Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

"Then why didn't you try to get stronger to not lose out again, regardless of whether you were attacked again or not, regardless of whether you were sealed or not?"

The system didn't argue with him and calmly asked, shutting him up instantly. Indeed, he didn't try to get stronger, no he did, just that he could get stronger without even trying.

So, why bother?

"So that was enough for you..? Haha, You know, I really didn't want to say anything because I'm not your mother nor your father, but I couldn't bare it anymore... Enigma, regardless of whether you avoid it or not, you're a Mystique, through and through"

"...."

"At least recently, my bet was successful. Regardless of which timeline, you care about your family the most... Jade managed to bring out the little bit of resolve you needed to go on forward"

"...Hey buddy, I don't like the tone you're using. What's up, man? You good?" Enigma frowned and clenched his fist. The system was speaking as if it was leaving, or rather, like a dying man, living without regrets.

A sort of goodbye-like tone.

But most importantly, it spoke as if everything was his fault. Honestly, he did not ask for any of this to be honest. To be born a Mystique. To have the System. To be thrown here.

Niether of these things, did he ask for...

"My bad, my bad... Honestly though, I don't blame you for being ignorant. As an outer being beyond Genesis, a person who doesn't belong here at all, your awareness of reality is automatically deemed unworthy"

"Even your carelessness, I don't blame you. You are not trying so hard because you don't want to, but because your consciousness deems everything here unworthy for you to even put in minimum effort... you innately look down on CHAOS itself, and anything beyond that"

"...."

He was speechless and lost. Indeed, it was true that he deemed almost everything unworthy, and the feelings and emotions he gained with every breakthrough slowly changed that.

He was starting to see worth in trying, for his daughters, worth in experiencing, for his fiancee and companions, worth in suffering, as a living being, and worth in living... for himself.

Though he couldn't control them at first, and got scared that he might become a different person, he was still willing to embrace the feelings and emotions he gains throughout the process.

"I really did do my best. I limited your existence to that of a living being, your Providence to that of a True God, and your overall being to that considered "normal", even with all those skills, you're still relatively "normal""

"...."

"Don't be surprised, there are beings like you within the Infinite Realms. Beings that created their respective Universes, their own counterparts, beings meant to govern Reality, to do the impossible"

"In simple terms, you are nothing special anymore. You will have to put in effort if you want things to go your way. You need to be strong if you want those beings governing over the world to respect you"

"You will experience death, you will experience betrayal, you will experience love, you will experience tranquility. You will be broken, you will break others, you will go through quite a lot"

"This is just life... the life I tried very much to give you. The life I wanted you to enjoy before the Apocalypse found this place, and slowly began corrupting it as well"

"...."

Enigma felt like his heart was tightening. He felt like the system was about to leave him, and for good. And he couldn't do anything about it. He didn't like this experience at all.

It was an uncomfortable feeling, which was getting stronger and stronger, suffocating his heart and weighing down on his mind.

"It's starting now I see, I'm glad. If you really care about me, this will really affect you. And I hope it's a wake up call to you... to let you know that you will feel even worse if you continue to stay like that. You will lose a lot more after all"

"But... even if I improve as a person, as a living being, as an existing component. I still don't know what I should do." Enigma grit his teeth and let out his thoughts.

The things he had done so far was riding through the Fates of others, the realm's and the world's. He had never done anything he himself believed he was born for.

"I gave you a Constitution, it will help you create a path for you. That's what they are for anyways. Plus, that kid that manages the True Will hasn't abandoned all of you yet"

"He will give you Missions to direct you on your journey accordingly to your Constitutions. So just do you, and try to realize the meaning of your existence, of your family and of your destiny"

"Ding!!!!"

"Your missions have been overwritten"

"You have recieved the following missions "Purpose(X+)", "Secretes(X+)" and "Omniversal Sovereign(X+)""

"This is a gift of mine... I know I wasn't born to give you boosts and all, so I sacrificed myself to give you these... this is me just slacking off from my mission and avoiding more work"

"Don't stop me, it's useless, just know that within this world, you at least had an older brother-figure who cared about you"

"...Like hell I'd just let that be." He said, yet he really did not try try atop the system from whatever actions it was attempting right now.

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"...Are you seriously leaving?" Yet he still felt his heart sinking even further as he asked that question, when the system kept its silence for over a minute.

He really, really didn't like this feeling of helplessness.

"Not yet. There's still more I have to say. Oh, and your sister is amongst you, I just don't know how you're going to find that out, but she's closer to you than you think she is"

"Wait, what?" Enigma felt like a bomb was thrown on his hand as he zoned out and stood there shocked. Such a rollercoaster of emotions was uncomfortable!!

His sister, was amongst him, and he wasn't aware of it all this time?

Then, why didn't she come to find him? Has she really abandoned them just like that? Doesn't she care about them... no, she does, so why...? Why isn't she doing anything.

"She has no choice. As long as you know about her, the current CHAOS will expose her, and thus those above CHAOS will target her. And until you also surpass CHAOS, you might never meet her. CHAOS isnt on your side"

"....."

"Yes, the world is that cruel. Your parents might have suffered the same Fate. And probably only you, who has a consciousness that encompasses an ever growing Universe, can resist them despite being Reality-bounded"

"Wait wait wait, is this the secret you wanted to tell me about?" He asked, surprised and shocked that such a thing was happening behind the scenes, right under his nose.

And here he was selfishly, and one-sidedly believing what the True God Palaces preached to him everyday. Wow. Was all he could say in response.

"Indeed. Enigma, the Laws that are choosing you are trying to avoid being tamed by those beings as well. Your consciousness is the only place they can escape to"

"...."

"A Behemoth represents the highest attainment of Law, Far greater than a Mystery, and yet all 360 Behemoths are scurrying away because of them... what of you, with a few of them in tow?"

"...."

Indeed, he checked his system and realized that he was weak in comparison. If that was true, then even with 100 000 Masteries, he might never be a match of these beings the system speaks off.

"...I'm also avoiding them"

"I figured so." He frowned.

The system claimed to be considered omni in all senses. Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnifarous etc, it was a being even above what Enigma could understand.

Yet...

Yet...

Even it was running away from these beings that were considered above Existence? How strong are they to be honest?

"Enigma... I will leave you, and of course, I'll go against my main function and give you a small power up as a goodbye gift"

"This is me hoping that you will succeed in surpassing CHAOS and represent the Infinite beings, and find a way out for us beings who are trapped under this confinement by them"

"So... you really are leaving? Is that what you're saying?" Enigma asked one more time, still finding it hard to believe that things were actually progressing to this direction now.

"I have no choice... What is coming for you, you cannot survive as you are currently. You will lose everything and will end up breaking down, which is not what we want"

"...No other way?" He bitterly smiled, trying to get the uncomfortable feeling out of his heart.

"None"

"...Are you sure?" He pursued the matter.

"100% sure... give it up, I'm leaving, and you can not stop me... I'm not trying to teach you a lesson here, but I really have no choice. I'd rather die, than let my only hope go extinct"

"Hope?" Enigma asked, wondering what the system was talking about now. What hope, since it will be sacrificing itself now.

"And before I leave, I'll let you on something. Your little friend, Bella, has been chosen by CHAOS, and is being schemed at. Your brother Su Han is looking for you and constantly fighting gods even now"

"Though his True Body is still recovering, his clone alone is more than enough. Oh, and his Constitution is continously evolving"

"Your brother Allen is lost in time, but he is doing well scheming against beings you cannot fathom now as you are. Beings beyond the mere influence and rules of Reality"

"Your fiancee and baby mama are enjoying their lives, getting stronger with your daughters, Athena is scheming a lot recently, trying to create chaos within the God Realm and buying you enough time, but "you" will find out sooner or later and target her"

"The God Realm has fused with Heaven, and is now targeting the Paradise Realm. A lot of essence is spread out, I wouldn't lose out if I were you. But it's fine even if you do"

"Takashi is... darn, let me stop here before I drain myself dry... anyway, while you were enjoying life, people are going through a lot, and struggling through ragnarok"

"...Are you really dying or playing around?" Enigma clicked his tongue in annoyance, the feeling in his chest settling down by quite a lot. But it was still there.

"Hahaha... I'm really leaving. And I hope your change from now on will be beneficial for you. Not that you shouldn't relax, just don't relax too much..."

"Oh, the Dungeon system and Pantheon system I left for you should be great tools for you to use to get stronger, another variation that your future self, which will probably hunt you down right about now... doesn't have"

"Grow stronger, surpass your future, and go through this minor trial... the Ragnarok for you, has not yet begun. I wish you a good journey, young Lord of Mystique. Good luck"

"...."