The Beginning (4)

[I should never give in to the dark, but hold it in the clutches of my palm. That is the only way I can hold-in 'Darkened Daylight'. That was a nice lecture, Mr.Madrona. Thank you for enlightening me of my true purpose and resolve.]

---flick---

Everything became dark again. I was caught off-guard with a familiar voice.

"Not bad, young lad... You realised it all by yourself. I thought to give you a hand, but that wasn't needed at all from the beginning!", it was dark reigner.

---whoosh---

The darkness around me slowly began to fade away. Soon, I recognised myself standing on a familiar ground. It was the dark reigner's soul dimension. The library with no ceiling but endless height of bookshelves in a circular room. The light was still dim and I hardly able to watch the surrounding. Everything being black made the whole room like an empty space.

---snap---

"!!!!"

I looked at the direction of the sound. It was the dark reigner who snapped his fingers to bring me back to focus. I doffed my hoodie cap, smiled and sat on the black chair that was before the sofa as usual. I still felt uncomfortable on the chair.

[Since I am inferior to him, I should think about sitting on a sofa another time.]

"You sure know how the saying goes everywhere, don't you?", said the dark reigner. He must have read my mind. I still held the tranquil expression.

...

[Wait... He said my first drill would begin two days ago. Are the illusions until now the first drill.]

As I fell deep into my own thoughts, dark reigner exclaimed, "Let us go to the place where you will begin your first drill!"

"!!!!"

I didn't get what he was saying and attempted, "Huh, then what were the illusions you showed me until now?"

The dark reigner responded, "That was just a trail to confirm your potential of succeeding 'Darkened Daylight'... !"

[;;;;... That sure was a tough trail. I am glad I made it to the next level.]

---step---step---step---step---step---

The dark reigner stood up and began to walk towards a door. I didn't see it last time. So, I was puzzled. I asked him, "I don't remember seeing any door previously!"

He corrected, "This is my soul dimension!"

[Right, we can alter the soul dimension however we want since it is a dream that is being controlled.]

---creek---whoosh---

The door opened by itself and dark flames emanated within it. The dark reigner looked towards me and said, "First, let's get out of here!"

[So, it was an exit to the soul dimension. I should go with him now.]

---step---step---step---step---step---

The dark reigner entered the exit and I followed him. As I entered into the outer space of the soul dimension, I was wrapped by darkened crimson flames.

[He is using his least powerful sovereignty on me. But, I want to see how the higher level sovereignties would be like.]

---flick---

I noticed myself in a huge library with endless bookshelves. It wasn't circular unlike the dark reigner's soul dimension. There were no walls to be visible at all. Wherever I looked, there were only bookshelves. What's more, many bookshelves were floating in mid-air. There was no end to the area occupied by the bookshelves.

[Is this a bookshelf dimension? Why can't I see the edge of the this world?]

The dark reigner said, "By the way, this is my authority to 'know everything'. Whenever something happens in the absolute abyss, I can just use this authority to know anything that prevails troublesome!"

I interpreted, "Are you saying that this bookshelf dimension is your authority. Whatever happens in your realm, that history would be encoded into a book and stored in these shelves?"

He responded, "Yes, even if a couple in the absolute abyss did something intimate, all that they did will also be encoded here!"

"!!!!"

I got crazed and questioned him, "Wait, then what about the intimacy I shared with my past life wives? Are those intimate scenarios also encoded?

Sorry, those things happened in the realm of living. Does that mean the godmother stored every bit of my past intimacy?"

I began to go even more crazy. The dark reigner corrected me, ";;;;... Well, while you were in those intimate situations... I, Martha and Kraissilis made a vow to never peek on the happy times of our future successors. So... No need to feel sad!"

[Phew, that's a relief to know. Honey's, your dignities are still protected.]

"But the intimacy was still encoded in Martha's authority to 'know everything'!", said the dark reigner. My relief vanished within split seconds.

[I must ask the godmother to erase those scenarios right after I meet her. It is still making me feel uncomfortable. She might take advantage of me by using those records.]

The dark reigner spoke, "You don't need to worry about Martha. While you were in the realm of living, the grand law of Martha was in the afterlife and Kraissilis's grand law was in my realm. So, we can keep eachother in check!"

[He is right. If godmother blackmailed me, then the dark reigner would take an aid from the lord of afterlife by blackmailing him regarding his grand law. In that way, they would keep eachother in check.]

The dark reigner walked forward towards a huge open cupboard of bookshelves that would be ten times bigger and taller than the world's tallest building in my homeland. I also, went along with him.

[This shelf is ten times the size of 'Burj Khalifa'. Why did he bring me here?

;;;;... Don't tell me.]

The dark reigner turned his head towards me while smiling.

[That smile... No, please don't say it.]

He said, "As a grand law who would succeed the 'Darkened Daylight', you should have basic knowledge about the entirety of existence. So, you should study every book of this gigantic bookshelf completely and memorize them in your mind. You shouldn't miss a single word from these pile of books!"

;;;;...

I was spellbound. I gasped and my mouth was still open.

[Are you trying to kill me?]

He added, "Not now, after we create your 'Abyss core'!"

I attempted, "Huh? Abyss core? What is that?"

He interpreted, "When you were a demon god, you use to have a mana core, right?"

I responded, "Yes?!!"

He continued, "Mana core was what you called a power storage. There were also aura cores, internal cores and other cores. But, they all were 'Light core' in common. In the same way, people in the afterlife and absolute abyss had different cores. But, they had the same core in common. The dead had 'Death core' and the infinitos had 'Abyss core'. So, Inorder to become a dark reigner, you should first become an infinito. And before that, you must have your own 'Abyss core'... That is the gist of it. So, we should start right now if you have to grow stronger quickly. The seal of the lord of existence would break within a few years. So, you don't have much time!"

[He is not wrong. Through the mind illusion, I clearly witnessed how terrifying the lord of existence was. It even gave a hard time for these overpowered origin entities. I have to grow stronger quickly if I have to stand on equal footing against it.]

I exclaimed, "Then what should I do Inorder to have my own abyss core?"

The dark reigner responded, "I will create it within you by gathering the darkness that got manifested in your soul for more than two hundred thousand years!"

I didn't falter.

"It is just that, the process is too painful. No, I would rather say it is unbearable!", said the dark reigner.

[;;;;... Now, I am getting chills allover my spine.]

...

I was brought to a bright spot where the sun was white in colour and the sky was black. It felt like I was standing infront of a lighthouse where the light was directly falling on me. But, the vision was still blurry after ten meters radius. The background was full of grass, trees and bushes. But, the colour green was replaced by blue. The dark reigner said, "In the absolute abyss, the nature is always filled with blue leaves, plants and trees unlike the realm of living where everything is filled with green. And also, most of the stars in the absolute abyss are white in colour and the skies of the worlds where infinitos dwell is always black!"

I interrupted, "Then what about the afterlife?"

He said, "Purple is the colour of nature and the sky is always red. The colour of the stars are mostly yellow!"

[In my homeland, the sky appears red during sunrise and sunset. At that time, the colour of the sun looks yellow inbetween. Those laws are applied even here.]

I exclaimed, "Well, I guess each realm has its own physique and mechanism!"

The dark reigner made way for me and said, "Come, sit on this rock and meditate for a few minutes!"

The rocks weren't any different from my past lives.

[Guess rocks are the same type wherever you go.]

I did as he said. Sat on the rock he pointed, in meditation pose. While I was in the midst of meditation, he placed his palm on my back.

"!!!!"

[In many martial arts novels, a master use to place his palm on the back of his disciple and transmit his energy to the disciple. Is that what is going on here?]

Dark reigner yelled, "Focus!!!!"

I continued my meditation. Slowly, I felt a rise in my body temperature. The heat vanished from my hands and legs. Instead, it all gathered at the centre of my body. I felt painful at the region of my heart as the heat became more hot. But, I still beared the pain.

"Brace yourself, young lad. Cause, the unbearable pain is about to come!", said the dark reigner without notice. It caught me off-guard. I asked, "Huh??!!"

---whack---crack---spash

All of a sudden, severe bouts of pain coursed throughout my veins. I clearly felt my bones being altered inside me and vomitted blood due to the ongoing rapid changes in my body. It was unbearable without a doubt. I yelled in agony.

"Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgghhh... !"