359 Revelation (2/2)

It was his parents' lessons that kept him going. He remembered what his father always told him.

'It is okay to rest, but it is also our curse that we have to keep moving forward. What ever happens, no matter what kind of set backs you suffer, you must always bounce back from it and live according to how you see fit. Failure is not a bad thing, it is a friendly reminder that mistakes can happen. What's important is the lessons that you learn from that failure. That will shape who you are.'

This was the words that brought sanity back to the young man. And just like what his father told him, he had to stand back up and stop wasting his life in misery. He felt ashamed of himself and his actions, therefore he decided to make peace with himself and at least die doing a good thing.

It was then that he was finally acknowledged by a companion that he never thought was with him all this time. As the old man saw this item, it finally became clear to him.

The disturbance that he felt a couple of years back. It was due to Raven's soul experiencing rebirth.

What the old man lost was the Ancestral Divine Crown, that originally a treasure appeared here during the Plane's birth. What he gained was a soul that experienced myriad of tribulations and also once stood at the top of the world. The plane gained the acknowledged owner of the same thing it lost. Which means that plane gained something ever greater.

The old man was incredibly gratified to know this. At the same time, he also couldn't believe that such a thing could truly happen. Rebirth was possible, even him as the Plane's Consciousness could hardly believe such a thing, yet the evidence was sitting right in front of him.

But what bothers him the most is the creatures that Raven faced during the peak of his previous life.

The Abyssals.

As a Creation himself, the old man could feel an intense hatred and loathing towards these creatures. It's an instinctual feeling brought certainty that this things are evil. And this instincts will never wrong.

The old man even watched as he and the plane was devoured in one sitting by one of those abominations. In fact it wasn't only him. Many planes and stars under humanity's jurisdiction, no matter how big they were, were swallowed by these foul creatures.

The war against them was long and bitter, many of humanity's leaders were eaten. Humanity was in the brink of extinction, but it was Raven who never stopped fighting.

It was him who always fought with life on the line. He never back down from any challenge since he had nothing to lose. He rose to the ranks and became humanity's beacon of light.

Unfortunately, the Abyssal Emperor was just too strong. Had Raven known how to borrow the power of the crown, he might've been able to defeat him. In the end, he didn't want to be swallowed and be used as a nutrition to these pests so he chose to ignite his cultivation base in attempts to bring the Abyssal Emperor down with him.

The memory ended with Raven opening his eyes to the familiar sight of his home and to the knowledge that the Ancestral Divine Crown brought his soul back in time.

The happiness and relief that Raven felt genuinely made the old man happy. More importantly, his conviction and his desire to never lose his loved ones ever again, shook the old man.

His feelings were more certain than any kind of oath possible. It came from a man that once stood at the same height as the highest heavens themselves. Undoubtedly, his words carried weight that no one could even carry besides himself.

The old man gradually woke up from his stupor. He now realized that he would never look at Raven the same ever again after knowing all that he had been through.

With his chest filled with numerous emotions, he uttered:

”We welcome your glorious return, Your Majesty Vendrick.”