Odyssey of the Blind God

Sweat trickled down his temples as he felt a wave of tiredness hit him after releasing the vast majority of his energy at once.

His body required a few seconds to cope with the sensation of being deprived of most of its power, and Nial started to feel dizzy and extremely weak afterward.

Nonetheless, he was happily holding the Swirl of Chaos ability crystal while trying to get used to his current condition.

"You have only one minute left..." Oracle reminded him all of a sudden. She hadn't spoken much during the battle against the Heligav and only informed him about the isolated space's remaining time.

"Thanks," Nial replied, "Your help was exceptional!"

He ruffled through Oracle's hair while trying to stop his arm from shaking before he averted his focus.

Nial retrieved two items from his spatial ring, followed by a bunch of Origin crystals. The Origin crystals were deprived of the mana they harbored in the following seconds, filling the two items Nial had just taken out.

Both were runic armaments, but only one had been created by Nial!

"Kaeldur, Tyrant...you guys can go back. Replenish your powers and restore some of your former strength," Nial ordered and the two subordinates swiftly followed his commands.

They returned to the Heart of Darkness and entered a state similar to hibernation.

"Come closer," Nial said just moments after Kaeldur and Tyrant had turned into darkness currents to enter Nial's Heart of Darkness, "We will leave soon."

Oracle struggled a bit with getting up on Ryu, who inched toward Nial after he had issued his command.

Nial helped the Little girl before he got on Ryu as well. He inserted his remaining energy, including every bit of Mana inside the two runic armaments he held before waiting for the isolated space to crumble.

"Three seconds left..." The little girl informed Nial, who nodded his head.

He waited patiently for the last three seconds before he activated both runic armaments the moment the isolated space around him burst open.

A nauseous feeling overwhelmed Nial but he forced himself to focus on the two runic armaments so as to make sure that his plan of escape wouldn't fail miserably.

The first runic armament he unleashed was a [Camouflage] runic device. It was only a Tier-2 runic device, which was also why the perfect camouflage wouldn't last longer than a second, especially since Nial had configured the runic device to camouflage a range of two meters.

However, that second was more than enough for Nial to make use of the second batch of runic armaments he used. It was the Teleportation runic device, which Master Crevian had given to him before he departed from the Forest of Life.

The teleportation runic device didn't take long to be activated and to teleport Nial, but he was not the only one to make use of it. Nial had been forced to alter the teleportation runic device because Ryu had joined him.

Leaving behind the wingless Gryphon was out of question so he had no option but to make sure that there wouldn't be an instance where he had to leave his companion. As for Oracle, Nial was actually not sure if she would stay by his side or if she would leave soon.

He was not even sure who or what the little girl truly was, to begin with.

Nonetheless, using the altered teleportation device required a quarter of a second to be activated, and that was also why he had simultaneously activated the Camouflage runic device.

With both runic devices activated, it was easy for Nial to leave the isolated space undetected.

He, Ryu, and Oracle were teleported into the wilderness, more than a hundred kilometers away from Alliance City.

"Yay, we got the Swirl of Chaos!" The little Oracle exclaimed while Nial was trying to hold his ground. His legs were shaking and there was not much Mana left in his body.

Despite that, Nial forcefully expanded his range of perception to make sure that he had not accidentally entered the territory of a powerful dungeon beast.

"We got the Swirl of Chaos, yes... but I cannot return to Alliance City with it..." Nial mumbled as he rearranged his thoughts.

"I shouldn't leave any evidence behind!" He came to a conclusion after a few seconds as he clenched the Swirl of Chaos ability crystal tightly.

The ability crystal's Chaos could be sensed easily because its power was unique, and it was not possible to simply store the ability crystal anywhere.

With that in mind, Nial used the only way to solve all his 'problems' at once. He decided to absorb the Swirl of Chaos ability before activating the teleportation runic armament once again.

To do that he had to use the bare minimum of Origin crystals to absorb the Swirl of Chaos and activate the teleportation runic device, leaving him in an even weakened state. His mind felt like it would explode at any time and he had a hard time focusing on his surroundings that changed once again.

He had appeared in his room inside the Pagoda of the Thousand Bodies Refinements Dojo, where he spread out more than half of his remaining Origin crystals.

"So...tired...painful..." Nial said as he stumbled forward. His legs were unable to keep their hold on Ryu, and he fell down on his soft bed. The exhaustion overtook him and he entered a deep slumber in an instant.

As Nial fell asleep the power of Chaos began to sweep through his body. The Swirl of Chaos ability was bound to his Mana Core and connections between his fifth, and last ability, along with both the Heart of Darkness and his Mana Core were established.

At the same time, the Little Oracle and Ryu kept staring at Nial. The power of Chaos oozed out of him, the mana that had been stored within the Origin crystals surged toward Nial and it pushed the Chaos back inside Nial.

Only traces of Chaos were able to escape the surge of the mana currents, and they filled the room in its entirety.

But instead of leaving them alone, the Little Oracle swung her hand, releasing some of her power.

White currents emerged from her hand, and they grasped the traces of Chaos. The traces of Chaos were pulled back to Nial, where they fused with his body once again.

Ryu kept switching his gaze between Nial and the Little Oracle, not sure what to think about Nial's current condition, or the fact that the little girl was still overflowing with power.

She didn't seem exhausted in the slightest, and from the looks of it, Ryu began to ponder whether the Little Oracle had unleashed her full power when creating the Isolated space, or if she had still held back.

Ryu was extremely exhausted and the wingless Gryphon could barely keep his eyes open. On the other hand, the Little Oracle was still brimming with energy.

"Just go to sleep. I will take care of everything!" The Little Oracle said with confidence in a shrill voice.

Ryu didn't want to fall asleep, but the little Oracle's words were like a charm, a spell strong enough to influence Ryu's subconscious.

The wingless Gryphon closed his eyes and he slumped to the ground as well, falling asleep.

Only little Oracle was left awake. She smiled slightly at the sight of the two and reached out for them. Unfathomable power swept through her entire being. Her facial features seemed to change all of a sudden as she grew in size. Her body changed as well as she matured and her smile turned even brighter as she touched the back of both Nial and Ryu.

She circulated her power inside the two Originals and helped them digest the Darkness Myphelia and the binding of the Swirl of Chaos ability crystal.

The Little Oracle made use of the Origin crystals that filled the room to further reinforce the digestion process of the two Originals, and it was only after a long time that her cheerful expression changed slightly.

"Origin... I think I understand now why you want me to help him..." The Little Oracle said all of a sudden. She was deep in thoughts and sighed deeply as she kept her gaze fixed on Nial's broad back.

"He can wield Damian's powers, but he has even more to offer than that. Damian would never be able to get his hands on the Power of Mental Control, let alone the ability to attain the Powers of Chaos...just who are you?" She mumbled to herself.

Even though the Little Oracle was quite literally an Oracle, there were certain things that escaped her sight.

Nial was one of the beings, who had escaped her sight for so long, and she wouldn't have known about his existence if not for the Origin's order to keep an eye on his actions.

'Just what is he...you cannot tell me that he is human...'