Goodbye Abyss

Merlin had no way of factoring her into his calculations; it was simply something random caused by forces he didn't know. In his first centuries as a god, he tried to understand, and spent decades sitting and watching fortune change destinies in front of him without being able to blink.

"Seven rays mean you have the potential to become a god. As you are in my territory, I am responsible for guiding you through the basics, but you must prove yourself capable of doing so. I will offer protection against those in the sixth realm to you. Those in the fifth are under contract and cannot openly interfere with others. Keep seven rays until the fifth realm and we will talk again."

Merlin took a few hundred books out of his pocket and tossed them to Kayden. The boy had to hold them back with his mana as his ring didn't have room for the amount he received. Each book was the thickness of a brick. Merlin threw a button that stuck to Kayden's garment.