Elven Legacy (Part 2)

Chapter 288: Elif's Rebirth

As the mighty presence converged around the Divine Phoenix Clan, it suppressed every being within the territory, traversing numerous dimensions and even forcing the powerful ancestors, the backbone of the Clane, to their very knees as they helplessly fell before the mighty presence. Once the presence reached the Rebirth dimension, the same happened there; it suppressed Patriarch Renata, the Ancestor who was stopping Illumia, Comet, and Illumia herself, forcing all three of them onto their hands and knees.
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'F-Fuck, s-such p-power, t-this presence i-is even forcing t-the ancestor o-onto her knees!' Thought Comet in shock as he glanced at Patriarch Renata and the Ancestor, marveling at the might the presence wielded.

'H-Heh, I-I wonder how much m-my system is absorbing, i-it must be a-a tremendous a-amount!' Thought Comet with a massive grin as he opened his system, causing an ethereal bluish screen to appear in the air right before him, though, to his absolute shock, his points weren't rapidly increasing; in fact, they weren't even going up.

'W-What the? G-Gel! W-What's h-hapening!?' Exclaimed Comet in slight anger as he glanced at Gel, who appeared floating in the air beside the bluish screen.

'What's happening? Well, it's quite simple; it's just an incredibly unfortunate circumstance. You see, Comet, the creator of this system, had made it so that it can absorb any type of Qi and convert it into a different Qi so that the user, who is you, can then use it to help improve your cultivation base or buy things from the shop, though that was only thought of later.' Said Gel lightly as she flapped her small, butterfly wings while flying around the systems, bluish screen, pausing so Comet could properly follow along.

'However, there is only one small problem: the creator couldn't make it so the system could absorb Qi from someone stronger than him, which is only reasonable when you think about it. Such a thing also wasn't that big of a deal; the creator was a powerful cultivator, with very few beings at his level, let alone stronger than him; however, there was one being who was stronger than him, and that is a woman most commonly known as Progenitor Lourdes.' Added Gel solemnly as she stopped flying and positioned herself right in front of Comet, who deeply frowned while tilting his head in concussion.

'W-Who is P-Progenitor L-Lourdes? I-Is she beautiful?' Questioned Comet curiously as he eyed Gel, whose face threatened to twitch at his words.

'Beautiful? I don't know; the creator has never seen her face, though given that she's a Royal Elf, she's most likely beautiful. As for her? She's the Progenitor of the Immortal Elven Empire, Prince Elif's oldest living Ancestor, and the unspoken strongest being in all of existence.' Remarked Gel seriously, her words causing a lustful glint to appear within his eyes, only for them to suddenly widen in shock.
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Gazing at the ashes of His Highness, I tried my damnedest to resist this might that pressured me to my knees while my heart cried out in pain; I couldn't even circulate Qi through my own body; the pressure had made me entirely immobile.

'Y-Your Highness.' Muttered Illumia with a teary-eyed expression full of anguish as she looked at the raging, multicolored flame that was enveloping Elif's ashes.

I felt at fault; no, I was at fault. Even when I saw parts of his body slowly turn to ash, I didn't move; I simply bit my lip and stayed composed, deciding to place my faith in His Highness; he wasn't foolish, and I trusted him with my life, so I could trust him with his own. Yet, in the end, because of my hesitance, he's been killed; his soul, his body, his everything has vanished within the raging flame.

I couldn't tell Their Majesties that I had allowed their firstborn, whom they entrusted me to protect, to die while under my watch; I wasn't so brazen to dare ever even think about doing such a thing. No. For my failure, I'll take my own life once I regain control of my body.