Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

Chapter 766: Chapter 272: The Thief and the Seventh_3

He tried to allow that immortal consciousness to sleep eternally, letting something else cling to it.

If Amon had been to Chaos, he would have likely realized at a glance that this shared a subtle affinity with the way mortals utilized the Divine Fragments of the fallen Ancient Sun God.

However, the consciousness within this crystal stone was indeed complete and intact; it was only slumbering, not in chaos.

Thus, the task that Hermes had set for himself was destined to face many difficulties.

“But this is his, not mine…”

Silently, even without Hermes’ notice, just before his sliver of soul touched the crystal stone, a formless mist had already enshrouded the stone’s exterior.@@novelbin@@

And as the rune made contact with the crystal, without any trace, the mist had replaced that strand of soul, penetrating deeply into the interior of the crystal stone.

It circled the undying attribute once and then, in the next moment, amidst constant transformations, its aura became indistinguishable from the original will within the crystal stone.

The boon that originated from the world still protected the will of the forever slumbering God of Stars, and Amon had no intention of attempting a complete replacement or to probe the mechanisms of the Otherworld Law.

He was willing to explore the unknown, but that did not mean he was actively seeking death.

So, wrapping around the consciousness, Amon watched the runes finally falling from the outside world, offering no resistance.

Thus, in the Void, Hermes found to his surprise that this time he had succeeded beyond his expectations.

He had established a connection with the slumbering God of Stars, although he didn’t know whether it would last, but it seemed problem-free for now.

Was this success related to the unique environment here, or would everything return to normal once he went back to Chaos?

After a moment of silence, Hermes tried to stir the sliver of soul.

He didn’t wish to ‘usurp’ a God of Stars in this manner, as it would be impossible to succeed.

In fact, he rather hoped that the sliver of soul he had released would develop an independent consciousness, even if it was one assimilated by the former God of Stars.

Because only then would the consciousness not be rejected by the eternally sleeping God of Stars, regarded by the latter as a part of itself.

And what he needed was just this ‘part’ to have some innate connection with him.

Hum—

The next instant, with Hermes’ thought, just as he had envisioned in the perfect scenario, the crystal stone trembled slightly.

Quickly, a consciousness, slightly familiar but mostly identical to the aura of the crystal stone itself, awoke from within.

Faced with this scene, Hermes hesitantly asked, “Your Excellency… are you the God of Stars of old?”

“…I do not know.”

The consciousness within the crystal stone seemed hesitant as well but eventually responded.

‘Very well…’

Nodding inwardly, Hermes asked again, “Then, may I inquire if you remember your own name?”

Unexpectedly, this was his creation, ranking first—the seventh creation.

Hmm, before deciding the ranking, Hermes thought of the ancient myths of the Chaos World.

In the domains of Spirituality and the mind, ‘seven’ was indeed the Origin of All Things.

Thus, his first creation should not be ranked first but rather placed in the seventh position.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but time did not stand still due to this.

The next moment, Hermes received an answer from the newly born consciousness within the crystal stone.

“I have forgotten much, but there are some things I still remember…”

“Like my name, it’s ‘Amon’.”