Eternal Saṃsāra: The Wanderer of Worlds, Book 1

[43] Caught Between Schemes

Chapter 43: Caught Between Schemes

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Thin Places are pocket dimensions, positioned between the mortal world and the world of the divine. The aura of the main two realms, Heaven and Earth, collide together to form this middle space.

My [Jade Perception] performed a widespread scan of the entire area; I realized that this indeed was the space – the magical realm – between the main point Earth and the secondary point that was the Divine Dimension of Konohanasakuya-hime.

This was a place separate from the movement and evolution of modern Earth, my perception moved over the figures of Dinosaurs and other extinct species that have long since vanished from the face of Earth. But those existed here; in fact, they were magical beasts. I also sensed a large concentration of magic in multiple places; signs of artifacts. This was a place filled with opportunities and gifts.

In some other terms, this place can be considered a [Dungeon].

"Oh my g-goodness, a thin place!? Those are real?!" Akane sounded frightened, voicing the concern of the other kids, as she added. "I-I'm not exactly sure, but I think it's a theory saying that there are eerie and mysterious places where the line between the physical world and the spiritual world gets super thin and it merges to create a middle-space. You are saying that's real, Aqua? Isn't that just a fairy tale?"

Everyone was looking at me, worried, frightened, and concerned. Some looked doubtful too, but there was a bloody body lying just near our feet with claw marks that shouldn't belong to any normal beast. Perhaps it's the fact that the generation of kids was a lot more interested in the supernatural, but they didn't immediately call me quits.

I opened my mouth to explain but quickly stopped. What am I doing? What's the point in explaining to them anything? My [Jade Perception] earlier had sensed the cause of Sen's state, a beast that was still in this resort. No other humans were here, and so these kids would just be a hassle if I got down to explain things to them.

"Sorry, guys."

I closed my eyes and channeled my Qi within me to perform the [Symphony of the Ephemeral Veil] technique. Mist burst out of my body, as everyone went confused and loud. This will make them lose their memories when they wake up.

"W-wait, what's going on?!"

"I- ak!"

I moved quickly, using my senses to note which person was which, and began to knock them out one by one with a chop on their neck. Then I deposited them in my Void Storage.

First, I deposited all the guys. Then I went towards the erratic Yuki and deposited her too, and lastly I went to Akane. However, before I could knock her out, I paused. She should stay; even if she's a normal human, she has the Book of Thoth inside her. If I was going to introduce her to the supernatural world sooner or later, this was a prime opportunity.

I dispersed the technique as the mist vanished, leaving only Mem-Cho, Mai, Akane, and me left in the room. Oh, and the body of Sen Kaibara. I stared at it for a moment and then crouched down.

"A-Aqua?!" Akane yelled when she saw me move, her head looking around at the same time to locate where the others had gone. "What just happened?! D-did you do that?"

"Stay quiet," I told her as I looked down at Sen's body.

There were large claw marks, three, on his back. I turned him around to see if there was any on his chest, and thankfully there wasn't. I turned him around again and put my hand on his back, before performing the [Pure Storm Baptism]. Ethereal blue lightning danced out of my hand and into the boy's body, his wounds began to fizzle with life as new cells grew to cover his wounds.