Chapter 609: Rivers of Stars (1/2)

”Argghhhh!”

A long groan of frustration could be heard escaping from Raven's lips as he scratched his head, feeling lost.

”Man, what a bummer!” He complained, ”All that hard work ends up in a disappointment. Had I known that I won't gain anything from here, I wouldn't have come in the first place.”

Raven was really disappointed by his situation. The others might be receiving their rewards from reaching the peak of Mount Olympus right now, while on the other hand, here he is. Alone and empty handed.

”And what's up with that pragmatic words.” Raven huffed as he sat down, placing a hand to support his face. ”Now's not yet the time? It's still too early? I'll known when the right time will come and I'll be here searching for answers? What're those all about? Ugh, so confusing.”

At this point, Raven doesn't even care that if that disembodied voice was still here and listening to him. For all he knows, it probably won't care whatever he has to say.

What made Raven really upset is that, he became the biggest loser of this trip. He had given his all in supporting his teammates to the point of actually carrying them in his back only to end up with nothing. Sure he had made some advances here and there but he would eventually reach his current level of strength even without making a trip here, he just needed time that's all.

And he might not say thus out loud, he was actually the most excited to reach the peak and see what it has to offer. He was even hyping the concept to his teammates in order to ignite their passion as well, but now it turns out to be disappointing for him.

Except from hearing a disembodied voice saying that there's nothing for him here, he didn't even see anything. Who wouldn't feel frustrated at that? But the cherry on top of it all, was...

”I can't leave this damn place unless the War Gods finished receiving their rewards. I don't know how long that's going to take and it's irritating. What's more is that, my entry to the Crown Space is sealed!! How the hell did that even happen? And without my knowledge too!”

This, this is what really frustrated Raven the most. This was similar to blatantly rubbing the fact that 'he was biggest loser here' to his face. He was forced to wait until his teammates completely received their rewards while he was stuck doing nothing. He can't even go into conclusion right now since, through some unknown means, his entry at the Crown Space is barred.

There were no warnings nor any signs, he just can't enter it. He even thought if he had used up all of his chances of entering and discovered that he didn't, which made him extremely alarmed. For some unknown reasons, someone or something completely invisible to him, was aware of his secrets and could even prevent him from using it without alarming him.

Raven was of course badly startled by this, which caused him to hate this place more as time goes on. He wanted nothing but to leave this place once and for all and if possible, never return.

Releasing yet another sigh of frustration, Raven lied down on the ground and looked at the swirling silver rivers of stars above him. This is the only thing that he could right now to ease up his mood. Sure he could train but that's pointless, in fact he knew that he'd just end up stressing himself out even more if he did that.

He could meditate as well but that's boring, he could eat sure but he's not hungry and he didn't feel like cooking something right now. This leaves the potential of just sleeping, but even that felt rather dull to him.

So he opted to gaze at the rivers of stars instead, hoping that somehow, these silver swirls could distract him from the frustration he was feeling.

”If I summon a meteor, would the number of stars above me decrease?” Raven asked in a lifeless tone. ”If I summon ten meteors all at once...can I destroy this damn mountain?”

That second thought actually made him chuckle. Of course he wasn't planning on doing that at all. Summoning ten meteors at once? Forget about ten, he can't even handle two at once with his current strength.

Strangely though, observing how the rivers of star flow slowly was a relaxing experience to him. Once again, the feeling of being infinitesimally close to the stars, coursed through his body. It was such a profound feeling that he truly felt that if he just reached out his hand, he'll be able to pluck the stars above him.

Raven actually tried to do just that but he immediately let out a wry smile as soon as he raised his hand. This is because that profound feeling actually disappeared the moment he attempted to do it.

”This is so dull. To think I'd fall for such false sensation.” Raven smiled helplessly to himself.

Yep, he's bored out of his mind. He already had the sneaking suspicion that it won't work yet he still fell for it. Normally he'd admonish himself for falling for such an easy trick yet right now, he just laughed it out.

Honestly, he had nothing else better to do. Which just left him staring at the rivers of stars, trying to distract himself from the frustration he felt.