Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

0176 The Book - An Old One's Desire!

No one wand ever looked the same, not even the Coreless ones.

Kai recognized it in an instant. It was his once, no doubt. He had sacrificed to Hastur. What was it doing with this monster? Had the Old One bestowed it upon him like he had given the Battleax to Andrik? And if HE had, then why? For what heinous purpose and for what cruel scheme?

Kai's eyes gawked at the wand, his body unresponsive to his tumultuous thoughts.

The Existence brought his hand forward, letting Kai inspect the wand. "This must not come as a shock to you," he said, smiling at Kai. "One can't just stumble upon HIM and back away with no repercussions, young man. We have served HIM for thousands of years, and We know beings like HIM could have no interest in you, no matter how special you may be in the eyes of the Deep Ones.

"When We got the revelation about you, it surprised Us. Not because of your strength, but because of your foolishness. We won't say sacrifice 'it' to HIM. No. What is yours, will stay yours, and thus, it must be you and you alone who get to decide what to do with 'it'. Such are the rules adhered to by all in the Primordial Tower. But... We must warn you. Nothing good has ever come from possessing a thing that THEY desire.

"Sharing even this same desire can turn one into a simpleton."

What is he talking about? Kai thought incredulously. What is 'it'? How is this anything relevant to the Coreless Wand and my sacrifice? Does he know about my Parseltongue?

No matter what angle Kai used to look at the things said by the possessor of the Rinnegan, he couldn't figure out what he was implying.

The Existence flicked his hand again, sending the Coreless Wand back to his Inventory. He looked away, the smile on his face vanishing. "Surely your eyes aren't suggesting that you haven't figured out what We are talking about, are they?" he asked. "The Book. Would you let me have a look at It?"

Kai's mind went blank. Some primal demon rose in his heart, erasing all thoughts. At this moment, he had only one direction to follow. No matter what, he must not take the Book out or even accept that he had it.

The Blood Demon had finally taken over.

The Will to Defy had claimed his mind; stronger than ever.

The Existence sensed something. He narrowed his eyes, furrowed his brows, and opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it.

"We were told that the Book thwarted HIS attempts of knowing its secrets," the horned being said, unsmiling. "For the Book to break contact with HIM by itself, it must have a living characteristic. We saw an immense Blood World in our revelation, but the Book shattered the world before HE could seep HIS Authorities into it. Is that Blood World, an essence of the Book? Or is it yours? I wonder... Speak. Have you forgotten how to speak?"

Yes, I have, Kai told himself. Now, he just hoped like all the disappeared figures, Selene wouldn't disappear upon letting her come out.

He was ready to sacrifice her now.

Contrary to his thoughts, the Existence suddenly laughed. "No need to be so nervous," he told Kai. "We must follow Chaos' laws if We want to live any longer too. According to the System's rules, We will trade the Book, of course, and the System will witness the trade itself. Would you like to hear what Our offer is?