Death… And Me

Chapter 3262: Get Ready

Rean, Roan, Kentucky, and Rifindio passed through the entrance, reappearing inside the Dimensional Realm. The shard was already there, ready to guide them to the crack. ”Well, you have seen it once, so you know where it is. I will move ahead and you can just follow.”

The twins quickly jumped on Kentuckyʼs back while Rifindio also took his real form as a Camazotz Bat. They all followed the shard and crossed countless ruins that floated in that space just like before. This time, obviously, they got where they needed much faster.

In the distance, the purple crack in space was still open, the Chaos Energy still leaking outside little by little. Roan jumped from the back of Kentucky, joining the shard as they approached it.

”When you touch the crack, you will feel that other than the chaos of the fabric of space, there is also a thin membrane of power very similar to my soul,” Aby explained. ”There is no need for you to get inside. All you need is to open a gap big enough for me to come out.”

Roan nodded and passed one of his hands through the crack. He had to use his Spiritual Energy and Starlight Body to reinforce it, as the Spatial Storms behind the crack were no joke. Even though the chaos of space behind the crack caused Roanʼs hand to be mutilated many times, he kept healing it with Reanʼs Instant Recovery skill.

Roan ignored the pain as if it didnʼt even exist, his face the picture of concentration as he tried to feel that membrane the Abyssal Soul mentioned. Finally, after a few minutes, his hand seemed to touch something almost imperceptible. ”I found it. There seems to already be a very small gap here.”

The shard confirmed on his side. ”That is the gap I managed to open after all these years by using the Chaos Energy that emanates from my Soul. How do you think Chaos Energy and this crack in space came to be? Anyway, this is the best I can do, and if I want to widen it, I will need even more time than before. This Universe will probably die before I can make a gap big enough to leave on my own.”

Roan nodded, already expecting that answer. In the next moment, his Dark Element started to come out, making contact with that membrane in space. Just like it happened to the Abyssal Soul Shard, the membrane began to corrode, much to the Abyssal Soulʼs delight.

”Yes! Thatʼs it! Continue!” Aby could finally see hope.

ʼSister Orb,ʼ Roan called her.

[Finally, my time!]

A Spatial Gate immediately opened, covering almost the entire crack. Sister Orb went even further, merging the borders of that Spatial Crack with the Spatial Gate leading into the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm. [Done. Even if Aby is a god, he wonʼt have any other choice. He has to come inside. I made it so there is no gap between the membrane you are corroding and our Dimensional Realm.]

Sister Orb only told Roan that, leaving Abyʼs Soul Shard in the dark. It was better that way in case Aby had the idea of trying something before it was dragged into the twinsʼ Dimensional Realm.

The gap continued to grow with Roanʼs help, but it was still a slow process. The formation created by that old civilization was truly extraordinary to still be this powerful after so many years. Or perhaps it was because Aby destroyed those runes in the formation that it became like this. In any case, the process was working.

One hour, two hours, five hours...

Eleven hours later, the gap finally reached just a little more than a meter long.

At that moment, Roan glanced at Rean on the back, who understood immediately. ”Kentucky, letʼs say hello to our friend who just arrived.”

”Well, that was to be expected,” Kentucky nodded.

*Zush, zush!*

In the next moment, Rean and Kentucky disappeared, turning into two rays of light that shot in a certain direction. Then, in a location that didnʼt seem to have anything, Kentucky and Rean attacked at the same time.

A second later...

*Bang! Pow! Zui! Crash!*

*Arrghh...*

Rifindio only observed, feeling quite good to see that show.

Rean and Kentucky then returned to where they were. But, this time, they dragged a certain Camazotz Bat, who seemed to be in an even worse condition than when they played with her on the ship. It was obviously Renata.

”Sigh... and we even warned it would be risky...” Rean commented. However, he wasnʼt telling it to Renata. ”Aby, enough of your bullshit. Come out of her.”

In the next second, another Soul Shard appeared, coming out of Renataʼs forehead. Since the Abyssal Main Soul could spare a Soul Shard, why couldnʼt it do it twice? The twins and Kentucky never expected it to have only one. That was also why they warned Renata to not come inside this Dimensional Realm. If she did, and especially with her much more susceptible soul, the Aby definitely would have the opportunity to take control over here.

”I mean... you canʼt blame me, right?” Aby tried to reason with Rean and Kentucky. ”I donʼt know what you would try, so I had to keep a card under my sleeve. This girl just so happened to be the perfect choice. That doesnʼt mean I was going to try something. Letʼs just say she was my insurance.”

*Ugh...*

Renata slowly opened her eyes while Rean touched her head. He confirmed with it that Aby didnʼt leave anything behind. And since Aby was only there for a few hours, her soul had pretty much no damage. She would be fine in another few hours.

”W-What happened?” Renata asked, confused.

Rean took his hand away. ”I told you to not follow us, didnʼt I? Anyway, if you donʼt want to have your body taken over again, stay put and donʼt cause any more trouble.”

At the crack, Roan asked with a dark expression. ”Aby, is there anything else you wanna try?” The other Soul Shard behind Roan quickly spoke in a hurry. ”No, no, no! There is absolutely nothing! I swear! Please, donʼt stop opening the gap!”

”Hmph!” Roan snorted but continued. He still wanted that Chaos Energy even if it wouldnʼt be very useful at the moment. ”Then get ready. This should be about enough for you to come

out.”