Death… And Me

Chapter 2597  Impossible!

Yet, everyone looked at Soul Gem with a strange expression, much to his confusion. ”What is it?”

”Well, there isnʼt really a need to bring, donʼt you think?” Rean shrugged his shoulder. ”The Control Orb is the thing that controls the entire Dimensional Realm. We donʼt really need to bring it anything as long as it is inside the Dimensional Realm.”

Soul Gem scratched the back of his head. ”Ahem... that was just a figure of speech. Sister Orb, you should be able to make the Control Orb absorb the Divine Origin Energy directly from the Cores.”

[Alright.]

Sure enough, the Divine Origin Energy of over a thousand cores was absorbed in just a few seconds. The faint light of the Control Orb intensified once again, quickly surpassing what it usually showed. The intensive only increased, but Sister Orb controlled it so that it would not bother anyone. *Pin!*

-New Side-Quest available... Side-Quest Failed-

”Eh?” Everyone got confused. Yet, the system didnʼt stop.

-New Quest available... Quest Failed-

-New Side-Quest available... Side-Quest Failed-

-New Quest available... Quest Failed-

-New Side-Quest...-

The system continued to give new quests... but the twins didnʼt have time to even check what they were before they failed. ”What is happening here?”

Soul Gem immediately understood. ”It was the suppression my soul was causing to the system. The system was supposed to have given you many quests and side quests in the past, but it couldnʼt because of me. Now, all those quests are starting... and failing since their time limit has long since expired.”

Rean couldnʼt help but ask. ”But... arenʼt there failure penalties for the quests? What will happen to us?”

Soul Gem looked at Rean with a bitter smile. ”Just bear with it.”

”Your ass!” Rean and Roan immediately cursed. ”We will be wiped out because we donʼt have the Destiny Points to pay for the failures!”

Yet, all they could do was wait. Finally, the system stopped, leaving just one quest that still hasnʼt expired. However, the twins cared little about that because the systemʼs penalties echoed right after due to the other failures.

-Total Penalty points: 32010000 Destiny Points.-

Thirty Two Million! They just got Three Million a while ago, and it isnʼt enough to pay for even 10% of the total penalty for failing all quests.

-Hosts donʼt have enough Destiny Points to pay for the failure. Hostsʼ souls will be erased. The System will now start to look for new hosts.-

”What?!” The twins immediately raised their guards, expecting the system to try something. The Control Orb shined with a strong Black and White Light, and the connection it had with Rean and Roan through the soul thread seemed to snap. That caused the twins to feel like their souls were being ripped apart.

However, while everyone around seemed tense, not being able to do anything since it was related to the system, Soul Gem didnʼt seem too worried.

*Bzzzzz...*

”Oh, here we are!” Soul Gem suddenly said.

The Control Orb, which was using its energy to destroy the twinsʼ souls, stopped its release of energy. Following that, a message echoed in the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm.

-No compatible hosts have been found.-

-Process halted.-

-Soul Connection Thread partially reestablished with previous hosts.-

-New Quest Available.-

At the same time, the pain in Rean and Roanʼs soul disappeared as if by magic. ”What is it now? No compatible hosts?”

Soul Gem stuffed his chest with pride. ”I couldnʼt really just come out and let you die, now could I? You two have done so much until now that I truly think you will be the key to fixing the foundation. That said, before I left the Control Orb, I made a little alteration to the system I created. I couldnʼt change much, but I could add one special requirement. The souls of the hosts of the system must be the same as the previous hosts to not cause conflict.”

Soul Gem Continued. ”However, everyone knows that there is no such thing as perfect copies of souls in this Universe. Even if you copy a soul, like what happened in the Azum Dimensional Realm, the moment the copy is born, it is not the same anymore. In the end, the Soul Gem System only had one choice, attach itself back with the previous hosts before they died, or it itself would collapse.”

Rean then got up with difficulty while holding his hand against his head. ”You could have told us that beforehand... Does that mean we are safe now?”

Roan also got up, not feeling any better. ”I doubt it. After all, the penalty for the failures still exists.”

”Roan is right,” Soul Gem agreed with him. ”Sister Orb, check their Destiny Points.”

[Fine. For a moment there, I thought I would be the one to disappear, you know? Anyway, you now have. -29010000 Destiny Points. Yes, this is a negative value.]

”Will the system simply let it go?” Rean asked.

”No,” Roan answered. ”It also said that the soul thread connection was only partially restored. I can barely feel Kentucky and Celis anymore, and the amount of Divine Energy shared between us is not even 10% of it usually is.”

Celis confirmed. ”Indeed. I can also feel that I lost pretty much the whole power of the Systemʼs Upgrades regarding cultivation. I also find it very difficult to create Sky Energy at the moment.”

”Same here,” Kentucky added.

These were all possible due to the system and their connection with the twins, after all.

Sister Orb quickly spoke. [Check the quest. You must finish it as soon as possible.]

The twins nodded and quickly accessed the quest.

-The previous hosts are given another chance due to the lack of compatible new hosts. Hosts have 168 hours to complete the quest, or the system will auto-destroy, bringing the hosts down with it.-

-Quest: End the war between Devils and the Realm of Godsʼ Powers.-

-Reward: Destiny Points reseted to zero.-

Not only the twinsʼ but everyoneʼs faces froze.

”Impossible!”