Ancient Pasts - Tbate

Familiar Faces

Cathan Leywin Pov

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, checking whether or not I had the Immortal Eye. A comforting feeling enveloped my body as the Immortal Eye activated.

Nodding in satisfaction, I made a peace sign and held it in front of my right eye, which began to radiate an immense amount of mana as I activated one of its abilities.

My vision turned monochrome to see past the physical world. Looking around, I saw only white and black colors, and I realized that mana and aether didn't naturally generate here, which meant I'll have to rely on my core's generation of mana.

While it limited my use of mana, I could feel that my mana core was filled to the brim and was practically overflowing. Besides, there are probably a few creatures down there that have mana, which means I can absorb their mana.

Shaking my head, I reminded myself why I needed to activate the Immortal Eye. I sent mana up into my eyes, and a golden light shot from my eyes before gently touching down on the void's surface.

Kneeling down, I picked up the black stick on the ground and felt a wave of nostalgia wash over me. While this wasn't the first Rupa I got, it was probably the most valuable of the three right now.

Unlike the other two Rupas, it's better to use this Rupa by itself due to the abilities that those two possess. I didn't know its unique ability, but I knew the Djinn king designed two Rupas for use together, so one must be alone.

The black Rupa, which is the one I got from Miras, has the ability to absorb ambient mana, mana from attacks, and even absorb mana directly from living beings. The red Rupa, which I found after Arthur woke up in the relictombs, has the intangibility ability, which allows it to pass through solid matter.

All I knew was that the purple Rupa probably had to do with protection. Red signified attack or offense, which was the only use of the red Rupa, and the black symbolized a neutral state between offense and defense, so the purple probably symbolized defense.

Using that theory, using the purple Rupa by itself would be a better choice since twin weapons never focus on defense, and the purple Rupa most likely excels at defense, making it a terrible twin weapon.

I closed my eyes and imagined a katana-like sword, which possessed excellent durability and cutting power. I imagined it to have twenty layers, and the Rupa took on that form with every detail enticed.

It was a shame that Athena wasn't here. Since my body is alive, my mana core is still there, and Athena is okay, so I don't have to worry about her being in danger.

Besides, even if she was here, she was strong enough to toy with a scythe by herself, which means she wouldn't be in danger either way. I was only a little bit worried that there might be other more powerful worlds out there, which would lead to more dangerous beings here.

Prisim stood to the side, watching me prepare to venture into the depths of hell, a place I had never seen, let alone stepped inside. Taking a deep breath, I turned to face Prisim.

"I'm ready," I said as she studied me.

"Do you require anything else?" She asked.

"I'm wondering, can I get something from the outside brought into here?" I inquired.

Prisim nodded. "So long as it is bound to your soul, then I can bring it into here."

My eyes lit up like a bomb. "I have a sentient weapon on the outside called Athena. Can you bring her here?"

Prisim gave a slight bow as she began to fade. "I will do as you require."

I wasn't sure why, but when Prisim asked me if Grey was taking care of me as a child, she looked terrified and started being polite and respectful to me.