He knew...(1)

The feeling was strange, but then, Leon saw a ball of light up ahead.

The blinding light wasn't white only but actually a myriad of colors that come from the mixtures of light of many colors. Gradually, the intensity dissipated, revealing a mesmerizing display of myriad colors.

The light that flooded the space was an intermingling blend of vibrant hues, painting the surroundings with an ethereal radiance. For a brief moment, Dragovic's eyes adjusted to the kaleidoscope of light before settling upon the focal point—a colossal sphere hovering at the center of the floor. Its diameter akin to the height of a large refrigerator, this luminous orb captivated his gaze. The brilliance it emitted originated from the convergence of countless lightning-like lights swirling in a circular motion, forming a mesmerizing spectacle.

The Light was a mixture of different colors that swirled rapidly forming a ball. The light was huge, it was the size of the Earth's moon.

Seconds after seeing the light, he began to get a feel of his body, He was floating in space, his entire figure illuminated with a variety of colors from the ball of light.

'Is this the Galaxy Core?' Dragovic thought with furrowed brows.

[Yes, I am] a strange girly voice responded.

'What?' Dragovic couldn't hide the surprised expression on his face. Since he had been summoned by the Galaxy Core, he had expected it to have a mediocre level of intelligence, but despite that, he was still shocked.

[Every Galaxy with a core is sentient.] The core added.

"So why was I summoned?' Dragovic asked, while he couldn't feel any threat from the core, hanging on here and floating in space gave him the creeps.

[Patience my dear.

You see, your father, has a connection to the God Of Souls, without that connection, all of us, you, me...all the souls residing in this galaxy wouldn't have survived this attack. The Cthulhu would have destroyed the galaxy after consuming the cores of the creatures that reside within for a breakthrough in his cultivation path. So, I owe your father, the Dragon God a great favor.

Without his connection to the God of Souls, I wouldn't be created, and y'all would have died. I'm not trying to praise myself. But I'm implying that your father is a hero, he has done the Milky Way galaxy and the entire beings in it, a great favor]

[But when he died, he made a wish, which I must fulfill, he said, I should make you the chosen one. While being hidden from galaxy Invaders is a trivial task for me now that my consciousness is awakened, it's only a matter of time before this galaxy gets discovered by a powerful galaxy invader.

For that, I'll need your help. Becoming the chosen one is a great responsibility, it not only grants you a system, but it gives you power beyond imagination, It's a God Spirit mode]

Dragovic was shocked, he has

[With your father's wishes to that Ancient God, I'll now be able to defend myself against invaders. But it's only a matter of time before a high-level invader discovers this world, then, I wouldn't be able to defend myself, ]

The expanse fell into a heavy silence as the Galaxy Core let its words sink in.

"Where are you going with this?" Dragovic asked after a deep thought. He knew that the core wanted something. But it kept beating around the bush without going straight to the point. Dragovic kind of hated that kind of personality.

The Galaxy core sighed, its low sigh reverberating throughout the entire expanse mysteriously, [What I'm about to say now is something dangerous. Something with a high level of risk, but it's something that comes to fruition from the collective will of your father, the Dragon God, and the Legendary God Of Souls]

Dragovic was shocked, he had questions but he remained silent, his silence was a go-ahead for the Galaxy Core to continue.

[What I'm proposing is a God Spirit body. It can be created from a one-time technique that was created for you alone... This God Spirit Body gives you absolute strength and Absolute indestructibility. Not only that, it grants you infinite mana. And an infinite number of possibilities, that are unknown even to me]

The results of the activation of this technique are unknown. The risk is high. But somehow, your father wanted this for you.]

"Give me a single reason why I should believe you," Dragovic asked with squinted eyes. While he has a huge amount of hatred for the Cthulhu, and the Cthulhu race, and wants to go through with this, he isn't dumb, it's clear that the Galaxy core was using his father as a means to get to him, he is using his dead father as a means to make him do what it wants - such is what Dragovic couldn't tolerate, at least, till it is proven true that his father really does want this for him.

[Soul Manipulation... The Dragon Void Ring...]

The Galaxy core said mysteriously.

Dragovic's face suddenly became emotional after hearing this

[The Ring, with the head of a dragon at its top berserk form...] The Galaxy core continued.

"He knew" Dragovic's face crumbled entirely upon remembering a certain scene.

*****

On the floating misty mountain.

Dragovic could be seen inside the tower with his father.

He was sitting cross-legged, his father watching him from a corner with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, one of Dragovic's eyes opened, he took a deep breath and looked at his father while yelling in an excited voice, "Father, I sensed it. I sensed it!"

"Calm down, Vic. The Soul sensing process is very delicate, you can lose control with any distraction or a slight shift in emotions," Dragon God replied, his voice sounding sage and soothing.

"I didn't lose control," Dragovic said in a now quiet noise as he closed back his left eye, concentrating back on what he was doing. As he did that, cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

"If you can move, a single ray of your soul light, then we consider this practice over for the day,"

Dragovic face twitched after hearing that, but he remained silent.

More beads of sweat appeared and rolled down the humane skin of his forehead as he tried his best to do as his father said.

After ten minutes, he gasped and slumped tiredly, laying flat on his back while exclaiming under his heavy breathing, "It's too hard!"

"There's no rush, don't be too desperate, let it sink in. Try your best to keep the process going and it will just click in a while"

Grumbling out inaudible complaints, Dragovic still sat up crosslegged and tried to do as his father said...