her as a delusional but pretty headache.

"Oh, so does that mean my cold-hearted and introverted cousin is finally willing to take another chance at love after the breakup with Jasmine?" Maze giggled as she teased Rin who just gazed at her briefly before looking away and finishing his big bag of Doritos. 

"Sigh… now, do not get me wrong Gabriella is not ugly or anything, but Jasmine holds a dear yet distant spot in my heart, Maze, even though she probably doesn't want anything to do with me moving forward," Rin stated a bit downcast as he could have handled the situation a bit more delicately.

"Dammnit and here, I thought Gabriella had a chance! Fortunately, Jasmine is unaware her man could be taken, so maybe our princess still has a chance to make a comeback and claim victory!" Maze exclaimed as she got up and went to go spread the good news as she dashed out of Rin's room.

"Wait, Maze I~"

Swoosh. Thud.

"Welp, it seems my freshman year will surely be something to document," Rin muttered as he began to make up his bed and clean up his room which got dirty because Maze ate like a starving ghost as chip bags, popcorn, pizza boxes, and soda cans could be seen scattered around the room. 

10 minutes later…

[So, when do you want to start the creation of your star body as the longer, we postpone its creation the harder it will become to construct one?]

'I am not sure as I will be entering my training arc soon to stabilize and fortify my cultivation. But I guess either before or after the first week of orientations, so in about two months and some change, I would say would be the best time to focus on it.' 

[That could work, so when do you plan to unseal the second form of your bloodline as it is not every day you get to witness an Archangel undergo metamorphosis?]

'Wait, my bloodline has a second form, Rose?! Also, what do you mean by it is not every day you get to witness an Archangel undergo metamorphosis?' Rin exclaimed internally as he did not expect his bloodline could evolve even though he did remember reading, that through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, a bloodline has a chance of mutating.

[Tsk, truly this is saddening… sigh, but every bloodline has a chance to evolve and transform into a higher bloodline depending on the rarity of the bloodline. This can be determined by the number of revolutions a bloodline underwent during a Bloodline Awakening which can be anywhere from 0-9 cycles.]

'So how many revolutions did my bloodline go through during my Bloodline Awakening?' Rin asked curiously as he did not remember his parents ever telling him anything about his bloodline awakening.

[Well, when a family of mortals has a descendant whose been granted the bloodline of an Unknown Archangel that has been slightly mutated and achieves nine revolutions. Sometimes it's for the best you suppress the news before someone tries and kills said descendant before they even prosper.]

'True but still not long did they think that would last, as what's hidden in the dark shall eventually come to the light.' 

[Maybe… but any who since you have the bloodline of an Archangel whenever you try and refine your bloodline it will undergo something called a metamorphosis. Which gradually purifies and transforms your bloodline into something akin to your progenitor and grants you immense powers. However, your case is a bit special for you could be considered a new Archangel in the making who shares ties with Archangel Uriel, the Divine White Tiger, and something else, that I have never seen before Rin.]

'Damn, it seems I am more magnificent than I thought! But what do you mean I share ties with the White Tiger of Legends and something else?'

[For now, I cannot answer that since it pertains to your destiny but do be aware that while you may be blessed beyond understanding, Rin… with great power comes great responsibility. Plus, if you do manage to accomplish the impossible and evolve your bloodline nine times, Rin you will become the eighth Archangel in existence since the beginning of time immemorial.]

'Wait, wait just how rare is an Archangel, Rose?'

[Truly, some people just do not know how broken they are… Rin, there is only a one in a decillion chance that an Archangel will be born each era and that is being nice. For whenever an Archangel is born and strives to reach maturity, they are either killed by their kin or forced to become a servant of God, since they are known as apocalyptic entities that could destroy reality and end an era. Which lead to the Cosmos only being able to accommodate seven Archangels and twenty-one Angels. Anymore and we risk the destruction of the Cosmos and the end of Eli~]

Rose was about to say before quickly shouting up as she realized, she overstepped her boundaries and nearly said the unthinkable for nothing could stop Elizabeth's plan except...

'Um, did something happen, Rose? Also, I did not catch that last part,' Rin asked as he sensed Rose was about to say something important. 

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"Sigh, well that was informative… hopefully, I didn't cause Rose any problems," Rin muttered before smiling as he thought back to what Rose said before she ignored him, "So who would have thought I'd be considered a very threat to the thing that once tried to kill me." 

He chuckled with excitement even though fear still lingered in his heart from that time in the arena as he stood up and opened the sliding doors of his balcony.

Swish. Click.

"Aww, now this is what I call bliss," Rin smiled as he used Shadow Steps and appeared at the top of the tree right outside his balcony. Before lying down and enjoying the breeze as the afternoon sun hung high in the sky.

As his mind wandered off and fell into a deep sleep, where he heard a childish yet firm voice whisper, "… even though I may be deemed weak and seen as an insignificant bug that can be squashed at any moment by the Cosmos! One day, I assure you I will be able to stand toe to toe with you, Heaven, or else I would not be doing my ancestor's justice! For I, Pharaoh… Forsaken Prince of… shall one day, be the Conqueror of~" 

"The Conqueror of… what?" Rin muttered as suddenly opened his eyes and sprang up to survey his surroundings yet found nothing out of the ordinary, 'Just what is going on with me today?'

Rin thought as he shook his head and chuckled, yet just as he was about to use Shadow Steps and return to his room, his eyes suddenly widened as leaves around him rustled fiercely as the sky began to darken as rain began to fall and make pitter patter sounds as lightning roared periodically.

Causing a shift in his surroundings as one moment he was on top of a tree then the very next second he was standing on a desolate battlefield. Where a solitary man in tatters with white hair stood a few feet away from him with a blood-stained spear gripped firmly in his hand.

"Just what is~"

"Silence!" The unknown man shouted as he turned towards Rin and appeared in front of him, "While I would love to chat with you, time is of the essence so please do stay silent and remember this…"

Nod.

"Thank you!" The unknown man smiled as his dark blue eyes gazed upon Rin, "No matter what happens always have faith in yourself for YOU RIN JASPER KURAMA ARE THE CONQUEROR OF ORIGIN, THE DESTRYER OF HEAVENS AND GOD OF…"

The unknown man was about to say, however, it would appear someone got word of what he was doing as seven figures appeared in the sky and rushed towards them, "Sorry, but I guess this is it, Rin so good luck and don't let life knock you do for there is nothing you can't do."

He whispered with a sigh as he gripped his spear and suddenly jabbed it into the ground, causing the dream world he built to collapse, just as the seven figures were about to… 

CRACK! SHATTER! BOOM!

"Wait, but…" Rin could only shout before his vision darkened and he reappeared on top of the tree outside his balcony.