Chapter 622 - 567: The Split Soul (1/2)
The concept of time was born when Arthur traveled to the past, exactly when the Twelve just came into existence. His appearance changed many things and allowed them to distinguish themselves using magic or names. He taught many things, beginning from energy to magic to creation, which they learned quickly and perfectly.
At that time, Bilgart, also known as the Watcher, was present and he, too, was fascinated by the things Arthur said. He was born before the Twelve but his knowledge was limited due to his age, which didn't increase as there was no concept of time before the parasite's arrival.
He watched from afar and mastered everything Arthur talked about, be it the dreadful Shadow Magic or the laws of space, which allow you to teleport and even mess with the space-time continuum. He also learned that there are many things that can threaten him, like the Time Wraiths, for example, which are remnants of past victims who succ.u.mbed to the punishment of the Time Laws.
The Watcher very much wanted to travel to the future but he refrained from doing so and gave more priority to the Twelve, which he considered as his children… the next generation that will pave the way for all the weaker races that are bound to appear.
Actually, it wasn't much after Arthur's departure that Bilgart witnessed the appearance of foreign races, creatures that have limitless potential, and hold great power. Xyktia and Dmitra tried imitating those races but the result was neither satisfactory nor strong enough to please their creator. Two of these races are the Dragons and the Vampires, the former had a greater number and were quite arrogant but the blood-sucking race was extremely secretive.
They held no enmity against Bilgart when he went to visit them and even spoke of their former world, a plane of existence separate from the multiverse they were in. As for the dragons, at first, only four appeared and they were respected by all the rest. The most memorable was a humongous Elder Dragon by the name of Sigradzomr and the father of the other three, which were, respectively, a Geo Dragon, a Black Dragon, and an Empyrean Dragon.
A millennium after their arrival, a new Dragon Lord was appointed, it was the Geo Dragon; Vizumat. The Black Dragon was his older brother Xedieg, and the Empyrean Dragon was the little sister Fryzai, though the age difference wasn't that big. The reason a new Dragon Lord had arisen was because Sigradzomr after a devastating fight with a highly intellectual civilization. When their battle over, the civilization completely vanished, leaving only their advanced machines and luminous golden cities, likewise, the Elder Dragon couldn't be found.
This was when the Twelve were creating their Races and Realms and familiarizing themselves with their powers. Bilgart wasn't interested in creating something special and only wanted to imitate Arthur, the time traveler who taught him everything.
At first, the result was pleasant as a baby male human was created but the Watcher couldn't calibrate the newborn's powers and ended up giving him many blessings.
”What's this? Is it yours?”
Timos happened to stumble upon the baby and the crow next to him, he inspected the crying baby before asking Bilgart.
In response, the crow flapped its wings and answered:
”It's just an experiment.”
”Well, it can't be an experiment if the result is perfect, and in the first try, too.”
After a brief silence, Bilgart said: ”I created a flawless thing but 'he' wasn't devoid of faults.”The mistake Bilgart made was that he made the young Arthur too perfect, he granted him everything and equipped him with every possible attribute and power that had ever existed. For most, the result was pleasant but the Watcher wanted to imitate the a.d.u.l.t Arthur and not create a perfection test subject.
”It doesn't seem that you'll keep it so how about you give it to me?”-Timos
Bilgart didn't reject the Black Devil's offer and ended up giving him the baby so he can raise him. It was only a few years later that the crow went back to Timos to retrieve Arthur, finally realizing his mistake after pondering for quite some time.
Unfortunately, the baby drastically changed and was affected by the Cthulhu's savage aura. Timos also never expected the innocent newborn to be easily influenced and after only a couple of years, a monster was born inside of the young Arthur, totally changing his nature, twisting to an unimaginable degree.
Obviously, Bilgart was infuriated with Timos and ended up locking him into Riarravar as a punishment but the latter freed himself sometime later. As for the baby, which was named Sol'khin by the Strategist, he was taken by the crow.
Getting rid of the corrupted part was impossible without killing the victim so Bilgart had to use extreme measures. He separated the soul in two and sealed the evil part then brought the other part to a place that wasn't affected even by the Time Laws.