Finally, after a few minutes had passed, Clover stopped teasing his sisters anymore. Releasing his grip on the twins. Clover let them escape.
As if they had been given a new lease in life, Arya and Verna hurriedly escaped from the treacherous claws of their big brother, Clover, like he was some heinous fiend.
Staring at Clover with grievance and reproach, the twins stared away from him with about two meters between them lest he attack them once again.
Laughing awkwardly, clover used his palm to ruffle his golden hair as he tried to brush off the awkward atmosphere in the garden. Clover knew that he might have overdone it with his teasing a little, so he was afraid to look his sisters in the eye.
Humph!
Seeing Clover like this, Arya snorted in an unladylike fashion that was very unlike the image she was always trying to portray to others as being a mature lady.
Standing in the very large hammock with arms akimbo, Arya pointed a slender finger at Clover's nose and said reproachfully.
"Bad big brother, you're not allowed to do that to me and Verna anymore, you hear me. We are no longer kids that you can kiss and cuddle anyhow you want anymore. Verna and I are already more than one hundred years old so you can't keep treating us like little kids, you hear me."
Arya said all this with fire in her eyes. It looked like there was a lot more she wanted to say to her big brother and, in fact, there was. Arya currently had a belly full of words that she wanted to say to clover about how he was always treating her and her little sisters like children.
When Clover heard this, although he did not say anything outwards, turning his head to the side, Clover whispered a few words under his breath.
"Look at you, just barely a hundred years, and you're already feeling like you've grown up. How should all those who are already passed a thousand years feel then?"
Catching a few of Clover's words, Arya glared at him as she demanded, "Hmm... what was that you said? Speak up. I didn't quite hear you clearly!"
Facing Arya's stare, clover felt a solemn threat and a sense of foreboding that told him should he dare voice his words out loud again, he would be in for serious trouble.
Not wanting to antagonize his cute and precious little sister anymore, Clover immediately admitted defeat.
"I said, I will not do it again my dear sister, so don't worry." Clover said with an ingratiating smile on his face.
He was smile was so disgustingly perverse as he completely succumbed to his little sister's power.
"That's better." Arya was satisfied.
On the side, Verna looked at her siblings anxiously. she was afraid that a fight was going to start between the two of them.
Seeing as her brother and sister were not going to start fighting, Verna was relieved, and she quickly rushed to ease the atmosphere.
"Now, now, big brother has already promised not to bully us anymore, so sister, don't make things hard for him anymore. As for you, big brother..."
Verna turned to clover and said imploringly, "Hurry up, quickly apologize to big sister."
"Humph!" Arya turned her head away from clover.
"She said, "Who wants him to apologize? So long as he agrees not to do that anymore, I will forgive him just this once."
Hearing this, Clover was very moved inside.
'Indeed, his little sister was still the most considerate!' Clover thought.
Even if Arya was clearly annoyed with him right now, she still did not forget to save some dignity for Clover, as her big brother who had raised her throughout her life.
How could Clover not love such a little sister?
Clover was so moved that he almost rushed up to give Arya a kiss and cuddle her, but seeing the vicious look that Arya shot him, Clover wisely refrained from doing so.
Finally, peace returned to the little garden.
As the silence stretched onward for a few seconds suddenly, Clover remembered something.
Turning to his sister, who was discussing something in a low voice, Clover immediately called them and asked, "Arya, Verna, why did you two wake me up? Did you need something from me?"
It was at this point that Arya and Verna remembered that they had initially been looking for clover because of a very important reason.
They had forgotten this after being teased by Clover right now. Embarrassed at how they had forgotten their mission because they were enjoying their big brother's attention and love, the two of them blushed slightly and started to cough awkwardly.
Cough, cough, cough...
Arya and Verna suddenly went into a coughing fit, shocking Clover very much.
Thinking that something was wrong with them and that they had fallen sick, Clover hurriedly made his way towards them as he wanted to examine them.
Seeing this, Arya, who had the most violent temper among them, panicked and hurriedly swung her arm, slamming it straight into Clover's approaching face.
Not controlling her strength very well, Clover was sent flying until he hit the large tree that the hammock was tied to on one end.
Clover: "..."
Caught off guard and not knowing what had happened that had prompted such a response from Arya, Clover sat by the large tree in a daze as unicorns danced around his head.
The power behind Arya's slap was very powerful. For a girl with her very small and petite build like Arya, she sure packed a mean punch.
Although Arya's slap was not strong enough to harm clover at all and despite the fact that he had been caught off guard so he could not defend himself in time, to be able to send Clover flying like that, Arya's slap would have been enough to slap a full-grown human mortal warrior to death.
That was how powerful Arya's slap was. and this was only a casual strike that had been made in haste. One could only imagine how powerful an attack from Arya would be if she were being serious. One should know that the siblings, Clover, Arya, and Verna were not any ordinary living beings.
They were actually Immortals!!!
In this universe that the siblings currently existed in that was divided into multiple layers of upper and lower realms, immortality was a concept that was accepted by everybody. Everybody agreed that it was possible to be immortal, especially those that were in the upper realms. Living beings that inhabited the upper realms knew for a fact that immortality was real.
What does it mean to be immortal?
It means to never die, to never grow old. To always be alive and exist till the end of time itself.
This is what it meant to be immortal!
In the universe, there was no race that is born immortal and it was something that could only be achieved after training bitterly for thousands of years. For most races, the closest that they could get to immortality was having a very long lifespan. But except for a few long-lived races, most living beings in the universe would never get to enjoy a long everlasting life without serious training. Only by increasing their own powers could a race or species get close to true immortality.
Of course, being immortal didn't mean that you couldn't be killed. That is why, even in the pursuit of immortality, it is not guaranteed that one would truly become immortal and get to enjoy everlasting life.
Fortunately, like all things, there are no absolutes in the universe.
In this boundless universe, there was only one clan that is known to be born truly immortal right from birth.
This clan is known as the Universe Immortal clan and it is the only clan that is made up entirely of true immortal right from birth. This means that as soon as a baby is born in the universe immortal clan, they can enjoy an everlasting life that will never come to an end unless they were killed by other circumstances.
This Immortal clan was one of the most powerful races in the universe and nobody dared to slight them at all. Although the members of this race were few, they were all very powerful, and with a lifetime to hone their strengths, the might that the Immortal clan possessed was enough t terrify all the forces in the universe.
Clover, Arya, and Verna were members of the Universe Immortal clan, which means that they were true immortals who had everlasting life. That was why even when Arya had said she was a hundred years old, it had not mattered to her at all and even her big brother Clover felt that she and her sister Verna were still children to him.
After all, what was one hundred years when you had everlasting life.
In fact, Clover himself was actually still a child, according to the Immortal clan's standards.
Clover was only a little more than two hundred years himself, so at most he would be considered a teenager to the other immortals in his clan.
The everlasting life of the Universe Immortal clan is not the only unique aspect that they had. There was one other thing about the immortal clan that was different from every other race in the universe. That was the unique power system that set them apart from the rest of the races in the universe.
This power system was one that was inherent to the Immortal clan. It is also one of the reasons why the immortal clan was feared widely in the entire universe.
Clover shook his head to get out of his dazed state, then he looked towards Arya, who avoided meeting his eyes due to guilt. Speechless, Clover could only stand up from the ground before making his way back to his original position.Seeing as her big brother was making his way towards her with an expressionless look on his face, Arya started to panic.Taking a few steps back before stopping, Arya tried to muster up her courage as she said to Clover."What do you think you're doing, big brother? Are you going to hit me?" Arya's voice trembled as she asked this, but Clover did not answer. Instead, he continued walking silently towards her.Now, Arya had a trace of fear in her heart and she was reminded that although her big brother was very caring and doted on her and Verna a lot, he could be unreasonably strict at times.Remembering those times, Arya tried to stand her ground."Don't go too far, big brother. You can't hit me because of this,
The Universe Immortal Clan originated from a very special upper realm known simply as {The Observatory}. This upper realm is special due to a number of reasons.One of these reasons is that compared to other upper realms in the boundless universe, the size of the observatory is unbelievably small.The various realms in the universe are like small pocket universes themselves that are scattered throughout the main universe. These small pocket universes, otherwise known as realms, contain everything that the main universe has, with only a few differences. These differences are mainly in the predominant elements of law that make up the realm.Most of the time, the thing that differentiates one realm from another is exactly the kind of law element that is predominant in that realm. It could be that it is the law element of fire that takes precedence. In such a realm, there would be many natural beings and treasures that are born with a great affinity to the element o
Clover reminisced as he was escorted into the main hall.One hundred years...It had been one hundred years since Clover had lost his parents on that fateful day. But to Clover, it was like it had happened yesterday.Throughout these hundred years, Clover had been focused on raising his sisters, as that was the only way he could numb himself from the pain.It was the only thing that could distract Clover from having thoughts of revenge.Clover did not hate his clansmen for exiling him or for labeling him with the title of a traitor who had caused the deaths of his parents.As far as Clover was concerned, this title was very apt and completely justified. The only person Clover blamed for his parent's death was himself... that and the ghouls who had attacked them on that day.Still, although Clover felt responsible for his parents' death, it was not to the extent that he wished to die or something like that. The only thing clover felt w
Inside the [Break Room], Clover was standing right in the middle of a narrow circular platform. Much like the witness stand in a courtroom, the circular platform was placed at the center of the entire grand hall. Surrounding it were high stands arranged in concentric circles, with the inner stands being lower than the outer ones.The [Break Room] was the place where all trials in the Universe Immortal Clan were held. There not many times where the [Break Room] had the chance to be used in the past. Because of how small the Universe Immortal Clan was and how few members there were in the clan, all the Universe Immortals were very tightly united.There were not many cases that were serious enough to deserve a trial in the [Break Room]. Clover's trial was the first in more than a thousand years.For such a serious case concerning the number one treasure of the Universe Immortal Clan, it was natural that it would be held in the [Break Room].On normal days, t
Clover was facing trial before the eyes of every living being in The Observatory.Before thousands of universe immortals and countless other living creatures that inhabit The Observatory, Clover was going to be sentenced.In a corner of the observatory, on a small modified asteroid, Clover's sisters, Arya and Verna looked up at the sky towards their big brother who was standing trial and they could not help but sob.Today, when they had woken Clover up and told him that he was asked to go to the lighthouse, the sisters at that time already had a feeling this was what was going to happen.Ever since the sisters, Arya, and Verna were old enough to understand a little of how the world worked, they had already understood that their brother who had taken care of them and loved them in the place of their parents was basically a convicted felon waiting for his sentence to be passed out.Throughout their childhood, the sisters had had to deal with others l
The trial continued...The elder immortal who had been speaking finally reached the final point of his speech. He immediately started to announce Clover's sentence."In consideration of various events leading to the loss of the Obelisk and the deaths of Casimir and Pricilla Newell, Clover Newell has been pardoned and would be exempted from having his soul and life force extracted from him.""But... although Clover Newell has been pardoned, a crime cannot go unpunished. In order to atone for his crimes, Clover Newell will hereby be exiled from this realm never to step foot inside ever again until such a time comes when he is able to find and retrieve the obelisk and return it to its rightful place.""This is the final verdict and it will become effective immediately starting down."Following those words, the large bronze bell... Big Ben... rang loudly once more.Once again, the entire observatory was thrown into an uproar.Every living
"Big sis Ursula... what are you doing here?""What did you mean by what you said?"Why are you preventing us from going to save big brother?"Verna immediately shot off a torrent of questions at the lady who had appeared in the garden.This lady had a head full of golden hair that flowed beautifully like a clear stream down a brook. Her face was angular and had sharp contours that were usually found in a man giving her a handsome and valiant look.Her eyes were a clear blue, and they sparkled like stars, much like how the sister's eyes did.This lady looked to be in her late teens and although her face was not cold, there was a certain dignified aura about her that gave her a confident look. Standing at the entrance of the garden, this lady exuded a comfortable feeling that would make one relax at the mere sight of her.Unfortunately, the sisters were not in the right mood to relax. Their big brother had just been given an unfair sent
Verna collected the letter from Ursula, and both she and Arya read it together. At the first glance, the twins were able to confirm that it was indeed their big brother Clover who had written this letter.The handwriting on the letter was definitely his own, and there were no signs of forgery. Aside from that, the twins were also able to recognize the specific coded words that one three of them used when communicating with each other.These coded words had been developed using a specific series of weirdly sounding words that the sisters uttered when they had still been babies. At first, it had only been a prank that Clover had come up with to tease his sisters, but in the end; it developed into a secret code the siblings used to communicate in secret.There was nobody other than the three of them who should be aware of what these weird words meant. Others would simply take it as words of endearment the siblings used to show their love, much like how a boy may ca
Before Ktulu was able to call out, the Vogul had already grabbed Clover by his shoulder. He was just about to pull Clover to his side when suddenly, Ktulu, with fear and trepidation in his hand, suddenly rushed to tackle him, prying the Vogul away from Clover.Dum!There was a dull sound of collision as Ktulu pushed the Vogul away from Clover, causing the two of them to crash and tumble to the ground.This sudden turn of events caught everybody by surprise. Especially the Vogul, who felt like the wind had been knocked out of his lungs, leaving him wheezing and gasping for breath.Ktulu was not in a better state than him. In his hurry to stop the Vogul, Ktulu had not held back at all to reach him in time. Because of that, he had misjudged the amount of strength in his charge. When Ktulu knocked into the other Vogul, he ended up hurting his arm against the solid chest of his opponent, leaving him in pain and with his shoulder dislocated.This couldn't be helped at all. Although the othe
The confrontation between Clover and the Vogul drew a lot of attention, causing a crowd to form around them. The loud clamor of noise then proceeded to draw even more attention and people to them.Ktulu, who was leading the way for Clover, noticed the commotion that was going on at the entrance and his gaze was attractive over there.Ktulu had already gone a bit further away from the entrance, so from his side, he could not see what was going on clearly. But Ktulu did not appear surprised. As he looked at the crowd that was gradually forming, Ktulu also commented."Do you see this, my lord? Things like this are a common occurrence in this space station. The inhabitants here are a rowdy bunch and they like to cause trouble.""Most likely, it is some ignorant newcomer who doesn't understand the ways of the station that is being harassed right now. Serves him right!""You don't have to be surprised, my lord. Probably you will stumble across two or three such scenes like this. It might se
Past the docking bay, there was a common area. After going through a few corridors and taking a lift to the upper level of the station, one would arrive at the common area. Here, this was where most of the residents of the space station conducted most of their activities.The Houndclaw space station, as dilapidated as it looked, was still a proper space station. The size of the space station was about the same as Earth's moon. The overall structure of the space station was in the form of a rhombus-shaped brick.There were four places from which one can enter the station depending on the direction one came from. Each of these docking areas had access to an identical common area and from there, one could explore the space station. There were multiple facilities that catered to different needs in the station and, depending on what they were in need of, it was possible to get it.Following Ktulu as he led the way, Clover observed his surroundings. There was nothing much to say about it. T
There was a line outside the Houndclaw space station, where a simple check was being conducted. Every ship that wanted to enter the station would have to go through the check before being permitted to do so.But like was said, the check was simple, and it was mainly to register the ships that were docking in the station.Unlike other space stations that were very strict, the Houndclaw space station was quite lax in its management. This was because the main population of those that resided in the station was made up of outlaws, pirates, and fugitives of the law.The good thing about this is that there was a minimum guarantee of secrecy when business was being conducted at the station. But as a consequence, the security in the station was terrible.Clover was not concerned with all these factors. He was rather satisfied with the place. Due to how lax the security was in this place, it made it easy for Clover to avoid his pursuers and lie low while attempting to fix his ship. With this s
The process of absorbing the life force from the obelisk was very fast. Over time, the feeling of his life order increasing that brought so much pleasure to Clover gradually faded, and the look of pleasure on Clover's face eventually eased. Very soon, Clover let out a breath as everything ended and he quickly composed himself once more. As Clover opened his eyes, there was a dazed look on his face as he recalled the feeling he had just experienced. It wasn't the first time Clover was absorbing life force, but every time he did it; it was still as intense as ever. Clover thought by now he would already be used to it, but that wasn't the case. Every experience was more intoxicating than the last, and the feelings that came with the process sought to overwhelm Clover's will. This feeling was very addicting. Some times, Clover felt like every time he absorbed a bit of life force from the obelisk, a part of him felt lost like something was missing. This feeling came from Clover's body an
Clover looked inside him at the obelisk fragment in the white space. The fragment of the obelisk was irregularity shaped without any well-defined dimensions. It was like a block of twisted metal and it could not look any more ugly. Anybody that saw this object would never have thought that it was a fragment of the legendary artifact, the obelisk.Right now, the fragment revolved on its own axis while giving off a dull resplendent glow as it floated while suspended in the air. Looking at it, the fragment could not look any less remarkable. The only thing that stood out about the fragment was the faint mysterious air that surrounded it.After looking at the fragment for a moment, Clover quickly turned his gaze away. This was not the first time Clover was seeing the obelisk fragment, as it had been with him for more than a hundred years. In all this time, the fragment had not changed, and it remained exactly the same unless for a few rare occasions.This time, what clover was interested
Due to the importance of the obelisk, it was kept closely guarded by the universe's immortal clan. But despite its abilities, the clan never used it. The reason was that using the ability of the obelisk to absorb the life force of other living beings to refine it was the same as killing them. This means if the universe immortal clan wanted to use the obelisk to grow stronger, they would have to constantly kill living beings in the universe to absorb their life force.For a clan that advocated balance in the universe and considered themselves the protectors of life in the universe, this was something that went against their bottom line. They would never consider turning against every living being in the universe just to increase their strength.Even if they wanted to do that, it was certain that other races in the universe would not allow them and they would fight back to destroy this clan of immortals that saw them as prey. This is why the obelisk was also a taboo artifact that was fo
For the past 3hrs, while he was meditating, Clover had been waiting for this piece of news and now it was finally here. Not wasting any time, Clover no longer paid attention to his still world for the time being. Instead, he looked deeper within himself.Soon, Clover's vision shifted and the scene of his still world changed and was replaced by a completely white space located somewhere inside his body. Clover didn't know where this space was in his body. He only knew that it existed and that inside it, his most important treasure and asset rested.The space was not large, about one cubic meter, and inside it, the fragment of the obelisk that was broken from the main body and fused with Clover floated.The obelisk was the most important artifact of the universe immortals. because of an accident involving Clover and his parents, it was broken and scattered all over the universe with a fragment of it fused with clover and becoming a part of him. The abilities of this artifact were heaven
The journey to the Houndclaw space station was uneventful. After settling Ktulu down somewhere on the ship, Clover went back to his cabin to rest and meditate.Having set the coordinates of the space station in the ship's navigation system, Clover didn't have to worry about anything and he could leave the ship to Trudy to watch after. If anything happened during their journey that Trudy couldn't handle on her own, she would inform Clover. Only then would Clover have to come out to deal with it.With everything set, Clover went into his room and started meditating immediately. He was still exploring the changes that had happened in his still world. During the process, Clover found out that the efficiency at which he visualized the vitality of the universe had increased greatly. This made Clover's connection to the universe even closer, and he was able to reap multiple times the harvest during his meditations compared to before.This sudden boon excited Clover, as it meant his strength