68 Times... and Actions (2/2)

”Well, I think my times here is enough... So, before I go, I will do some things here first. Just to tell you, I may end up eradicating Golden Bough Alliance.”

”Is that so? It is no problem for me, whether they exist or not. For me, nurturing my future opponents in this place is more enjoyable, rather than preparing another Invertia.”

”Then, let's meet again later, Fan Xinglou. After my matter is done, then...” Hearing her reply, Rafi lightly smiled to her as he said, then disappearing in a flash.

”...you still haven't invited me out yet... hm, it seems fun, adventuring out there. Maybe I will make it one of my goal, to reach the space.” Looking at the place he disappeared, Fan Xinglou revealed a rare mature smile, which befitting of her actual age, on her childish and immature face. She then rose up from her seat and stepped out from Oushinden, strolling around in Jie long Seventh Institute, while preparing things in the event she really went with him.

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As he went to outer space from Oushinden, Rafi revealed his true aura to the world for the first time, with his aura weighing down on Earth and surrounding space. Although his build looked tiny compared to the Sun or Earth, but the pressure emanating from him crushed surrounding spaces, revealing part of space that connected with another place which had higher concentration of prana.

”I will help you guys, to make this Earth approachs another evolution. However,... the prices are your lives. I guess you don't mind about it do you, Golden Bough Alliance.” Rafi said to himself as his hand held each side of that space crack and, he tore that crack wide open, causing large density of prana to flow to Earth.

After he stabilized the space crack, he went to create a powerful barrier on it, allowing that space crack as a hub between worlds but prevented anything beside prana to move through it. When he was done there, he disappeared again as he arrived back in Asterisk island, in a deserted place inside Redevelopment Area.

Rafi sent his divine sense out, enveloping the planet, as he gazed through it, scouring around for Valda-vaoth, Madiath Mesa, and Dirk Eberwein.

As he did so, several exceptional people could feel a huge tremor passed in their mind, that a frightening existence had just laid its eyes on them. It was especially so for members of Golden Bough Alliance, as they could feel malicious intent came from that gaze on them.

Orphelia herself was trembling when she felt that gaze in her mind, as it made her remember about what she saw back then in 'that world', when she was still being experimented by Hilda Jane Rowlands to be an artificial Genestellar. Though beside that, she didn't feel animosity from it, unlike other members of Golden Bough Alliance.

As for Julis, Ayato, Saya, Claudia, Kirin, and a certain scientist-geek in Arlequint Academy, they could feel that gaze was looking at them with strange curiosity, amiable kind of meaning. Though, that also didn't hide fact that someone with horrible power just peeked at them.

Meanwhile, Sylvia Lyyneheym who was holding a concert in Europe also felt that gaze, startling her to a slight pause when she was on podium. She felt that that gaze seemed strangely friendly to her. She didn't know why but that gaze seemed transmitting a gentle feeling to her, just like a soft embrace of warm sunlight.

Meanwhile Fan Xinglou only smiled, giggling lightly, when she felt that gaze on her. As it meant that he would quickly take action, settling his matter before he went back to her place.

”There you are. Let's make this fast. Wood Clone Technique. Hm, well, I will just take them along then...” When he opened his eyes calmly, Rafi revealed a dangerous smile as he created three clones of him which went to three different directions.

When he saw that Ayato's sister, Amagiri Haruka, was in an area with Madiath Mesa, and spotted Urzaiz pair of sisters, he decided to bring them along. Though, it was only after he disposed Dirk Eberwein and Madiath Mesa. He didn't ming being hated, in case they knew the truth, as he decided that arbitrarily after all. As long as they were fine, the means didn't matter, was what he thought at that moment.

Then, as he waited for the news of his clones, Rafi entered a meditation in that place, connecting his mind to that space crack, as he sent divine sense to explore 'that world'. Inside 'that world' behind the space crack, he saw only dead remains of higher level of civilization with no living beings remaining there. That civilization was clearly more superior that human's civilization in the world he stayed at currently.

'No wonder, so that is the place, source of prana of this world. However, this world already have prana even before the first Invertia happened, then it means there is another crack that connects these two world eh.

But then, fortunately 'that world' don't have any living beings anymore, so I can rest assured leaving that space crack alone. Although I have left a powerful barrier, there is no telling what will happen in the future.

Yet, what puzzles me is, how can their civilization be destroyed like that? Is it because of prana, or external attacks? Ah, I will just leave a clone in this place then, protecting and observing it at the same time.' Rafi thought silently to himself after he looked at the condition of 'that world' behind the space crack.

[Fufufu, it seems like you have changed slowly, dear. It is fine... just let it take its course. Let your fate guides you. After all, we are both the beginning..., and the ending...]

'Are you saying something, Claire? It seems like you have just cursed me?' Rafi said curiously in his mind, when he was woken up from his thought by Claire's murmuring.

[Nope. It is just your imagination. Are you that tired, so your delusion starts clouding your mind?]

'I don't know what you've said, but my feeling tells me that it seems ominous somehow.'

[Tch. You and your delusion feeling, I can't be bothered by it. Let me sleep again.] Claire said while feeling grumpy, she then blocked their connection for a moment, as her protest to him.

'Nah, now that you are hiding like this, it is only affirming my guess. Although then, it doesn't really matter, when I will just face it all. But, you need to tell me about it later, Claire. I am dying to know what you are hiding...' Rafi said gently to a sulking Claire, as he then continued his meditation, waiting for Claire to open up to him.

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