Chapter 414: System Holders (1/2)

Chapter 414: Syste whispers that drowned the whole galaxy just o; from the panicked steps that desperately wanted salvation… now lay a silence so quiet that one could hear their veins move

None of them even sensed Van's presence; it was as if he was just suddenly there Teleportation? No, because one would feel the one as transported as soon as they arrived; and if it wasn't for Gerald pointing towards Van, then they would still probably be obliviously talking with themselves

But this…

A white hair that als that al like a smoke that never withers Was this… really Van?

"Father… What…

What happened to you?"

"H the silence as her steps druhout the silent hall, the people once again showed their breaths

On the other hand, Van was looking at Vanya, his eyebrows clearly showing his confusion about her words

"What do you mean?" Van muttered

"T… That"

"" Van then slowly looked towards where Vanya was pointing to, only to see a reflection of himself in the mirror And as soon as his eyes laid upon the white strands of his hair, he almost choked in his own breath

"That… so that was olden strands flowing around him was… but to think it was actually his hair However, that was not even the s

"This is weird," Van ed fro to live ings sprouting from his back and feet? Can he even retract theht of that, the s into his skin, but leaving no trace that they truly existed

"I… really ao, after Van absorbed all the souls that he collected, he once again found himself in a darkness A darkness different from the expanse of space which shouted eternal freedom, no

But this darkness was familiar-- a place that he had been before a couple of tiue of his life A darkness that confined him… a familiar darkness that embraced him

"My child"

"!!!"

Van quickly turned his body around as a deafening voice sang through his ears; and as he did so, an eye was staring directly at hi at hi its view… an eye even bigger than Van's whole body

Van then fleay a fewhim from the sheer force of its movement And soon, the owner of the eye revealed itself

"E… Evangeline?" Van muttered as his eyebrows quickly furrowed; however, after staring for a few hter, "No… you… Azrael? No…

You're the System?" Van then breathed out as he stared at this overly colossal figure

"I could be anything, I could be all," Azrael's hout the darkness, as if one would not be able to escape her voice no matter how they tried, "But please, do call me Azrael"

"What do you want?" And without even realizing it, even confronted with this colossal figure, his voice suddenly becah the darkness, Azrael could not help but let out a sigh, "Your hostility is justified What we have done to you is truly horrifying"

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"I suppose let's not mince our words," Azrael then shook her head as she slowly raised her hand, al Van to tuh souls… Or rather Energy now as you call it… no doubt froe?"

"The God of this universe that bears your face"

"He's called sage?" Van furrowed his eyebrows So does that mean that the two really havewith hione"

"S-- Wait, what about my powers!?" Van then quickly raised his voice as soon as he heard Azrael's words, "I still need it to prote--"

"You have greatly , my son," Azrael's voice completely drowned Van's as she shook her head, "You never held a real System in the first place"

"What? But ain did not let Van finish his words, "In uide the world to a better path; given to mortals who are destined to becoiven once in every millennia"

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"But when your father and I fought in this universe, so random humans of your earth a System-- Systems are for the mortals, my son"

"I have a Syste you call a System is just there for you to control the innate… power you already have-- it's "

"What?" Van once again expressed his confusion, "But I have been using it all this ti?"

Azrael's uncoh Van's ears, "I am sure you have noticed yourself; unlike most System Holders in your world who rely on and check their Systems every hour…

you barely even open yours-- simply because you don't really rely on it"

"That's…" Although Van still wanted to rebuke Azrael's words… she was right Even before forcefully being thrown in the future, he barely checked on his Syste that Van could do was let out a short but deep breath as he tried to collect himself once more

"So… What do you want?" Van then said, his voice once again turning cold

"I just wanted to see my son for the last time"