Chapter 111: There’s only one possibility left. (1/2)

”Now that you know this,” Chulainn paused. ”I assume that you can predict the rest. The countless Planes form what we call our Reality. Well, if you want me to tell you if there's anything beyond that, I can't say. Maybe there are more Realities or even something bigger. But in any case, this is the limit of my knowledge. But if I had to guess, I'd say there's indeed something.”

”Let's go back to the planes now; the difference between Planes is basically how things occurred. The connection between the different worlds is essentially similar to parallel world theories in your world. They have huge similarities but at the same time, are quite different. The main difference observed is Worldly Energy. For instance, in our Plane, the Worldly Energy is Mana.”

Arima sighed and sat down and so did everyone else, ready to listen.

”In other Planes, that energy can change and be things like Qi, Prana, Ur, Barakah, Odo, Ase, or Ether. Also, Planes have a semblance of a parallel timeline. Unlike Worlds, they indeed have a parallel version of ourselves.”

”As a matter of fact, you can be sure that there are other versions of 'Arimane' in the different Planes, although they're not inevitably Life Hunters. On top of that, you're merely sharing a name. The many 'Arimane' in this Reality may as well be complete strangers to you. Some may even not have any common trait with you except your first name. But they're still there. Parallel versions of oneself usually depend on the name they share.”

”A name, an identity, is a law in itself. The more a name is 'influential', the more parallels versions it'll have. I would bet that you have many other selves since I'm sure your name is fated to be acclaimed by many. You could say that the reason why people have doppelgangers is that their existence would be too much fickle otherwise within this vast Existence. A powerful man's name is bound to cause many changes and thus explaining his presence across Reality.”

”Well, all of this is too abstract to develop further,” Chulainn shrugged. ”Anyway, this is not what I wanted to tell you. I want you to know that it's normally impossible to travel between Planes. But there are two exceptions.”

”The first one is through Heaven and Hell. Those two Original Lands are truly infinite and connect everything, every World and every Plane. But no one ever actively attempts to travel between Planes through them. Why do you ask? Because most ended up dead or lost before even finding their path. I even got wind of a rumor saying that there's a wall erected by the Original God to separate each Plane,” Chulainn said and looked at Arima meaningfully.

”But I heard once that a Silver Emperor originating from this Plane actually managed to find that path a long time ago. If I'm not wrong, he was called the 'Lonely King',” Chulainn told and Arima engraved the name in his memory.

”Also, to avoid any misunderstanding; I talked to you about the cores last time, but Heaven and Hell both have multiple cores. One core for each Plane to be exact.”

”Now, the second way, which is the reason why I explained all of this, is to be a Plane Guardian. They are beings said to be capable of traveling across Planes like it's a simple stroll. They're legends per se.”

Night frowned. ”How do you become one?”

”From what I know, 'Plane Guardian' is a privilege granted to someone who has transcended the Heavenly Realm and has been chosen by the Original God. Once you hold the title of a Plane Guardian, you fundamentally become a sort of policeman. Your job would be traveling around Planes and Worlds to save or help the people that will become huge characters in the future, enough to change an entire world,” Chulainn sighed and stared at Arima. ”You will become one of them.”

Arima shrugged and stood up ”I see. Though, even if I become one of them, I will never submit to any kind of order. Being a 'policeman' is not a prospect I welcome, to be honest.”

Chulainn kind of expected that answer and just shook his head. ”Now that I think about it, Life Hunters are actually the ones who have the most chances of becoming one.”

”What? How so?” Arima raised an eyebrow and inquired.

”Mh?” Chulainn surprisingly tilted his head in response. ”You didn't realize? You should be able to get it from what I said…” He stopped speaking. ”Oh… you don't know about the Life Judgment, do you?”

Arima frowned and glanced at Night and Karma. He sighed. ”No, I don't. But those two most likely know, so I guess it's enough.”

Chulainn smiled. ”I see, well it's not really a bad thing. Perhaps I even gave you too many hints.”

”Maybe. Anyway, about the other things Chronepsis listed, do you know anything about them?” Arima asked.

”No, those titles must be special and unique to you. I obviously can't know about it…” Chulainn mused. ”'Silver Emperor' is a no-brainer. Same for your title; 'Kind Demon', as well as your identity as a Life and Death Hunter.”

”But for the rest, I don't have any idea whatsoever. 'Wicked One', a middle name, and seemingly a totally unknown race; 'Eternal Dragon'. I absolutely know nothing about these. Though you can be sure that I heard a lot in my life. And to be fair, the Plane Guardian one is already shocking enough for me, so I'd appreciate if you don't add anything else to it before I collapse mentally.”

Raal suddenly started laughing. ”Well, I don't know what just happened, but I certainly witnessed something today,” He said and Karia exaggeratedly nodded.

”Well, I guess we're done here,” Arima declared and picked Lanya up. His sigil revolved and they all reappeared on the royal castle's roof.

”Why here?” Night looked around.

”I thought it would be convenient for them,” Arima pointed at Raal and Karia and they both nodded.

”We'll go meet the king right away. Let's meet again in two days,” Raal said and jumped off with Karia.

Arima then teleported to the Inn and carefully put Lanya on her bed. He then grabbed Chulainn who was on his shoulder and handed him to Karma. ”I want to be alone with Night for a moment. Do what you want in the meantime,” He stated and snapped his fingers.

A smaller version of his soul gate appeared in the room. When the doors opened Arima stepped in and Night shrugged before following him. When the gate closed, Karma and Chulainn blankly looked at each other.

”First things first, let me go,” The Hellhound uttered as he was being hugged and petted like an actual pet.

Karma grinned and continued to rub his head.

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”Do you remember the suggestion I made?” Arima asked.

”The 'Final Resonance', was it? As you called it.”

Night was currently under his dragon form, sitting cross-legged on the bluestone.

”Yeah, that's something I found after analyzing the circle of the soul summoning. Basically, the regular resonance isn't complete, or to be exact, I noticed that there was something beyond. So, I thought we could find a way to complete it. At first, I thought that it just was an even stronger link between our souls, but what I heard from Chronepsis changed my perspective a bit.”