68 -=Manas...es?=-

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A/N: Read 10 chapters ahead in my P a T r E o N

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Kaede kept doing stuff in Konoha, while Rimuru, aka the main body was walking around the world in search of some stuff

what stuff? I can't tell you, so see it for yourself

Walking around the desert was Rimuru, his dark hair swaying on the harsh winds of the desert

the last time he saw water was in an oasis about 10km from where he was

not that he needed any...

"Humm, are you sure it is somewhere around here?" He asked

<Notice

coordinates checked over 10 times already, just follow it>

"Sigh... screw it, I ain't got no time for this" He said, starting to levitate, and Cyan chakra cloak forming around him, and 7 bug like tails made of red chakra sprouted from his back

"Maximum speed" He grinned as he propelled himself with [Ruler's authority] and

*VROOOOM*

He immediately broke the sound barrier, because why not?

<Notice

Objective in 5 kilometers...

3 kilometers...

1000 meters...

350 meters...

you have arrived at your destination>

'When did you turn into a gps?' Rimuru asked as he started to descend from the air

<...>

-=Location: Ancient city of Roran=-

"This place sucks" Rimuru commented seeing the ruins around him, barely withstanding the harsh winds of the land of wind, kind of ironic really

<Notice

those buildings mare older than you may think>

"Aaand? they still suck"

<Notice

you uncultured swine!>

"... sure"

Rimuru then walked around the city, scanning it with his tenseigan in search of DA SEARU (the seal)

and... he easily found it, I mean there isn't much to find here asides from that

Standing in front of the seal, Rimuru looked at the kunai embed on the ground

"This is Minato's right?"

<Notice

affirmative>

"Yoinked, now it's mine!"

<...>

As soon as Rimuru took the kunai away, the sealing barrier broke and an immense chakra leaked out of the door

"What a crazy amount of energy, huh?

those are the not so famous dragon veins... I wonder why the name"

Rimuru then extended his arms, and a swirl of energy launched forward from it

"Devour everything [DOG]!" he begun to absorb the immense energy stored inside the chamber over the time, he wondered why Minato was so careless of only letting one simple kunai keep the seal in place, but he shouldn't care about those matters

Rimuru quickly finished absorbing the whole thing, and took the kunai he got a bit earlier and also absorbed it as well

<Notice

Skill [Hiraishin] acquired

Skill [Ryumyakku]] acquired

Skills [Kamui, lord of space], [Amenotejikara] and [Hiraishin] fused into the origin skill [Space]

Skills [Karasuki] and [Ryumyakku] fused into the origin skill [Time]

By wielding two of the fundamental skills of the universe, Skill [Improbable] acquired

skill [Improbable] and skill [Limitless] fused into skill [Impossible]...>

"Hey, Isis, since I have noticed that [Elemental control] cannot fuse with anything, for some odd reason, can you separate it back into the 5 skills it was?"

<Affirmative

Skill [Elemental control] was separated into [Water control], [Fire control], [Earth control], [Wind control] and [Lightning control]

trying to fuse skills [Time] and [Space]... impossible

impossibility removed by [Impossible], skill [Yibb-Tstll, lord of space-time] created

(Notice that it was created, not fused, this is an ultimate, and time and space are two origin skills

and yes, I know that this is too op, but there are limitations on them as well, so chill)

Skill [Fire control] and [Khione, lord of snow] fused into [Aphoom-zhah, lord of the cold flames]

Skill [Water control] evolved through the use of [Impossible] to [Cthaat, lord of the dark water]

skills [Kagutsuchi] and [Blaze] fused into [Prometheus, lord of fire]>

Thus, Rimuru's ultimate skill count shot up to an astonishing 16! and he also had 3 origin skills, how crazy is that?

"Strange... this feels very weird..." Rimuru commented as he felt space and time around him, a truly strange feeling he couldn't describe properly

...

after he spent some time, getting used to his new... senses, if that can be called that, he decided to stop his hesitation right here and now, he is at another timeline, if anything goes wrong, it isn't his problem

"It's time..." He said

<...

are you sure about that?> Isis asked concerned

"Of course I am, I have been postponing this for far too long already...

Ultimate skill [Isis, lord of wisdom], I name thee...

...

[Ceres]"

As soon as Rimuru said that, his skill [Isis] was enveloped in a ball of light

(Remember, albeit skills have no physical form, they have a representation in the form of a skill core, somewhere inside their users, most probably their souls)

The shining ball of light started to rotate, and after some time, it cracked

*Creak crack krek*

It cracked for a bit, until the entire skill core, seemingly blew up in an expansion, and the new for of the skill [Isis], now [Manas:Ceres] appeared there

it looked exactly like [Manas:Ciel], but the color was purple-bluish, instead of golden

"Did it work?" Rimuru asked in concern, it has been a few seconds and he got no feedback yet

<Yaaaawn, what time is it?> he got his long (not long at all) awaited answer in the form of a feminine sleepy voice

"Isi-... Ceres, is everything okay? how are you feeling?" He asked in an excited voice

<Huum, processing capabilities are ok

skill core has no damage

everything checks...

deep scans came out as green...

I am fine

And I feel... I feel alive master!>

"Master?" Rimuru tripped on air, and he wasn't even moving

<Huum? should I call you something else?> Ceres asked with a teasing tone

Rimuru thought about it, but before he agreed, he saw the not so great possibilities if he agreed

'She could end up calling me something worse, like onii chan, daddy or something like that

by her teasing tone... I can safely assume that I am screwed" Rimuru noticed it, but we all knew that already

<Tch, you are no fun master>

"Oh god... what have I done?" he joked

<By the way, I have noticed something interesting after I turned into a manas>

"Huum? what is it? have you fallen in love with some skill?" Rimuru joked

<B-Baka!

Jokes aside, I noticed that some of your ultimate skills seem to have an Ego as well,

albeit I think it is a remnant of a damaged soul, with [Impossible] on the game,

it may be worth a shot trying to evolve them, what do you think?>

"That sounds... I don't know, which skills are those?" Rimuru asked, information is key before trying to do something risky

<[Uzumaki] and [Loki], also [Ashborn] seemed to have something similar to an ego, but not at the same time, I think there is something observing you through that skill>

"[Uzumaki] and [Loki], huh?...

I think it is worth a shot, also about [Ashborn], it is probably the Shadow Monarch, so don't worry about it, if it wanted me dead, I would be with or without it observing me" Rimuru theorized, but... how could he even know?

"Anyways, can you see whose damaged souls these egos came from?" He asked

<Sure

The [Uzumaki] ego seems to be 97% made of Karin Uzumaki's remnants, and 3% of Uzumaki Boruto's remnants,

it may have been originally only Karin's but not strong enough to form an ego,

but it patched itself when you absorbed Boruto>

"I see... at least something good came out of that idiot for once... and [Loki]'s?"

<Its Shisui and Sakura>

"WHAAAAT?!"

<Just kidding :)

it is a remnant of Shisui's soul, without any identity or personality remaining, and was fully formed when you absorbed those Sharingans from Danzo, including Shisui's mangekyou>

"Why you little....

sigh... I'll be damned, you WILL be the end of me, after all..."

<No I wont>

"Yes, you will

anyway, I think it is worth a shot, but...

sigh, what should I do?"

<Can I give a suggestion?>

"Yes?"

<Just do it>

"...

Great argument, however...

ah, screw it! Why not?

ultimate skill [Uzumaki, Lord of seals], I name thee Karin

Ultimate skill [Loki, lord of illusions], I name thee Cooper

here, done!" Rimuru said as he felt a bit weak, only for a second though

naming 3 manas in quick succession, if it was anyone else, they would have died out of exhaustion, good thing Rimuru is Over Over Powered (yes op^2)

"So? how did it go?" He asked

<Apparently those two are going to take some time to evolve completely, only I am great enough to instantly evolve> Ceres said in a proud tone

" -_- you took your time as well, don't lie"

<Ugh...>

As they kept talking, Rimuru saw a sandstorm heading towards his location, so he decided to go after his next objective

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Somewhere distant, on another universe

<'Huh? I lost my connection with that skill? strange... did that slime die? no way... right?... I should check it, just in case>

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Inside the world of shadows, the home ground of batman, the sleeping place of the shinigami

the darkest depths of the multiverse

two glowing blue eyes opened

"It noticed me?... huum, I think it is time to pay our new monarch a visit then, to see if it's on our side or against us" He said in a dark eery tone