Chapter 147 Mission: Fixing Zero 1 (1/2)

In a hurry, Truen and Merlin left the library. The books were quickly forgotten and Freya took the liberty of calling for Hades and Buddha to follow after them. Normally, the Gods didn't deal with the rulers of Hell directly. However, after learning that Zero befriended one they became more acquainted with them. It was also Buddha who pointed out that there were four divine entity fragments among the rulers. The Sage God of Enlightenment warned them of such possibilities but Truen didn't think it would be this soon. It hadn't even been five minutes!

Freya cursed the existence of Isis's domain. Couldn't time be consistent in every dimension? Thankfully, it wasn't her who had to make the trip again. Merlin and Hades who'd only returned from the meeting groaned at the thought of returning so soon. Then again, nobody complained.

Truen was both frightened and anxious after hearing from Baal. The Demon Lord was so vague that the wood elf began to think of the worst. What if Zero had completely lost his mind? What if Zero's heart is so scarred that he'd walk down the path of no return? What if Zero became a bloodthirsty person who wanted nothing more than to claim the lives of every soul he once created?

Sensing his student's thoughts running amok, Merlin placed a hand on the wood elf's shoulder. ”He'll be alright.”

Truen didn't dare think about the other less desirable possibilities. Zero will be alright, he had to be.

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Baal didn't know what to do. Lilith who was known to be the best at charming people and influencing feelings had exhausted every trick in her book. Yet, Zero was all over the place with his personality suffering the backlash from inheriting four sets of memories. Baal regretted it. Perhaps, it would have been better to let Zero inherit them one at a time. Then again, the Demon Lord wasn't confident enough to let Zero do so. If Zero became tainted by one set of memory, he would gradually lose the kindness that Baal liked. Inheriting the other three after that would only erase all traces of Zero's initial personality.

”Do you think he should see a doctor?” Amon whispered to Shittomi who blinked at the sight before her. She knew her fair share of lunatics. It came with the job title. She dealt with deranged people who lost their rationality on a daily basis and fed on their emotions that contributed to her empire's strength. However, this was a completely different kind of crazy and Shittomi didn't know if it was safe enough to approach Zero. So far, he didn't show any signs of becoming violent. Shittomi wasn't a fool. She knew what Zero was capable of.

Mammon decided that the wisest thing to do was to fuse to the wall furthest from Zero. The brunet was scaring him very badly. As an all-powerful Demon Lord, there were very few things that could make him feel fear. It wasn't meant to be in their dictionaries. His eyes darted to Lilith from underneath the hood and to Baal. Both his friends were wary of Zero and Mammon felt his stomach churn. Of the six existing Demon Lords, excluding the new Lord of Gluttony, Mammon was considered the weakest. Although he had the largest territory, Mammon was known for winning his battles with his wits more than his fists.

”Zero,” Baal tried again. ”Would you like to eat something or sit down? We can read books of your choice. I could tell you stories too.”

If he didn't have Zero under control before Truen's company came, he didn't want to think of the consequences. Baal thought back and shook his head. No, it would be fine. After all, it was Buddha who suggested doing the ritual all at once to minimise the damage. They only executed the plan. yes, Buddha was going to be responsible.

”Stories? I love stories! Did you know, I have so many interesting things to tell. I saw this beautiful large cat with dark blue fur and yellow eyes... he was so sad! Also also... there was a very small man with red skin! He had the strangest face with slanted eyes that went like this...” Zero pulled at the side of his eyes making them slant upwards in a thin line.

”His eyes were red too! He had black hair like yours and a terrible habit of taking other people's things for himself. How weird!”

Baal nodded numbly as Zero rambled, alternating between his hyperactive babbles and the depressed self-loathing monologues.

Thankfully, none of the Demon Lords had to deal with Zero's craziness for any longer. A warp gate opened and three powerful individuals stepped in.

A wood elf with bronze skin scanned the room briefly. His forest green eyes landed on the batshit insane brunet and softened with affection. It had been far too long since he last saw Zero. Thanks to his strict style of training, it felt as if this was the first time he was seeing his friend and master in years. It didn't escape the elf's sharp eyes how Zero had grown. Physically, he was taller and there was no doubt that it had something to do with Zero's mental growth. This phenomenon wasn't something that Gaia could explain. The Great Gods were not responsible for Zero's physical change. In fact, now that Truen had the ability, he was able to see many different kinds of magical particles gathering around Zero. They clashed against each other rapidly and created a huge repelling force. Being the weakest person in the room, Truen felt the pressure crushing him. He didn't know if the Demon Lords were able to sense it but there was no doubt that this was what was causing Zero to be 'weird'.

”Magic discrepancy? How peculiar...” Merlin mused.

”What's that?” Lilith asked. The succubus wasn't expecting to meet Hades and Merlin so soon but it was a good thing that Merlin was here.

”Magic discrepancy is a condition when the gathered mana creates discord in the magician's chakra. Most cases of magic discrepancy occur when performing a taboo magic ritual. Chaos magic is raw mana from the void. Generally, mana from the void isn't something most magicians can use. Even as the Sage God of Magic, mana from the void is the one thing that's still a whole sea of unknown to me. The person who knows the most about chaos energy is Buddha. His domain of enlightenment allows him to conquer the complex mana and purify it for his own use. Even so, he can only process a tiny bit of whatever raw mana there is in the void. Gods have fallen after trying to gain more power by tapping into the void's power. The same thing is happening to Zero right now.”

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Baal paled. If Zero wasn't a being from the void, would he have lost his best friend? The realisation that he could have killed Zero made Baal feel sick. Excusing himself, the Demon Lord rushed to the bathroom before he emptied the contents of his stomach onto the floor.

Lilith felt her mouth go dry. She knew what chaos energy was. In the abyss hanging just above the void, sometimes random gates will open. Demons who get too close to it will turn berserk and kill anything it finds until it finally explodes from not being able to handle all the excess mana in its body. It becomes the Demon Lord's job to close off the area to prevent more casualties. Demon Lords can only resist chaos mana for a short amount of time. If anything had gone wrong during the ritual, Lilith wouldn't have only lost the brunet her child had sworn allegiance to but two of her friends as well.