Chapter 518 - Transmigration Heart (1/2)
”Kek! Hahahahaha!” Holding his stomach, Ray continued to laugh, while Nik seriously considered if Brian had been lucky or not. Meanwhile, the blue-haired brian coughed softly, his chin resting on his palm while he gazed at the two with a bleak expression. ”You know what,” he may look a little annoyed, but his tone finally gained the calm that Nik and Ray enjoyed, ”just lay your thoughts out... it would be better that way.” Still holding his stomach, Ray had a tough time speaking as Nik coughed.
”Basically... your blood parents are Adam and Eve of your planet... and, ehm, everyone shares their blood. So, basically, it is an i.n.c.e.s.t planet.”
”Basically,” Brian nodded, a little amused by the description, ”Well, after breeding his 198th generation, my father stopped and went to reclusion with mother... then, as the 615th generation came, the two— my mother and father— decided to fuse their essence one last time and rest for good. Me.”
”So...” Nik whistled, ”Shouldn't you be, eh... a prince of sorts? I mean—”
”Why am I not coddled by two amazingly strong parents and scurrying at the lowest levels of the Paradise?” with Brian's tone turning a little annoyed, he pointed at himself, ”They literally 'fused' their essence, in hope of uniting forever and creating the most amazing talent... instead, the 'product', me, don't have an amazing talent. A little luck is all I have...” His words finally pulled a frown from the duo as he continued, ”Tragedy exists everywhere, in every form. My birth began my tragedy, not for long, though. I got into a sect, grew lucky to participate in the most prestigious operation of the sect, and used my position as the leverage to finally gain the items worth losing all.”
”Wait, wait, wait!” Ray hurriedly cut in, still reeling from the shock, ”You mean, you 'were' a Rank 9 before?”
”Two rank 9, to be precise,” Brian shrugged, ”Anyway, my background... ehm, me being the ancestor of everyone on that planet, gave me great leverage. People there tend to... favor me unconditionally, but this only applied to lower leveled beings. Honestly, I cannot care about being a prince or not. What I do know is to invest... and, I would like to propose something to the both of you.”
Furrowing his brows, Nik's presence grew as he leaned forward. His action made Ray and Brian look at him strangely. ”You know...” he whispered, his gaze falling on Brian, ”we both can never be together, right? I mean, I know I am hot, and all... but—”
Dodging Brian's headbutt, Nik slumped back with a chuckle as Ray snickered, making Brian groan in annoyance, ”Just listen, will you... this is important. Take a look at this...”
Taking out a dark violet sphere from his inventory, its surface marred with runes and patterns while the shape of sphere always gaining and deforming as if alive, Brian pulled the description of the item and showed it to the duo.
[Transmigration Heart: Unique
Use: After a successful installation, the user can create a phantom avatar in a different existence and can transmigrate into that existence through the phantom. The transmigration heart is already installed with the basic system legacy and is far more adaptable to various legacies than other items of the same function. Users can return to their existence in a manner similar to regular transmigration or, can assimilate with the phantom and live in a different world.]
”This,” waving the sphere before storing it, Brian whispered, ”is a choice right here... yes, before I explain everything to you, I understand that I have no obligation to provide you with this choice, but... I'd rather take the chance of getting backstabbed instead of...” not completing his words, Brian smiled wryly. For a moment, Nik and Ray felt speechless. Not out of annoyance, not out of anger... but genuine amazement. Seeing that the duo had nothing to add, for the moment, Brian continued.
”I don't have the memories of my... 'parents' but all I know is that each living being... flora or fauna, has nine locks in their bodies. The transmigration paradise is not the one who establishes such locks on us... we also are just born that way. Instead, for completing Transmigration Paradise's missions and raising our experience, the paradise itself helps us lift up the shackles by rank-up quest. That's why so many beings salivate at the chance of joining any form of paradise.” Till now, the explanation didn't require much effort as Brian only had to reveal certain facts, ”And, the paradise is very much alive. It is always in contact with us, even if we don't know about it and I... made a deal with Paradise.”
Recalling his own forceful trade with the Paradise, Nik sighed deeply, thinking that Brian might have had experienced things similar to him only to hear him say astonishing facts, ”I won't delve into details. I traded an item similar to this heart and... well, the paradise has agreed to a few things. First, once you absorb the heart, from then on, effectively, you are free from the constraints of Paradise.”
”...”
Waiting for dramatic 'oohhh' and 'waahhh', Brian waited for the duo only to find them waiting for the details. ”Ehm,” a little embarrassed and feeling warmth in his cheeks, the Temporal Fiend continued, ”You may think, if the Paradise helps us elevate the locks and shackles, why leave it? One, the moment we die in the mission, we are dead. Two, our loveable ancestors can keep track of us using the Paradise. But... if we continue to gain strength using the Transmigration Heart, both of these troubles can go to hell, and we can still continue to break away the locks... do you want me to go into detail—”
”*Cough*...” interjecting, Ray smiled wryly, ”We should really order the drinks... I don't think that this conversation would be completed soon enough.”
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”So... let me list out the pro and cons of moving out of the Transmigration Paradise...
Hmm, Pros first then.
One, if we transmigrate using the phantoms of the Transmigration Heart... the moment we die, we can return to our homeworld. So basically, we can do anything without thinking of consequences... almost. Two, should we need to change the homeworld, we can simply fuse with the empty phantom, and become a regular of the different world. Three, the time difference ratio of travels remains constant as Transmigration Paradise, so, after a week-long journey in respect to our homeworld, the Transmigration Heart would need to recharge for a month before starting again...”