Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

0096 Time's Running Out - A Reckless Pokemon Hunt!

Cersei briefed Meg about the ins and outs of Kai's goals and his current strength.

All the time, Contestant Morning Mist, now Kai's soul-blood slave, kept gawking at the Character.

Only a few moments ago, she had believed such a feat was impossible. Now, within a few moments since she had learned of her Master's Glitch, the word impossible was taking a new meaning in her mind.

As Meg looked at Cersei, marveling at each word coming out of her mouth regarding Kai, he looked at Morning Mist with pure greed. If it was in his hands, he would rather give up everything and sit down to learn everything that was in Meg's mind. But time was of the essence. He had both his Side Mission and Hidden Mission to take care of first.

Meg stepped towards him as Cersei finished.

The awe on her face hadn't vanished, but it had become even more apparent. The Book and its capabilities, the Glitch, the Ghost Serpent, his Privileges, and all the deeds that Kai had done after resurrecting in the Primordial Tower had become a sacred tale for her. Even more petrifying were his missions to hunt 4th-floor Contestants.

Yet, it was Kai's encounter during the Blood Prophecy and then him getting a reply from Hastur by sacrificing the Coreless Wand that had shocked her the most.

Though, to Kai's dismay, she was as ignorant about the Door, the Patterns, and the tattered strip of yellow robes as he was. Things hadn't finished there.

How can a mere Coreless Wand be sufficient for a reply? She had mumbled incredulously. Then she had told him that only the most exquisite things could bring a reply out of the prayer upon sacrificing them.

Kai didn't know if he should be glad about it or distressed.

Meg also had not much to say regarding Red Sun's presence. I've heard of the Sun and Moon organization, she had commented . It's nothing but a group of lowlife mercenaries. Red Sun, if I'm not mistaken, is the lickspittle founding member.

Meg had also told him to not eat the Rock Cake unless Kai couldn't finish his Attribute Quota of the 1st-Set through Missions. Otherwise, it would do nothing but waste an Attribute Point. The best time to eat it would be in the 2nd Set, where Contestants struggle to complete the Quota.

Kai smiled after hearing all that. Meg is showing her usefulness quite early, he thought, beaming. I was right about her.

There was a tinge of pain hidden behind that smile, too.

It was hard to let go of his chance to devour a Pokemon. Not that he could without raising his Snake Instinct Proficiency to 100%, but Kai had been positive that after hunting the three Contestants, he would have closed the gap significantly.

It was then that Meg approached him and kneeled.

"Master, forgive me," she said sadly. "Because of me, you gave up on your chance to devour a Pokemon's Blood Essence."

Kai said nothing. He looked at Cersei, who came up to him and stopped beside him as if she was his queen or something. Well, she is almost useless for now, Kai thought, looking at Cersei.

He had decided to not use Blood Prophecy ever again until he would have the power to break it in-between by himself. He'd rather not find him stuck in some unavoidable paradox, like dancing at the fingertips of some unknown and unimaginable eldritch entity.

"I have some counsel," Morning Mist said, lifting her head to look at him. "I am not completely sure about it, as your circumstances and powers are unique, even for my experiences. If it works, you can hit two targets with one arrow."