Chapter 671 - 616: How To Evolve (1/2)

”In simple words, this Garden is a self-aware entity capable of thought and action. It's not precisely a living being but it's not an inanimate place either… it's a bit hard to explain in words but you get what I mean, right?”

Quhea led Arthur inside the Garden of Words while briefly explaining. In fact, this mystical place wasn't that big but its appearance was pretty unique, to say the least.

The small trees were totally made of folded yellow scrolls and the grass was thin white paper, as for the ground, it was snow-white and had countless words of hundreds, if not thousands of languages.

”The will of the two guardians at the entrance isn't the same as the Garden's will. Although they refused to let you enter, there may still be a chance for your questions to be answered, it's all up to destiny.”

The woman walked with Arthur for barely one minute before stopping in front of a circular area shrouded by a wall of cl.u.s.tered paper acting like walls.

”It's up ahead.” She said while breaking into a soft smile.

”Ask what you shall and wait.”

He nodded his head and marched forward, his eyes wandering from one corner to another. It only took him a couple of steps to enter this area, which quickly isolated itself and barred the only entrance. Arthur's steps halted as he gazed at a normal grey pillar on which there was a simple closed book made of brown leather. The man didn't approach and just stood there, as if he was waiting for a reaction.

”Arthur Bilgart.”

A feminine yet emotionless voice echoed inside his head, sobering up the absent-minded Arthur.

”In possession of a third of his once original soul. Zodiak Veilleur now has the rest of this soul right after sealing up Sol'khin, also another personification of the whole soul.

Race; Soul-Parasite. Age; 2.397,007 years. Currently lived 8 years, 6 months, and 29 days after his first reincarnation.”

Right after it finished stating a few things about Arthur, which slightly startled him, it paused for a short amount of time.

”Your entry to the Garden was unauthorized but I am aware that the nature of your question requires naught but the knowledge found here, therefore, you will be allowed three questions and no more. You may take time to think about your questions, there is no rush.”

The disembodied voice returned to its silence after saying its piece, leaving Arthur a bit confused and delighted that he was given a chance. One of the main reasons he came to this place is to find a solution about his Race and how to evolve and get rid of the side-effects of the soul parasite, which are not affecting the current him as he's a clone and his current 'soul' is just an imitation. A fake, to be blunt.

”How can I evolve in a way that negates the negative side-effects of being a soul-parasite? I want to know the fastest and best way.”

”Are you sure you want to ask that? You're free to know anything you want, no matter what it is. There is nothing I cannot answer.”

”Yes, please answer that question.”

Arthur patiently waited while the Garden processed the question and less than a time for a candle to burn, it answered.