Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 343: Sword Intent, a blessing or a curse? Part-2.

”Sigh, what does it matter if I am the ruler of the drakes or not... In the end, itʼs all just a -constraint...”

Rio was surprised by Fenixʼs words, so he asked,

”Hmm, why, though? Being revered as a hero by your people... isnʼt it already great enough, or do you want to achieve more?”

Fenix shook his head and said,

”No, I donʼt really have big ambitions... In fact, I never had big ambitions to begin with; I was just some random defective product thrown out of the house like trash...”

”But I didnʼt have hate or the drive for revenge in me... I understood they abandoned me because they wanted a proper, successful result, not a defective product like me...”

”The world works like this... From birth, your future is already decided; without talent or the support of allies, you canʼt grow up...”

”But when you do grow up, these same allies and pillars of support end up becoming chains that lock you down in a cage made up of your own emotions...”

Fenix sipped the tea and continued in a tired voice.

”I had a few friends when I was young; I wanted for them to live safely and happily; that was the reason why I decided to lead them...”

”One thing led to another, and before I knew it, I had already started to create a place that could accommodate my friends and all those who I cared for...”

”As things went by, more and more drakes gathered under my wing and revered me as their leader... If it were someone else, they would have faltered under so much pressure...”

”Fortunately, I had talent. I thank my luck that I was born with exceptional talent, and thus I was able to stabilize things by becoming an SS-ranker...”

Fenix glanced into Rioʼs eyes and said in a solemn tone,

”I have created a haven for my kin, but now this very haven is a cage for me. I canʼt let go of my feelings, and I am bound by my emotions...”

”I canʼt abandon the things that I have created, and I canʼt afford to betray the expectations and dreams of all those who trust me now.”

”Being a ruler seems easy, but only when you yourself experience it will you know that itʼs nothing but a giant cage that even a demi-god canʼt break out of...”

Fenix sneered and said,

”In this world, the strongest and most powerful cage is the one created by your own mind and emotions... Nothing can break out of it; if something can, then that ʼthingʼ canʼt even be considered ʼlivingʼ anymore...”

Fenix then pointed his finger at Rio and said something that even Rio wasnʼt expecting.

”You are walking that very path of discarding your status as a ʼlivingʼ soul...”

A rare frown appeared on Rioʼs face as he questioned,

”What do you mean?”

Fenix sighed and replied in a calm tone,

”I know itʼs quite hard to believe, but the direction you are walking in is directly opposite to your path...”

”Tell me what your ambition is, and what is your ʼpathʼ?”

At that question, Rio replied without hesitation,

”My ambition is to just live a normal, happy life and retire early to be as peaceful as possible-

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Before Rio could finish his sentence, Fenix suddenly interrupted him and said,

”Yes! Right there! You said you want to be ʼpeacefulʼ, and do you know what it means to be ʼpeacefulʼ? The truest form of ʼpeaceʼ is ʼEternal Deathʼ!”

”Only dead beings have no emotions, no feelings, and true peace! They are unbound by the laws and are outside the constraints of the world...”

”You chose to walk on a ʼpathʼ that would bring you ʼpeaceʼ and your ambition was to live a peaceful life... Although death and a peaceful life seem contradictory at first glance...”

”If you add the power of the ʼworldʼs lawsʼ to this combination, the result will undoubtedly be something similar to an emotionless machine that is neither dead nor alive.”

Fenixʼs expression turned more solemn as he kept talking.

”And you know what power I am talking about, right? Itʼs your very own ʼSword Intent”!”

Fenix has lived his life being a loner while still being with others; he knows about being emotional and emotionless a lot; he has also walked a bit on the ʼPathʼ that Rio is walking. This is the main reason why Fenix has become the very first person to see through Rioʼs deepest secrets.

Not even Rio himself knew the reason why he was constantly losing his emotions.

None could have figured out this weird scenario unless the other party has also walked the same ʼPathʼ as Rio before!

...

”You see, the thing is, I also wanted to pursue what it means to have true peace, but I lacked the power of ʼLawsʼ, I didnʼt have sword intent, and neither did I truly want to lose my ʼselfʼ...”

”I walked that lonely path till I became an SS-ranker and figured out the dangers of traversing this ʼpathʼ; this is a path that will lead you farther and farther away from those who you

love...”

”You know what ʼSword Intentʼ means?”

Rio shook his head and asked,

”Enlighten me...”

Fenix nodded his head and said,

”As someone who has done a lot of research in this matter, let me tell you more details about various types of legendary skills...”

”Dao Rhythm is a ʼlawʼ that brings prosperity, luck, benevolence, protection, power, and confidence... That is the power suitable for a leader or a being who has made it his ambition to

become supreme...”

”No matter how much you delve into this ʼLawʼ, it doesnʼt bring any side effects to the user and only improves their standing in the ʼworldʼ...”

Fenix put the empty tea cup aside at that moment and continued.

”On the other hand, there is ʼThe Heart of Eternal Nirvanaʼ, and the ʼlawʼ behind it brings love, care, healing, warmth, and hope... This power not only doesnʼt harm the user, but it even helps anyone and everyone...”

”No matter how much of the power of this ʼlawʼ manifests on your body, it will do no harm...”

Finally, Fenix glanced at Rio and said,

”And then there is ʼSword Intentʼ... In the first place, a sword is a weapon; the very moment you awakened ʼSword Intentʼ, you had already manifested a ʼweaponʼ in your own body...”

”A sword is only called ʼperfectʼ when it can cut anything and everything; you will need to walk a difficult path to make your ʼsword Intentʼ reach perfection...”

”A perfect sword intent is said to be able to cut ʼanything and everythingʼ... Itʼs a power that can sever even the threads of destiny if it reaches the realm of perfection...” ”And only an ʼemotionless supreme weaponʼ can wield ʼPerfect Sword Intent... In other words, if you keep moving forward on this path, you will become a weapon that will have no

emotions...”

Rioʼs sword intent master improved to the point that the ʼlawʼ manifested in his body and gave him the ʼimperfect sword heartʼ.

In other words, Rio has already completed half of the process of becoming a true emotionless weapon that can manifest the ʼperfect sword intentʼ.

The only reason why Rioʼs sword heart is still incomplete is because heʼs too low in rank and hasnʼt discarded his humanity yet.

But if Rio keeps getting stronger and stronger, he will continue losing his emotions, and he will keep moving forward on the path of achieving true peace.

Thinking about it all, Rio frowned a bit and asked,

”No, something still doesnʼt add up... The thing is, I awakened my sword intent much earlier

than I realized my ʼpathʼ; moreover, I had already started losing my emotions before I even

had ʼsword intentʼ...”

”Sword intent might be half the reason why I am losing emotions, but that is not all... There must be something else...”

Listening to Rioʼs words Fenix was also lost for words; he shook his head and said,

”I donʼt know; honestly speaking, all that I have told you was also just my guesswork; I have only walked this ʼpathʼ halfway, then I diverted it and went some other ʼpathʼ...”

”I didnʼt had ʼsword intentʼ so honestly speaking, my words cannot be considered hundred percent accurate... But still, what I have said today can be considered a warning...”

Fenix tone turned serious, and he said,

”The thing is, the world itself wonʼt tolerate an existence that has too much power... A

ʼPerfect Sword Intentʼ is so strong that it can sever even the very threads of ʼfate and

destinyʼ...”

”And interfering with things like that will cause massive chaos in the world; thus, such an existence is really a huge threat to the very existence of this world...”

”The world aside... Rio, if you once decided to become an existence that can pose a threat to

the world and the lives of all those who live in it... Do you think others will tolerate you?”

”Such an existence wonʼt be tolerated by even its own kin... Sometimes, too much of something can be very bad for yourself...”

Fenixʼs words were likely not hundred percent true, and Rio also didnʼt know why he was losing emotions before he even got sword intent, but one thing was sure.

Rio is stuck in a great dilemma now.

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here! Finally, we can start to see little bits and pieces of

information on why Rio is losing his humanity.

Question of the day:

What do you think Rio should do to get out of this dilemma?

(Tell me your thoughts in the comments)

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