Limitless The Strongest Revenant

Chapter 1009 1009: This is how [2/2]

"MY LORD! FOLLOW THE SOUND OF MY VOICE! DO NOT LOSE YOURSELF! BEAR IT! THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF MY KIND! THE REBORN!"

This voice? Juno? In my mind, I then felt a powerful presence. And like a vacuum, it began to suck away all the darkness. Getting a chance to breathe, I quickly moved toward the presence. The moment I did, a bright flash blinded me.

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I was brought to a white world. In it, I saw the Vithriss Nobilis Juno. My heartbeat, which was racing from fear and terror, finally began to slow. The presence of an ally helped me recenter myself.

Juno had her arms crossed and was watching something behind us. I turned around. What I saw was a video depicting the betrayal of a businessman. The one who betrayed him was his wife.

The man clung to a wedding photo as he cried so much that his tears turned to blood. I felt his rage and the pain of betrayal. The man wanted to know why.

[I LOVE YOU! WHY DO THIS?!]

The video showed an abrupt change and a child being beaten by her drunken father. Her pitiful sobs as she was beaten with a cane rang out. I felt her pain, fear, and trauma. All the child wanted was for the pain to stop.

[WAH! I'M SO SORRY. FORGIVE ME!]

It then changed to show a man entering an apartment. He had an insane expression. The man opened the door to a bedroom and shot two people who were having sex. I felt the insanity of his mind. The man wished to stop the pain and go back to the past.

[IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, THEN NO ONE WILL!]

I couldn't help but turn away from the videos. Yet I saw Juno staring at them with a serious expression. I could hear the video change again, but I didn't watch.

[HELP! SOMEONE!]

And again.

[HAHAHAHA! BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND!]

And again.

[I'M SCARED!!! NOO!!!!]

With each video, my heart felt heavier. They showed me the absolute worst face of humanity. Not just from the victims but also from the bastards who committed the atrocities. If Reborn all are forced to watch shit like this, it is no wonder they all grew up to hate people.

I kept my back to the screen as Juno watched what felt like thousands of videos. By the 25th video, I was already in tears, and I wanted to burn the world. But I stayed quiet. Eventually, the video playbacks stopped. Juno then nodded with a serious expression.

"It is done. I applaud you for enduring them, my lord," she praised.

"What the hell is this place? Where are we?"

"We are in your core, my lord. The place you call your soulgem."

"You came into my soulgem?" I asked in disbelief.

"No, my lord. I am merely helping you process them."

"What do you mean?"

"Hmm… if I were to explain, for us Reborn, we begin knowing nothing of humans. But the more malice we consume, the more we end up learning about them. Through the process, you saw that I did."

"…"

Juno and Roach were originally monsters the size of houses. But as they grew more powerful, they shrank and gained bodies that mimicked those of humans. Juno, in particular, grew more human with every iteration.

"This is how you process the malice?" I asked.

"Yes. It shows me the worst of humanity. Although it takes quite a bit of effort to not go bloodthirsty by the end of it."

"Even Roach?"

"Haha, I am the minority. Most Reborn just let them play without paying attention to them. You see, the malice we receive at first is useless. Unless we cleanse them by watching the regrets and desires, we cannot use the energy they bring."

"…"

So all they wanted was for someone to hear them? I guess that makes some sense. Even in Western media, most ghosts linger due to regret. Once those are fulfilled, they ultimately find rest.

"As I learned, I was told that this practice was similar to empathy. Validating the emotions behind the malice brings peace to their souls."

It was a hard pill to swallow, but someone I understood. If the soul energy was to be used for the next reincarnation, it made sense to scrub the dirt off of them. Funny enough, even manga and anime showed the same principle.

"Then I must do this every time I am to use malice?"

Juno nodded.

"Sigh. I see. This feels like a complete pain in the ass. But thank you, Juno. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"I only did what was expected of me. Then take your time to digest your thoughts, my lord. I will protect your body."

"Thank you," I said in gratitude.

Juno wordlessly saluted and vanished. Well, considering that this place should be my soulgem, or my soul world, or something, it was not like she was really here. I looked around and saw two doors, one to my left and the other to my right.

I quickly walked toward the left door and opened it. The room was a place I already knew well. The door contained only seven doors. The same ones that were my legacy as a Successor.

"I see. So, the doors were not in my mind, but my soulgem. That makes sense."

I closed the door and quickly went to the other one. Wondering what was inside, I opened it. A beautiful garden lay before me. The sky was blue, and the ground was lush green grass. At the center was a coffee table that sat seven gorgeous women.

"Masters?"

The {Fates} of the girls all smiled at my greeting. But they all then said the same thing.

"It is still too early, Successor. Return after you claim your legacy." X7

I suddenly found myself blown out of the door. I landed on my butt outside the garden. The door then closed gently with an eerie creak. I heard something like a key turning. A sharp click echoed. I stood up and tried to turn the doorknob, but I couldn't.

Left in the main empty white room, I just decided to will myself out. Whatever all of this was, I would know more after I reclaimed the legacies.

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When I opened my eyes, I saw the world differently. I could now see shadows all over. It was similar to the feeling of adjusting to seeing the souls all of a sudden. Wraiths were almost human. So, unless someone used souls, the world remained normal.

Souls were like a white light that grew thicker like fog when used in great amounts. It was rare to see around the open. In contrast. My eyes could now see dark shadowy wisps flowing all around.

Was all this malice?

A hand grabbed my shoulder. It brought me back to the present.

"My lord, are you all right?" Juno asked.

"How long was I out?"

"Less than five minutes, my lord."

"Okay, Exa, show me my malice counter."

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Malice Available: 100,953 | To evolve: N/A

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The experience I had with the malice was a bit jarring. But I could now use my {Entropies}. That was all that mattered. And for my upcoming fights, I couldn't care less where my power came from. Only that it would help me protect those I love.

"Time to get to work."