《Wholly Undead》Chapter 91: A God Laughs within the Light
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Jack backed off from the giant throne that now laid in the middle of the room. The entire library looked like a disaster had struck it, and even the golden gleam that it first had when he came into it for the first time was now slightly dulled.
Jack propped his hands on his hip bones, as he admired his work.
The Throne was made from solid Glowstone that he had molded into different parts and interconnected them together. It was like a giant puzzle. He had then installed various other pieces of materials as directed by the schematic provided by Tux.
"I really really wish I still had a stomach and a liver... I could use a drink." Jack mused to himself, after his hard work, "Well, maybe when I'm done here I will get together with Crag and kill several pounds of burnt offerings."
The more he thought of killing several pounds of burnt offerings, the better the idea seemed to him...
Jack walked around the giant Throne. It was gold and glowed with a soft hue. If it wasn't for Jack's undead vision, he wouldn't be able to look directly at it. He figured anyone with actual eyes would need sunglasses to look at it. He liked the decorative touches the penguin took, adding all the skulls to it. It really fits the theme of the ruler of undead.
"This... Now, this is what I'm talking about! This is how an undead king should cultivate!" Jack shouted as he came around to the front of the Throne again. He still hated sitting under that lamp and cultivate like a beggar. A King in his mind should do things big!
"What I need to do now it get this puppy working." Jack walked over to his laptop.
"Tux. Pull information from the 'Heretical Side of the Light,' and organize it as to how to connect to the Light. Cross-reference this with the Golden Throne tool design as assistance."
"Replying to Creator! Please review this information."
"What? No waiting?"
"...No... It's all right here!" The penguin made a bow.
Jack didn't question, as he pulled the laptop over to him, as he took a seat. He read up on what he needed to do.
The first page had a giant warning, showing the image of large red "X."
"Hmmmmm?"
Jack muttered aloud, "Can only connect with the Light with the base cultivation of an ancestor. Attempting to complete the connection with the Light prior to obtaining this cultivation base may result in soul damage, soul dispersion, and possibly true death."
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Jack felt aghast!
"True Death and Soul Damage??? What is Soul Dispersion?" He asked aloud.
"Replying to Creator! Your soul would dissipate from its source."
"I don't understand... Make this into an analogy that I can understand." Jack asked politely.
"Okay. Got it. Image your soul at ancestor rank as a boulder tied to your body by a rope, and the Holy Light like an ocean. When you drop the boulder in the ocean you connect with the Light gaining benefits. You can use the rope to pull the boulder back, so your soul comes back to your body."
"Okay... And what benefits are there for doing this?" Jack asked aloud. From what he read there were a few large ones, but he wanted a second opinion.
"Of course. Connecting with the Light will improve cultivation, and understanding the power of the Holy Light. Cultivators also call understanding this, as understanding Law. Laws are the rules of Creation and their application. Understanding an aspect of a Law is known as Principles. If you understand the speed of Light, then this is known as the Principle of the Light speed. A Cultivator that knows the Principle of the Light speed can travel at the speed of Light, or A Cultivator that knows the Principle of Destructive Fire can burn any material that is made of the Heavens and Earth."
Tux provided a long speech that Jack intently listened too... This was better than the search engines in his last life!
"Okay... So, if I don't have the Cultivation of an Ancestor... What will happen."
There is the possibility known as Soul dispersion. Instead of a boulder and a rope, your soul at lower levels will look like a bag of water connected by a string. Yes, you can drop it in the ocean, but the cunning eddies and tides can destroy the bag of water and/or the string."
Jack felt disturbed. This was a huge risk!
"When the bag of water is destroyed your soul with blend with the ocean waters... In this case, your soul will blend into the Light. If the string is broken instead. Your soul will be left to wander within the Light for all eternity until it disperses. If both the string and bag of water are broken, then Tux can only theorize that this is known as true death."
Jack thought for a few minutes, while Tux did not interrupt Jack's thinking.
[Should I really take this chance? I mean... If anyone thing goes wrong... I'm deader or worse.]
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Jack looked up at the ceiling, as the thought more, [I need to get strong, and this is the only short cut I've found...]
Jack mused some more, [What would happen if I did die... really die... I'd leave Leslie and Emily by themselves... I really shouldn't do that too them, but if I don't get strong enough... My entire kingdom could be crashing down in front of me and I wouldn't be able to do anything... Who knows what jackass will come and just screw them in front of me just to spite me.] Jack mentally frowned.
[I need power... Power by any means necessary... Is it worth the risk? Principles of Law. The Law of the Holy Light. Should I think of What Law I want, then go in and think about it. Maybe dip my toe in, see if it is that bad, and duck back out?]
Jack felt he came to a conclusion.
"Tux. I believe I will test out the Golden Throne. Connect with the Light for a moment, and then come back immediately, if it's too dangerous."
"I understand, Creator. Please read the rest of this information. I hope it is helpful."
"Alright."
Jack read the entire document.
When Jack finished, he pushed the laptop to face the Golden Throne, "Alright Tux, I believe I am going to begin."
"Tux understands. Good luck."
[Does this laptop know about luck???] Jack wondered, as he approached the Throne.
[Hmmm, should I go out to set up my final affairs and my last will and testament?] Jack wondered about if he should tell everyone goodbye like he was going to die. After a few minutes of thinking, if he should, he didn't want to experience the sadness of Leslie or the others... He also didn't want to be talked out of what he was about to do.
[I'll just try my luck... I'm not going to connect, but for a few moments.] Jack made up his mind.
He sat down in the Golden Throne, as the soft glow enveloped him within it.
[This feels cozy.] Jack thought as he was sitting. This Golden Throne was made from all the Glowstone cubiks within his Library. This was an astounding fortune that was in the amount of half a billion Glowstone cubiks... The savings of a King for a thousand years. All used to make a glorified chair. It would be sure that even Leslie would spit up black blood, as the treasurer of the Kingdom.
[Alright... Let's do this... LEEERO- I can't do that...] Jack shook his head a few times to clear his thoughts as he chuckled to himself, he needed to be serious. [Alright.]
Jack concentrated on the cozy feeling within him. He felt like he was by a warm fireplace. He used the method of soul-bonding to move his soul to the Golden Throne, and connect to the Light.
Once his soul emerged collectively from his bones it was invisible to the naked eye. If one had the ability to see it, it would appear as a floating liquid ball of gold. It was thick in nature, and one could see a tiny ghostly tether to Jack's body.
Jack urged his soul to merge with the Golden Throne. After a few minutes of resistance, he was able to sync his soul with the resonance of the Throne, and merge.
[Oh! OH!]
Jack successfully connected to the Light. The Light flooded into Jack and caused him to feel like he was high. The power that he felt flooding him was great, maybe too great! He could feel by the second as he was growing stronger and stronger. His soul was getting thicker, and he was about to break the chains of Knight Rank and Ascend to King Rank!
[THE ABSOLUTE POWER!!! POWER OVERWHELMING!!!] Jack couldn't help but shout in his mind until he couldn't think anymore. Now, he couldn't help, but start laughing out loud! This feeling was too great!
*******
Lucius, Leslie, Verruca, and Emily were meeting again. This would be the final meeting with Verruca before she personally went to the border of Jakahn.
"While I am away, I would-" Verruca was cut off... by the sound of laughing.
Lucius, Leslie, and Emily all popped their heads up looking around them, half expecting to see Jack walking in.
As they were looking around, it was Emily that pointed at the Glowstone lamps that lit his office, "The laughing is coming from the Glowstones."
Lucius stood up, "No... I think it's coming from the Light itself!"
Both Verruca and Leslie spoke loudly at the same time, "Jack!?"
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