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System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Forty-Five
Everything around Oliver felt tight.As though invisible cords had been tied around him, tightening from every direction. Concealing them from sight, he felt them nonetheless shift, press and encroach. His view encompassed the battlefield, empty and silent—too quiet.No brushing wind, no far-off shouts of war, no sounds of destruction. It was almost as if the world held its breath.Yet, he remained.The fire remained, too.The black, sickly thick flame twisted around his body, coiling and undulating like living darkness swirling all around him. They flickered gently, like breathing things. They did not burn him, but he sensed their strength; he sensed their appetite. He tried to shake them off, but they merely clung on tighter, encasing him with a confining embrace.Then came the whisper."You are not done."Oliver felt his breath catch in his throat. The echo of pounding inside his skull was like the metallic beat of thunder. His eyes were wide, searching for the outer circle of land
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Forty-Six
Oliver was at the middle of the battlefield, clad in dark flames. The black flames curled and wrapped around him like some sentient thing, flickering hungrily yet never burning him. There was something coursing through his veins, something powerful and ancient. It was no longer blood-it was pure shadow.Before him hovered hollow figures, kneeling in silence. They were not whimsical spirits; they were wraiths, the eternal creatures from the abyss, bowing before him in apparent recognition of him as their king.The sky overhead was cracked wide open, ribbons of darkness cutting through the clouds. The cracks offered no view of the azure dome or sparkles of the stars, just a vast and endless void.Once again, the massive abyssal colossus knelt in front of him, the very etching of horror. It was somewhere between shadow and free-flowing substance, alive and changing, utterly dark. And there it was, that horrible beast, yet not an enemy, bowing, as it were, to its master.Oliver looked aro
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Forty-Seven
For a heartbeat, everything stood still. No sound. No movement. As if all of time suspended for just a moment to take a hidden breath.The sky had burst open, its jaw cracking like fragile glass with a deafening noise. Blinding light poured out, and from the heavens, warriors, shining in golden armor, descended, falling like stars. Their wings shimmered, weapons gleamed. The Sentinels indeed, soldiers of the divine.But it was not alone, however.Figures rose from the ground, from the very shadows themselves. Dark, shifting shapes, smoke made real. Their eyes burned with eerie red light. The Wraiths. Twisted creatures out of the abyss full of hunger and rage. They swarmed forward, a black tide rising to meet the golden storm.The battle commenced.Clash of blades. Eruption of magic. The air shivered in turmoil as the light met dark in a battle unlike any other fought in the annals of history.And at the very center of it, stood Oliver.He is no man anymore, but inside him a part of th
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter 48Such an incredible rent in the heavenly sky was almost like a sword recently buried in the very fabric of reality, leaving a gaping hole in the heavens. There were the darkest of clouds revolving, where blue sky once lay, shadows stretching across beyond the cracks. The very sun was peeking down behind the super eclipse, while a monstrous-ish abyss writhes in the tormented sky, as though some living thing was whispering things in the ear that no human should ever have to hear.The celestial Sentinels, being the great warriors of light donned in glimmering golden armor, staggered. A tremor racked their glowing weapons, just as onslaughts of darkness began engorging the battlefield. They had fought for eons against demons and even sorcerers, malign creatures that would come out of the depths, but this was entirely different. So much worse!And there in the eye of it—Stood Oliver.Or what might be left of him.His body no longer belonged entirely to that human aspect. Black
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Forty-Nine
A great wave of dark energy swept through the air, and the chains that had restrained Oliver broke apart, splintering like glass. He was free.The earth convulsed under the pressure of his return. A dark wave expanded, swallowing all before it. At that moment, from the epicenter of the dark pulse, Oliver stepped back into the world.His appearance was the same yet utterly different. The darkness that used to envelop him, consuming him and bending him to its will, was not his master anymore. It obeyed him. His veins ran calm, unmarred by tainting energy. His eyes, once incandescent with the fiery glow of the abyss, were vibrant and golden once more, charged with enormous power.Astonishment gripped Seraphina and Elias. They stood, staring at him, still struggling to grasp the strange reality of it all."It's impossible," she breathed, quavering in shock. "He was sealed away. He ought not to be free."Oliver's glance turned upon her, his golden eyes blazing. "And you thought that would
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Fifty
In the very middle of the battlefield, Oliver stood with golden eyes, penetrating the dust as it swirled over the remnants of chaos. The sensation of power running through him had not yet dulled, like a heartbeat waiting for its moment of retribution against an unworthy receiver. The Test of the Traveler.He had achieved what he set out to do by breaking free, severing his chains, defeating Elias and Seraphina in battle-the guardians of the realms whose mission was to keep such battles from happening-and now left only to echo the victory. But his mind had not forgotten their words, their last challenge."Prove that you're truly ready."The soft gentleness of Seraphina's voice contrasted with the respect in Elias's, the meaning of which Oliver couldn't yet fathom. But it was the weight of those words that gnawed at him. Ready? For what?His thoughts were interrupted by a soft rustle behind him. He turned to face the ragged forms of Elias and Seraphina moving slowly, purposefully at th
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Fifty-One
A bright flash of silver light shot through the air, screaming toward Oliver like a falling star. His heart pounded. He barely managed to twist his body just in time, but the divine blade still caught him. A thin, burning line sliced across his side, and pain flared through him like fire. His breath hitched. His muscles tensed. He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to stay standing.The pain was unbearable, but Oliver had no time to recover. He clenched his fist, pulling every last ounce of strength from his body, and sent a wave of dark energy crashing toward his enemy.The angelic warrior before him barely moved. It did not flinch. It did not hesitate. In the blink of an eye, it was simply... gone.Then, another attack came. A golden spear, shining so brightly it hurt to look at, shot toward his heart.Oliver’s instincts screamed at him. He raised his arm, trying to block the strike, but the divine energy ripped through his defenses like they were made of paper. The impact sent a sh
System Activated: Divine Talent Granted Chapter Fifty-Two
Oliver’s breath came fast. His chest rose and fell in quick gasps, his body trembling as if he had been running for hours. His heart pounded against his ribs like a drum in the middle of war, loud and strong. His hands tingled with energy, a strange power that coiled around his fingers like shadows, twisting and moving as if it were alive.All around him, bright warriors with golden wings closed in. Their shining swords cut through the air, moving like streaks of light. Their faces were calm, their eyes filled with power, as if they were not creatures of flesh and blood but made of the very sky itself. They were strong. Too strong. Oliver had fought them before. Again and again.He had died. Again and again. Every time, he had felt pain. A deep, sharp pain that spread through his body like fire, leaving nothing behind but darkness. His bones had shattered, his flesh had burned, his soul had unraveled. And then, everything would reset. He would open his eyes and find himself here ag
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Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Two
Oliver stood still, his heart pounding in his chest. The darkness in front of him seemed to move, like it was alive. It wasn’t just a shadow; it was something much worse. The air felt cold, heavy, as if the darkness was pressing in on him from all sides. He could feel the weight of it, like a thick blanket suffocating the light.And then the figure appeared. It wasn’t like anything Oliver had ever seen. It was tall and thin, its shape hard to make out, like it was made of shadows and fog. It didn’t have a face, not really. But Oliver could feel it staring at him, its eyes hidden in the darkness."You can’t save him," the figure whispered, its voice quiet, but so full of mockery that it made Oliver’s blood run cold. "You’ve failed before. You’ll fail again."Oliver’s body tensed. He didn’t want to hear that. He couldn’t bear it. The pain in his chest grew stronger as the figure’s words echoed in his mind, over and over. The faces-the ones he couldn’t forget—flashed before his eyes. Ail
Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-One
Oliver stepped forward, his foot lifting and crossing into the swirling lights of the Star Gate. As soon as he did, the world seemed to vanish beneath him. He felt a strange, cold emptiness as if everything around him was slipping away into nothingness. It wasn’t just a feeling—it was like the very fabric of reality was being torn apart. He gasped in shock, his heart pounding in his chest.There was a deep silence at first. A heavy silence, one that pressed down on him, making it hard to breathe. The air was thick, and the darkness stretched endlessly in every direction, like a giant, endless void. He couldn’t see anything. He couldn’t hear anything except for the echo of his own breath. He had no sense of time. Everything felt wrong.For a moment, Oliver thought he might be trapped forever in this vast emptiness.Then, suddenly, the silence broke with a bright, blinding light. It came out of nowhere, crashing into him with such force that he staggered back. The light was so bright, s
Chapter One Hundred-Twenty
There was no up. No down. No left or right. Only light. A rushing, roaring sea of white light.Oliver floated in it, weightless, like a leaf in a wild river. His body tingled all over, the memory of pain still fresh on his skin. He tried to move, but there was nothing to grab onto. There was no ground, no sky, nothing at all. Only the endless white.Somewhere close to him, Ailith held onto his hand. He could feel her fingers, small and tight around his. Her silver hair whipped around her face, flying in the invisible wind. She looked so small here, so fragile, but she didn’t let go.The white light pulled them deeper, spinning them slowly, like falling into a dream they couldn't wake up from.Oliver’s heart hammered in his chest, so loud he could almost hear it.Ba-dump. Ba-dump. Ba-dump. Every breath he took felt thick, like breathing smoke instead of air.Where are we? he thought. What happened? Azrael...The image of Azrael flashed in his mind—Azrael, broken and chained, reaching
Chapter One Hundred-Nineteen
Oliver plunged through blackness, which oozed over his skin like oil. The world wobbled and roared, streaking colors merging into din. His lungs seared. His mind shrieked. Above him somewhere, Azrael's voice echoed, broken and distant, "You can't save me."Something morose slammed into him, stone-like. The impact rattled him to the marrow, expelling all the air from his chest. He briefly lay stunned there, gazing up at a vast sky rife with broken stars.Then— A whisper in an ear."You failed him."With a start, Oliver jerked upright, heart racing. This was no voice of his own. It was something different, something cold; heavy, a weight pressing down on the inside of his ribs.He stumbled to his feet on a slick and freezing stone, while mist coiled around his ankles, hissing and writhing almost like some living creature.Ahead of him was Ailith. Curled into the ground, silver hair hanging in disarray around her face, her body trembled.He staggered in her direction."Ailith!" Silen
Chapter One Hundred-Eighteen
The creature lunged. Oliver twisted aside at the last second, the thing’s tendrils ripping the air inches from his chest. He staggered, boots skidding on slick stone, heart hammering against his ribs. The Lost Name pulsed above the pedestal, so close he could almost reach it—almost.The monster hissed, a wet, tearing sound like rotting cloth being ripped apart. Its body flexed, stitched from old memories, broken laughter, whispered regrets.Move!Oliver dove forward, sliding across the cavern floor. His fingers brushed the pedestal—cold, humming, alive. The Lost Name burned against his skin, sinking into him like a brand, not hurting, but changing.The creature howled.Oliver turned, wild-eyed—and Azrael was there, silver fire burning in his hands. He slammed a blast of magic into the stitched-together nightmare, sending it flying back into the shadows.“Move, kid!” Azrael barked. “We’re not done yet!”Oliver staggered to his feet, the Lost Name singing in his blood. It felt right. Li
Chapter One Hundred-Seventeen
The ground was still shaking. The black rain poured harder, drumming against the broken houses like a million fists.Oliver stumbled as Azrael pulled him to his feet. His side screamed with pain, but he shoved it aside. No time.The cultists weren’t gone. They were regrouping, slithering back into a loose circle around them. Eyes shining. Teeth bared. The woman with silver eyes stood at the front, smiling wider than ever.Azrael tightened his grip on Oliver’s arm. His skin was warm—too warm, like touching a forge. His whole body flickered with silver fire, burning away the black rain before it could touch him."Move," Azrael growled. "No time to chat."They ran. Mud splashed up to their knees. The ruined village twisted around them, every street looking the same—broken, drowned, dead.Behind them, the cultists shrieked and howled, the sound chasing them like knives in the dark.Oliver gasped for breath, every step sending a fresh jolt of pain through his ribs. His mind raced.What the
Chapter One Hundred-Sixteen
The world was falling apart. Oliver felt it the very moment he stepped across the black fields.The ground under his boots was soft and wet, like stepping on rotten fruit. A thick fog hung low over everything, clinging to his skin like a wet sheet. The fog smelled bad—like old eggs and burning hair. Every breath he took made his throat burn. The air was heavy, like trying to breathe through mud. And with every slow beat of his heart, Oliver felt something even worse: a sense that his body was becoming less his own. Like the world was trying to pull him apart from the inside.Above him, the sky was broken. Thick gray clouds twisted and moved like giant snakes, fighting each other. Now and then, something like lightning flashed behind them, but it wasn’t the kind of light Oliver had ever seen. It was black and red, pulsing like a heartbeat.And from those torn clouds... the rain came. But it wasn’t real rain. It was thick, black, and sticky, falling in heavy drops like tar. When it hi
Chapter One Hundred-Fifteen
Oliver fell for what felt like forever. The Mouth had swallowed him whole, and now he tumbled through blackness. The air was cold and wet, like he was falling through a stormcloud made of ink. Strange lights blinked in and out of existence around him—red, green, purple—colors that didn’t belong in any sane world.Whispers brushed against his skin, cold and sharp. Remember. Forget. Belong. Break.He squeezed his eyes shut, but the words were inside him now, scratching the inside of his skull.When he finally hit the ground, it wasn’t ground at all. It was soft and pulsing—like the inside of a living thing. He groaned and rolled onto his hands and knees, coughing. Every breath he took tasted wrong, like burned sugar and rotting wood.Then he heard it. Ailith's voice. But it wasn’t strong anymore. It was thin. Fragile. "Oliver... get up."He forced himself to stand. His body ached. His muscles felt half-melted. When he turned, he saw her.Ailith was on her knees, one hand pressed to her
Chapter One Hundred-Fourteen
The world had restarted. Like a clock rewinding, everything moved backward before slowly beginning again. Time pulled itself back together, piece by piece, like broken glass being glued into one mirror. But even when it looked whole, the cracks were still there.Oliver lay on the ground. His back felt the cold, damp soil. His eyes opened slowly. The sky above him looked strange. It shimmered and shook, like it had been hurt. He blinked a few times, trying to understand what he was seeing. Something had sliced through the sky—a long, jagged cut—and even though it was starting to heal, the scar still shimmered with a strange light.The air smelled sharp and strange. Like old blood and burning books. Like rust and smoke. Oliver coughed and sat up, using his arms for support. They trembled under his weight. His chest rose and fell quickly. Every part of his body hurt. His hands were scraped. His knees were bruised. He felt like he had fallen from somewhere very high.He touched his chest,
