Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

0113 Seeking Knowledge Above All - Kai's Vow!

Kai stood there with a horrified face as if he was seeing the Door for a second time.

Only men of science like him could fathom how grievous a blunder it was to assume something without considering all plausible explanations. It was a horror beyond the hideously patterned yellow door from his Blood Prophecy. It put a question mark on his very intelligence and cunningness.

Kai almost staggered to the bed, his mouth open.

Meg sat down beside him. "I have never heard of an Item influencing the outer world before unless it's out of the Inventory," she said, her sweet voice entering his ears. "If even the topmost Contestants were in your place, they would have made the same mistake, I am sure."

Her words meant nothing to him now.

Kai never compared himself to others like this. His ambition forbade him. He was the one who would stand at the Peak of Absolute Power alone.

Others could afford to make a mistake like that.

Not Blood Demon.

With every second, anger welled up in his heart. How could he not see it before? Not knowing what your Skills and Items could do was a rookie mistake. Was he some run-of-the-mill newbie? Had he fallen so low that he now lived on his momentary assumptions?

Kai's face became red with shame, blood rising to his eyes, aiming for his brain.

He closed his eyes and took several deep breaths.

Yes, just like that, son, a voice sang within him. Every mistake opens a door to a hidden opportunity. Remember that those who have never blundered can never know the actual taste of victory.

Kai calmed down and snapped the Book open.

-/Petyr./-

Petyr walked out, wearing a night suit similar to Kai.

-/What's the difference between Jon Arryn, Cersei Lannister, Petyr Baelish, Pokeball Expert Kurt, and Professor Elm?/- he asked, keeping Meg in conversation. But he had already found the answer.

The reason for the Book's vibrations was hidden within it.

"The obvious difference is their names, my lord," Petyr quipped slyly. "That's an odd question to test my intelligence."

Kai glared at him. If there was ever a look that said he would kill Petyr, then it was this.

Petyr chuckled. "I was wondering when you will ask me this question," he said, his tone becoming grave. "Jon Arryn is a match. You light this match, and boom, now you have a story. His tale is words forced together on the corner of a piece of paper.

"Kurt and Professor Elm are more than that. They are the torches that light the path when one walks through a story. Yes, they are important, and their existence is crucial to the story. But they are nothing more than that."

Kai gritted his teeth.

The Book shuddered not to tell him he could devour the tale. It shuddered whenever he met a significant main storyline Character. It shuddered in excitement as it included these significant Characters in the tale it was writing.

A Hidden Tale of Kai Stormborn!

It was the fucking Thousand Tales Parasite, Kai cursed.

Petyr continued. "Cersei Lannister and Petyr Baelish," he said, smiling, "Well, my lord, surely you must have guessed by now. They are not matches to begin a story, and they are not torches, either. They..." Petyr trailed off.