35 The Prelude to an Epiphany (1/2)

During his time in the library, the LunaBots had finished upgrading Joshua's soul world. Thus, he had enough energy in stock to rank up. Due to his rapid progress, he had already discussed the matter with Catherine. Their conversation went as follow:

”My lovely Master, your humble Guardian should be ready to advance soon. I would, therefore, request your guidance upon my advancement,” he told Catherine, in his usual silly tone.

”That's good to hear, however, I won't be able to assist you as much this time,” she started, ”The first two levels are mostly similar for everyone: first you learn how to manifest your soul in the outside world, next you learn how to have it take physical form. Those are the foundations of strengthening one's soul. For the ranks above, the path diverges from person to person.”

”Hmmm, if it varies based on the individual, I suppose how their soul world looks like is important?”

”As usual, you catch on quickly. You have to form a clear picture of how your world can evolve further. This path is difficult and making wrong assumptions is quite common.”

”So, you're saying that if people imagine an evolution of their world that turns out to be incorrect, they might get stuck?”

”Precisely. A wrong evolution can be undone with time and practice, but such a matter usually ends up wasting decades, as the person has to first develop the evolution, evolve their world into it, realize it doesn't work properly and revert back to its previous state.

Frankly, the progress you made since we met is monstrous. Honestly, I would normally advise you to wait a few years before attempting your next evolution, but I'm afraid we don't have that luxury. Still, no matter what, do not rush it.”

”I see, thanks for the warning,” he said, a bit disappointed.

Catherine saw that and placed her hand on his shoulder.

”Don't get me wrong, it doesn't mean you can't start thinking about it now. I know you're very creative. I'm sure you'll find a path that suits you. We can discuss it together once you got an idea.”