RISE OF THE HOLY DEMONIC GOD

While Xelth'Ruun the archive caretaker was gone, on the altar where he was supposed to shoo away Rey and others by giving some low side things while hiding the real treasures, the Will of the Origin appeared and spoiled his entire plan.

Rey now stood before a sea of books flying around the altar like predatory vultures ready to feast on a dead prey in the desert. However, the issue was that they were fearing something which wasn't allowing them to come and take their place in Rey's selection, as these books weren't just any library ones. They were from the grand archive of the DARKNESS ORIGIN LAW, stored for who knows how many millions of years.

When they found an opportunity to get out, their former egos tried their best to lure him toward them. But the real issue was that Rey wasn't getting affected by them. A wall-like thing was protecting him from being lured. Eight books were revolving around him, radiating some energy made it nearly impossible for the others to come and show him even their cover pages.

"Listen, Rey Shadowthrone, to make amends for my subject's mistake I present you your compensatory gift, which will surely help you gain power very quickly," Will Eye said, showing him, the eight books hovering above his head, imposing quite a radiating power.

"What are those things, my lord? I don't think I can accept such gifts for your apology, as someone like me should be happy receive mercy. I think those which I chose are good enough for me," Rey said, trying to be as humble as possible after seeing Ruun taken away, even though he was strong enough to make Veylen stop in his tracks. That why Rey was being extra cautious now."<Oh, don't try to act like such a scared personality in front of me. I can see what others can't perceive, so take a look. I don't think even your spirits over there would deny such an offer,>" Eye said as Rey's face turned toward the three spirits, were busy looking at the eight as if they were the most important treasures in the world.

"No, Ms. Will, we can't accept such a gift from you. My friends there are just mesmerized by the sight of your generosity," Rey said as he walked back toward his spirits while still facing her.

"Guys, what are you all doing? Why are you getting head over heels for some books?" said in Aiden's ear, who was still ignoring him like a statue.

"They won't be able to listen to you, Rey. Time is frozen right now," Will's eye said as Rey, not understanding at first, tried to shake him, but nothing happened. He even him a little slap on his face and tried every trick on the others too He even tried some tricks on Veylen, but he also looked like a statue.

"So time is really stopped, huh. But I thought that everything becomes black and white when time stops," he said to himself after trying every trick on the others still thinking of novels and stuff.

"Maybe you heard it wrong, as I don't think that's the issue here."

"But why did stop time. What was the need, Ms. Will or Eye, if you don't mind?" Rey asked, trying to be formal as he could.

"There are things which can't be told to others except the one who needs it, so I stopped the flow of time in my domain."

Rey didn't say anything in response as he know what say, but after some silence, he asked, "Ms. Will, can I ask why you left me like that without being affected by it?"

"<You really are fool with that face like before. Listen, I stopped the flow of time to check something in you and nothing else>," Will said as Rey didn't why she used the word "before," knowing that he hadn't met her before."So, is it a test or something to give me such high grades book to see whether I have something special, if you don't mind."

"<Hoh really are smart for some time.>" Eye said as she moved toward Rey and stopped in front of him.

"Yes, I am smart fo.." While saying, he stopped in his words as if he became a statue like others.

Yes, his expressions and face were frozen in place as the eye of Will stared right into him.

"<Now let me check whether you're still the same or if a mere change in body changes your personality too.>", She said to herself as she cast something on Rey, and a dark ball filled with different colors started to form above his forehead. He wasn't feeling pain or anything as it would only be revealed when time started to flow.

After a few seconds of gathering, the orb of mixed colors, in which black was the major one, separated from Rey's forehead, and moved toward Eye, as it got absorbed into her.

After a few minutes of silence, Eye moved away and returned to her previous place.

She said something before releasing the time of the library, "you really are the same as before, just the shell is different, the inside is still the same. Hope we will meet soon #@$%#%#$$#@."

As time started to flow, no one found it suspicious, but Rey did as while speaking, he felt a sting-like pain as his words halted, and he rubbed the area where the sting was felt and thought might be his misunderstanding as he looked around to find everyone moving like usual as if time was flowing again.

He even found Will's eye away from him, and not close while in the time-freeze state. He didn't think much of it as he was sure that he couldn't understand powerful beings that easily."So, you're not ready to these things as my compensatory gifts. Here's a twist for you: either these eight hovering above or as many books as you want revolving around the altar. You can even ask for suggestions from your spirits and guides over there. But be cautious— you choose, you can't go back. So, choose carefully, or you may suffer for eternity." She said as Rey heard it and found the quite obvious. Who would take eight books over thousands revolving around them?

But maybe comrades thought differently, so he asked them the same thing.

"Guys, should we choose these eight books or..."

Aiden: "No, choose eight books nothing else."

Victor: "Yes, you take the eight books and nothing else. From which I can understand with just the fluctuations, these things are treasures that not even a top bigshot person would throw away. You must choose those books as they are luring me again and again to come and take them, to take and devour them." He said with saliva flowing out from his mouth like he was viewing the books as some luxurious meal.

Zero: [Rey, I may be selfish here, but in my, choose those books. My very existence is telling me take possession of them.]

Veylen: "Rey, even though my whole personality has ceased to exist, I am sure that if you just took one of those books, the ones moving around aren't worth it. But the decision is yours, so choose whatever you want."

After hearing everyone's, Rey was confused. He had never seen them act like this before. Maybe these really were something.

"So, you all want me to take the eight books, right?"

"Yes" -- ×4, they all said together.

"But Victor, weren't you the one who wanted Blood Mana Cultivation Technique?" Rey asked, catching Victor off guard.

"Oh, that thing, don't worry about it. If destiny truly wishes for us obtain that book, then perhaps we will acquire it later on. But right now, the priority is those books; even one book is worth more than hundreds of others," Victor said with a straight face as he could manage, leaving Rey stunned by the blunt reply from this ancient yet youthful-looking spirit.

"So, if you want me to choose the eight books, raise both your hands; if not, one hand," Rey said quickly, anticipating their response.

All four raised both hands in the air, including the Eye, who manifested two dark hands from darkness.

"You are all determined to let me the eight books, so why put on such a false of choosing whatever I wish?" he shouted, realizing that these spirits were even prepared to change his mind select these books over all others.

"Okay, let get those books, but can please tell me about them first? I should check types of books they are before making any decisions, as I will need to choose some major books over others," he said, expecting-grade books on body or mana cultivation a few arts of potential Primordial or Singularity level. 

 as why would Will eye going to give of such low talent some Absolute rank books, and perhaps only one or, or maybe three, Singularity books at most?

After all the books were lined in front of him as he started to check the potential and the books they are from.

"What the hell..." was all Rey could say after seeing the potential and the books.

-<To be Continued>-

Has Rey met the Will of Darkness? Who is she talking about? What happened to Rey after the books? Want to know more? Have some patience.

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