NOVEL NEXT Chapter 75 Archon
Zero and Soma were able to pinpoint the source of the howl and found a strange creature in that direction. The creature had a somewhat pale translucent skin that glowed blue and green. It stood on 2 legs and had a humanoid form but it had a face with no facial features. The creature tilted its head to an impossible angle and walked towards the 2 young men. The way it walked was abnormal and moved its body in a way that made no sense anatomically. The way it moved repulsed the 2 so much that they backed off without meaning to do so.
Although no mouth appeared on the creature's face it somehow released another unearthly growl that echoed throughout the chaotic dimension. When the roar ended a voice echoed through the dimension saying “Why… are… you… here?” in a voice that seemed to be made of different animal noises blended together.
Zero was unsure why the system hadn’t appraised the creature. Zero then ordered the system to appraise the creature. Instead of appraising it, he received a warning.
WARNING IT IS ADVISED TO NOT APPRAISE. WILL YOU STILL APPRAISE YES/NO
‘Yes’
NAME: Kakia
RACE: Archon
SOUL: %@#%^%(#^%
SOUL RANK: !@%&#
LEVEL: *^
ATTRIBUTES: */&#$*
STRENGTH: !%@&
SPEED: *%@#
MAGIC ENERGY: *#@%^$!
VITALITY: ^%*#!%
SKILLS: (Morality Manipulation, Soul Trapping, Order Manipulation) *!&@&^^%!^$#@&!^&^@*)(@)@*(&^*@&$^%!@&%^*@!&^*!@&*(!@&*^&*@%^$#@$@^&*^(&@!
PASSIVE SKILLS: *!@*&^@#^%$#^&@
Zero became dizzy as he saw the information. It was as if just seeing the information was causing him to physically feel sick as he broke out in a cold sweat.
‘System what’s wrong with me?’
TARGET IS A POWERFUL CREATURE WHO WAS CREATED WITH RULES FROM OUTSIDE THIS DIMENSION. WHEN THE HOST WHO IS STILL MORTAL AND OTHER MORTALS SEE SUCH CREATURES THEY FEEL REPULSED AND NAUSEOUS. IF THE HOST APPRAISES THE CREATURE THEN THAT FEELING CORRUPTS THE HOST'S MIND SO IT IS ADVISED TO AVOID DOING SO WHEN WARNED AGAINST IT.
Soma seemed to be doing better than Zero at this moment. He attempted to rush and attack the creature but was grabbed by Zero who pulled him back.
“What are you doing?” yelled Soma
“Shut up.” said Zero in a serious cold tone before turning to the creature who had stopped moving. He said to the creature and said “We were looking for the chaos entity to defeat it but we ended up in a strange unknown dimension. We mean no harm so may we leave.”
“What the hell are you saying?” asked Soma
“If… you… leave… now… you… may… keep… your… lives…” said Kakia
“Thank you we’ll do so” said Zero who grabbed Soma and teleported away quickly.
When they reappeared Soma shook off Zero’s hand and asked angrily “Why did you do that?”
Zero sighed and rubbed his head as he explained “I did that because I felt that we had no chance of winning right now. It would have been great to sever your ties to Sophia but the main objective was to wake you up and that’s been completed. We have no reason to go on a suicide mission with no chance of success right now.”
“We could have won.” retorted Soma
Zero sighed yet again and said “We have no idea what abilities Yaldabaoth gave that creature nor are we able to judge how strong it was. It seemed to be guarding Sophia and preventing her from awakening so it shouldn’t chase us. It’s best right now to leave this place and come up with a plan at a later time.”
Zero waved his hand and the portal appeared before them. Without waiting for Soma to respond Zero entered the portal and left the dimension. Soma clenched his fists until they began to bleed and screamed before entering the portal.
They appeared in the void and Zero said, “Okay so I’ll wake you up now and we can deal with the chaos entity and after that, we’ll try to see if we can deal with that creature by teaming up.”
Zero then began to fade into the darkness of the void leaving only Soma who stared intensely at the portal.
When Zero came he saw Yoko still working on keeping Dracula or rather Soma’s mental defense down. He asked her “How long was I in there?”
Yoko stopped what she was doing when she heard Zero's voice. She looked at him and answered, “About 5 minutes give or take since I don’t have a clock.”
“Good, then we didn’t waste too much time. Wake him up while I go fetch Alucard.” said Zero as he opened a portal to the castle.
Zero appeared in the clock tower and found Alucard still unconscious. Zero had used his mental manipulation to render Alucard unconscious and due to warning him before Alucard did not resist the skill. Zero then knelt down next to Alucard and used the skill to undo his first suggestion.
After a few seconds, Alucard awoke feeling a bit sluggish. He looked towards Zero and asked, “Did it work was Soma able to awaken safely?”
“He’s fine and he was able to unlock all his hidden memories. He now has all of his knowledge and power at his disposal. The only worrying thing is that this power seems to have gone to his head a little and made him cocky.”
“That happens when you gain a lot of power too quickly. I experienced it in my younger days and I’m sure as did you.” said Alucard in defense of Soma
Zero helped Alucard to his feet and waved his hand creating a portal. Zero motioned for Alucard to enter the portal which Alucard did without any hesitation. Zero followed behind and they appeared at the location where he left Yoko and Soma.
When they arrived they found Soma still laying on the floor and Yoko looking worried. Zero stepped forward and asked, “What’s wrong why isn’t Soma awake?”
“I don’t know, I’ve released my hold on his mind but he won’t awaken.” explained Yoko
Genya looked at Soma and glared at Zero saying “What is the meaning of this?”
Zero sighed when he looked at Soma and said “Looks like he didn’t take my warning seriously enough. Yoko and Alucard it seems Soma had entered an area in his mind I told him to avoid. The only way to wake him now is to go in and forcibly drag him out.”
“An area in his mind to avoid?” asked Alucard
“Yes, we found that God hid something inside Dracula which is now inside Soma. It was heavily guarded so I advised that we should avoid it until properly prepared. Looks like he’s forcing our hand by making us go in after him.” said Zero who was clearly upset at this turn of events.