“Hey old man, what the hell are you muttering? Speak up so we can hear you. If not, then get lost. You’re not helping at all.”As the enlightened old immortal remained silent without saying anything, only muttering to himself, councilwoman Henrietta quickly spoke up to dismiss the old man.For the first time, the old immortal did not say anything to retort back to the councilwoman.Taking a deep breath, the enlightened old immortal released his breath before finally turning to face everybody.At this moment, the wretched and slovenly appearance of the old immortal disappeared completely and was replaced instead with a solemn and stifling countenance that portrayed his seriousness.The sudden change in the old immortal’s countenance surprised the Councilman members. Affected by this change, they all sat up in their seats and looked over at him very seriously.Even councilwoman Henrietta, who looked like she was ready for a fight, suddenly deflated like a balloon. An oppressive air seem
Shortly after the end of the exploration era in the universe, the Aeth had become plagued by a new round of fighting. This time, the fighting took place within their borders. It was between the new powers that had risen up during the exploration era and the old powers that had existed ever since the hegemon war.Lachlan Nimbus Von Stratenoff and his fellow rulers at the time had to deal with the internal fighting of the Aeth while having to look out for enemies on the outside who eyed them with revenue eyes.In those times, the Aeth were not yet the overlords of the Ether. But they had proven the be the strongest power among all advanced civilizations present in the Ether. Every other civilization was wary of this immensely powerful force, but they could not do anything about them. Because of this, these external enemies were more than willing to see the Aeth right amongst themselves and weaken their power. This way, when the Aeth were severely weakened, they could swoop in to enjoy w
“Old man, explain yourself. What is the meaning of this? What do you mean, the one responsible for sealing Eldencraid was Lachlan Nimbus Von Stratenoff, the former ruler of the Aeolus kingdom?”“What rubbish are you spouting?!”In the council hall, the council members were in a clamor as gasps of surprise and shock escaped their lips.All this was because of a sudden revelation made by the enlightened old immortal in their midst.Along with the shock, there was doubt and disbelief, but most especially, all the council members shot accusatory glances at the enlightened old immortal.As always, councilwoman Henrietta was the first to gripe at the old immortal.“Little lass, as a young lady, you shouldn’t be feisty. It isn’t good for you. You wouldn’t be able to find a partner if you are always like this.”“Shut up, old man. My personality has nothing to do with whether I find a partner or not. Instead of worrying about that, you’d better explain yourself, old man. What do you mean by wh
The topic of the conversation was finally pulled back to Arran by Councilman Homer. His words reminded the others that the case about Arran's birth had yet to be resolved.As for the matter regarding Lachlan Nimbus Von Stratenoff sealing Eldencraid, the council members could deal with it later. Right now, it was more important to understand this mystery.All the council members stared at the enlightened old immortal as he looked forward to his answer.The person in question, Arran, also paid attention to him.“In order to answer your question, I would first have to talk about an experiment that Lachlan was involved in.”The council members were surprised to hear this. Instead of answering the question directly, the old immortal was bringing up another topic.Were all old people like this? Instead of going straight to the point, they liked to talk in circles, mystifying things unnecessarily.Oh! It seems like that’s how we do things too... in that case, it’s fine.When the council memb
In order to clear his doubts, Arran turned to Councilman Homer. Because he knew the councilman could control void wind, which seemed to be related to void power, Arran hopes that the councilman could clarify things for him. Seeing Arran’s gaze focus on him, Councilman Homer sighed as he understood what Arran wanted him to do. After hesitating for a moment, councilman Homer finally decided to say something. “Prince Arran, the enlightened old immortal, is correct when he said that the void wind that I can control is indeed not void power. Although they are related, void wind is a far cry from comparing to void power.” “You must have seen me use void wind in battle during the invasion. Then you must know that the major characteristic of void wind is erosion. Void wind is able to erode almost everything in existence. The reason it has this characteristic is that void wind stems from void power.” “Vid power on its own has more than the erosion characteristic. It also has the characteri
Ah!“My ancestor succeeded? He actually found a way to use void power where everybody else had failed?”“Old man, is this true? Did his majesty Lachlan really succeed? How did he do it?”Not only Arran, but even the council members were also surprised. They could believe his words and asked again for confirmation.“It is all true. All the words I say come with certain truth. Lachlan did indeed figure out a way to perfectly control void power. Only...”As the old immortal spoke, he suddenly paused and hesitated, as if considering whether to continue.“Damn old man! What are you hesitation for? Quickly continue... you’ve already started saying everything, so don’t you dare stop!” Councilwoman Henrietta cursed.“I know, I know. I’m just trying to recall some details. You should rush an old man like me. It’s not my fault that my memory has become so bad.”“Humph!” Councilwoman Henrietta snorted in annoyance.The old immortal ignored her as he continued speaking.“While it’s true that Lach
The council meeting that was supposed to discuss the matter regarding Arran’s identity, as well as figure out the clues Arran’s parents left behind for him, had been going on for a long time now.Outside the council hall, everything was going on as normal. It was just like any regular day that came and went in the Etherium. But nobody would be able to tell that an internal storm was currently sweeping through the inside of the council hall.Arran was in shock...The discovery that the enlightened old immortal had just revealed was enough to rock his world and completely shake it up.With shock and confusion mixed up in equal balance, Arran asked the old immortal.“Are you saying that my physique is artificial? That I was experimented on by my ancestor before I was born so he could create a vessel that could contain void power?”Nodding his head solemnly, the enlightened old immortal affirmed.“That’s true, young man. You were indeed experimented on by your ancestor to create a vessel
“The conditions needed to create the Clandestine Ethereal Physique as theorized by Lachlan were...” “One: a strong control over energy or the ability to tame wild energy for one's use. It doesn’t matter if the body is compatible with a certain kind of energy and can be absorbed, but as long as the control over energy reached a certain level, you are qualified. Naturally, among all the energy control talents, the bloodline of the Von Stratenoff royal family was one of the best.” “Second: a body that has not been tainted by any type of energy, in order words, a pure body. To fulfill this requirement, newborn babies are the better choice as they had yet to come into contact with energy yet. But even they are not the best because they would have absorbed a little of their mother's own energy in the womb. There is another better choice that would meet this requirement perfectly. That is a...” “A fetus!” Arran suddenly interrupted. “A fetus is the best option, am I right?” “That’s right