Chapter 226: I got what I wanted. (2/2)
”You are mortal yourself,” Arima sneered and the God didn't reply. Arima glanced at them both one last time. ”I got what I wanted. The next time we meet will be the day of your fall,” he stated and broke the two circles with his aura. The Creators couldn't bother to talk anymore and left without saying anything else.
Arima stood still for a few minutes and his eyes rapidly went back to normal. He coughed more blood and his expression also reverted to his usual one. He wiped the blood and grimaced.
”That was harder than I thought. It felt like I was interacting with something that is not supposed to exist. Like I was facing a paradox…” He mumbled to himself.
”It's a chance that I managed to resist by killing off my emotions. It wouldn't have been possible without this legacy,” he created a mirror and looked at his own eyes. He sighed and took off his glasses.
Just after, someone appeared inside his soul realm and kicked him. He wasn't expecting that and flew for a few meters. He landed and looked up with a deadpan face. ”Why'd you do that? You could have slapped me or something… But a kick? Really?”
”I don't care!” Layla puffed her cheeks. ”It's your fault.”
Night and Karma arrived next and shook their heads helplessly. Arima groaned and sat up. He crossed his legs and rested his chin on his hand.
”Did you find out something in the end?” Night came to him and sat down too. Layla and Karma followed.
”Well, the first thing I learned is that they're too strong to even be met,” Arima shrugged. ”I just listened to their synthetic voice and almost fell unconscious by just resisting the power it carried. Well, I was also using Natus, and I could tell that their mind alone would be strong enough to kill all humans”
”That's… scary” Layla commented and Arima chuckled.
”It is. But ultimately, I still managed to uncover what I was looking for when I called them both. I didn't really find out what they were or where they were, but now I know how I can win against them,” he told. ”In the first place, what I was analyzing wasn't them directly.”
Karma tilted her head. ”What was it then?”
”The way they were talking to me,” Arima replied. ”Simply that. I just focused on how they were sending me their aura, mind, and voice through these circles. Initially, I thought it was the kind of magic formation that would connect identical circles and allow communication between the holders.”
”But I was wrong,” he casually drew the magic circle he had gotten from the Guardians' and Pillars' memories. ”These circles are nothing more than beacons. That's why it's not a complex formation. So, what I did is pretty obvious. I followed the path taken by those Creatures' minds with Natus and ended up realizing that they were talking to me with the help of something.”
”'Something'?” Night scowled. ”You don't know what it is?”
”I don't,” Arima nodded. ”I couldn't even determine where it was. To be exact, it seemed to be everywhere. So, I came to this conclusion. They were talking to me through what you could call the 'heart' of this Reality. Maybe I'm right, maybe not. But if you assume that their power mainly comes from Realities, it's not too far-fetched of a guess.”
Night mused and Layla raised her hand. ”Can you put back your glasses on?”
Arima looked at her with dead eyes and she coughed awkwardly.
”Sorry, I just thought that it really suits you every time you explain something…” She lowered her voice at the end. ”Then a real question this time; you said 'hearts'. Does that mean you found out how to use Realities for yourself?”
Arima looked back at her with an expressionless face and sighed before putting on his glasses. Layla's eyes twinkled and he resumed. ”I didn't figure that out. But at least, now I have a way to link myself to those hearts,” he said and rubbed his chin.
”I actually have an idea on how it is used though,” he raised one finger. ”The biggest clue for that is that the Creators need to have the Realities under their rule to employ them. Although they are the ones supposed to have made them… That's weird, right?”
”From that, I can come up with some theories. First of all, where is that heart supposed to be? Is that something physical or is it just an idea? In that case, the thing we need to understand is how interacting with it. Now, if you add the condition of having the Realities conquered; I would say that the factor is people.”
”People?” Layla was perplexed and Night closed his eyes to think.
”So basically, the inhabitants of the Reality have to acknowledge you as their King or something similar?” He assumed and Arima smiled.
”Exactly. The key to control the Realities' hearts is what people think. If they all think that I'm supposed to be their leader, it will allow me to control the Realities' essence,” he disclosed and looked at Layla.
”For example, Lilis was a goddess born naturally from the beliefs of billions of people. All of these thoughts gathered into one and created a goddess,” he said and Layla looked down at herself with a pensive expression.
”Moreover, remember what Raylein told us. Realities, other than the Mother ones, are created when enough people have matching thoughts,” Arima snickered. ”That's funny how powerful mortals can be when they work together, isn't it?”
He stood up and put his glasses away once again. He looked up and gazed at the ocean above his head. ”Anyway, it's time to create that path to other realities.”
”Huh? You'll do it here?” Night stood up as well and exclaimed.
”Of course,” Arima affirmed. He deployed his wings and smirked. ”That ocean you see up there is not just some decoration. That's the deepest part of my soul. Now, it's time to dive in,” he said and flew off.