"This place is a hotspot for all kinds of powers... You have incredible power that it immediately made me slumber, but her power made me wake up"
Ariii pointed at Amare's floating ghostly body
"When you tried to liberate her soul, your Omega System is like screaming and that woke me up as my Over Power is passively overpowering the system"
Ariii openly talked about the system without care even if there was someome eavesdropping or has a long range hearing system from the satellites or somewhere afar
This was fine because she already know that Philip had taken measures as he flicked his finger earlier as the night breeze covered the entire mansion and his room
Tenshi also erected her Solitude prayer and specifically soundproofed only the room. The Pureblood also erected some blood enchantments, writings, and the [Blood Field] to prevent technological hearing equipments
Of course the system is also trying to enhance the blockage and barriers
"Please try to refrain from directly saying that"
Yet, Philip still made a precaution and directly prevented Ariii from mentioning the system
"Alright... Because of the passive of my Over Power, I immediately gained skills and abilities that are the same or equivalent to what was being overpowered... Your Soul Link, Origin Seeker, Future Vision, Fate Timelines, the shards, Pureblood and Soulblood, variables... Even the True Goddess of Technology, Pinnacle of Movement and Peak of Being, Sword, Spear, and Twinblades Concepts, and many more. As you do more, I gain more power"
"..."
Philip's expression was dreadful, but that didn't deter Ariii
"But that's just about it... Once I release my Over Power, all skills and abilities that I gained will be released and I won't be able to obtain it anymore, unless I Over Power it once again from the same source. I can't replicate any material objects, unless I actually greatly tried to Over Power it and my wings manifests such weapons"
"..."
"Finally, my Over Power has limits and once it reaches that limit, I begin to fall asleep unconditionally. But if I keep overpowering, my limitations will decrease and the threshold of my capacity drastically increases. Me falling asleep is like a countdown timer of me trying to push my limits further... With you putting me under the influence of your limitless imagination denied and reset my Over Power, thus disallowing me to expand my threshold. On the other hand, that Ancient Power that you're talking about was even greater than my limits, so my threshold expanded exponentially. Fortunately, I managed to stay awake until now"
"..."
"I actually don't know how I woke up after falling into deep slumber after meeting you. I should still be asleep for more than one month"
"..."
Philip was still silent and Tenshi closed her eyes after reading his thoughts. Ariii can still read his thoughts, but ignored it
"So, you know every secrets that I have?"
Philip asked with an uncanny calm demeanor
"Yes... I know your ultimate goal, your negative emotions, your past, what transpired in the World of Absolute Nothingness, the Agents of Chaos, Totality Catalyst, Witch of Beginning, what happened to Lulu, your birthday, some of the possible futures, Fate Control, and I had the glimpse of the Field of the Multiverse, even before I tried to search for the source of Ancient Power, as well as True Gods, Godly Superstructure, your marriage with the angel, and the entire recorded history of the universe..."
"...?!"
Tenshi was surprised from the other stuff that Ariii mentioned. She should've known them, like Lulu, but she doesn't
Just by Ariii gaining access to Soul Link and the Demonic Bagua that acted as her own Omega System, she learned about Philip. So much in fact that it's like she has become him
Although, something was strange. Some parts were left out, like it was filtered off from her. Examples of them are the Ultimate Skills, Ultimate Titles, Omega level abilities, and the [Alternate Timeline of the Zombie Apocalypse]
"..."
Philip stood up and his whole body flexed to the extreme as his muscles even generated cracking sounds. His perfect body in terms of shape, physique, and beauty was being elevated, causing Tenshi to slightly blush, but worried and fearful, and Ariii being fidgety
But these positive emotions instantly dissipated from what happened next
A dark red aura expanded from Philip and flipped the world's color into sinister red. His room was the only place affected. It's as if they entered another dimension and the colors were inverted and red shifted
「 Ultimate Title: Hachimahome Vajrayaksha 」
Eight colors bursted from his temples and shifted to the back of his head as the streaks of colors opened up in the shape of eyes in a fan shape orientation
The Eight Magic Eyes then widened, as if screaming, glaring, and exerted all of their powers
Philip's own eyes changed with his sclera turning black, the surrounding sclera in violet, his pupils in blue, the outline of his pupils in white, his iris in a sea of sparkling gold, and the outline of his iris in crimson blood
White scales and plates begin to grow and line up across his fingers, arms, shoulders, legs, waist, and neck
Blood also started to coagulate around him as darkness slowly crept up behind him
Despite these drastic changes, his expression looked calm
"..."
Ariii wasn't fazed, but she does feel concerned by the sudden boom of his power
She knows she couldn't win against him, but she could put up a fight and gain an advantage with that to defeat him, like how she did against her battle with Tenshi in the Terra Spirit World
"You see... I'm quite sensitive about my secrets. My secrets are sensitive that someone random that learns of this might have an effect in the Ultimate Flow of Things, with an effect to the fate and destinies, causing the possible futures to go haywire..."
Several blood swords, blood spears, and blood twinblades conjured behind Philip. This is the first time that he will be using all three concepts at the same time
「 Soul Corridor has been activated 」
"Ahh..."
Tenshi trembled and her body became yellow light itself. Philip has gained the abilities of the Totality Catalyst and numerous Disc of Prayers from different catalysts began to revolved behind his head
Tenshi hovered in the air and remained stationary without moving because Philip is borrowing so much of her power. Amatsuka can't even wake up and manifest, as well as her other personalities of other catalysts
"..."
Ariii's eyes twitched, without cracking, from seeing the familiar discs
The shotgun that Tenshi has from the Totality Variable also manifested as it floated next to Philip's head on the right and aimed at Ariii
The shotgun changed to not one form, but combined form of all the catalyst
"...?"
Ariii began to be worried from seeing the shotgun. She wasn't worried about the three weapon concepts, but the shotgun was different because of a reason that she's not aware of
Philip then flicked his right hand and wobbling white light filed his hand as both black and white particles phased in and out of existence, almost like virtual smoke
「 Rule Breaker 」
"!!!"
Ariii's eyes widened and a deafening sound roared from her eyes as her eyes shattered into infinitesimal pieces. The chips and surfaces instantly peeled off of the surface and it could be said that her eyes can't be considered as eyes anymore
"Wh-wha---?"
Ariii was surprised and stunned. She never experienced this before, even when having a spar against Baal, the 1st Great Demon Lord, and a few other single digit Great Demon Lords
Her wings began to expand and became violent as it grew thick spikes and stabbed across the ceiling and the floor. Though, the spikes never penetrated anything because of Pureblood and Tenshi's domains
Her personal armor began to manifest and almost covered her whole entire body, unlike when she was fighting Tenshi. Demonic eyes opened from each of her joints and lightning began to crackle across her eyes, like a thunderstorm
"..."
Ariii wasn't going to her battle stance. She lifted her hands and looked at it while trembling with distraught eyes
"Tell me... Why shouldn't I kill right now to protect my secrets? Think about your answer carefully"
All his blood weapons slowly turned and pointed at Ariii and the shotgun primed its shot. All of the Discs of Prayers stopped revolving and lined themselves across the room while aiming for Ariii
The [Imagination Shard] and the [Love Shard] also manifested and hovered next to his face. Blue particles of light also bubbled on his left hand
「 Mana Actualization 」
"I-I..."
"..."
"It's because I decided that I..."
Ariii started speaking while trembling. Her [Over Power] is working at maximum capacity and her limits are being pushed beyond limits. Even so, her body seems to be falling behind for some reason as it began to collapse
It was the same or slightly less than when she was overpowering the Ancient Power
"I decided that... Haaah... Who am I kidding... My reason is irrational and unacceptable..."
(Giving up. Acceptance. Sadness. Regret. Excitment. Genuine)
These are what Philip could read from her body language
"..."
Philip walked closer to Ariii and stood a few feet closer
"Tell me"
"..."
Ariii had a troubled expression
(Troubled. Embarrassment. Courage. Bravery)
"I want to be a part of your group"
"...?"
Philip's left eyebrow rose
"For what reason? What's your true motive?"
"I want to set myself free from being a demon... I want to experience the universe... I want to live freely!"
(Truth. Lie. Lie. Truth... Guilt. Longing. Love. Expectations. Sliver of Hope. Agitation)
"That's a lie..."
"It's true..."
"Some of it are true. Some of it are lies to yourself"
"Fine... The truth is... I want to be a part of your group! But I also want something in return!"
"..."
"I want the name of the Demon Race to be cleaned!!!"
(Honesty. Hopefulness)
'Heh'
Philip smirked in his head
"I see... That's not the only reason, is it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about..."
(Lie. Agitation. Embarrassment. Confidence. Anticipation. Love)
"I see... I thought you said that the Love Shard doesn't have any effect on you?"
"Huh?"
(Confusion. Expectation. Submission)
"So, what's the real reason?"
"Well..."
Ariii pushed herself as she took a deep breath. Her usual overbearing confidence returned
"I am still a Desecration Maiden and I have considered you as my Desecration Bachelor Candidate! A husband and a partner!'
Ariii triumphantly declared
"Why? Why did the Demon Realm create such system? What for?"
"...!"
(Fear. Worry. Hopelessness. Longing. Extreme Sadness. Tearful. Pity. Hesitation)
"I can't tell you"
"Why not?"
"No reason"
"Then you die!"
"No!!"
Philip lunged towards Ariii and she raised her hands as if to block him
The world, or rather, the universe engulfed Ariii. Darkness devoured her, as well as all the Pureblood, mana, shotgun, weapons, and all of Tenshi's catalyst
Everything condensed into a singularity until everything disappeared, including Ariii and Philip himself. What's left was Philip's room that is intact and Tenshi unconscious body that fell on the bed
It was quiet, way too quiet. The breeze stopped and the night was silent. Tenshi slept soundly