Chapter 203: Resting (2/2)

And that was the thing Now that personal vengeance was done and over with, he was left withdown the Trident was one thing, but the biggest goal of all, to bring his idea of order into the world, to essentially conquer it as Volantis said, was on another scale entirely

He had no clear plan yet as to hoould do it He just knew for now he had to get stronger and nd out more about where he stood in the world, and then he would knohat pieces to play and when

Right now, though, Aldrich wasto the Death Lord, he was not even supposed to think too hard about things and just stay in a state of calm, mindless rest

Aldrich look over to his side, at a s, curled up in a ball reminiscent of how she had looked when she was a crystalline serpent She still slept soundly

Aldrich shrugged and laid down on the soft bed Everything fro of his new clothes felt soft

Too soft for his liking

His training garb had been taken away and replaced as known as spiritweave clothing This wasa catalyst from Aldrich - in his case strands of hair - that wouldproble was bound to his Materius, basically being a part of it If he regenerated his Materius, he could regenerate his clothing too

Granted, spiritweave clothing did not have very strong stats and little capacity to hold extra ardless for walking around in hun, Wai'ki had looked into Aldrich's memory and fashi+oned a sleek black suit as she had no idea what a suit looked like Right now, he had de hi white undershi+rt and pants

In a way, this was very si company for heroes,to use conventional body aribility or invisibility thatinconvenient

They took strands of hair or other genetic material from heroes and built as basically a 'second skin' that would interact properly with the hero's powers, preventing accidental nudity

Could not have heroes walking around naked after ghts or using their powers, after all That was just not good for public i for heroes that only cared about credits and fame

Aldrich laid down on his bed and looked up Across a ceiling and walls of gray stone were dotted ic crystals carved into the shape of lilies that shone with faint white light, illu the room

When was the last time he had ever just laid down and relaxed like this? He could not really remember Anytime he ever took a rest, it was to make sure he recovered from an injury or a workout

Rest was just a tool to leverage That was how he thought of it

Technically, he supposed, this was like that, ith needing to recover his spiritual stability But it still felt strange

Unnatural

Or, perhaps, he was the unnatural one

So, simply lost the ability to wind down and enjoy life at his own pace

In stark contrast to the Chrysalis who rested without a care in the world

Like he had done when he was a child

Aldrich watched the Chrysalis, at her rhythed even while sleeping, and sighed

That was the thing, though In the world Aldrich lived in, he could never enjoy anything 'at his own pace'

That was a luxury for those that did not need to do le to be heard, struggle to be accepted, struggle with every ber of muscle and bone just to make an ieance

If possible, Aldrich wanted to fashi+on a world where people like hile like that anyh the roohed It was probably the Death Lord here to harass hiot o the bed with a ip just to feel like he was active and went over to his door "What is it now?" said Aldrich gruy as he opened the door, but instead of the

Death Lord, there was Valera

She stood in the doorway in her revealing black dress, her red eyes looking shyly down as a small blush tinted her white cheeks "Maymay I come in?"