Seed

[You have received an Aspect Legacy.]

'What?'

'What the actual hell?'

Aldric's mind was frozen. He could not comprehend what he just heard. Surely it was not from his tangent about his attribute. 

His intuition was not so easily fooled, though. He quickly went back into his soul sea. 

Seeing the familiar sight, his eyes went up to where he last saw the mist. Except it was not there. 

It was something that was completely alien to him. A small tear through space at the boundary of his soul. In that tear was something akin to another dimension. Red webs of pulsating light peaked through like an eldritch heart. He knew that it did not belong. 

It was so alien to the dimly lit starry space beside it. Like a skyscraper built in the middle of a village, it was jarring. But the feeling that it emanated was the worst part.

Like an outer god spreading its influence in a realm beyond their reach, it emanated a feeling that he could not even bring himself to describe. It was utterly futile. Like trying to think of a new colour, Aldric simply did not know what he didn't know. What word could he even use to describe it? However, what he could feel was something extrinsic from his humanity. Something detached from the laws that govern life.

Aldric exited his soul sea in panic; he knew where he would find answers.

He envisioned his runes and focused on his aspect.

Aspect:[Made In Abyss]

Aspect Rank: Divine.

Aspect Abilities:[Dark Well]

Aspect Ability Description:[You can manifest the Darkness within.]

Aspect Legacy:[Path Of The Unbound].

Aspect Legacy Description:[Liberate what was shackled. Unveil the tethered. Unbind the chained, First-Class Singularity!]

Unbound:[1/7]

Chain of Nothingness:[Broken]. [Claim Remnant]

Chain of ???:[Bound]

Chain of ???:[Bound]...

The list of unknowns continued four more times for a total of 7 chains. One already broken.

The runes representing the broken status of the first chain were lifeless and shattered. Like a broken mosaic. Bright and bold were the words [Claim Remnant] right beside it. 

Aldric was confused at the wording of his aspect legacy. The spell seemed as if it was cheering him on. Like a king ordering the hero to start his adventure. 

The choice of words seemed like a literal spell or a poem. Full of hidden meaning that he couldn't quite understand. He knew that there was a lot left unsaid. 

Without any more thoughts, he claimed his reward. 

[You have claimed an Aspect Legacy Remnant.]

[You have received a Memory.]

The runes immediately changed from a brightly worded [Claim Remnant] to a lifeless grey.

Skimming through the list of his memories, he looked for the new addition and focused on it.

Memory:[Seed of Chaos.]

Memory Rank: [Unknown]

Memory Tier:[Unknown]

Memory Type:[Unknown]

Memory Description:[???]

Aldric walked to the edge of the group and returned to his soul sea to be safe. He summoned the memory while standing on a bed of black clouds.

In a shimmer of light, a blood-red orb the size of a metal bearing formed into existence. Aldric focused on the memory with rapt attention. On closer inspection, a myriad of infinitesimally small veins covered its surface. Aldric knew he could not count the numbers in a single lifespan. 

Small whispers filled his mind as his gaze could not leave the orb. Drawn to it like a moth to flame, his peripheral vision began to blur. 

'I wonder how it would taste. Otherworldly, I would imagine.'

A rune popped up in his sight. 

[You have acquired a Seed of Chaos Do you wish to consume it?]

Without any thought or regard, Aldric was about to command the spell to fulfil his desires until a white pain entered his gut. Like a sword of flaming fury pierced through his internal organs and scorched his blood. It was the worst pain he had ever felt from his attribute. 

The pain lasted the briefest of moments to warn its host of what it was doing. 

'Attribute? [Insight]!'

Gaining his awareness and judgement, Aldric knew [Insight] was telling him to stop whatever he was doing. 

He could deduce that he was not ready to consume whatever this seed was. Without a doubt he would die. After all, a warning like that could only spell immediate death. 

Returning the memory back to his soul core, Aldric noticed that it floated past it and towards the tear. From the distance, he could make out a small dot hovering in the centre.

'So the [Seed of Chaos] chose to rest there and not near my soul core. Fascinating.'

More and more of what Aldric thought was law was being broken today. 

'I guess that's what it means when you are a living singularity.'

As he returned his full attention back to his body, he heard a shout. 

"Oi, you Panda!" Stop spacing out!"

He heard Effie shout. 

Looking at the cohort, he noticed everyone's eyes on him. 

He seemed to have missed a lot by their reactions. Probably, they are paying respects to the First Lord.

"My bad, just looking at my runes."

He glanced at Kai, who was standing close to Sunny. 

He heard a whisper.

"What the hell is a panda?"

Seeing Sunny ask that was funny to Aldric. How could one know so much but so little at the same time? 

Everyone stopped talking when a golden shimmer coalesced around Nephis' head. 

A radiant headband with a red ruby adorned her forehead. 

"This is the Dawn Shard. It possesses a singular power. To enhance all memories of those around it."

Quickly, Sunny exploded in response. 

"Wait, you don't mean 'all' memories, right? Wouldn't that just help Gunlaug with his already powerful memory?"

Nephis calmly retorted.

"That was if his armour was a memory. It is an echo."

Providing no other explanation.

Sunny was unsatisfied with the answer and so asked.

"How do you even know this?"

Nephis responded hesitantly. 

"Our informant told us."

This back and forth continued until Kai interrupted their conversation.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but doesn't this mean that our job is finished? We have the shard."

It was here that Nephis laid down the rest of her cards. 

She explained the true purpose of the journey. To collect the rest of the shard memories.

"Somewhere up ahead will be another statue. With a powerful creature guarding it. You can join me in this fight or wait for me to return."

She took a short breath. 

"There is only one rule."

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Thank you for reading once more. 

How did you like it? What did you think about the aspect legacy? any theories?

ryuk9PE Chapter 40 Comment Response: With the attribute description written the way it is. It is not that he is outside of fate but rather one step ahead.Imagine walking through cement that is quickly drying up one step behind you. You can chose where to go but once you have stepped forward there is no going back.

Do ask any questions, I will respond in this section rather than a comment response. 

Anywho, take care. Till the next one.