SPELLCRAFT: Reincarnation Of A Magic Scholar

Kuzon was completely still, shining with a golden splendour in his new form.

Every second that passed meant more time was expiring for him, yet he made no move. Kido, who watched this began to get curious.

'Why won't he do anything? Is there something he's trying to do? Something I left out?' He observed carefully.

Kuzon's entire field was covered in his energy, and the Aether that filled Kido's world couldn't get to him, so all the latter could do was make guesses based on observation.

However, so far everything seemed to add up.

'Nothing has really changed, yet...'

"Maybe I'll try this."

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>VWOOOOOOOSSSSSHHHH<

In an instant, Kido manifested in the Realm Of The King.

He stood a distance from Kuzon, grinning widely. His many Magic Items jiggled as he faced the young man.

"You were looking for me, right? Here I am."

"I don't care."

"Come on, don't be like tha—"

>WHOOOOOSSSSHHHH<

In an instant—no, much faster than that—Kuzon closed in on Kido and effortlessly pressed down on his shoulder.

"I said... I don't care."

Instantly, Kido's body transformed into gold—completely petrified by Kuzon's single touch. Of course, this was simply a manifestation and not the real one.

"You know that's pointless, right?" Another Kido appeared behind Kuzon, smiling as gleefully as the earlier one.

"Of course you know."

"I bet you do."

"What's the deal, Kuzon."

"What's the matter, Kuzon?"

"What's your plan?"

Several more Kido avatars popped up in the strange new world, and they all surrounded Kuzon.

"Each avatar of mine possesses all the abilities I have in real life. Needless to say, they'll be good punching bags for you." This time, the voice came from all over the vast realm.

>WHOOOOOSSSSHHHH<

The hundreds of Kidos flew in Kuzon's direction, all travelling faster than the boy would have been able to evade. However, this time, he could see everything.

Not only because of his newly heightened state, but because of the eyes he possessed. Everything they were going to do, the line of action, their capabilities.

He saw them all.

However, nothing mattered at this point.

>SSHHHHHHHHWUUUUSSHHH<

A few of the several golden glass-like shards around Kuzon swiftly moved, turning into smaller pieces.

Before Kido could get to his target, each particle of glass—now nothing more than a sparkle—swiftly moved towards each of the hundreds of different Kidos and made contact.

>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!<

They all exploded in a golden blast, completely obliterated as Kuzon floated at the centre, totally unbothered.

"It's time." He whispered.

"Oh? Time for what? Finally taking action? What are you going to do?"

Kido's echoing voice of excitement and curiosity gave the young Midas a sense of satisfaction. He was grateful that his uncle hadn't noticed all that he was doing during his times of inaction and the little combat he'd experienced.

'Now, let's execute it...'

"[The Emperor]"

A card manifested in front of Kuzon, displaying a golden brightness and an illustration depicting a powerful ruler. It was an Arcana—Kuzon's Arcana.

"The Emperor? It doesn't work here, remember? [The Empress] cancels it out."

Kuzon merely smiled at Kido's statement. His uncle was right, but also wrong.

"You're omnipotent, right? So riddle me this..." [The Emperor] shone brighter as Kuzon spoke.

Suddenly, his area of influence began to expand. The glow started to slowly take over more of his vicinity.

"... What happens when an unstoppable spear meets an immovable shield?"

The question was a paradox, and the closest answer to the correct one would be that they cancelled themselves out.

Both elements were deemed invincible, but when they clashed with each other, they would become finite, and as such, would end up destroying each other.

Kido knew this already, but why was Kuzon asking him?

'Don't tell me—!!!' The omnipotent being widened his eyes in realization.

"The answer has been quite simple all along. [The Emperor] exerts dominance, and [The Empress] retains it, rejecting interference. The clash between the two often results in nullification..."

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Kido's voice echoed throughout the vast world, and several versions of himself manifested in the Realm Of The King.

He was visibly upset, and he had a disapproving look when he stared at Kuzon.

"... But what happens when there are two unstoppable spears and one immovable shield?"

Usually, there would be no difference in the variance of infinity, but reality was a different ball game entirely. If one against one cancelled the other, what would happen if an equally stronger power entered the equation?

"The answer is, of course, that the spear would win. I am the spear."

>VWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH<

The several avatars of Kido suddenly had their bodies impaled by golden spears made from mid-air. Blades made from the very fabric of the Realm Of The King.

"W-what??!"

"I've taken over a sufficient portion of this realm. Every second I spend here will give me even more control. Once I obtain full dominance over everything, it's game over... for you."

Kido was still stunned by how Kuzon had managed to pull something like this off. Something not even he had anticipated.

It all boiled down to one thing.

"One of those artifacts of yours... they have a hidden function, don't they? Something I don't know about?"

Kuzon smiled and shrugged.

"You aren't revered as a genius for nothing."

In essence, while he wasn't going to tell his secrets, Kuzon already implied that he was correct. This made the absolute confidence that the older Midas had slowly come crumbling down.

His lackadaisical attitude soon vanished, and what replaced his eyes was fierce determination.

"I'm not allowing this."

>VWUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM<

Suddenly, a huge shockwave manifested within the Realm Of The King, a distance from Kuzon's area of influence.

The distortion—or rather its cause—caught the young Midas' attention, and he noticed it fast approaching.

"So, you decided to seriously try to eliminate me."

>FWOOOOOSSSHHHH<

Like a blur, the moving distortion instantly closed its distance with Kuzon.

It had the likeness of a man—with flowing golden hair, and a gold and black armour with several runic engravings on them.

With large wings that flapped with his great meteor-like approach, and a glowing body that seemed doused in a fiery furnace, this being charged at Kuzon.

"Come, Kido!"

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[A/N]

Okay, I'll try to conclude everything in this next chapter. For those confused about how Kuzon came up with this plan, it'll be explained in the next chapter.

Lol