Death… And Me

Chapter 2856: Easy Task

Kafan then passed the Foreign Fragment to Dalquiel, who was holding the Heavenʼs

Gyroscope during this time. ”First, give it a try, Dalquiel. This Fragment, even though it is not from our Universe Foundation Pillar, should also work as a powerful enough energy source for your Gyroscope.”

Dalquiel looked at Nayaʼil and Sophia, who nodded back at him. With their agreement,

Dalquiel touched the Heavenʼs Gyroscope and had the Universe Foundation Fragment from the inside removed.

*Pin!*

[Universe Foundation Fragment Detected.]

[New Quest: Acquire the Fragments from the Angels.]

[Reward: 100000 Destiny Points.]

Sure enough, the moment the Fragment appeared, the Soul Gem System warned of its existence. No doubt that was the last Fragment necessary to repair the Universe Foundation Pillar.

Ran was taken aback, though. ʼOnly a hundred thousand?ʼ He asked Sister Orb through their Soul Connection.

[Canʼt you see? This is good news,] Sister Orb explained.

Naturally, Rean got puzzled. How could such a low reward be good news? ʼWhat do you mean?ʼ

ʼIdiot,ʼ Roan didnʼt lose the chance to pull Reanʼs leg. ʼThe systemʼs rewards are based on the difficulty of accomplishing the systemʼs objectives. Since the reward is so low, that means this Fragment should be easily acquirable. Like Sister Orb mentioned, it is good news.ʼ

ʼI see...ʼ Rean had to admit it made sense. ʼLetʼs hope it is really the case.ʼ

Dalquiel obviously didnʼt hear anything and simply put the Fragment that Kafan gave him inside the Gyroscope. It worked just like Roanʼs Werdlem Hexahedron. Dalquiel sent his Divine Sense inside, and from there, he controlled its functions.

The Gyroscope came to life, and the power of the angels on the surroundings immediately increased. Dalquiel then tested the range of the Gyroscope and confirmed it was pretty much the same as when the Gyroscope was using the other Fragment. ”Actually, this Fragment seems to be a little better than the Fragment we have been using so far.”

”Well, it does look to be slightly bigger, so thatʼs to be expected,” Kafan and Soul Gem added.

Sophia looked at Kafan and Soul Gem for a moment. ”Alright, now explain everything. Why do you need this Fragment specifically, and what is the story behind these treasures?”

Kafan looked at Soul Gem, who quickly took the lead. ”First, we need the Fragment from our Universe if we are to repair the Universe Foundation Pillar.”

”Repair the Pillar? Is that possible?” Nayaʼil was surprised to hear that.

”It is,” Soul Gem nodded. ”Iʼve been working on it ever since the Universe was separated in two parts. I trust the angelsʼ sense of justice and pride, so I will tell you. I already have all the Fragments of the Foundation Pillar except for this one you guys have in your hands. However, I canʼt guarantee it will work. All I can say is that I definitely canʼt repair the Pillar without it.”

”You have all other Fragments?” Sophia found it strange. ”But how do you even know how Fragments exist? The Pillar is simply broken.”

”I have my methods,” Soul Gem didnʼt go into details. ”Iʼm already putting myself at risk by telling you I have all others, so sorry for not being able to reveal more.”

Dalquiel shook his head. ”It matters not. What I care about is how confident you are that you can truly fix the Pillar?”

”The repair method has never been tested; thatʼs a fact. That said, I canʼt give more than a 50% chance that it will work.” Soul Gem gave them a realistic number. Simply put, it was a flip of a coin. The good thing was that as long as you acted truthful with the angels, they would do the same with you.

Dalquiel, Nayaʼil, and Sophia glanced at each other for a moment. In the next second, Dalquiel waved his hand, and the Fragment of the Universe Foundation shot into Soul Gemʼs hands. ”Thatʼs more than we could possibly wish for.”

”That easy?” Kafan was surprised they didnʼt force the issue.

Sophia turned her head in the direction of the other half of the Universe. ”We angels have never forgotten that half of the Heavens was also split when the Universe was divided into two. If you can fix the Foundation Pillar and unite the two sides, the Heavens will be whole again. Just how many angels do we have on the other side, waiting for us to do something? This is an opportunity to save our fellow race members.”

The love the angels have for their own race was in full display there. Kafan, especially, felt it deeply as he also felt the same for his Death Spirit Race. He did everything for them. ”My apologies. It was not easy. If anything, it was too late.”

The angels nodded. They had no need for any other requests.

”Kafan,” Nayaʼil took the chance to ask. ”You lived on the other side of the Universe until now. How are the angels there?”

”They still exist,” Kafan didnʼt lie and told them the truth. ”However, they have grown in a different way because of the separation.”

”What do you mean?”

Kafan sighed and continued to explain. ”Evolution works through adaptation. The other half of the Universe hasnʼt had cultivation energies for a very long time. Nowadays, with the exception of Space-Time Realm Angels and above, all angels on the other side evolved to live without cultivation energies.”

”Do you mean they canʼt cultivate anymore?” Sophia understood the issue.

”Yes,” Kafan confirmed. ”However, they are, without a doubt, angels. The angelʼs bloodline is very distinct, after all. If cultivation energy returns to the other side, they will eventually evolve back to be able to cultivate. Just donʼt ostracize them for what they are now.”

”We would never turn our backs on fellow angels, regardless of their situation!” Nayaʼil, Dalquiel, and Sophia spoke at the same time.

Kafan smiled, satisifed. ”Thatʼs all I need to hear.”

Soul Gem took it from there. ”Alright, now the second thing I promised you. The story behind

the Gyroscope, the Cube, and the Underworld Relic.”

Soul Gem didnʼt hide anything and told them all he knew about the Werdlem Empire. Of course, he didnʼt mention the twins or the Soul Gem System.

”Werdlem...” Dalquiel narrowed his eyes.

”Just tell them,” Sophia commented.

Dalquied nodded and continued. ”Truth be told, our treasureʼs name is Werdlem Light Manipulator. Heavenʼs Gyroscope was the name you guys gave to it when you found out about the treasureʼs existence, after all. The fact your Cube has Werdlen in its name shows that you arenʼt lying about your story.”

”Angels have innate Light Affinity. No wonder the treasure can increase their strength this much.” Kafan thought about it. ”In that case, I might as well tell the Underworld Relicʼs real name since there is no point hiding it now. Well... In fact, I think you can guess what the name

is.”

The Angel Semi-Celestials werenʼt idiots. ”Could it be Werdlem Dark Manipulator?”

Kafan shrugged with a faint smile and eyes closed. ”Pretty obvious, right?”

Suddenly, Rean, who hadnʼt spoken a single word until now, opened his mouth. ”Senior Kafan, would the Werdlem Dark and Light Manipulators actually be part of a set?”

”This...” Kafan, Soul Gem, and the Angels were taken aback. ”You mean they might have some

other features if joined together, right?”

Rean nodded. ”It is just a theory, but I do think it is the case indeed.”

However, Dalquiel sighed in the end. ”It matters not. Neither we nor the Devils would risk bringing our treasures out of our own realms. They are too important to both sides.” Rean pondered a bit and gave a suggestion. ”At the moment, it makes sense that you donʼt want to do such a thing. However, Angels and Devils could reach an agreement. If our Universe reaches a critical state where our loss is guaranteed, perhaps you could give it a try. It would be better than just waiting for the Chaos Origin Source to be taken away. We would all die regardless in the end, after all.”

Sophia and the other two had to admit Reanʼs words carried some weight. ”Alright, I will call the Devils and propose this action. Of course, letʼs work hard to make sure we donʼt need to do

such a thing.”

”Absolutely,” Soul Gemʼs group agreed.

Dalquiel stood up after that and put the Heavenʼs Gyroscope away. ”Since I already confirmed

the Gyroscope is working fine, Iʼll take my leave. Sophia, Nayaʼil, you see with them what steps you want to take next.” And with that, Dalquiel left.

Sophia turned her attention back to Kafan. ”Kafan, what is your Werdlem Hexahedron capable

of doing?”

”I was going to bring this topic up even if you hadnʼt asked,” Kafan quickly began to speak. Then he told how he tested it and the fact that it should have the power to imprison three Semi-Celestials without breaking down.

”Three Semi-Celestials!” Sophia and Nayaʼil were surprised to hear that. ”That is indeed a very powerful treasure. It makes sense it needs a Fragment to be powered. So, the plan would be to hold the Semi-Celestials from Garisan and then trap them inside, am I right?”

Kafan bitterly smiled. ”Only if we could use it...”

”What do you mean?” Sophia and Nayaʼil didnʼt understand.

Soul Gem was the one to answer that question, though. ”Did you forget? Iʼm using this

Fragment we got from you to repair the Universe Foundation Pillar. So... what exactly can we use to power the Hexahedron with the Fragments gone?”

Sure enough, there was only one way. ”We will need to rob another Fragment from their

Spaceships...”