Chapter 1882 A Sacrifice or Ploy?

After they separated for the second time, Felix's expression turned solemn. He told Asna about what just happened and how if it wasn't for Lilith, he would have been forced to blow her soul to rescue her.

Then, he asked with a serious tone, "Do you feel any change within you? I refuse to believe that Lilith has sacrificed her life for your sake."

"Hmm, nothing?" Asna shook her head, "If she has done something to my soul or core, I would know it."

"I see..." While he trusted Asna's words, he still refused to accept such a turn of events. He would rather trust in the universe ceasing to exist all of a sudden than accept Lilith's sacrifice.

"You said she was able to use my core-based defensive abilities." Asna a.n.a.lyzed thoughtfully.

"Yes, and she disappeared after using just one." Felix inquired, "What do you think? In my eyes, if she can use them, then, she is no different than being the owner of your core. This is simply impossible on so many levels."

"True, even you could give simple commands to my core due to your thin connection with the universe's consciousness." Asna nodded seriously, "Yet, she seemed to have higher authority over you."

"I know, it's simply illogical." Felix frowned, "let's examine with a wish."

Felix went on and wished for the answer from the universe, paying whatever price was needed. The answer he received wasn't to his expectation.

"She is really gone?" His pupils enlarged in shock.

He a.s.sumed that the universe would at least not answer him, believing that Lilith might have done something that not even the universe would pick up on.

Alas, his suspicion came back negative.

Now, he had no clue what to think.

All of his senses were screaming at him that Lilith would never come this far and kill herself for Asna's sake...Yet, everything pointed to her truly being gone.

"Maybe she...I don't know, I didn't interact enough with that s.l.u.t to understand what goes in her mind." Asna waved her hand carelessly, dropping the matter entirely.

Although Lilith had saved her, she didn't feel an ounce of appreciation. She had heard about how she exploited her man to gain access to her core.

She was more p.i.s.sed about what she did to Felix than the fact she resided in her core for such a long time.

Also, the fact she always flirted with Felix didn't help her case at all.

"Let me in, I wanna meet with big sis and the others."

"Ah, alright."

While Asna seemed to have thrown the matter at the back of her mind and just wanted to reunite with her lover and friends, Felix just couldn't do the same.

As he watched Asna hug his masters and laugh joyfully, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes at her back.

'Lilith, I understand your saga isn't going to end this anti-climactically.' He thought coldly, 'I have no clue what you planned, but I am never going to let my protection down, never again.'

...

Felix wasn't the only one taken back by what Lilith had done. The three rulers were still staring into nothingness in silence, questioning their reality.

They had everything planned to obtain Asna's core, antic.i.p.ating every move that Felix was about to make.

Even his attack on her soul wouldn't work, as they were going to protect it with their divine barrier.

While it wasn't going to hold that much, it didn't matter. Asna's soul would have already been completed by then.

The only thing they never expected was for Lilith to have the authority to use the core-based abilities of a core that wasn't hers!

"I don't understand..." Medusa murmured, "How can this happen? How can she do that? Is there something we are missing?"

"Lilith." Amun-Ra gritted his teeth, "Ever since she returned from the Echoing Tower's mission, she has been acting up."

"It's true, she tried to steal the universe's heart for some reason even though she knew it was impossible to move it, forcing our hands to banish her." Medusa frowned, "After her banishment, she created the void race and the demon race. Now this? It's like she knows something we don't."

"That's exactly it." The first ruler stated calmly, "I don't understand what kind of information she has, but all of her actions seemed geared to help the paragon defeat us."

"True, without the void race or demon race, his development would have hit a wall before his ascension." Medusa nodded, "But, I always thought that she was doing this for her sake, betting on him to help her reach the other side."

This was what everyone had thought too, believing that Lilith would do anything to obtain her freedom...But now? No one was so sure.

"Now what?" Amun-Ra turned to the prophecy tablet, "The tablet has guaranteed that we will obtain Asna's core. But, we failed, and worse of all, we allowed Asna to land in the paragon's hands while he could farm a boundless amount of celestial energy from the universe."

Both rulers' expressions turned solemn, understanding that if Asna were to awaken, their peaceful lives would be no more.

Even if she wasn't the universe's consciousness replacement as everyone a.s.sumed, her awakening would still put her at a scary level.

After all, she was allowed to roam the universe as a unigin/celestial, but after her awakening, she would be a true celestial.

While they didn't understand if the universe would force her to enter the eternal kingdom or not, they were certain she would come for them on her own. After their heinous treatment of her, she was bound to seek revenge.

"The prophecy tablet has changed..." The first ruler frowned, "Asna's core has vanished from the instructions."

"It did." Amun-Ra's expression went cold as he gazed at the empty prophecy tablet, "There are no further instructions."

The only thing remaining was the black hole at the very top, but the rest of the instructions were all erased.

"Does this mean we are left to our own devices?" Medusa questioned.

They had been following the tablet's instructions for billions of years, it felt weird to act on something that wasn't instructed on them.

"d.a.m.n it, did we just waste our time on nothing?" Amun-Ra cursed.

All three of them were so desperate to reach the other side, that they were willing to follow the instructions of a tablet with unknown origins.

While they knew that wasn't the smartest decision, desperation called for desperate choices.

Still, they did hope that the ending would be to their benefit.

But now, it seemed like all of their efforts had done nothing but help one mortal climb to unimaginable heights.

A climb that was so impressive, it wouldn't have been possible without such instructions. Luck might have played a huge part, but still, those instructions provided the outline.

"Both of you are missing the big picture..." The first ruler remarked calmly, seemingly unaffected by such disappointing results.

He looked at the empty tablet and shared with a knowing tone, "The tablet has done exactly what we wanted from it. It gave birth to two new celestials who will be coming at us with everything they got."

"If you value and desire your freedom, we are left with only one step." His voice turned frigid all of a sudden, "Prepare for a war as the final winner will have what it takes to break the universe's heart and reach the other side."